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

matter

Date Snippet
Tue 6 Mar 1883

B. John brought Stourton Sir Henry referred matter valuation farms Mr Eden shortly B. John .
brought (899), Eden (27), Farms (22), Henry (311), John (2874), John (2874), matter (47), referred (2), shortly (77), Sir (230), Stourton (178), valuation (19)
Mon 13 May 1889

On Mr A_Green spring cart We agreed matter drop shape springs ftc.
A_Green (1), agreed (1355), cart (151), drop (6), ftc (833), matter (47), shape (4), Spring (49), springs (11)
Fri 16 Aug 1889

Reed Letter Mr Stevens saying matter putting Barn order week.
barn (48), Letter (162), matter (47), order (100), putting (152), Reed (3327), saying (947), Stevens (151), week (405)
Sat 24 May 1890

Reed Letter Mr D. E. Norton saying wished matter Cricket ground (Hyde) stand Bruton (D V ) August.
August (14), Bruton (758), Cricket (48), Ground (382), Hyde (177), Letter (162), matter (47), Norton (56), Reed (3327), saying (947), stand (61), wished (56)
Mon 1 Sep 1890

Agreed matter.
agreed (1355), matter (47)
Mon 28 Dec 1891

wrote George Atkins St told Beast field (meaning Burryfield) St compelled immediate steps matter.
Atkins (11), beast (80), Burryfield (25), compelled (3), Field (181), George (265), immediate (4), matter (47), meaning (2), steps (13), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Fri 22 Apr 1892

He sell Steam Engine matter.
Engine (99), matter (47), sell (100), Steam (31)
Sat 4 Jun 1892

committee meeting resolved Engineer consult matter supplying Town Bniton .
Bniton (62), Committee (364), consult (4), Engineer (2), matter (47), meeting (967), resolved (5), supplying (11), Town (532)
Tue 28 Jun 1892

promised W. Treasure matter buying Cake tomorrow Frome.
buying (16), cake (715), Frome (614), matter (47), promised (658), tomorrow (666), Treasure (959)
Sat 5 Nov 1892

We decided Mr Harrold judges decide matter meet week agreed alter meeting , sub committee appointed meet discuss decide , shape money apportioned Educational Committee money East Somerset Society authorized teaching Hedging ditching, ploughing.
agreed (1355), alter (21), appointed (28), apportioned (1), authorized (2), Committee (364), Committee (364), decide (16), decide (16), decided (122), discuss (5), ditching (20), east (69), Educational (4), Harrold (171), hedging (77), Judges (14), matter (47), meet (154), meet (154), meeting (967), money (230), money (230), ploughing (510), shape (4), society (95), Somerset (91), sub (24), teaching (3), week (405)
Wed 25 Jan 1893

promised collect evidence Bruton matter send Mr Bennett Mr Hobhouse.
Bennett (682), Bruton (758), collect (9), evidence (2), Hobhouse (110), matter (47), promised (658), send (792)
Sat 22 Apr 1893

Reed Messrs Holland Coombs saying sure cakes counted truck Bristol reed claim matter Bristol.
Bristol (319), Bristol (319), Cakes (21), Claim (35), Coombs (210), counted (5), Holland (215), matter (47), Messrs (1565), Reed (3327), Reed (3327), saying (947), sure (3), truck (140)
Sun 2 Jul 1893

Evening, Mr Whittle preached text, Thou hast neither lot matter thine heart sight god.
evening (828), God (119), hast (10), heart (11), lot (110), matter (47), Neither (8), preached (1123), sight (3), text (953), thine (7), thou (90), Whittle (24)
Tue 12 Sep 1893

promised Mr Norton matter.
matter (47), Norton (56), promised (658)
Fri 21 Dec 1894

Reed Messrs Blake saying sending Turkey Mr Gowing , paid Cheque Sc afterward Mr Guy matter lost Bag Pollards (relating May).
afterward (211), Bag (67), Blake (209), cheque (1456), Gowing (199), Guy (28), lost (58), matter (47), May (41), Messrs (1565), paid (1944), Pollards (225), Reed (3327), relating (13), saying (947), sending (49), Turkey (7)
Thu 11 Apr 1895

called Mr Henderson Sc asked matter getting old Boiler Drinking cattle Trough yard.
Asked (386), Boiler (40), Called (1514), Cattle (47), drinking (20), getting (220), Henderson (181), matter (47), old (289), Trough (44), Yard (290)
Fri 29 Nov 1895

Went Siourton paid rent Sc produced Bill e Monies paid repairing roads Cogley Wood Sc refered Mr Shackleton matter.
Bill (484), Cogley (324), matter (47), monies (17), paid (1944), paid (1944), produced (1), refered (2), rent (270), repairing (37), Roads (30), Shackleton (284), Siourton (1), Went (826), wood (415)
Mon 16 Dec 1895

wrote Mr E Padfield told Mr GranveHe send /- press painful matter further.
further (39), GranveHe (1), matter (47), Padfield (119), painful (1), Press (21), send (792), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Fri 14 Feb 1896

sent Victor Mr T. O. Bennetfs drove St Sir Henry promised done matter letting spring rises Border Gilcombe Farm top Sheephouse Hill field known Sheep Wash.
Bennetfs (4), Border (36), done (281), drove (356), Farm (548), Field (181), Gilcombe (23), Henry (311), Hill (955), known (11), Letting (19), matter (47), promised (658), rises (1), sent (4043), sheep (339), Sheephouse (3), Sir (230), Spring (49), top (281), Victor (1058), wash (10)
Tue 2 Jun 1896

Mr Payne fat Lamb, Mr W. Bennett's Sc told considered Charges wanted pay Wincanton Beast Pound; told matter .
beast (80), Bennett (682), Charges (2), considered (14), fat (530), Lamb (82), matter (47), pay (274), Payne (369), Pound; (1), told (1155), told (1155), wanted (149), Wincanton (642)
Sat 5 Dec 1896

Saw Mr Harding Mr Penny offer ?- per annum Fair agreement; matter agreement fairness Mr C. Harding's decision, asked Cart house present falling .
agreement (54), agreement; (1), annum (13), Asked (386), cart (151), decision (11), Fair (108), fairness (1), falling (4), Harding (371), Harding (371), House (1200), matter (47), offer (64), Penny (55), Per (696), present (103), Saw (1040)
Thu 17 Dec 1896

After discussing matter told Sir Henry willing pay ? .
After (58), discussing (1), Henry (311), matter (47), pay (274), Sir (230), told (1155), willing (26)
Thu 17 Dec 1896

He told Sir Henry Saturday opinion afterward expect Mr Stevens matter.
afterward (211), expect (31), Henry (311), matter (47), opinion (16), Saturday (205), Sir (230), Stevens (151), told (1155)
Wed 2 Jun 1897

WTOte Mr Golledge re matter.
Golledge (95), matter (47), WTOte (1)
Thu 17 Jun 1897

Saw discussed matter Sir Henry's requirements Proposed Bruham scheme carried , terms consider fair resonable.
Bruham (767), carried (34), consider (26), discussed (9), Fair (108), Henry (311), matter (47), proposed (74), requirements (1), resonable (2), Saw (1040), scheme (14), Sir (230), terms (27)
Tue 21 Sep 1897

wrote Mr Hill Cheese, wrote miss Fifett Parochial Committee meeting proposed recemmend Bruham Scheme supplying Town Bruton Water District Council, Wincanton, push matter forward.
Bruham (767), Bruton (758), cheese (1666), Committee (364), Council (146), District (45), Fifett (133), forward (16), Hill (955), matter (47), meeting (967), Miss (918), Parochial (33), proposed (74), push (2), recemmend (1), scheme (14), supplying (11), Town (532), Water (89), Wincanton (642), Wrote (2470), Wrote (2470)
Wed 24 Nov 1897

Mr Stevens W E Sk Hiring Co paid htm A /c promised matter /c meet Mr H. Jones am due Notice.
due (87), Hiring (25), htm (36), Jones (1185), matter (47), meet (154), Notice (252), paid (1944), promised (658), Stevens (151)
Fri 3 Dec 1897

looked sent (Mr Stevens) cheque /- settle matter.
cheque (1456), looked (297), matter (47), sent (4043), settle (80), Stevens (151)
Mon 24 Jan 1898

wrote asked send cheque / matter sent receipt Mr Wells.
Asked (386), cheque (1456), matter (47), receipt (518), send (792), sent (4043), Wells (241), Wrote (2470)
Mon 24 Jan 1898

meeting matter money paid cost law suit re Ward Bequest Bruton discussed,
Bequest (5), Bruton (758), cost (59), Law (13), matter (47), meeting (967), money (230), paid (1944), suit (40), Ward (27)
Thu 10 Mar 1898

After Mr Tatchell agreed settle matter /- paid .
After (58), agreed (1355), matter (47), paid (1944), settle (80), Tatchell (4)
Wed 1 Jun 1898

We agreed George James St stuck hurt ( matter wages, lump sum.
agreed (1355), George (265), hurt (33), James (591), lump (2), matter (47), stuck (4), sum (23), Wages (61)
Mon 13 Jun 1898

Reed Notice Sc final divedend lOd pound matter Mrs Green late West End, Brutoa P. Cs Mr Walwin, Mr Hauley, note Mr Gregory saying sent house re rails c Wednesday.
Brutoa (3), divedend (1), End (13), final (4), Green (576), Gregory (11), Hauley (1), House (1200), late (104), lOd (5), matter (47), Mrs (1554), note (199), Notice (252), pound (22), Rails (46), Reed (3327), saying (947), sent (4043), Walwin (383), Wednesday (179), West (94)
Tue 26 Jul 1898

Afterward Mr Harris Mr Redman told wanted matter weighing Figs killed.
afterward (211), Figs (2), Harris (60), Killed (143), matter (47), Redman (2), told (1155), wanted (149), Weighing (10)
Mon 1 Aug 1898

wrote told better chat matter meet .
better (115), chat (94), matter (47), meet (154), told (1155), Wrote (2470)
Fri 9 Sep 1898

Reed Mr Innes; wrote asked prosecute Sir Henry behalf tras passers Cogley Wood whom Mr W. Bennett myself deem worthy punishment tn matter damaging underwood.
Asked (386), behalf (15), Bennett (682), Cogley (324), damaging (1), deem (1), Henry (311), Innes; (1), matter (47), myself (111), passers (1), prosecute (2), punishment (2), Reed (3327), Sir (230), tras (1), Underwood (16), whom (22), wood (415), worthy (12), Wrote (2470)
Sat 15 Oct 1898

Mr Stroud's , Fat Pigs- sent Cheque Barley Bretherton Ford Co milk /c W C. Sexeys Trade school opinion meeting middle Class school girls needed die neighbourhood committee, H. Hobhouse Esq, T. O. Bennett, Mr Whitelock, Mr Drewett Mr Knight formed matter report paid tonight
Barley (522), Bennett (682), Bretherton (101), cheque (1456), Class (48), Committee (364), die (61), Drewett (1), Esq (25), fat (530), Ford (145), formed (8), girls (10), Hobhouse (110), Knight (122), matter (47), meeting (967), middle (12), Milk (1238), needed (3), neighbourhood (5), opinion (16), paid (1944), Pigs- (13), report (32), school (673), school (673), sent (4043), Sexeys (94), Stroud (1409), Trade (97), Whitelock (1)
Wed 11 Jan 1899

Station Sc showed tetter station master enquiries matter.
enquiries (25), master (39), matter (47), showed (58), Station (860), Station (860), Tetter (15)
Tue 14 Mar 1899

Reed W C answered BJohn called told matter W. Lear.
answered (138), BJohn (556), Called (1514), Lear (669), matter (47), Reed (3327), told (1155)
Tue 3 Jul 1900

asked worth ? - - ; agreed matter Bull Heifers stand .
agreed (1355), Asked (386), Bull (301), heifers (325), matter (47), stand (61), worth (34)
Sat 28 Jul 1900

She agreed send son matter .
agreed (1355), matter (47), send (792), She (77), son (269)
Wed 16 Oct 1901

looked matter mistake chums booked instead .
booked (25), Chums (135), instead (37), looked (297), matter (47), mistake (45)
Sat 7 Dec 1901

stock Mr Stroud Tom business matter Fat pigs.
business (21), fat (530), matter (47), Pigs (1328), stock (194), Stroud (1409), Tom (2187)
Wed 2 Apr 1902

Had hair wrote Mr Hobhouse asking bring matter coming Coronation Celebration committee ( managers) Sexey*s Trustees, asking Subscription toward Bruton Fund.
asking (671), asking (671), bring (79), Bruton (758), Celebration (5), coming (271), Committee (364), coronation (18), fund (80), Had (431), hair (15), Hobhouse (110), managers (11), matter (47), Sexey*s (7), Subscription (80), toward (129), Trustees (7), Wrote (2470)
Wed 25 Jun 1902

Came heard dissatisfaction expressed course decided morning best meet reconsider matter decided hold service church .
Best (77), Came (596), church (99), course (15), decided (122), decided (122), dissatisfaction (1), expressed (2), heard (404), hold (42), matter (47), meet (154), morning (1314), reconsider (1), Service (131)
Sat 28 May 1904

So matter .
matter (47)
Fri 22 Jul 1904

Horses mowing, Raking c. Reed tetter Mr Mitchell saying matter (drain) wrote District Council stand .
Council (146), District (45), drain (63), horses (243), matter (47), Mitchell (33), Mowing (493), Raking (32), Reed (3327), saying (947), stand (61), Tetter (15), Wrote (2470)

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