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Henry Snary Diary, 1882-1883

SNARY Diary 1882-1883 (21).pdf

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Camden Gore  May 1883
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  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>May 23rd</td>
  <td>clear was letting water of the corn ground of the barley this fore noon after noon went up to Florence with B.Y. Snarey.</td>
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  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>May 24th</td>
  <td>clear most of the day and hot.  A Sharp frost last night.  cloudy this Evening we was repairing fences makeing a pen for washing the Sheep</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>May 25th</td>
  <td>clear and hot, John and Anne went to Dresden.  I was helping to clear the Organ.  the fruit trees are blossesming</td>
 </tr>
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  <td>Sat</td>
  <td> <s>Apr</s> May 26th</td>
  <td>heavey rain most of the day, not doing much to day</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>May 27th</td>
  <td>cloudy and thunden Showers</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>May 28th</td>
  <td>cloudy, hot part of the day not doing much the ground to wet to work went to Florence this after noon</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>May 29th</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant.  the ground to wet yet to work, wer was repairing fence part of the day. the apple trees only nicely in bloom</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>May 30th</td>
  <td>cloudy after noon rain. Commencec putting up a pice of board fence had to Stop at noon for the rain</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>May 31st</td>
  <td>clear and cool.  John and James Staggs was working at the fence.  I went to Dresden this fore noon for nails</td>
 </tr>

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Camden Gore  May 1883
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  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>June 1st</td>
  <td>clear and hot in the midle of the day.  James Staggs John & myself working at the board fence by the Side of the lane.  a frost last night. </td>
 </tr>
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  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Jun 2ond</td>
  <td>clear and warm, I was <s>repa</s> repairing fence this fore noon. After noon we ware washing sheep</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Jun 3rd</td>
  <td>cloudy in the after noon, and warm</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Jun 4th</td>
  <td>flying clouds and hot. heavey thunder Shower last night. this fore noon I went over the river to get Mr Skinner to Shear the Sheep. after noon the boys and I took the young cattle over to the other place and made Some fence poasts and brought home </td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Jun 5th</td>
  <td>clear fore part of the day and hot havey thunder and rain this Evening.  I was panting beans and corn in the garden the fore part of the day. latter part Selling Seed corn.  John commenced harrowing the corn ground</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Jun 6th</td>
  <td>flying clouds most of the day. <s>heav</s> heavey rain in the Evening went up to Florence this fore noon.  claning a load of wheat for Mill in the after noon John commenced to harrow in the after noon was Stopt by the rain</td>
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Revision as of Aug 20, 2025, 12:22:06 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

{page one} Camden Gore May 1883

Wed	May 23rd	clear was letting water of the corn ground of the barley this fore noon after noon went up to Florence with B.Y. Snarey.
Thu	May 24th	clear most of the day and hot. A Sharp frost last night. cloudy this Evening we was repairing fences makeing a pen for washing the Sheep
Fri	May 25th	clear and hot, John and Anne went to Dresden. I was helping to clear the Organ. the fruit trees are blossesming
Sat	~~Apr~~ May 26th	heavey rain most of the day, not doing much to day
Sun	May 27th	cloudy and thunden Showers
Mon	May 28th	cloudy, hot part of the day not doing much the ground to wet to work went to Florence this after noon
Tue	May 29th	clear and pleasant. the ground to wet yet to work, wer was repairing fence part of the day. the apple trees only nicely in bloom
Wed	May 30th	cloudy after noon rain. Commencec putting up a pice of board fence had to Stop at noon for the rain
Thu	May 31st	clear and cool. John and James Staggs was working at the fence. I went to Dresden this fore noon for nails

{page two} Camden Gore May 1883

Fri	June 1st	clear and hot in the midle of the day. James Staggs John & myself working at the board fence by the Side of the lane. a frost last night.
Sat	Jun 2ond	clear and warm, I was ~~repa~~ repairing fence this fore noon. After noon we ware washing sheep
Sun	Jun 3rd	cloudy in the after noon, and warm
Mon	Jun 4th	flying clouds and hot. heavey thunder Shower last night. this fore noon I went over the river to get Mr Skinner to Shear the Sheep. after noon the boys and I took the young cattle over to the other place and made Some fence poasts and brought home
Tue	Jun 5th	clear fore part of the day and hot havey thunder and rain this Evening. I was panting beans and corn in the garden the fore part of the day. latter part Selling Seed corn. John commenced harrowing the corn ground
Wed	Jun 6th	flying clouds most of the day. ~~heav~~ heavey rain in the Evening went up to Florence this fore noon. claning a load of wheat for Mill in the after noon John commenced to harrow in the after noon was Stopt by the rain

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Henry Snary Diary, 1882-1883

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