FEBRUARY 1857.

15 Sunday. Ham & John came yesterday even ng , all went back this even g & took Mary-Anne &e with them____

16 Monday. James about horses, draw 2 load oat-straw, 2 load hay from little barn to cow loft, then draw wheat to mill & 1 load wheat-straw to shed loft, Rider with him, John fodder cows & sheep, water from river in morn., then finish about house, thrash a bed of wheat, then clean up wheat, carry water out of Cellar &e___ Self repair Father's bedroom stove-pipe, put a new handle in Sawlog-axe, plane back-door____

17 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , edge up his ax, then fall & X cut 15 logs, Rider help at logs, John fodder cattle &e in morn - , clean out stables &e, then clean out horse loft, draw down 1 load (the last) pea-straw by dinner, then 1 load hay to horses, carry water out of Cellar, clean out gran - stable & help do up___ Self not well all day, repair head-board of stretcher, repair pig-trough, help do up the things_____

18 Wednesday. James about horses in morn - , then lay up 19 logs, Rider help at logs, John help about horses in morn - , then clean out stables &e, carry water out of Cellar, fill tatoe steam box, thrash wheat & do up the things____ Self fodder cattle &e in morn - , to Aylmer getting horses shoes removed, help do up &e____

19 Thursday. James about horses in morn - , then fall & prepare 24 logs for X cut g , Rider help at logs, John help about horses in morn - , clean out stable &e, file up the hind shoes of Dart & Spring & thrash till dinner, then about sundries, carry water out of Cellar, thrash wheat, do up the things_____ Self fodder cattle &e in morn - , file both X cuts, alter handle on back-door by dinner, then repair a chair, pull in the Grey's tail &e, help do up the things____

20 Friday. James about horses in morn - , then X cut 26 logs & prepare 7, Rider help at logs, John sundries in morn - , thrash wheat, do all up at night___ Self to Ottawa_____

21 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , then he and Rider lay up Sawlogs on the new rollway, John about cattle & sundries till dinner, then to Ottawa for Dr. Hill__ Self sundries in morn - , draw home 6 sawlogs by diner, then not well, hardly able to do up the cattle at night__ Father ill, Mary, Constance & Arabella all ill____

22 Sunday. Self very poorly, Father ill, & the children___ Ham came up last even g & returned this even g

23 Monday. James & John at their work___ Father ill__ Self very poorly____

24 Tuesday. James & John at work___ Father very ill__ Self very poorly, do not recollect whether it was yesterday even g or this even g that I took to my bed____ and that Ham was sent for the second time___

25 Wednesday. James & John at work___ Father very ill__ Self & children ill___

26 Thursday. James & John at work____ Father very ill___ Self & children ill____

27 Friday. James & John at work___ Father very ill___ Self very ill, children ill___

28 Saturday. James & John at work____ Father very ill__ Self very ill_ children ill____

 

MARCH 1857.

1 Sunday. Father very ill, Self very ill___

2 Monday. James & John at work__ Father very ill__ Self very ill___

3 Tuesday.

 

4 Wednesday. James to Ottawa with double sleigh, John about cattle &e___ Self very ill___

5 Thursday. James to Steammill, John about cattle &e___ Self very ill___

6 Friday. James & John at work___ Self very ill___

7 Saturday. James & John at work___ Self very ill____

8 Sunday. Self getting better, Ham shaved me______

9 Monday. James & John at work___ Self getting better_____