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Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1883 Part 1
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Pickard was buried from being drowned. Annie {Sarahah?} Edith Ingledew, Mr. Johnson & I sang in the choir & I broke down.
June 10th. I got pair of new {shoes?} from Oakville. A pair of corsets also from Toronto. Alfred {Alton?} & Ernest were here for tea Sunday
11th June {June has been written in a different pen} we had lots of company all last week.
June 13 Sarah and I went down to Churchill for bitters for Mercy to take home. Zillah and I have got a {place?} where we put our letter that we when that is when we do not see each other very often we have a lanuage which we made our selves in school. Mr. Davidson
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