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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893
Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 15.pdf
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August 1888
, <td8-15 + 9 90 = 18 06| 16. {cont.} | To. 10 lbs beef steak 1.00. There was a man named Pelon murdered at Coteau on the 15th by a man named Caza. Parisham paid $3500 for oats | 1.00 |
| 17. | Sent 7 lb rags to weaver at Lancaster, rain all week but Tuesday. | |
| 18 | Fine day every thing looks bright. The paper give an account of a cyclone having devastated the country southwest of Valleyfield yesterday | |
| 19. | This has been a fine day. There was a little rain but not enough to wet the ground Marrot A. P. called and had tea with us. Melbourn, her husband did not come in | |
| 20 | Birdie commenced to teach today I washed Mrs McLaurin bought blanket for W.W. | |
| 21. | Bought at J.A.'s 1/4 lb cheese. 58 cts rained all day. very little grain put in today. D. Campbell bundle for North West | 58 |
| 22. | Rained all forenoon. I went in afternoon to see Peggy and at 20 to 4. I went for Bird we called at D. Cambell's remained 1/2 hour Miss McGruer bundle for N.W. Donald Roys bundle for N.W. Auntie {packet?}for N.W. | |
| 24 | The bale of clothing for the North west was packed this evening. Valued $57. Birdie was to Lancaster and had a tooth drew Jessie McLennan Turner took dinner with us yesterday. got 3 loaves 18 cts. Got from Sandy McIntyre 84 cts of beef Got 3 1/2 steak 35 | 18 1-19 |
| 25 | Pa, Birdie & myself were at an excursion on the Bohemian. 60 cts each And dinner 25 cts. Pa. took ten on the boat - 25. Birdie got mits 20. | 2.25 75 |
| 26 | Far. was home, and went off again | |
| 29. | We got a letter to meet on of uncle Sandy's girls | |
| 30. | It was Mary Stearns & .baby that Jimie met | |
| 31. | To beef $.2.000/00 |
