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november 6th

tuesday this was a cold morn and very hard frost we was worm about the roothouse the afternoon was went to the drain very cold I went over to amor tonight very hard frost the ground covered with snow very winters locking

november 7th

wednesday this was very hard morn the rouch was stuff I went to guelph with the rouse waltins couth went up with mer he left me I got home about 7 o'clock corkburn cam home with I was geting meney from to pay anty the rench was soft coming home

november 8th

thusday this aban very soft morn and it rain haily all day I was working among the cattle all day very soft to night

november 9th

friday this was a dull morning it kept up all day turn out cold and freezing rachel and I went over to the mill and paid anty his money we gave his $230 - the afternoon I went to rich sale rachel went down with no mc Beath we got home before dark

november 10th

saturday this was a very hard morn I was cuting the corn the afternoon I work it home 3 load litle cold very hard tonight

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