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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_15.pdf
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1858
| Sept 17 | David choped in the Bull paster the brush & old logs I sawed & plained stuff for doors in the wood shed |
| 18 | cut the corn up |
| 19 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach |
| 20 | Samuel Innis made Shoes for the horses put some on |
| 21 | he fixed more & fixed 2 colters & we shod the horses all round Mr John Nicol & Mr Rogers Gardener from Brockville come hear to get speciments off Apples for to send to the Provincial Show little rain |
| 22 | thrashed the fall wheat fine Day |
| 23 | went to Lyn for sand Rob went with me & we brought 2 loads |
| 24 | took 14 bushel of wheat to Lyn to the Mill & went to Brockville with some apples to Dr Ronalds for to send to the Provincial show |
| 25 | helped John Ackland to thrash with the machin his Buckwheat David & Robert Armstrong drew 2 load of sand from Lyn |
| 26 | went to Lyn to the Funeral of Mrs Bagg oldest daughter of Samuel Young she was buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached there was upwards of 100 waggons & Buggys some said it was the largest funeral I ever saw |
| 27 | went to Wicks for 6 jice in the forenoon David began to plow in the orchard at the old Barn |
| 28 | plowed in the orchard & helped Acklands the ash |
| 29 | went to Lyn for sand & got 1 side of soleleather for John Younge 18 3/4 lbs 34 cents per lb or $6.34 |
| 30 | fixed the barrel rack & chored |
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