Log in to Scripto | Recent changes | View item | View file
William Beatty Diary, 1863-1867
Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 Wm Beatty Diary 1863-1867 16.pdf
« previous page | next page » |
Current Page Transcription [edit] [history]
1864
| July | 1 | worked at the potatos with disk |
| 2 | fine rain this morning cobled the children's boots everything looks refreshed | |
| 3 | the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church & the Revd Mr Revee in the school house in the afternoon | |
| X | 4 | went to Marble Rock with Mr Darlin to survey a road to Mr Colans Mill Ad went to Younge for a load of boards in the afternoon |
| 5 | went to the funeral of John Weston child the Revd Mr Carrol preached Ad came home with 500 feet of board, brought Jennet with him | |
| 6 | Ad went throw the potatos with the cultivator | |
| 7 | {illegible} the sheep paster the ground is very dry | |
| 8 | worked at the corn | |
| 9 | Do Do Do Ad drew stones to station for a cellar for Mr Dean | |
| 10 | rain | Ad & Elen went to Gananoque to curch with the Youngs young people very heavy rain the Revd Mr Revee preached in the shoolhouse |
| X | 11 | I went to Thomas Scotts & him & me went to view Meadows & flax for the Young & Escot Agriculture Society Ad & Bille worked at the corn |
| 12 | the Boys finished the corn then went to Mr Shels wood to hear the Revd Mr Carrol preach to the Orngemen the Revd Mr White & others spoke on the ocation I got home from driving at dark {illegible} & flax is light | |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | I worked at the potatos Do | |
| 15 | Do Do Do | |
| 16 | Do Do Do | |
| 17 | the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church at 3 oclock & the Revd Mr Reeve at 6 oclock in the schoolhouse |
Transcription Tips
- Follow the example of transcribing provided in the first few PDF files of this diary.
- Click Edit when you’re ready to start transcribing.
- Click Detach to move the transcription box to a convenient location.
- Copy the text as it is, including misspellings and abbreviations.
- Start each new day with a new line. Otherwise ignore spacing and alignments.
- Use toolbar heading options for any headings in the text, i.e. diary titles.
- Use toolbar table generator for any tables in the text, i.e. finance records.
- Use toolbar comment option to add your own comments, i.e. illegible text or uncertain names or description of drawings.
- Use toolbar stroke through text option to transcribe crossed-out text.
- When done press "Save Transcription" to save your work.
- Note: If a line on one page appears to carry over on the same line on the next page, please check the next page and (if applicable) transcribe both pages together as if they are one page. Type your unified transcription under the first of the two pages.
- View more transcription tips.(Opens in new tab)
