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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
JohnJardineSr_1868-71_009.pdf
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| potatoes to day | |
| 30 | Sunday we stay home to day |
| 31 | Monday I went and got two shoes on dan and went to see James Mccart for my money it rained a good shower |
| 1 | Tuesday I began to make bridge timber |
| 2 | Wednesday I went and helped boby to plant corn |
| 3 | Thursday I finished my bridge timber about 5 O clock Mr Marchel came and commenced to shear the sheep |
| 4 | friday fornoon finished shearing the sheep in the afternoon I drawed out the bridge timbe and harrowed for beens and planted cabbage |
| Saturday I choped for black {illegible} | |
| Sunday we went to here Mr Forest | |
| 7 | Monday I went and ploughed for R dood |
| 8 | Thuesday I planted my beens and corn to day |
| Wednesday I went to fish with sam & alick | |
| Thursday in the forenoon I drawed stable timbe in the afternoon I went to the mill with my logs for a wagon rack I and got two shoes on kate | |
| friday forenoon I cut C rafters and drag them out in the afternoon for Trem{torn off} | |
| 12 | Satuerday I bilt a bridge at the road and commence to make a gate for the road |
| 13 | Sunday we went to here Mr forest |
| 14 | Monday I maid a gait and hung it al the road |
| 15 | tuesday forenoon piled manure the afternoon I went to the mill for my grist |
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