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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 8.pdf
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| March | 1 | Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees I thrashed oats little flurrys of snow |
| snow | 2 | Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonnees I thrashed oats some squals of snow |
| 3 | Ad drew two loads of rails I thrashed oats winds is south southwest this morning south in at three oclock PM Avery fine day Rob Beatty & Rob Armstrong came here at night Rob Beatty is very bad with a fellon on his finger they want Ad | |
| 4 | Ad went to Yonge with Rob to help him to get out some rails I drew one load of rails that finished the drawing of the thousand that I was to get from Dier for Malonie the slaughing is very bad | |
| X rain & snow | 5 | cleaned oats & peas in the forenoon went to an Agriculture Meeting at Johnstons School house then went with Mr N. Willaby to examine the Bridge over Black Creek near Mr Watts |
| 6 | rain & snow most of the day no meeting today little snow to day {in left margin} Snow starting to 9 Sorms this quarter | |
| Snow rain | 7 | drew one load of wood from Malunies Snow & rain all day warm |
| 8 | drew two loads of wood fine Day | |
| 9 | cleaned flax with the machin Ben Humph{cut off} younge helped with there horses fine day Robert brought Ad home to day | |
| X | 10 | went to Mount Webster to let out a job on the Bridge did not agree with any one Ad tapd some trees |
| 11 | went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting went on horse back the slaughing is all gone {left margin - went to corner the st{illegible}} | |
| 12 | boiled sap in the bush fine day Ad thrashed oats | |
| 13 | Revd Mr Doxtater preached in the school house fine day |
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