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William Dixon Diary, 1854-1878

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4 oclock.
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16 May this morning Mother died better day
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17 May sunday cloudy cool hard times to encounter
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18 May the funeral to day rain in morning
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19 May very lonsom and solitude nothing a dowing
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20 May drawing dung in the little field very lonsom
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21 May plesent day making things lonsom hard thots
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22 May finished the little field with manure
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23 May Agness left to day very lonsom and forlorn
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24 May sunday plesent day the leaves coming out
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25 May drawing manure to day plesent day son W. was here
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26 May finished the manure som rain things are
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27 May finished manure washing the sheep to day
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28 May comenst plowing in dung warm sultey
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29 May plowing in the little field warm growing
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30 May sheiring the sheep to day warm sultey day
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31 May sunday cool Bree the trees in Blosom and leaves
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1 June plowing in the dung in the little field
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2 June plowing fast dry wether for the season
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3 June plowing warm dry sultey day
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4 June plesent plowing very lonsom now
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5 June Breezy more cool to day making
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6 June plowing fast in field front of house
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7 June sunday a shower of rain
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8 June plowing plesent day not to warm
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9 June finished plowing in the dung front of house
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10 June went for the road list to the street
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11 June rain to day making things grow fast
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12 June hoeing som potatoes to day som groth
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13 June went to georg town with the wool 38 cts
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14 June sunday cool som groth to day
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15 June comenst dowing the road work to day
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16 June rain comenst to day making things grow
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17 June finished the road work to day plesent drying
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18 June dowing chores to day Al Bought the horses
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4 oclock.

16 May this morning Mother died better day

17 May sunday cloudy cool hard times to encounter

18 May the funeral to day rain in morning

19 May very lonsom and solitude nothing a dowing

20 May drawing dung in the little field very lonsom

21 May plesent day making things lonsom hard thots

22 May finished the little field with manure

23 May Agness left to day very lonsom and forlorn

24 May sunday plesent day the leaves coming out

25 May drawing manure to day plesent day son W. was here

26 May finished the manure som rain things are

27 May finished manure washing the sheep to day

28 May comenst plowing in dung warm sultey

29 May plowing in the little field warm growing

30 May sheiring the sheep to day warm sultey day

31 May sunday cool Bree the trees in Blosom and leaves

1 June plowing in the dung in the little field

2 June plowing fast dry wether for the season

3 June plowing warm dry sultey day

4 June plesent plowing very lonsom now

5 June Breezy more cool to day making

6 June plowing fast in field front of house

7 June sunday a shower of rain

8 June plowing plesent day not to warm

9 June finished plowing in the dung front of house

10 June went for the road list to the street

11 June rain to day making things grow fast

12 June hoeing som potatoes to day som groth

13 June went to georg town with the wool 38 cts

14 June sunday cool som groth to day

15 June comenst dowing the road work to day

16 June rain comenst to day making things grow

17 June finished the road work to day plesent drying

18 June dowing chores to day Al Bought the horses

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