AUGUST 1863.
10. Monday. James pull g out stumps with oxen; Muldoon not here; Toolie not here; Griffin & Tom at stumps; George about cows &e, at sundries in garden & down to Berry's on foot to bring back Smith's boat____ Self took Mary-Anne & Emily to the wharf in buggy, John & family, Hammy & our Hamnett went in little boat__
11 Tuesday. James grind g scythes in morn:, at stumps for a while, put away the lime & bring a load sand
from Mr Smith's by 1½ o'C, then mow peas; Muldoon not here; Toolie at stumps till near 10 o'C, then mow peas; Griffin turn grind-stone in morn:, at sundries
till near 10 o'C; then mow peas; Tom about his cow till dinner, then mow peas; George about cows &e,
at sundries till dinner, help repair garden fence___
12 Wednesday. James mow peas till about 10 o'C, then at stumps with oxen; Muldoon not here___
Toolie & Tom mow peas till about 10 o'C, then at stumps; Griffin do_ do_ in morn: then dig holes
&e for hen yard fence; George about cows &e, pull nails out of 4 pannel of hen-yard fence & at sundries_ Collins here about 9 o'C, make & mortice 4 3 posts & point several boards__ Self to A.L. Smith's after Collins till 9 o'C, then at hen-yard fence____
13 Thursday. James at stumps with oxen in morn:, help sink holes &e for hen-yard fence till dinner, then at stumps again; Muldoon not here; Toolie at do_ & turn peas till dinner; grind scythe & cradle a ridge of oats in 12 Acrefeild, then at wheat above road; Tom at stumps & turn peas; Griffin sink holes & fasten posts of hen-yard; George about cows &e, help turn peas, to Luton for butter & about sundries__ Collins not here till 6½ o'C, then make posts & point boards__
14 Friday. James at stumps in morn:, bind &e wheat till dinner, then at do_ with oxen; Muldoon not here; Toolie cradle wheat & turn peas till dinner, then at stumps_ Tom at stumps in morn:, bind &e wheat till dinner, at stumps again; Griffin at hen-yard fence in morn:, bind & turn peas till dinner, then at stumps__ George about cows &e, turn peas & about sundries___ Self at hen-yard fence yesterday part of to day___
15 Saturday. James at stumps in morn:, bind wheat, turn peas & take calf to the wharf in horse-cart__
Muldoon not here; Toolie at stumps in morn:,
cradle wheat, turn peas, help take cow to the
wharf, bind wheat & oats, Tom at stumps in
morn:, do_ do_ do_, turn peas & help with cow to the wharf; Griffin ill; George about cows &e,
saw wood & at sundries__ Self at hen-yard in
morn:, measure elm lumber &e till dinner__
then to the forge______________ & for
16 Sunday. Church A.M. Toolie ½
17 Monday. James cart elm lumber to Berry's wharf
till dinner, then cart in peas & help stuke
wheat; Muldoon not here; Moran help with
elm lumber till dinner, then bind & stuke wheat_
Toolie cradle wheat till 5 o'C, then bind &e do_ Griffin at stumps in morn:, then do_ " do__
Tom at do_ do_ do_, then bind wheat
till dinner, help cart peas; George about cows &e,
turn peas, help gather into lumps & about sundries__
18 Tuesday. James unload peas & reap wheat in morn:, bind wheat till 4 o'C, then cart in wheat & few oats__ Muldoon not here; Moran help unload peas in
morn:, reap, bind &e wheat; Griffin reap wheat in do__, bind & stuke wheat till 4 o'C, help cart in___ Tom sundries in morn:, bind &e wheat, reap some__ Toolie cradle wheat till noon, then bind &e___
George about cows &e, saw wood & about sundries__
19 Wednesday. James, Moran, Tom, Griffin at stumps
in morn:, bind &e wheat, Muldoon not here_
Toolie cradle wheat; George about cows &e,___
20 Thursday. James, Moran, Griffin bind &e wheat till
9½ o'C, at stumps till dinner, then at do_
again; Muldoon not here; Toolie cradle wheat
& at stumps for about 3 hours; Tom to Aylmer__
George about cows &e,
Self started for Ottawa ¼ 1 o'C in buggy____
