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James Bowman Diary, 1908 Part One

JamesBowman_1908 Diary Part One 30.pdf

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Thursday July 9th. 1908 Working in hay & roots.
Friday July 10th. J. Goy here all day hauling in hay.
Sat. July 11th. J. Goy here all day hauling in hay.
Sunday July 12th. Mr Petrie from Toronto here to-day.
Monday July 13th. Hauling hay in forenoon.
Tuesday July 14th. Roots & Hay
Wednesday July 15th. Roots & Hay
Thursday July 16th. Working at roots & Hay C. Goy in afternoon.
Friday July 17th. Wet all day. Choring around barn.
Sat. July 18th. C. Goy. Cutting barley in Afternoon.
Sunday July 19th. Children to Church in morning. Will, Adda in evening.
Monday July 20th. C. Goy cutting fall-wheat all day.
Tuesday Jy. 21st fine We arrived at White River this morning and left in evening
Wensday 21st fine We arrived at Sudbury about Eleven a.m. & left at 12.01 noon. & arrived at Toronto during night.

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