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Robert Hume - Diary (May 1861 to June 1867)

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Date:

1861-1867.

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R10119-30-2-E, Volume number: 1

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3662703

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Robert Hume and family fonds

Robert Hume (1818-1878)

Diaries

Robert Hume - Diary (May 1861 to June 1867)
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Date(s):

1861-1867.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Language of material:

English

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The file consists of Robert Hume's diary from May 1861 to June 1867. By these years, Hume had established himself as a prosperous farmer in Hamilton township near Cobourg. His later diary entries (and those in his previous diary) reveal the extent of his success and his keen interest in all aspects of farming. Diary entries discuss the work done in the field that day, the success or failure of different varieties of grains and vegetables, the relative merits of different soils, the rotation of crops, animal husbandry, and scarcity of farm labour. But he also reveals an interest in political economy, including the impact of the gold standard on the depreciation of land values (4 April 1864).

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Volume [R10119]

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1 File number 7

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