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Henry Snary Diary, 1882-1883

SNARY Diary 1882-1883 (15).pdf

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Camden Gore  February 1883
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Feb 17th</td>
  <td>cloudy and cool.  the boys and were Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Feb 18th</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Feb 19th</td>
  <td>cloudy and cool.  I went to Florence this fore noon with Charles McIntosh and received the intrest on the money fore the land I Sold him after noon was chopping wood.  John <s>wen</s> went <s>th</s> to Thamesville with the girls </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Feb 20th</td>
  <td>cloudy and cold.  Snow in the fore noon, the fore part of the day I was chopping wood.  John was drawing in the after noon noon I went to Dresden for the chop feed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Feb 21st</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant John was drawing blocks for fence this forenoon after noon we was cleaning up wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>Feb 22ond</td>
  <td>cloudy and Snow this fore noon we was Sawing Some Stove wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Feb 23rd</td>
  <td><s>cloudy</s> clear and warm the latter part of the day.  John and I went to Thamesville with a load of wheat Sold it to T. Syers for one dollar per bushel</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Feb 24th</td>
  <td>cloudy after noon rain and Sleet we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get ground. John got it chopt this after noon</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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Camden Gore  February 1883
<table>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Feb 25th</td>
  <td>cloudy high wind from the West and cold.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Feb 26th</td>
  <td>cloudy wind from the North West and quite cold. we was Sawing Stove part of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Feb 27th</td>
  <td>cloudy after noon Snow the fore part of the day John and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood. after noon I went up to the School house and voted for Member for the local house</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Feb 28th</td>
  <td>clear and moderate the roads getting pretty bare.  John and I was over the river cutting Some Small oak timber for fence posts.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>March 1st</td>
  <td>clear and warm.  the wind and Sun has cut away the Snow and ice very fast to day.  I was helping Phillip Switzer Score timber for John W. Snareys drive barn John was drawing Tile<s> fr</s> from Florence we Saw <s>blew</s> blue birds the first this season</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>March 2ond</td>
  <td>clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy cool.  I was helping Switzer again with the timber</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Mar 3rd</td>
  <td>cloudy and cool. they boys and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house part of the day.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Mar 4th</td>
  <td>cloudy part of the day and cold</td>
 </tr>
<table>

Revision as of Aug 17, 2025, 12:20:49 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

{page one} Camden Gore February 1883

Sat	Feb 17th	cloudy and cool. the boys and were Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house
Sun	Feb 18th	clear and pleasant
Mon	Feb 19th	cloudy and cool. I went to Florence this fore noon with Charles McIntosh and received the intrest on the money fore the land I Sold him after noon was chopping wood. John ~~wen~~ went th to Thamesville with the girls
Tue	Feb 20th	cloudy and cold. Snow in the fore noon, the fore part of the day I was chopping wood. John was drawing in the after noon noon I went to Dresden for the chop feed
Wed	Feb 21st	clear and pleasant John was drawing blocks for fence this forenoon after noon we was cleaning up wheat
Thu	Feb 22ond	cloudy and Snow this fore noon we was Sawing Some Stove wood
Fri	Feb 23rd	~~cloudy~~ clear and warm the latter part of the day. John and I went to Thamesville with a load of wheat Sold it to T. Syers for one dollar per bushel
Sat	Feb 24th	cloudy after noon rain and Sleet we ware Shelling corn and putting up a load to get ground. John got it chopt this after noon

{page two} Camden Gore February 1883

Sun	Feb 25th	cloudy high wind from the West and cold.
Mon	Feb 26th	cloudy wind from the North West and quite cold. we was Sawing Stove part of the day
Tue	Feb 27th	cloudy after noon Snow the fore part of the day John and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood. after noon I went up to the School house and voted for Member for the local house
Wed	Feb 28th	clear and moderate the roads getting pretty bare. John and I was over the river cutting Some Small oak timber for fence posts.
Thu	March 1st	clear and warm. the wind and Sun has cut away the Snow and ice very fast to day. I was helping Phillip Switzer Score timber for John W. Snareys drive barn John was drawing Tile fr from Florence we Saw ~~blew~~ blue birds the first this season
Fri	March 2ond	clear fore part of the day latter part cloudy cool. I was helping Switzer again with the timber
Sat	Mar 3rd	cloudy and cool. they boys and I was Sawing and Splitting Stove wood at the house part of the day.
Sun	Mar 4th	cloudy part of the day and cold

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