Farmer John 1882

The real diary of John, a Victorian farmer born near Liverpool in 1834. In 1881 he and his family emigrated to the USA and are now in Watertown, Michigan.

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6th Mar 1882. An awful cold day. Snow at night. I went to Otter Lake with two bags of wheat to grind and two bags of potatoes from Jonas.

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5th Mar 1882. Sunday. Dirt roads today for certain. We all went to Sunday School today. Rev Hicks preached in the afternoon.

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4th Mar 1882. I went to Todd Works for a costing for the feed cutter. It cost 75 cents. I walked home from Otter Lake.

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4th Mar 1882. I went to Lapeer to meet Alfred Moon to return $400 I borrowed from him on 3rd of February. For some cause he did not come.

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4th Mar 1882. This month has come in cold and winterly.

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26th Feb 1882. I paid our Joe his share Maggy Horse and a quarter of a pig. $72.00

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26th Feb 1882. Thomas Jenkins has left Mr T Coverdale. He has been with him for 12 months. Coverdale has paid him up $105.68.

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26th Feb 1882. In England and Scotland it has not been so spring-like for many years.

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26th Feb 1882. This month is uncommonly mild weather. Birds songing, blackberry bushes budding. Some days as warm as May.

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26th Feb 1882. Mrs gone to Harrie preaching tonight at 7 o'clock.

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26th Feb 1882. Sunday. A dull day. Some rain. No preaching this afternoon. Joe and me at home this afternoon.

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24th Feb 1882. I paid Jonas McAlpine $250 and got mortgage paper so we have paid for the farm. $850 for 18 acres (40 acres cost $1850).

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24th Feb 1882. A warm day melting snow off quick.

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22nd Feb 1882. I sent the cheque to Flint Bank by Bearsley & Tanner last week. $400 of it this afternoon. The balance will come in 10 days.

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Feb 22nd 1882. Cold weather. Slaying good today.

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21st Feb 1882. Mrs is with Mrs Sperry 3 nights. Dr Henry was with her Saturday night. Mrs Sperry has got a fine baby girl after dark tonight

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21st Feb 1882. Snow and rain in the night. Snow all day.

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20th Feb A little frost. Afternoon awful cold.

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19th Feb 1882. The preacher came at two o'clock. He preached a good sermon on convertion.

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19th Feb 1882. Sunday. Very muddy road. We all went to Sunday school in the morning. Took our dinner to eat it in the church.