Scripto | Page Revision | Transcription

Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 44.pdf

January 1884

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Saturday very frosty this morning. we butchered Lassy Charis {Charles?} Sam was helping, but Jimie had Killed and had partly skinned before Charles came</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Sunday snowing a little in the morning. evening, stormy lots of snow</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>very cold got 2 lbs of rice 10 cts 3 lbs barley</td>
  <td>.25</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>cold cold Mercury down to 35°

Flora McLennan (Daght) was here and some old country Man</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>I did not go to Prayer Meeting. Monday night we had a Temperance Prayer Meeting, and it was very good</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>It is so cold that we<s>re</s> are doing very little.I washed today it was Kind of warm yesterday and I melted snow, so I have a little water Far had a letter from Anne Mc{Dora?} Montreal, got 1 lb raisins 10.</td>
  <td>.10</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Sunday I was too late with my work this morning so I did not go to church Duncan McDonald Bailiff was buried yesterday, and Duncan Murchison was buried today Bird got a French book 1.50</td>
  <td>150</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Not so cold still Mercury is low, was 20° below Zero this morning Mrs Cooper paid $.3.00 for rent Birdie got Bookkeeper book

Sent a letter to sandy</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>
<table>
January 1884

Revision as of Mar 15, 2026, 5:51:39 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

January 1884

12	Saturday very frosty this morning. we butchered Lassy Charis {Charles?} Sam was helping, but Jimie had Killed and had partly skinned before Charles came
13	Sunday snowing a little in the morning. evening, stormy lots of snow
14	very cold got 2 lbs of rice 10 cts 3 lbs barley	.25
15	cold cold Mercury down to 35° Flora McLennan (Daght) was here and some old country Man
16	I did not go to Prayer Meeting. Monday night we had a Temperance Prayer Meeting, and it was very good
19	It is so cold that were are doing very little.I washed today it was Kind of warm yesterday and I melted snow, so I have a little water Far had a letter from Anne Mc{Dora?} Montreal, got 1 lb raisins 10.	.10
20	Sunday I was too late with my work this morning so I did not go to church Duncan McDonald Bailiff was buried yesterday, and Duncan Murchison was buried today Bird got a French book 1.50	150
21	Not so cold still Mercury is low, was 20° below Zero this morning Mrs Cooper paid $.3.00 for rent Birdie got Bookkeeper book Sent a letter to sandy	30

January 1884

Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...
Your text here...	Your text here...	Your text here...

The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca

Rural Diary Archive

Scripto | Page Revision | Transcription

Christina McLennan Diary, 1883-1888

Christina McLennan 1883-88 Diary 44.pdf

Revision as of Mar 15, 2026, 5:51:39 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

Website Info