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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>May 15</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of wheat in the 2nd field & some flax & carrot seed had Robs horse finished the plowing & sowing fine day {in left hand margin} 20 bushel of {illegible} wheat in all</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Granpa & David Wat Liz went Mallorytown to A Quartly Meeting fine Day</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>plowed John Elinghams garden & drew 2 loads of stuff from Weeks Sawmill rain in afternoon {in left margin} plumb trees in full blossom</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats of on the fall rye it is killed </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>finished draging the oats & whear the corn & potatos is to be planted showery wheather Jock went to John Younges to help him</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>planted about 1 acre of potatos in the 2 field & more than an acre below the Bull paster Robert Armstrong helped heavy rain last night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>21</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>planted 1/2 acre of corn in the 2 field in the forenoon heavy rain so that we could not plow</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>planted about 1 acre of corn below the Bull paster on the first ridge Granpas pumkin & squash is planted & 3 & 4 rows is his corn William Weeks Wife died last night Jock came home from John Younges he has got all sowed</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to the funeral of the late Mrs Weeks she was buired in caintown the Revd Mr McMurry preach</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>24</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>the boys went to Brockville to see the performance of the Queens Birth Day heavy rain last night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>David & Wat went to John Younges to help him to atend the Masons</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to Aunt Marys to help he & took 11 bushel of wheat to mill</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Jock & Granpa went to Granadier Iland to fish</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>made two pails for to milk in</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>29</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went Brockville with Mr & Mrs Spencer & met Walter as he came of the Boat from Toronto fine day {in left hand margin} cherry trees in full blossom</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>began to pick stons & make the line fence on the West line laid the stones 4 feet wide put bunks on top rain at night</td> |
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1858
| May 15 | Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of wheat in the 2nd field & some flax & carrot seed had Robs horse finished the plowing & sowing fine day {in left hand margin} 20 bushel of {illegible} wheat in all |
| 16 | Granpa & David Wat Liz went Mallorytown to A Quartly Meeting fine Day |
| 17 | plowed John Elinghams garden & drew 2 loads of stuff from Weeks Sawmill rain in afternoon {in left margin} plumb trees in full blossom |
| 18 | sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats of on the fall rye it is killed |
| 19 | finished draging the oats & whear the corn & potatos is to be planted showery wheather Jock went to John Younges to help him |
| 20 | planted about 1 acre of potatos in the 2 field & more than an acre below the Bull paster Robert Armstrong helped heavy rain last night |
| 21 | planted 1/2 acre of corn in the 2 field in the forenoon heavy rain so that we could not plow |
| 22 | planted about 1 acre of corn below the Bull paster on the first ridge Granpas pumkin & squash is planted & 3 & 4 rows is his corn William Weeks Wife died last night Jock came home from John Younges he has got all sowed |
| 23 | went to the funeral of the late Mrs Weeks she was buired in caintown the Revd Mr McMurry preach |
| 24 | the boys went to Brockville to see the performance of the Queens Birth Day heavy rain last night |
| 25 | David & Wat went to John Younges to help him to atend the Masons |
| 26 | went to Aunt Marys to help he & took 11 bushel of wheat to mill |
| 27 | Jock & Granpa went to Granadier Iland to fish |
| 28 | made two pails for to milk in |
| 29 | went Brockville with Mr & Mrs Spencer & met Walter as he came of the Boat from Toronto fine day {in left hand margin} cherry trees in full blossom |
| 30 | went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach |
| 31 | began to pick stons & make the line fence on the West line laid the stones 4 feet wide put bunks on top rain at night |
