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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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Revision as of Jul 30, 2026, 11:36:29 PM
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Revision as of Jul 30, 2026, 11:45:15 PM
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   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>plowing sod frunt of the house</td>
 
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   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>plowing frose in the morning solad</td>
 
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   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>finished plowing for the season</td>
 
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   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>quarying flags for {illegible} att M gibons</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>shingling holes in the old Barn plesent day</td>
 
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   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>down chore putty glass in the driving house</td>
 
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   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday rain soft to day making I mud</td>
 
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   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>drawing old rails for wood plesent day</td>
 
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   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>drawing rails to day plesent to day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>snow storm comenced stopy woork</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>stabling cattle to day plesent cold and hasy</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>feeding cattle to day plesent day making cold</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>plesent day soft sun slaying to day</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday plesent day soft thawing like</td>
 
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   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>drawing som wood to day plesent day</td>
 
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   <td>18</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>trashing som wheat to day plesent day tying cattle up</td>
 
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   <td>19</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>clening timothy seed snow flury one inch feeding {cut off}</td>
 
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   <td>20</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>splitting Besswood in to rails to day</td>
 
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   <td>21</td>
 
   <td>21</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>seting the mill to cutt wood snow upon ground</td>
 
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   <td>22</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sawing wood att the house plesent day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>23</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday plesent day soft not thawing</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>24</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>snow storm 2 inches slaying</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>25</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>grinding som peass oats</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>26</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>feeding cattle killing the pigs one pig</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>27</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting the sume up plenty snow frost</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>28</td>
 
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   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>grinding a grist for Tork plesent day</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>29</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>cutting straw to day frosty</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
 
   <td>November</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>sunday frosty snowing 4 righes of snow</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
 
   <td>December</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>plesent day raining drawing wood {illegible}</td>
 
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   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>Decembe</td>
 
   <td>Decembe</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>comenst thawing and rain fast</td>
 
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  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>Decembe</td>
 
   <td>Decembe</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>thawing fast making the snow fly</td>
 
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   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>Decemb</td>
 
   <td>Decemb</td>
   <td></td>
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   <td>great storm of wind Blowing fences down</td>
 
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Revision as of Jul 30, 2026, 11:45:15 PM

3 November plowing sod frunt of the house
4 November plowing frose in the morning solad
5 November finished plowing for the season
6 November quarying flags for {illegible} att M gibons
7 November shingling holes in the old Barn plesent day
8 November down chore putty glass in the driving house
9 November sunday rain soft to day making I mud
10 November drawing old rails for wood plesent day
11 November drawing rails to day plesent to day
12 November snow storm comenced stopy woork
13 November stabling cattle to day plesent cold and hasy
14 November feeding cattle to day plesent day making cold
15 November plesent day soft sun slaying to day
16 November sunday plesent day soft thawing like
17 November drawing som wood to day plesent day
18 November trashing som wheat to day plesent day tying cattle up
19 November clening timothy seed snow flury one inch feeding {cut off}
20 November splitting Besswood in to rails to day
21 November seting the mill to cutt wood snow upon ground
22 November sawing wood att the house plesent day
23 November sunday plesent day soft not thawing
24 November snow storm 2 inches slaying
25 November grinding som peass oats
26 November feeding cattle killing the pigs one pig
27 November cutting the sume up plenty snow frost
28 November grinding a grist for Tork plesent day
29 November cutting straw to day frosty
30 November sunday frosty snowing 4 righes of snow
1 December plesent day raining drawing wood {illegible}
2 Decembe comenst thawing and rain fast
3 Decembe thawing fast making the snow fly
4 Decemb great storm of wind Blowing fences down
5 Decemb
6 Decemb
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