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

Birds

Date Snippet
Thu 20 Sep 1883

Went gave brace Birds brace Mr John Singer.
Birds (14), brace (17), brace (17), Gave (523), John (2874), Singer (46), Went (826)
Mon 8 Jul 1889

Put Lumber keeping Birds Wheal.
Birds (14), keeping (20), Lumber (781), Put (210), Wheal (13)
Fri 25 Jul 1890

Johney brought / cwt shot Put George Hisgrove Birds Wheat Ac.
Birds (14), brought (899), cwt (322), George (265), Hisgrove (299), Johney (105), Put (210), Shot (112), wheat (475)
Fri 5 Aug 1892

shot Birds begun eating Wheat gun S. Grey.
begun (28), Birds (14), eating (7), Grey (123), Gun (40), Shot (112), wheat (475)
Thu 17 May 1894

Agreed W. Whatton Mr Bennett (William) acres Birds .
Acres (100), agreed (1355), Bennett (682), Birds (14), Whatton (211), William (302)
Fri 20 Dec 1895

wrote Sir Henry thanked Birds.
Birds (14), Henry (311), Sir (230), thanked (80), Wrote (2470)
Fri 20 Nov 1896

thanked Sir Henry Birds .
Birds (14), Henry (311), Sir (230), thanked (80)
Thu 22 Jul 1897

Willie Keeping Birds wheat promised Mr T. O. Bennett /- toward distressed farmers Essex.
Bennett (682), Birds (14), distressed (2), Essex (5), Farmers (66), keeping (20), promised (658), toward (129), wheat (475), Willie (383)
Wed 24 Nov 1897

Visited school Wrote thank Sir Henry Birds wrote Mr Iiuies.
Birds (14), Henry (311), Iiuies (1), school (673), Sir (230), Thank (19), visited (7), Wrote (2470), Wrote (2470)
Sat 26 Nov 1898

Sir Henry sent brace Birds thank .
Birds (14), brace (17), Henry (311), sent (4043), Sir (230), Thank (19)
Mon 27 Nov 1899

Dr Stockwell wrote thanked Rabbits Pheasants Rev Hayward thanked Birds.
Birds (14), Hayward (37), Pheasants (23), Rabbits (148), Rev (123), Stockwell (187), thanked (80), thanked (80), Wrote (2470)
Mon 18 Aug 1902

Men fencing, cleaning houses c. Bniton, Mr Hooper offered Mr Conn ant Collinshayes shooting Cogley wood Birds farm coming season, reserved Rabbits farm myself Rabbits reasonable extent wood giving notice, reserve Killed immediately.
ant (2), Birds (14), Bniton (62), Cleaning (217), Cogley (324), Collinshayes (33), coming (271), Conn (1), extent (1), Farm (548), Farm (548), fencing (44), giving (30), Hooper (91), Houses (64), immediately (4), Killed (143), Men (1554), myself (111), Notice (252), offered (174), Rabbits (148), Rabbits (148), reasonable (5), reserve (3), Reserved (2), season (61), Shooting (88), wood (415), wood (415)
Tue 2 Sep 1902

Met Mr E. Green Tom agreed shooting Cogley Wood Kill Birds farm Season ? - - per season; Rabbits farm, numerous wood am liberty killed giving notice.
agreed (1355), Birds (14), Cogley (324), Farm (548), Farm (548), giving (30), Green (576), kill (40), Killed (143), liberty (3), met (393), Notice (252), numerous (1), Per (696), Rabbits (148), season (61), season; (1), Shooting (88), Tom (2187), wood (415), wood (415)
Mon 16 Feb 1903

Fine nice moming, Birds ringing Ac.
Birds (14), Fine (182), moming (84), nice (32), Ringing (6)

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