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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_33.pdf
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1862 {probably February}
| 1 | Worked at the fraim Adam went to Farmersville took 9 bushel of turnips which made 15 bushel took a calf skin & got 2 of last years | |
| 2 | the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown snow | |
| 3 | Ad went to Lansdown with lumber - Henry & me worked at the fraim little snow | |
| 4 | Ad took 1000 feet of boards to Adam Armstrong that I borrowed for the BArn then went to Bee of Edgley to Lyn I worked at frame | |
| 5 | cleaned the wheat had 9 of chinnee 15 of Scotch & 5 of tailers | |
| 6 | Ad went to Lansdown with lumber I worked at fraim snowed in the afternoon | |
| 7 | Ad went to Lansdown with lumber I worked at the fraim Henary laid out the 8 posts & I mortice 4 of them | |
| 8 | Ad went to Lansdown with fraim lumber I went to Colmans mill with R{illegible}today 5 bushel of tailor & 3 buckwheat | |
| 9 | the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown | |
| 10 | worked at the fraim Ad got 41. 10 inche 46. 6 inch pieces of clapboard maked 685 feet | |
| 11 | James John & there Wifes here on a visit Ad went to Lansdown with fraim lumber little snow | |
| 12 | Do Do I choped wood & fixed some of the fraim lumber | |
| 13 | went to Lansdown with Ad went to Robert Clows to see him about rails {illegible} stopt then all night little snow | |
| 14 | Ad & Jack brought 2 loads of fraim lumber to Lansdown I came home with them very stormy forenoon snow cold night | |
| 15 | Ad went to John Armstrong & got Bill Shod he was graveled I got wood little snow | |
| 16 | Revd Mr Armstrong spoak after S. Philips preached Mr Armstrong very unwell |
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