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Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874
Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874-26.pdf
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15 Pa and Margaret went to Smith Falls and I husked corn {?} at night. | 15 Pa and Margaret went to Smith Falls and I husked corn {?} at night. | ||
16 Finished husking | 16 Finished husking out whatever was in anddrew to the house 44 bushels good and 11 of poor corn. Drew in the rest of the corn in the pm rained in evening | ||
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Oct 8 1873
8 Digging pottatoes Early root 30 bushel mature 10
9 Beautiful day. Digging pottatoes. I went to see apple cut at Uncle Collidge last night's had a pleasant time. Home before eleven
10 Finished digging pottatoes in the A.M Killed a hog whilch weighed 270 lbs. I went to a husking at Aunt Katy Brown's at eight. Had a pleasant time
11 Drawing corn in the AM Beautiful day but looks liek rain.
10 Rained the most of the day. Rev Mr Creighton preached. Billie and Mary Ann are here.
Oct. 13th 1873
13 Plowing all day in the field at the point. Jim and Herbert Philips are picking up butternuts
{four vertical squiggles in margins} We have gathered in 19 baskets
14 Finished plowing in the AM Went over to John Street in the PM and brought home our puncheon and the rest of our share of oats we had 43 bushels for our share. FIxed over the {?washable} moved partition.
15 Pa and Margaret went to Smith Falls and I husked corn {?} at night.
16 Finished husking out whatever was in anddrew to the house 44 bushels good and 11 of poor corn. Drew in the rest of the corn in the pm rained in evening
