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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_48.pdf
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| 1 | {illegible line} was up in the frount {line illegible} |
| 2 | {illegible} back to {illegible} all Day fine wheather |
| 3 | |
| 4 | went to Brockville to an agriculture meeting {illegible} went with me {illegible} brought a lot of {illegible} at {illegible} paid 10 dollars toward them he owes 11 or 12 yet |
| 5 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Willson preach snow nearly gone |
| 6 | went to Elerrys sawmill & got 14 shillings worth of Butternut lumber |
| 7 | drew firewood out of the swamp |
| 8 | drew ceder of the drowned land at cristies for fences there the fields nearly bare |
| 9 | worked at the cedar fine Day |
| 10 | Do Do Do |
| 11 | Do Do Do David helped yesterday & to Day |
| 12 | No Meeting to Day in caintown it was quarterly Meeting at Lyn the roads so bad that we did not go they were bair |
| 13 | drew the small hemlock that was piled for the fence on the line betwen Ackland snow |
| 14 | began to Draw pine logs to Mc Mill drew 14 |
| 15 | went to Lyn with 68 flour Barrels for Colman |
| 16 | went to Elbe to see John Robeson about Wats Mare she got a nail in her foot a fortnight ago he will come & see her tomorow |
| 17 | drew 12 pine saw logs to Mc's Mill |
| 18 | drew 12 Do Do snowed this afternoon snowed & blowed all day did not go to Meeting |
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