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Christina McLennan Diary, 1875, 1877-1879

Christina McLennan 1877 Diary 03.pdf

December 1877
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Like winter finished soup</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>To Collection for Presbyterian College {written in right column 21 1/2 cordwood from Murdy</td>
  <td>1.00</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Small fox on Allen {Kentwil?}</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>4.</td>
  <td>To 1 bottle castor oil 10.1 bull cinducments</td>
  <td>15</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Raining this morning. Yesterday {gave vaclen?} to the Dr Allen has died. 2 Oclock P.M.</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Going to bury Allen at the Front</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Turning stormy wind and snow in West</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td><s>8</s> 7</td>
  <td>To 1 lb tea at mcPherson 45  Snow in gusts</td>
  <td>45</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>8 "</td>
  <td>little gusts of snow then it thaws</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>9 "</td>
  <td>pretty frosty Mr McFGillivray not here Mr Burnett Rush</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>12.</td>
  <td>Killed the cow Betty, weighed 600. 1 </td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>{Gave?} 1 qu lbs .130 to Murdy. Began to make soap</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>Bought 4 1/2 bush wheet from Hackerty</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>1.10 cts for bush paid 150</td>
  <td>4.95</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>"</td>
  <td>1/2 bush salt, Weather very fine Sunshine Had a letter from Mrs Tyler on 10th One from Annie on 11th</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>17.</td>
  <td>Paid School tax $7.77.</td>
  <td>7.79</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>not counting salt</td>
  <td>14.34</td>
 </tr>
<table>

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December 1877

1	Like winter finished soup
2	To Collection for Presbyterian College {written in right column 21 1/2 cordwood from Murdy	1.00
"	Small fox on Allen {Kentwil?}
4.	To 1 bottle castor oil 10.1 bull cinducments	15
5	Raining this morning. Yesterday {gave vaclen?} to the Dr Allen has died. 2 Oclock P.M.
6	Going to bury Allen at the Front
"	Turning stormy wind and snow in West
8 7	To 1 lb tea at mcPherson 45 Snow in gusts	45
8 "	little gusts of snow then it thaws
9 "	pretty frosty Mr McFGillivray not here Mr Burnett Rush
12.	Killed the cow Betty, weighed 600. 1
"	{Gave?} 1 qu lbs .130 to Murdy. Began to make soap
"	Bought 4 1/2 bush wheet from Hackerty
"	1.10 cts for bush paid 150	4.95
"	1/2 bush salt, Weather very fine Sunshine Had a letter from Mrs Tyler on 10th One from Annie on 11th
17.	Paid School tax $7.77.	7.79
	not counting salt	14.34

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