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

Cotton

Date Snippet
Wed 23 Aug 1882

Went B. L rest Came wrote Mr Cotton Cheese.
Came (596), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), rest (40), Went (826), Wrote (2470)
Sat 26 Aug 1882

Mr Cotton bought cheese @ /- Tuesday week.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Tuesday (178), week (405)
Sat 21 Oct 1882

Letters ftc received Letter Mr Cotton Cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), ftc (833), Letter (162), Letters (267), received (139)
Wed 25 Oct 1882

Sold 's Cheese, Mr Cotton.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Sold (374)
Tue 7 Nov 1882

Paid Mr John Jones, Mr Cotton, promised Cheese week.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), John (2874), Jones (1185), paid (1944), promised (658), week (405)
Sat 11 Nov 1882

Have heard Mr Cotton yet
Cotton (107), Have (6), heard (404)
Sat 18 Nov 1882

Hauled hay BJohn , Mr Cotton bought Cheese.
BJohn (556), bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), hauled (709), hay (1122)
Wed 29 Nov 1882

Saw Mr Cotton fic, R Joshua, W. Clift Lamps done.
Clift (95), Cotton (107), done (281), fic (1), Joshua (343), lamps (21), Saw (1040)
Sat 16 Dec 1882

Headly brought Mr Cotton send Cheese Tuesday nexL Sent Hay.
brought (899), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), hay (1122), Headly (9), nexL (4), send (792), sent (4043), Tuesday (178)
Tue 19 Dec 1882

Wrote Mr Cotton Cheese Mr Hider.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Hider (21), Wrote (2470)
Fri 22 Dec 1882

Received Mr Cotton Cheese week.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), received (139), week (405)
Mon 25 Dec 1882

Received Mr Parfitt butter, Mr Cotton Cheese tomorrow.
butter (201), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Parfitt (28), received (139), tomorrow (666)
Wed 27 Dec 1882

Sent loads Hay, wet morning, Mr Cotton , BJohn Frome bought Chaff Cutter, , Carson Toooe's (Warminster) Messrs Hardings, ? - .
BJohn (556), bought (1410), Carson (2), chaff (195), Cotton (107), cutter (32), Frome (614), Hardings (23), hay (1122), loads (143), Messrs (1565), morning (1314), sent (4043), Toooe (1), Warminster (30), wet (231)
Thu 28 Dec 1882

Mr Cotton Cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107)
Mon 15 Jan 1883

Received Mr Cotton hoped Cheese tomorrow afternoon.
afternoon (245), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), hoped (71), received (139), tomorrow (666)
Tue 16 Jan 1883

Mr Cotton Cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107)
Wed 17 Jan 1883

Received letters Mr Clarke Mr Cotton.
Clarke (296), Cotton (107), Letters (267), received (139)
Sat 20 Jan 1883

Turned cheese Mr Cotton buy .
buy (91), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Turned (174)
Wed 24 Jan 1883

Saw Mr Cotton.
Cotton (107), Saw (1040)
Mon 12 Feb 1883

Very wet Wrote Mr Cotton cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Very (143), wet (231), Wrote (2470)
Tue 13 Feb 1883

Mr Tyson told Mr Cotton coming afternoon cheese.
afternoon (245), cheese (1666), coming (271), Cotton (107), told (1155), Tyson (190)
Tue 13 Feb 1883

Mr Cotton brought cheese, truckles, half skims skims Wincanton tomorrow.
brought (899), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), half (161), skims (5), skims (5), tomorrow (666), truckles (24), Wincanton (642)
Thu 15 Feb 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton Mr Jones; Mr Cotton cheese Mr Smith cheese shelves stand cheese stove.
cheese (1666), cheese (1666), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Cotton (107), Jones; (1), Shelves (19), Smith (175), stand (61), Stove (31), Wrote (2470)
Thu 15 Feb 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton Mr Jones; Mr Cotton cheese Mr Smith cheese shelves stand cheese stove.
cheese (1666), cheese (1666), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Cotton (107), Jones; (1), Shelves (19), Smith (175), stand (61), Stove (31), Wrote (2470)
Thu 15 Feb 1883

Sent Post Card Mr Cotton sent truckles instead stated.
Card (153), Cotton (107), instead (37), Post (174), sent (4043), sent (4043), stated (7), truckles (24)
Fri 13 Apr 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton Skim Cheese, Dr Stockwell Vaccinating baby (Josiah Stanley), Mr Barnes week, Mr Simpson Co cwt calf meal.
Baby (67), Barnes (194), calf (367), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), cwt (322), Josiah (13), meal (202), Simpson (17), skim (27), Stanley) (1), Stockwell (187), Vaccinating (1), week (405), Wrote (2470)
Mon 16 Apr 1883

Received Messrs Simpson co, Mr Cotton ftc.
Cotton (107), ftc (833), Messrs (1565), received (139), Simpson (17)
Tue 17 Apr 1883

Done Skims Cheeses Mr Cotton sent Wincanton week.
Cheeses (23), Cotton (107), done (281), sent (4043), skims (5), week (405), Wincanton (642)
Wed 25 Apr 1883

John Frank forest Went Wincanton Rate Book signed Took cheeses Mr Cotton (Skims).
Book (150), Cheeses (23), Cotton (107), forest (147), Frank (462), John (2874), Rate (87), signed (131), skims (5), Took (139), Went (826), Wincanton (642)
Wed 23 May 1883

Saw Mr Cotton Mr Fry, coming Saturday morning.
coming (271), Cotton (107), Fry (51), morning (1314), Saturday (205), Saw (1040)
Sat 26 May 1883

Mr Cotton bought cheese Monday Wincanton.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Monday (364), Wincanton (642)
Wed 30 May 1883

Saw Mr Cotton Cheque Cheese.
cheese (1666), cheque (1456), Cotton (107), Saw (1040)
Fri 20 Jul 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton.
Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Fri 20 Jul 1883

Mr Cotton bought Cheese Wednesday .
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Wednesday (179)
Tue 31 Jul 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton, sent weight Cheese ftc.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), ftc (833), sent (4043), weight (156), Wrote (2470)
Fri 24 Aug 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton Cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Tue 28 Aug 1883

BJohn brought letters, Mr Cotton hoped today.
BJohn (556), brought (899), Cotton (107), hoped (71), Letters (267), today (1127)
Tue 28 Aug 1883

Mr Cotton seethe cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), seethe (2)
Wed 29 Aug 1883

Mr Cotton bought Cheese tomorrow.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), tomorrow (666)
Wed 19 Sep 1883

Brought Cheese Mr Cotton .
brought (899), cheese (1666), Cotton (107)
Wed 26 Sep 1883

Mr Cotton welt intends coming Cheese tomorrow moming.
cheese (1666), coming (271), Cotton (107), intends (18), moming (84), tomorrow (666), welt (5)
Thu 27 Sep 1883

Mr Cotton brought cheese Monday Bruton Station.
brought (899), Bruton (758), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Monday (364), Station (860)
Wed 31 Oct 1883

BJohn, Miss Tyson Frome, Mr Cotton, coming week .
BJohn (556), coming (271), Cotton (107), Frome (614), Miss (918), Tyson (190), week (405)
Tue 13 Nov 1883

Mr Cotton bought Cheese Monday Hauled load Hay Thorny Coppice.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Coppice (29), Cotton (107), hauled (709), hay (1122), load (292), Monday (364), Thorny (7)
Mon 19 Nov 1883

B. John camp helped load Received Mr Cotton asking send Wincanton Monday.
asking (671), camp (3), Cotton (107), helped (265), John (2874), load (292), Monday (364), received (139), send (792), Wincanton (642)
Mon 19 Nov 1883

Wrote Mr Cotton sent weight Cheese ftc.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), ftc (833), sent (4043), weight (156), Wrote (2470)
Wed 9 Jan 1884

Louie hair Bought Mr Ellis tons Linseed Cake @ Per Ton ? ? St tons Cotton Cake @ ? * , .
bought (1410), cake (715), cake (715), Cotton (107), Ellis (23), hair (15), linseed (131), Louie (713), Per (696), Ton (184), tons (300), tons (300)
Fri 11 Jan 1884

Cake (Cotton) .
cake (715), Cotton (107)
Sat 12 Jan 1884

Sent Frank Cotton Cake.
cake (715), Cotton (107), Frank (462), sent (4043)
Mon 21 Jan 1884

Went B. Lodge, Wrote Mr Cotton cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Lodge (793), Went (826), Wrote (2470)
Fri 25 Jan 1884

Nellie , Poet Card Mr Cotton hoped St Cheese Saturday.
Card (153), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), hoped (71), Nellie (591), Poet (4), Saturday (205)
Sat 26 Jan 1884

Mr Cotton St bought Cheese Thursday Wincantoit Frank Waggon St Ladder.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Frank (462), Ladder (11), Thursday (210), Waggon (230), Wincantoit (2)
Wed 12 Mar 1884

Saw Mr Cotton Mr Hannara.
Cotton (107), Hannara (1), Saw (1040)
Tue 20 May 1884

Wrote Mr Cotton Cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Sat 24 May 1884

Mr Cotton buy Cheese.
buy (91), cheese (1666), Cotton (107)
Fri 6 Jun 1884

Wrote Mr Cotton.
Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Sat 7 Jun 1884

Received Post Card Mr Cotton saying hoped Monday Cheese.
Card (153), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), hoped (71), Monday (364), Post (174), received (139), saying (947)
Mon 9 Jun 1884

Mr Cotton bought Cheese -morrow Bruton Station.
bought (1410), Bruton (758), cheese (1666), Cotton (107), morrow (7), Station (860)
Tue 10 Jun 1884

Wrote Mr Cotton Mr .
Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Wed 23 Jul 1884

Finished doing Cheese wrote Mr Cotton.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), doing (146), Finished (341), Wrote (2470)
Sat 26 Jul 1884

Reed, Mr Cotton expect Tuesday morning , Frank mowing morning dung hauling afternoon.
afternoon (245), Cotton (107), Dung (719), expect (31), Frank (462), hauling (1627), morning (1314), morning (1314), Mowing (493), Reed (3327), Tuesday (178)
Tue 29 Jul 1884

Mr Cotton bought Cheese.
bought (1410), cheese (1666), Cotton (107)
Wed 30 Jul 1884

Wrote Mr Cotton.
Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Wed 27 Aug 1884

Mr Cotton coming shortly Cheese.
cheese (1666), coming (271), Cotton (107), shortly (77)
Fri 12 Sep 1884

Received Post card W. Cotton hoped tomorrow.
Card (153), Cotton (107), hoped (71), Post (174), received (139), tomorrow (666)
Sat 13 Sep 1884

Mr Cotton buy Cheese.
buy (91), cheese (1666), Cotton (107)
Fri 19 Sep 1884

Wrote Mr Cotton Cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Wrote (2470)
Fri 4 Dec 1891

Came afterward Messrs Wainwright Lavers Fat Stock Repository sale Shepton Mallet bought tons ground Cotton seed Messrs Robinson Co ton Linseed Cake.
afterward (211), bought (1410), cake (715), Came (596), Cotton (107), fat (530), Ground (382), Lavers (1), linseed (131), Mallet (73), Messrs (1565), Messrs (1565), Repository (4), Robinson (88), Sale (282), seed (208), Shepton (200), stock (194), Ton (184), tons (300), Wainwright (34)
Sat 5 Dec 1891

Mr Stroud sent cake crushed wrote Mr Marchant asked send Cotton seed (ground) bags wanted mine.
Asked (386), bags (256), cake (715), Cotton (107), crushed (17), Ground (382), Marchant (12), mine (26), seed (208), send (792), sent (4043), Stroud (1409), wanted (149), Wrote (2470)
Thu 10 Dec 1891

Reed /c Cake ground cotton seed Messrs Robinson T. Hisgrove Station .
cake (715), Cotton (107), Ground (382), Hisgrove (299), Messrs (1565), Reed (3327), Robinson (88), seed (208), Station (860)
Thu 11 Feb 1892

sent Ck Mr Serel lis dCk Messrs Robinson ? -- Cake Cotton Seed Sent sk labels Mr H. Jones Bags, Barley () .
bags (256), Barley (522), cake (715), Cotton (107), dCk (1), Jones (1185), Labels (37), lis (2), Messrs (1565), Robinson (88), seed (208), sent (4043), sent (4043), Serel (4)
Thu 3 Jun 1897

Reed /c Cake sent Bridgewater (Cotton cake Tons).
Bridgewater (4), cake (715), cake (715), Cotton (107), Reed (3327), sent (4043), tons (300)
Thu 3 Jun 1897

G. James Station tons cotton cake.
cake (715), Cotton (107), James (591), Station (860), tons (300)
Sat 7 Aug 1897

J. C Sc F. F cutting grass orchard Bank South Town heifers missing We round Sc sent milk Sc milk /c W St C cheque Bridge cotton cake.
Bank (1010), Bridge (115), cake (715), cheque (1456), Cotton (107), cutting (421), grass (196), heifers (325), Milk (1238), Milk (1238), missing (16), orchard (95), round (264), sent (4043), South (357), Town (532)
Mon 1 Sep 1902

Reed A/c Cotton Cake sent cheque Pigs Bruton Bacon Co.
Bacon (168), Bruton (758), cake (715), cheque (1456), Cotton (107), Pigs (1328), Reed (3327), sent (4043)
Mon 1 Sep 1902

Mr Jones Hayward hauled Tons Cotton Cake Station.
cake (715), Cotton (107), hauled (709), Hayward (37), Jones (1185), Station (860), tons (300)
Mon 13 Oct 1902

Wrote Mr A. C. Brown W. C. A re prices Cotton cake.
Brown (123), cake (715), Cotton (107), prices (114), Wrote (2470)
Thu 16 Oct 1902

Reed Mr A. C. Brown, WCA prices cotton cake present future .
Brown (123), cake (715), Cotton (107), future (12), present (103), prices (114), Reed (3327), WCA (15)
Wed 22 Oct 1902

Reod sample Bombay Cotton cake W. C. A.
Bombay (1), cake (715), Cotton (107), Reod (182), sample (30)
Sat 1 Nov 1902

Mr A. Jones Willie hauled cake station (Cotton cake).
cake (715), cake (715), Cotton (107), hauled (709), Jones (1185), Station (860), Willie (383)
Mon 15 Dec 1902

Ordered Tons Cotton cake WCA.
cake (715), Cotton (107), ordered (247), tons (300), WCA (15)
Fri 19 Dec 1902

Mr Jones J. Reakes hauled cake Cotton Station.
cake (715), Cotton (107), hauled (709), Jones (1185), Reakes (51), Station (860)
Tue 6 Jan 1903

ordered Tons Cotton cake, W. C. A.
cake (715), Cotton (107), ordered (247), tons (300)
Tue 3 Mar 1903

Mr Jones cwt Cotton Cake Brother John's tot Reed W C complaining poor quality milk.
Brother (200), cake (715), complaining (5), Cotton (107), cwt (322), John (2874), Jones (1185), Milk (1238), Poor (191), quality (1), Reed (3327), tot (1)
Tue 24 Mar 1903

wire W. C. A Tons Cotton Cake Tons Feeding Do sent immediately.
cake (715), Cotton (107), Feeding (77), immediately (4), sent (4043), tons (300), tons (300), Wire (159)
Fri 3 Apr 1903

They told Charles Gulliford lost mare foaling wrote W. C. A agreed Tons Cotton Cake wanted J. Rex hauled Bran Pollards Station.
agreed (1355), Bran (176), cake (715), Charles (157), Cotton (107), foaling (1), Gulliford (47), hauled (709), lost (58), mare (385), Pollards (225), Rex (2123), Station (860), They (97), told (1155), tons (300), wanted (149), Wrote (2470)
Thu 9 Apr 1903

sent cheque Bristol W. C. A ordered Tons compound cake Tons Cotton cake.
Bristol (319), cake (715), cake (715), cheque (1456), Compound (6), Cotton (107), ordered (247), sent (4043), tons (300), tons (300)
Wed 28 Oct 1903

bought cake Mr Vowles re Holland Coombs bid Mr Curtis agent cotton cake.
agent (19), Bid (90), bought (1410), cake (715), cake (715), Coombs (210), Cotton (107), Curtis (21), Holland (215), Vowles (4)
Wed 4 Nov 1903

ordered cake, cotton Unseed
cake (715), Cotton (107), ordered (247)
Fri 20 Nov 1903

agreed Tons Cotton Cake Mr F. E. Stroud ? - - per Ton carriage paid
agreed (1355), cake (715), carriage (187), Cotton (107), Per (696), Stroud (1409), Ton (184), tons (300)
Mon 23 Nov 1903

P. C Hutchings portion stall Lob (cow) stood died disinfected Mr Treasure Baker Station Tons Cotton Cake bought Mr Stroud Victor London sent Stanley /- , loan.
Baker (329), bought (1410), cake (715), Cotton (107), cow (461), died (153), disinfected (2), Hutchings (32), loan (11), Lob (3), London (308), portion (41), sent (4043), Stall (62), Stanley (703), Station (860), Stood (8), Stroud (1409), tons (300), Treasure (959), Victor (1058)
Sat 28 Nov 1903

Bank Paid Mr Stroud Tons Cotton Cake.
Bank (1010), cake (715), Cotton (107), paid (1944), Stroud (1409), tons (300)
Sat 13 Feb 1904

ordered Tons Decorticated cotton cake W. C. A.
cake (715), Cotton (107), Decorticated (4), ordered (247), tons (300)
Wed 2 Mar 1904

Came Frome meeting supply Branch S. W. D. F. A It agreed invite Tenders Linseed Cotton cake meet Yeovil Monday agreed accept heard Mr Winter preach.
accept (22), agreed (1355), agreed (1355), branch (17), cake (715), Came (596), Cotton (107), Frome (614), heard (404), invite (5), linseed (131), meet (154), meeting (967), Monday (364), preach (203), supply (206), tenders (8), Winter (172), Yeovil (53)
Thu 3 Mar 1904

wrote Victor told Mr Harding bought safe yesterday Frome Mr G. Brown ordering Tons Decorticated Cotton cake.
bought (1410), Brown (123), cake (715), Cotton (107), Decorticated (4), Frome (614), Harding (371), ordering (3), safe (14), told (1155), tons (300), Victor (1058), Wrote (2470), yesterday (212)
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)
Wed 16 Mar 1904

Came sent Mr Harding cheque Tons cotton cake safe, asking send cake .
asking (671), cake (715), cake (715), Came (596), cheque (1456), Cotton (107), Harding (371), safe (14), send (792), sent (4043), tons (300)
Mon 21 Mar 1904

Baker Cotton cake station Tons.
Baker (329), cake (715), Cotton (107), Station (860), tons (300)
Tue 5 Apr 1904

B. John ordered Tons cotton cake cash price carriage paid ? - - per Ton.
cake (715), carriage (187), cash (150), Cotton (107), John (2874), ordered (247), paid (1944), Per (696), price (188), Ton (184), tons (300)
Tue 12 Apr 1904

Willie Baker Station Tons Cotton Cake B. John.
Baker (329), cake (715), Cotton (107), John (2874), Station (860), tons (300), Willie (383)
Wed 20 Apr 1904

wrote answers ordered Tons Cotton cake W. C. A.
answers (7), cake (715), Cotton (107), ordered (247), tons (300), Wrote (2470)
Fri 22 Apr 1904

Reed P. C W C saying Cotton cake price / per Ton.
cake (715), Cotton (107), Per (696), price (188), Reed (3327), saying (947), Ton (184)
Sat 23 Apr 1904

J. Rex hauled cotton cake station Hay Burrowfield.
Burrowfield (217), cake (715), Cotton (107), hauled (709), hay (1122), Rex (2123), Station (860)
Sat 30 Apr 1904

wrote Mr A. C. Brown ordered Tons Linseed Tons Cotton cakes.
Brown (123), Cakes (21), Cotton (107), linseed (131), ordered (247), tons (300), tons (300), Wrote (2470)
Thu 5 May 1904

B. John called, W. Peach Mr Treasure others hauled Linseed Cotton cake Station.
cake (715), Called (1514), Cotton (107), hauled (709), John (2874), linseed (131), others (707), Peach (300), Station (860), Treasure (959)
Thu 2 Jun 1904

J. Rex Longman cotton cake.
cake (715), Cotton (107), Longman (143), Rex (2123)
Wed 20 Jul 1904

Wincanton Mr John Jones Mr Mullins Frome meeting S. W. D. F. A. told Mr Harding ?F n*r*m*?ry Tons Linseed cake Tons Cotton Do fulfil contract ago Messrs Holland Coombs Calthorp Co.
ago (45), cake (715), Calthorp (3), contract (11), Coombs (210), Cotton (107), Frome (614), fulfil (1), Harding (371), Holland (215), John (2874), Jones (1185), linseed (131), meeting (967), Messrs (1565), Mullins (72), n*r*m*"ry (1), told (1155), tons (300), tons (300), Wincanton (642)

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