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John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871
JohnJardineSr_1868-71_019.pdf
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{top 1/3 of page appears to be penmanship practice}
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| {edge of page torn off} HHIJKLLMM {edge of page torn off} | |
| {edge of page torn off}NOOPPQQRR {edge of page torn off} | |
| {edge of page torn off} STTUUVYWW {edge of page torn off} | |
| {edge of page torn off} ZZZZ H U | |
| {illegible script writing} | |
| {edge of page torn off}fore comenced to work for me on {edge of page torn off} the 5 of July this week 4 days X 1/2 | |
| {edge of page torn off} second week " 4 day and 1/2 | |
| Third week froze 6 days | |
| fourth week 5 days X 1/2 | |
| Theodore commence another month agust the six at noon liberty this week half a day | |
| this week 5 days | |
| this week 5 days | |
| this week 5 days | |
| this week 5 days | |
| in a guinea pigs nose | |
| A man without manners and wearing fine cloth is like a gold ring | |
| compared you may your mind from play every moment in the day | |
| James Jardine | |
| Solomon was the wisest man the ever lived John Jardine | |
| Tillbury West | |
| Trudel Post Office | |
| A merci mar chan {second line illegible} | |
| Henry Richard Marshaw | |
| Henry Richard Marshaw | |
| 11 64 | |
| {written perpendicularly} James Jardine Township of Pembroke County of Renfrew March 31st 1873 |
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