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Christine Bondy Lucier Diary, 1896-1903
Christine Lucier diary 1896-1903 (13).pdf
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13.
Started to Work for Premis by the month April 29th 1901 at $18.00 per Month
What we get at Pre,is
1 lb of butter at 20 c per lb 20 c
Cash 1.5
Cash $4.00
| Apri. | 6th | 4 lbs of salt pork | .30 |
| April | 9th | 1 1/2 of B. Sateen at 15 per ud | .23 |
| 1th | 2 rolls of B. paper | $1.00 | |
| 3th | 1 doz of Eggs | .9c | |
| May | 19th | 1 half lb of butter at 13 pr lb. | 7 |
| May | 20th | 1 plug of tobaco | .10 |
| May | 25th | 50 lbs of flour at $2.00 pr cwt | $1.00 |
| May | 25th | Shank of beef | .20 |
| May | 27th | 5 lbs of meet fryings at 6 c pr lb | 30 |
| June | 8th | paid for a paint brush | .35 |
| " | " | Cash in Windsor | 35 c |
| June | 12th | 1 1/2 3 plugs of tobaco. | 129 |
| June | 12th | 1 pair of shoes | $2.00 |
| June | 19th | paid for paint oil | 20 c |
| June | 20th | 1/2 dox of eggs | 5 c |
| June | 21th | 1 " lb of butter | 5 |
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