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John Alexander Blake Diary, 1876
John A Blake 1876 Diary 13.pdf
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JANUARY WEDNESDAY 26 1876
Go to Tannery at 8. Tom Mills comes down & I ship McArthur 25 Tann'd Hides 7 06 $ & Mills brings Cases bags down from Express office. Anthony Hooley comes in PM, & works with Claus & Hugh & Jim fill up Glue Stock for F M lease Buffalo. I sell Soln Brooman 2 Damaged side Sole lea. 1790, 30 cts=525, {hr?} to pay me in Wood. Maple. Pawling from StC calls to see me about slides for Seunis machine belts says he gets 2½ cts accdly{accordingly} per ft. Burk draws up {Cars?} 2nd Car of Pork today
JANUARY THURSDAY 27 1876
The day is like a May day so warm. Go to Tannery at 8. Geddes sends his freight a/c in I telegraph TP&Co to Seed Cheque for Auil $3804.
I go up to dinner today,
I pay TM Rowland $350 amt of my Mothers a/c & take Rx.
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