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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886
William Beatty 1883-1886 Diary 18.pdf
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1883
| Nov | 1 | Dan cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the stable {illegible} |
| 2 | we went to the plowing match at Wm Websters place there was only three plowed it was a very place for it & a cold raw wind | |
| 3 | Dan plowed & scraped a short ditch in the field & back of the old barn & plowed part of it | |
| 4 | Revd Mr Shane preached this morning | |
| 5 | Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding | |
| 6 | Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong she was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage preached there was a large {illegible} | |
| 7 | Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we expect the reaper to come on Friday | |
| 8 | Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the hen house the south side of it all came out | |
| 9 | {illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall & spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat {illegible} at Spring wheat | |
| 10 | {illegible} | |
| 11 | {illegible} | |
| 12 | {illegible} | |
| 13 | {illegible} a very stormy day | |
| 14 | the snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn at the road | |
| 15 | we went to Gananoque with the wool & 3 bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wool paid $3.30 for {illegible} | |
| 16 | Dan drew more dung snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind | |
| 17 | Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con & 1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the session {illegible} |
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