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Andrew McFarland Learn Diary, 1873-1877
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13 Saturday and S clear thaw
Done choars. philip home
Nonm an henery cut
wood. let Norm have
oats 20 bushel fon $8.00
Randall home at night
14 Sunday {in?} S Thawed main
to No 7 to church Burk
preached Randall an
Sarah ann Legg to
DIner and tea philip
away
15 Monday {in?}{"high water" written above line} S Rain fogy
to st thomas took out of Merchants Bank $413
to Dine to Lymans
henery Done choars
philip away. got Deed
on Record
16 Tuesday {in?} SW snow {"cold blustery" written above "snow"}
Done choars y smith here
philip came home
17 Wednesday {in?} W snow {"cold" written above line} Blustery
to Lyons paid fuliton
for Ty Putnam $352. {illegible} 5
took up Notes. To johns to jack and philip sawed
wood
18 Thursday {in?} W clear cold
cut wood Drawed in 3
load. jack helped to cut
philip helped Draw
jack went away at 3
oclock
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