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

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Wed 4 Sep 1889

bought Qura Egyptian Beans Messrs Holland Coombs @ / per Qr free Bruton Station.
Beans (230), bought (1410), Bruton (758), Coombs (210), Egyptian (4), free (37), Holland (215), Messrs (1565), Per (696), Qura (1), Station (860)
Sun 9 Feb 1890

Mr Martin preached text morn, Stand fast therefore liberty wherewith Christ hath free entangled yoke bondage ftc.
bondage (1), Christ (89), entangled (1), fast (8), free (37), ftc (833), hath (34), liberty (3), Martin (137), morn (137), preached (1123), stand (61), text (953), Therefore (21), wherewith (1), yoke (2)
Thu 22 May 1890

He send approved free Charge.
approved (7), charge (34), free (37), send (792)
Thu 16 Apr 1891

told (hem quite free bid yet
Bid (90), free (37), hem (6), quite (17), told (1155)
Wed 8 Jul 1891

bought Mr Vowels, Messrs Holland Coombs, tons Fosters Linseed Cake @ ? - - per Ion free Bruton Station.
bought (1410), Bruton (758), cake (715), Coombs (210), Fosters (4), free (37), Holland (215), ion (3), linseed (131), Messrs (1565), Per (696), Station (860), tons (300), Vowels (5)
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)
Fri 22 Jan 1892

bought tons Warranted pure Unseed Cake Free Bruton Station @ ? - - per ton Sks Old Beans @ /- ( score odd).
Beans (230), bought (1410), Bruton (758), cake (715), free (37), odd (17), old (289), Per (696), pure (7), score (108), Sks (576), Station (860), Ton (184), tons (300), Unseed (6), Warranted (1)
Wed 24 Feb 1892

Earnest Doulton Free stone door posts.
door (50), Doulton (1), Earnest (22), free (37), Posts (38), Stone (98)
Thu 12 May 1892

bought spout oil ton Shorley Feeding Cake @ ? - - free Barton Station Mr Peter Fry (Wells).
Barton (13), bought (1410), cake (715), Feeding (77), free (37), Fry (51), oil (51), Peter (28), Shorley (2), spout (1), Station (860), Ton (184), Wells (241)
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)
Wed 21 Sep 1892

We Public Buildings, Town Hall, Free Library, Parks ftc.
buildings (42), free (37), ftc (833), Hall (56), Library (4), Parks (6), Public (11), Town (532)
Tue 6 Dec 1892

including Handles,! Pulley free delivery Bruton Station Cole.
Bruton (758), Cole (150), delivery (6), free (37), Handles ! (1), including (21), Pulley (13), Station (860)
Thu 26 Jan 1893

He promised send box free charge.
Box (33), charge (34), free (37), promised (658), send (792)
Wed 1 Feb 1893

Mr Weare promised Watch repair twelve months free charge.
charge (34), free (37), months (57), promised (658), Repair (31), twelve (7), Watch (14), Weare (15)
Mon 13 Feb 1893

paid Messrs Peel Selway Bill Mr Selway promised load wet dust free charge.
Bill (484), charge (34), dust (66), free (37), load (292), Messrs (1565), paid (1944), Peel (171), promised (658), Selway (11), Selway (11), wet (231)
Wed 1 Mar 1893

Mr LJones bought tons Linseed Cake ? - - per ton, carriage free.
bought (1410), cake (715), carriage (187), free (37), linseed (131), LJones (36), Per (696), Ton (184), tons (300)
Fri 28 Apr 1893

Saw C. Gulliford offered Pollie's Colt ? - - free Service Horse mare liked.
colt (297), free (37), Gulliford (47), horse (444), liked (20), mare (385), offered (174), Pollie (197), Saw (1040), Service (131)
Sat 24 Jun 1893

per ton, free rail Bristol.
Bristol (319), free (37), Per (696), Rail (22), Ton (184)
Tue 12 Jun 1894

T. Hisgrove hauling dirt Saw mills (Mr Marchant) promised load dust free Charge.
charge (34), dirt (294), dust (66), free (37), hauling (1627), Hisgrove (299), load (292), Marchant (12), mills (93), promised (658), Saw (1040)
Mon 28 Jan 1895

per annum farm, Tithe free told boarding stall calves pen Furnace House.
annum (13), Boarding (2), calves (455), Farm (548), free (37), Furnace (18), House (1200), Pen (7), Per (696), Stall (62), Tithe (626), told (1155)
Thu 2 Jan 1896

Mr Henderson's overflow pipe cattle Troughs agreed free cost paid .
agreed (1355), Cattle (47), cost (59), free (37), Henderson (181), overflow (3), paid (1944), pipe (55), Troughs (18)
Tue 18 Feb 1896

Promised send free charge.
charge (34), free (37), promised (658), send (792)
Thu 19 Mar 1896

wired Mr Alliston free Sc .
Alliston (8), free (37), wired (143)
Wed 12 May 1897

B. Joseph ? - - St free Service Entice Horse mare, /- Boar.
Boar (60), Entice (29), free (37), horse (444), Joseph (333), mare (385), Service (131)
Fri 28 Jan 1898

Mr Isaac Jones bought sks Beans @ /-perSk score lbs weight, delivered Mr Henry Jones mill free.
Beans (230), bought (1410), delivered (68), free (37), Henry (311), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), Jones (1185), lbs (124), Mill (133), score (108), Sks (576), weight (156)
Wed 9 Mar 1898

We minutes Broadmead Baptist Chape] heard speeches members Free Church Council.
Baptist (69), Broadmead (1), Chape] (5), church (99), Council (146), free (37), heard (404), members (47), minutes (15), speeches (2)
Mon 30 Jan 1899

Mr Little promised ?-- toward ? - - raised Manchester Fund ? free interest New Wesleyan school, Bruton, ? raised within month promised ? required.
Bruton (758), free (37), fund (80), Interest (11), Little (124), Manchester (12), month (56), New (159), promised (658), promised (658), raised (10), raised (10), required (36), school (673), toward (129), Wesleyan (212), within (8)
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)
Thu 15 Mar 1900

The news soldiers reaching occupying Bloemfortum, capital Free states today.
Bloemfortum (1), Capital (2), free (37), news (13), occupying (1), reaching (1), Soldiers (3), States (2), The (347), today (1127)
Mon 31 Dec 1900

Mr Golledge signed (contract note) Agreement price ? --?--, money paid free Tithe old cottages gardens Bniham Road, North Bruham adjoining Orchard House Hugh Gould lives.
adjoining (5), agreement (54), Bniham (132), Bruham (767), contract (11), cottages (32), free (37), gardens (16), Golledge (95), Gould (103), House (1200), Hugh (50), lives (2), money (230), North (146), note (199), old (289), orchard (95), paid (1944), price (188), Road (219), signed (131), Tithe (626)
Mon 28 Oct 1901

sent sockets Mr Martin evening flew sent P. C Devizes Bacon Co Pamphlet re Free Grants Land Canada.
Bacon (168), Canada (4), Devizes (59), evening (828), flew (1), free (37), Grants (1), Land (140), Martin (137), Pamphlet (2), sent (4043), sent (4043), sockets (2)
Fri 6 Jun 1902

Came , Went Coronation Celebration meeting decided gjve Parishioners Free Luncheon meat Tea Coronation Day, June .
Came (596), Celebration (5), coronation (18), coronation (18), Day (95), decided (122), free (37), gjve (2), June (42), Luncheon (11), meat (75), meeting (967), Parishioners (1), tea (270), Went (826)
Fri 15 May 1903

Mr Reeves promised send drag-shoe Elevator (free cost).
cost (59), Drag-shoe (2), Elevator (16), free (37), promised (658), Reeves (24), send (792)
Thu 10 Sep 1903

Reed Free Trade Tract ( ) Mr Bo wring.
free (37), Reed (3327), Tract (1), Trade (97), wring (6)
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)

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