Log in to Scripto | Recent changes | View item | View file
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860
William Beatty Diary, 1858-1860_65.pdf
« previous page | next page » |
Current Page Transcription [edit] [history]
1859
Received from {illegible} 4 yrd Cotton bought out of it or paid
March 2s for Roof spent 2 1.3 horse nails 7 1/2 sugar 1.2
March 12 .2s.6d candle
12 Crity for sash 7s.6d
March 19th bought a piece of uper leather 8s.2d
sundrs 2s
April 13 paid Dr Ronalds 20S iron 16s.3d
chain 4s barley & rice5s coal 3s.4 1/2 razor 1s.3d nails 2s.9d
harnefs leather & buckles 2s.9d shoethread 7 1/2 oil 2s.9d
Agriculture Sc 10s Jesup 5d sundres 1s.9d
1859
May the Barn acount gave Harvy Hay a cow for 30 dollars towards his pay per the Framing $30
gave W. Weeks for shingle a cow 26 for 13 thousand
| June | received from Jock 30 dollars | ||
| bought 224 lb nails 4 1/2 cents per lb & 2s for kegs | |||
| bougth 10 lb boards nails | 2 | 6 | |
| Do 10 lb shingle nails | 2 | 6 | |
| Do 5 lb large Do | 1 | 3 | |
| D 2 lb small | 6 | ||
| August | Do 3 lb wrought Do | 1 | 6 |
| Iron for hinges | 4 | 1 | |
| Nov | 20 lb nails | 4 | 6 |
| 4 set of hinges | 6 | 1 | |
| screws | 1 | 4 1/2 | |
| 2 lb nails | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 lb Do | 1 | 1 1/2 | |
| 1860 August 7 | 2 lb wrought nails | 1 | 3 |
Transcription Tips
- Follow the example of transcribing provided in the first few PDF files of this diary.
- Click Edit when you’re ready to start transcribing.
- Click Detach to move the transcription box to a convenient location.
- Copy the text as it is, including misspellings and abbreviations.
- Start each new day with a new line. Otherwise ignore spacing and alignments.
- Use toolbar heading options for any headings in the text, i.e. diary titles.
- Use toolbar table generator for any tables in the text, i.e. finance records.
- Use toolbar comment option to add your own comments, i.e. illegible text or uncertain names or description of drawings.
- Use toolbar stroke through text option to transcribe crossed-out text.
- When done press "Save Transcription" to save your work.
- Note: If a line on one page appears to carry over on the same line on the next page, please check the next page and (if applicable) transcribe both pages together as if they are one page. Type your unified transcription under the first of the two pages.
- View more transcription tips.(Opens in new tab)
