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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
JohnJardineSr_1868-71_017.pdf
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| {page torn} I dident do much this afternoon | |
| {page torn} I went to the bidge at vickerman {page torn}noon I helped vickerman to lay foundation of his kitchen | |
| {page torn}day I had som men helping me to make the timber for the graineory | |
| Satuerday I went to dick dodd chopng bee | |
| Sunday I went to church on horse back | |
| Monday I opned the pit of potatoes I sold bushel and a half I took the pork out of the brine I put strings to it and hung it up | |
| Tuesday in forenoon I am triming the apple trees the afternoon I split stovewood at the door | |
| Wednesday I finished triming my appletrees the afternoon I split stovewood at the door | |
| {page torn}ursday I went to William cornwill bee | |
| {page torn}day I split stovewood at the door | |
| Sunday home to day no church | |
| Monday I finished to split my wood and fixed up the gate post it is cold it snows a little | |
| Tuesday I cleaned the mud of my horses and fixed the trucks for drowing sawlogs | |
| Wednesday I drawed sawlogs to the mill John benwa com to work a month he ditched | |
| Thursday drawing logs to the mill | |
| Friday drawing logs to the mill |
| {page torn}uerday drawing logs to the mill | |
| {page torn} went to church lizzy is home | |
| {page torn} John and I cleaned up 29 {page torn} and 36 bus of barley and {illegible} | |
| {page torn} day till about 4 oclock {page torn} with my grist the roads is muddy |
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