FEBRUARY 1861.
17.Sunday. Church A.M.
18Monday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn..,
lay up 16 los, Griffin chop down water__
ing place for horses, thrash Bl k Sea , George_
about cattle &e, shove g .. snow & saw wood__
19Tuesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn..
lay up 15logs, Griffin finish thrash Bl k .. Sea,
sweep out log band ready to thrash peas, George
about cattle &e, __ Self to Ottawa yesterday,
road on ice so bad, remained over night_____
20Wednesday. James about horses in morn..,
draw in 16 logs, Muldoon help
about hor ses in morn.., draw wood
for Geo , Griffin thrash peas in morn..
help at wood for Geo ..___ George about
cattle &e, saw wood___ Self repair
a curry_comb & at sundries till about
3 o 'C, then in cutter nearly as far as
Wilson 's house to see what sort of a road it was___
21Thursday. James & Muldoon about
horses in morn.. lay up 16logs, Griffin thrash peas__
George about cattle &e, sow & split wood__
Self repair a curry_comb & about sundries__
22Friday. James about horses in morn.., draw in 16 logs,
Muldoon help about horses in morn.., shovel road
from stone bridge into sawmill yard, then shovel
road over to log barn, clean up wheat, Griffin
thrash peas in morn.., help shovel roads, &
clean up wheat, George about cattle &e, cut down
watering place for horses & shovel snow from
several places____ Self make new handles for
long x-cut & file it by dinner, at sundries & to Rob ts ..
23Saturday. James about horses in morn.., then to M c Mertree's
about boots, & to Wainman's to get Spring's fore-shoes put on again_
Muldoon help about horses in morn.., saw & split
hardwood till dinner, draw down 2 load wheat
straw & about sundries, riffin thrash peas
till dinner, help with the straw, do up the
cattle &e, George about cattle &e, & saw soft_wood
till dinner, then stopped at home to cut wood___
Self in house all day with nasty head-ach___
24Sunday. Church P.M. Self poorly all day___
25Monday. James about horses in morn.., draw in 15 logs,
Muldoon help at do_ in morn.., shovel some
of the drifts from sawmill yard to his house,
clean up peas draw down a load pea_straw,
& 2 loads hay, Griffin saw soft_wood in morn..,
then help shovel road, clean up peas, bring
down straw & hay, George about cattle &e,
saw hard_wood____ Self a little better to day,
making mits till dinner, look to stowing
away peas, to Rob ts .. & Berry 's in cutter, mix prov d .. in gran..
26Tuesday. James about horses for a start in morn..,
then to Ottawa with double sleigh,
Muldoon help measure up wheat & load it
in morn.., drew in soft_wood, Griffin
help measure up wheat & load sleigh in
morn.., then thrash pats, George about
cattle &e, saw & split wood___ Self file new
hardwood_saw & at sundries till dinner, then to
Aylmer by Merrie_field & back by Wilson 's
27Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., stow
away flour &e, to Brewery with train &
at sundries till dinner, help Muldoon make a
place for his hay, Muldoon help at horses in morn..,
then to do_ do_ do_, Griffin thrash oats, George
about cattle &e, saw wood & at sundries____
Self weigh up flour & at sundries, to Berry 's in even g .._
28Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses in
morn.., fail X-cut 16 logs, Griffin
thrash oats, George about cattle &e.
Self see about things till 10 o 'C, then
get ready & off to Ottawa with Bridget__
19 ½ bush.. oats of O'Neil
