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13 Nov 1851. A day of rain - work in shop. made half bushel salted beef. bought of Saxton
----- 14 ---- Rain -- Worked in shop Mr & Mrs Morris came up. rained all night
----- 15 ---- Rained until noon - Henry McCauley Jr born - Clears up in afternoon High wind and wintry appearance.
16 Sunday Pleasant. Mr. Morris came up -- Mother & Lizzy came home Harriet brought them up - Milly went home with Mary
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Monday Nov 17th 1851 Rain in morning - went up to see mother - cleared up pleasant.
----- 18 ---- Pleasant - worked in shop -- Jonathan hauled wood -- Hooped Levis's sulkey -- 19th ---- went to D.M. Shi(___) in morning and surveyed Dave Wilsons lot 3 1/2 acres
----- 20 ---- Took Heln to Elkton to go to Gloucester - Brought Milly home. Bought Trimmings for carriage $12.13 - Rained all night
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Nov 21 1851 Blustering and cool went to see Jos Miller & Boston in afternoon Mother & little Sarah came down -
----- 22 ---- Went in morning to Israel Reynold's -- called to see Thos Rogers -- Went to Elkton in afternoon. New Board of Commissioners met John Campbell came home
----- 23 Sunday --- Went in morning to see Boston Meeting in afternoon at New Leeds -- Mr Brown the wages of sin is death
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Monday Nov 24 1837 Hauled wood - Hawthorne and Brother looking for school -25 Snow commences in the morning and falls 2 or 3 inches deep - One sleigh went past Ruins in the afternoon and night. -26 This morning looks quite windy - Snow + ice clears up, and roads are quite muddy -27 Thanksgiving day anniversary of my first wedding - 17 years ago what change in that time
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-28 Rain - Margaret A Harlan & Harris called - wanted me to survey for corner to mark and bound their land (land) not promise -29 Went to survey for Gale at Frenchtown. He did not attend. Came to Elkton Mrs. Morris & Helen came home from Jury. 20 Sunday Went in morning to see Henry McCarthy went in afternoon to see mother Monday Dec. 1 To 5 1/2 bu wheat to Walmsleys Weather cold.