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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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   <td>2</td>
 
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   <td>sunday thomas com hom warm and plesent </td>
 
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   <td>3</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing sold 18 Bushels peas 70 c</td>
 
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   <td>4</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>plenty of snow good slaying Butt cold</td>
 
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   <td>5</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td>went for seeder to day in <s>P</s> logs plesent frosty</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td>cutting seeder to day thawing raning the line rail</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td>survaying the rail road woorking the seeder</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>making pumps to day in plesent snow storm</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday plesent day cold 10 caps of Bes did</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>putting in a pump I well thawing to day</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>dowing chores to day plesent day soft</td>
 
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   <td>12</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>thawing fast to day piles of snow around</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
   <td>March</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>putting in saw logs in to the mill thawing</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>nothing a dowing to day making thigs in plesent</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting caps raining to day fast the snow</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday windy cold plenty snow {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
   <td>March</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting caps unplesent day thawing</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting and grinding grists to day more plesent</td>
 
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   <td>snow storm unplesent day</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td>raining to day unplesent day sold 500 of hay {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>putting up the Belows new ones that I maid</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting capps to day 300 elem thawing som</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday plesent day cloudy windy plenty snow</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>cold snow storm comensing to day</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>dowing Blacksmith work unplesent day</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td>snow storm fast all day 7 inches of new snow</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
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   <td></td>
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   <td>i have twenty caps of Bes now 30 Ded</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
   <td>March</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>fetching home the new plow from tronto 39$</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
   <td>March</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>raining to day and thawing fast plenty snow</td>
 
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   <td>30</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
   <td>March</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cold sundy not thawing windy to day</td>
 
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   <td>March</td>
 
   <td>March</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>raining fast plenty of snow to day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>thawing fast selling hay at 24 dollars a tun</td>
 
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  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>laying plow point to day mor plesent rainy</td>
 
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   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>thawing fast triming apple trees to day</td>
 
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   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
 
   <td>April</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>Boring capps to day soft sold sevint dollars {illegible}</td>
 
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  </tr>
  
 
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Revision as of Jul 23, 2026, 12:40:45 AM

1873

2 March sunday thomas com hom warm and plesent
3 March cold and unplesent day nothing a dowing sold 18 Bushels peas 70 c
4 March plenty of snow good slaying Butt cold
5 March went for seeder to day in P logs plesent frosty
6 March cutting seeder to day thawing raning the line rail
7 March survaying the rail road woorking the seeder
8 March making pumps to day in plesent snow storm
9 March sunday plesent day cold 10 caps of Bes did
10 March putting in a pump I well thawing to day
11 March dowing chores to day plesent day soft
12 March thawing fast to day piles of snow around
13 March putting in saw logs in to the mill thawing
14 March nothing a dowing to day making thigs in plesent
15 March cutting caps raining to day fast the snow
16 March sunday windy cold plenty snow {illegible}
17 March cutting caps unplesent day thawing
18 March cutting and grinding grists to day more plesent
19 March snow storm unplesent day
20 March raining to day unplesent day sold 500 of hay {illegible}
21 March putting up the Belows new ones that I maid
22 March cutting capps to day 300 elem thawing som
23 March sunday plesent day cloudy windy plenty snow
24 March cold snow storm comensing to day
25 March dowing Blacksmith work unplesent day
26 March snow storm fast all day 7 inches of new snow
27 March i have twenty caps of Bes now 30 Ded
28 March fetching home the new plow from tronto 39$
29 March raining to day and thawing fast plenty snow
30 March cold sundy not thawing windy to day
31 March raining fast plenty of snow to day
1 April thawing fast selling hay at 24 dollars a tun
2 April laying plow point to day mor plesent rainy
3 April thawing fast triming apple trees to day
4 April Boring capps to day soft sold sevint dollars {illegible}
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