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John Jeffrey Diary, 1877-1879
Jeffrey_diary 84.pdf
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april 21st
sunday this was a fine morning high wind all day we was all at home rachel is on the way of getting better mr & mrs h.corkburn was here this afternoon
april 22nd
monday this was a dull morning vester went to the harrow i was putting up fences came on rain about 9 o'clock and rain all day thunder & lightning vester went down with star to the blacksmith shop to get 2 shoe moved
april 23rd
tuesday this was a very dull morning i went down to the mill with 3 bags of peas & barley to chop got 2 shoe moved after danel we put the young cattle in the bush and went around the fences after that we took out 4 loads mauuar 2 was very went raining some times
april 24th
wednesday this was a dull morning we was taking out {mouuar?} got 4 loads the old wagon rain & thunder lightning i went down to mc {?} with the wheat came on heavy thunder and rain thunder showered all vester was working about the yard
april 25th
thursday this was a settled working i saw the new land 5 bushels of oats vester was harrow the afternoon i was harrow the peas the land is soft up john is a little sick to day rachel is sitting.
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