JANUARY 1861.

24.Thursday. James about horses in morn.., chop fence_lock

Muldoon the same & do up horses at night_

Griffin thrash till 4 ½ o 'C, then do up cattle &e___

George about cattle&e, & saw wood till near 5 o 'C,

then refill ash_barred____ Self about sundries__

25Friday. James about horses in morn..,

draw down 2 load straw, 1 load hay

to cow_loft & at sundries till dinner, then draw

another load hay to cow loft, to brewery with

wood_sleigh for grains, fill barrel_

Muldoon help about horses in morn..,

help with dtraw & hay, then draw in 1 load

soft_wood, Griffin about cattle &e,

shovel snow from some of the doors, help stow away

straw & hays saw wood, George ill_____

Self rewedge one of the saw log axes & at sundries___

26Saturday. James about horses in morn.., in woods after

crotches till about 4 o 'C, then at sundries,

Muldoon the same, Griffin thrash wheat__

George about cattle &e, saw wood____ Self

looking after crotches round by Rob ts , Allows &

James till 2 o 'C,, then had dinner & went to the post.

27Sunday. Church P.M. Self in cutter a little beyond

Paynes to look at crotch that got split in the

falling__ Charley came in about 9 o 'C at night,

brought Miss Butler from Ottawa , round the road.

28Monday. James about horses morn.., & even g .. help thrash

3 or 4 stakes wheat, then help clean up wheat &

at sundries for a start, Muldoon help about

horses, draw in 3 load softwood & at sundries___

Griffin finish thrash scotch wheat, then help

clean it up & about sundries in even g ..__

George about cattle &e, saw wood, take down

Self file long X-cut & M c Adoon's X-cut___

Charley & Miss Dyer started about noon to go

a-X ice, got a little beyond the Point, then

found snow & water so deep, came back & went round the road__

29Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., edge up axes

till 10 o 'C, then fall & prepare for x-cutting_

Muldoon draw oat_straw in morn.., then

same as James, Griffin help with straw

in morn.. shovel snow off unthrashed

oats & out of barn, then thrash oats___ George

about cattle &e____ Self put a handle to

carving fork, then very poorly rest of the day__

30Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in

morn.., x-cut 25 logs, Griffin thrash

oats till noon , then clean up & draw

them down & bring in the wood, George

about cattle &e, saw wood, help clean

up & measure oats___ Self to the post,

then put handles on two knife & one fork___

31Thursday. James & Muldoon fall & x-cut 16 logs__

Griffin sweep out barn, thrash, peas__

George about cattle &e, saw wood &e__

Self not well, went to Joe Smith's in afternoon

with some prov d .., then to the post & down to Th o Collins___

FEBRUARY 1861.

1Friday. James Muldoon about horses in morn..,

cut roads & make rollway, Griffin

thrash peas, George about cattle &e, saw wood__

Self mix paint, mark the doz new bags made by Alice__

2Saturday. James about horses in morn.., finish rollway

& lay up 5 logs, Muldoon draw pea_straw

in morn.., help at rollway & lay up the logs__

Griffin help with peas straw in morn.., thrash

peas till 3 o 'C, then at sundries about house___

George about cattle &e, saw wood & about sundries___

Self drive up & pin hoop on new wash-tub, & at sundries___

3Sunday. Church A.M. Griffin took Miss Butler & children

to do__ on ax sleigh___ Muldoon took Kate in cutter to Rob ts .. in afternoon

4Monday. James about horses in morn.., unload pea_straw, to woods for old

crotch & 1 load soft_wood & at sundries till dinner, clean up & draw

down peas, Muldoon draw pea_straw in morn.., make crotch &

about sundries, Griffin help with do_ in do_ & fodder cattle &e___

at sundries & saw wood till dinner, help clean up peas, do up do_ &e__

George ill__ Self help make crotch