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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
JohnJardineSr_1868-71_006.pdf
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| Wednesday I took out Richardson wheat and beanes |
| 1 | Thursday I went to see Mr Nickelson about back taxes on my back hundred akers of land |
| 2 | friday I Just took care of my horses |
| 3 | Satuerday I took care of my hores |
| 4 | Sunday we were home all day |
| 5 | Monday we was looking after that cow |
| 6 | Tuesday I was fixing my plough and taking the cover of my potatoes and triming my apple tree and curn {currant?} bushes |
| 7 | Wedneday ploughed in the forenoon and broke the iron hod in the afternoon I went to the Blacksmiths and got it mended |
| 8 | Thursday ploughed in the forenoon and went to Richard Dodds raising in the afternoon |
| 9 | Friday I ploughed all day |
| 10 | Satuerday I ploughed all day |
| 11 | Sunday we went to hear Mr Forrest |
| 12 | Monday I went to N Hendersons Barn raising |
| 13 | Tuesday I ploughed all day |
| 14 | Wednesday I ploughed all day |
| 15 | Thursday I ploughed all day |
| 16 | Friday I ploughed all day |
| 17 | Satuerday I ploughed all day |
| 18 | Sunday we went to here Mr forest |
| 19 | Monday it is wet |
| 20 | tuesday we picked over the potatoes in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to potuef barn raising |
| 21 | Wednesday the ground is very weet |
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