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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 10.pdf

1880

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  <td>July</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>finished the east field in the forenoon</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finishedthe haying</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td>
  <td>{several lines illegible}</td>
 </tr>

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  <td>19</td>
  <td>we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>finished cuting the north field & drew in the most of it</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>finished the fall wheat Wallace & Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra cradled some grass in the distant field</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon  he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie & Jenie</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown  Mr Matthews preaching at night</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>came home this forenoon all well Wallace & Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips </td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Ezra worked at the turnips fine day</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Ezra finished the turnips they look well</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took  {illegible}<s> took</s> to Mr Stevens he is going to try and heal here sholder</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop</td>
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  <td>31</td>
  <td>I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra & Wallace drew in 4 loads & Bruce 2 they were very large loads & got 1 large in here of the oats  that we got {rest of line illegible}</td>
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1880

July	16	finished the east field in the forenoon
		17	finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finishedthe haying
18		Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night	{several lines illegible}
19	we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained
	20	finished cuting the north field & drew in the most of it
	21	finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer
	21	Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school





	22	Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed
	23	finished the fall wheat Wallace & Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra cradled some grass in the distant field
	24	Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie & Jenie
	25	I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preaching at night
	26	came home this forenoon all well Wallace & Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips
	27	Ezra worked at the turnips fine day
	28	Ezra finished the turnips they look well
	29	I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {illegible} ~~took~~ to Mr Stevens he is going to try and heal here sholder
	30	got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop
	31	I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra & Wallace drew in 4 loads & Bruce 2 they were very large loads & got 1 large in here of the oats that we got {rest of line illegible}

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