FEBRUARY 1860.
• Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, help get
the barrel of pork down trap door, draw in
12 logs, Muldoon sundries in morn:, help down
with the pork, draw in soft-wood, Griffin
help with cow in morn; r [?scratched out], thrash wheat__
George about cattle &c___ Self about sundries___
2 Thursday. James about horses morn: & even g draw
in 12 logs, help burn Filo's lampas, break
road among boards with oxen, draw wheat
to Mill, Muldoon sundries till near 11 o 'C,
then help clean up wheat, Griffin thrash wheat
till near 11 o 'C, then clean it up, George about
cattle &c___ Self look about till near 11 o 'C, then
to Aylmer by Berry 's road & back to a late dinner__
3 Friday. James about horses in morn: help load & make
two tires with boards to Aylmer , Muldoon
help about horses in morn:, help with first load
of boards, draw soft-wood, saw wood & at
sundries, Griffin thrash peas, George about
cattle &c___ Self to Aylmer in cutter & back at 1½ o 'C.
4 Saturday. Jam v es not at work, let the horses
come home alone last night @ 10 o 'C.___
Muldoon about horses morn: & even g draw down
a load pea-straw, & saw wood till dinner, then
grind ax G v riffin v help down with the straw
then to Aylmer__ George about cattle &c____
Self to Ottawa in cutter___
5 Sunday. Church A.M. Self to A.L. Smith's before dinner.
after took children & Miss Butler for a drive in three
seated sleigh, then took Kate to Rob ts in Cutter___
6 Monday. James about horses morn: & even g , grind axes till
dinner, clean out & bed pigs, draw 2 load
straw to cow-loft & about sundries, Muldoon at
sundries in morn:, help grind axes, help with
straw & at sundries, G v riffin v not here__ George
about cattle &c___ Self file both wood-saws_____
7 Tuesday. James & Muldoon about horse in morn:,
fall & X-cut 12 logs, G v riffin v not here__
George about cattle &c___ Self to Bessborough
in cutter soon after breakfast, then at sundries__
8 Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:,
full & X-cut & logs__ G v riffin v at home__
George about cattle &c__ Self to Ottawa in
double sleigh, took red cow's caff to sell____
9 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses
in morn: then cut a new peice
of road & began a rollway__ Peter
sundries in morn: help cut road
&c, Gr v iffin v came at night____
George about cattle &c, sweep chim' s at
& help clean pipes__ Self at sundries &
to Streets with Kate till noon, clean pipes &c___
10 Friday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:,
finish rollway & lay up 9 logs, Peter not here
till just after breakfast, then help at rollway &c___
Griffin about cattle &c___ Ge v orge v ill at home___
11 Saturday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:,
then Do__ level new peice of road, full &
prepare for X-cut g , & Muldoon lay up
20 logs, Peter came at breakfast time, help
at do__, Griffin sundries in morn: thrash
peas George about cattle &c Self to Ottawa .
12 Sunday. Church P.M. Self got back just after dinner,
let Muldoon take Griffin to Aylmer in cutter___
13 Monday. James about horses in morn: & even g , help
burn lampas in Poll, draw in 12 logs__
M v uldoo v n help about horses in morn:,
draw a load hart Cow-loft, then at
wood for himself, Peter help with hay,
then with Muldoon, Griffin thrash peas__
George about cattle &c__ Self to Aylmer__
14 Tuesday. james about horses morn: & even g
draw in 14 logs, M v uldoo v n about horses
in morn: draw wood for Peter, G v riffi v n to
Aylmer , George about cattle &c_______
Self to Aylmer , got back to dinner,
file saw for Peter & about sundries
