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John Jeffrey Diary, 1877-1879
Jeffrey_diary 85.pdf
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april 26th
friday this was a dull morning i went to harrow but it to soft to work on vester was hailing out mauuer all day the afternoon i was spreading mauuer vester went mc machan with a cow to the bull charles corkburn was here this morning visiting we had some showers to day 8 loads
april 27th
saturday this was a dull morning turn out warm very dull some him sick rain i was ploughing all day for the barley vester was hailing out mauuas all day 8 loads
april 28th
sunday this was a dull morning i went to church i had a shower coming out of guelph mr lorrance preached in roman 4c,, 16 b,,, rachel is beginning to sit up now getting stronger we had a very heavy rain to night
april 29th
monday this was a soft morning it rain about all day vester and i was turning the potatoes over the afternoon we was working about the yard very dull to night
april 30th
tuesday this was a fine morning we was taking out mauuer all day too out 13 loads the leaves was bad we planted some potatoes the garden put them in with the {ganplough?} is was a fine day.
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