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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_59.pdf

1860

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  <td>July 17</td>
  <td>Mowed frount of Elizes fine Day John Yonge & wife here</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>Do  & raked & cocked some of the hay <s>a little rain last night</s> </td>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>rain little lost night fine Day</td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>mowed a little heavy showr this forenoon quite cool</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td>
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  <td>23</td>
  <td>Mowed frount of Elizes & drew in one load rain at noon</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>24</td>
  <td>David worked for Jock mowed & drew in one load rain this afternoon</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>25</td>
  <td>finished mowing frount of Elizes the boys drew in 2 loads with of hay</td>
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  <td>26</td>
  <td>went to John Youngs got 5 1/2 bushel of wheat & saw Clows Reaper cut fall wheat on the farm of Petter Davis there was to have been 4 Reapers there but there was only Clows & Cossets  Cosset & Clow could not agree about there Judges & Cosset would not reap & left the field some rain</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>27</td>
  <td>went to Lyn with 9 1/2 bushel of wheat got 150 lb of corn meal 
 7s.6 per hunder lb drew in <s>all</s> the last of the hay frount of Elizes</td>
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  <td>28</td>
  <td>mowed below the Bull well & drew in 2 load from it fine Day {in left margin}  rain</td>
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  <td>29</td>
  <td>rained all Day didnot got to meeting</td>
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  <td>30</td>
  <td>very dull this morning Bob David Robert Armstrong & me went to the March on Sherwood place</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>31</td>
  <td>rained this forenoon {in left margin} rain</td>
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1860

July 17	Mowed frount of Elizes fine Day John Yonge & wife here
18	Do & raked & cocked some of the hay ~~a little rain last night~~
19	rain little lost night fine Day
20	Drew in 6 load of hay very warm Day
21	mowed a little heavy showr this forenoon quite cool
22	the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown
23	Mowed frount of Elizes & drew in one load rain at noon
24	David worked for Jock mowed & drew in one load rain this afternoon
25	finished mowing frount of Elizes the boys drew in 2 loads with of hay
26	went to John Youngs got 5 1/2 bushel of wheat & saw Clows Reaper cut fall wheat on the farm of Petter Davis there was to have been 4 Reapers there but there was only Clows & Cossets Cosset & Clow could not agree about there Judges & Cosset would not reap & left the field some rain
27	went to Lyn with 9 1/2 bushel of wheat got 150 lb of corn meal 7s.6 per hunder lb drew in ~~all~~ the last of the hay frount of Elizes
28	mowed below the Bull well & drew in 2 load from it fine Day {in left margin} rain
29	rained all Day didnot got to meeting
30	very dull this morning Bob David Robert Armstrong & me went to the March on Sherwood place
31	rained this forenoon {in left margin} rain

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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860

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