JANUARY 1862-
22. Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:,
finish bushing road to Aylmer & cut down
the large crack, Peter saw wood in morn:,
then help at the road, Griffin thrash peas,
George about cattle &c, Collins finish off the
rave, repair 2 clothes horses, mend a little work
table, began little bread trough___ Self mend
one of the oak benches & about sundries, to Benny's
in even g , left Kate at Rob ts on my way down,________
23 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, at sundries till
noon, help run line, Muldoon about
horses in morn:, help unload pea-straw,
draw hardwood from old yard to shed till noon,
help run line, Peter draw down pea-straw
in morn:, clean & measure up peas till dinner,
help run line, Griffin help with pea straw
in morn:, help clean up peas till dinner, then
sweep out bran, thrash wheat, draw down peas,
George about cattle &c, ____ Collins finish little
bread trough, put in two lights, ___ Self
about sundries till dinner; see Tom Allan's & my
own lot measured along 66 [on]:, then came home__
24 Friday. James about horses in morn:, help run line
till dinner, draw home 2 loads hardwood,
Muldoon about horses in morn:, help run line
till dinner, draw home 2 loads soft-wood, Peter
saw wood in morn:, at line till dinner, then
do_ do__ & about sundries, Griffin thrash
wheat, George about cattle &c, twice to
Joe Smith's after the colts & about sundries__
Collings rig up bob-sleigh ready for rockes
bush, get out a slip for back-door, then at
sundries about ice house floor & door_______
Self look about till 10½ o 'C, then to Aylmer &
back by 2 o 'C dinner, then see to thing again___
25 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, draw in
4 loads hardwood, Muldoon about horses
in morn:, draw in 4 ox loads soft-wood___
Peter saw & split hardwood & about sundries,
Griffin thrash wheat, George about cattle &c__
Self file & set a new saw for hard-wood,
repair a flail, rivet new rave of bob-sleigh__
26 Saturday. M r Butler did not come___
27 Monday. James about horses in morn:, draw in
4 loads hardwood, Muldoon about horses
in morn:, open winter road back of
George's, draw down a load straw, 3 load hay
to Horses, 1 load hay to Cow-loft & about sundries.
Peter draw water from river in morn:, then
George about cattle &c_____ Self at repairs
about back-door till noon; then at bobsleigh__
28 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, to Ottawa
with double sleigh, Muldoon about horses
in morn:, draw road for Peter; Griffin v to
Aylmer ; Peter v at do for himself, George
about cattle &c____ Self to Ottawa in cutter___
29 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, draw in
4 loads hardwood, Muldoon about horses
in morn:, draw down a load straw, clean up
wheat & draw down 1 load hay for oxen, Peter help
weigh flour in morn:, then same as Muldoon,
Griffin v not here, George about cattle &c______
Self about sundries & to Berry's in afternoon__
30 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 4
loads hardwood, Muldoon about horses
in morn:, draw wood for Peter v , Griffin v ill,
Peter v cut wood for himself, George about
cattle &c, Soldier Collins file ice-saw from
8½ o 'C till 11o'C__ Self upset Kate, Baby & Horace____
James about horses in morn:, draw in 2 load
hardwood by dinner, track road to Rob ts corner,
then to the crack with a fur bushes & to shovel snow
off it, Muldoo v n at wood for himself, Peter make a
place free from snow & began to saw ice, G v riffin v ill_
George about cattle &c__ Self to Aylmer & back
to dinner, then help bush road a-X the crack
