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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867

Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 10.pdf

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<table>
 <tr>
  <td>April  rain</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>helped Benj Younge to Ripple the flax little rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Do   Do   to clean the flax seed we weighed fifty six lbs flax before it was rippled then rippled it had forty four lbs of straw seven lbs of seed five lbs of wast</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>no meeting to Day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>worked at bunks & stakes fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>drew four loads of dung for a hot bed & splite some rails Ad boiled eight pails of sap fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>split some rails & drew about 100 to the line between Fair & me likewise some bunks</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>fixed or worked at the garden fence fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>finished the fence around the garden</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>fixed the hot bed & boild some sap for vinegar little rain at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>snow</td>
  <td>heavy rain most of the night began to snow at day light & snowed all day so that there is no Meeting</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>snow & rain</td>
  <td>11 X</td>
  <td>Ad went to Cristie Youngs & got a load of straw I worked at bunks snow & rain </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>worked at bunks & stakes little rain</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>rain</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Do      Do        Do     Mr Robert Watson came here to see me about the raisin of flax</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>I went to Mr Bucks & got two teeth drawn  Ad fixed bunks</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>fixed some tools in the blacksmith shop Wat came here on his way home</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>rain & snow</td>
  <td>there was no preacher came to day rain & snow most of the day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Ad helped Criste Younge to saw shingle stuff</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>fixed Bills shoes & shod him John Young Criste came up for my boots they fit him  James Laltimers Wife died about 3 oclock I helped Jo Bradley all night to make the coffin</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Wil run the East line it keeps the old line on fence pretty well </td>
 </tr>
<table>

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April rain	1	helped Benj Younge to Ripple the flax little rain
	2	Do Do to clean the flax seed we weighed fifty six lbs flax before it was rippled then rippled it had forty four lbs of straw seven lbs of seed five lbs of wast
3		no meeting to Day
	4	worked at bunks & stakes fine day
	5	drew four loads of dung for a hot bed & splite some rails Ad boiled eight pails of sap fine day
	6	split some rails & drew about 100 to the line between Fair & me likewise some bunks
	7	fixed or worked at the garden fence fine day
	8	finished the fence around the garden
rain	9	fixed the hot bed & boild some sap for vinegar little rain at night
10	snow	heavy rain most of the night began to snow at day light & snowed all day so that there is no Meeting
snow & rain	11 X	Ad went to Cristie Youngs & got a load of straw I worked at bunks snow & rain
rain	12	worked at bunks & stakes little rain
rain	13	Do Do Do Do
rain	14	Do Do Do Mr Robert Watson came here to see me about the raisin of flax
	15	I went to Mr Bucks & got two teeth drawn Ad fixed bunks
	16	fixed some tools in the blacksmith shop Wat came here on his way home
17	rain & snow	there was no preacher came to day rain & snow most of the day
	18	Ad helped Criste Younge to saw shingle stuff
	19	fixed Bills shoes & shod him John Young Criste came up for my boots they fit him James Laltimers Wife died about 3 oclock I helped Jo Bradley all night to make the coffin
	20	Wil run the East line it keeps the old line on fence pretty well

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