JANUARY 1864.
19. Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 3 load hardwood & help drive the colt; Muldoon about horses in morn:,
at sundries till dinner, draw in 2 load soft-wood___ Griffin thrash wheat; George about cattle &e__ Self at sundries till 10 o'C, to Mowbry's corner & back by dinner, then drive big cold in double sleigh & about sundries____
20 Wednesday. James about horses in morn: open road a-X feilds, draw in 4 loads hardwood; Muldoon about horses in morn:, Tooly about sundries in morn:, then both help open road a-X feilds, then prepare 15 logs & X-cut 8 of 'em; Griffin thrash wheat; George about cattle &e. Collins began about 9 o'C, make 3 lids for ham-tubs & one box to give salt to horses____ Self about sundries & file long X-cut__ Tongue &
21 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 4 loads hardwood; Muldoon about horses in morn:, fall
& X-cut 1 logs; Tooly saw wood in morn: help do_
do_ do_ do; Griffin shovel snow off ice, thrash wheat; George about cattle &e; Collins saw g ice___ Self to Ottawa in cutter_____ Cheque to Cash
22 Friday. James about horses in morn:, help about ice till 4½ o'C, then help take the colt for a drive; Muldoon about horses in morn:, draw ice with the chain to ice-house door; Griffin & Tooly about sundries in morn:, help X=cut & hack away the ice; George about
cattle &e, boil & mix 2 boilers tatoes; Collins saw ice till near 3 o'C, make 2 boxes to put salt in for horses__ Self about sundries till dinner, take Kate to Anna's
23 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, at sundries & clean up wheat till near 4 o'C, then help get more ice_ Muldoon about horses in morn:, help at wheat,
& draw out more ice; Griffin & Tooly saw
wood in morn:, then stow away ice; George
about cattle &e; Self to Aylmer in double sleigh
via Merrie-feilds & back by the ice_______ Tooly
24 Sunday. Church P.M. Self took Kate to see her
Mother in E d Berry's single sleigh____
25 Monday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn:, make roll-way & lay up 11 logs, Tooly saw wood
in morn:, to Rob ts with a note, then at roll-way &e___ Griffin ill; George about cattle &e, boil 2 pots of tatoes, refill ash-barrel,___ Self set & file 6 ½ foot X-cut by dinner, then salt Horses & sheep & at sundries_
26 Tuesday. James about horses in morn:, rig up the bobs, draw in 12 logs in 5 trips & help take the colt for a drive_ Muldoon about horses in morn:, lay up 16 logs & X-cut 4; Tooly saw wood in morn:, help at the logs_ Griffin ill; George about cattle &e;__ Self to the
post & Rob ts till dinner; at sundries & take out colt__
27 Wednesday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 16 logs in 6 trips; Muldoon about horses in morn:,
fall & X-cut 16 logs; Tooly saw wood in
morn:, help at do_; Griffin butchering for Miss
Joe Smith; George about cattle &e, saw wood _
Self put new bottom to last new single sleigh_
28 Thursday. James about horses in morn:, draw 1 load
hay to cow-loft & some straw by dinner, then
draw in 6 logs; Muldoon about horses in morn:,
lay up 20 do; Tooly saw wood in morn:, help
do_ do_ do; Griffin help down with hay & straw;
kill the calf, thrash wheat; George about cattle
&e, & saw wood__ Self toe Ottawa in cutter
to get Ham up for Baby________
29 Friday. James about horses in morn:, draw in 14 logs,
& help put colt in for a drive; Muldoon about
horses in morn:, fall & X-cut 17 logs, Tooly saw
wood in morn:, help at do_ do; Griffin thrash
wheat & at sundries; George about cattle &e, &
saw wood_____ Self to S o March as far as
Sam Sisson's, then to Muldoon's farm___
30 Saturday. James about horses in morn:, at sundries for
a while after breakfast, then draw in 17 logs_
Muldoon about horses in morn:, lay up do do, fall & X-cut 3 more; Tooly saw wood in morn:, help lay up the logs; Griffin thrash wheat till 3½ o'C, saw & split wood_ George about cattle &e, boil & mix 2 pots of tatoes & about sundries__ Self to Rob ts & the Post, file both hardwood saws & repair 2 flails____
31 Sunday. Church A.M. E d Berry to dinner,
Muldoon took Kate to Anna's in cutter___
