Josiah Jackson's diaries 1882-1904: index and snippets

Rail

Date Snippet
Wed 15 Nov 1882

Mr Coe bought Ricks, BJohn Rail Cole Station @ /-.
BJohn (556), bought (1410), Coe (18), Cole (150), Rail (22), Ricks (111), Station (860)
Thu 25 Jul 1889

Saw Mr Elling agreed send Cloth Woo] am pack send rail best price afford Saw Mr Samuel Harding promised Sheep.
afford (16), agreed (1355), Best (77), Cloth (24), Elling (30), Harding (371), pack (6), price (188), promised (658), Rail (22), Samuel (28), Saw (1040), Saw (1040), send (792), send (792), sheep (339), Woo] (1)
Tue 10 Feb 1891

Went Rail Cole, indeed.
Cole (150), indeed (14), Rail (22), Went (826)
Wed 16 Sep 1891

X wem trap building decide Mr Moody Bristol A bought tons Chard Sons Feeding Cake @ ? - - free Rail Bristol cake goes am reduction.
bought (1410), Bristol (319), Bristol (319), Building (71), cake (715), cake (715), Chard (97), decide (16), Feeding (77), free (37), goes (5), Moody (145), Rail (22), reduction (5), Sons (147), tons (300), trap (177), wem (15)
Wed 10 Aug 1892

per ton free rail Bristol.
Bristol (319), free (37), Per (696), Rail (22), Ton (184)
Fri 12 Aug 1892

Reed Ck Chippenham Pigs Messrs Holland Coombs, saying booked tons Feeding Cake Winter delivery meat ? ? * per ton free rail Bristol.
booked (25), Bristol (319), cake (715), Chippenham (15), Coombs (210), delivery (6), Feeding (77), free (37), Holland (215), meat (75), Messrs (1565), Per (696), Pigs (1328), Rail (22), Reed (3327), saying (947), Ton (184), tons (300), Winter (172)
Tue 23 Aug 1892

Mr Stroud rail.
Rail (22), Stroud (1409)
Fri 18 Nov 1892

reed offer Beans Mr Adams Bradley mills / rail Westbury Station Ck Rufus Barrow Border farm Tithe.
Adams (8), Barrow (30), Beans (230), Border (36), Bradley (6), Farm (548), mills (93), offer (64), Rail (22), Reed (3327), Rufus (10), Station (860), Tithe (626), Westbury (26)
Sat 28 Jan 1893

Wrote Messrs Whiteman Cox meeting Wincanton Rail rates milk.
Cox (280), meeting (967), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Rail (22), Rates (137), Whiteman (273), Wincanton (642), Wrote (2470)
Sat 24 Jun 1893

per ton, free rail Bristol.
Bristol (319), free (37), Per (696), Rail (22), Ton (184)
Thu 2 Nov 1893

Bristol bought Barrels Mr Galpin agreed sawn St Hoops strained St Rail convenient bought Barley qrs azoff Messrs Bretherton Ford Co week @ / per qr d less per qr cash days arrival ss.
agreed (1355), arrival (6), Azoff (8), Barley (522), Barrels (17), bought (1410), bought (1410), Bretherton (101), Bristol (319), cash (150), convenient (31), days (65), Ford (145), Galpin (33), Hoops (3), less (31), Messrs (1565), Per (696), Per (696), qrs (252), Rail (22), sawn (8), strained (1), week (405)
Fri 31 Aug 1894

He offered / per sk wheat, rail.
offered (174), Per (696), Rail (22), wheat (475)
Tue 4 Sep 1894

Sent Cheese Rail Messrs Marsh Adlam (Wells) Bruton Station.
Adlam (109), Bruton (758), cheese (1666), Marsh (190), Messrs (1565), Rail (22), sent (4043), Station (860), Wells (241)
Thu 27 Sep 1894

Sent Cheese Mr Marsh rail Bundle Bags Messrs Blake (Trowbridge).
bags (256), Blake (209), Bundle (15), cheese (1666), Marsh (190), Messrs (1565), Rail (22), sent (4043), Trowbridge (132)
Wed 3 Oct 1894

Tom told sent sks Beans rail Henstridge.
Beans (230), Henstridge (3), Rail (22), sent (4043), Sks (576), told (1155), Tom (2187)
Thu 20 Aug 1896

It agreed committee b< paid /- sawdust mixed Horses jump gate, Wall Rail c. Reed Mr King asking roon Fat stock.
agreed (1355), asking (671), Committee (364), fat (530), Gate (403), horses (243), jump (3), King (53), mixed (15), paid (1944), Rail (22), Reed (3327), roon (1), sawdust (71), stock (194), Wall (186)
Sat 31 Oct 1896

Reed /c Barley sks Messrs Bretherton Ford Co note saying sack broken Post rail.
Barley (522), Bretherton (101), Broken (34), Ford (145), Messrs (1565), note (199), Post (174), Rail (22), Reed (3327), Sack (6), saying (947), Sks (576)
Mon 6 Feb 1899

sent sample wheat Mr Gowing, Frome, Rail .
Frome (614), Gowing (199), Rail (22), sample (30), sent (4043), wheat (475)
Thu 2 Mar 1899

Bought Boiler Mr Pugsley ? - - rail free Bristol Station.
Boiler (40), bought (1410), Bristol (319), free (37), Pugsley (2), Rail (22), Station (860)
Tue 12 Jan 1904

Trowbridge Sc Mr Hiscock Bowyer Philpott Sc Payne Co agreed buy Sc sell pigs Dee st May st current top prices score lbs measurement May st Dec st top current prices nine score measurement pigs Rail free Sc pay carnage.
agreed (1355), Bowyer (24), buy (91), carnage (8), current (6), current (6), Dec (78), Dee (2), free (37), Hiscock (54), lbs (124), May (41), May (41), measurement (9), measurement (9), nine (4), pay (274), Payne (369), Philpott (7), Pigs (1328), Pigs (1328), prices (114), prices (114), Rail (22), score (108), score (108), sell (100), top (281), top (281), Trowbridge (132)
Mon 7 Mar 1904

Met Mr Hebditch Mr Stacey agreed purchase Tons Linseed cake CaJthorp Bros @ ? - ? Per Ton contain oil Tons Cotton cake Pure Egyptian Seed @ ? ? - per ton free Rail Bristol.
agreed (1355), Bristol (319), Bros (259), CaJthorp (1), cake (715), cake (715), contain (1), Cotton (107), Egyptian (4), free (37), Hebditch (2), linseed (131), met (393), oil (51), Per (696), Per (696), Purchase (6), pure (7), Rail (22), seed (208), Stacey (8), Ton (184), Ton (184), tons (300), tons (300)
Thu 28 Apr 1904

Sent pigs sow Trowbridge rail.
Pigs (1328), Rail (22), sent (4043), Sow (150), Trowbridge (132)

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