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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_40.pdf

1859

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  <td>Oct 1</td>
  <td>cleaned the Buckwheat  had 17 bushel very wet day</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Mills preahd in caintown & the Revd Mr Harvy in our school house heavy rain & hail</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>I helped John Ackland to thrash his Buckwheat the boys drew the pumkins</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>4</td>
  <td>went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snow Apples 1 Barrels I rolled every apple in paper it is to go to Glasgow the other 2 is for Mr Robinson own use got 3 dollars & 12s.6d each for the other two</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>went to John Younges with Jock Elen & Margret on a visit Jock & me went to Kitley Fair fine Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>helped John Ackland to thrash his wheat</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>helped John Ackland to thrash his oats</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>11</td>
  <td>had a loging Bee on the Cristies place got A fine job done fired the most the heaps very dry wheather</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>worked at fire & logheaps</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>13</td>
  <td>worked at the fire in the forenoon & began to draw in the corn the wind rose<s> to a great</s>  very high & blew the fire into the stumps & into the old fences between Ackland & us & then into acrofs Ackland into Hogan fence burned all the old stable</td>
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1859

Oct 1	cleaned the Buckwheat had 17 bushel very wet day
2	the Revd Mr Mills preahd in caintown & the Revd Mr Harvy in our school house heavy rain & hail
3	I helped John Ackland to thrash his Buckwheat the boys drew the pumkins
4	went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snow Apples 1 Barrels I rolled every apple in paper it is to go to Glasgow the other 2 is for Mr Robinson own use got 3 dollars & 12s.6d each for the other two
5	went to John Younges with Jock Elen & Margret on a visit Jock & me went to Kitley Fair fine Day
6	helped John Ackland to thrash his wheat

10	helped John Ackland to thrash his oats
11	had a loging Bee on the Cristies place got A fine job done fired the most the heaps very dry wheather
12	worked at fire & logheaps
13	worked at the fire in the forenoon & began to draw in the corn the wind rose ~~to a great~~ very high & blew the fire into the stumps & into the old fences between Ackland & us & then into acrofs Ackland into Hogan fence burned all the old stable

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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

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