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

Dec

Date Snippet
Mon 20 Nov 1882

Received Mr T. Stevens putting Rent Audit Monday Dec consequence Frome Fair.
Audit (28), consequence (1), Dec (78), Fair (108), Frome (614), Monday (364), putting (152), received (139), rent (270), Stevens (151)
Sat 1 Dec 1883

Sent Mr Lush sing Song Temperance meeting held Baptist Chapel Dec .
Baptist (69), Chapel (342), Dec (78), held (146), Lush (30), meeting (967), sent (4043), sing (4), Song (5), Temperance (131)
Tue 4 Dec 1883

Dec Frank Dung hauling.
Dec (78), Dung (719), Frank (462), hauling (1627)
Sat 8 Dec 1883

Dec Frank dung hauling.
Dec (78), Dung (719), Frank (462), hauling (1627)
Fri 14 Dec 1883

Dec Frank Dung throwing.
Dec (78), Dung (719), Frank (462), throwing (76)
Sun 23 Dec 1883

Dec Mr Pearce preached .
Dec (78), Pearce (265), preached (1123)
Wed 12 Dec 1888

ft pay expenses signed agreeing possession house orchard Dec .
agreeing (8), Dec (78), expenses (15), House (1200), orchard (95), pay (274), possession (8), signed (131)
Wed 19 Dec 1888

Cole Station paid carriage milk Dec , .
carriage (187), Cole (150), Dec (78), Milk (1238), paid (1944), Station (860)
Wed 30 Jul 1890

Mr Coombs booked tons feeding Cake Nov Dec choose @ ? - - per ton, carriage paid Bruton Station.
booked (25), Bruton (758), cake (715), carriage (187), Choose (17), Coombs (210), Dec (78), Feeding (77), Nov (43), paid (1944), Per (696), Station (860), Ton (184), tons (300)
Thu 20 Nov 1890

Reed Letter Mr Shackleton saying rent Dec .
Dec (78), Letter (162), Reed (3327), rent (270), saying (947), Shackleton (284)
Sat 22 Nov 1890

Mr Gass agreed Chair Temperance meeting Thursday evening Dec .
agreed (1355), Chair (51), Dec (78), evening (828), Gass (77), meeting (967), Temperance (131), Thursday (210)
Sat 20 Dec 1890

Reed CK Messrs Whiteman milk Dec .
Dec (78), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), Whiteman (273)
Fri 23 Oct 1891

Told B. Joseph Temperance meeting intended held Bruton Dec .
Bruton (758), Dec (78), held (146), intended (31), Joseph (333), meeting (967), Temperance (131), told (1155)
Mon 23 Nov 1891

Reed yesterday letters Messrs Marsh Adlam, Messrs Whiteman Cox asking continue sending milk P. Card Mr C. Martin altering Bat combe Temperance meeting Dec Dec .
Adlam (109), altering (5), asking (671), Bat (1), Card (153), combe (8), continue (17), Cox (280), Dec (78), Dec (78), Letters (267), Marsh (190), Martin (137), meeting (967), Messrs (1565), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), sending (49), Temperance (131), Whiteman (273), yesterday (212)
Mon 23 Nov 1891

Reed yesterday letters Messrs Marsh Adlam, Messrs Whiteman Cox asking continue sending milk P. Card Mr C. Martin altering Bat combe Temperance meeting Dec Dec .
Adlam (109), altering (5), asking (671), Bat (1), Card (153), combe (8), continue (17), Cox (280), Dec (78), Dec (78), Letters (267), Marsh (190), Martin (137), meeting (967), Messrs (1565), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), sending (49), Temperance (131), Whiteman (273), yesterday (212)
Thu 21 Apr 1892

Sent /- Mrs Whalley manure bought Dec .
bought (1410), Dec (78), manure (256), Mrs (1554), sent (4043), Whalley (1)
Wed 16 Nov 1892

Went Temperance Committee meeting agreed Mrs Jasper Pinks lecture, Happy Homes , Dec .
agreed (1355), Committee (364), Dec (78), Happy (10), Homes (2), Jasper (8), lecture (136), meeting (967), Mrs (1554), Pinks (3), Temperance (131), Went (826)
Tue 22 Nov 1892

wrote Haines asking chair Temperance meeting Dec expect Mis Jasper Pinks lecture.
asking (671), Chair (51), Dec (78), expect (31), Haines (14), Jasper (8), lecture (136), meeting (967), Mis (98), Pinks (3), Temperance (131), Wrote (2470)
Fri 25 Nov 1892

Reed P. Card Mr Haines saying chair Temperance meeting Dec .
Card (153), Chair (51), Dec (78), Haines (14), meeting (967), Reed (3327), saying (947), Temperance (131)
Sat 26 Nov 1892

Committee meeting Blue Ball Hotel agreed send resolution Central Chamber Agriculture meeting Dec th London, agreed T. O. Bennett Esq, Mr John Wadman, Mr John Lock, Mr James Gully myself ( ) represent East Somerset Agricultural Society Conference.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Agricultural (91), Agriculture (11), Ball (64), Bennett (682), Blue (78), Central (48), Chamber (8), Committee (364), Conference (20), Dec (78), east (69), Esq (25), gully (8), Hotel (98), James (591), John (2874), John (2874), Lock (63), London (308), meeting (967), meeting (967), myself (111), represent (5), resolution (16), send (792), society (95), Somerset (91), Wadman (22)
Sat 17 Dec 1892

Came sent milk /c Messrs Whiteman Cox date Dec .
Came (596), Cox (280), date (100), Dec (78), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), sent (4043), Whiteman (273)
Wed 21 Dec 1892

called Mrs W. Hannam's children* Shirts ordered Bruton Mr Stroud paid balance /c including Dec st Mr Clegg paid subscription Sustenance Fund /-.
balance (84), Bruton (758), Called (1514), Children (136), Clegg (78), Dec (78), fund (80), Hannam (150), including (21), Mrs (1554), ordered (247), paid (1944), paid (1944), shirts (6), Stroud (1409), Subscription (80), Sustenance (1)
Tue 10 Jan 1893

reed Mr Bennett Report Proceeding National Agricultural Conference held St James Hall London, Dec , .
Agricultural (91), Bennett (682), Conference (20), Dec (78), Hall (56), held (146), James (591), London (308), National (43), Proceeding (1), Reed (3327), report (32)
Sat 26 Aug 1893

met Mr Norton Hyde agreed agreed Hyde yards yards wide (The ground fenced ), Sep Dec ; King school Boys Football thereon sum Five Pounds (?.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), boys (105), Dec (78), fenced (34), Five (19), Football (36), Ground (382), Hyde (177), Hyde (177), King (53), met (393), Norton (56), Pounds (45), school (673), Sep (42), sum (23), The (347), thereon (15), wide (7), yards (13), yards (13)
Fri 17 Nov 1893

wrote toMessrs Whiteman Sc Cox Sc told milk Dec st Sc prices .
Cox (280), Dec (78), Milk (1238), prices (114), told (1155), toMessrs (1), Whiteman (273), Wrote (2470)
Thu 30 Nov 1893

Dec st
Dec (78)
Tue 2 Jan 1894

Sent milk /c Dec Messrs Whiteman Cox.
Cox (280), Dec (78), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), sent (4043), Whiteman (273)
Tue 23 Jan 1894

wrote Messrs Whiteman Cox owned receipt Ck reed afternoon ? - , leaving / due Dec milk.
afternoon (245), Cox (280), Dec (78), due (87), leaving (62), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), owned (146), receipt (518), Reed (3327), Whiteman (273), Wrote (2470)
Wed 24 Jan 1894

Caled Mr Sirouds paid /- toward Mr Gifford paid seat Rents / Dec /.
Caled (1), Dec (78), Gifford (57), paid (1944), paid (1944), rents (13), seat (21), Sirouds (2), toward (129)
Sat 10 Nov 1894

Went Bruton Churchwardens overseer arranged Notice Parish meeting Dec .
arranged (18), Bruton (758), Churchwardens (3), Dec (78), meeting (967), Notice (252), overseer (7), Parish (189), Went (826)
Fri 16 Nov 1894

Reed receipt Mr Stevens saying Saturday morning Dec Ist able.
able (28), Dec (78), Ist (4), morning (1314), receipt (518), Reed (3327), Saturday (205), saying (947), Stevens (151)
Thu 22 Nov 1894

Reed Mr Perkins asking chair missionary meeting Pitcombe Dec .
asking (671), Chair (51), Dec (78), meeting (967), missionary (40), Perkins (6), Pitcombe (27), Reed (3327)
Wed 28 Nov 1894

Came St reed Messrs Whiteman Cox offering milk stating fixed rate prices Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb.
Came (596), Cox (280), Dec (78), Feb (36), fixed (23), Jan (40), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Nov (43), offering (91), prices (114), Rate (87), Reed (3327), stating (4), Whiteman (273)
Thu 29 Nov 1894

Mr Armitage agreed Paper French Revolution Thuisday Dec Infants school Room.
agreed (1355), Armitage (42), Dec (78), French (46), Infants (54), Paper (133), Revolution (2), room (278), school (673), Thuisday (1)
Fri 30 Nov 1894

Reed fetter Messrs Whiteman Sc Cox offering / per Bam milk Dec Jan / Feb, leaving March .
Bam (58), Cox (280), Dec (78), Feb (36), fetter (2), Jan (40), leaving (62), March (95), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), offering (91), Per (696), Reed (3327), Whiteman (273)
Thu 6 Dec 1894

Victor wrote Sc told Messrs Blake empty Bags returned Dec .
bags (256), Blake (209), Dec (78), empty (100), Messrs (1565), returned (93), told (1155), Victor (1058), Wrote (2470)
Sat 22 Dec 1894

paid miss Fifett Dec , .
Dec (78), Fifett (133), Miss (918), paid (1944)
Tue 26 Feb 1895

Mr Galpin St brought /- North Cadbury toward Mr Armitage fund due Dec st .
Armitage (42), brought (899), Cadbury (10), Dec (78), due (87), fund (80), Galpin (33), North (146), toward (129)
Sat 28 Sep 1895

Messrs Whiteman Cox Sc sold milk Lady @ / Oct March ? Nov /, Dec Sc Jan / Feb /.
Cox (280), Dec (78), Feb (36), Jan (40), Lady (73), March (95), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Nov (43), Oct (46), Sold (374), Whiteman (273)
Tue 19 Nov 1895

Mr Bert Stroud Sc booked Pigs Dec Week.
Bert (34), booked (25), Dec (78), Pigs (1328), Stroud (1409), week (405)
Wed 20 Nov 1895

Wincanton Sc Mr C. F Blake promised Sc cheese tomorrow (Thursday) P. M. Saw W Treasure told going sale Hay Sc Keep Monday (Dec nd) Fields Farm.
Blake (209), cheese (1666), Dec (78), Farm (548), fields (92), going (163), hay (1122), Keep (31), Monday (364), promised (658), Sale (282), Saw (1040), Thursday (210), told (1155), tomorrow (666), Treasure (959), Wincanton (642)
Fri 6 Dec 1895

Priddy paid Lumber wages Dec paid Walter Weeks ?.
Dec (78), Lumber (781), paid (1944), paid (1944), Priddy (137), Wages (61), Walter (172), weeks (92)
Tue 10 Dec 1895

W Treasure called told Mr Wells given consent Mr Francis haul Ricks hay bought Monday Dec nd Mr Ts sale.
bought (1410), Called (1514), consent (6), Dec (78), Francis (162), given (51), haul (115), hay (1122), Monday (364), Ricks (111), Sale (282), told (1155), Treasure (959), Wells (241)
Mon 3 Feb 1896

Reed cheque /c Messrs Whiteman Sc Cox milk sent Dec Jan , leaving ?.
cheque (1456), Cox (280), Dec (78), Jan (40), leaving (62), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), sent (4043), Whiteman (273)
Wed 5 Feb 1896

balance due Hay bought W. E Treasure's sale Dec nd .
balance (84), bought (1410), Dec (78), due (87), hay (1122), Sale (282), Treasure (959)
Fri 28 Feb 1896

Mr H Harrold /c*s ( Dec st ).
Dec (78), Harrold (171)
Tue 17 Nov 1896

Reed W C asking low , Mr Snowden asking Chair Bruham Wesleyan missionary meeting Dec .
asking (671), asking (671), Bruham (767), Chair (51), Dec (78), low (24), meeting (967), missionary (40), Reed (3327), Snowden (1), Wesleyan (212)
Wed 18 Nov 1896

Wrote told Mr Snowdon missionary meeting Bruham W. C. Dec wrote John Boys Lantern Entertainment Wesleyan Chapel tonight Bank.
Bank (1010), boys (105), Bruham (767), Chapel (342), Dec (78), Entertainment (25), John (2874), Lantern (14), meeting (967), missionary (40), Snowdon (2), told (1155), tonight (250), Wesleyan (212), Wrote (2470), Wrote (2470)
Fri 27 Nov 1896

Cogley Wood annd agreed J. Candy F. Field riding Path wood, ( straight ) ford gate leading Sheep house field opposite farm House bottom road wood cost making exceed A. wrote Mr J. H. White re Captain Sheraton's Horse W. Lear telling hoped Dec th (DV).
agreed (1355), annd (1), bottom (44), Candy (156), Captain (27), Cogley (324), cost (59), Dec (78), exceed (5), Farm (548), Field (181), Field (181), Ford (145), Gate (403), hoped (71), horse (444), House (1200), House (1200), leading (24), Lear (669), making (235), opposite (4), path (22), Riding (5), Road (219), sheep (339), Sheraton (5), straight (7), telling (115), White (580), wood (415), wood (415), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Tue 1 Dec 1896

Reed Mr Bail ward putting oommittee meeting Dec .
Bail (16), Dec (78), meeting (967), oommittee (2), putting (152), Reed (3327), Ward (27)
Thu 23 Sep 1897

Mr Say morning agreed buy milk Sep May st Prices envelope Sep Oct d Nov l/d Dec Jan d, Feb d March April l/d
agreed (1355), April (40), buy (91), Dec (78), envelope (2), Feb (36), Jan (40), ld (13), March (95), May (41), Milk (1238), morning (1314), Nov (43), Oct (46), prices (114), Say (31), Sep (42), Sep (42)
Tue 19 Oct 1897

Wrote afterward Messrs Whiteman Cox sold milk shortly prices per , Oct /, Nov /, Dec /, Jan /, Feb /, March /.
afterward (211), Cox (280), Dec (78), Feb (36), Jan (40), March (95), Messrs (1565), Milk (1238), Nov (43), Oct (46), Per (696), prices (114), shortly (77), Sold (374), Whiteman (273), Wrote (2470)
Sat 27 Nov 1897

wrote Chair Wesleyan missionary meeting Dec .
Chair (51), Dec (78), meeting (967), missionary (40), Wesleyan (212), Wrote (2470)
Sat 8 Jan 1898

Mr C. Green St paid Father's milk Dec .
Dec (78), father (119), Green (576), Milk (1238), paid (1944)
Mon 7 Feb 1898

sent Mr G. Reakes Cheque milk Nov, Dec, Jan.
cheque (1456), Dec (78), Jan (40), Milk (1238), Nov (43), Reakes (51), sent (4043)
Wed 2 Nov 1898

Treasure , Mr Robert Stride AI bought milk Feb: Nov / Dec d, Jan d, Feb d. He send H tomorrow, Sent calves H. Waiwin train.
bought (1410), calves (455), Dec (78), Feb (36), Feb: (1), Jan (40), Milk (1238), Nov (43), Robert (10), send (792), sent (4043), Stride (111), tomorrow (666), Train (184), Treasure (959), Waiwin (35)
Thu 17 Nov 1898

Edward White called re Platform Mr Hames Party's corning Dec .
Called (1514), corning (2), Dec (78), Edward (90), Hames (53), Party (35), platform (9), White (580)
Wed 28 Dec 1898

Reed W C saying reed chums milk No sent morning Dec rd station entered Books wrote told W C milk days named bear loss surely occur doing.
bear (12), books (77), Chums (135), days (65), Dec (78), doing (146), Entered (10), Loss (14), Milk (1238), Milk (1238), morning (1314), named (17), occur (1), Reed (3327), Reed (3327), saying (947), sent (4043), Station (860), surely (3), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Wed 11 Jan 1899

Reed W St C churn lost reported Dec .
Churn (21), Dec (78), lost (58), Reed (3327), reported (6)
Fri 13 Jan 1899

Lumber hauled dirt Reed specticles Messrs Henri, P. C Whiteman Cox saying seen churn (No) lost Journey Paddington Dec , .
Churn (21), Cox (280), Dec (78), dirt (294), hauled (709), Henri (6), journey (13), lost (58), Lumber (781), Messrs (1565), Paddington (36), Reed (3327), saying (947), seen (26), specticles (2), Whiteman (273)
Wed 1 Mar 1899

Porter GWR paid A/c less / claim milk carriage lost Dec .
carriage (187), Claim (35), Dec (78), GWR (40), less (31), lost (58), Milk (1238), paid (1944), Porter (28)
Sat 8 Apr 1899

Reed Mr Kislingbuty re chum milk lost Dec .
chum (43), Dec (78), Kislingbuty (1), lost (58), Milk (1238), Reed (3327)
Thu 1 Jun 1899

Station Mr Wood Station master claim lost milk Dec paid carriage com wrote Dyne Muller Hughes re Plowman's Bags- Called Bank.
Bags- (1), Bank (1010), Called (1514), carriage (187), Claim (35), com (68), Dec (78), Dyne (44), Hughes (89), lost (58), master (39), Milk (1238), Muller (76), paid (1944), Plowman (42), Station (860), Station (860), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Wed 26 Jul 1899

Reed Mr Kislingbury re carriage milk lost Dec , , Mr S. Chambers saying gun done.
carriage (187), Chambers (7), Dec (78), done (281), Gun (40), Kislingbury (2), lost (58), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Fri 27 Oct 1899

G. Rex Mrs Peel's told d per gallon evening's milk delivered during Nov, Dec, Jan.
Dec (78), delivered (68), during (9), evening (828), gallon (24), Jan (40), Milk (1238), Mrs (1554), Nov (43), Peel (171), Per (696), Rex (2123), told (1155)
Tue 31 Oct 1899

wrote Mr Collins saying receipt yesterday booked milk bought following prices Nov d Dec l/d Jan / d Feb d, March d. Men mangel hauling.
booked (25), bought (1410), Collins (42), Dec (78), Feb (36), following (20), hauling (1627), Jan (40), ld (13), mangel (528), March (95), Men (1554), Milk (1238), Nov (43), prices (114), receipt (518), saying (947), Wrote (2470), yesterday (212)
Fri 17 Nov 1899

Reed Rent Notice Dec .
Dec (78), Notice (252), Reed (3327), rent (270)
Fri 8 Dec 1899

Reed W C saying reed alt milk booked Dec .
alt (9), booked (25), Dec (78), Milk (1238), Reed (3327), Reed (3327), saying (947)
Mon 8 Jan 1900

reod cheque W C deducted / Barnes receive Oct Dec .
Barnes (194), cheque (1456), Dec (78), deducted (8), Oct (46), receive (16), Reod (182)
Wed 10 Jan 1900

Paid Mrs Collins Mrs Peel milk (Dec).
Collins (42), Dec (78), Milk (1238), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), paid (1944), Peel (171)
Fri 12 Jan 1900

Made claim chums milk lost Oct , Dec Jan .
Chums (135), Claim (35), Dec (78), Jan (40), lost (58), Made (79), Milk (1238), Oct (46)
Thu 25 Oct 1900

Reed A. London Netting Hill Mr Whheman's So Dairy Supply Co Museum Street Saw manager sold milk following prices Oct /; Nov /; Dec /; Jan /; Feb /; March th /.
dairy (225), Dec (78), Feb (36), following (20), Hill (955), Jan (40), London (308), manager (16), March (95), Milk (1238), Museum (3), netting (4), Nov (43), Oct (46), prices (114), Reed (3327), Saw (1040), Sold (374), Street (121), supply (206), Whheman (2)
Thu 25 Oct 1900

The manager promised winter Id per Bam milk sent Dec Jan / /.
Bam (58), Dec (78), Jan (40), manager (16), Milk (1238), Per (696), promised (658), sent (4043), The (347), Winter (172)
Thu 10 Jan 1901

Paid miss Sinton Services Sep Dec .
Dec (78), Miss (918), paid (1944), Sep (42), services (43), Sinton (158)
Thu 26 Sep 1901

Back Whiteman Cox's sold milk ; Oct /, Nov /, Dec /, Jan /, Feb ]/?, March / agreed sending lst October.
agreed (1355), Back (90), Cox (280), Dec (78), Feb (36), Jan (40), lst (13), March (95), Milk (1238), Nov (43), Oct (46), October (18), sending (49), Sold (374), Whiteman (273)
Thu 15 May 1902

Growing morning Reed Rent Notice, wrote Thomas Bartlett Castle Cary cheque Bullock, Ginger, Dec .
Bartlett (38), Bullock (57), Cary (351), Castle (203), cheque (1456), Dec (78), Ginger (14), growing (14), morning (1314), Notice (252), Reed (3327), rent (270), Thomas (223), Wrote (2470)
Fri 5 Dec 1902

Settled miss Sinton th Dec .
Dec (78), Miss (918), settled (208), Sinton (158)
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)

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