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

friends

Date Snippet
Sat 2 Sep 1882

Came sent Mr Hider Post Cards friends Tea Next Tuesday Week Received letters Mr Hider Messrs Whitehead Mullins respecting cheese send Tuesday Bruton Station Tuesday.
Bruton (758), Came (596), cards (64), cheese (1666), friends (55), Hider (21), Hider (21), Letters (267), Messrs (1565), Mullins (72), Next (14), Post (174), received (139), respecting (19), send (792), sent (4043), Station (860), tea (270), Tuesday (178), Tuesday (178), Tuesday (178), week (405), Whitehead (16)
Sun 7 Sep 1884

Some friends North Bruham.
Bruham (767), friends (55), North (146), Some (60)
Tue 16 Nov 1886

Bank, Mr Hooper promised friends offer shooting Cogley Wood Durslade farm.
Bank (1010), Cogley (324), Durslade (36), Farm (548), friends (55), Hooper (91), offer (64), promised (658), Shooting (88), wood (415)
Wed 17 Sep 1890

Mis Jones friends , Nellie, Albert Mr Peech Cogley picked nuts.
Albert (378), Cogley (324), friends (55), Jones (1185), Mis (98), Nellie (591), nuts (17), Peech (1), picked (81)
Sun 2 Nov 1890

Mr Turner preached, text mcming nYe friends.
friends (55), mcming (1), nYe (1), preached (1123), text (953), Turner (30)
Wed 7 Jan 1891

We others started Pilton Mrs Padfield met friends buried husband dead nearly years .
buried (67), dead (118), friends (55), husband (27), met (393), Mrs (1554), nearly (27), others (707), Padfield (119), Pilton (11), Started (26), years (118)
Wed 20 May 1891

Mrs Amor St friends Sc round.
Amor (227), friends (55), Mrs (1554), round (264)
Thu 31 Dec 1891

St Tom Baptist Friends annual meeting Baptist Sunday School Room.
annual (23), Baptist (69), Baptist (69), friends (55), meeting (967), room (278), school (673), Sunday (117), Tom (2187)
Sun 24 Jan 1892

Even Mr preached, text, Greater love hath lay Friends Ac.
Even (208), friends (55), Greater (4), hath (34), lay (22), Love (25), preached (1123), text (953)
Fri 26 Feb 1892

gables Ham, leg mutton black edged envelopes helped send letters several friends asking Funeral Tuesday March st agreed bring meat Cakes tomorrow.
agreed (1355), asking (671), Black (50), bring (79), Cakes (21), edged (1), envelopes (8), friends (55), funeral (74), Gables (367), ham (9), helped (265), leg (48), Letters (267), March (95), meat (75), Mutton (34), send (792), several (95), tomorrow (666), Tuesday (178)
Wed 8 Jun 1892

Mrs James Jones brought friends round Dairy ftc.
brought (899), dairy (225), friends (55), ftc (833), James (591), Jones (1185), Mrs (1554), round (264)
Thu 22 Sep 1892

To Mr Sykes station started wishing Friends John bye .
bye (14), friends (55), John (2874), Started (26), Station (860), Sykes (35), wishing (7)
Fri 14 Oct 1892

Messrs Wainwright Heard sent measured acres Burrowfield We afterward Mr Huntley agreed Portion Frame Road sketch agent Shepton mallet Mr Mrs Stroud friends .
Acres (100), afterward (211), agent (19), agreed (1355), Burrowfield (217), Frame (46), friends (55), heard (404), Huntley (107), Mallet (73), measured (67), Messrs (1565), Mrs (1554), portion (41), Road (219), sent (4043), Shepton (200), Sketch (6), Stroud (1409), Wainwright (34)
Tue 4 Apr 1893

John Bruham Friends .
Bruham (767), friends (55), John (2874)
Wed 4 Jul 1894

round friends willing continue support Evangelest C. Cary circuit meeting Chapel.
Cary (351), Chapel (342), circuit (12), continue (17), Evangelest (1), friends (55), meeting (967), round (264), support (11), willing (26)
Tue 25 Sep 1894

enquiries Friends services.
enquiries (25), friends (55), services (43)
Thu 22 Nov 1894

wrote told friends wished .
friends (55), told (1155), wished (56), Wrote (2470)
Tue 18 Feb 1896

Mr Jones Sc friends.
friends (55), Jones (1185)
Wed 19 Feb 1896

Had cup tea Sc met friends Wesleyan school Room told report Iron Building told recommend .
Building (71), cup (5), friends (55), Had (431), iron (64), met (393), recommend (11), report (32), room (278), school (673), tea (270), told (1155), told (1155), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 19 Feb 1896

The friends decided wire morning Mr Fennemore effect Afterward decided money collected given toward putting Brick stone Building J. Rex ploughing, pulping roots.
afterward (211), Brick (35), Building (71), collected (25), decided (122), decided (122), effect (19), Fennemore (4), friends (55), given (51), money (230), morning (1314), ploughing (510), pulping (48), putting (152), Rex (2123), Roots (28), Stone (98), The (347), toward (129), Wire (159)
Wed 6 Jan 1897

Mr Fudge brother Sow died chilled A Mr LJones, Castle Cary friends.
Brother (200), Cary (351), Castle (203), chilled (1), died (153), friends (55), Fudge (158), LJones (36), Sow (150)
Fri 29 Jan 1897

Sc Toms (Lottisham), Louie cheque Bank, Some friends Sc practised concert Reed Cheque W Sc C. owned receipt .
Bank (1010), cheque (1456), cheque (1456), concert (49), friends (55), Lottisham) (1), Louie (713), owned (146), practised (1), receipt (518), Reed (3327), Some (60), Toms (57)
Mon 15 Mar 1897

Went Night School supper others; Party Friends St scholars.
friends (55), Night (4), others; (1), Party (35), scholars (3), school (673), supper (50), Went (826)
Wed 29 Sep 1897

Met friends Frome.
friends (55), Frome (614), met (393)
Wed 24 Nov 1897

Saw friends .
friends (55), Saw (1040)
Sat 1 Jan 1898

Mr T. O. Bennett's Office others Mir Donne presented Mr T. O. Bennett cheque ? subscribed friends Sc others toward helping hint pay heavy cost pay re case Carhait V Bennett.
Bennett (682), Bennett (682), Bennett (682), Carhait (2), Case (53), cheque (1456), cost (59), Donne (7), friends (55), heavy (27), helping (61), hint (6), Mir (10), Office (124), others (707), others (707), pay (274), pay (274), presented (5), subscribed (1), toward (129)
Wed 2 Feb 1898

The Kilmington friends (Mr Haines, Mr Hill, Misses Hames, miss Cook others) gave entertainment (Temperance) School Room.
Cook (5), Entertainment (25), friends (55), Gave (523), Haines (14), Hames (53), Hill (955), Kilmington (14), Miss (918), Misses (39), others (707), room (278), school (673), Temperance (131), The (347)
Sun 1 May 1898

Even, Mr Mackey preached text, Go thy friends things God hath done thee.
done (281), Even (208), friends (55), God (119), hath (34), Mackey (12), preached (1123), text (953), thee (37), things (108), thy (85)
Thu 8 Sep 1898

Reed request Baptist friends, Wincanton asking things sale raise funds.
asking (671), Baptist (69), friends (55), Funds (23), raise (5), Reed (3327), request (23), Sale (282), things (108), Wincanton (642)
Wed 21 Sep 1898

gave R. Stride friends permit pick nuts Cogley wood.
Cogley (324), friends (55), Gave (523), nuts (17), permit (4), pick (18), Stride (111), wood (415)
Thu 16 Mar 1899

Saw Tom Pollie, Rode colt Afterward Bruham Entertainment Wesleyan Chapel: Bruton Friends gave Reod John
afterward (211), Bruham (767), Bruton (758), Chapel: (1), colt (297), Entertainment (25), friends (55), Gave (523), Pollie (197), Reod (182), Rode (216), Saw (1040), Tom (2187), Wesleyan (212)
Thu 31 Aug 1899

Show Day, East Somerset We stock lot Friends called .
Called (1514), Day (95), east (69), friends (55), lot (110), Show (118), Somerset (91), stock (194)
Wed 15 Nov 1899

E. White reply Wincanton Temperance Friends.
friends (55), reply (41), Temperance (131), White (580), Wincanton (642)
Sat 2 Dec 1899

Edward White Kelly re Temperance meeting Wincanton Friends.
Edward (90), friends (55), Kelly (3), meeting (967), Temperance (131), White (580), Wincanton (642)
Thu 15 Feb 1900

Mr Ingram asked provide Food ftc Wincanton Friends Thursday Called Mr Rossitert asked Piano nd.
Asked (386), Asked (386), Called (1514), food (28), friends (55), ftc (833), Ingram (49), Piano (13), provide (3), Rossitert (1), Thursday (210), Wincanton (642)
Thu 22 Feb 1900

Came Frith , , tea oft* Entertainment Weleyan school Room Wincanton Friends giving .
Came (596), Entertainment (25), friends (55), Frith (253), giving (30), oft (3), room (278), school (673), tea (270), Weleyan (1), Wincanton (642)
Tue 15 May 1900

paid Mr Rossiter Hire Piano Entertainment Wincanton Friends.
Entertainment (25), friends (55), hire (49), paid (1944), Piano (13), Rossiter (4), Wincanton (642)
Tue 25 Sep 1900

wrote told Mr Macmillan friends pick nuts Cogley.
Cogley (324), friends (55), Macmillan (13), nuts (17), pick (18), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Fri 11 Jan 1901

Reed Mr Edward White re friends coming Shepton mallet re Temperance.
coming (271), Edward (90), friends (55), Mallet (73), Reed (3327), Shepton (200), Temperance (131), White (580)
Wed 12 Jun 1901

She died Durslade Farm, Bruton June nd o'clock evening presence ( family friends).
Bruton (758), died (153), Durslade (36), evening (828), Family (9), Farm (548), friends (55), June (42), o'clock (183), presence (6), She (77)
Thu 13 Jun 1901

We wrote told friends death sent Dr Stock 's Certificate Stanley's unwell School Board Committee, London.
Board (142), Certificate (23), Committee (364), Death (53), friends (55), London (308), school (673), sent (4043), Stanley (703), stock (194), told (1155), unwell (111), Wrote (2470)
Fri 14 Jun 1901

The Boys wrote several Relations Friends told Funeral fixed Tuesday.
boys (105), fixed (23), friends (55), funeral (74), Relations (1), several (95), The (347), told (1155), Tuesday (178), Wrote (2470)
Tue 18 Jun 1901

She buried Stuart Many friends met Road Beautiful wreaths Flowers sent Mrs Dyne, Messrs Lockyer, Jones, F. E Stroud, T. O. Bennett, miss H. Cox others, lot respect sympathy showed given .
Beautiful (10), Bennett (682), buried (67), Cox (280), Dyne (44), flowers (19), friends (55), given (51), Jones (1185), Lockyer (140), lot (110), Many (1), Messrs (1565), met (393), Miss (918), Mrs (1554), others (707), respect (35), Road (219), sent (4043), She (77), showed (58), Stroud (1409), Stuart (59), sympathy (11), wreaths (5)
Tue 18 Jun 1901

We sent several mourning cards Friends.
cards (64), friends (55), mourning (5), sent (4043), several (95)
Thu 4 Jul 1901

The Church Friends held Sunday School Treat yonder Park.
church (99), friends (55), held (146), Park (279), school (673), Sunday (117), The (347), treat (22), Yonder (61)
Sun 6 Oct 1901

Mr H. Coombe preached Text morning, Deuteronomy C. V. Evening, Greater love hath lay friends.
Coombe (41), Deuteronomy (3), evening (828), friends (55), Greater (4), hath (34), lay (22), Love (25), morning (1314), preached (1123), text (953)
Tue 14 Jan 1902

Friends enquired .
enquired (18), friends (55)
Wed 15 Jan 1902

Friends enquired .
enquired (18), friends (55)
Thu 16 Jan 1902

Friends enquired , XCandy buried today.
buried (67), enquired (18), friends (55), today (1127), XCandy (1)
Sat 18 Jan 1902

Friends enquired .
enquired (18), friends (55)
Thu 28 Aug 1902

Met several friends .
friends (55), met (393), several (95)
Mon 9 Mar 1903

He buried churchyard Several beautiful wreaths sent Relatives Friends.
Beautiful (10), buried (67), Churchyard (27), friends (55), Relatives (2), sent (4043), several (95), wreaths (5)
Thu 8 Oct 1903

Saw several friends .
friends (55), Saw (1040), several (95)
Thu 15 Oct 1903

Met old friends .
friends (55), met (393), old (289)
Thu 16 Jun 1904

Several nice Wreathes Flowers sent brought several sympathetic friends .
brought (899), flowers (19), friends (55), nice (32), sent (4043), several (95), several (95), sympathetic (1), Wreathes (1)

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