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

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Tue 20 Nov 1888

Messrs T. O. Bennett, Bord, Clarke son, Jones, Hobbs, Palmer, Brittenham, Hill, Dr Stockwell others Stream view cover narrow Sent sow Mr Wm Bortfs.
Bennett (682), Bord (49), Bortfs (1), Brittenham (1), Clarke (296), cover (28), Hill (955), Hobbs (19), Jones (1185), Messrs (1565), narrow (7), others (707), Palmer (17), sent (4043), son (269), Sow (150), Stockwell (187), stream (11), view (36)
Tue 2 Apr 1889

Dr Stockwelfs met Mr Moor Frame members Ambulance Class view joining Frome Centre.
Ambulance (25), Centre (2), Class (48), Frame (46), Frome (614), joining (3), members (47), met (393), Moor (28), Stockwelfs (2), view (36)
Sat 7 Dec 1889

Mr Buckley Bant view putting shafting Drive mills ftc.
Bant (1), Buckley (203), drive (33), ftc (833), mills (93), putting (152), shafting (10), view (36)
Tue 7 Jan 1890

agreed month trial view staying St heping House .
agreed (1355), heping (1), House (1200), month (56), staying (8), trial (9), view (36)
Wed 12 Feb 1890

He kitchen view giving estimate Cheese making apparatus.
apparatus (33), cheese (1666), estimate (33), giving (30), Kitchen (18), making (235), view (36)
Wed 25 Feb 1891

Agreed meet Mr Fitzs mare, Smart, tomorrow view buying wrote Mr Isaac Jones oats.
agreed (1355), buying (16), Fitzs (1), Isaac (65), Jones (1185), mare (385), meet (154), oats (360), Smart (35), tomorrow (666), view (36), Wrote (2470)
Sat 20 Jun 1891

We agreed Mr E. Bishop conjunction Edwin White person persons feed decided offer sale Saturday July , feed view buying inst hope offer White Hart Hotel, Wells.
agreed (1355), Bishop (12), buying (16), conjunction (2), decided (122), Edwin (26), feed (53), feed (53), Hart (8), hope (35), Hotel (98), inst (35), July (23), offer (64), offer (64), person (4), persons (7), Sale (282), Saturday (205), view (36), Wells (241), White (580), White (580)
Thu 21 Jan 1892

wrote Mr Stevens view seeing London week.
London (308), seeing (45), Stevens (151), view (36), week (405), Wrote (2470)
Tue 26 Jan 1892

Mr Henderson Mr Salter's Heater view estimate Willie Wife (late miss Phelps); married today Wincanton.
estimate (33), Heater (20), Henderson (181), late (104), married (50), Miss (918), Phelps); (1), Salter (5), today (1127), view (36), Wife (151), Willie (383), Wincanton (642)
Thu 28 Jan 1892

Saw Miss Fifett agreed month liked view stopping (Help ftc).
agreed (1355), Fifett (133), ftc (833), Help (21), liked (20), Miss (918), month (56), Saw (1040), stopping (31), view (36)
Tue 8 Mar 1892

We lifted Grannery planks allow Timber carriage underneath view moving yard.
allow (44), carriage (187), Grannery (5), lifted (11), moving (8), Planks (7), timber (64), underneath (2), view (36), Yard (290)
Fri 11 Mar 1892

On Mr Clarke view putting coverd Back house.
Back (90), Clarke (296), coverd (1), House (1200), putting (152), view (36)
Wed 10 Aug 1892

His son Willie Sexeys school examined view going school .
Examined (20), going (163), His (51), school (673), school (673), Sexeys (94), son (269), view (36), Willie (383)
Thu 11 Aug 1892

W. Treasure Batcombe Rev Baker's Tithe Plan map extracts From belonging William Janey Treasure view arriving proportions rent lot bear.
arriving (1), Baker (329), Batcombe (26), bear (12), belonging (13), extracts (6), From (73), Janey (244), lot (110), Map (12), Plan (17), proportions (1), rent (270), Rev (123), Tithe (626), Treasure (959), Treasure (959), view (36), William (302)
Thu 12 Jan 1893

Mr T. H. Jones paid Income Tax settled Bills asked Paper schedule D view paying head.
Asked (386), bills (99), Head (53), Income (51), Jones (1185), paid (1944), Paper (133), Paying (15), schedule (17), settled (208), Tax (57), view (36)
Sat 22 Apr 1893

Bruham, Brothers John, Joshua, Joseph top fields ( ) view running stock .
Brothers (40), Bruham (767), fields (92), John (2874), Joseph (333), Joshua (343), running (6), stock (194), top (281), view (36)
Wed 3 May 1893

Parted empty Heifers ( ) calf acres Cogley Bull view sending Bruham .
Acres (100), Bruham (767), Bull (301), calf (367), Cogley (324), empty (100), heifers (325), Parted (24), sending (49), view (36)
Thu 8 Jun 1893

agreed send St promised afford promised send Roan mare, Pleasent Friend Monday , o'clock view purchase suitable.
afford (16), agreed (1355), friend (35), mare (385), Monday (364), o'clock (183), Pleasent (2), promised (658), promised (658), Purchase (6), Roan (42), send (792), send (792), suitable (4), view (36)
Thu 1 Feb 1894

Mr Henderson sent Pigs Trough Sc himself bought piece Cheese Bench view putting Bam.
Bam (58), Bench (4), bought (1410), cheese (1666), Henderson (181), himself (54), Piece (91), Pigs (1328), putting (152), sent (4043), Trough (44), view (36)
Mon 5 Feb 1894

Parks Ewes St Lambs, Chilver Sc Barren sheep, Lambs house Bam Sc Ewes Orchard Made statement Waiter Peach's Prudential Assurance Company view W. Ps Insuring .
Assurance (39), Bam (58), barren (25), Chilver (8), company (48), Ewes (140), Ewes (140), House (1200), Insuring (1), Lambs (228), Lambs (228), Made (79), orchard (95), Parks (6), Peach (300), Prudential (33), sheep (339), statement (59), view (36), Waiter (2)
Tue 6 Feb 1894

He agreed send \l gave satisfaction /- per cwt pay rate /- per cwt gone, Mr Meaden Put pigs view fatting .
agreed (1355), cwt (322), cwt (322), Fatting (24), Gave (523), gone (139), Meaden (261), pay (274), Per (696), Per (696), Pigs (1328), Put (210), Rate (87), satisfaction (6), send (792), view (36)
Wed 22 May 1895

Wesleyan Chapel agreed secure site Land opposite Mr H Jones view putting School Room (Sunday).
agreed (1355), Chapel (342), Jones (1185), Land (140), opposite (4), putting (152), room (278), school (673), secure (1), site (39), Sunday (117), view (36), Wesleyan (212)
Sat 8 Feb 1896

Mr Cotterall view piping covering .
Cotterall (1), covering (15), piping (3), view (36)
Mon 1 Jun 1896

He Cheese view buying .
buying (16), cheese (1666), view (36)
Mon 22 Jun 1896

Mr F. W Harrold St Mr W. Clarice Hyde view fitting August Show.
August (14), Clarice (41), fitting (3), Harrold (171), Hyde (177), Show (118), view (36)
Fri 18 Dec 1896

It , persons present Afterward Mr Charles Bennett Path Mr H. Jones mill Pond view desirability erecting Lamp .
afterward (211), Bennett (682), Charles (157), desirability (2), erecting (4), Jones (1185), Lamp (23), Mill (133), path (22), persons (7), Pond (119), present (103), view (36)
Mon 8 Feb 1897

Mr Innes met J. Smith Hills wood view deal underwood .
deal (37), Hills (43), Innes (82), met (393), Smith (175), Underwood (16), view (36), wood (415)
Fri 10 Mar 1899

Mr William Bennett Cogley wood damage done Rabbits underwood Mr Bennett promised send son measure portion youngest stumps view putting wire netting protect portion.
Bennett (682), Bennett (682), Cogley (324), damage (27), done (281), measure (43), netting (4), portion (41), portion (41), promised (658), Protect (2), putting (152), Rabbits (148), send (792), son (269), stumps (4), Underwood (16), view (36), William (302), Wire (159), wood (415), youngest (2)
Mon 12 Mar 1900

Dr Stockwell younger agreed send nag ride -view buying , Thursday morning.
agreed (1355), buying (16), morning (1314), nag (59), Ride (31), send (792), Stockwell (187), Thursday (210), view (36), younger (3)
Sat 9 Feb 1901

Mr H. Walwin paid calves bought Tuesday agreed Batcombe pigs bought Monday, view purchase decision.
agreed (1355), Batcombe (26), bought (1410), bought (1410), calves (455), decision (11), Monday (364), paid (1944), Pigs (1328), Purchase (6), Tuesday (178), view (36), Walwin (383)
Mon 9 Dec 1901

Mr F. Scott, Vet, cow, Ginger, ordered Drenches Sparkford Saw Mr Thomas Bartlett promised tomorrow morning view buying .
Bartlett (38), buying (16), cow (461), Drenches (17), Ginger (14), morning (1314), ordered (247), promised (658), Saw (1040), Scott (4), Sparkford (67), Thomas (223), tomorrow (666), vet (2), view (36)
Sat 30 May 1903

told Horse week view buying
horse (444), told (1155), view (36), week (405)
Sat 6 Jun 1903

Sold Copper Furnace agreed old cast iron view making offer .
agreed (1355), cast (13), copper (19), Furnace (18), iron (64), making (235), offer (64), old (289), Sold (374), view (36)
Fri 26 Jun 1903

It delivered East Somerset Show August view Hyde.
August (14), delivered (68), east (69), Hyde (177), Show (118), Somerset (91), view (36)
Fri 27 Nov 1903

Reed P. C Messrs Wilcox asking fix date week view stone tiles.
asking (671), date (100), fix (7), Messrs (1565), Reed (3327), Stone (98), tiles (68), view (36), week (405), Wilcox (43)
Fri 29 Jan 1904

D. F. Association purchase Feeding cakes manure members, drafted Mr Harding re view Circular inviting tenders .
Association (71), Cakes (21), circular (34), drafted (7), Feeding (77), Harding (371), inviting (4), manure (256), members (47), Purchase (6), tenders (8), view (36)

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