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James Bowman Diary, 1908 Part One
JamesBowman_1908 Diary Part One 36.pdf
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| Tuesday. Aug. 18th 1908. | I stayed in house all day nursing my foot and Men worked at stumping and plowing Ect. | |||
| Wensday Aug. 19th wet | Men stumped & chored they finished stumps. I stayed in All day. Geo Henderson Called I pd him 400 on pasture of Cattle I recd $27350 from {Dom Est?} Calgary. | $27350 | 4.00 | |
| 5 lds | Thursday 20th fine | I went to see Dr. and he lanced my foot, and says it is doing all right
I shipped a ram to E.P. Palmer Elwood Ill. and then went for Mail. Men Hauled in bal of oats of No 6 |
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| 6 lbs W. Battys Ac. | Friday 21st fine | We finished harvest today hauled 6 lds oats. I wrote some letters and went to Town in Afternoon pd Goldies Ac. $2920 pd. for letter Files for Sheep Suffolk society $1.10 Looked over W. Batty's ac. and Find we have paid him $9126 | 29.20 1.10 | |
| W. Batty $2000 | Saturday 22nd fine | Will Plowed Boys & I Chored in Morning and Harry Gathered burs & W.B. Plowed in Afternoon. I paid W.Batty . $2000 on account | 20.00 | |
| Sunday 23rd fine | M.J. & I went to Church in Morning Children to S.S. col. 50c 02 | .02 .50 |
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