APRIL 1858.
• Thursday. Ja v mes in Huntly, Muldoon about horses
in morn - , chop hardwood, George about
cattle &c, mix seeds & bran in Mill, saw wood,
help with straw, Griffin help with horses in morn - ,
thrash oats, draw 1 load oat-straw to Cow-loft, help
put away bobs & train______ (Yesterday) Self to
Aylmer in cutter & on to Ottawa with M c 'Lean's
buggy__ (same as on Monday)__ about sundries to-day__
2 Friday. Jam v es at home till dinner, then at sundries,
& take shoes off Poll, Muldoon about horses
in morn - , chop hardwood, Griffin
help with horses in morn - then finish
thrash oats, Geroge about cattle 7c, take
straw from Old cellar & put some of it
between ice house doors, bring in beef & pork
from Gran - & salt the pork by dinner, saw wood
help put little parlour stove away, to the woods
for a bush, help sweep parlour chimney_______
Self see to things all day long____ Jam v es
3 Saturday. James about horses, chop a track in ice under
Sawmill to put the troughs in, draw 2 sleighs
up to barn & 1 load oats to Gran - by dinner, draw down
another load oats, then hay & straw, Muldoon
help with horses in morn - , clean up oats, help
down with hay & straw, George about cattle &c,
help clean up oats,___ un cover gra pe vines _________
Self see about things all the day_______
4 Sunday. Church A.M. Griffin walked across bushed road
after breakfast____ Self gave George his ration tea____
5 Monday. James about horses in morn - , help release the
split lever of Sawmill water gate, repair a
leak in river end of flume & at sundries about
Sawmill, Muldo v on not here, George about cattle
&c, saw wood, Griffin do do_____ Lay v fit up
back porch to ice-house, make 2 set hen-nests___
Self take out lever &c, iron hoop it, & put it together again.
6 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , at sundries in
Sawmill, file up saw & run a cut before
dinner, water horses & put them too waggon, then saw,
Muldoon help with horses in morn - , grind ax,
chop hardwood, George about cattle &c, to
Berry 's with horse-cart, brought back the ram
from Rob ts by dinner at sundries & saw wood___
Self about sundries till dinner, then took
Kate & children in waggon to Rob ts _____
7 Wednesday. James about horses morn - & even g , near
10' o C before he got Sawmill to work, had to
thaw both ends of water-wheel with hot water
Muldoon help with horses, chop hardwood, George
about cattle &c, saw wood & about sundries____
Self with tender head since yesterday even g did a few jobs__
8 Thursday. James about horses & roll logs to Mill in morn - ,
help repair flume till dinner, then saw,
Mulldoon help with horses in morn - , then pile
all the hardwood cut, George about cattle &c,
Self repair a post of flume till dinner, then at sundries__
9 Friday. James work sawmill, Muldoon about
horses morn - & even g draw up slabs on
stone-cart, help ring pigs, draw 1 load oat-straw
to Cow-loft, George about cattle &c, to Edwards's
for duck-eggs, saw woods, help ring pigs, help
down with oat-straw____ Self put up the
hen-nests, ring pigs, & about sundries_____
10 Saturday. James work sawmill, Muldoon about
horses morn - & even g , draw up slabs, George
about cattle &c, turn grind-stone till dinner,
ride Spring to Rob ts , at sundires & turn stone again,
Griffin came last night, help X-cut dry pine in morn - ,
& then ill, John Tayler help do do in morn - ,
regrind a new ax & about sundries________
11 Sunday. Church P.M. Miss Oce Read remain d after_____
12 Monday. James help repair race till about 4 o 'C,
then saw, Muldoon about horses in morn - ,
grind his ax & chop soft-wood till dinner, then
help cart hay, make up winter road gaps & at sundries,
Griffin about cattle &c, finish cart slabs, help with hay,
& about sundries, Tayler sundries in morn - help grind
ax, chop soft-wood, George v ill, to Rob ts for hay with horse-cart__ then the corn
