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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
JohnJardineSr_1868-71_005.pdf
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| 6 | saturday the raine came home to my{torn off} |
| 7 | Sunday home all day |
| 8 | Monday went back to work |
| 9 | Tuesday the same |
| 10 | Wednesday very stormy |
| 11 | Thursday worked again |
| 12 | Friday the same |
| 13 | Satuerday the same came home with boby |
| 14 | sunday afternoon went back |
| 15 | Monday worked for McCart |
| 16 | Tuesday the same good sleighing |
| 17 | Wednesday the same |
| 18 | Thursday the same |
| 19 | Friday the same |
| 20 | Satuerday the same came home at night for good |
| 21 | Sunday I stayed home all day |
| 22 | Monday I went to Champain and paid r{torn off} cultivator it has snowed heavy all day |
| 23 | Tuesday we went to Mrs pool visiting |
| 24 | Wednesday I was drawing cordwood out of the bush pileing at the road |
| 25 | Thursday I was drawing wood to day |
| 26 | Friday I was drawing wood hugh helped me this afternoon |
| 27 | Satuerday hugh and me drawed wood to day Richard and Alick choped cordwood to day |
| 28 | Sunday we stayed at home the roads was very muddy the snow is all gon leaves the ground and ditches full of water |
| 29 | Monday I did not do much to day |
| 30 | Tuesday it rained this forenoon I cleaned up six bushels and 1/2 of spring wheat for Richardson 2 1/2 for me Richardson 2 bushels of beens |
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