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

Summer

Date Snippet
Mon 31 Jul 1882

Haul cleaned Summer Leaze.
Cleaned (78), haul (115), Leaze (4), Summer (25)
Thu 22 Feb 1883

Sent Johnny B. Lodge piece Pork asking Pollie Miss Balch regard coming helping Annie summer.
Annie (251), asking (671), Balch (84), coming (271), helping (61), Johnny (14), Lodge (793), Miss (918), Piece (91), Pollie (197), Pork (23), regard (10), sent (4043), Summer (25)
Sat 28 Jul 1883

Sam Frank mowing Summer leaze Stibbs.
Frank (462), Leaze (4), Mowing (493), Sam (168), Stibbs (10), Summer (25)
Sat 8 May 1886

Hauled wood Summer Leaze.
hauled (709), Leaze (4), Summer (25), wood (415)
Tue 29 Jun 1886

Began mowing Summer Lcaze.
Began (32), Lcaze (1), Mowing (493), Summer (25)
Thu 7 May 1891

bought Queen Bee Horse Rake , summer ? - - .
Bee (2), bought (1410), horse (444), Queen (34), Rake (38), Summer (25)
Sat 8 Aug 1891

Finished Haymaking meadow Hay today exception damage taken Rick* having Thunder storms summer.
damage (27), exception (1), Finished (341), having (103), hay (1122), Haymaking (78), meadow (6), Rick (353), Storms (24), Summer (25), taken (56), thunder (15), today (1127)
Sun 18 Oct 1891

Mr Button preached, text morn, The Harvest past, summer ended ftc.
Button (16), ended (7), ftc (833), Harvest (70), morn (137), past (35), preached (1123), Summer (25), text (953), The (347)
Thu 27 Feb 1896

agreed Drill Jackets summer wear.
agreed (1355), Drill (89), Jackets (1), Summer (25), wear (2)
Sat 26 Sep 1896

met Mr G. Gibbons chat desirability having Cheese making school summer, agreed chat H. Hobhouse Esq M. P. .
agreed (1355), chat (94), chat (94), cheese (1666), desirability (2), Esq (25), Gibbons (26), having (103), Hobhouse (110), making (235), met (393), school (673), Summer (25)
Fri 2 Oct 1896

Reed Mr Hobhouse M. P. saying written secretary Bath West England Agricultural society having cheese school summer.
Agricultural (91), Bath (79), cheese (1666), England (61), having (103), Hobhouse (110), Reed (3327), saying (947), school (673), secretary (14), society (95), Summer (25), West (94), written (27)
Thu 8 Oct 1896

Gables Stourton chat Mr Shackleton whether Sir Henry willing alterations Baih West Society Cheese school summer raining pipes allotments.
allotments (22), alterations (12), Baih (1), chat (94), cheese (1666), Gables (367), Henry (311), pipes (97), Raining (42), school (673), Shackleton (284), Sir (230), society (95), Stourton (178), Summer (25), West (94), whether (32), willing (26)
Tue 13 Oct 1896

Reed Mr Shackleton saying Sir Henry wanted Bath Sc West England society require cheese making school summer.
Bath (79), cheese (1666), England (61), Henry (311), making (235), Reed (3327), require (7), saying (947), school (673), Shackleton (284), Sir (230), society (95), Summer (25), wanted (149), West (94)
Sat 12 Dec 1896

wrote Mr Stevens explaining asking Bath W England cheese school coming summer.
asking (671), Bath (79), cheese (1666), coming (271), England (61), explaining (2), school (673), Stevens (151), Summer (25), Wrote (2470)
Thu 20 May 1897

offering Sale (Public Auction) Bruham House, bought ?; Gables St Summer Leaze ?; Hents Hill Farm groves ?.
Auction (63), bought (1410), Bruham (767), Farm (548), Gables (367), Groves (3), Hents (51), Hill (955), House (1200), Leaze (4), offering (91), Public (11), Sale (282), Summer (25)
Tue 7 Dec 1897

Rain , wet W. Whatton agreed @ /- per week winter, /- per week summer /- harvest , commence Sunday morning Parish meeting decided raise ? Lighting Town re Lighting act Afterward Smoking Concert Assembly Rooms.
Act (13), afterward (211), agreed (1355), Assembly (49), commence (19), concert (49), decided (122), Harvest (70), lighting (36), lighting (36), meeting (967), morning (1314), Parish (189), Per (696), Per (696), rain (360), raise (5), Rooms (66), Smoking (6), Summer (25), Sunday (117), Town (532), week (405), week (405), wet (231), Whatton (211), Winter (172)
Mon 7 Feb 1898

Called Mr Stroud's, Had E. Wharton brother William coming Dairy helping Louie summer Cheese.
Brother (200), Called (1514), cheese (1666), coming (271), dairy (225), Had (431), helping (61), Louie (713), Stroud (1409), Summer (25), Wharton (4), William (302)
Tue 19 Apr 1898

Mr Gully son showed reed Mr S. Harding Devon heifers sold seen Bull summer.
Bull (301), Devon (10), gully (8), Harding (371), heifers (325), Reed (3327), seen (26), showed (58), Sold (374), son (269), Summer (25)
Mon 9 Jan 1899

There Mr Head sent Mr Bull P. T. school Summer Road, Peckham Rye Mr Bull Sc agreed Exam Stanley morning send Papers Examiner Sc afterward result.
afterward (211), agreed (1355), Bull (301), Bull (301), exam (21), Examiner (1), Head (53), morning (1314), Papers (80), Peckham (1), result (8), Road (219), Rye (12), school (673), send (792), sent (4043), Stanley (703), Summer (25), There (21)
Tue 28 Mar 1899

wrote told price offered accept told during ( coming summer wanted done .
accept (22), coming (271), done (281), during (9), offered (174), price (188), Summer (25), told (1155), told (1155), wanted (149), Wrote (2470)
Fri 28 Apr 1899

meeting partly belonging Temperance League partly Sunday school Teachers agreed Tea Park during summer (D.
agreed (1355), belonging (13), during (9), League (14), meeting (967), Park (279), Partly (16), Partly (16), school (673), Summer (25), Sunday (117), tea (270), Teachers (10), Temperance (131)
Tue 19 Mar 1901

Reed Dairy supply saying milk increased require mine inst hoped business summer.
business (21), dairy (225), hoped (71), increased (2), inst (35), Milk (1238), mine (26), Reed (3327), require (7), saying (947), Summer (25), supply (206)
Tue 18 Mar 1902

Called onWC, Dairy Supply Great Western Dairies tried sell milk bid fair prices winter summer months.
Bid (90), Called (1514), dairies (4), dairy (225), Fair (108), Great (14), Milk (1238), months (57), onWC (1), prices (114), sell (100), Summer (25), supply (206), tried (12), Western (66), Winter (172)
Sun 1 Nov 1903

Mr Winnson preached Text morning; The harvest past summer ended saved
ended (7), Harvest (70), morning; (4), past (35), preached (1123), Summer (25), text (953), The (347), Winnson (1)
Sat 20 Feb 1904

Wrote Mr Perrett drafted Whiteman Cox re A/c offering asking bid coming summer winter's milk.
asking (671), Bid (90), coming (271), Cox (280), drafted (7), Milk (1238), offering (91), Perrett (6), Summer (25), Whiteman (273), Winter (172), Wrote (2470)

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