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Francis Rose Diary, 1873-1874
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Wolford April 11th 1873
11 Henry and I went to the Bush in the PM. gathered 23 buckets of sap Minnie Aggie and {Jennie?} Ballantyne were {here?} this PM
12 Pa and {I?} went to the bush and sugared off a boiled and sugared off 36 lbs.. Henry did not come over untl after dinner; he was skinning muskrats and he went to the {somers?} for some {shot?}. We got 16 muskrats tody.
13 Raining a little in the A.M. but turned off pleasant but cloudy and cold. Rev R Lockhead preached today. The water keeps raising if it keeps coming up a few day longer it will go over the {gatesill?}. The ice is not out but a very little as yet.
Wolford April 14th 1873
14 We got 5 Rats this AM. We have got 44 now. We skined 13 this morning. Cold and rough all day, not doing any-thing in particular.
15 Beautiful day. Henry and I went to the bush and I gathered in 14 buckets of sap and boiled them and {seven?} more and had 18 1/2 lbs sugar Henry and I chopped wood for to boil sugar next year
16 I went to John Marquette for to get some money he {sure?} us but did not get it. I went to the station to see about my boots but did not get them. We have got fifty four musk Rat skins, they are worth 25 cts Pa got a letter from Albert
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