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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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  <td>1</td>
 
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  <td>2</td>
 
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  <tr>
   <td>3</td>
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   <td>16</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>comensed gathering and drawing in</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>4</td>
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   <td>17</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>finished gathering and drawing in</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>5</td>
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   <td>18</td>
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>comensed cutting the wheat hred at man</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>6</td>
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   <td>19</td>
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>very warm and unplesent</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>7</td>
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   <td>20</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>rain all day more plesent and all cool</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>8</td>
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   <td>21</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>four bites cutting with reaper plesent</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>9</td>
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   <td>22</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday and cool and bresy with cloudy</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>10</td>
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   <td>23</td>
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>we have cutt</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>11</td>
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   <td>24</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting wheat rain in abundance</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>12</td>
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   <td>25</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>rain and hot blincks</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>13</td>
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   <td>26</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cloudy and rainy sultry no wind</td>
 
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  </tr>
  
<tr>
 
  <td>14</td>
 
  <td></td>
 
  <td></td>
 
</tr>
 
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>15</td>
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   <td>27</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>we went below to cut with four men rain</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>16</td>
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   <td>28</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting at home with the reaper plenty of mud sent the men away very warm an sultry</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
<tr>
 
  <td>17</td>
 
  <td></td>
 
  <td></td>
 
</tr>
 
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>18</td>
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   <td>29</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday dry and plesent and bright</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>19</td>
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   <td>30</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>finished cuttin at home</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
<tr>
 
  <td>20</td>
 
  <td></td>
 
  <td></td>
 
</tr>
 
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>21</td>
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   <td>31</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>July</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>comensed below with the mashen</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>22</td>
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   <td>1</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting with great fury lyin down</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>23</td>
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   <td>2</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>finished cuttin eighteen accker with the help of mister t{illegible}  very warm</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>24</td>
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   <td>3</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>comensed cutting in the field next to the old {cut off}</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>25</td>
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   <td>4</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>rain tar left us very warm and unplesent</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>26</td>
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   <td>5</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cloudy and cool after the rain</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>27</td>
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   <td>6</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>drawing in at home and cuttin below</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>28</td>
+
   <td>7</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>finished cuttin wheat plesent</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>29</td>
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   <td>8</td>
   <td></td>
+
   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>drawing in dry and plesent</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>30</td>
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   <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>filled the barn chuckk full plesent</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td>31</td>
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   <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td>comensed bilding a stack in the filed next {illegible}</td>
 
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  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
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  <td>11</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>came home put in a field at the road plesent</td>
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
   <td></td>
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   <td>12</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>August</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sundy cloudy and rainy cool</td>
 
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  </tr>
  
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  <td></td>
 
  <td></td>
 
  <td></td>
 
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16 July comensed gathering and drawing in
17 July finished gathering and drawing in
18 comensed cutting the wheat hred at man
19 very warm and unplesent
20 July rain all day more plesent and all cool
21 July four bites cutting with reaper plesent
22 July sunday and cool and bresy with cloudy
23 we have cutt
24 July cutting wheat rain in abundance
25 July rain and hot blincks
26 July cloudy and rainy sultry no wind
27 July we went below to cut with four men rain
28 July cutting at home with the reaper plenty of mud sent the men away very warm an sultry
29 July sunday dry and plesent and bright
30 July finished cuttin at home
31 July comensed below with the mashen
1 August cutting with great fury lyin down
2 August finished cuttin eighteen accker with the help of mister t{illegible} very warm
3 August comensed cutting in the field next to the old {cut off}
4 August rain tar left us very warm and unplesent
5 August cloudy and cool after the rain
6 August drawing in at home and cuttin below
7 August finished cuttin wheat plesent
8 August drawing in dry and plesent
9 filled the barn chuckk full plesent
10 comensed bilding a stack in the filed next {illegible}
11 came home put in a field at the road plesent
12 August sundy cloudy and rainy cool
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