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Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874
Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874-9.pdf
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May 3rd 1873
3 Drawing dung from the horse stable all the A.M. Finished rolling the wheat at the point
4 It is a most beautiful day. {Quarterly?} meeting today. Rev Mr. Slater preached, Wallace McCrae was buried in the P.M. Rev McGill preached Louisa Phillips is very sick.
5 Drew {illegible} loads of manure from the cow stable and then went to plowing beside the road. Coal and {illegible}
6 Pa went to the Halls to get some corn and peas ground for the horses. I sent my watch up by {illegible} to get it fixed. Plowed beside the road in the afternoon.
May 7th 1873
7 Plowing in the big field. It is a {illegible} out Day.
8 Finished the upper end of {illegible} field and sowed 3 bush of wheat Sunday {illegible} meeting this evening
9 Sowed oats beside the road in the forenoon; drew three load of dung in the afternoon went fishing did not get any
10 Plowing in the lower end of big field. Rained some in forenoon. Got a letter from Mary. Aunt Catherine is dead. She died thursday.
11 Raining in the AM. The S. School commenced this A.M. Rev R Lochead preached. Pleasant in the P.M.
