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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_04.pdf
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April
| 1 | Jock went to A raisin of A Barn of John Hayes & began to split rails in the Bull pasture |
| 2 | split rails Adam Armstrong helped I went to Aunt Marys in the afternoon & stopt all night fine weather |
| 3 | went in to Brockville bought A pair of collors for the horses 17s.6d 4 bland Deeds 2s & sent 210 dollars by check to Waller in Michel |
| 4 | went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shallor preach |
| 5 | helped Adam Armstrong to finishe his roller & rig for the plows |
| 6 | Jock began to plow in the harper field it is sod that is first plowing field dry |
| 7 | hard frost last night plowed in the afternoon the harper field |
| 8 | loged some hemlock logs in the Bull paster the frost in the ground John Innis came here with his circular saw |
| 9 | sawed & bored 160 sills & 180 caps with Innises saw & auguar used our own horse powr fine Day |
| 10 | went to John Youngs to see a farm Jock finished plowing the harper field |
| 11 | went to John School house & heard the Revd Mr Truemen preach |
| 12 | came home from T Younge did not see the person that had the farm land good |
| 13 | fine rain last night & rain the morning & all day |
| 14 | moved the fence below the house & plowed |
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