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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883
William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 18.pdf
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1880
Nov | 18 | the Ram brock out yesterday to Coplands sheep they came home We fixed the hog pen & sheep pen there is about 4 inches more snow Fred went to the road & got slough riged for to draw wood |
19 | Fred went to Ab McNeils for wood with the slough this morning fine day | |
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23 | Fred drew sand all day to the house I {illegible} | |
24 | Fred went to the sixth consession for a load of wood he has finished the drawing from { illegible} | |
25 | Fred went to the shanty for wood he brock the king {illegible} out of the slaugh he went out to the road for the other slaugh it had the frount pice of the Shoe brock had to get that fixed | |
26 | Wallace went for Jenie Fred got his load of wood home after he got the slaugh fixed | |
27 | Fred drew a load of wood from the shanty Miss Rogers & Miss Parker came from gananoque with Gilles last night {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Hogan & Fisher Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day | |
28 | Revd Mr Houston preached this morning or rather at night | |
29 | {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Roger and Parker Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day | |
30 | ||
30 | Fred drew dung at the road {rest of entry illegible} |
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