NOVEMBER 1860.
21.Wednesday. James sundries in morn. saw bass_logs,
Muldoon do_ in morn., finish cart stones
to end of waggon shed & draw the bass_logs to
mill, then at sundries & hark'em, Peter the same__
Griffin about pigs &e in morn.., finish pack tan_bark
in ice house-house, George back by the boat, paint work_
shop, at sundries, fodder cattle__ Collins bin g ice-house_
22Thursday. James about horses & work sawmill, Muldoon
to Berry's with a note in morn.., brought home
the yearlings, then the foal & at sundries till
dinner, off to Aylmer , Peter thrash peas in morn..,
help bring the foal home & at sundries till noon ,
then to Aylmer , Griffin fill steam box, paint g..
work shop, feed pigs morn.. & even g.. ____Collins
make trough for poulty, partly plane some
clap_boards for west end of Lay_cottage, then
floor part of N o.. 2 cellar at foot of steps___
23Friday. James about horses in morn.. at sundries &
work sawmill, Muldoon back by the boat,
saw wood & at sundries till dinner, thrash peas_
Peter not here, Griffin finish paint g work-shop
sometime before dinner, thrash wheat, feed pigs
morn.. & even g , George about cattle &e, lay down
the vines & at sundries _____ Collins finish cellar
floor in N o ..2, clap-board upper and of Lay cottage,
remake putty_Self confined to the house all_
_most all day, file hard-wood saw & old hand_saw__
24Saturday. James about horses & work sawmill, Muldoon thrash
peas, Peter saw wood, to Benny's for things from
Ottawa , churn & about sundries, Griffin thrash
wheat till dinner, then to Aylmer , George about
cattle &e, fill steambox & about sundries__
Collins about sundry jobs___Self in house all day__
25Sunday. Church A.M. Rob t .. looked in after__Self do_do_do___
26Monday. James about horses morn.. & even g , work
sawmill, Muldoon thrash peas in morn..,
clean up peas, draw them & pea straw down by
dinner, then unload it, clean up wheat & at sundries_
Peter at sundries in morn.., help with peas &
straw, then help clean up wheat & at sundries __
Griffin not here, George about cows &e,
steam last of tatoes, mix'em ____
Self went out for about two hours before
dinner, found myself worse for it, rig d out ox-sleigh___
took 67 lbs of Joe Smith's prov d .. for fat g .. cows__
27Tuesday. James about horses morn.. & even g .., finish saw
last of bass-logs by dinner, dust & put up 3
double windows , file mill-saw, Muldoon
thrash wheat, Peter thrash peas till dinner,
help with double windows, saw wood & at
sundries, Griffin not here, George about
cattle &e____Self very poorly last night put
a mustard blister on region of liver, in house all day__
28Wednesday. James aobut horses morn.. & even g .. work
sawmill, Muldoon thrash wheat in
morn.., draw down 2 loads straw, pile bass_
_boards by dinner, draw 3 pine & some oak logs
to mill, pile more lumber, Peter thrash peas
in morn.., then same as Muldoon, Griffin
not here, George about pigs, cattle, &e____
Self out for a short time before dinner, & for a good while after___
29Thursday. James about horses, work sawmill,
Muldoon saw hardwood in morn.. then draw
in wood for himself & George , Peter thrash peas
& to Rob ts , Griffin not here, George about pigs,
cattle &e_____ Self in house all day____
30Friday. James about horses, work sawmill,
Muldoon clean up wheat till dinner,
draw down pea_straw, Peter thrash peas
till near 10 o' C, help clean up wheat till dinner,
help with pea-straw thrash again, Griffin
back by the boat yesterday even g .. no work to day__
George about pigs, cattle &e ___Self in all day__
2 Horses_ Horn d .. cattle to winter
2 Manes_ 2 oxen _
1 foal_ 1 bull _ 12
6 cows_ 3 yearling heifers_
2 heifers 2 year old 3 heiffer calves
1 steer 2 do _ do ---
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