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Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836

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February 1836

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  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Thermometer</td>
  <td></td>
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<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>W.</td>
  <td>Fine day till 4 P.M. when it came on to snow thick</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>SW</td>
  <td>Fine day, cold & Frosty, this Forenoon Mrs Crooks & her sons Tom and James at Mr. Hamilton and Mifs Cicker of Flamboro W. called.  Prayer read here to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>SE</td>
  <td>A Stormy day and Cold.  Engaged taking in Straw to y° C Barn.  Lamphiers dinner party took place this evening at 6 P.M. ~~</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>March 1836</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>33</td>
  <td>N.W</td>
  <td>a ditto ditto  ditto</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>SE</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>SW</td>
  <td>a very cold day.  went to Elora</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>SSW</td>
  <td>h Cold and blustering day, went down to Galt in the afternoon to a Ball given by Mr Shade & some other Gentlemen in Galt</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>W</td>
  <td>Fine day but cold & frosty, last night a thaw came on and continued till after midnight</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>0</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>very Severe Frost to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>0</td>
  <td>S,W,</td>
  <td>Extremely cold to day.  Came up wt. Adam Ferrie in his cutter from Preston, calling at Berlin Sneiden Mills & Glasgow</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>Clear & warm Frosty day.  Snow disappearing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>S.W.</td>
  <td>Mild and Fresh day. No Sunshine but flaky fresh cloudy all day.  The Pig (Mother Woolner littered apparently) early in the morning  wt. 9 Piglings, 5 of which are Dead, 2 of the Ewes have also lambs, one wt.2 & 1 wt.1 Pig. </td>
 </tr>

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February 1836

		Thermometer
Saturday	27	29	W.	Fine day till 4 P.M. when it came on to snow thick
Sunday	28	21	SW	Fine day, cold & Frosty, this Forenoon Mrs Crooks & her sons Tom and James at Mr. Hamilton and Mifs Cicker of Flamboro W. called. Prayer read here to day
Monday	29	23	SE	A Stormy day and Cold. Engaged taking in Straw to y° C Barn. Lamphiers dinner party took place this evening at 6 P.M. ~~


		March 1836
Tuesday	1	33	N.W	a ditto ditto ditto
Wednesday	2	8	SE
Thursday	3	7	SW	a very cold day. went to Elora
Friday	4	6	SSW	h Cold and blustering day, went down to Galt in the afternoon to a Ball given by Mr Shade & some other Gentlemen in Galt
Saturday	5	3	W	Fine day but cold & frosty, last night a thaw came on and continued till after midnight
Sunday	6	0		very Severe Frost to day
Monday	7	0	S,W,	Extremely cold to day. Came up wt. Adam Ferrie in his cutter from Preston, calling at Berlin Sneiden Mills & Glasgow
Tuesday	8	26	~	Clear & warm Frosty day. Snow disappearing
Wednesday	9	32	S.W.	Mild and Fresh day. No Sunshine but flaky fresh cloudy all day. The Pig (Mother Woolner littered apparently) early in the morning wt. 9 Piglings, 5 of which are Dead, 2 of the Ewes have also lambs, one wt.2 & 1 wt.1 Pig.

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Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836

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