FEBRUARY 1858.
15. Monday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn - ,
lay up 19 logs, George about cattle &c, saw wood,
Griffin thrash oats & do up horses at night, Payne not
here___ Self in house all day, sore throat &c___
16 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , rig up bob-sleighs,
draw in 14 logs in 7 trips, repair drinking place & do up
all the horses, Muldoon help with horses in morn - fix
road past dam, put some slbs out of the way, edge up
his ax, then cut force logs, George about cattle &c,
saw wood, Payne thrash wheat, Griffin ill, went home after dinner
Self in house all day___ Con - ', Emily & John up soon after dark
17 Wednesday. James about horses in morn - draw 15 logs in 7 trips,
Muldoon help with horses in morn - , cut fence logs,
George about cattle &c, saw wood, Payne finish thrash
wheat by dinner, then off home____ Self in house all day.
18 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn - edge ax
fall & prepared for X-cut g , do up horses at night,
George about cattle &c, saw wood, Payne not here___
Griffin came at dark, deliver Cow of calf after tea___
Self went out for meat after dinner, point & set X-cut___
19 Friday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn - , lay up 18 logs__
George about cattle &c & saw wood, help clean up oats
for a while ^ in afternoon, Griffin & Payne saw wood
in morn - , clean up wheat, put it it Mill & at sundries
till dinner, then clean up oats___ Self out for an
hour or so before dinner, & out about sundries all afternooon___
20 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , draw 17 logs in 8 trips,
saw some porch wood, do up horses, Muldoon help
with horses in morn - , help with oats to Gran - , 1 load hay
for oxen, 4 loads straw & about sundries, Georbe about
cattle & sundries, Griffin saw wood in morn - , draw
down hay & straw & about sundries___ Payne not here__
Self sundries & to berry's till dinner, file X-cut, sundries again__
21 Sunday. Self took ill, confined to house with bad headach__
22 Monday. James about horses in morn - , fall & X-cut logs,
Mulldoon help about horses, & help at sawlogs__
Georg about cattle &c, Griffin
Self ill abed_______
23 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , then lay up logs,
Muldoon help about horses, & help lay up do___
George about cattle &c
Griffin ___ Self ill a-bed__
24 Wednesday. James about horses in morn - , draw in logs,
Muldoon help with horses in morn - , cut fence logs__
Geore about cattle &c till near noon, then to Ottawa
with M r to Ham, who came up to see me in the afternoon,
Griffin Self ill a-bed__
25 Thursday. James about horses in morn - , then fall & X-cut,
Muldoon, help about horses, then help fall & X-cut___
George about cattle &c
Griffin Self ill a-bed
26 Friday. James about horses in morn - , then to St on Mill &
on to Ottawa with M r to Ham, who came up in afternoon.
Muldoon help about horses in morn - , cut fence logs___
Geore about cattle &c
Griffin Self ill a-bed__
27 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , then lay up logs,
Muldoon help about horses, then help lay up do___
George about cattle &c
Griffin v ill______ Self ill abed____
28 Sunday. Rev d Butler performed service 1 st time___
Self ill a-bed___
MARCH 1858
1 Monday. James about horses in morn - , then draw S - logs.
Muldo v on at wood for himself, George about
cattle &c & saw wood, Griffin
Self ill a-bed
2 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , fall & X-cut logs,
Muldoon helps about horses in morn - , fall & X-cut do ___
George about cattle &c
Griffin finish thrash peas___________ Self ill a-bed__
3 Wednesday. James about horses in morn - , then lay up logs,
Muldoon help with horses, & help lay up sawlogs____
George about cattle &c help clean up peas,
Griffin help about house, clean up peas &
put some of them away____ Self ill a-bed___