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Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874

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25 Finished cutting wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the station. Cold and cloudy.
 
25 Finished cutting wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the station. Cold and cloudy.
  
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26 Roxa and I went up to Uncle Harrison's {illegible}. Stormed like {illegible} all day and was the biggest storm this winter.
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26 Roxa and I went up to Uncle Harrison's visiting. Stormed like fury all day and was the biggest storm this winter also.
  
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27 Beautiful day. Buried Bill {Grahams?} youngest girl today.
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27 Beautiful day. Buried Bill Graham's youngest girl today.
  
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28 We went to the woods for get out two {illegible} logs, but the snow was so {deep?} that we had to draw it out {illegible} so that we only got out one and took it to town.
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28 We went to the woods for get out two saw logs, but the snow was so deep that we had to draw it out by Sam Graham's so that we only got out one and took it to town.
  
 
== Woldford March 28 ==
 
== Woldford March 28 ==
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March 28 Went to a sugar party at {creek name?} creek had a pretty good time.
 
March 28 Went to a sugar party at {creek name?} creek had a pretty good time.
  
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29 Went to the sugar bush and cleaned the snow out of the buckets and then {illegible} and cut a load of wood and {illegible}, It commenced raining about 10 oclock and rained the rest of the day pretty hard Henry and I went over to the sugar bush and gathered 23 buckets of sap in P.M. We got two large Photos of Alberts wife today. We tapped 60 trees on the 19 of this month but have not made any sugar up to the present time
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29 Went to the sugar bush and cleaned the snow out of the buckets and then went and cut a load of wood and drew home. It commenced raining about 10 oclock and rained the rest of the day pretty hard Henry and I went over to the sugar bush and gathered 23 buckets of sap in P.M. We got two large Photos of Alberts wife today. We tapped 60 trees on the 19 of this month but have not made any sugar up to the present time

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Wolford March 24th 1873

March 24 Henry and I chopped wood {back?} of the house. Cold day.

25 Finished cutting wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon went to the station. Cold and cloudy.

26 Roxa and I went up to Uncle Harrison's visiting. Stormed like fury all day and was the biggest storm this winter also.

27 Beautiful day. Buried Bill Graham's youngest girl today.

28 We went to the woods for get out two saw logs, but the snow was so deep that we had to draw it out by Sam Graham's so that we only got out one and took it to town.

Woldford March 28

March 28 Went to a sugar party at {creek name?} creek had a pretty good time.

29 Went to the sugar bush and cleaned the snow out of the buckets and then went and cut a load of wood and drew home. It commenced raining about 10 oclock and rained the rest of the day pretty hard Henry and I went over to the sugar bush and gathered 23 buckets of sap in P.M. We got two large Photos of Alberts wife today. We tapped 60 trees on the 19 of this month but have not made any sugar up to the present time

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