SEPTEMBER 1863.
4 Friday. James about sundries in morn:, plough fallow Muldoon & Tom reap oats in morn:, then house oats wheat & peas; Toolie & Casey reap & bind oats, make up Bl k Sea, & lump up do_ Griffin reap oats in morn:, repair g road at upper end of stone-bridge till dinner, then help in with Bl k Sea & peas; George about cows &e, point g fine wall & chimneys__ Self at hen-yard fence in morn:, lend & fix the pipe at stone bridge till 11 o'C, then at sundries__
5 Saturday. James about sundries in morn:, then plough fallow_ Muldoon draw wood for George till dinner, then cart grav to stone-bridge road; Toolie & Tom reap oats; Casey out to Villeneuve's in morn:, then at oats; Griffin kill a lamb in morn:, mow garden & reap oats till dinner, then repair stone-bridge road; George about cows &e, finish point chimneys & about sundries____ Self about sundries till near 10 o'C, then replace old panel of hen-yard & re hang the door___
6 Sunday. Church P.M. Charles Townley christened___
7 Monday. James about sundries in morn: finish plough fallow about 3½ o'C, then bind oats; Muldoon & Griffin at stone-bridge road till dinner, then cart in oats; Toolie, Tom & Casey reap & bind oats; George about cows &e,___ Self about sundries till 10 o'C, then got ready & started for Ottawa in buggy, dined at Rob ts , took Godfrey Greene down_
8 Tuesday. James harrow fallow till dinner, then reap oats_ Muldoon & Griffin cart a few loads gravel to end of stone-bridge, then help finish reap oats; Toolie, Tom
& Casey finish cut g oats; George about cows &e, & at sundries in garden_____ Self in Ottawa_____
9 Wednesday. James at the stumps with oxen; Muldoon, Griffin, Toolie, Tom & Casey about the stumps__ George about cows &e, at sundries in garden_ Self left Ottawa at 11½ o'C, went to X, reached home at dark_
10 Thursday. James, Muldoon, Griffin, Toolie, Tom, Casey at the stumps till dinner, then bind &e oats; George about cows &e, pull weeds in garden___ Church P.M. Mary confirmed ___ Mary-Anne, Emily & Hammy up in buggy, got here about sunset_______
11 Friday. James, Muldoon, Griffin, Toolie, Tom & Casey at the stumps; George about cows &e, weed in garden, saw wood & about sundries___ Self making a new flail__ Mary-Anne &e left here about 3½ o'C P.M.
12 Saturday. James & Muldoon pile stumps till dinner, then cart in oats; Griffin at do_ till 11 o'C, then home; Toolie, Tom & Casey at the stumps till dinner, then take caps off oats, take out the 2 row of tatoes between Bl k Sea & do_ by 3½ o'C, at stumps again; George about cows &e, weed in garden & about sundries___ Self writing Charley & Mary-Anne till 10½ o'C, then at flails__
13 Sunday. Church A.M.
14 Monday. James, Muldoon, Toolie, Tom, Casey piling stumps; George about cows &e, boil a pot tatoes for pigs, weed g garden & about sundries__ Griffin not here__ Self kill a lamb in morn:, to Rob ts & Berry's in buggy till noon, then to Aylmer in Steamer_____
15 Tuesday. James, Muldoon, Toolie, Tom, Casey piling stumps. George about cows &e, weed g garden; Griffin not here__ Self back by the boat, breakfasted at Rob ts , file woodsaw__
16 Wednesday. James, Muldoon, Toolie, Tom & Casey piling stumps. Griffin not here; George about cows &e, weed g in garden___ Self poke about till 11 o'C, then to the forge__
17 Thursday. James, Muldoon, Toolie, Tom & Casey piling stumps; Griffin not here; George about cows &e, weed g garden & about sundries___ Self making the arms of new axle for ox-cart; saw some
off the each end of both Robbs of the wheels I
got in a trade from Kenny long while ago___
18 Friday. James sundries in morn:, pile stumps till 10 o'C, grind axes for an hour or so, then thrash wheat;
Muldoon cart up last of slabs in morn:, pile stumps till 10 o'C, thrash oats; Toolie at stumps till 10 o'C, then sweep up floor & thrash wheat; Tom at do_ do_ do, thrash oats; Casey at stumps & sundries; Griffin not here__ George about cows &e, saw wood in shed___ Self measure lumber, finish off axle for ox-cart by dinner, smooth off Robs of the Kenny wheels, then fit in the bow I got from Rob t ____
