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Henry McMahon Diary, 1917-1919

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March 1918

10:X: snow & blown cold: home up at 12. Mary sick Fred pull Hatter off {illegible} in {illegible} clean stable.

11: clean cold: home: up at 7. Let on fine: Back to bed up at 11. I write letter to J.H.G. to France: John & Borden Madison shovel snow at gate Mrs J.Little buried today. Russell come home from Toronto C.P.R. at 11^30.

12: fine very {possibly 'warm'}: blessing: up at 10. Let horse and George {name of person} buried today. I come out awhile, fall Bot for J.H.G. Russell wize it: send. Bot to J.H.G. to France {illegible}

13: fine mild: home up at 10. 10^30 Bible. Linbard & Russell haul 3 logs {illegible} here: rain at night send Ted coal rupert to the F.{name of person} home.

14: cloudy rain all day: home up at 11. John Paterson in about wood. 12 cord 15th wood at 4^00 Per cord $48^00. snow Blout: Russell wood {illegible}

15: clear cold: home up at 10. Russell split-wood then go to Jims: J-Huly's Mary chore: Russell stay at Jims help Jill 2. load Potatoes.

16: fine mild: home up at 10. Jas Gilmore in pay coal Bill: Russell go with car Potatoes for {appears to have ran out of space on line} to {name of place} at 10.oclock tonight. colder windy:

17.X: fine mild: home up at 10. in house all day. Mother & Little Mary come up here from R.J. Lavery's & Elmer Buffy here for tea: Church at 7. {illegible name of church leader} Preach: Mother & girls to Church.

18: fine: house up at 9^30: Mable & John to mill for Bran before school line: first airplane go with This air at 8^30 I chore clean out stable water & feed: wind Rey: Mary wash clothes. I write a letter to Olive last night to 559 Keele St.{illegible}

19: fine warm: home up at 7. chore: help Mary clean ice of yard: gave R.J. Madison cheque $25^00 for wood: jaw feast in Chat. Chore

20: fine very warm: home up at 730 chore. clean ice got letter from J.H.G from France dated February 19th in good Place.

21: fine very warm {illegible} wind. home up at 9. chore: Mary fix couch over again.

22: fine cool north wind: home up at 10. chore help Mary to Churn in the fill Pearl lick. hay.

23: fine cool North wind: home up at 10. chore out for walk to Jas Scotts. to store see mother. To Floyd Henderson's at night-got there. home at 8: to bed at 10. fine cool night.

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