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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1870
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| 13 | Wednesday I plowed in the afternoon it rained a little i fixed som fence |
| 14 | Thursday I plowed killed two pigs at night |
| 15 | Friday I plowed all day |
| 16 | Satuerday I plowed to day |
| 17 | Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong it rained |
| 18 | Monday I went to the shop with the harrows to get the teeth it is raining to day the ground is wet |
| 19 | Tuesday I choped of to cuts John Benwa comence to ditch this afternoon it is raining the ground is geting pretty wet the ditches is geting full |
| 20 | Wednesday in the forenoon John and I ditched in the afternoon I went to Stony point for Henry Richardson A load of goods that rods is very bad it is raing |
| 21 | Thursday John & I ditched all day |
| 22 | Friday John & I ditched all day |
| 23 | Saturday John & I ditched in the afternoon I went to the shop for the harow I got two shoes on John horse |
| 24 | Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong |
| 25 | Monday John & I scraped the dirt into the old ditch |
| 26 | Tuesday John & I finished scraping this forenoon in the afternoon we drawed rails |
| 27 | Wednesday John made ditch I went to stony point for Richardson drawed a few rails |
| 28 | Thursday John drawed rails |
| 29 | Friday I sowed 11 1/2 bushel of barley |
| 30 | Saturday we finished harrowing and furrowing the peice all up -- |
| Mr John Jardine Tilbury New Tindel P. Office John Jardine Tilbury West Nov. Nov 21th 1871 |
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