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

Eight

Date Snippet
Wed 27 Sep 1882

Thomas Barber died Eight o'clock Morning, Bell Tolled Went met Annie evening.
Annie (251), Barber (94), Bell (9), died (153), Eight (20), evening (828), met (393), morning (1314), o'clock (183), Thomas (223), Tolled (1), Went (826)
Tue 6 Nov 1883

Agreed Motoombe morrow moming half past eight o'clock, Tom B. Lodge Joe Dash.
agreed (1355), Dash (5), Eight (20), half (161), Joe (27), Lodge (793), moming (84), morrow (7), Motoombe (10), o'clock (183), past (35), Tom (2187)
Fri 29 Jan 1892

Wax works Baker Street Mr Stroud afterward Lyceum Mr H. Irving's company perform reign King Henry eight After Messrs Haxell's Hotel slept wrote Home.
After (58), afterward (211), Baker (329), company (48), Eight (20), Haxell (2), Henry (311), Home (144), Hotel (98), Irving (4), King (53), Lyceum (2), Messrs (1565), perform (1), reign (4), slept (6), Street (121), Stroud (1409), Wax (5), Works (62), Wrote (2470)
Fri 30 Sep 1892

promised oats agreed Sks, St Mr Norton St told ? (twenty eight pounds) games club priviJage Playing upon acres Hyde commencing road SL fences.
Acres (100), agreed (1355), Club (48), commencing (6), Eight (20), fences (59), games (2), Hyde (177), Norton (56), oats (360), playing (7), Pounds (45), priviJage (1), promised (658), Road (219), Sks (576), told (1155), twenty (6), upon (64)
Tue 24 Oct 1893

Mrs Pearce today having stopped Bruton allnight Mr T. O. Bennett agreed bought furniture - Mrs P ? woud rent After milking drove Mrs Pearce bought ? eight pounds worth, least agreed upon Knives forks, spoons, chiffoneer.
After (58), agreed (1355), agreed (1355), allnight (13), Bennett (682), bought (1410), bought (1410), Bruton (758), chiffoneer (1), drove (356), Eight (20), forks (7), furniture (30), having (103), Knives (13), least (17), Milking (76), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Mrs (1554), Pearce (265), Pearce (265), Pounds (45), rent (270), spoons (3), stopped (124), today (1127), upon (64), worth (34), woud (2)
Wed 28 Jul 1897

Went Mr E. J. Jelley's paid Miss T. J. Treasure cheque Sixty-six pounds fourteen shillings Sc eight pence, loan Nov , .
cheque (1456), Eight (20), fourteen (1), Jelley (4), loan (11), Miss (918), Nov (43), paid (1944), pence (6), Pounds (45), shillings (4), Sixty-six (1), Treasure (959), Went (826)
Sat 14 Aug 1897

F. G, T. L. St H. M done Ricks Home ground eight acres.
Acres (100), done (281), Eight (20), Ground (382), Home (144), Ricks (111)
Mon 4 Jul 1898

Lumber mowing eight acres (Cogley House ).
Acres (100), Cogley (324), Eight (20), House (1200), Lumber (781), Mowing (493)
Thu 15 Sep 1898

wrote Mr Gowing told bad Vetches , eight winter oats Barley.
bad (82), Barley (522), Eight (20), Gowing (199), oats (360), told (1155), Vetches (43), Winter (172), Wrote (2470)
Sun 9 Jul 1899

Mr Martin preached Text mom, Josiah eight yeais old reign sight Lord.
Eight (20), Josiah (13), Lord (138), Martin (137), mom (309), old (289), preached (1123), reign (4), sight (3), text (953), yeais (1)
Sat 17 Mar 1900

G. White hedge Home ground H. G dead mans Hole eight acres Ac d per perch.
Acres (100), dead (118), Eight (20), Ground (382), hedge (120), hole (53), Home (144), mans (2), Per (696), perch (23), White (580)
Sat 31 Mar 1900

G. White Hedge Cowpasture eight acres lo ftc.
Acres (100), cowpasture (7), Eight (20), ftc (833), hedge (120), White (580)
Wed 23 May 1900

G. White getting drain eight acres.
Acres (100), drain (63), Eight (20), getting (220), White (580)
Fri 25 May 1900

G. White drain eight acres.
Acres (100), drain (63), Eight (20), White (580)
Sat 26 May 1900

J. Rex J. Mcaden putting drain Eight acres Cogley House.
Acres (100), Cogley (324), drain (63), Eight (20), House (1200), Mcaden (2), putting (152), Rex (2123)
Thu 16 Aug 1900

Hauled Hay Paddocks, eight acres ftc.
Acres (100), Eight (20), ftc (833), hauled (709), hay (1122), Paddocks (6)
Thu 11 Jul 1901

We Ricks acres, perhaps Tons, crops , Hyde, Ridgey Lawns, Eight acres, Cogley ground acres Ray grass Burrowfield, J. Attwood ploughing mangel seed sown.
Acres (100), Acres (100), Acres (100), Attwood (81), Burrowfield (217), Cogley (324), crops (3), Eight (20), grass (196), Ground (382), Hyde (177), Lawns (29), mangel (528), perhaps (10), ploughing (510), ray (9), Ricks (111), Ridgey (20), seed (208), sown (5), tons (300)
Sat 22 Aug 1903

We done hay rick Home ground hauled hay Eight acres Lower Paddock.
Acres (100), done (281), Eight (20), Ground (382), hauled (709), hay (1122), hay (1122), Home (144), lower (22), Paddock (42), Rick (353)
Tue 3 Nov 1903

agreed food pay /- (eight shillings rate) per week Ac Twelve months, further agreed teach Farming, farm A/c keeping management Ac, sands hour o'clock train.
agreed (1355), agreed (1355), Eight (20), Farm (548), Farming (13), food (28), further (39), hour (10), keeping (20), management (2), months (57), o'clock (183), pay (274), Per (696), Rate (87), sands (2), shillings (4), teach (8), Train (184), twelve (7), week (405)
Wed 1 Jun 1904

Reed cheque eight pounds heifer killed lightning Mr Hughes.
cheque (1456), Eight (20), heifer (239), Hughes (89), Killed (143), lightning (13), Pounds (45), Reed (3327)

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