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John P. Mason Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
The following information was provided by the seller and has not been verified:
"1913 diary of a man by the name of John P. Mason who was a tobacco farmer from Warehouse Point Connecticut.
The diary full of handwritten entries for every day of the year but many of those are about his farming and rather simple entries. He also mentions several names; Joe Kellogg, Kulle, Kinbusch, Thompson, Georgia Parker, Huntley, J. R. Montgomery, Carter, Brainerd, Trombley and more."
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This information has been provided by the seller and has not been verified: ""January 19th, Gladys and Dorothy here while their papa and mamma went to a funeral at Westfield. Bess had pt. milk. John doctored on Lizzie all day. Jud had calf at night." "March 1st, Abby got Della's call for 3:00. Dr. was here to see me said I had the shingles. We all to Dorothia Kellogg's birthday supper." "April 17th, John telephoned to Thompsonville to Brainerd. Ray and John loaded hay in A.M. and Roy took it to Sullivan in P.M. John raked tobacco beds. I went with Ann to Broad Brook in P.M." "August 11th, John and Jack shingled shed and Roy hauled manure. I worked at Arthur's. John went for Ethel, Gladys, Vina and Helen at night. Louie's horse here." "September 30th, Roy hauled manure and John finished setting up corn. John picked peas and grapes in A.M. We all went to supper at the church.""