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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857

William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_40.pdf

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1855

December 20 fixed shoes for Jigs mare Jock drew dung to the potato pit

21 Killed the hardy cow Rob Armstrong helped

22 Jock & Margret went to Brockville got 8d per lb for sausages 1s.3 for turnip 1.6 A pair for chickens & choped wood A fine day till sundown then ?A little snow

23 No Meeting to day went out to Adam Armstrong A little rain

24 Mended the harness Jocke went Innises for some cold with the waggon fine Day

25 fixed shoes for the young horses in the forenoon Wm Hazelwood & family here for Dinner they came here with the Slaugh it snowed last night & the most of the Day about 6 inches in all

26 drew some wood with the slaugh

27 went to Mr Houghs with a sow & then to A Boar that the Agriculture Socitie bought at Coburg $50 went to Mr Manharts for the Sheep that was there to the Ram paid hom 2s.6d for their keep A very stormy day hevy wind & drift

28 Jock went to Brockville with 11 bush of turnips for TD Camble Esqu 1s.3d per bushel & thrashed oats

29 thrashed oats for straw for the cattle Jock drew tamarack wood very cold Day

30 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Bening peach snowed about 6 inches last night poor slaughing

31 mended the childrens shoes

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