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William Beatty Diary, 1883-1886

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1883

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>April</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>{illegible} to snow in the forenoon {illegible} snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the horsepower & sawing apart</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Dan & Ad went to ABS with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>they sawed at Ads wood to day cold day Bruce & his boys & Matthias helped </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>{blank}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Moore a student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburgh & Camden to preach</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>cold blustery day </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ad Dan & Kairns shingled the south side of the house & part of the North side fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Mr Grame came this morning they finished the north side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains & brought 2 18 feet sticks from the sawmill for Wallaces wood shed fine day</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td> little rain dance split some wood this forenoon then him & Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad & Dan is covering the horse stable with {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the milk waggon Dan drew stuff for Wallacein the forenoon & split wood in the afternoon</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>13</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Dan went to Sand Bay to Bank of wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins 1 of the full breads & one half</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td> heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed </td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>{illegible} night from {illegible} {illegible} 2 & a half bushel Timothy & 1 bushel of clover seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible}</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>I let some water of the garden & other chores</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>we sowed {illegible} I dug & planted 18 gooseberry sprouts </td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1883

April	1	{illegible} to snow in the forenoon {illegible} snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the horsepower & sawing apart
	2
	3	Dan & Ad went to ABS with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad
	4	they sawed at Ads wood to day cold day Bruce & his boys & Matthias helped
	5	{blank}
6		Mr Moore a student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburgh & Camden to preach
	7	cold blustery day
	8	Ad Dan & Kairns shingled the south side of the house & part of the North side fine day
	9	Mr Grame came this morning they finished the north side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains & brought 2 18 feet sticks from the sawmill for Wallaces wood shed fine day
	10	little rain dance split some wood this forenoon then him & Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay
	11	Ad & Dan is covering the horse stable with {illegible}
	12	Ad went to Gananoque with the milk waggon Dan drew stuff for Wallacein the forenoon & split wood in the afternoon
13		Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night
	14	Dan went to Sand Bay to Bank of wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins 1 of the full breads & one half
	15	heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed
	16	{illegible} night from {illegible} {illegible} 2 & a half bushel Timothy & 1 bushel of clover seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible}
	17	I let some water of the garden & other chores
	18	we sowed {illegible} I dug & planted 18 gooseberry sprouts

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