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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
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1860
| August 1 | came home from the march there was not of hay for to keep us & we gave it to Edgly & Hogan to stack & five us one half of his part raked & took in the hay below the bull well fine Day |
| 2 | mowed at cristies & the grass seed had 130 sheefs |
| 3 | raked & drew home the hay from cristies rained |
| 4 | cut the Rye at cristies & the fall wheat they were both very badly winter killed |
| 5 | Quarterly meeting at Lyn Granpa went to Wm Clows yesterday with Bet & the Buggy Wat & Elen went to a field meeting beyond {illegible)oones & then to John Youngs on a visit |
| 6 | the boys hoed the Beets & Carrots & I worked at the Backbarn door Jocks Baby A Robson over here I had him on my knee at the table he went down & fell on the harthstone & pulled the teakettle on to himself it was Boiling & scalded his face breast & arm very bad Dr Keer put lime water & linseed oil on it |
| 7 | began to underbrush in the swamp very warm day |
| 8 | Sandy Stewart & Wife came on a visit & to see the Baby |
| 9 | underbrushed a little rained in the forenoon fair & fine in the afternoon worked in the swamp |
| 10 | worked in the swamp in the forenoon drew in the Rye in the afternoon John Clow & Wife were here on a visit & to see Robson |
| 11 | drew stones from the gangway of the old Barn to the dich between the garden & the Barn |
| 12 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach |
| 13 | rained all day Thomas Scott & Wife here all day to see Jocks Baby he is very bad David went to Farmersville with Wat & brought a sheepskin from Kincaids for mittens to bind with |
