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John Alexander Blake Diary, 1876
John A Blake 1876 Diary 16.pdf
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FEBRUARY TUESDAY 1 1876
Take Stock in Tannery today L{eaf?} in Tannery as follws {illegible}:_ 1488 Whole Hides in {Taubats?} 201 Sides " " " 33 W Hides in Dry Room 50 Damaged Rices " 3 {S?}do Pole {illegible?} & do Humefs 25 " N°2 Humefs & {illegible} Horse Hides 2 " Russell Bridle 135 W Hides in Brum House 191 G S Do in store 45 Bates Japonica 250 su 16250 23 Jack {illegible} 176 su 4048 dollars - 8 cents 2 {illegible} Brum Haus 15 cents. 1500 Glue Stock 2 cents. 35 {B?} 22 cents. Material dollars 50.
FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 2 1876
very cold stormy all day with {buoro?}
Send Stock list this day to TPHe with
letter. Get letter from TPHe, saying they
could not sell leat in Montreal for {ounce?}
{st?} 25 cents at mos. & only A Campbell {illegible}
& {illegible} Toronto Manufactures worst buy
Sole Leat as they had Constriction with
Tanners in States for ^ {illegible} Sole {illegible} at
40 cents. _ {A?} Donnelly (W.G) {illegible}
{illegible} for Gates 40 cents. JacCarnochan
gets 2 {illegible} Paid 80 cents. Hadler get
4 Cars ticks 20 cents. {illegible} of which pays
me, {Ja?} of Suo Bridge calls
y saturday about Fleshings. I got letter
from Case today about more Glue Stock.
I take 1 dollar GlaSs this evig before wife 3
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