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William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 12.pdf
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1864
| May 1 rain | 1 | Revd Mr Recine preached in the shool house heavy rain last night & some this morning |
| 2 | worked at a drag Ad went to Cooks to see if there was any of the farmers wanted flax seed put up noties we then drew up 20 bags or 40 bushel of flax seed from the Station that Mr Watson cant for distribution the Elens went to see Mrs Dickson she is very sick | |
| 3 | heavy rain all day worked at the drag | |
| rain | 4 | worked at the cultivator in blacksmith shop a little shower of rain Ad helped Criste Young to saw shingle stuff |
| 5 | worked at the drag teeth in the blacksmith shot Ad plowed for John Johnston that is the first plowing he has done this spring | |
| 6 | cut the teeth in the drag & other fixings on it Ad plowed at John Johnstons | |
| rain | 7 | Do Do Do in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon I went to an agricultural meetting in the afternoon |
| 8 | rain | Revd Mr Reevie preached in the school house at six oclock we had the first sabath school this morning rain most of the day |
| 9 | made some more of the line fence ground very wet no plowing yet | |
| rain | 10 | rain to day made a gait for the road Ad went to Johnstons to plow |
| 11 | drew rails to the peice of ground west of Healeys made the fence & plowed it for potatos | |
| X | 12 | {in left margin} the woods is begining to look green went to Mallorytown to the Division count I sued J. Davis & J. Simpson they confession Judgment Ad & the boys planted about 2 1/2 bushel of Scotch Erely |
| rain | 13 | heavy rain most of the day no plowing yet cut potatos |
| rain | 14 | Ad went to Gananoque took 6 bushel of flax seed to Dr Richmans he is geting some parties to sow it he bought 100 of flour 12s, 100 of meal 7s6d |
| 15 | Revd Mr Recine Preached in the school house heavy rain |
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