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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 31.pdf
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>June</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td> went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the Ren{illegible} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 & 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons student parsnip</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>planted 9 & 10 rows long red mangles 11 & 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 & 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 & 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing to mo{illegible}</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td> I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day </td> |
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+ | <td>5</td> | ||
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− | <td> | + | <td> Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrett at night </td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>6</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the snap road</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I sowed 6 drills of turnips of the seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td> Ad plowed and planted some corn </td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td> {in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place </td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>11</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next</td> |
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+ | <td>12</td> | ||
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− | <td> | + | <td>Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night </td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>13</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td> I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed</td> |
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td> planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
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1881
June | 1 | went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the Ren{illegible} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn |
2 | I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 & 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons student parsnip | |
3 | planted 9 & 10 rows long red mangles 11 & 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 & 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 & 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing to mo{illegible} | |
4 | I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day | |
5 | Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrett at night | |
6 | Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the snap road | |
7 | I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did | |
8 | Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I sowed 6 drills of turnips of the seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery | |
9 | Ad plowed and planted some corn | |
10 | Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order | |
{in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place | 11 | Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next |
12 | Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night | |
13 | I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed | |
14 | planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them | |
15 | ||