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

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Date Snippet
Fri 15 Dec 1882

Went B John's marked carriage drab Fuzzy Piece.
carriage (187), drab (1), Fuzzy (1), John (2874), marked (29), Piece (91), Went (826)
Fri 12 Oct 1883

Marked Drain Home Ground.
drain (63), Ground (382), Home (144), marked (29)
Mon 15 Sep 1884

We Pennard Hill marked trees Mrs Padfield Field; oak, Ash, Elm, Elders.
Ash (5), Elders (1), Elm (12), Field; (1), Hill (955), marked (29), Mrs (1554), oak (15), Padfield (119), Pennard (24), trees (115)
Thu 6 Feb 1890

ordered Bags Messrs Clark Harrison, Victoria St Bristol, marked Josiah Jackson, Bruton @ / .
bags (256), Bristol (319), Bruton (758), Clark (8), Harrison (14), Jackson (124), Josiah (13), marked (29), Messrs (1565), ordered (247), Victoria (9)
Mon 16 Jun 1890

Mr Sinton marked trees gate posts fence comer Wall.
comer (60), fence (74), Gate (403), marked (29), Posts (38), Sinton (158), trees (115), Wall (186)
Fri 5 Feb 1892

Mr Sinton Cogley met marked Larch trees oak trees used Buildings alterations Ac .
alterations (12), buildings (42), Cogley (324), Larch (5), marked (29), met (393), oak (15), Sinton (158), trees (115), trees (115), used (18)
Wed 10 Feb 1892

Mr Clarke Cogley Wood marked Larch trees.
Clarke (296), Cogley (324), Larch (5), marked (29), trees (115), wood (415)
Sat 5 Mar 1892

Mr Longman Mr Jones Mr Longman bought mare (Pollie) sent farm Earnest round marked draining S. Grey Burryfield mangel ground bed bad cold.
bad (82), Bed (62), bought (1410), Burryfield (25), cold (35), Draining (14), Earnest (22), Farm (548), Grey (123), Ground (382), Jones (1185), Longman (143), Longman (143), mangel (528), mare (385), marked (29), Pollie (197), round (264), sent (4043)
Mon 7 Mar 1892

He marked Oak trees buildings.
buildings (42), marked (29), oak (15), trees (115)
Thu 23 Jun 1892

Put empty sks Messrs Blake Trowbridge Mr LJones Alhampton, marked J. Liddon, .
Alhampton (22), Blake (209), empty (100), Liddon (2), LJones (36), marked (29), Messrs (1565), Put (210), Sks (576), Trowbridge (132)
Tue 20 Sep 1892

Committee marked ground .
Committee (364), Ground (382), marked (29)
Thu 31 May 1894

Lumber met Heifers calf , J, F marked Ewes Lambs Shepton Mallet tomorrow.
calf (367), Ewes (140), heifers (325), Lambs (228), Lumber (781), Mallet (73), marked (29), met (393), Shepton (200), tomorrow (666)
Fri 26 Oct 1894

G. James F. A shot oats Bam Labeled , marked Messrs Blake's plain ones tomorrow.
Bam (58), Blake (209), James (591), Labeled (2), marked (29), Messrs (1565), oats (360), ones (48), Plain (26), Shot (112), tomorrow (666)
Tue 4 Dec 1894

Sent Bags marked Blake Trowbridge.
bags (256), Blake (209), marked (29), sent (4043), Trowbridge (132)
Fri 3 May 1895

Mr Clarke marked site tank Mary mead Sc getting We buried Franklyn today.
buried (67), Clarke (296), Franklyn (12), getting (220), marked (29), Mary (198), mead (126), site (39), tank (67), today (1127)
Sat 30 Nov 1895

wrote Mr Bartiett (Frome) Sc offer /- Water proof Coat Sleeves Sc Cape deep material marked.
Bartiett (2), Cape (2), coat (24), deep (15), Frome (614), marked (29), material (9), offer (64), proof (10), Sleeves (1), Water (89), Wrote (2470)
Mon 1 Jun 1896

Mr P. Hill St agreed Bags marked inside St (Josiah Jackson, Bruton).
agreed (1355), bags (256), Bruton (758), Hill (955), inside (14), Jackson (124), Josiah (13), marked (29)
Tue 22 Dec 1896

morning Sc J. C Sc F. F Cogley wood gave instructions road inside gate leads Horsely farm Firs, best direction Sc marked rough trees Bridges repaired B. John called Reed l*ter John.
Best (77), Bridges (12), Called (1514), Cogley (324), direction (1), Farm (548), Firs (1), Gate (403), Gave (523), Horsely (4), inside (14), Instructions (10), John (2874), John (2874), l*ter (1), Leads (7), marked (29), morning (1314), Reed (3327), repaired (51), Road (219), Rough (102), trees (115), wood (415)
Tue 19 Jul 1898

Met Mr Bailward Mr John Hoscock marked site Pigs styes manure tank .
Bailward (112), Hoscock (1), John (2874), manure (256), marked (29), met (393), Pigs (1328), site (39), Styes (8), tank (67)
Fri 12 Aug 1898

Mr Cotterell marked course supplying Farms Bruton Town.
Bruton (758), Cotterell (23), course (15), Farms (22), marked (29), supplying (11), Town (532)
Tue 20 Sep 1898

Mr J marked trees Bridge.
Bridge (115), marked (29), trees (115)
Sat 11 Feb 1899

J. Candy told marked underwood paid / Sir Henry.
Candy (156), Henry (311), marked (29), paid (1944), Sir (230), told (1155), Underwood (16)
Wed 19 Apr 1899

Frith Mr Bailward site () Cottages marked .
Bailward (112), cottages (32), Frith (253), marked (29), site (39)
Wed 19 Apr 1899

He told permission Ram Basketfs Brook hope pipes marked Monday .
Basketfs (1), Brook (12), hope (35), marked (29), Monday (364), permission (13), pipes (97), ram (45), told (1155)
Tue 17 Jul 1900

Mr Innes marked Trees (oaks) posts New House Park.
House (1200), Innes (82), marked (29), New (159), oaks (2), Park (279), Posts (38), trees (115)
Tue 17 Jan 1901

Reed E. White; wrote answered Mr R. Stride told Mr Innes marked underwood Hills wood himself .
answered (138), Hills (43), himself (54), Innes (82), marked (29), Reed (3327), Stride (111), told (1155), Underwood (16), White; (1), wood (415), Wrote (2470)
Thu 5 Sep 1901

Reed Bacon Devizes, asking pigs marked wired reply wired Cousin Rhoda Stanley's things.
asking (671), Bacon (168), Cousin (105), Devizes (59), marked (29), Pigs (1328), Reed (3327), reply (41), Rhoda (61), Stanley (703), things (108), wired (143), wired (143)
Sat 15 Mar 1902

Mr Innes marked wood Spring Pond Hedges Discove Lane trim overhanging brandies trees shaded roads.
brandies (1), Discove (27), Hedges (32), Innes (82), Lane (72), marked (29), overhanging (1), Pond (119), Roads (30), shaded (1), Spring (49), trees (115), Trim (18), wood (415)
Mon 1 Feb 1904

Mr Clarke marked proposed New Implement shed tomorrow commence erection.
Clarke (296), commence (19), erection (4), Implement (16), marked (29), New (159), proposed (74), shed (30), tomorrow (666)

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