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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_51.pdf
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1862
| Nov | 1 | Finished pulling the turnips Ad plowed in the sumer follow I worked at the house fine day |
| 2 | no meeting in our Schoolhouse to day | |
| 3 | went to Younge with ad for the Apple trees got dinner at Betseys Wm went with us & helped to dig the trees, Jock helped to | |
| 4 | Stoped at Granpa worked at the trees this forenoon loaded Ad up & sent him home I went to Lyn with Rob Armstrong saw Wm Clow came up with G. Torns to Adam Armstrong went Daniel Nowland he is to give me seven Sheep he says that he only got six & I think he got 8 | |
| 5 | Adam brought me to Mallorytown & I took the cars got home about noon | |
| 6 | Sowed about 2 bushel of the Mulicolic Rye in the sumerfollow on the 7 ridges next the East line & 1 ridge of Rye that I got of Benj Younge the ground is frosen a little | |
| 7 | Ad plowed in the sumer follow I worked at the house | |
| snow | 8 | snowed about 2 inches very cold Killed a yearling Steer afraid we will be scarcce of foder |
| 9 | 9 | the Revd Mr Craford preached i nthe School house |
| 10 | worked at the house Ad hunted for the sheep in the forenoon made a fence about the New house so as to keep the cattle from the garden fine day | |
| 11 | worked at the house Nathenal Tackabury helped Ad & the boys drew ties out of the pit | |
| 12 | worked at the house Tackabury helped Ad plowed in the sumerfollow fine day | |
| 13 | worked at the house Tackabury helped Ad plowed | |
| 14 | finished the Clapboarding Tackaberry helped that makes 4 days that Tackabury worked Ad plowed fine day |
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