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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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   <td>ganging the folow at frunt of the Barn cool plesent</td>
 
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   <td>ganging att folow plesent day dry the wheat lowry</td>
 
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   <td>finished ganging the folow plesent day making</td>
 
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   <td>comenst cutting the wheat to day a shower</td>
 
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   <td>cutting wheat plesent day cool for work cutt 12 ackers</td>
 
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   <td>sounday cool and north wind hay worth 20 dollars out of field</td>
 
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   <td>finished cutting att home  plesent day cutting roads att J place</td>
 
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   <td>cutting att J place plesent day cutt one field to day </td>
 
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   <td>finished cutting J wheat comenst A wehat on shorting farm</td>
 
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   <td>finished cutting wheat to day plesent day</td>
 
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   <td>comenst drawing in wheat plesent rain comenst</td>
 
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   <td>drawing in in the after noon plesent day mak</td>
 
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   <td>suntay cool cloudy wether som lik rain</td>
 
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   <td>drawing in wheat finished att home plesent day</td>
 
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   <td>helping J to cutt and draw in wheat to day</td>
 
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   <td>pulling the peas quite ripe cutting Barley to day Bite left</td>
 
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   <td>finished the pulling of the peas drawin timothy seed in</td>
 
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   <td>sunday cool cloudy wether som loike rain</td>
 
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   <td>drawing in peas warm and plesent day</td>
 
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   <td>finished the peas cutting the oats to day</td>
 
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   <td>cutting spring wheat warm and sultry to day</td>
 
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   <td>cutting oats finished cutting for this season</td>
 
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   <td>Binding oats plesent day cool and dry</td>
 
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   <td>draw in spring wheat fixing horspower sold cattle six head $47</td>
 
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   <td>finished drawing in oats to day finished this season</td>
 
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   <td>helping J Beel to trash raning quite showery</td>
 
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   <td>comenst riging upp some rain to day I went in {illegible} #</td>
 
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   <td>riging upp to day plesent the dand in good order</td>
 
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   <td>riging fast cool and plesent dary lotts spring croop yett</td>
 
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   <td>sunday cool and plesent day fares working att rail Bilding the rail road to milton</td>
 
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Revision as of Jul 28, 2026, 11:06:07 PM

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15 July ganging the folow at frunt of the Barn cool plesent
16 July ganging att folow plesent day dry the wheat lowry
17 July finished ganging the folow plesent day making
18 July comenst cutting the wheat to day a shower
19 July cutting wheat plesent day cool for work cutt 12 ackers
20 July sounday cool and north wind hay worth 20 dollars out of field
21 July finished cutting att home plesent day cutting roads att J place
22 July cutting att J place plesent day cutt one field to day
23 July finished cutting J wheat comenst A wehat on shorting farm
24 July finished cutting wheat to day plesent day
25 July comenst drawing in wheat plesent rain comenst
26 July drawing in in the after noon plesent day mak
27 July suntay cool cloudy wether som lik rain
28 July drawing in wheat finished att home plesent day
29 July helping J to cutt and draw in wheat to day
30 July pulling the peas quite ripe cutting Barley to day Bite left
1 August pulling peas warm and sultry with showers
2 August finished the pulling of the peas drawin timothy seed in
3 August sunday cool cloudy wether som loike rain
4 August drawing in peas warm and plesent day
5 August finished the peas cutting the oats to day
6 August cutting spring wheat warm and sultry to day
7 August cutting oats finished cutting for this season
8 August Binding oats plesent day cool and dry
9 August draw in spring wheat fixing horspower sold cattle six head $47
10 August sunday plesent day cool dry and sultry to
11 August finished drawing in oats to day finished this season
12 August helping J Beel to trash raning quite showery
13 August comenst riging upp some rain to day I went in {illegible} #
14 August riging upp to day plesent the dand in good order
15 August riging upp showery wether plesent day cool
16 August riging fast cool and plesent dary lotts spring croop yett
17 August sunday cool and plesent day fares working att rail Bilding the rail road to milton
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