OCTOBER 1859.
12. Wednesday. James catch g horses in morn:, plough
above road, Muldoon, Peter, Payne ,
& Tom take out tatoes, Griffin at tatoes in morn:,
caulk flume till dinner, take Walsh & his tools to
Rob ts in boat, at flume again, George about pigs
&c in morn:, finish off the patch on ceiling &
plaster old recess for iron chest__ Walsh finish
water-gate for gig-wheel & put on some new
corner peices in lower flume till noon then off___
Self iron hoop post of Grist mill water-gate___
13 Thursday. James catch horses & help put up Spring pigs
in morn:, then plough above road,
Muldoon, Peter, Tom, take out tatoes, Griffin
at tatoes in morn:, sundries & caulk flume till
dinner, then pull & husk corn, George about pigs
&c in morn: at sundries & steam tatoes, help at
corn & mix pigs food____ Self not very well all
day, clean up-stairs pipe & about sundries___
14 Friday. James after horses in morn: plough above road
till dinner, then catch Frilo & do in Old Pigfeild,
Muldoon thrash peas in morn: then at tatoes___
Peter thrash wheat in morn:, then at tatoes
Griffin saw hardwood in morn:, caulk flume
till dinner, took Kate & children in boat to Robt s
& back again, then house g corn, George about pigs
&c in morn:, repair up at Jame's,
then churn & help at corn___ Self at sundries
till dinner, then to Ottawa by Steamer, took Poll
across & rode from Aylmer , Arabella by stage____
15 Saturday. James after horses in morn:, plough in Old
Pigfeild N o side till dinner, draw wood for
v George v , Muldoon, Peter, Tom take out tatoes,
Griffin at tatoes & sundries till dinner, then
at corn, George about pigs &c, steam
tatoes & at sundries___ Self in Ottawa___
16 Sunday. Church A.M. Self & Arabella returned
in buggy a little before 1 o 'C__ Self very cold___
17 Monday. v Jam v es , draw wood for himself till dinner,
finish plough Old Pigfeild N o side at 3 o 'C,
then go on above road, Muldoon, Peter,
Brein , Tom O'hara take out tatoes___
Griffin to Berry 's for oakum in morn:,
then at sundries, kill a roaster & caulk flume
till dinner, then at tatoes__ George about pigs
&c morn: & even g , steam tatoes & mix 'em,
saw & split wood___ Self look about till
9 o 'C; then rode to Henry Street 's, left the mare
there & pulled his boat to Shirly's, got home to
dinner, took furs out of barrel' new point d plough__
18 Tuesday. James after horses in morn:, finish plough
pea stubble in Woodfeild by dinner, then do
newland N o side creek, Muldoon, Peter,
Brein, Tom, O'hara at tatoes in morn: then
bring in a load for Pigs & at tatoes again___
G v riffi v n at tatoes in morn:, kill a roster, &
at tatoes till dinner, then to Aylmer___
George about pigs &c morn: & even g to Brewery
for yeast, saw wood & at sundries___
19 Wednesday. Jam v es at home ill, Muldoon at tatoes in
morn:, help ring pigs, at tatoes again,
Peter at tatoes in morn:, help ring pigs, & help
catch John Pinheps mare, then plough old oxen in
newland N o side creek, Brien, O'hara, Tom
finish take out feild tatoes, Gr v iffin v not here___
George about pigs &c morn: & even g steam tatoes &
mix 'em, cut down asparagus___ Self ring
pigs & at sundries till 11 o 'C, then pin pl k in flume__
20 Thursday. James sundries in morn:, then catch horse &
plough fallow in new land, Muldoon at
sundries, tie corn stalks into bundles, take out tatoes
in garden, Peter at sundries in morn:, plough
old oxen in newland, Griffi v n not here, Brein
sundries in morn:, reap corn stalks & help tie up,
then at tatoes in garden, Tom help grind axe,
X-cut a junk oak for pins, bore holes in flume__
George about pigs & morn: & even g steam tatoes
mix'em___ Self pin & pike plk g in flume
