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Henry Snary Diary, 1883-1884

SNARY Diary 1883-1884 07.pdf

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Camden Gore  August 1883

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  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Aug 28th</td>
  <td>cloudy Some rain commenced drawing oats was Stopt by the rain.  John commenced to plow for fal wheat, this after noon.  Elias Hutcheson quit work paid him $39.44 cts being full of all demands to date</td>
 </tr>

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  <td><s>Thu</s> Wed</td>
  <td>Aug 29th</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant finished drawing in the oats helping B.Y Snarey thrash after tea.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>Aug 30th</td>
  <td>clear and warm.  I was helping B. Y Snarey thrashing John was plowing for fall wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Aug 31st</td>
  <td>clear and hot.  John was plowing I helping B.Y. Snarey thrash</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Sept 1st</td>
  <td>clear part of the day and warm.  John was plowing.  I was howing weed out of the corn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Set 2ond</td>
  <td>cloudy, a fine Shower this morning.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Sept 3rd</td>
  <td>clear part of the day, was hoeing corn until 3 P.M. then helping John Greenwood <s>thas</s> thrash, John plowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Sept 4th</td>
  <td>cloudy part of the day and high wind, was helping John Greenwood thrash util 3 P.M. John plowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Sept 5th</td>
  <td>clear and cool.  John was plowing. I was hoeing corn part of the day part Spreading manure</td>
 </tr>

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Camden Gore September 1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>Sept 6th</td>
  <td>clear part of the day and cool.  I was hoeing corn John plowing</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Sept 7th </td>
  <td>cloudy rain this Evening John plowing  I cutting up weed out of the corn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Sept 8th</td>
  <td>cloudy drzeling rain high wind from the North and cold I was cutting wees out of the corn John finished a plowing the ground for wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Sept 9th</td>
  <td>clear and cold</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Sept 10th</td>
  <td>clear and warm. a very Sharp frost last night which has killed the corn and all tender grain and vegetables.  John and Anne went to Dresden .  I was not doing much to day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Sept 11th</td>
  <td>clear and warm  I and Walter cutting up corn.  John was harrowing wheat ground</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Sept 12th</td>
  <td>Thomas Seabrook and I went to Chatham to attend a School Trustees Meeting.  John finished harrowing wheat ground.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td> Thu</td>
  <td>Sept 13th </td>
  <td>cloudy was thrashing for myself had a break in the thrashing machien that detained us about four hours</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Sept 14th</td>
  <td>cloudy fore part of the day. latter part clear and hot. finished thrashing this Evening had 300 bushels of wheat 181 of barley 383 of oats</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Dec 2, 2025, 12:57:46 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

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Camden Gore August 1883

Tue	Aug 28th	cloudy Some rain commenced drawing oats was Stopt by the rain. John commenced to plow for fal wheat, this after noon. Elias Hutcheson quit work paid him $39.44 cts being full of all demands to date
~~Thu~~ Wed	Aug 29th	clear and pleasant finished drawing in the oats helping B.Y Snarey thrash after tea.
Thu	Aug 30th	clear and warm. I was helping B. Y Snarey thrashing John was plowing for fall wheat
Fri	Aug 31st	clear and hot. John was plowing I helping B.Y. Snarey thrash
Sat	Sept 1st	clear part of the day and warm. John was plowing. I was howing weed out of the corn
Sun	Set 2ond	cloudy, a fine Shower this morning.
Mon	Sept 3rd	clear part of the day, was hoeing corn until 3 P.M. then helping John Greenwood ~~thas~~ thrash, John plowing
Tue	Sept 4th	cloudy part of the day and high wind, was helping John Greenwood thrash util 3 P.M. John plowing
Wed	Sept 5th	clear and cool. John was plowing. I was hoeing corn part of the day part Spreading manure

{second page} Camden Gore September 1883

Thu	Sept 6th	clear part of the day and cool. I was hoeing corn John plowing
Fri	Sept 7th	cloudy rain this Evening John plowing I cutting up weed out of the corn
Sat	Sept 8th	cloudy drzeling rain high wind from the North and cold I was cutting wees out of the corn John finished a plowing the ground for wheat
Sun	Sept 9th	clear and cold
Mon	Sept 10th	clear and warm. a very Sharp frost last night which has killed the corn and all tender grain and vegetables. John and Anne went to Dresden . I was not doing much to day
Tue	Sept 11th	clear and warm I and Walter cutting up corn. John was harrowing wheat ground
Wed	Sept 12th	Thomas Seabrook and I went to Chatham to attend a School Trustees Meeting. John finished harrowing wheat ground.
Thu	Sept 13th	cloudy was thrashing for myself had a break in the thrashing machien that detained us about four hours
Fri	Sept 14th	cloudy fore part of the day. latter part clear and hot. finished thrashing this Evening had 300 bushels of wheat 181 of barley 383 of oats

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