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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>22</td>
 
   <td>22</td>
 +
  <td>Christ'n repairing Stalls in Stable &c & pottering - evening with Martha to Stratford for Money letter from Henry - p'd post'ge
 +
 +
Ann Crerar in the morning brot one from Emily not pd 9d & a Canadian</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>9</td>
 +
  <td>beautiful </td>
 +
  <td>27</td>
 +
  <td>19</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Thursday</td>
 +
  <td>23</td>
 +
  <td>Paid my Note to Peter Crerar or Balance due 13th inst (for Pig bot at vending
 +
 +
Christ'n trapd Fox no 6 (Dog) - cleaning Pig stye & pottering
 +
 +
Martha to P. Office @ 11 1/2, in H Puddicombs Cutter, with letter
 +
 +
Mrs T  to Mrs Jas - Mickle says in time for 3@ prox'y - Isay no</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>morn'g rain</td>
 +
  <td>23</td>
 +
  <td>33</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Friday</td>
 +
  <td>24</td>
 +
  <td>Christ'n trapd Fox No7 - Dog- (Isaacs trap)
 +
 +
Is. & W'd arr'd from Hamilton @ 4 pm with 2 Loads sundries for  G. Watson & a Box for Shirks..</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>misty rain & sleet nearly all day</td>
 +
  <td>34</td>
 +
  <td>34</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
   <td>Thursday</td>
+
   <td>Saturday</td>
−
   <td>23</td>
+
   <td>25</td>
 +
  <td>Is & W'd to Stratford with Watsons 2 Loads Goods  ( & Shirks Box)
 +
 
 +
Debit him for teaming down & up  $24.~  L6..- C'y
 +
 
 +
paid expences of journey -----------</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>7</td>
 +
  <td>fine</td>
 +
  <td>22</td>
 +
  <td>17</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>WP McLaren  for 2 lb young  Hyoon @ 3/9 -  7.6
 +
 +
2 lb ground Coffee 1/3 - 2.6
 +
 +
7 lb Soap --  6d/yk  - 2.2 1/2 </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>12</td>
 +
  <td>2 1/2</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 +
<tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
  <td>Friday</td>
 
−
  <td>24</td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>pd for Mrs T - 2/10 - 2/6 - 7 1/2 -1/3 - =<s>7/2 1/2</s>  rec'd 29th for thread  </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>8 1/2</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
  <td>Saturday</td>
 
−
  <td>25</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>rec'd of - Whaley for 1/2 Bush Onions Red @ 7/yk -  -
 +
 +
Chris'n repairing Stalls in Stable & pottering</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>2</td>
 +
  <td>2</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
  <td>Sunday</td>
 +
  <td>26</td>
 +
  <td>Isaac to Stratford after dinner - took letters Mrs T. to John Henry & Charles . Mifs. M Wilcox Thompson &Co Churchville Township Toronto </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>fine</td>
 +
  <td>7</td>
 +
  <td>26</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
   <td>Sunday</td>
+
   <td>Monday</td>
−
   <td>26</td>
+
   <td>27</td>
 +
  <td>Christ'n & W'd at Donald Stewarts  - Thrashing Mill
 +
 
 +
Isaac to Stratford to see Arch Shields - not there & pottering</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>fine</td>
 +
  <td>25</td>
 +
  <td>38</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Tuesday</td>
 +
  <td>28</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>rain morn'g aft'n snow</td>
 +
  <td>38</td>
 +
  <td>29</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
   <td>Monday</td>
+
   <td>Wednesday</td>
−
   <td>27</td>
+
   <td>29</td>
 +
  <td>Killd 2 Hogs Black & Chunk - pd for Mrs John  T Roy Stewart --</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>3</td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>24</td>
 +
  <td>18</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>pd for Ann Stewart milking 3 mo's  -------</td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>6</td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
  <td>Tuesday</td>
 
−
  <td>28</td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>" M. & E. so much borrowd 12 June last </td>
 +
  <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <tr>
 
  <tr>
−
  <td>Wednesday</td>
 
−
  <td>29</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>" for Factory to line Trousers</td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>10</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Thursday</td>
 +
  <td>30</td>
 +
  <td>Butchering & packing Barrels the Hogs killd yesterday
 +
 +
weight of Black 283 lb Chunk 281 lbs = 564 lbs - Lard inclusive
 +
 +
Lard in . 21 to . Lard  22 3/4 </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>morn Snow</td>
 +
  <td>15</td>
 +
  <td>18</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 +
  <td>cont'd Wilf'd hauling firewood - Mrs Tom walkd to Stratford on businefsto a travelling Dentist Smith from Chatham
 +
 +
after their return W'd took Martha to Dalys for some Laudanum
 +
 +
when they ret'd the Boys & 5 Crerar & Ann Stewart to Izards  & had a Glafs - ret'd @ 10.10 --
 +
 +
rec'd of Mrs Jackson for 2 1/2 doz Eggs @ 6d ---
 +
 +
Monteith brot letter from John to Mrs T. </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>1</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>3</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>31</td>
 
   <td>31</td>
 +
  <td>Winnowing Wheat for Market & pottering
 +
 +
Mr & Mrs Kirk took tea with us -</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine a little Snow </td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>8</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>5 below Z</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>February</td>
 
   <td>February</td>
−
  <td></td>
+
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>I. & C. winnowing & bagging Wheat. W'd Cattle & chop'g firewood</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine </td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>7 below</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>4 above</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 +
  <td>Isaac trapd Fox No 8 -'Dog' -- Mrs T after d'r to Mrs McKays -- </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine </td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>7 above</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>14</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 +
  <td>Got by Poison Fox 9 Dog  -- @ 11 Is to Stratford with Sleigh to inquire price of Wheat at Dalys &c ret'd about 3 --
 +
 +
Christ'n & W'd making Bed for White Sow in East Shed & pottering I & W. ret'd @ 11 1/4 having been at Watsons treating for a load to Hamilton & back next week  W'd poorly --
 +
 +
ret'd Sold L16 Sacks . 28 Bush'ls 38 lb. to Mr Daly
 +
 +
@ 31/2  = <s>L</s>.4.9.6 Cr to my Credit in acc't  pd for sm </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>7 1/2</td>
−
  <td></td>
+
   <td>snow show'rs & high wind</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>14</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>17</td>
−
   <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 +
  <td>White Sow had a litter of 4 in night, 2 dead
 +
 +
hunting up & setting traps & pottering  - W'd on sick list from last nights spree at Watsons -</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>Snow all day</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>20</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>10</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
 +
  <td>Isaac & Christ'n winnowing Wheat - W'd pottering
 +
 +
a young German from near Kingston accom'd for the night on his way down </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>a little snow & high wind
−
  <td></td>
+
 
−
   <td></td>
+
Snow 15 or 18 in deep</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>11</td>
 +
   <td>10</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
 +
  <td>Winnowing Wheat - &c  put Befsy into Stable expecting her to farrow </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>Snow show'rs high wind</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>6</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>17</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
 +
  <td>Alex pafsed down for Toronto  - took letters Martha to Emily & for Mrs Tye
 +
 +
Isaac to Stratford to fix with Watson about trip to Hamilton  - brot down a Load 4 Barrels Pearls Ash
 +
 +
cleaning Harnefs & pottering
 +
 +
Watson {illegible} calld at 4 pm  stopd till 9 </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>beautiful</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>14</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>14</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 +
  <td>Isaac again to Stratford  - bro. another Load 4 B'ls P. Ash pottering</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>2</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 +
  <td>all at home  - Mrs Charmack calld with Ia's Ass -- - </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>Sn Show'r</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>14</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>19</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>Is. Ch'r  W'd  & Martha in Sleigh  (Dick & Bell) left @ 10  40 for Mr Tyes
−
   <td></td>
+
 
−
   <td></td>
+
rec'd of Alex'r Crerar for Hector 44 </td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>~</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>2</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>6</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>mild & pleasant</td>
 +
   <td>20</td>
 +
   <td>26</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 +
  <td>The Wilmot party got home about 2 pm
 +
 +
paid Wood Butchers {illegible}</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>1</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>9 1/2</td>
−
  <td></td>
+
   <td>Do</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>18</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>36</td>
−
   <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
<table>
 
<table>

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1845 January

Wednesday 22 Christ'n repairing Stalls in Stable &c & pottering - evening with Martha to Stratford for Money letter from Henry - p'd post'ge Ann Crerar in the morning brot one from Emily not pd 9d & a Canadian 9 beautiful 27 19
Thursday 23 Paid my Note to Peter Crerar or Balance due 13th inst (for Pig bot at vending

Christ'n trapd Fox no 6 (Dog) - cleaning Pig stye & pottering

Martha to P. Office @ 11 1/2, in H Puddicombs Cutter, with letter

Mrs T to Mrs Jas - Mickle says in time for 3@ prox'y - Isay no		 morn'g rain 23 33
Friday 24 Christ'n trapd Fox No7 - Dog- (Isaacs trap) Is. & W'd arr'd from Hamilton @ 4 pm with 2 Loads sundries for G. Watson & a Box for Shirks.. misty rain & sleet nearly all day 34 34
Saturday 25 Is & W'd to Stratford with Watsons 2 Loads Goods ( & Shirks Box)

Debit him for teaming down & up $24.~ L6..- C'y

paid expences of journey -----------		 1 7 fine 22 17
WP McLaren for 2 lb young Hyoon @ 3/9 - 7.6

2 lb ground Coffee 1/3 - 2.6

7 lb Soap -- 6d/yk - 2.2 1/2 		12 2 1/2
pd for Mrs T - 2/10 - 2/6 - 7 1/2 -1/3 - =7/2 1/2 rec'd 29th for thread 1 8 1/2
rec'd of - Whaley for 1/2 Bush Onions Red @ 7/yk - - Chris'n repairing Stalls in Stable & pottering 2 2
Sunday 26 Isaac to Stratford after dinner - took letters Mrs T. to John Henry & Charles . Mifs. M Wilcox Thompson &Co Churchville Township Toronto fine 7 26
Monday 27 Christ'n & W'd at Donald Stewarts - Thrashing Mill Isaac to Stratford to see Arch Shields - not there & pottering fine 25 38
Tuesday 28 rain morn'g aft'n snow 38 29
Wednesday 29 Killd 2 Hogs Black & Chunk - pd for Mrs John T Roy Stewart -- 3 ~ 24 18
pd for Ann Stewart milking 3 mo's ------- 6 ~
" M. & E. so much borrowd 12 June last 1 ~ ~
" for Factory to line Trousers 10
Thursday 30 Butchering & packing Barrels the Hogs killd yesterday

weight of Black 283 lb Chunk 281 lbs = 564 lbs - Lard inclusive

Lard in . 21 to . Lard 22 3/4 		morn Snow 15 18
1845 January
Thursday 30 cont'd Wilf'd hauling firewood - Mrs Tom walkd to Stratford on businefsto a travelling Dentist Smith from Chatham

after their return W'd took Martha to Dalys for some Laudanum

when they ret'd the Boys & 5 Crerar & Ann Stewart to Izards & had a Glafs - ret'd @ 10.10 --

rec'd of Mrs Jackson for 2 1/2 doz Eggs @ 6d ---

Monteith brot letter from John to Mrs T. 		1 3
Friday 31 Winnowing Wheat for Market & pottering Mr & Mrs Kirk took tea with us - fine a little Snow 8 5 below Z
February
Saturday 1 I. & C. winnowing & bagging Wheat. W'd Cattle & chop'g firewood fine 7 below 4 above
Sunday 2 Isaac trapd Fox No 8 -'Dog' -- Mrs T after d'r to Mrs McKays -- fine 7 above 14
Monday 3 Got by Poison Fox 9 Dog -- @ 11 Is to Stratford with Sleigh to inquire price of Wheat at Dalys &c ret'd about 3 --

Christ'n & W'd making Bed for White Sow in East Shed & pottering I & W. ret'd @ 11 1/4 having been at Watsons treating for a load to Hamilton & back next week W'd poorly --

ret'd Sold L16 Sacks . 28 Bush'ls 38 lb. to Mr Daly

@ 31/2 = L.4.9.6 Cr to my Credit in acc't pd for sm 		7 1/2 snow show'rs & high wind 14 17
Tuesday 4 White Sow had a litter of 4 in night, 2 dead hunting up & setting traps & pottering - W'd on sick list from last nights spree at Watsons - Snow all day 20 10
Wednesday 5 Isaac & Christ'n winnowing Wheat - W'd pottering a young German from near Kingston accom'd for the night on his way down a little snow & high wind Snow 15 or 18 in deep 11 10
Thursday 6 Winnowing Wheat - &c put Befsy into Stable expecting her to farrow Snow show'rs high wind 6 17
Friday 7 Alex pafsed down for Toronto - took letters Martha to Emily & for Mrs Tye

Isaac to Stratford to fix with Watson about trip to Hamilton - brot down a Load 4 Barrels Pearls Ash

cleaning Harnefs & pottering

Watson {illegible} calld at 4 pm stopd till 9 		beautiful 14 14
Saturday 8 Isaac again to Stratford - bro. another Load 4 B'ls P. Ash pottering fine 2
Sunday 9 all at home - Mrs Charmack calld with Ia's Ass -- - Sn Show'r 14 19
Monday 10 Is. Ch'r W'd & Martha in Sleigh (Dick & Bell) left @ 10 40 for Mr Tyes rec'd of Alex'r Crerar for Hector 44 ~ 2 6 mild & pleasant 20 26
Tuesday 11 The Wilmot party got home about 2 pm paid Wood Butchers {illegible} 1 9 1/2 Do 18 36
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