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Diary of Daniel William McCuaig for 1897 [textual record]

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Date:

1897.

Reference:

R11156-0-5-E, MG55/29-No159, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

211601

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Diary of Daniel William McCuaig for 1897
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Date(s):

1897.

Place of creation:

Manitoba

Extent:

1.5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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The item is the diary of Daniel William McCuaig, a farmer near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, for the year 1897. It contains brief daily entries of the various tasks performed on the farm and a cash ledger of his expenses and receipts. The entries are typically short on detail, like this entry for May 31st, "Finished sowing barley at noon, pulling French weed in the afternoon", but they do document McCuaig's participation in conventions and meetings of the Patrons Commercial Union and the local dairy association; use of hired labour on the farm; and excursions into Portage la Prairie, Brandon, and Winnipeg.

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McCuaig, Daniel William, 1855-1928

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McCuaig, Daniel William, 1855-1928 : Daniel William McCuaig was born 29 June 1855 in Dalkeith, Glengarry County, Ontario, the son of Malcolm and Harriet McCuaig. He moved to Manitoba in 1877, settling near Portage la Praire on a farm, and married Lilly Ann Ferguson in 1883. McCuaig was elected president of the Manitoba Grain Growers' Association in 1904, appointed president of the Manitoba Elevator Commission in 1910, and elected president of the Dominion Council of Agriculture in 1910. In addition, he was active in the Patrons Commercial Union, Farmers' Trading Company of Portage la Prairie, the Manitoba Farmers' Mutual Hail Insurance Company, and local school districts. He died in 1928. McCuaig was named posthumously to the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame.

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Custodial history:

Donated in 1983 by Mr. N. J. Williamson of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Private

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1983-0180 MSS
1983/0180
MG55/29-No159

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MG55/29-No159
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Volume [MG55/29 No 159] 1

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