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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
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| 3 | Satuerday went to chatham and sold our wool |
| 4 | Sunday we went to here Mr forest |
| 5 | Monday I went and fetched Mr lickman A nicolson to frame my stable |
| Tuesday Mr trembly and me hoed potatoes | |
| 7 | Wednesday Mr trembly hoed potatoes and I went to stonepoint for my shingles |
| 8 | thursday in the forenoon I helped lickman to make the plates in the afternoon I made blocks for the stabe |
| 9 | friday I went helped boby to rase his shed all day |
| 10 | Satueday in the forenoon raised my stable in the afternoon we went to here Mr king |
| 11 | Sunday we went to here Mr king sacrament |
| 12 | Monday Mr trembly and me hoed potatoes |
| 13 | Tuesday it is wet I done nothing Bill worked at the {illegible} |
| 14 | Wednesday hauled 1000 feet of lumber from Daniel in the forenoon, after noon went to Pools for {illegible} |
| 15 | Thursday grod two syths hoed some and cut seven dozen wheat I |
| 16 | Friday I had Edward Daniel and the old man reaping wheat |
| 17 | Saturday I had Edward, Sha{ink blot} and the old man reaping wheat |
| 18 | Sunday went to hear Mr Forrest preach |
| 19 | Monday I cradled for Edward and the old man and Edward reaped for me |
| Tuesday I cradled wheat for |
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| 22 | Wednesday in the forenoon I fixed the loft in the stable in the afternoon I reaped for Edward |
| 23 | Thursday I hired R Marshaw he reaped for me I helped Edward cut down all his wheat {illegible torn off} in the afternoon I worked at home and had one {torn off} |
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