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

Higher

Date Snippet
Tue 22 Aug 1882

Hay hauling Thorny Coppice Higher End Mr Tyson , received acknowledgement Bank.
acknowledgement (4), Bank (1010), Coppice (29), End (13), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Higher (28), received (139), Thorny (7), Tyson (190)
Fri 6 Oct 1882

Commenced mowing higher piece forest machine.
commenced (69), forest (147), Higher (28), Machine (183), Mowing (493), Piece (91)
Tue 24 Oct 1882

It Mrs Coles' House Mr Tyson's beside Chapel (Baptist) beside others higher known years.
Baptist (69), beside (18), beside (18), Chapel (342), Coles (20), Higher (28), House (1200), known (11), Mrs (1554), others (707), Tyson (190), years (118)
Tue 21 Aug 1883

Brought Trowbridge told killed old mare B. Lodge Cleaned higher Thorney Coppice piece.
brought (899), Cleaned (78), Coppice (29), Higher (28), Killed (143), Lodge (793), mare (385), old (289), Piece (91), Thorney (8), told (1155), Trowbridge (132)
Fri 24 Aug 1883

Began hay hauling higher forest.
Began (32), forest (147), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Higher (28)
Mon 27 Aug 1883

Hay hauling higher piece forest Women .
forest (147), hauling (1627), hay (1122), Higher (28), Piece (91), Women (8)
Sat 28 Jun 1884

Finished Wet ground higher Five acres helped B. House.
Acres (100), Finished (341), Five (19), Ground (382), helped (265), Higher (28), House (1200), wet (231)
Wed 11 Aug 1886

Sam mowing Higher Five acres.
Acres (100), Five (19), Higher (28), Mowing (493), Sam (168)
Fri 20 Aug 1886

Cleaned Rakings higher Big ground higher acres.
Acres (100), Big (53), Cleaned (78), Ground (382), Higher (28), Higher (28), Rakings (43)
Fri 20 Aug 1886

Cleaned Rakings higher Big ground higher acres.
Acres (100), Big (53), Cleaned (78), Ground (382), Higher (28), Higher (28), Rakings (43)
Thu 26 Aug 1886

We done Rick higher Big ground.
Big (53), done (281), Ground (382), Higher (28), Rick (353)
Fri 8 Oct 1886

B. House drove Mr Janey Treasure Mr Groom's Higher West Bam Farm straw.
Bam (58), drove (356), Farm (548), groom (12), Higher (28), House (1200), Janey (244), straw (106), Treasure (959), West (94)
Thu 11 Nov 1886

W. Lear , , W. Treasure sale Higher Duncliff.
Duncliff (1), Higher (28), Lear (669), Sale (282), Treasure (959)
Mon 29 Nov 1886

B. John Pigs- W. Lear Hay Rick feed Higher forest Bowdens.
Bowdens (29), feed (53), forest (147), hay (1122), Higher (28), John (2874), Lear (669), Pigs- (13), Rick (353)
Mon 25 Feb 1889

Mr Henderson agreed Garden higher old cottages Burryfteld @ d per perch Mr Spill A. teeth agreed teeth warrented twelve month filed.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Burryfteld (2), cottages (32), filed (1), garden (137), Henderson (181), Higher (28), month (56), old (289), Per (696), perch (23), Spill (58), teeth (22), teeth (22), twelve (7), warrented (3)
Mon 24 Apr 1893

owned receipt Charles Gulltford agreed feed higher grounds Cooks Farm ? October Nov st .
agreed (1355), Charles (157), Cooks (43), Farm (548), feed (53), grounds (64), Gulltford (1), Higher (28), Nov (43), October (18), owned (146), receipt (518)
Mon 24 Apr 1893

wrote asked fence Cooks Farm, higher fields looked save trouble heifers getting Mr Stroud looked .
Asked (386), Cooks (43), Farm (548), fence (74), fields (92), getting (220), heifers (325), Higher (28), looked (297), looked (297), save (23), Stroud (1409), trouble (16), Wrote (2470)
Fri 28 Apr 1893

Trim yearlings Higher Fields, Cooks farm feed .
Cooks (43), Farm (548), feed (53), fields (92), Higher (28), Trim (18), yearlings (40)
Thu 7 Jun 1894

Letter Mr Elling saying washed wool fetch higher price unwashed B. John Pollards.
Elling (30), fetch (30), Higher (28), John (2874), Letter (162), Pollards (225), price (188), saying (947), unwashed (2), washed (16), wool (27)
Fri 15 Mar 1895

L A. Miss P. Green St Tom St Mr Haimam's House, Higher Shepton Sc matters Sc Mr Hannam promised St considered fair Stc Monday .
considered (14), Fair (108), Green (576), Haimam (11), Hannam (150), Higher (28), House (1200), matters (7), Miss (918), Monday (364), promised (658), Shepton (200), Stc (75), Tom (2187)
Tue 7 Jul 1896

wired send chums having wire price (Viz) / per Bam wrote St told higher price weather continued churns sending tomorrow, Wednesday evenings milk Sc .
Bam (58), Chums (135), churns (83), continued (5), evenings (8), having (103), Higher (28), Milk (1238), Per (696), price (188), price (188), send (792), sending (49), told (1155), tomorrow (666), Viz (7), weather (34), Wednesday (179), Wire (159), wired (143), Wrote (2470)
Fri 28 May 1897

F. Gamlin sowed cwt Nitrate Soda portion Stave gate ground toward higher stile.
cwt (322), Gamlin (49), Gate (403), Ground (382), Higher (28), Nitrate (8), portion (41), soda (12), Sowed (19), Stave (26), Stile (2), toward (129)
Sat 21 Apr 1900

Mr Edward White cacne brought Bills re Temperance meeting, turned weanling calves Higher Orchard told J. Rex, J. Attwood G. Francis /- per week AM coming week, Saturday
Attwood (81), bills (99), brought (899), cacne (1), calves (455), coming (271), Edward (90), Francis (162), Higher (28), meeting (967), orchard (95), Per (696), Rex (2123), Temperance (131), told (1155), Turned (174), Weanling (14), week (405), week (405), White (580)
Mon 3 Jun 1901

Her temperature higher today .
Her (8), Higher (28), temperature (1), today (1127)
Fri 28 Feb 1902

Came wrote Mr Owen, Higher Broughton.
Broughton (1), Came (596), Higher (28), Owen (5), Wrote (2470)
Sat 15 Mar 1902

Reed WC offering higher prices milk.
Higher (28), Milk (1238), offering (91), prices (114), Reed (3327)
Fri 11 Apr 1902

Mr E. Bames today higher prices offered.
Bames (9), Higher (28), offered (174), prices (114), today (1127)
Thu 7 Jul 1904

Miss _ Wincanton respect calling al Mr Sweetman's yesterday wanted higher salary giving.
calling (17), giving (30), Higher (28), Miss (918), respect (35), salary (10), Sweetman (5), wanted (149), Wincanton (642), yesterday (212)

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