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Charles "Wesley" Tofflemire Diary, 1903-1907
Charles Wesley Tofflemire Diary, 1903-1907-5.pdf
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Aprile th/29 1903
(28)We went out in the night aeer field and followed and road rate it was a fun day I turned the cows out
(30) We plowed and road rate in the morning in the afternoon it rained {Aorese?} mad a hag through I think it will freeze to night
may may th/1 1903
(1) We plowed and road rate Dady ayneder was down it was so cold I had to ware my mez coat and mits
(2) We finished sowing salts and put in some potatos and {Aorese?} went to town {Botowart?} got some hay and John brought his old hog hear
(3)We went wh to {Okley?} to church there was a cold west wend and some rain misses Elolia Haree is very rich to day Lamfert has felt Olky
(4)We plowed for corn met in the hany field for the first it was a fune day Alise went up to dady's for lunch and a horse
(5) We plowed for corn out in the hany field it was a hot day, Aolert maehmany got same hay
(6)We finished plowing the hany field for corn Lambert cane down and got some oats and the hors we had
(7)We roled dished in the hany field I sent Alicee jim to hallow and got ten dollers for him poon yim
(8) We dished in the fourmon and went to the furniel of misses Ennest Jlez it was a sad furniel and a log one
(9) We deshed in the morning in the afternoon we halled hay one Tun ta Autswand
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