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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857
William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_87.pdf
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1857
| March | 23 | Work done for John Elingham 1 load of Firkins to Lyn for Baxter 30 & for Purvis & Yonge 12 | 6 | 3 |
| June | went to D Bewes with butter firkins | 6 | 3 | |
| July | 28 | Do to Lyn with 25 Butter firkins to N Baxter | 6 | 3 |
| Sept | 29 | Do to Do with 30 pork barrels & 12 butter firkins | 6 | 3 |
| Nov | 4 | Do to Do with 20 Do Do Do Do | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Do to Farmersville 18 Do Do to W. Green | 6 | 3 | |
| Dec | 11 | Do to Lyn with 55 four Barrels for R. Colman | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Do to Do 50 Do Do F Do | 6 | 3 | |
| 1858 January | 2 | Drew wood half Day | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Do to Lyn with 55 flour Barils for R. Colman | 6 | 3 | |
| Feb | 8 | Do to Lyn with 55 Do Do Do Do Do | 6 | 3 |
| March | 8 | Do to Lyn 50 flour Barrels for N. Baxter | 6 | 3 |
| April | 20 | Do to Farmersville with 50 flour Barrels & 4 butter tubs | 6 | 3 |
| to P. Wing & 10 butter tubs to H Green | 6 | 3 | ||
| Do | 30 | Do to P. Wing with 50 flour barrels & 4 Butter tubs & 9 butter tubs to H Green | 6 | 3 |
| May | 16 | Plowed his garde & drew 2 loads of hemlock stuff from Weeks | 6 | 3 |
| June | 3 | went to Lyn with 24 firkins B 14 Do 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Do to Charlestown with 26 firkins to Bews | 6 | 3 | |
| 30 | Do to Lyn with 27 firkins to Baxter | 6 | 3 | |
| July | 10 | Do to Lyn with 22 Do to Darlin | 6 | 3 |
| August | 4 | Do to farmersville to Greens 18 firkins | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Do to Lyn for N. Baxter 27 Do AW Lewis | 6 | 3 | |
| Sept | 11 | Do to Charlestown 28 firkins for Do Bewes | 6 | 3 |
| Oct | 1 | Do to Lyn 10 pork barrls to Darlin & 12 to Baxter | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Do to Charlestown 30 pork barrels to Bews | 6 | 3 | |
| 29 | Do Do 24 Do Do Do | 6 | 3 | |
| Nov | 12 | Do to Farmersville with 21 pork Bls to Green & 3 to Blanchard | 6 | 3 |
| Dec | 1 | Do to Lyn with pork B 6 to Darlin 5 to Baxter | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Do to Charlestown 20 pork Barrels to Bews | 6 | 3 | |
| 22 | Do to Do 26 Do Do Do | 6 | 3 |
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