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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_04.pdf

April
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Jock went to A raisin of A Barn of John Hayes & began to split rails in the Bull pasture</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>split rails Adam Armstrong helped I went to Aunt Marys in the afternoon & stopt all night fine weather</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>went in to Brockville bought A pair of collors for the horses 17s.6d 4 bland Deeds 2s & sent 210 dollars by check to Waller in Michel </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shallor preach</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>helped Adam Armstrong to finishe his roller & rig for the plows</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Jock began to plow in the harper field it is sod that is first plowing field dry</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>hard frost last night plowed in the afternoon the harper field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>loged some hemlock logs in the Bull paster the frost in the ground John Innis came here with his circular saw</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>sawed & bored 160 sills & 180 caps with Innises saw & auguar used our own horse powr fine Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>went to John Youngs to see a farm Jock finished plowing the harper field</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>went to John School house & heard the Revd Mr Truemen preach</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>came home from T Younge did not see the person that had the farm land good</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>fine rain last night & rain the morning & all day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>moved the fence below the house & plowed</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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April

1	Jock went to A raisin of A Barn of John Hayes & began to split rails in the Bull pasture
2	split rails Adam Armstrong helped I went to Aunt Marys in the afternoon & stopt all night fine weather
3	went in to Brockville bought A pair of collors for the horses 17s.6d 4 bland Deeds 2s & sent 210 dollars by check to Waller in Michel
4	went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shallor preach
5	helped Adam Armstrong to finishe his roller & rig for the plows
6	Jock began to plow in the harper field it is sod that is first plowing field dry
7	hard frost last night plowed in the afternoon the harper field
8	loged some hemlock logs in the Bull paster the frost in the ground John Innis came here with his circular saw
9	sawed & bored 160 sills & 180 caps with Innises saw & auguar used our own horse powr fine Day
10	went to John Youngs to see a farm Jock finished plowing the harper field
11	went to John School house & heard the Revd Mr Truemen preach
12	came home from T Younge did not see the person that had the farm land good
13	fine rain last night & rain the morning & all day
14	moved the fence below the house & plowed

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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

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