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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_56.pdf
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1863
| 15 | the Revd Brown preached in the schoolhouse | |
| 16 | Ad drew rails with Tackabury & Billie & me cleaned the little oats put 14 bushel up chamber that is 23 of them that cold day | |
| 17 | cleaned the Blacksee had about 12 bushel cleaned the scotch wheat had about 3 bushel & about 3 bushel of tailingsof all Ad drew rails | |
| 18 | went to Gananoque bought 500 lbs flour 11s.10d per 100 & 700 indian meal 6s.3d per 100 brought 600 from B Younge he went with me fine day | |
| 19 | heavy rain all day tinkered in the blacksmith shop Ad thrashed some oats | |
| 20 | went round the lower end of the School section to tell people there School Bill & to collect got no money rained & snow & snowed all the forenoon Ad finished the oats | |
| 21 | Ad drew a load of rails from Tackaburys I put away the flour & meal drew some wood fine day | |
| 22 | no Meeting to Day very cold | |
| 23 | Ad went for a load of rails I went to Younge on businefs took dinner at S Youngs went & saw Jock he will pay nothing but he will give me the thrashing machin & quit all | |
| 24 | settled with J. J McIntosh gave him 15$ & 2 notes for 15 dollars & 1 shilling | |
| 25 | put shoes on the woodshed slough at Robs hauled up ceaders for Ads load | |
| 26 | went out to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach | |
| 27 | Adam Armstrong brought me to Mallorytown in the cutter little rain this morning came up on the cares | |
| 28 | drew some wood fine Day |
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