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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 38.pdf

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August 1883

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  <td>12</td>
  <td>Pa and Uncle Donald left for Caledone</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>13</td>
  <td>Raining, had a letter from Far

sold q15 eggs. got 2 lbs suga 2 yds edging Paid got 1 pair boots at Willie's 1.50, unpaid Murdy got 1 pair braces at J.A's sold 1/2 bush buckwheat 25.</td>
  <td>1.50</td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>sold oats $.100. Murdy paid the braces</td>
  <td>.48</td>
 </tr>
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  <td>15.</td>
  <td>The boys are at the shingling of R.H. kitchen</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>Sold 2 bush oats to D McKesic and two to Dr Hunt Farqueher McRae wife and daughter were here to tea, his wife is a little body pretty and very agreeable, got in fine style, his daughter is a big McRae,

got 1 lb granulated 1 3/4 brown sugar 14 cts</td>
  <td>{price cut off 1?}  14</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>Bought 1 lb of Willie's prize tea and got a nice glass dish with cover</td>
  <td>60</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td> Evening Pa and Uncle Donald came about 6 O'clock had 4 1/2 lb of steak = 45 cts 2 1/2 lb granul. S 28 cts</td>
  <td>73</td>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>Fine day, rained last night Uncle Donald and cousin Mary were over today</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>Washed   Murdy went to Gore. got 3 yds waist lining on Saturday at Dan, McKesics'</td>
  <td>40</td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>Murdy Alick & Ran, drove to the Front to see the St Lawrence</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Had a letter from Sandy for to send Alix home</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>23.</td>
  <td>To sugar at Dan McKesic 1.00</td>
  <td><u>1.00</u>  4.80</td>
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August 1883

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  <td>24</td>
  <td>Alix is to go home tomorrow. I made him a bit of a party, invited John & Tuooer McDonald. Laurance MDonald, John & Duncan McPherson, Tom Tailor Walter & Jimie Slack they had a pleasant time</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>25 </td>
  <td>Murdy & I went to Lancaster to see Alix off. The train was late Bought at McCrimmans 5 lbs tea 2.00. thread 16 shirting 2.00 =  crackers. 30 cts. at Alexanders. oat meal 25 lb at McGillis, teapot 25., {Laby?} 50. Yarn at Factory . / . 45   " Called to see Aunt & Marjory <s>2</s> Tp 3 12 lbs steak 35 cts</td>
  <td>4.16   1.30   .75   1.45   .35</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>Sabbath cold wind today, but nice and bright</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>27</td>
  <td>Had frost last night in injured some crops of buckwheat and late oats. our garden escaped, but some gardens are nipped</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>I mixed 4 lbs of black wool with four of white to send to factory & washed the yarn yesterday</td>
  <td></td>
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Revision as of Mar 14, 2026, 8:09:57 PM, created by 10.0.2.100

{Duplicate of previous page Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 37.pdf but this page is clearer}

August 1883

12	Pa and Uncle Donald left for Caledone
13	Raining, had a letter from Far sold q15 eggs. got 2 lbs suga 2 yds edging Paid got 1 pair boots at Willie's 1.50, unpaid Murdy got 1 pair braces at J.A's sold 1/2 bush buckwheat 25.	1.50
14	sold oats $.100. Murdy paid the braces	.48
15.	The boys are at the shingling of R.H. kitchen
16	Sold 2 bush oats to D McKesic and two to Dr Hunt Farqueher McRae wife and daughter were here to tea, his wife is a little body pretty and very agreeable, got in fine style, his daughter is a big McRae, got 1 lb granulated 1 3/4 brown sugar 14 cts	{price cut off 1?} 14
17	Bought 1 lb of Willie's prize tea and got a nice glass dish with cover	60
18	Evening Pa and Uncle Donald came about 6 O'clock had 4 1/2 lb of steak = 45 cts 2 1/2 lb granul. S 28 cts	73
19	Fine day, rained last night Uncle Donald and cousin Mary were over today
20	Washed Murdy went to Gore. got 3 yds waist lining on Saturday at Dan, McKesics'	40
21	Murdy Alick & Ran, drove to the Front to see the St Lawrence
22	Had a letter from Sandy for to send Alix home
23.	To sugar at Dan McKesic 1.00	1.00 4.80

August 1883

24	Alix is to go home tomorrow. I made him a bit of a party, invited John & Tuooer McDonald. Laurance MDonald, John & Duncan McPherson, Tom Tailor Walter & Jimie Slack they had a pleasant time
25	Murdy & I went to Lancaster to see Alix off. The train was late Bought at McCrimmans 5 lbs tea 2.00. thread 16 shirting 2.00 = crackers. 30 cts. at Alexanders. oat meal 25 lb at McGillis, teapot 25., {Laby?} 50. Yarn at Factory . / . 45 " Called to see Aunt & Marjory 2 Tp 3 12 lbs steak 35 cts	4.16 1.30 .75 1.45 .35
26	Sabbath cold wind today, but nice and bright
27	Had frost last night in injured some crops of buckwheat and late oats. our garden escaped, but some gardens are nipped
28	I mixed 4 lbs of black wool with four of white to send to factory & washed the yarn yesterday
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Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

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