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William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_56.pdf
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1860
| June 1 | drew stones & worked at site of the old Barn in the forenoon sheered the sheep in the afternoon Jock & Bob helped fine day |
| 2 | plowed & planted the old Barnyard in squasses melons corn & cucumbers |
| 3 | went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Green the Bible Society Agent preach |
| 4 | moved part of the Bull paster onto the line in the orchard |
| 5 | plowed & scraped the noll at the road opisite the Barn so as to level it for the dich fine rain this afternoon |
| 6 | worked at the dich at the Barn |
| 7 | went through the corn with disk & began to hoe it fine morning wind south in the afternoon the wind was south west with rain & colder |
| 8 | worked at the corn in the morning then it rained |
| 9 | |
| 10 | no Meetting to Day |
| 11 | Adam works on the Roads I went to Lyn withe 64 flowr barrels for Thomas Willson & drew five loads from his shop at Lyn to the Mill & station 64 in 4 of the loads & 8 in one in all 328 flour barrels |
| 12 | works on the roads fine Day |
| 13 | I went to Farmerville with 32 firkins |
| 14 | works on the roads |
| 15 | Do on the roads |
| 16 | Jock had a dung Bee |
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