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Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1883 Part 1
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in the afternoon. Had Daniel Bray for dinner. Expect to Lauch boat to morrow Saturday.
29th {appears to be corrected to from the 28th with a different pen}. Maxwell down in evening on horse back Theordore & I put his horse in the barn yard. Ma & Emma went to Oakville to day for some lard for the boat launch.
Saturday picking berries all day till three O'clock. Issaic {Mo{o is underlined with two dots below the line} & Jennie came down on twelve train went back on Seven Jennie took Sarah & Annie with her back home. Adarenia came on two O'clock train we all went down to the boat launch E.W. & his cousin were there. Will Spears was the first on
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