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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_24.pdf
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1859
| Feb 1 | Thomas Scott & Wife have all night on A visit drew S logs in the afternoon |
| 2 | drew S logs very cold day |
| 3 | thrashed spring wheat & finished it very stormy Day wind & snow |
| 4 | drew S logs cold Day |
| 5 | Do Do Do Do |
| 6 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon snowed most of the Day |
| 7 | drew 8 ash S logs for Braces & 1 hemlock that made 99 logs that we have got in |
| 8 | cleaned the wheat had 24 bushel John Younge & his Wife came here on A visit & we all went Wm Hazelwood |
| 9 | Snowed all day we went with I Younge to Samuel Younge on A visit |
| 10 | drew the old stack of hay from Cristies place ver cold Day with wind |
| 11 | went to Brockville & got 1 per lb for Butter & 6s.3d for Spitzenburg bought an axe |
| 12 | drew some wood & made an axe handle |
| 13 | went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mr Morrison preach very cold Day |
| 14 | Harvy Hays came hear & began to hue the timber for the Barn & shed he is to get fifty dollars for geting out the timer & framing & raising the building |
| 15 | worked at the timber for the building |
| 16 | Do Do fine Day |
| 17 | Do Do Do |
| 18 | rained most of the Day |
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