William Beatty Diary, 1867-1871

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Beatty,

Walter

Journal

November 1867

to December 1870

1867 {The following entries from Nov 1 to Nov 5 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

{November 16 - December 31st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available at this time for verification/proofreading}

Nov	1	Billie drew stones for {illegible} in the forenoon I shoveled ditches went to a dung bee of B Youngs this morning
	2	Billie went to Gananoque for some wool and the fullcloath got a coat cut I made a door for the horse stable & other fixings
3		no meeting to day reain this afternoon
	4	drew sand to the orchard & put it around the trees where I took the mulching from and banked the house with it I found a good many Borers in the trees there was a very high wind last night & most of the day
	5	Billie drew sand in the forenoon for Sam Sheapard he helped Mr Cornet to kill hogs in the afternoon I went to examine a place for a Bridge across the Wiltsy creek on sixth concession of Lansdowne rain little
	6	Billie plowed in the new land the ground is very dry I thrashed some of the buckwheat in the morning I dug the carrots in the garden very cold day hard frost last night
	7	Billie plowed in the forenoon drew sand to the orchard & put it around the trees took away the mulching
	8	~~drew more sand~~ Thomas Scott came here last night he plastered the cistren this morning drew wood in the afternoon
	9	I went to Young with Ellen & Jennie stoped at Grammoms all night the roads is first rate little rain this morning went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Burdon preach
	11	came home to day took dinner at Wm Hazelwoods
	12	Billie went to Andrews for brick for George Graham I fixed a little around some of the trees in the orchard
	13	Ad & Billie picked up some wood in Armstrongs wood in the forenoon Billie plowed in the afternoon hard frost last night I am very bad with stomack
	14	Billie plowed in the new land Some showers of snow this afternoon the ground is very dry
	15	Billie helped Hump Young to draw stones for A well from our place

{November 16 - December 5th are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 November

	16	Snowed about 2 inches last night & this morning Billie drew some wood fluries of snow to day
17		the Revd Mr Wallas preachd this forenoon in the Schoolhouse Snow this afternoon
	18	Billie took 4 Ewes to Mr McCrones to the Sow Ram put 6 the Socities South down Ram & 10 to our own lamb Billie went with the Slaugh
	19	cleaned up 13 bushel of Buckwheat the Boys drew some wood I am very bad with my Stomac
	20	Snowd & blowed most of the day rain this afternoon no work I have done nothing Since I came from Young
	21	Billie helped Ben Younge to thrash & Billie helped A Cornet to thrash very foggy & mistie
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23		Billie helped James McMullin to thrash mistie & warm the Snow is nearly gone the Slaughing is gone
	24	no Meeting to day fine day Roby Beatty come here last night for Mary She has been here since Ellen & I was down there they went home to day
	25	Billie helped J McMullin to thrash this forenoon H. & J. Johnston thrashd for us in the afternoon little rain to day
	26	finishd thrashing ours this forenoon Cristie & Humphery Young J Mcmullin We J Turner B Warren & A Cornet helped the wheat & oats turned out well to the Straw heavy rain last night James Richardsom put the eve trougs up on the North Side of the house 43 feet tronees & mpart paid him $4.30c or at the rate of 10 cents per foot
	27	Billie plowed finished the new field Ad cut soms wood at timber he brock his ax Cleand 6 bushel of wheat for the mill 43 of buckwheat
	28	went to Leeds & laid out a road in the 4 concession I did not get home till friday I Stoped a the Tavern all night & had agreat deal of writing to do Ad went to mill with 6 Bushel of wheat . 3 of Buckwheat
	29	Billie plowd North of the old house in th forenoon drew Sand for samuel Sheepard in the afternoon heavy rain and all night
	30	very hard frost last night the ground is frosen no plowing very cold day
Dec	1	Went with the Revd Mr to the McCrone Schoolhouse he came here last night with the Express & Stopt all night the roads is very rough & hard frosin the waggon
	2	I went to the Station to the Council & took 4 for Killing sheep with J Coak cold day Billie drew some wood
	3	Billie helped John Johnston to thrash very windy so that they had to Stopt I mended Shoes & boots
	4	Billie helped J. Johnston to thrash he finishd & abled
	5	Billie & Ad drew some Stones for the foundation of the old house I finished cobling fine day wind very light & from Southeast & South west at bedtime it was north cending Ryen there will be 45 Stormes this quarter

{December 6 - December 21st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 December

Dec	6	began to take down the old house but it blowed so hard that we had to Stop it Snowed and blowed most of the day
	7	got the roof off the old house & all the long logs down
8		no Meeting to day very hard frost there is no Slaughing little
	9	laid the foundation for the old house & drew up all the short logs & put them up it At South of the barn for a Stable
	10	Killed the hogs very cold with high wind from the north a little Snow
	11	raised the old house & got half the roof partly on very cold day with a little Snow in the morning
	12	fixed come Slates for the windows drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs woods very poor Slaughing
	13	the Boys went to McCrones for the Ewes that was there at the Ram very cold day Salted the pork
	14	drew wood from Armstrongs it has been very cold weather this week as cold as any we had last winter
15		the Revd Mr Wallase preached in the Schoolhouse
	16	fixed a wood rack for the Slaugh cold day Ad went to Young with Bill Younge
	17	Billie drew wood from Armstrongs I cleaned out the Barn & thrashed some peas little Snow Ad come home to night
	18	drew 6 loads of Stones for J. Weston Ad & me quarred them very cold hard frost it was a hard job to get them
	19	Ad & Billie cut some wood in Armstrongs woods I thrashed some peas cold day
	20	drew 4 loads of Stone for Weston Stormed most of the day a little Snow then Sleet wind South
	21	drew 4 loads of wood from Armstrong I fixed a chain & Some timber in the Shop Snowd about

{December 22nd - December 31st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 December

22		no Meeting to day heavy rain & quite a thaw Snow nearly all gone
	23	very high wind last night Snow this morning fixed the old house so as to get the rafters to come togather it was out of Square
	24	thrashed some peas then Ad & Billie choped Some wood in Armstrongs woods
	25	Rain & snow then rain so that there is no slaughing
	26	put new pins in the dough & others fixings
	27	cleanad up a bushel of wheat & 8 bushel of Buckwheat Isabla & William Curtis came from Mallorytown on the cars last night they were at Young in Chrismas day Rob brought then over to Mallory town with the Slaugh there was no Slaughing here the roads is entirely bare
	28	Ad went to Gananoque with a grist of 8 bushel of wheat & 6 bushel of Buckwheat with the waggon
29		the Rovd Mr Auld preachd in the Schoolhouse
	30	I made some spikes for to fix the caseing in the old house hard frost went for the Dr Elsworth to See Bessee She hurt her knee on christmas day
	31	drew in the Stack put part of it over the horses & the remainder in the Barn in the forenoon Billie drew wood for J Weston in the afternoon with the waggon

1867 {This page was transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

1867	Dec 27	{illegible} sow took Boar J. Bradley Feb 15
1868	Jan 2	{illegible} sow & &
1870	Jan 4	sow to Cooks
{illegible}		3 went to Keaton offered him $25 as compensation for the
April	7	{illegible} in a order with Bylaw No 231 $ 1 {illegible} 4
	X	went to Tennents & Fergusons laid out a road between the fifth & sixth concession of Leeds from Lot 21 to letter A in Lansdowne 4
{illegible}		{illegible} at the {illegible} of Leeds1 50
	24	opened the Keating road 1
1869
Jan	21	received payment for the above
1870
March	24	Laid out a Road between lots N 7 X 8 first con Leeds 2.
Dec	20	examined alowance of road between 1 & 2 Con {illegible} Lansdowne between lots No. 14, 14, 16, 17, & 18 1 50
1871
Jan	13	receive payment for the above

1868

Jan	1	snowed all day no work done snowing six or eight inches deep Mrs Lafayette came here last night
	2	I went to old Mr Pecks with Mis Lafayette with the slaugh then put the Black colt in the harness he went well fine day
	3	drew 1 load of wood the horses sliped on the ice so that they could not draw Blacker lost a shoe got one on Ad Elen Jannet Wm Curtise & Mrs Austin went to Young this afternoon intending to go to Brockville to morrow fine day
	4	very high wind this morning with snow & heavy drift no work the roads is nearly full
5		no meeting to day
	6	went to the school house & voted for the old council no stir went to Escot with J. Cook Mr Darlin is runing against R.Fields Fields has cut off a good many of Mr Darlins voters
	7	Ad came home from Young to day they went to Brockville yesterday I went to Mallorytown to meet Rob Beatty he is bying the old place from Harvey they had gone home came home at 10 oclock
	8	finished the peas & went to the shool meeting John Purves was put in Trustee Douglass to get 20 cords of wood half hard & half soft at 6.11 per cord little snow at night
	9	clean the peas had 13 bushel measured in the basket snowed about 2 inches last night heavy wind & drift to day the wind was from the west this morning
	10	drew wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque
	11	Do Do Do went to Young Elen went with him fine day went the Agriculture meeting was elected President again
12	snow	no meeting in the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church little snow this morning
	13	drew some wood I killed 25 turkies we intend to go to Kingston

1868

	1	Billie got home from Brockville this morning I spooled & quilled lit snow with wind Ad came home
	2	no meeting to day little snow with heavy wind
	3	stormy this morning a very cold I spool & quilled
	4	Billie went to Marble Rock Mill with 3 bags of wheat 2 of Rye & 2 of Buckwheat he went with Henery Young & there teem Ad went away again Humphrey Young took Doll to the Road to work with trip
	5	Dr Richman his Wife & Miss Ferguson came here on a visit a fine day
	6	snow & wind most of the day I quilled
	7	Do Do Do
	8	fine day the roads very bad
9		snow & wind no Meeting to day the roads is blocked up
	10	no stir to day yet
	11	there has no tems been o nthe roads yet the drift was so great that the roads is compleatly blocked up the boys is going to school I am quilling the wind was in the south then the North from that to East then west
	12	Robert Beatty came here with a grist to go to Gananoque Mill last night him & Billie went there to day very stormy this morning fine day afterwards
	13	Roby went home this morning very stormy with snow this afternoon I quilled
	14	snow this morning the Boys at school I quilled
	15	storming this morning Billie got B.Youngs horses David, Isabla Vestus Hicock & his sister came here this afternoon. John Scott John Robinson & Jane Armstrong came up with the Express
16		no meeting to day David & Hicock went home
	17	very storm day it snowed & stormed all day & drifted so that there is no trains
	18	the train is of the track at Robinsons, last night Express is not here at 10 oclock fine day John Scott John Robinson & Jane Armstrong went away on the Express at 8 oclock P.M.

1868 {left margin is cut off - started the dates and lines for each day

Jan	14	Went to Mr Purvis in Pilsbury stopt there all night {illegible}
	15	went to Kingston with 23 Turkess got 2s.6c snowed a good deal Miss Purves went with me stoped for tea at Mr Starks got home about 11 oclock
	16	Ad & Billie drew some wood snow in the afternoon
	17	Ad went to A Bee of Mr Fullerton drawing wood from F Ogradys I fixed another old harness for Ad little snow
	18	Ad went to Young for a cutter & to see Luther Shipman he is going to collect for him I went around the station callouting shool Bill paid my own it is $7.60 Billie drew wood with doll & cristies youngs Maire little snow
19		no Meeting to day Ad came home
	20	Ad went to L. Shipmans to get a cutter from Leader wm Curtise went home to day on the Express he as been here since Christmas
	21	Billie commenced to go to school I quilled fine day
	22	I spooled & quilled Ad is gone on a collecting town for L. Shipman
	23	Do Do A little snow
	24	Do Do Do
	25	we got horse from B Young & drew a small stack of hay that Ad brought of Jas Gilbert we had 3 small loads of it paid four dollars & fifty cent for it a little snow with cold wind
26		stormy day we did not got to meeting
	27	the Boys is going to school I spooled & quilled
	28	Do Do
	29	Do Do
	30	Billie went to Brockville with Henery Young & Jas Gilbert had doll & Youngs Nell I spooled & quilled
	31	Do Do snow & wind

1868 {this is June, not January -- needs to be put in proper sequence}

June	19	Drew up the slepers from the old house in the forenoon went a hoeing Bee of James McMullins in the afternoon
	20	Billie took the 2 year old colt to an Iland to paster to give $2 for the season I went to Austins with the stone & worked at the stable Revd Mr Gordon came here to day & Revd Mr Baike went Gananoque
21		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the schoolhouse I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse & heard hime preach Lester Landons funeral sermon the house was full
rain	22	drew 3 loads of stones for S Sheapard it rained then
rain	23	Do 4 Do Do Do Do Do rain
rain	24	Do 6 Do Do makeing 2 1/4 cords they wear stones that Sheapard borrowed from Tricker I drew them for Sheapard little rain
	25	drew 200 bushel of sand for George Grahm I helped Billie to load fine day
	26	I went to A raisin of Wm Moors it was all day Wm Hazelwoods young people hear this afternoon very warm day David came home
	27	Billie drew 2 loads of lime for George Grahm from Croses I think 50 bushel
28		the Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse this morning warm day
	29	drew stones for the stable & plowed the potatos I put in 2 sleepers & did other fixings at it
	30	drew 5 loads of stones for A Fulerton i the forenoon I helped I went to a raisin of John Sheapard Billie went for A load of lime heart that there was none & did not go all the way

1868

Feb	19	fine day I intend to go to John Youngs with his son Christopher here last night with B Youngs young people went to Sam Youngs stopted there all night
	20	got to John Youngs this afternoon the Roads is very heavy had to get out of the slaugh & tramp the roads they were drifted full {illegible}
snow	21	little snow very cold
	22	John Young went with me to Greenbush to see his son Humphrey he was not at home very cold
	23	no meeting here to day
	24	went to Greenbush got dinner at Humph very cold day
	25	John Young brought me home to day stopt at Sam Yougs got dinner got home about 5 oclock all well Ad was at home
snow	26	& drew some wood with B. Youngs horse
snow	27	Do Do Do the roads is very bad
	28	made a shuttle & quilled
snow	29	made another shuttle & quilled a little snow & drift

14 storms this month

1868

March	1	No meeting to day clear & cold in the forenoon very cloudy & black to the North & East
snow	2	very hig winds with snow & drift I quilled
snow 40 storms last quarter	3	I quilled the boys at school fine day with a little snow
42 storms this quarter	4	Do Do Do Do
	5	fine clear day wind south southwest Ad came home
rain	6	rain all day wind same as yesterday
rain	7	rain most of the day there is quite a thaw
8	8	the Revd Mr Wallers preached in the schoolhouse the roads is all in a swim
	9	fixed some buckets looks like shuggar weather
	10	Ad taped 30 trees it dose not run much ran the wheat through the faning mill had 39 1/2 bushel put 20 in the corner bin
	11	went to Gananoque to the mill with 16 bushel of wheat took ~~16 bushel to~~ 41 lb of butter got 20 cents per lb bought 25 lb of oatmeal 5 cents per lb 8s.9d for cotton yarn & 90 c for 5 gallons of oil
rain	12	cleaned up 20 bushel of oats to take to Younge to exchange for seed with Rob Armstrong it was kind of sleet & rain
	13	{this entry is blank, not faint}
	14	very bad with a cold went the station to a trial of three persons by the name of Chelcies Robert Webster James Pamerter Joseph Cook JP. was there the were turn over to the Court of Queens Bench Ad started to go to Young with the slaugh got as far as the hill at Websters & came back again the roads was to bad
15		heavy rain all day the snow nearly gone
rain	16	heavy rain all day the snow nearly gone
rain	17	sowed and bored some bunks & fixed the boreing machin rain at night

1868

March {illegible}	18	worked at the bunks very windy heavy rain last night with hail this morning
	19	hard frost this morning drew some dung to the orchard I went to Mallerytown in the cars with the Widow Austin & went with her to Thomas Tennents came home on the Mixed at 10 oclock
snow rain	20	snowed about 2 inches then rained & snowed most of the day sawd bunks & drew dung to the orchard went with the slaugh for bushel of coal to Reeds for of coat to Reeds for A Fullerton
snow rain	21	worked at Bunks bored & made stakes snowed & rained
22		the Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church fine day
	23	worked at Bunks & drew the rails that was in the midle of the north field to the midle field hard frost this morning boiled 12 pails of sap in the Bush
	24	worked at Bunke & drew the remainder of the fence hard frost with a north wind all day very cold
	25	worked in the sugarbush fine day
	26	worked at bunks is at school
began to Plow	27	drew some stones of the North field in the forenoon got A Cornets plow in the north field it plows fine I worked in the bush
	28	worked in the shugarbush Ad plowed a little fine day Elen & Jennet went Lyn on the cars
29		no meeting to day
	30	worked in the sugar bush Ad plowed & began to put up the midle fence in the midle field the ground is drying very fast
	31	made 2 whipeltrees & fixed the stove door Billie plowed Ad went to Gananoque very warm day

1868

April	1	Began to sow & sowed 4 1/2 bushel of oats North of the house & east of the path from the rock to the old house the ground is in fine order drags well
snow	2	sowed 2 bushel of scotch wheat that we got of John Young East of the path opposit the old Barnstead & 5 ridges of the old Barnstead sowed timothy & clover on it there was quite a snow storm this afternoon
snowed in the night about 1 inch	3	the Boys bored Bunks in the forenoon & billie plowed in the afternoon I went to see J.E. Keaton by order of the council & to pay him what I thought righ for a piece of land for a Road on his place I offered him $25 what I thought was right
	4	went ot the Revd Mr Aulds with George White to see a Deeds signed could do nothing without another J.P. Billie plowed in the afternoon snow all gone
5		no Meeting to day Mr Wallace is sick
	6	went with J Cook to Oliver Landons to see his Wife sign a deed isued an atachment against Martin Rape for Dr Elsworth it was settled by payment Billie went to Younge with oats for seed the ground is hard frozen
snow {illegible - but was Thomas Darcy} Magee was shot in Otawa this morning	7	went to the fifth & sixth concession & layed out a Road stoped with Ben Herbisons all night it snowed all day & part of the night Billie got home to day
	8	came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep fine morning snowed & blowed in the afternoon
	9	drew some wood from the sugarbush the slaugh run well fine day
	10	drew 2 loads of hay from Thomas Bradleys 1200 cwt & 10 in the other snowed & stormed most of the day
	11	worked in the Bush the Boys cut some wood in the sugarbush the snow nearly gone rain and snow at dark with high winds
	12	no meeting to day very hard frost last night & cold today
	13	hard frost last night clear & cold drew 2 loads from the old house & then drew stones of the north field drew all the stones except of rige gravel that was not put up

1868

April	14	Picked some stones of the orchard in the forenoon plowed below the old house in the afternoon hard frost this morning
rain	15	no frost this morning plowed in the 2 field northeast part I boiled sap in the bush Ad choped some Elem tops
rain	16	fine morning rained about 10 oclock & light showrs most of the day bought a plow from R.B.Webster he got 7 from Ogdenburg price $10.50c plowed a little in North field
	17	Ad plowed in North field Billie & me put up some fence in the midle of the 2nd field
	18	Ad plowed in North field we fixed bunk & put up some fence
19	19	the Revd Mr Wallas preached in the schoolhouse & Revd Mr Carroll in the church in the afternoon
	20	Billie plowed in the north field I worked in the garden
	21	Do Do Do Ad left this for Guelph this morning by the 3 oclock train Edward Young went with him to Toronto I went to John Ivies with Mr Gillhadie he heard that he had 300 bushel of potatos for sale he had none fine day
rain	22	Billie finished plowing the north field then he plowed below the old house rain about 11 oclock P.M.
	23	the ground is covered with snow this morning & snowed & blowed till 10 oclock wind N. East very cold storm
	24	got 800 of hay from J.Bradley finished plowing at the old house this forenoon plowed the garden
	25	commenced sowed 6 bushel of oats on the sod North field East center cold day met the Revd J.P.Baikie at the station he has come to preach for us this summer
26		Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse in the forenoon I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse in the aftenoon
snow	27	sowed 4 bushel of oats in the North field snowed in the afternoon
	28	plowed in field below the house in the afternoon the snow was better than 1 inch deep this morning
the woods begin to look red	29	finished the field this forenoon & draged 1 ridge in the north field we then sowed 5 1/2 bushel of peas & barley below the barn it draged very well
rain	30	sowed 2 1/2 bushel of wheat in the new land rain in the afternoon

1868 I got 1/2 bushel of Thimothy seed from John Ivie price $1 dollar

May	1	plowed in the midle field North East part
	2	sowed 3 bushel of wheat in the New Land that makes 5 1/2 in all there sowed grass seed on it sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat below the old house
3		the Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Baikie at 6 oclock & the Revd Mr Carrol at 3 in the church
	4	sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat below the old house that made 3 in all there warm day sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field
rain the woods begin to look green	5	rain this morning Billie went to Mallorytown got one Bushel Midgeproof wheat that David paid 3 dollars for it came from Peterborough he brought a load from Escott for Mr Hueston he is going West
{illegible} bushel peas	6	plowed North of the house the ground in good order
	7	sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas in the north field that makes 9 bushel of peas in all frost last night very cast day
	8	plowed the headridges in the north field & sowed 1 bushel of oats on them that makes 11 bushel of oats on that field got 500 of hay from J.Bradley this afternoon
23 bushel of oats in all rain	9	finished plowing North of the house & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats North of the house ground very dry
10		Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse little rain
	11	sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats below the rye or between the rye & ditch & a pailfull of flax seed heavy white frost very cold for the season
	12	plowed in the midle field North of the rye & draged below the house for the corn & draged the garden planted the East & south ridge with sweet corn & the ridge next the house with carrots cold at night warm day
rain the trees is got quite green with the rain & heat {illegible} seemed stand still last week	13	planted corn north 3/4 of an acre of the house Billie finished the plowing in the midle field that finishes our plowing for the spring sowed nearly 1 bushel of Midgeproof wheat on the 3 ridges south of the North ditch center field a fine rain at {illegible}
	14	Billie helped J Bradly I planted 2 bushel of peas & {illegible}
rain	15	Do Do Do Do 1 1/2 bushel all below the Barn fine rain this evening

1868

1868

1868 {The following entries from July 10 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

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	10	~~drawing loads of hay from the orchard put it in the granary mow~~ Billie helped J McMullin to load hay
	11	drew in hay from the orchard I atended it volunteer super{supper} that was given to them by the Municipal council
12		the Revd Mr Auld preached in the shool house the Revd Mr Cornet preached to the Orngmen in the church in he afternoon
	13	~~preached in the morning~~ Mowed the orchard Mr Bilton was hear this afternoon on a visit
	14	finished mowing the orchard & mowed some in the 2 feilds it is very poorly seeded
	15	drew in 4 loads of hay of the orchard that makes 7 loads in all put in the granery mow
	16	James McMillin mowed with his mower in the North feild & mowed round the fences Billie worked for him

1868 {The following entries from July 17 to 31 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

July	17	finished mowing the North field with J McMillin Billie raked with the horserake
	18	drew in hay put 2 loads in the new stable 1 in the old stable & 2 in the Barn little rain to night
19		the Revd Mr Baker preached this forenoon
	20	drew in loads of hay put 1 load in the new stable & 1 in the old I cut all in the 2nd field
	21	I mowed round the new land two swaths
	22	went to Gananoque with Wat Wife she is going Mitchel she went on the steem Boat to Hamilton I got 100 of flour $4. 58 lb of oatmeal James McMullin mowed part of the new land
	23	drew in 6 loads & put it in a stack I finished the mowing all but some of the fences
	24	finished the toping of the stack & cut some of the Rye it rather green heavy rain this afternoon
	25	cut some of the Rye Billie went to Young with David he was going to Delta he got a telagram from Wat to be in Toronto by tusday he has got goverment Job of surveying
26		the Revd Mr Baker preached in the schoolhouse
	27	cradled the oats East of the path below the house Billie drew 3 loads of sand 45 bushel time 75c then drew in R Ennises hay it is very smokey & the sun is like a ball of fire
	28	cut some of the Rye Vestus Hiccock brought David & Isabla & his sister David is going to Toronto to meet Wat he has got a goverment job of surveying he left by the 3 oclock train
	29	{illegible} worked at the Rye a few drops of rain
	30	Ad worked at the Rye in the forenoon drew in the oats they are in fine order
	31	finished the Rye & cut some of the Scotch wheat a little rain his afternoon

{The following entries from Aug 1 to 3 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

August rain	1	Rain this forenoon cut some wheat in the afternoon Billie went Gananoque for Isabla
2		the Revd Mr Bakie preached in the schoolhouse
	3	drew in the Rye..................
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1868

1868 {The following entries from Sept 1 to 12 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Sept	1	Drew dung to the midle field East line I worked at the truck waggon at the Blasmith shop
	2	worked at the truck waggon Billie drew dung
wind south south East	3	drew 4 loads of stone for Joseph Bradley the wind south & south East fine day
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first rain in this quarter	8
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	10	........................build a church at the station I offered to give a lot & stones & sand & there was over 400$ subscribed for it Wm Clow & his Wife cam hear on a visit
	11	drew stone for Mitchels cutter sleigh McKay helped Wm Clow & Wife went home this afternoon
rain	12	Billie drew stones I went to Gananoque for the fullcloath got a coat cut took the Revd Baikie up & brought the Revd Mr Gorden down with me had A Cornets horse a ~~little~~ little rain this afternoon

1868 {The following entries from Sept 13 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Sept	13	Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse this forenoon Billie took him Reeds in the afternoon brought him back again
	14	drew dung to the midle field fine day
	15	Do Do Do Do Do
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1868 {The following entries from Nov 1 to Nov 6 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Nov 1		Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse heavy rain
	2	Billie plowed in the North feild the ground rather wet I worked at the stable flooring in the forenoon went to the council tried 3 sheep cases H Landon Dunovan & Aron Donno
	3	Billie plowed the North field west corner I mended shoes got 5 tops from J Sheapard
	4	Drew 1 load of stones for Geo Grahm then sand gravel for {illegible} shed & 1 load of gravel to Westons
	5	Billie began to plow at Shepards George piled stumps at Shepards I laid out a road at the townline of Leeds took dinner at A Clendening
	6	Billie plwed at Shepards I shoveled some watter furrows where the plowing is done fine weather for plowing

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Nov	17	I helped James McMilan to put up Bails for his cows Billie drew.................
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	28	Do Do Do Do Billie went to Gananoque with 1 1/2 bushel of corn 6 bushel of wheat 25 of Buckwheat to the Mill he got 5 gallons of oil 40 cents per gallon
	29	the Revd Mr Auld preached this forenoon heavy rain last night & a little this morning
	30	Billie & m helped John Johnston to thrash very bad frost last night Billie took Blacks home to Charles Armstrong & got the colt

1868

Dec	1	Hlepd Chirst Young to thrash cold day
	2	Do Do Do Do not quite so cold
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	15	drew 2 loads of hay from Hugh McKey 1560 in all we got it from him on a trade or rather as part price of a colt we are to get 1000 more
	16	sawed up 2 elem trees for the Stable floor
	17	Billie went to Marblerock with a log {illegible}in the Black colt he went well I sawed with the swingman Mr McCormick a tailor is here making a great coat for me

1868 {this is from the Dec 18-31, 1868 scan at Queen's University - RDA sheet appears blank, as does book it was photographed from??}

Dec	18	Billie went to the Rock with log & got the one he took yesterday he had the Bay colts in to day I thrashed peas
	19	Billie went to the Rock with a log he had the two colts in to day they went well I finished the seed peas warm day
20		no meeting to day all the snow & rain last night
	21	went to the Nomination to McCranes schoolteacher the put in Joseph Cook as Reeve Jo{illegible} Legg as J Reeve Thomas Darlin J Birmingham & Thomas Cornet councilmen fine day the front road is all most bear with the thaw
	22	laid part of the stablefloor put in all the stuff we had it is 1 1/2 inch elem plank
	23	Billie went to Delta with the slaugh for Isabla She is coming home the Revd Mr Baikee & elen went with him he doll & one of Charles Armstrongs horses it snow in the morning then it fined up then it stormed & blew till near midle of the afternoon
	24	I thrashed peas cleaned the seed peas first had 6 1/2 bushel or 2 barrles of them fine day hard frost Billie Elen Isabla Mr Baikee & two of the Hicocks came home about 11 oclock to night
snow	25	stormy this morning wind & snow most of the day no work done
	26	drew half a ton of hay from Hugh McKey's Miss Highcock & her Brother went home this afternoon
27		the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse at 1/2 2 oclock & the Revd Mr Birts preached at 7 PM David came home on the Express
	28	I put a shoe on Wat cutter the old one was Broke
	29	I went to Brockville on the mixed paid Mr E J Sinkler seventy five dollars the intrest due David gave fifty dollars that Adam sent
	30	Billie went to the Rock with an Elem log I thrashed oats
	31	Billie went to the Rock with an Elem log I mended the Bobslaughs & laid the stable floor

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1869 {The following entries from 14 to 17 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

	14	Henery & John Johnston thrashed for us C & H Young A Cornet J McMullin B. Warren JH Bradley helped had 140 bushels of oats a little Barley think about 30 or 40 bushel of wheat fine day
	15	drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs the road is poor
	16	Do Do Do J Robsons & Mr Weed came up with the Express from Mallorytown
17		no Meeting to day

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	13	~~put the iorns on the scraper Billie was here with Isabla & Jennet snow do day~~
13		the Revd Mr Austin preach in the schoolhouse this morning
	14	began to work on the roads A Cornet is Pathmaster we had the teem on

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June	15	Worked on the roads Billie & me a little rain about 5 oclock a little rain most of the night
	16	Billie drew stones in the forenoon he worked for Sheepard on the roads in the afternoon got 75 cents for it I finished our work this forenoon with Geordy
	17	Billie plowed in the North feild where we intend to summerfallow it it not the center west side I painted the Buggy
	18	Billie plowed warm day I fixed some irons for the Buggy little rain grass growes well corn is dowing little it is too cold for it
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	26	........society they are all wright except the hog at Webs he is very poor atended a meeting in the afternoon Wm Hazelwood & Betsey came here on visit Bille went to Young
27		the Revd Mr preached in the morning he is the New minister Mr Austin preached in the afternoon Billie came home with Elen & Jennet
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1869 {The following entries from Sept 8 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Sept	1
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	8	rain most of the day nothing done
	9	Billie and Gordy went to Gananoque to the show of wild beasts
	10	Billie & Gordy drew 5 loads of dung to the North field Ad went to Mallory town to the show
	11	worked at the peas they are a good crop
12		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon in the schoolhouse Billie took him to Reeds
	13	Ad Ellen {illegible} Jennet went to Mr & Mrs Dean went to Delata this morning I worked in the sand pit for the church Mr Darlin sent 2 teems to draw Billie & Gordy finished hooking our peas
	14	got James McMillens horses & drew in four loads of peas Humphrey Young helped Billie to draw in the wheat at Sheepards
	15	finished drawing in the peas at home with H McKees horses & drew the remainder of the sills for the church Mr Thompson helped

1869 {The following entries from Sep 16 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Sept	16	Worked at the peas at Sheepards fine weathe Ad & the Girels got home to night about 11 oclock
	17	worked at the peas I was up all night with Mr McKinley he is sick
	18	drew in 6 loads of peas at Sheepards
19		the Revd Mr Smart preach this afternoon Mr Davis in the morning
	20	drew in 2 loads of peas at Sheepards that finishes the harvest I worked at the church got one dollar for it from McKee the Boys drew dung to the north field in the afternoon a little rain
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1869 {The following entries from Oct 1 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Oct	1
rain	2	drew the corn out of the field & put it in the orchard in the forenoon atended an agriculture meeting at Austons in the afternoon heavy rain at night Billie got $8 for working at the church 8 days
3	rain	the Revd Mr Smart preached in the schoolhouse in the afternoon heavy rain last night & this forenoon
	4	heavy rain this morning & all day no work
	5	cut & drew some wood from Cornets I helped A Cochran in the afternoon to draw some stones for the church little rain this morning
	6	made two hoops of band iron for the stove pipes in the wall of the church Ad went to Young Jimmie & Mary was here they went home to day
	7	went to Gananoque show took first on fulled cloth second on peas saw Prince Aurther & the governer general & Lady they went down on board of the Magnet
	8	Geordy & me helped Benj Warren to thrash Billie went to Young to see Willie before he went to Pembrock
	9	Billie began to plow the stuble in the North field Geordy & me began to dig potatos as Sheepards
10		little rain this morning no meeting to day
rain	11	Billie went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the church we dug potatos at Sheepards Ad is {illegible}
rain	12	drew 105 bushel of sand for Grahm & Latimer 1/2 day dug potatoes in the afternoon little rain
	13	dug potatos in the forenoon pulled turnips & mangles for the show & other fixings in the afternoon
	14	we had our Agriculture Show in the Drill shed rain in the afternoon it was the best we have had
	15	heavy rain all day & last night the ground is very wet the Hazelwoods & Philipses here all night
	16	picked stones of the field east line below the new land

1869 {The following entries from Oct 17 to 21 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Oct 17		Revd Mr Davis preached in the schoolhouse
	18	Picked stones of the midle field next the road in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon Billie got the plow {illegible}
	19	Billie began to plow in the midle field we dug potatos
	20	put the stone in house & dug potatos hard frost last night
	21	helped Thomas Shelds & Matthew Keer to draw stones & sand for the Church Billie went with Armstrongs plow to Willsons to get it fixed for the Mach drew wood
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	30	loaded feed for the hogs & other fixing about the house
31		the Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse

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{the rest of Novemer 1869 is out of order and is transcribed a couple pages ahead} {The following entries from Nov 10 to Nov 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Nov	1
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	10/td>	I worked at the church in the forenoon pulled corn inthe afternoon Billie came home this afternoon
	11	I worked at the church Billie went to a plowing match at Pecks took the 3rd premium
	12	I worked at the church Billie plowed
	13	I worked at the church Do Do the ground is rather hard frozen
14		{illegible} at the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Cornet preached in the church
	15	I fixed up the fences at the church & gathered up the timber & bits of boards around the church {rest of entry illegible}

1869 {The following entries from Dec 11 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Dec	1
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a little rain at night	11	thrashed the oats we had 37 for our Shaire our thrashing came to $243 cents {illegible} Sheepards to settle with Store for it he is indue us very fine day we helped Sheepard to put his straw in the Barn ours was put in as we thrash
12		the Revd Mr Davis preached in the school house heavy rain
	13	put bottoms in some tubs & other tinkering about the house
	14	went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of Black see & 2 bushel of fall wheat & 2 bushel of Rye in the waggon & heard the Revd Mr McClaren of Belville preach the ordination Sermon of Mr Barns he was placed in Gananoque in Mr Gordons place there 7 ministers there there was a very large congregation
	15	put new pins in the wood slaugh fine day rain at night
	16	Killed old Lillie cow she is good beef & one hog heavy rain all day & night A Cornet helped

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{this page is out of order and needs to be moved back two pages}

{The following entries from Nov 16 to Nov 30 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Nov	16	~~{line strikethrough}~~ I fixed plank for the drain of the church & husked some corn
rain	17	heavy rain all day worked at the corn in the woodshed
	18	Billie drew gravel in the afternoon for John Gilbert go bush {illegible} and got some wood
	19	thrashed some of the socities peas & husked corn David came home from Delta this afternoon
rain	20	rain most of the day fixed a fram for a room in the wood shed pulled some carrots put them in the wood shed
21	21	the Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent came here this morning Billie took him to Willsons with the Buggy the roads is hard frosen no meeting here
	22	toped the carrots in the wood shed in the forenoon Banked the church in the afternoon B Warren W.J Turner J McMullin R Johnston & James Cornet helped fine day Billie helped Thomas Bradley to thrash the Revd Mr Green held meetings in the schoolhouse at 7 oclock in
	23	snowed about 6 inches last night Billie took Mr Green in the slaugh to Escot Gordy helped J Bradley to thrash I helped A Cornet to kill two hogs we then killed 1 for us a little rain
took a south down ram to Mr Browns & got another lot the Rams {rest of entry illegible}	24	went to Gananoque with A Cornet took the hog it weighed 275 lbs got 9 dollars per 100 got a barrel of salt {illegible} of {illegible} 5s 12 lb sugar 6s tea 4 & Sundry articles $8
	25	thrashed the seed peas had 7 bushel from 36 lbs they are the grain pea
	26	Billie drew 2 load of stones to F Dean I thrashed some {illegible} oats in the forenoon helped Dean to raise a shop
	27	I helped John Johnston to thrash Billie drew some dung to the carrots fine day
28		the Revd Mr Folock preached in the school house snow this morning
snow	29	helped John Johnston to thrash Billie took 2 Ewes to George Pecks & look for a thrasher
	30	rain most of the day fixed a room in the woodshed for the floor & meet Billie drew loom to Mr Thompson garden 8 loads he gave us 100 old rails & some Bunks

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{The following entries from Dec 17 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Dec	17	Billie helped B Youne to thrash I salted some of the meet
	18	Do Do Do finished the cuting & salting
19		no meeting to day no slaughing
	20	Went to Robesons schoolhouse the Nomination there was a good many people then & a poll demanded
















	31	the Boys worked in the woods poor slaughing

1870 {The following entries from Feb 11 to 18 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

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	11	Do Do 7 Do
	12	Billie & Geordy went to the woods themselves got out 4 loads & brought 1 home I Paid John Coslow Turner $2.50 for the 5 days that he helped the boys in the woods
13		no meeting to day fine day
	14	Billie went to a wood bee of Benj Youngs very snowy in afternoon wind & snow & a little thaw
rain & snow	15	rain most of the night so that yesterdays snow is nearly gone {illegible} from the loads of railcuts
	16	we had a Bee to draw the Railcut from Jacksons there was Bruce McNeild A Cornet J Johnston B Young R Johnston {illegible} B Youn J Bradley 14 teams besides our own {illegible} job some snow falling
	17	{first line illegible} for railcuts J Johnston brought & Charly & Billie brought 2 loads that finished all that they had out
	18	heavy rain last night & this morning & all day snow almost gone

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Jan	18	came home to day from Young nothing but ice on the Roads the field is all bare


















30	no Meeting to Day Albert Hickock came here & his sister
	31	Billie & Geordy went to Jacksons & drew 2 loads of railcuts fine day

1870 {The following entries from Feb 19 to 28 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Feb	19	Snowed last night about 4 inches & a little rain in the forenoon in the afternoon the Boys cut soe in the shed
20	rain	the Revd Mr Follock preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Gordon in the afternoon snowed in the afternoon
	21	cold day the Boys went to School I fixed the harness
snow	22	storming most of the day snow & windy I went to the station with Mr Gordon {illegible} he called at Thompsons the Express will not be up till 7 oclock
	23	Storming still I worked at the harness wind & snow
	24	cold day cobled a little
	25	the Boys is all at
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March	1	{entry illegible} fine day
	2	fine day I am bad with the Rhuematism in my arm I have done nothing for some time
	3	{illegible} the boys at school
	4	filed & sett a new crosscut saw for Charles Armstrong fine day
	5	Billie and Geordy drew 1 load of wood in the forenoon then Billie went to bee of Hugh McKees to draw rails from McCradies
6		Revd Mr Davis preached in the school house fine day
snow	7	snowed most of the day JW Hough came here from Brockville he is going to Gananoque staid all night
	8	went to Gananoque with Mr Hough went & saw Dr Davison & took dinner with him he is very poorly
	9	went with Mr Hough to John Coachs to see the Ayreshire Bull that he got from {illegible} Agriculture Socitie
	10	went to Gananoque with 6 bushel of Rye & 9 bags of midge proof wheat got 3 bags ground & kept 6 bags to be cleaned for seed
	11	Mr Stork came here from Pitsburg fine day the boys at school I can do nothing with my arms
	12	the Boys drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs I atended an Agriculture Meeting John Scott & Aunt Jane came here & David & Isabla came from Delta fine day
13	snow	no Meeting to day very stormy wind & snow
	14	the roads is nearly blocked up the boys at school
	15	John Scott & Aunt Jane went home Ellen went with them the roads is very heavy
snow	16	very stormy snow & drift very little travel on the roads

1870 {The following entries from Mar 17 to 21 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

March	17	storming still snow & wind with terable drift
	18	the roads is block up two thence team & turned out & went along some soveling & more tramping
	19	David & Billie went to Thomas Cornets to look at a span of horses that he had we want to get a horse Cornet is to bring them down of Monday
20		Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse
	21	David went to Delta this morning & Cornet sent his Son downe with the horses one is 5 and the other 4 years old in the spring, we kept them gave him siss and $80 to give him 10 more in two months that is at the rate of $190 for the span Billie took Miss Sweet to W. Stettons this afternoon
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	31	taped more of the bush

1870 {The following entries from April 13 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

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	13	fixed irons for a whealbarrow fine day
	14	Wat & Lizie came home from Toronto fixed irons for a {illegible} and other things for the shop
	15	Wat & Lizie went to Brockville on the Mixed fixed the irons on the wheelbarrow
	16	{illegible} stone for Mr Thompson
17		Revd Mr Follock preached in
rain	18	fixed the garden a little rain David went to Delta
	19	Billie took the barrels to Weston that we had in the sugarbush
	20	Billie went to the 6th concession around the rear of the township to tell the subcribers for Mr Colmons trees that they were it the station divided the vote for the {illegible} member got 8 {illegible}

1870 {The following entries from April 21 to 25 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

April	21	Billie went to tell the {illegible} for the trees to come to the station worked in the garden Billie brought wood {illegible}
	22	planted out some elem trees along the fence
	23	cleaned up the wheat had 39 bushel of Black sea & 12 that I got cleaned at Gananoque of the Huge Proof Billie plowed half the day for Mr Thompson our ground is too wet to do anything with yet
24		no meeting to day heavy rain last night
	25	planted 3 blackhart Cherry tree next the road below the path that I got from Benjamin Young
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	11	.........Plowed with {illegible} of the south ditch East line
	12	Sowed {illegible} bushel of peas Billie plowed the garden & ridged up for the corn
	13	finished sowing the midle field
	14	Sowed 6 bushel of Barley in the north field
15		the Revd preached in the afternoon in the {illegible}

1870 {The following entries from April 16 to 24 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

April	16	Sowed {next two line illegible} sod & plowed the {rest of entry illegible}
	17	B{rest of entry illegible}
	18	sowed 3 bushel of {rest of entry illegible}
	19	Sowed 3 pails of {illegible} rest oats {two lines illegible} 7 oz water {illegible} 4 oz {illegible}oats 3 to {illegible} 5 to surprise oats on sod south ditch east line Sowed some carrot Beets and mangols south garden
	20	Began to sow at Sheepards sowed 1 bushel of midgeproof oats of our seed wheat very dry weather
	21	Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Midgeproof on Sheepard Billie finieshed plowing at Sheepards I planted Erley Godich {illegible} & calico potatoes sowed 1/2 bushel Fickes below the house
22		the Revd Mr Austin preached in the schoolhouse this morning
	23	Sowed 2 bushel of Midgeproof & {illegible} in some drew dung to the corn ground Billie plowed it in very dry hard plowing
	24	Gordy sowed 2 bushel of midgeproof on Sheepards Billie went to Mathew Keer & got 9 1/2 bushel of potatos
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1870 {The following entries from June 01 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

{written vertically across entries 1-4}: Made an agreement with J.McDonald for a selfracking mowower & Reaper to give him a Lot 40$ in March 71 & 40$ in March in 72.

June	1	Began to split rails for a center fence in the North field warm day
	2	worked at the rails & fence
	3	Do Do
	4	Do Do
5		the Revd Mr Austin preach this forenoon I went to the funeral of Dr Richmond he died yesterday morning about six oclock three was between fifty & sixty teems he was buired in Cemetary in Pittburg the Revd Mr Barnes had prayer
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	11	finished the north field & rolled in the midle field next the road in the forenoon had a great storm of wind & rain this afternoon {illegible} part of the new fence & along {line illegible}
12		the Revd Mr Follock preached in the forenoon {illegile}
	13	{entry illegible except for the word 'fence' midway through} David went to Toronto
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	15	hoed the potatos in the garden Gordy went to Delta with a horse that David had here of Mr Staffords Jennet went with him

1870 {The following entries from June 16 to 23 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

June	16	I fixed Elens warping bars I had to make up the bottom sta{illegible} & 1 uprite Ad came home this morning from the woods
	17	Geordy came home to day he brock the axel of the buggy at McIntoshs & had to on horseback got Bobs buggy he came homw with I went through the corn with cultivator
	18	picked stones in the medow warm weather went to a raising of a Barn of Samuel Johnstons Ad went to Toronto on the Express
19		the Revd Mr Austin preached this morning in the schoolhouse
	20	I drew stones of the medow in the forenoon very heavy rain with wind & hail in the afternoon
	21	drew stones of the medow
	22	Do Do Do
	23	finished drawing the stones of the medows went through the corn & potatos with deel
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1870 {The following entries from Oct 15 to 18 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Oct	15	Dug some potatos a little rain at 11 oclock & attended an Agriculture meeting at the station went to Young to see grandmam She is very bad Ellen hs not been home sine I took her down she cannot leave
16		came home this afternoon there was no meeting here to day there was no one went for Mr Gordon on Saturday
	17	Wm Cornet helped me to spread the dung in the north field we finished it it got a fine coat Geordy drew 9 loads of gravel for Jos Gilbert & some wood
	18	heavy rain & wind last night & this morning a great deal of the fenceses is blown down no work done
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1870 {The following entries from Dec 16 to 23 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}

Dec	16	Ad & Ellen & Isabla went to Brockville this morning in the Buggy they took the butter with them hard frost Geordy drew dung to cover the potatos
	17	Geordy helped J Bradley to thrash I got some wood & fixed the cattle snowed & blew in the afternoon Ad & the girls got at night they got 19 cents per lb for the butter all round butter has fell it was the high prise {illegible}
18		no meeting to day
	19	went to the nomination at Willsons schoolhouse thre is 22 nominations 4 for Reeve 3 for D Reave the rest for councillors the Boys drew wood from Armstrongs
	20	I examined the concession line between the 1 & 2 con in lots No 13,14,15,16,17 & 18 the Boys drew wood rain this morning
	21	Stormy this morning Ad ground his axe in the forenoon & we cleaned up the pussegrass seed & killed a 2 year old heffer for Beef
	22	drew wood from Armstrongs
	23	~~Do Do Do Do~~ drew in the remainder of the stack of hay put it over the horses in the forenoon went to Delta for David & Wat & his Wife
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