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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_15.pdf

1858

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 <tr>
  <td>Sept 17</td>
  <td>David choped in the Bull paster the brush & old logs I sawed & plained stuff for doors in the wood shed</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>cut the corn up</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Samuel Innis made Shoes for the horses put some on </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>he fixed more & fixed 2 colters & we shod the horses all round 
 Mr John Nicol & Mr Rogers Gardener from Brockville come hear to get speciments off  Apples for to send to the Provincial Show little rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>thrashed the fall wheat fine Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>went to Lyn for sand Rob went with me & we brought 2 loads</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>took 14 bushel of wheat to Lyn to the Mill & went to Brockville with some apples to Dr Ronalds for to send to the Provincial show</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>helped John Ackland to thrash with the machin his Buckwheat David & Robert Armstrong drew 2 load of sand from Lyn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>went to Lyn to the Funeral of Mrs Bagg oldest daughter of Samuel Young she was buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached there was upwards of 100 waggons & Buggys some said it was the largest funeral I ever saw</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>went to Wicks for 6 jice in the forenoon David began to plow in the orchard at the old Barn</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>plowed in the orchard & helped Acklands the ash</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>went to Lyn for sand & got 1 side of soleleather for John Younge 
 18 3/4 lbs 34 cents per lb or $6.34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>fixed the barrel rack & chored</td>
 </tr>

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1858

Sept 17	David choped in the Bull paster the brush & old logs I sawed & plained stuff for doors in the wood shed
18	cut the corn up
19	went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach
20	Samuel Innis made Shoes for the horses put some on
21	he fixed more & fixed 2 colters & we shod the horses all round Mr John Nicol & Mr Rogers Gardener from Brockville come hear to get speciments off Apples for to send to the Provincial Show little rain
22	thrashed the fall wheat fine Day
23	went to Lyn for sand Rob went with me & we brought 2 loads
24	took 14 bushel of wheat to Lyn to the Mill & went to Brockville with some apples to Dr Ronalds for to send to the Provincial show
25	helped John Ackland to thrash with the machin his Buckwheat David & Robert Armstrong drew 2 load of sand from Lyn
26	went to Lyn to the Funeral of Mrs Bagg oldest daughter of Samuel Young she was buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached there was upwards of 100 waggons & Buggys some said it was the largest funeral I ever saw
27	went to Wicks for 6 jice in the forenoon David began to plow in the orchard at the old Barn
28	plowed in the orchard & helped Acklands the ash
29	went to Lyn for sand & got 1 side of soleleather for John Younge 18 3/4 lbs 34 cents per lb or $6.34
30	fixed the barrel rack & chored

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