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William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863
William Beatty Diary, 1860-1863_60.pdf
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1863
| April | 17 | the Bill horse got loose last night & has kicked Doll very bad choped some brouse and fixed doll little rain |
| 18 | worked at the house fine day Ad bored bunks | |
| 19 | no meeting to day went to Cristie Young he cut his foot yesterday he is doing well | |
| 20 | Jonney started for Goderidge from he station Ad went to Wm Fergusonto see he could get his horses to work he gave them to him | |
| 21 | began to make the fence for the orchard find day I fixed a barrel & look at the potatos in the seller so far there is very few frozen | |
| 22 | worked at the fence & some of the potatos | |
| 23 | Ad began to plow in the old medow this afternoon fine day I worked at the fence | |
| 24 | worked at the fence & finished it Ad plowed | |
| 25 | Ad finished plowing that pice & bgan this side of the summer follow Humphery Young helped him he had our Bill & Cristies Gin | |
| 26 | the Revd Mr Craford preached in our schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch | |
| 27 | choped some old logs where Ad is plowing planted some seed turnips fine day | |
| 28 | began to sow & sowed 10 1/2 bushel of Poll oats on sward where it was plowed last fall & this spring the ground is in very good order | |
| 29 | Ad plowed for Hum Younge on our own land he has taken part of the North field on shares east corner | |
| 30 | plowed in the North field next to where it was seeded last spring | |
| {?} storms this month |
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