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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_13.pdf
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1858
| August 19 | worked at the wheat at the New Barn {illegible} |
| 20 | {illegible} |
| 21 | Worked at the wheat {rest of line illegible} began {rest of line illegible} |
| 22 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonaugh |
| 23 | cut the oats below the house fine Day |
| 24 | Elen & Granpa went to Brockville & sld 20 lbs of butter 8 1/2 per lb 1 chees 15 lbs 5 per lb drew in 15 load of wheat at the New Barn & began to cut the oats on the Rye ground |
| 25 | finished cuting the oats & drew in the wheat |
| 26 | drew in the oats on the Rye ground & the wheat below the house & the Barly |
| 27 | drew in the oats below the house in the morning rained after Breakfast David draged at cristies |
| 28 | went to Brockville with Wm Hazelwood & heard the Revd Mr preach & got tokens for sacrament David drew dung to the cristie place some showers |
| 29 | intended to go to Brockville to the sacrement but rained so that we could not go we went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry |
| 30 | drew dung to the cristies place a little rain |
| 31 | began to plow at cristies place & I thrashed seed very dull & cloudy weather |
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