NOVEMBER 1861.
16. Saturday. James diging up appletrees, to Berry's with boat for my luggage, heap up dung in front of stable & saw hardwood, Muldoon about horses in morn: help root up appletrees & heap up dung till dinner, then cut brush off banks of drain in Woodfeild, Peter cart slabs from mill till dinner, then cut brush in drain, Griffin thrash wheat__
Moran thrash oats, George about pigs &e, boil oats, saw soft-wood____ Self returned by the boat, breakfasted at Rob ts , looked about till dinner, then filed 2 nd hardwood saw & about sundry jobs_____
17 Sunday. Church P.M.
18 Monday. James saw wood in morn:, help down with 2 loads straw & catch g lambs till dinner, clean up oats & at sundries, Muldoon about horses in morn:, clean up drain in Woodfeild, peter saw wood in morn:, cart down 2 loads straw, clean up drain in Woodfeild, Griffin thrash wheat & help catch lambs till dinner then home__ George about pigs &e, boil oats, saw wood, help clean up oats____ Self started for Aylmer, too late ______
19 Tuesday. James about horses in morn: cart down oats, cart a load dung from calf house to horse stable__ wheel away shavings &e from sawmill, Muldoon & Peter at sundries in morn:, then at drain______
Griffin back by the boat, but no work__ George about pigs &e
Self taken ill yesterday even g , in bed all to day___
20 Wednesday. James Muldoon about horses in morn:, then grind axes & at stumps in Woodfeild, Peter at wood for himself, Griffin thrash wheat____
George about pigs &e, boil oats, saw wood, shell some corn_____ Self better, but in house all day___
21 Thursday. James about horses morn: & even g clean up, & cart wheat to mill, cart down a load straw, Muldoon help at horses in morn: then at stumps__ Peter saw wood in morn: thrash peas, went to the post, mend flail, Griffin sundries in morn: help clean up the wheat, help with straw, mend a flail____ George about pigs &e, saw wood, shell some corn__ Self a little better, went out to look about in afternoon_
22 Friday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn: then at road below precipice for sawlogs, Peter thrash peas in morn: at sawlog road too, Griffin thrash wheat in morn:, saw wood, mix some morter & paint workshop, George about pigs &e, boil oats, churn & about sundries____ Self only look about things___
23 Saturday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:, bring home the foal & cattle by dinner, rig up
an end of Old cattle shed for pea-straw, put 1
load in it & about sundries__ Peter saw wood
in morn:, thrash peas till dinner, to the post,
saw wood & at sundries_ Griffin thrash wheat, George about pigs &e, boil oats, refil ash
barrel & about sundries____
Self mending; did not go out; repair flails___
24 Sunday. Church A.M. Miss Butler & the girls to the do__ in the cutter; Muldoon drove Kate to Rob ts after dinner______
25 Monday. James about horses in morn:, help bring up wash g water, saw wood, put Griffin a-X & clean up peas by dinner, then measure 'em up, saw soft-wood, draw down the peas on ox-sleigh__ Muldoon about horses in morn: then at road__ Peter saw wood in morn: then at road___ Tayler at road; Griffin at sundries in morn:, kill a lamb, then to Aylmer__ George about cattle, pigs &e, help clean up peas, Self out after dinner; measure lumber, rig ox-sleigh____
26 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, thaw & help at water-wheel of Sawmill, Muldoon about horses in morn: then at road, Peter & Tayler grind ax in morn: then at road, Griffin back by the boat, but no work, George about cattle, pgs &e, boil oats, saw soft-wood___ Tom Cook repair g water-wheel of Sawmill, had a friend with him____ Self not very well, out most all day look g about the wheel & measur g lumber
