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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 110.pdf

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  <td>13</td>
  <td>to the Kitchen.</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td>Saturday got 1/2 gall paint oil 45 - 2 pan bre 4 lbs granulated sugar. Gave Kitchen 2d coat</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
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  <td>16</td>
  <td>J.C. Brown & Ra came home this morning</td>
  <td></td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>J.C. & I went to Apple Hill for Birdie, he went to his uncle Jim's, we got home about 9 P.M.</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Jimie McL. got home this morning he had a basket of peaches I got 1<u>00</u> of sugar and cooked them Mrs J.J. Grant and Mary are here</td>
  <td></td>
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<tr>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Was busy all day.</td>
  <td></td>
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<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Concert tonight</td>
  <td></td>
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<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Froday. We all but Pa were at the consert last night I paid for Ran Marion & Myself Mrs Ennis from {mine?} Montrea. was the Chief singer Maggie Falkner 2d Mifs McGillivray nowhere A professional from Cornwall a Mr Boyd sang some pieces in character. It rained all this day. I made a large washing and churned. Got 1 can paint lampblack {mine?} disinfect. </td>
  <td>43</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>Was fare all day but not drying. I sent 60 dollars to the bank for Farque. 30 from myself 30 from a Frenchman</td>
  <td>{drawing of a right hand with the first finger pointing to Farque.} </td>
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<tr>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Rain today Mr Given went to Cornwall to preach the evening sermon. A Mr Hamilton a student of Queens preached in evening here.</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Rained all day. poured some times I got 1 can of paint 40 cts mine</td>
  <td>40</td>
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<tr>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Got Farquherson to cut the oats, boys cut the pease to 1 pan bread 25</td>
  <td>25</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>Boys are putting in the grain</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>putting in oats. Carried to June 31st 1891</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<table>
{See Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 105.pdf}

Revision as of May 11, 2026, 2:14:10 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

13	to the Kitchen.
15	Saturday got 1/2 gall paint oil 45 - 2 pan bre 4 lbs granulated sugar. Gave Kitchen 2d coat
16	J.C. Brown & Ra came home this morning
17	J.C. & I went to Apple Hill for Birdie, he went to his uncle Jim's, we got home about 9 P.M.
18	Jimie McL. got home this morning he had a basket of peaches I got 100 of sugar and cooked them Mrs J.J. Grant and Mary are here
19	Was busy all day.
20	Concert tonight
21	Froday. We all but Pa were at the consert last night I paid for Ran Marion & Myself Mrs Ennis from {mine?} Montrea. was the Chief singer Maggie Falkner 2d Mifs McGillivray nowhere A professional from Cornwall a Mr Boyd sang some pieces in character. It rained all this day. I made a large washing and churned. Got 1 can paint lampblack {mine?} disinfect.	43
22	Was fare all day but not drying. I sent 60 dollars to the bank for Farque. 30 from myself 30 from a Frenchman	{drawing of a right hand with the first finger pointing to Farque.}
23	Rain today Mr Given went to Cornwall to preach the evening sermon. A Mr Hamilton a student of Queens preached in evening here.
24	Rained all day. poured some times I got 1 can of paint 40 cts mine	40
25	Got Farquherson to cut the oats, boys cut the pease to 1 pan bread 25	25
26	Boys are putting in the grain
27	putting in oats. Carried to June 31st 1891

{See Christina McLennan 1888-93 Diary 105.pdf}

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Christina McLennan Diary, 1888-1893

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