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James Bowman Diary, 1902

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{N.B. as of Tuesday May 20th, the handwriting seems to change as well as some of the writing habits e.g. "Wednesday" instead of the habitual "Wensday" and, on the next page "bot" instead "bgt"}

1902
<table>
 <tr>
 <td>Tuesday, May 13th fine</td>
 <td>After arranging with Jim about place and writing to Will, Tom & I went to dig out ground hogs. we got seven, J.S. came home tonight.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Wensday 14th fine</td>
 <td>This morning I started out to Burts, and Will <s>met</s> caught up to me on the way at Blacksmith Shop. And he & I went to see J.S.'s land in Afternoon. The tenant says he will not do any fall plowing.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Thursday 15th fine</td>
 <td>I went to Burts to see Bull And also to Mr McKinnon's horse St Patrick, And one of his get, got home about 6 P.M.

went for beef in morning </td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Friday 16th fine</td>
 <td>In Morning T & I sorted potatoes and shipped some too and I bgt seed and feed corn and Turnip seed ext. $668

om Afternoon we washed sheep and worked at wire fence in Afternoon</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>6.68</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Saturday 17th fine</td>
 <td>Tom & I went to town in morning we prepared for the business in England, and bgt a load of Oats. 3150 Commission 20 c

went to see about railway ticket Ect. groceries ect 25 30.</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>.20

31.50

.25

.30</td>
 </tr>
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 <td>Tuesday May 20th</td>
 <td>Posted Reg. ketter $283 /100

pair hinges & rake

put the cow over to Mr Cannel's pasture</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>283/100

.25</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Wednesday 21st</td>
 <td>Father came today

I went to town in the afternoon</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 </tr>
<table>

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228

{N.B. as of Tuesday May 20th, the handwriting seems to change as well as some of the writing habits e.g. "Wednesday" instead of the habitual "Wensday" and, on the next page "bot" instead "bgt"}

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Tuesday, May 13th fine	After arranging with Jim about place and writing to Will, Tom & I went to dig out ground hogs. we got seven, J.S. came home tonight.
Wensday 14th fine	This morning I started out to Burts, and Will ~~met~~ caught up to me on the way at Blacksmith Shop. And he & I went to see J.S.'s land in Afternoon. The tenant says he will not do any fall plowing.
Thursday 15th fine	I went to Burts to see Bull And also to Mr McKinnon's horse St Patrick, And one of his get, got home about 6 P.M. went for beef in morning
Friday 16th fine	In Morning T & I sorted potatoes and shipped some too and I bgt seed and feed corn and Turnip seed ext. $668 om Afternoon we washed sheep and worked at wire fence in Afternoon	6.68
Saturday 17th fine	Tom & I went to town in morning we prepared for the business in England, and bgt a load of Oats. 3150 Commission 20 c went to see about railway ticket Ect. groceries ect 25 30.	.20 31.50 .25 .30
Tuesday May 20th	Posted Reg. ketter $283 /100 pair hinges & rake put the cow over to Mr Cannel's pasture	283/100 .25
Wednesday 21st	Father came today I went to town in the afternoon

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