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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_20.pdf
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| Dec 1 | David went to Lyn with pork barrles I worked at the wood shed |
| 2 | David went to Mallorytown for Brick brought 500 |
| 3 | thrashed oats with Jock horse had 18 bushel or 9 bushel each |
| 4 | worked at the woodshed & fixed the s shool house very stormy wind & snow this afternoon |
| 5 | very stormy Day snow & rain the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown this afternoon |
| 6 | went to Charlestown with 20 pork barrels |
| 7 | thrashed our spring wheat hard frost |
| 8 | cleaned the wheat paid Jocke the 8 bushel that I borrowed & sent 6 1/2 of good & 1 1/2 of tailings to the Mill & 6 bushel of buckwheat that Granpa got from John Ackland |
| 9 | made A toung for John Younge slaugh & got our deeds from Granpa & gave or exchanged our deeds for the Thompson place & the criste place John Yonge & Wat witnefsed them |
| 10 | clapboard part of the wood shed stormy in the afternoon |
| 11 | finished the clapboarding fine Day |
| 12 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon |
| 13 | thrash oats rain & snow |
| 14 | killed A sheep & tow pigs heavy rain this afternoon snow nearly gone |
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