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Henry Snary Diary, 1883-1884

SNARY Diary 1883-1884 12.pdf

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Camden Gore  December  1883

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 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Dec 1st</td>
  <td>cloudy and Soft.  I was ditching Albert Ketcheson helping me.  John was plowing this<s> fore noon</s> after noon fore noon he and Walter took the young cattle over the river to pasture.  Anne away to Chatham </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Dec 2ond</td>
  <td>cloudy high wind and cold</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Dec 3rd</td>
  <td>clear cool and pleasant went to Dresden to  day for Anne She has been to Chatham to See the Dr</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Dec 4th</td>
  <td>clear morning and Evening. cloudy in the midle of the day.  was butchering pigs this fore noon, after noon ditching.  Albert Ketcheson helping me</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wed</td>
  <td>Dec 5th</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant.  I was cutting up the pigs we killed yesterday, and helping Albert Ketcheson put some Straw in the old barn John was helping William Saw thrash clover Seed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thu</td>
  <td>Dec 6th</td>
  <td>clear part of the day and Soft.  I was cleaning up Some timothy Seed and went over the river and watered the young cattle John was plowing to day he caught five <s>rac</s> racoons last night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Fri</td>
  <td>Dec 7th</td>
  <td>cloudy fore noon wet.  I was not doing much this fore noon after noon cutting wood John was plowing this after noon in the fore noon was stretching coon Skins</td>
 </tr>
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Camden Gore   December  1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Sat</td>
  <td>Dec 8th</td>
  <td>cloudy and cool, was Sawing and Splitting Sove wood by the house this fore noon after noon went over the river and watered the young cattle.  John finished plowing the field where the old house was</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sun</td>
  <td>Dec 9th</td>
  <td>clear and pleasant</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Mon</td>
  <td>Dec 10th</td>
  <td>clear morning and Evening the <s>midle</s> middle of the day cloudy and cool.  John commenced to plow the field East of the barn.  I was chopping wood part of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tue</td>
  <td>Dec 11th</td>
  <td>clear most of the day and pleasant.  a hard frost last night Stopt the plow the fore part of the day was plowing in the after noon drawing in the fiew Stalks this morning.  I was chopping Stove wood in the after noon</td>
 </tr>

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Revision as of Dec 5, 2025, 8:50:05 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

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Camden Gore December 1883

Sat	Dec 1st	cloudy and Soft. I was ditching Albert Ketcheson helping me. John was plowing this ~~fore noon~~ after noon fore noon he and Walter took the young cattle over the river to pasture. Anne away to Chatham
Sun	Dec 2ond	cloudy high wind and cold
Mon	Dec 3rd	clear cool and pleasant went to Dresden to day for Anne She has been to Chatham to See the Dr
Tue	Dec 4th	clear morning and Evening. cloudy in the midle of the day. was butchering pigs this fore noon, after noon ditching. Albert Ketcheson helping me
Wed	Dec 5th	clear and pleasant. I was cutting up the pigs we killed yesterday, and helping Albert Ketcheson put some Straw in the old barn John was helping William Saw thrash clover Seed
Thu	Dec 6th	clear part of the day and Soft. I was cleaning up Some timothy Seed and went over the river and watered the young cattle John was plowing to day he caught five ~~rac~~ racoons last night
Fri	Dec 7th	cloudy fore noon wet. I was not doing much this fore noon after noon cutting wood John was plowing this after noon in the fore noon was stretching coon Skins

{page two} Camden Gore December 1883

Sat	Dec 8th	cloudy and cool, was Sawing and Splitting Sove wood by the house this fore noon after noon went over the river and watered the young cattle. John finished plowing the field where the old house was
Sun	Dec 9th	clear and pleasant
Mon	Dec 10th	clear morning and Evening the ~~midle~~ middle of the day cloudy and cool. John commenced to plow the field East of the barn. I was chopping wood part of the day
Tue	Dec 11th	clear most of the day and pleasant. a hard frost last night Stopt the plow the fore part of the day was plowing in the after noon drawing in the fiew Stalks this morning. I was chopping Stove wood in the after noon
Wed	Dec 12th
Thu	Dec 13th
Fri	Dec 14th
Sat	Dec 15th

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