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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 11.pdf

July 1888

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  <td>9</td>
  <td>Jimie got a horse from S Laroque for 36 cts pr day for two weeks. and pasture all summer, Got 4 loaves at Dunlops 24 cts. paid Dixon 1.50. got a ln Paris Green 30. Machine oil 20. got 7 1/2 lbs beef at 7-50. Bot the barrel granulated sugar on Saturday. cost 22.34 =  freight 35.</td>
  <td>24   1 - 50   50   22.-69</td>
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  <td>10</td>
  <td>The boy were mowing to day & Yesterday Far went to Fort Covington to day to work for Philip McKae. I gave him $.5<u>00</u> amd the 6<u>00</u> he got from Carr, make $11.00 on the sugar.</td>
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  <td>11.</td>
  <td>Wednesday. 10 P.m. There was quite a storm here abot from 5 to 7 Oclock. A greate deal of damage done to life and property. H. Minas, once Merchant of Lancaster was killed by a barn falling upon him</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>12.</td>
  <td>Pa's birthday.  we were cleaning some potatoes and put Paris Green on them. 1 lb paris green 25</td>
  <td>25</td>
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  <td>13.</td>
  <td>This is our fast day. Simday will be communion day. there was a good deal of rain through the night Mr Burnet at Martintown preached</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>14.</td>
  <td>Jimie & Murdy went last night to Lancaster to go this morning to Valleyfield to play with Lancaster against Valleyfield Africa put in 6 loads of hay today</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Had a very fine gathering at chuch today</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>I lost Pa's specs last night. To 1 lb soda. 5. 1 lb starch 10. 3/4 yd ticking 19 cts. paid Murdy's [[?]] $.3.35</td>
  <td>5    29   3-25</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>Pulled the red currants. and made jam 8 lb sugar</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>" black currants and white ones. 4 lbs of B.2 of W. I was not at prayer Meeting. Rev. D. Deame home had a letter from Far. Dolly had a horse colt at 2 A.M. It rained all this afternoon</td>
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 </tr><tr>
  <td>19.</td>
  <td>Sent a letter to Far. Old Mrs McLennan paid Ran for 3 days work on road. 75 pr day 2:25</td>
  <td>28.77</td>
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 July 1888

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July 1888

9	Jimie got a horse from S Laroque for 36 cts pr day for two weeks. and pasture all summer, Got 4 loaves at Dunlops 24 cts. paid Dixon 1.50. got a ln Paris Green 30. Machine oil 20. got 7 1/2 lbs beef at 7-50. Bot the barrel granulated sugar on Saturday. cost 22.34 = freight 35.	24 1 - 50 50 22.-69
10	The boy were mowing to day & Yesterday Far went to Fort Covington to day to work for Philip McKae. I gave him $.500 amd the 600 he got from Carr, make $11.00 on the sugar.
11.	Wednesday. 10 P.m. There was quite a storm here abot from 5 to 7 Oclock. A greate deal of damage done to life and property. H. Minas, once Merchant of Lancaster was killed by a barn falling upon him
12.	Pa's birthday. we were cleaning some potatoes and put Paris Green on them. 1 lb paris green 25	25
13.	This is our fast day. Simday will be communion day. there was a good deal of rain through the night Mr Burnet at Martintown preached
14.	Jimie & Murdy went last night to Lancaster to go this morning to Valleyfield to play with Lancaster against Valleyfield Africa put in 6 loads of hay today
15	Had a very fine gathering at chuch today
16	I lost Pa's specs last night. To 1 lb soda. 5. 1 lb starch 10. 3/4 yd ticking 19 cts. paid Murdy's ? $.3.35	5 29 3-25
17	Pulled the red currants. and made jam 8 lb sugar
18	" black currants and white ones. 4 lbs of B.2 of W. I was not at prayer Meeting. Rev. D. Deame home had a letter from Far. Dolly had a horse colt at 2 A.M. It rained all this afternoon
19.	Sent a letter to Far. Old Mrs McLennan paid Ran for 3 days work on road. 75 pr day 2:25	28.77

July 1888

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