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Ditching

Description:

Ditching refers to the construction of a ditch or ditches. It can also refer to the digging of ditches or furrows in for purposes of drainage or irrigation.

Citation
  • "ditch, v.1". OED Online. December 2016. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/55927?rskey=bzgNTE&result=1&isAdvanced=false (accessed February 07, 2017).

Occupation/ Title:

  • Ditcher

Book page

Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.37
Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.255
Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.238
Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.187
Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.58
Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.246
Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.193
Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.60
Gouverneur Morris Cash Book, 1811 - 1816: pg.42
Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.211
Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.235
Gouverneur Morris Cash Book, 1811 - 1816: pg.5
Ledger A, 1750 - 1772: pg.254
Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.237
Gouverneur Morris Cash Book, 1811 - 1816: pg.52
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