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William Beatty Diary, 1865-1867

William Beatty Diary, 1865-1867-20.pdf

1866

January

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Jan snow</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Went to Fares for a load of wood the roads is very heavy with the drift Snow with heavy wind from Southwest</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>snow</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Still Snowing finishd Isabla chest</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>rain this morning loaded up the flax that I raised in 1864 & took it to Gananoque gave it to Mr Cotton for our clothing there was 900. 2 s per 100.18s I owe him $1. & 12 c yet I took 7 bushel of wheat to mill I atended the annual meeting of the County agriculture Socitie</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain & snow</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>rain & then snow with a heavy wind all day I Shod the horses got 1 new Shoe at Latamer put 2 on</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>no Meeting to day cold & windy</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>went to see Mr Douglass about a teacher Mr McConnel & Douglass met here & we hired Mr Hall for $17 per month for six months went to a teameeting at Reeds School house Mr Gorden come home with use</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>went to Delta with Isabla to Wats Stopt all night Benjimin & Elizebeth Young was with me</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>went John Youngs Stopt all night there</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>snow</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>heavy Snow this morning come to Granpas Stopt all</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>night got home in the afternoon all well</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>drew a load of wood from Fairs</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>went to Escott to hear the Rev Mr Burton he had no appointment the Red Mr Carrol preached in the afternoon in the church</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>drew a load of wood from Faires fine day Robert Beatty come here on Saturday night for his web he went home this morning</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>{illegible} went to Yonge & brought last of pine board for {illegible} that I had sawed  paid $3 on the sawing.  I took charge of the wood {rest illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>{entry illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Aug 24, 2025, 12:19:44 AM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1866

January

Jan snow	17	Went to Fares for a load of wood the roads is very heavy with the drift Snow with heavy wind from Southwest
snow	18	Still Snowing finishd Isabla chest
rain	19	rain this morning loaded up the flax that I raised in 1864 & took it to Gananoque gave it to Mr Cotton for our clothing there was 900. 2 s per 100.18s I owe him $1. & 12 c yet I took 7 bushel of wheat to mill I atended the annual meeting of the County agriculture Socitie
rain & snow	20	rain & then snow with a heavy wind all day I Shod the horses got 1 new Shoe at Latamer put 2 on
21		no Meeting to day cold & windy
	22	went to see Mr Douglass about a teacher Mr McConnel & Douglass met here & we hired Mr Hall for $17 per month for six months went to a teameeting at Reeds School house Mr Gorden come home with use
	23	went to Delta with Isabla to Wats Stopt all night Benjimin & Elizebeth Young was with me
	24	went John Youngs Stopt all night there
snow	25	heavy Snow this morning come to Granpas Stopt all
	26	night got home in the afternoon all well
	27	drew a load of wood from Fairs
28		went to Escott to hear the Rev Mr Burton he had no appointment the Red Mr Carrol preached in the afternoon in the church
	29	drew a load of wood from Faires fine day Robert Beatty come here on Saturday night for his web he went home this morning
	30	{illegible} went to Yonge & brought last of pine board for {illegible} that I had sawed paid $3 on the sawing. I took charge of the wood {rest illegible}
	31	{entry illegible}

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