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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871

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<table>
 <tr>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Saturday: Got my boot patched and got a new pair.  Sent $6.00 insurance money and $1.00 for the Montreal Witness</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Sunday  We went to the Presbyterian church and hear a Mr Urquhardt</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Monday I cut a few loads of wood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Tuesday I hauled it up and cut sovewood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Wednesday I drawed for Mccart</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Thursday I came home agin and got timber for a woodrack</td>
 </tr>
<table>

January 1869

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>friday we went to pools for dinner</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Saturday I drawed for Mccart</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Sunday I staid at Mccart all day com home at night </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Monday I went to the election</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Tuesday I went to peels and Mr allen and albart nich{torn off}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Wednesday boby and I maid my slay rack</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Thursday I choped Cordwood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>friday I shoveled furrows in the fields at the house and choped three logs off it commence to rain this afternoon about 3 O clock</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Satarday in the forenoon I choped stovewood in the afternoon I choped cordwood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Sunday we stayed home all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Monday I choped cordwood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Tuesday I choped cordwood</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Wednesday in the forenoon I choped cordwood in the afternoon I underbrushed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Thursday I underbrushed all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>friday I choped and <s>cord</s> cordwood and underbrushed</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Satuerday I choped cordwood all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Sunday went to here forest</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Monday I choped again</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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26	Saturday: Got my boot patched and got a new pair. Sent $6.00 insurance money and $1.00 for the Montreal Witness
27	Sunday We went to the Presbyterian church and hear a Mr Urquhardt
28	Monday I cut a few loads of wood
29	Tuesday I hauled it up and cut sovewood
30	Wednesday I drawed for Mccart
31	Thursday I came home agin and got timber for a woodrack

January 1869

1	friday we went to pools for dinner
2	Saturday I drawed for Mccart
3	Sunday I staid at Mccart all day com home at night
4	Monday I went to the election
5	Tuesday I went to peels and Mr allen and albart nich{torn off}
6	Wednesday boby and I maid my slay rack
7	Thursday I choped Cordwood
8	friday I shoveled furrows in the fields at the house and choped three logs off it commence to rain this afternoon about 3 O clock
9	Satarday in the forenoon I choped stovewood in the afternoon I choped cordwood
10	Sunday we stayed home all day
11	Monday I choped cordwood
12	Tuesday I choped cordwood
13	Wednesday in the forenoon I choped cordwood in the afternoon I underbrushed
14	Thursday I underbrushed all day
15	friday I choped and ~~cord~~ cordwood and underbrushed
16	Satuerday I choped cordwood all day
17	Sunday went to here forest
18	Monday I choped again

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