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William Beatty Diary, 1880-1883

William Beatty 1880-1883 Diary 62.pdf

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1882

Sept 16 Dan drawing dung I split some wood & threshed some of the flax seed
17 Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night
18 I went to Young with Aunt Isabela & Ellen with Kate and Paragon they are all well came home at night
19 heavy rain and thunder this morning Bisie went to Gananoque with Kate Dan drew dung in
20 Dan drew Dung there heavy rain good deal of the day cannot get any help to load dung
21 Dan helped Bruce McNeal to thrash I went the Kingston fair there was a great deal of fine stock of all kinds with rain
22 I got home on the Express I stoped at Joseph Nicols very heavy rain most of the day
23 Dan drew some rails had to make fence Dan went to Gananoque with Bisie they brought home {illegible} for the lambs the ground is very wet
24 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Baillie at night
25 Dan drew Dung George Matthews loaded
26 Do Do Do they finished drawing I cut the millet at the road fine day
27 Dan begun to plow for the fall wheat Matthews spread in the afternoon he was sick & could not work in the morning
28 Dan is plowing Matthews is spreading we separated lambs and took the Ram from the sheep I put up a fence at the top of the orchard for them
29 Wallace draged in 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat at Wm Scotts sowed the ground is in good order Dan finished the plowing Wallace draged with Paragon {rest of entry illegible}
30 {entry illegible}

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