APRIL 1862.
8. Tuesday. James about horses in morn: chop hardwood,
Muldoo v n not here, Peter about horses in morn:,
chop hardwood, Griffin about sundries in morn:,
do_ do_ do_, George about cattle & at sundries__
Self to Ottawa in the cutter_____
9 Wednesday. James about horses in morn: chop hardwood,
M v uldoo v n not here, Peter v about horses in
morn: then went home to chop wood, Griffin
about sundries in morn: chop hardwood,
George about cattle &c & about sundries__
Self lost most of the day thinking in what
direction I'd go; weighed a bundle hay for James;
measured some boards for Fred; about 4 o 'C
went part of the road to Armstrong's forge,
found it so bad, turned & came back by Payne's.
10 Thursday. James about horses in morn: chop hardwood,
M v uldoo v n not here, Peter v at home___
Griffin about sundries in morn: chop
hardwood, George about cattle &c____
Self to Ottawa in cutter_________
11 Friday. James about horses in morn:, chop
hardwood, M v uldoo v n not here,
v Peter v to Aylmer , Griffin sundries
in morn:, chop hardwood, George
about cattle &c____ Self to Aylmer
in cutter with harrow teeth, plough
points & colters, was not well when I
left, got worse, came home about
5 o 'C very poorly__
12 Saturday. James & Peter about horses in
morn: chop hardwood,
Mu v ldo v on not here, Griffin about
sundries & draw a load hay to hey loft
then chop hardwood, George about cattle
&c & help with hay,___ Self to Aylmer
in cutter & on to Ottawa with M c 'Learn's
buggy, Ham Hill came up with me__
13 Sunday. Church A.M., John Pinhey came up
about 10½ o 'C, went to church, about an
hour after D r Hill & family came up to
dinner; the latter left at 4½ o 'C, but
John did not start for home till
near 6 o 'C, on account of going to Payne's__
14 Monday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:
then chop soft-wood, Peter & Griffin
about sundries in morn: chop soft-wood_
George about cattle &c;__ Self measure
[lardher] for Robt after breakfast, left
for Aylmer about 10 o 'C in cutter_, C_ Payne
with me; got Major in to the crack near-
-cot Aylmer____
15 Tuesday. James about horses in morn: help weigh
hay, draw a load oat-straw to Cow-loft,
& 1 load hay to Horses by dinner, then chop
soft-wood, Muldoon & Peter about sundries
in morn: chop soft-wood, Griffin do
in morn: help weigh hay & help down
with hay & straw, then chop soft-wood__
George about cattle &c__ Self weigh
hay & about sundries till dinner, then to
Aylmer in cutter & on to Ottawa with
M c 'Lean's buggy, took Ham Hill home___
16 Wednesday. Ja v mes to Aylmer , Muldoon &
Peter about horses in morn: chop soft-
-wood, Griffin about sundries in morn:,
chop soft-wood, George about cattle &c___
Self returned about 6 o 'C, brought home James__
17 Thursday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:,
chop soft-wood, Peter saw wood in do_,
then do do do, G v riffin v to Aylmer__
George about cattle &c__ Self to Aylmer__
18 Friday. James about horses in morn:, help ring pigs,
cut up a side beef & salt some by dinner, then
at sundries & pile 2 inch plank, Muldoon & Peter
at do__ in morn:, help ring pigs, chop soft-wood,
till 4 o 'C, then grind axes; G v riffin v in Aylmer ,
George about cattle &c, help bring in beef & pork,
Self ring pigs, cut up beef, began to rig mill-saw__
