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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857

William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_29.pdf

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1855

July 1 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach & Mr Hanry in the afternoon

2 hoed the potatos warm day

3 went to Brockville Sale 70 lbs Wool 3S 3/4 lb & 33 3/4 at 1./3 & 1/8 per lb & got cloth for coats & vests

4 hoed the potates Jock went & helped jame Herkness to take down a Barn

5 went to Charlestown with 33 pork barrels to Buise for I Elingham

6 Jock went to a raisin of a Barn of James Harkness I went trough the Turnips in the forenoon drew oake stuff from the sawmill in the afternoon

7 thined the Turnips in the forenoonwent to Davisons Mill for Father he was fishing with Mr Hick since Friday

8 Established a Sunday School in our Schoolhouse no Meeting

9 began to hill the corn very poor

10 finished the corn & began the potates

11 worked at the potatos Jock went to A Dung bee of Adam Armstrong

12 finished hilling the potatos & hoeing the Turnips the second time warm Day with thunder at the North & aperently heavy rain

13 transplanted five rows of Turnips very heavy rain

14 plied the P hemlock bark

15 went to caintown & heard the Mr Beumen preach

16 began to Mow & mowed in the garden & the spinegrafs below & part of the peace next the woods south side of the road

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