John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868

Title

John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868

Creator

John Jardine Sr.

Source

Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph

Date

March to November, 1868

Language

English

Coverage

19th Century, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario

Date Created

March 23, 1868

Is Part Of

John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

March 1868

23 Monday commenced to plough
24 Tuesday I Ditched on the consesion
25 Wensday I Diched on the consesion
26 Thursday I ploughed all day
27 Friday I ploughed and Ditched
28 I went to Jhn Manings barn raising
30 I plowed till a bout three O clock and then I went to the depot and sold my wood for two dollars a cord
31 I plowed all Day
April 1868
1 I ploughed in the forenoon and in the afternoon i went for lumber 5.50 feet
2 in the forenoon it snowed in the afternoon I ploughed it is very cold to night friday I ploughed all day
friday I ploughed all day
4 satuerday I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon a big snowstorm
5 sundy was a very cold day
6 Monday I ploughed all day
7 tusday I ploughed all day
8 Wednesday ploughed half a day in the afternoon cleaned and sold 25 bushes of oats 50 cents a bushels and went for a load of lumber 5.70 feet
9 tursday I clean my seed oats in the forenoon in the afternoon I plowed
10 good friday I ploughed all day
11 Satarday I ploughed all day
12 Sunday it was a cold day we went to hear Mr king preach
13 Monady I harrowed the old meadow for wheat
14 tuesday I sowed my spring wheat
15 Wednesday I finished waterfurowed my wheat in the fornoon
in the afternoon i sowed 4 bush of barley
16 thursday I sowed 10 bush of barley
17 friday I i finished sowing my barley 1 1/2 bushels
18 Satuardy I sowed 13 bush of oats I had Mick 5 days helping me to harrow this week
19 sunday mr king preached at 6 Oclck
20 monday I finished sowing and oats old man trembly began to boil
21 I finished shovling furrows in the forenoon after dinner I drawed rails and somes gums and some wood for the ashery
22 Wednesday I hauled 1046 feet of lumb
23 thursday I hauled 1905 feet of lumber
24 friday I hauled 1974 feet of lumber
25 Satarday I hauled wood in the forenoon in the afternoon we dried down black salts

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26 Sunday I was at home all day
27 Monday forenoon I took my salts out in the afternoon I hauled 1317 feet of lumber
28 Tusday I hauled 1942 feet of lumber
29 Wednesday I spread the manure on the meadow it is raining to night the spring wheat and barley all up nice
30 Thursday I went to Joe bowls, barn raising
May 1868
1 friday I took the last of my salts and picked over my potatoes and sold 4 bushels alt 5 shilings
2 satuerday I moved the fence to make a lane
3 Sunday I was at home all day
4 Monday I went to dtched for mitcel Trembly

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5 tuesday I was cleaning of a peice of ground for potatoes we had a very heavy shower to nigt
6 Wednesday I went to Mr Hendersons stable to nigt
7 thursday I ditched on the concession al day
8 friday I ditched on the concession all day
9 Satuerday I ploughed all day for G Trembly
10 Sunday I was at home all day
11 Monday I was cleaningup the yard
12 tuesday I was cleaning up the yard till Super tme after super I commence to plough
13 Wednesday it rained all day
14 Thursday it rained till about 4 O clock I let of water tll dark
15 friday I ditched all day for Edward Trembly
16 Satuerday I went to Leolard sale it rained most all day the ground is very wet ditches is all full

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17 sunday I was home it rained a little
18 Monday I piled manure to day
19 Tuesday I finished piling manure in the forenoon after diner I sold 238 lbs of pork to H Richerdson
20 Wednesday I ploughed for potatoes
21 Thursday I was fixing a yard for the calves
22 Fridge it was raining I cut my seed potatoes and choped down the big oak in the yard
23 Saturday I went to samuel taller barn raising
24 Sunday we went to here Mr clarke
25 Monday I harrowed the yard for potatoes
26 tuesday I planted potatoes
27 Wednesday I planted potatoes
28 Thursday I went to chatham for my shingle
29 Friday I drawing my lumber 807
30 saturday I drawing lumber to day 896
31 sunday we went to here mr bell
June 1868
1 Monday I sawed blocks for the barn
2 tuesday I went to ask men to raise the barn
3 Wednesday I bilt the fense for the calf yard
4 thusday raised the barn
5 Friday I fenced a peice for corn heavy storm of wind and rain
6 Saturday I let of water in the forenoon in the afternoon the ground is very wet it is raining now
7 sunday we went to here mr bell
8 Monday I fenced a new peice for buck wheat
9 tuesday in the forenoon picked up the roots of the ground, in the afternoon I helped the boys to nail the roof
10 Wednesday I cut and drawed loges for my barn bridges
11 thursday I helped edward
12 friday I went to chatham for a shingles
13 Satarday I helped dick dood to plant corn
14 Sunday we went to here mr bell
15 Monday I harrowed for beens and in the afternoon I planted my beens 15teen
16 teusday I finished planting beans
17 Wednesday I ploughed for buckwheat
18 thursday I hewed the logs for the barn bridges
19 friday I finished ploughing for buckwheat
20 Satuerday I dident do much of anything
21 Sunday it rained all day
22 Monday we went to the picnic
23 teusday I in the forenoon picked chips in the afternoon I went to vinter to raise the shed
24 Wednesday I was making the barn bridges
25 Thursday I went to edward trembly barn raising
26 friday I was pilling up the lumber around the barn in the afternoon I went to help edward to put the rafters on his barn
27 Satuerday I was cleaning up the chips around the barn
28 Sunday we went to hear mr bates
29 Monday I drawed the last of my lumber 997 feet
30 teusday I cultivated my potatoes
July 1868
1 Wednesday I was hoeing potatoes
2 thursday I was hoeing my potatoes
3 friday I was hoeing my potatoes
4 Satuerday I was hoeing my potatoes
5 Sunday we went to here mr bats
6 Monday I was hoeing my potatoes
7 tuesday I was hoeing my potatoes
8 Wednesday I sowed my bckwheat and finished hoeing my potatoes
9 thursday we went to William Allens and fetched home the wagon witch cost $6.27
10 friday I picked up around the barn and ground my to sythe
11 Satardy I commenced my hay
12 Sunday we went to here Mr bats
13 Monday I drawed in to loads of hay
14 tuesday I was cutting my fallwheat
15 Wednesday I was cutting my fallwheat
16 thursday I began to cut my barley
17 friday I was cutting barley
18 Satardy I finished cutting my barley
19 Sunday we went to prayer meeting
20 Monday I drawed my barley in
21 tuesday I drawed barley for mitchel trembly Orlo hill commenced for me Jardine
22 Wednesday we went and drawed my wheat
23 thursday we mowed and drawed two load hay
24 friday we finished mowing in the medow
25 Satarday we gatherred up and drawed in six loads of hay it very hot and dry
26 Sunday we stayed home all day
27 Monday we commenced to cut spring wheat
28 tuesday we cut wheat all day
29 Wednesday we cut cut wheat and Drawed two loads of hay
30 thurday I was cutting wheat all day
31 friday I finished cutting wheat in the forenoon it rained all the afternoon heavy thunder and lightning
August the 1st 1868
1 Satarday I went to the shop in the forenoon in the afternoon turned wheat and cut oats

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2 Sunday we went to here Mr pitcher
3 Monday we commenced to plow in the afternoon cut oats
4 tuesday we finished cuting my oats in the forenoon in the afternoon bound and hauled two loads of wheat
5 Wednesday I helped Boby Vickerman
6 thursday we Drawed Oats all day
7 friday we finished oats drawing And all our springwheat
8 Satuerday I went to see when I would get the thrashing machine and took in the last bit of my hay
9 Sunday we went to here Mr pitcher M.R.V
10 Monday we commence to plow and fix the bins for the grain
11 tuesday I finished my bins to day Orlo plowed all day

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12 Wednesday I plowed all day
13 thursday I plowed all day I went to the rases
14 friday Orlo plowed all day and I ditched
15 Saturday Orlo finished plowing in the forenoon Don the first time ditched, in the afternoon I helped Dick to thrash
16 Sunday we went to hear Mr king
17 Monday I helped dick to thrash and Orlo ditched
18 tuesday Orlo harrowed I ditched
19 Wednesday we drawed manure
20 thursday we drawed manure and fixed the stack bottom
21 friday we drawed manure all day
22 Satarday we drawed manure in the forenoon in the afternoon went to thrash for Boby
23 Sunday we stayed home all day
24 Monday I thrashed for Boby
25 Tuesday I thrashed for John Manning

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26 Wednesday I thrashed for Manning in the forenoon for myself in the afternoon
27 Thursday I thrashed for myself sam stayed to help me
28 friday we cleaned up 15 bushls of wheat and 16 bags of barley
29 Satarday I went to mill with a grist
30 Sunday we went to here Mr kenedy
31 Monday I went to chatam with barley $2.18
September 1868
1 Teuesday I drawed som would this afternoon
2 Wednesday I log for boby all day
3 Thursday I drawed manure all day
4 friday I cultivated all day
5 Satarday I cultivated all day
6 Sunday we went to here Mr Mcconough
7 Monday I cultivated and went to boby for my seed wheat and plowed the head lands
8 Tuesday I sowed 9 bushels of wheat and cultivated it in
9 Wednesday I done nothing it rained all day
10 Thursday I went to the shop and got two shoe on dan and ditched in the afternoon
11 friday forenoon I ditched in the after to wet
12 Satarday I furrowed the wheat with one horse
13 Sunday we went to Mr pools
14 Monday I shoveled my furrows
15 Tuesday I shoveled furrow in the wheat
16 Wednesday we went to the picnic
17 Thursday I pulled my beens and sowed my wheat and harrowed it in and furrowed it up and shoveled the it
18 friday I went and thrashed for hugh
19 Satarday I thrashed for John Mcdowell
20 Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis
21 Monday I went to thrash for John Mcca{cut off}
22 Tuesday I went to thrash for Mr holmes
23 Wednesday I cut my buckwheat
24 Thursday I cut a few poles for my pig pen
25 friday I cut and drawed som poles for the pig pen
26 Satarday I went up to Mr pools and cleaned up my barley for Ch
27 Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis
28 Monday we went to poole to thrash
29 Tuesday we went to chatham with barley
30 Wednesday it rained all day
October 1868
1 thursday I choped all day
2 friday I went and cut corn for poole
3 Satarday I went to chatham with the last barley
4 Sunday we went to here Mckinis
5 Monday we went to the lenard sail
6 Tuesday I thrash my beens and tried to thrash my buckwheat
7 Wednesday I ditched and cleaned 30 bushels
8 Thursday we went with ina to east tilbury fair
9 friday we went to chatham with a grist
10 Satarday we came home from chatham
11 Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis
12 Monday I turned my buckwheat
13 Tuesday I loged for boby vickerman
14 Wednesday I went to Jenkens sail
15 Thursday I was drawing my corn
16 friday I was drawing corn and rails
17 Satarday I loged for boby vickerman
18 Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis
19 Monday I began to take up my potatoes
20 Tuesday in the forenoon in the Afternoon I thrashed my buckwheat
21 Wednesday it rained all day and I clean my buckwheat and gran for the fair
22 Thursday we went to the fair flora first prize buggy horse 3 prize mare and colt 3 prize potatoes 2 prize
23 friday I digging potatoes all day
24 Satueurday digging potatoes all day
25 Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis
26 Monday asked men to log and whitewashed
27 Wednesday tuesday we loged all day for John Jardine
28 Wednesday finished taking up my potato
29 Thursday I covered my pit of potatoes
30 friday I split and piled would wood and lizzie went to buxton with henry and agnes
31 Satuerday it rained half a day and in the afternoon we went up home with Henery and agnes
November 1868
1 Sunday went to here Mr Gracy
2 Monday I draed home wood
3 Tuesday I drawed up wood and commenced to bank the house
4 Wednesday I dawed ashed on my meaddow
5 Thursday I to truedell stable raising
6 friday I drawed ashes on my meaddow
7 Satuarday I and boby cleaned up 11 bushels of wheat in the afternoon I went and got my plow fixed
8 Sunday it rained all day and all nite
9 Monday I oiled my harness it rained all day
10 Tuesday I made a floor for the piges and cleaned my horses and went out to the store and went to benwas
11 Wednesday I began to do my fall ploughing to day
12 Thursday I ploughed all day
13 friday I ploughed all day
14 Satarday I ploughed all day and watered four
15 Sunday we staid home all day
16 Monday I ploughed all day at nite it rained
17 Tuesday it rained most all day
18 Wednesday it snowed all day
19 Thursday I killed one pig in the forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled furrows in the wheat field

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20 friday I shovled furrowes
21 Satarday I shoveled furrowes
22 Sunday we went to here Mr caven
23 Monday I went to the mill with buckwheat in the afternoon I covered my potatoes
24 Tuesday I ploughed all day
25 Wednesday I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled furrowes
26 Thursday in the forenoon I shovled furrows in the afternoon I ploughed
27 friday I ploughed all day
28 Satarday I ploughed all day
29 Sunday we stayed home all day
30 Monday in the forenoon helped R dood in the afternoon I ploughed
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John Jardine Sr., “John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868,” Rural Diary Archive, accessed September 17, 2024, https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/items/show/540.
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