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Henry Snary Diary, 1883-1884

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Camden Gore <s>July</s> Aug 1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Sept 15th</td>
  <td>clear and hot John was drlling in wheat. Walter and I cutting up the frozen corn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Sept 16th</td>
  <td>cloudy and thunder Showers in the after noon very hot through the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Sept 17th</td>
  <td>clear and cool after the rain. this fore noon cleaning up Seed wheat for myself and Richard Tiffen. and helping Albert Greenwood bury old Jim our old horse that died yesterday he was over thirty years old, John finished in our wheat I was cutting up corn this after noon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Sept 18th</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant  I was cutting up corn. John was drlling in wheat for his Uncle John Snarey</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Sept 19th</td>
  <td>clear part of the day.  I was Straitning the chaff and Straw about the Straw Stack and beding the lambs Shed.  John plowing out water furows</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>Sept 20th</td>
  <td>cloudy and wet fore part of the day, this fore noon Walter and I was Shelling corn and putting a load of grain to get ground, this after noon attended the funaral of John Whitson</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Sept 21st</td>
  <td>cloudy heavey rain last night.  John plowing for Albert I was cutting up corn</td>
 </tr>
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Camden Gore September 1883
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Sept 22ond</td>
  <td>cloudy, John was drilling in wheat for Zacceous Paul I was digging potatoes</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Sept 23rd</td>
  <td>cloudy part of the day, attended the funeral of John Snarey's child</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Sept 24th</td>
  <td>cloudy, thunder Showers this after noon.  I was digging potatoes this fore noon after noon wet, John Roseina & Walter went to Florence with a load of grain to get chopt and to leave their mesure for boots & shoes

</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Sept 25th</td>
  <td>cloudy, misty cool day.  Victoria and I attended Elizabeth Carey's funeral</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Sept 26th</td>
  <td>cloudy part of the day.  I was digging potatoes.  John harrowing for for Chs McIntosh</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>Sept 27th</td>
  <td><s>cler</s> clear part of the day and pleasant John and I wear piting potatoes</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Sept 28th</td>
  <td>cloudy and cool.  I was digging potatoes John drilling in wheat for his Uncle John Snarey</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Sept 29th</td>
  <td>cloudy and warm Some thunder this after noon.  I was cutting up corn John harrowing for Albert Boyington</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Sept 30th</td>
  <td>cloudy and cool.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Oct 1st</td>
  <td>clear most of the day and high wind from the South  John and I helping Albert Ketcheson thrash</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Dec 2, 2025, 1:01:16 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

Camden Gore ~~July~~ Aug 1883

Sat	Sept 15th	clear and hot John was drlling in wheat. Walter and I cutting up the frozen corn
Sun	Sept 16th	cloudy and thunder Showers in the after noon very hot through the day
Mon	Sept 17th	clear and cool after the rain. this fore noon cleaning up Seed wheat for myself and Richard Tiffen. and helping Albert Greenwood bury old Jim our old horse that died yesterday he was over thirty years old, John finished in our wheat I was cutting up corn this after noon
Tue	Sept 18th	clear and pleasant I was cutting up corn. John was drlling in wheat for his Uncle John Snarey
Wed	Sept 19th	clear part of the day. I was Straitning the chaff and Straw about the Straw Stack and beding the lambs Shed. John plowing out water furows
Thu	Sept 20th	cloudy and wet fore part of the day, this fore noon Walter and I was Shelling corn and putting a load of grain to get ground, this after noon attended the funaral of John Whitson
Fri	Sept 21st	cloudy heavey rain last night. John plowing for Albert I was cutting up corn

{page two} Camden Gore September 1883

Sat	Sept 22ond	cloudy, John was drilling in wheat for Zacceous Paul I was digging potatoes
Sun	Sept 23rd	cloudy part of the day, attended the funeral of John Snarey's child
Mon	Sept 24th	cloudy, thunder Showers this after noon. I was digging potatoes this fore noon after noon wet, John Roseina & Walter went to Florence with a load of grain to get chopt and to leave their mesure for boots & shoes
Tue	Sept 25th	cloudy, misty cool day. Victoria and I attended Elizabeth Carey's funeral
Wed	Sept 26th	cloudy part of the day. I was digging potatoes. John harrowing for for Chs McIntosh
Thu	Sept 27th	~~cler~~ clear part of the day and pleasant John and I wear piting potatoes
Fri	Sept 28th	cloudy and cool. I was digging potatoes John drilling in wheat for his Uncle John Snarey
Sat	Sept 29th	cloudy and warm Some thunder this after noon. I was cutting up corn John harrowing for Albert Boyington
Sun	Sept 30th	cloudy and cool.
Mon	Oct 1st	clear most of the day and high wind from the South John and I helping Albert Ketcheson thrash

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