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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1911
Theobald Toby Barrett Diary 1911 120..pdf
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Monday November 27th
I went down with the boys his morning and went with Bob. Miller up to Carpenters to bet my lambs. We did not get back till about half past tem n and as the ols horse went so slow. I got four very nice looking Shropshire lambs and Bob charged me {$6?} a piece. I wernt around the orchard fennce as we piut them in the orchard and fixed a little around it to keep them in. Gus. Stringer was here when we got back with a couple of teams getting what ay that was any good at all and he seemed to be having his hands full sorting it.I did the some of the chores up before noon. This after noon I wemnt home with Dad for a little while to throw sode out of the fdirtches he threw out this morning. We got quite a lot done. Every body was ploing to day it seemed Robert John Watson was yelling at a great rate just the other side of the woods. I went over to see what he was doing. he asked me if I was lost and I told him I was just looking for rabbit holes and then I had quite a talk with him. He was plowijg with a gang plow and did not seem to be holding it at all. I came up early to do chores. Aunty came