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William Henry "Harry" Barrett Diary, 1911-1912

William Henry Barrett 1911-1912 45.pdf

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Wednesday Oct 4th Toby and I were cleaning up {?} There was a very high wind and it poured rain again last night. It was blowing a gale tonight.

Wednesday Oct 11 - I have not written for a week but Toby has kept a record we have done some clearing up. got the wheat cleaned and the garden ploughed last week. It has been very wet. We had a terrible old rain last friday it poured all the afternoon. We all went to church on Sunday. On Monday I and Toby got the cross ditches pretty well run out to the corn field and began ploughing. I have been ploughing yesterday & to-day. Yesterday Toby helped {?} for Alice. packed and {?} to the alotment today he picked some our Spies.

Monday Oct 16th I am very remis lately, but I have been ploughing all my spare time, but my days have been broken into a good deal we have had to get the corn in that was husked We have 47 bush in the crib Bob Miller sent our heifer today and {Holdue?} was here picking apples he packed 8 bbls of Canada reds & {Seek?} no farther. I got a good day at the ploughing. None of us got to church yesterday. The choir were all over Saturday night and stayed until midnight.

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