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Total peas from about

4 Acres 115 ½ bushs

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 bushs Cups to pigs

 

 

 

1st West Cow & heifer calf to be kept ~

 

 

Ritch pipe cleane

 

 

Pease 17 ½ bushs

to Mill Finis

Holt 30 lbs candle

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 bushs

Blm.. Sea from

Next T. Read's

 

 

Took it to Thompson's mill

 

 

Weighted 12 bushs.. 24 lbs

Got 542 lbs flour

 

 

 

 

 

Holt

15 lbs candles makes

45 lbs he owes for -

 

120 lbs to

Mc hay @ 1/1 £ 6..10..0

Self had £ 3..5..-

 

A prize lamb got its leg broke,

Skinned it -

 

8 bushs.. Cups to pigs

 

Oats to gran... 22 ½ bushs for seed in bin behind door.

 

5 ½ for use-

28

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14 ½ bushs

Prov.d. to Stm mill

Thus 11 bushs oats

        3 ½ do peas

       14 ½

 

 

Water in kitchen

stopped ~

FEBRUARY 1856

18. Monday. James not here, John about horses, cattle etc., x then clean up drinking place for cattle, saw wood – x draw down 2 load soft wood from opposite workshop by dinner – Self put a step door between parlour and pantry, repair Fan’s halter —
19. Tuesday. James not here, John about horses and cattle etc., & put on a steamer of tatoes by dinner, then cut down drinking place for Horses, saw some wood for little stove, help do up the things, --- Self at repairs about door going up old stairs ---
20. Wednesday. James about horses in morng, clean out Cow stable etc., Salt some beef, level snow in clothe’s yard & saw soft wood till dinner, then at sundries & saw wood for little stove and help do up the things –
John ill – Self cut up the third quarter of beef, at repairs about Old Upstairs door, clean kitchen pipe, fodder cattle morng and eveng
21. Thursday James about horses in morng then to Huntly with double sleigh for his family, John about cattle etc., help in horse stable in morng draw down a load pea - straw, clean up peas & stow them away help do up the things --- Self to Aylmer till dinner, plane up some slips for old upstairs door –
22. Friday James about horses, clean up some wheat by dinner, then at sundries draw down 1 load old oat straw, John fodder cattle etc., and help about horses in morng help clean up wheat, about sundries and help with straw Self to Aylmer to try & and sell Chase till dinner, then at sundries, over the river for honey
23. Saturday. James about horses, clean out stables etc., thrash wheat, do up all in the eveng... John fodder cattle etc., & load sleigh in morng then started to draw in wood for George Diamond gave up the 3d drag – self to Ottawa with wheat ---
24. Sunday. John came up with me last night and went back with Ham this eveng
25. Monday James about horses, thrash wheat, John fodder cattle etc., bring up washing water, thrash oats. Self to Ottawa with Chase & Dart ~
26. Tuesday James about horses, thrash wheat, John fodder cattle etc., help about horses, thrash oats
Self to Ottawa to sell the wool ----
27. Wednesday. James about horses in morning, then at wood for himself, John fodder cattle etc., and help about horses in morning, saw some wood, thrash oats, do up all the evening--- Self to Ottawa about a coat etc., ----
28. Thursday. James about horses, in morning and at sundries for a start after breakfast, then at wood for himself along with Fred, John fodder cattle etc., in morning steam tatoes, clean up oats, help do up the things at night – Self burn lampas in all the horses, file both hardwood saws, help do up in the eveng
29. Friday. James about horses in morning, draw down 1 load hay to Cow loft & some wheat straw till dinner, then thrash wheat, John sundries & saw wood in morning, help with hay & straw till dinner, then help draw in wood, clean out grany.. stable &c ~
Self draw in 4 load hard wood, Pat Lynch got chase for a yoke 3 year old sheers & his promy note for £12..10..0
John 17/6 desk

March 1856

1. Saturday. James about horses in morning then at sundries draw down oat straw, thrash wheat, John sundries and saw soft wood in morning then mix and measure up prov.d. help down with oat straw, thrash oats and about sundries --- Self to Aylmer with pross .. , got Dart shod, drew home 1 load hard wood after I had dinner
2. Sunday. Ham, Charley and John came up last evening and went back to day before noon on act.. of snow storm ----

 

 

 

Pd ofCon¯

Last and all

d £ s d

12 lbs of butter @ 10..--10..--

By cash of Father 1.-..-

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This pays 1..10..--

For the 30 lbs candles --

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of Mc MuLeaan for Mac¯

A paper worm powder 1/3

John 6 lbs pork

 

Bon.. 30 lbs candles £ 1..10..0

 

Lay 1lb candles.

done

Toply for repairs 10

Carriage harnefte 5/-

 

of Mr. Joesee 2 lbs

d

Honey @ a0 ...1/8 dosk

James 1lb Candles

Expd in Ottawa

The Brough 5 lbs sugar--..2..6

Do 1 lb blue --..--..8

Do 1 lb green tea --..2..3

Chitty 2 lbs coffee ½ --..2..4

9 yd lilac print@ 8 d --..6..--

4 yds prey cc Ham @6 d --..2..

½ gl molasas --..1..6

Crop end file --..1..6

1 etc set lock --..1..--

Toll --..--..6

Ham's Man --..--..7 ½

24 th. Father pd me for

George's tea -----------------

£ ..1..--10 ½

Mc Mullin 100 lbs flour and gave him 11 lbs for the 19 lbs

oat me al that kate had

 

25 th. Expd in Ottawa

Blythe 18 yds ealieof --..13..4

Waddle 4 yds grab linen-..5..4

Toll -..1..-

Dosk £ --..19..8

26 th. Expd in Ottawa

Leslie clean... Watch -..5..-

Grant ½ dot Krirete --..8..9

Do ½ lb rivets -..-..2 ½

Hay ½ lb do -..-..5

2 ... adden brooms -..1..3

Dosk £--..15..7 ½

 

28 th James ½ bush snows

27 th Expd in Ottawa

A Brick oven -..3..3

8 perfer spoons -..1..4

at Waddle ½ 2 spools -..-..6

Blyth 1½ yds white floral --..3..3

Do white spool -..-..3

Brough 10 skins braid -..-..10

Grant repair and tea spoon           -..--7½

1/3 of McMullin Toll   -..-..6

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for the w ... dosk £-..10..61/2

 

Conroy 4 ½ yds dressed

cloth @ 3/6 - 15/9 desk ~

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