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

Very

Date Snippet
Sat 17 Jun 1882

Very busy hay.
busy (17), hay (1122), Very (143)
Thu 22 Jun 1882

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 4 Jul 1882

Very wet
Very (143)
Wed 5 Jul 1882

Very wet.
Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 11 Jul 1882

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Wed 9 Aug 1882

Very fine Weather,
Fine (182), Very (143)
Mon 21 Aug 1882

Very windy.
Very (143), windy (11)
Fri 25 Aug 1882

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Thu 31 Aug 1882

Very Wet.
Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 1 Sep 1882

Very wet.
Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 19 Sep 1882

Very wet, Nails fence Rick.
fence (74), Nails (13), Rick (353), Very (143), wet (231)
Wed 20 Sep 1882

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 24 Oct 1882

Very rough morning.
morning (1314), Rough (102), Very (143)
Fri 3 Nov 1882

Very rough evening.
evening (828), Rough (102), Very (143)
Mon 6 Nov 1882

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 8 Dec 1882

Very Rough morning, Sent Tom lo Mr Henry Hill's Poor Rates ? / quarters.
Henry (311), Hill (955), morning (1314), Poor (191), quarters (23), Rates (137), Rough (102), sent (4043), Tom (2187), Very (143)
Sun 10 Dec 1882

Very Slippery.
Slippery (6), Very (143)
Wed 27 Dec 1882

Very wet
Very (143)
Sat 27 Jan 1883

Very Wet.
Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 2 Feb 1883

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 10 Feb 1883

Shut sows farrow, Very wet .
farrow (9), shut (21), Sows (43), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 12 Feb 1883

Very wet Wrote Mr Cotton cheese.
cheese (1666), Cotton (107), Very (143), wet (231), Wrote (2470)
Wed 14 Feb 1883

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Thu 22 Mar 1883

Very rough cold today.
cold (35), Rough (102), today (1127), Very (143)
Sat 29 Sep 1883

Very wet mominng.
mominng (4), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 25 Dec 1883

Very dark Christmas.
Christmas (48), dark (8), Very (143)
Wed 23 Jan 1884

Very rough wind.
Rough (102), Very (143), Wind (58)
Fri 25 Jan 1884

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 26 Jan 1884

Very bad serving tonight; wind blew lot tiles House Stalls rain beat several Rooms.
bad (82), beat (1), blew (20), House (1200), lot (110), rain (360), Rooms (66), serving (9), several (95), stalls (39), tiles (68), tonight; (2), Very (143), Wind (58)
Mon 11 Feb 1884

Very stormy.
stormy (63), Very (143)
Tue 3 Jun 1884

Very cold morning, wind east.
cold (35), east (69), morning (1314), Very (143), Wind (58)
Sat 7 Jun 1884

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Thu 24 Jul 1884

They, Annie Tom Tower ftc afterward Very wet Agreed send B. House tomorrow morning.
afterward (211), agreed (1355), Annie (251), ftc (833), House (1200), morning (1314), send (792), They (97), Tom (2187), tomorrow (666), Tower (23), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 8 Aug 1884

Sent mowing machine Blossom tonight Very hot today.
Blossom (15), Hot (63), Machine (183), Mowing (493), sent (4043), today (1127), tonight (250), Very (143)
Fri 15 Oct 1886

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 28 Aug 1891

Very wet afternoon.
afternoon (245), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 6 Oct 1891

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 19 Oct 1891

Very wet moming; cutter Platform.
cutter (32), moming; (1), platform (9), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 13 Jun 1892

Very .
Very (143)
Mon 27 Jun 1892

Very sunny .
sunny (2), Very (143)
Thu 29 Sep 1892

Very wet.
Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 14 Oct 1892

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 24 Oct 1892

Very sharp frost Mr Burfitt called tithe Collinshayes.
Burfitt (35), Called (1514), Collinshayes (33), frost (60), Sharp (48), Tithe (626), Very (143)
Thu 27 Oct 1892

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 19 Nov 1892

Very wet raomtng.
raomtng (1), Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 17 Jun 1893

Very hot indeed (weather).
Hot (63), indeed (14), Very (143), weather (34)
Thu 17 Aug 1893

Very hot .
Hot (63), Very (143)
Thu 28 Sep 1893

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 12 Dec 1893

Very rough wind rainy .
rainy (5), Rough (102), Very (143), Wind (58)
Tue 2 Jan 1894

paid Ck tonighL Very cold .
cold (35), paid (1944), tonighL (2), Very (143)
Fri 5 Jan 1894

Very cold .
cold (35), Very (143)
Mon 26 Mar 1894

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Mon 4 Jun 1894

T. Hisgrove hauling mortar dirt Sun yard Land Very wet Milking morning.
dirt (294), hauling (1627), Hisgrove (299), Land (140), Milking (76), morning (1314), mortar (22), Sun (18), Very (143), wet (231), Yard (290)
Thu 14 Jun 1894

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Wed 11 Jul 1894

Very stormey.
Stormey (12), Very (143)
Tue 24 Jul 1894

Very wet afternoon, houses Bruton.
afternoon (245), Bruton (758), Houses (64), Very (143), wet (231)
Wed 24 Oct 1894

Very wet morning o'clock.
morning (1314), o'clock (183), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 15 Jan 1895

Very damp morning.
Damp (52), morning (1314), Very (143)
Tue 5 Feb 1895

Sharp frost Very.
frost (60), Sharp (48), Very (143)
Wed 6 Feb 1895

Very Sharp frost J. Rex T. H hauled Sks Barley Station Mr H. Jones Sks Station .
Barley (522), frost (60), hauled (709), Jones (1185), Rex (2123), Sharp (48), Sks (576), Sks (576), Station (860), Station (860), Very (143)
Fri 12 Apr 1895

John Fleetwood Very fine .
Fine (182), Fleetwood (34), John (2874), Very (143)
Mon 24 Jun 1895

Very crops grass .
crops (3), grass (196), Very (143)
Tue 13 Aug 1895

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Thu 3 Oct 1895

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 15 Nov 1895

Men finished hauling mangel Very wet afternoon.
afternoon (245), Finished (341), hauling (1627), mangel (528), Men (1554), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 8 May 1896

Very hot dry.
dry (46), Hot (63), Very (143)
Fri 15 May 1896

Very dry hot looked cheques Bank.
Bank (1010), Cheques (97), dry (46), Hot (63), looked (297), Very (143)
Fri 24 Jul 1896

Very dry weather .
dry (46), Very (143), weather (34)
Tue 28 Jul 1896

We Burrowfield Very fine hot .
Burrowfield (217), Fine (182), Hot (63), Very (143)
Mon 3 Aug 1896

Very hot weather.
Hot (63), Very (143), weather (34)
Tue 4 Aug 1896

Very dry hot.
dry (46), Hot (63), Very (143)
Thu 6 Aug 1896

Very dry hot morning.
dry (46), Hot (63), morning (1314), Very (143)
Mon 10 Aug 1896

Very dry weather.
dry (46), Very (143), weather (34)
Sun 30 Aug 1896

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 4 Sep 1896

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 5 Sep 1896

Am years old today Very wet morning.
morning (1314), old (289), today (1127), Very (143), wet (231), years (118)
Tue 6 Oct 1896

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Sun 18 Oct 1896

Very Chapel, full folks evening.
Chapel (342), evening (828), folks (18), full (23), Very (143)
Mon 28 Dec 1896

Very wet morning Found Blade Bull dead short stall.
Blade (4), Bull (301), dead (118), Found (25), morning (1314), Short (63), Stall (62), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 8 Jan 1897

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 19 Jan 1897

Barber frost nails Horses feet Very cold Mr Hartly lecture Piece Coal.
Barber (94), coal (189), cold (35), feet (50), frost (60), Hartly (1), horses (243), lecture (136), Nails (13), Piece (91), Very (143)
Sat 23 Jan 1897

Very cold .
cold (35), Very (143)
Tue 2 Feb 1897

Very wet morning Had Lamb, st .
Had (431), Lamb (82), morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 5 Feb 1897

Very wet , ground flooded sold Mr J. Galpin Doz Eggs.
Doz (31), eggs (22), flooded (3), Galpin (33), Ground (382), Sold (374), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 16 Mar 1897

Very wet Sc rough morning.
morning (1314), Rough (102), Very (143), wet (231)
Wed 17 Mar 1897

Very stormey.
Stormey (12), Very (143)
Fri 26 Mar 1897

Very rough wind today.
Rough (102), today (1127), Very (143), Wind (58)
Tue 1 Jun 1897

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 2 Aug 1897

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Wed 1 Sep 1897

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Sun 5 Sep 1897

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 1 Nov 1897

Very fine morning.
Fine (182), morning (1314), Very (143)
Wed 29 Dec 1897

Very rough wind rain.
rain (360), Rough (102), Very (143), Wind (58)
Wed 5 Jan 1898

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Wed 26 Jan 1898

Very mild weather today.
mild (5), today (1127), Very (143), weather (34)
Fri 25 Mar 1898

Very rough wind today, lot damage Ricks.
damage (27), lot (110), Ricks (111), Rough (102), today (1127), Very (143), Wind (58)
Sat 17 Jun 1899

Very dry hot.
dry (46), Hot (63), Very (143)
Sat 15 Jul 1899

told Very weir.
told (1155), Very (143), weir (3)
Mon 17 Jul 1899

Very bright hot morning, paid Mr Wells cheque, rent South Town Lady Day ? .
Bright (31), cheque (1456), Day (95), Hot (63), Lady (73), morning (1314), paid (1944), rent (270), South (357), Town (532), Very (143), Wells (241)
Tue 18 Jul 1899

Very dry hot today.
dry (46), Hot (63), today (1127), Very (143)
Sun 30 Jul 1899

Very hot .
Hot (63), Very (143)
Tue 1 Aug 1899

Very hot .
Hot (63), Very (143)
Wed 9 Aug 1899

Very dry hot Mr Read sent Pigs Calne.
Calne (30), dry (46), Hot (63), Pigs (1328), Read (279), sent (4043), Very (143)
Thu 10 Aug 1899

Very hot dry.
dry (46), Hot (63), Very (143)
Fri 11 Aug 1899

Very dry hot .
dry (46), Hot (63), Very (143)
Sat 12 Aug 1899

Very dry hot.
dry (46), Hot (63), Very (143)
Tue 22 Aug 1899

Very dry hot We Feeding govts Hay.
dry (46), Feeding (77), govts (1), hay (1122), Hot (63), Very (143)
Sat 26 Aug 1899

Very hot indeed weather today.
Hot (63), indeed (14), today (1127), Very (143), weather (34)
Fri 3 Nov 1899

Very rough rainy today.
rainy (5), Rough (102), today (1127), Very (143)
Thu 1 Feb 1900

Very cold east wind.
cold (35), east (69), Very (143), Wind (58)
Mon 13 Aug 1900

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Tue 14 Aug 1900

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Thu 6 Sep 1900

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Tue 30 Oct 1900

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Thu 11 Apr 1901

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 8 Jul 1901

Very hot .
Hot (63), Very (143)
Wed 10 Jul 1901

Very hot today.
Hot (63), today (1127), Very (143)
Fri 18 Oct 1901

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 5 Nov 1901

Very foggy today.
foggy (5), today (1127), Very (143)
Thu 7 Nov 1901

Very foggy morning.
foggy (5), morning (1314), Very (143)
Mon 23 Dec 1901

Very cold.
cold (35), Very (143)
Sat 1 Feb 1902

Very cold morning.
cold (35), morning (1314), Very (143)
Fri 13 Jun 1902

Very wet moming.
moming (84), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 16 Jun 1902

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Sun 13 Jul 1902

Very hot .
Hot (63), Very (143)
Mon 18 Aug 1902

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 3 Oct 1902

Very cold wind today.
cold (35), today (1127), Very (143), Wind (58)
Sat 4 Oct 1902

Very cold wind.
cold (35), Very (143), Wind (58)
Fri 13 Feb 1903

Very fine .
Fine (182), Very (143)
Tue 17 Feb 1903

Very fine morning.
Fine (182), morning (1314), Very (143)
Tue 17 Mar 1903

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 1 Jun 1903

Very fine morning.
Fine (182), morning (1314), Very (143)
Wed 1 Jul 1903

Very hot morning.
Hot (63), morning (1314), Very (143)
Fri 14 Aug 1903

Very wet morning Men cleaning pigs.
Cleaning (217), Men (1554), morning (1314), Pigs (1328), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 24 Aug 1903

Very wet morning, cleaning pigs.
Cleaning (217), morning (1314), Pigs (1328), Very (143), wet (231)
Tue 27 Oct 1903

Very wet morning.
morning (1314), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 27 Nov 1903

Very rough wet .
Rough (102), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 4 Dec 1903

Very rough storms.
Rough (102), Storms (24), Very (143)
Tue 12 Jan 1904

Very wet afternoon.
afternoon (245), Very (143), wet (231)
Mon 8 Feb 1904

Very rough morning.
morning (1314), Rough (102), Very (143)
Mon 7 Mar 1904

My Mr Harding late per evenings post Very wet .
evenings (8), Harding (371), late (104), Per (696), Post (174), Very (143), wet (231)
Fri 27 May 1904

Very wet .
Very (143), wet (231)
Sat 2 Jul 1904

Very stormy.
stormy (63), Very (143)

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