OCTOBER 1860.

20 Saturday. James help repair dam, cart earth to it with oxen, Muldoon, Peter, Payne finish house tatoes & corn stalks, Griffin fill in bank & point under the eve till dinner, help cart earth to dam, George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & mix 'em, kill a roaster, Collins finish clap-board back of old house soon after breakfast, then rip 2 inch pl k for studding the end & put some up___ Self repair leaks in dam__

21 Sunday. James Church P.M. M rs Taylor 's neice began yesterday morn g ___

22 Monday. James at dam in morn:, cart dung with Spring to Woodfeild, Muldoon cart earth to dam in morn:, then began to cart manure, Peter sundries in morn:, help load manure, Griffin repair stone floor of sculler y & at sundries about it & Old house, George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, mix 'em, do some work in garden__ Collins put up long studding at end of house, began clap-board g __ Sinclair pick g millstones, Self about sundries___

23 Tuesday. James cart manure with Spring, Muldoon cart manure with oxen till dinner, then earth to dam, Peter help load dung & split big logs till dinner, then at dam, Griffin fill in tan-bark & at sundries till dinner, at tan-bark again___ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, mix 'em; & do some work in garden___ Collins planing clap-boards & clap-boarding___ Sinclair finished stones about 10 o'C, did nothing more, stopped dinner off by the boat___

24 Wednesday. James to M c Mertree's with waggon for tan-bark, left at about 7 o'C, did not get back till 8 o'C__ Muldoon at Tracy's bee, Peter cart earth to dam, till noon, then cart manure, Griffin at sundries in morn:, help at dam, load manure, saw & split wood, George about pigs &e, kill a roaster, fill steam-box & at sundries___ Collins plane g clap-boards_____ Self at repairs in flume at end next Gristmill___

25 Thursday. James unload waggon & at sundries in morn:, cart 1 load manure, then help Self in lower flume, Muldoon cart dung with oxen, Peter cart dung with Spring__ Griffin fill in tan-bark, help load do_ & about sundries__ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, mix 'em, weed g asparagus beds, churn__ Collins clap-board g end of old house___ Self take down both water-gates in lower flume to repair the corner___

26 Friday. James cart dung in morn:, help in flume till dinner, then to Aylmer, Muldoon cart dung with oxen, Peter load dung in morn:, then cart with Spring, Griffin saw wood in morn:, finish fill in tan-bark, help load dung till 3 o'C, then help in flume, George about pigs &e, do some work in garden, Collins finish clap-board &e end of old house____ Self at repairs in lower flume____

27 Saturday. James at home till noon, help load dung about two hours, & help at flume, Muldoon cart dung with oxen, Peter cart dung with Spring, Griffin about sundries in morn:, help at dung, George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & mix 'em, saw hardwood_____
Collins clap-board g front of new passa
Self at repairs out-side lower flume & rig up large water-gate__

28 Sunday. Church A.M. Self poorly all day__

29 Monday. James at dung & sundries till near 10 o'C, help at sundry repairs about both mills till about 3 o'C, then help grind, Muldoon cart dung with oxen, Peter thrash peas in morn:, do_ do_ with Spring, Griffin kill a lamb in morn:, scrape up & help load dung__ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, mix 'em, saw wood_ Collins clap-board g new scullery___ Self finish rig up water-gates of both mills & get down the stone by about 3 o'C, then grind_

30 Tuesday. James sundries in morn:, cart dung with Major, Muldoon cart dung with oxen, Peter dig after a leak in dam & help repair it, Griffin scrape up & help load dung, clean out sheep-house__ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & mix 'em___ Collins clap-board back of new scullery___ Self repair g dam___

31 Wednesday. James draw wood for himself till noon, then for Geo:
Muldoon cart dung with Major, Peter wheel
dung on to asparagus in morn:, spread manure till dinner_ then put
back earth in dam, Griffin wheel dung to strawberries, help load dung.
George about pigs &e, at sundries in hen-house, Collins at sundries about new
scullery___ Self at dam till noon, then at sundries about new scullery