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William Henry "Harry" Barrett Diary, 1911-1912

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Saturday 27th. Very warm, Charles Butler came in the morning with a chek for a {?} for chick. He let Joby {?} he {?} and I drove Bill and Harry Audrey's horse until noon. Bill helped Charlie put the {?} in the afternoon. I {?} the corn {?} Hallie {cannot understand rest of sentence}
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Saturday 27<u>th</u>. Very warm, Charlie Butter came over in the morning with a {?} for a tongue for his disk. He let Toby drive his team and I drove Bill and Harry Ausley's horses until noon. Bill helped Charlie put the tongue on the harrow and went down town in the afternoon. I worked the corn ground Hattie went down town in the afternoon.
  
Sunday 28th {?} cemetery. I drove Joby down to Sunday School then came back and took Hallie down to church. I did not  
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Sunday 28<u>th</u> {?} Another scorcher. I drove Toby down to Sunday School then came back and took Hattie down to church. I did not  
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go but got the safe out of the {?} and did some raspberries up for Alice. We all came home to dinner. I had a lot of chores to do. Toby and Hattie walked to church in the evening and I went up to Marshall.
  
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Monday May 29th Not quite so warm to day. Toby disked corn ground till noon. I sowed mangles. Bill came back at noon and and made a corn marker in after noon. Hattie, Toby and I went down home after dinner. I got my other set of harness and seed corn and potatos, and some things from the house. We did not get home until six after tea. Hallie's sister drove out with Bruce McPherson. she is here now. Dick got the lost turkey.
  
Monday May 29 Not quite so warm today. Joby {?} corn ground till noon. I {?} mangles, Bill came back at noon and and made a corn marker in {?} noon, Hallie, Joby and I went down home after dinner. I got my {?} set of {?} and seed corn and potatos and some things from the house. We did not get home until six after tea. Hallie {?}
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Tuesday 30<u>th</u>. Sun arose looking very like rain but it cleared off by leaving without a drop falling. Was cool and cloudy all day, Bill and I worked on the corn ground until noon. After dinner he began marking and I cut seed potatoes until he began cross ways then I commenced {recounting?}. Toby went down town right after dinner and got a planter. Bill finished marking about 5 O'Clock he put his time
 
 
{Brenda} McPerson she is {?} now. Dick got the last turkey.
 
 
 
Tuesday 30th. Sun arose looking very like rain but it leared off by leaving without a drop falling. Was cool and cloudy all day, Bill and I worked on the corn ground until noon after dinner he began marking a I cut seed potatoes until he began cross {?} then I {?} Joby went down town right after dinner and I got a {?}. Bill finished marking about 5 O Clock he put his time {end of page}
 

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Saturday 27th. Very warm, Charlie Butter came over in the morning with a {?} for a tongue for his disk. He let Toby drive his team and I drove Bill and Harry Ausley's horses until noon. Bill helped Charlie put the tongue on the harrow and went down town in the afternoon. I worked the corn ground Hattie went down town in the afternoon.

Sunday 28th {?} Another scorcher. I drove Toby down to Sunday School then came back and took Hattie down to church. I did not go but got the safe out of the {?} and did some raspberries up for Alice. We all came home to dinner. I had a lot of chores to do. Toby and Hattie walked to church in the evening and I went up to Marshall.

Monday May 29th Not quite so warm to day. Toby disked corn ground till noon. I sowed mangles. Bill came back at noon and and made a corn marker in after noon. Hattie, Toby and I went down home after dinner. I got my other set of harness and seed corn and potatos, and some things from the house. We did not get home until six after tea. Hallie's sister drove out with Bruce McPherson. she is here now. Dick got the lost turkey.

Tuesday 30th. Sun arose looking very like rain but it cleared off by leaving without a drop falling. Was cool and cloudy all day, Bill and I worked on the corn ground until noon. After dinner he began marking and I cut seed potatoes until he began cross ways then I commenced {recounting?}. Toby went down town right after dinner and got a planter. Bill finished marking about 5 O'Clock he put his time

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