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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
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   <td>sunday cloudy and chilley</td>
 
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   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>we comensed ploughing below</td>
 
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   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
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   <td>i comensed making a waggon</td>
 
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   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
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   <td>we parted the sheep and let the ram</td>
 
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   <td>flury of snow implesent wether mud comensed</td>
 
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   <td>more plesent and warm finished the woark</td>
 
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   <td>went to the fulling mill at macanns</td>
 
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   <td>sunday frosty and cloudy and chilley</td>
 
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   <td>we went to proudfoots for money</td>
 
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>frosty wether coald and chilley</td>
 
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>comensed making the doors for the sheephous</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
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   <td>sold tow steers to cragy  100 -20</td>
 
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>rain finished ploughing down below came home</td>
 
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>went to old brooks for rail timber comensing the m{illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday coold and windy and cloudy and fine</td>
 
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   <td>killed a hog</td>
 
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   <td>we comensed taking out timber for a barn</td>
 
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   <td></td>
 
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   <td>working a way plesent wether</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
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   <td>cold and windy frosty froseup</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
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   <td>finished flatting the timber came home</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
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   <td>working at the mo{illegible} washing</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday great snow storm comensed</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>we comensed edging the timber</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>finished edging the timber snowin</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>skidded the timber and came home</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>comensed cutting saw loggs coald</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting of loggs coaldd</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>skidded the logs more plesent </td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>rain and windy thewing sunday</td>
 
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   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>we killed the hogs and bought out noor</td>
 
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   <td></td>
 
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   <td>comensed cutting railcutts mild and plesent</td>
 
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   <td>getting up wood thewing wether  1854</td>
 
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Revision as of Jul 2, 2026, 1:19:45 AM

1854

12 November sunday cloudy and chilley
13 November we comensed ploughing below
14 November i comensed making a waggon
15 November we parted the sheep and let the ram
16 flury of snow implesent wether mud comensed
17 more plesent and warm finished the woark
18 went to the fulling mill at macanns
19 sunday frosty and cloudy and chilley
20 we went to proudfoots for money
21 frosty wether coald and chilley
22 comensed making the doors for the sheephous
23 November sold tow steers to cragy 100 -20
24 rain finished ploughing down below came home
25 went to old brooks for rail timber comensing the m{illegible}
26 November sunday coold and windy and cloudy and fine
27 November killed a hog
28 we comensed taking out timber for a barn
29 working a way plesent wether
30 November cold and windy frosty froseup
1 December finished flatting the timber came home
2 December working at the mo{illegible} washing
3 December sunday great snow storm comensed
4 December we comensed edging the timber
5 December finished edging the timber snowin
6 December skidded the timber and came home
7 December comensed cutting saw loggs coald
8 December cutting of loggs coaldd
9 December skidded the logs more plesent
10 December rain and windy thewing sunday
11 December we killed the hogs and bought out noor
12 comensed cutting railcutts mild and plesent
13 getting up wood thewing wether 1854
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