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William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857
William Beatty Diary, 1854-1857_93.pdf
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Bought of Winks & Hudchison
| June | 19 | 1 Black silk hankerchief | 5 | ||
| 1 cotton Do Do | 6 | ||||
| Nov | 1 | paid the above | |||
| 1857 Jun | 3 | took John Kincaid to be taned 1 Bull hide | |||
| 1858 Feb 4 got bull hide | |||||
| Sent by Rober Armstrong 1 cow hide 1 cip 1 colt skin & 7 calf skins to John Kincaid s/p he taned it) | |||||
| Feby | 9 | 1 calf skin (it was Elens calf that the boys kill by running it to John Kincaid | |||
| Feb 1858 | 4 | took to J Kincaid to be tanned 1 cow hide & 3 sheep skines with wool |
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