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Joseph Dillon Diary, 1907 and 1908
Joseph Dillon Diary, 1907 &1908 (18).pdf
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charge Mr Kenny $22.32 got a pair of boots $2.00 gave Alice 20 cts this squares us up again
22nd Ross & Alice went home this after-noon I lent Ross $2500 was a nice day
23rd I drove down to John Donovan's had dinner came home I borrowed a horse cover from Mr McCarney was an awfull rainy day
24th gave Willie Meggs #2.25 for renewal of Toronto News and Gan. Journal got Cannon draft cached $200 cost 25 cts spent 50 cts 4 cts for candy & nuts paid Mrs Johnson for rent to Jan 1st 1908 the balance due her was $2500 I over paid her $500 I gave her $30 got a bu of corn 80 cts 1/2 bu of wheat 60 cts a cwt of ground corn $1.50 Jim & Patience came in this eve I put Bell's $337 & Cannon's $200 & $40 out of my pocket bank makes a total of $652.78 cts in bank at this date after paying the balance of my note $50 given on Dec 6th
25th spent about 40 cts Jim Patience & Mother left for home after two it snowed some was not cold
26th have this morn 26.86 cts went over called on Mrs. W. G Matthews she agreed to leave $125 in bank for me I put my buggy away went down after dinner to Mrs M. Cross she agreed
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