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Kitchen pipe
cleaned__

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


at Bate's

½ doz chimney_

½ g l syrup @3/-

1 [?] tobacco @1/3.

1 " " @1/5.

 

 

 

P d Collins 5/10 ballance on

2½ days @3/-

 

 

 

18 bush ls
Scotch from
Woodfeild_

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the 28 th
at Bates

1 doz flat wicks 9 d _

 

 

 

 

3½ bush ls oats
from Gran:
to Poultry.

 


at Jennings_

Antim l wine &e_

1 stick licorice 9 d

½ lb do_ @2/-

½ oz blue pill @7½ d

 

James for rations.

14 lbs pork.

24 lbs beef.

1 lb tea.

60 lbs flour.

 

 

 

George for rations.

1 lb tea.

60 lbs flour.

16 lbs pork.

21 lbs beef.

 

 

Snowing nearly
all day__

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___

 

10/- of M rs Mac:
on ac t of things I got
for her in Ottawa__

George 100 lb flour_

Tom Casey 15/8 bal ce
of wages__

 

James 100 lbs flour_

 

Collins ½ lb tea 1/6

& 1 plug tobacco -/2

 

George ½ lb tobacco_

Alice 7/6 } paid

& 6 lbs soap 2/6 for_

Exp d in Ottawa .

Brown for a boiller __ ..9..3½
at Ham's 50 quills __ ..3..9

" " 25 do_ __ ..2..6
at Workman's
X-cut file __ ..1..6

En-Wright repair cradle __ .. __ ..6

$20 __.. To lls __ .. __ ..7

£ __ ..18..1½

Mary Casy a p r boots 7/-

Muldoon a p r mits 3/-

Do_ a p r moccassins 4/-

Do_ a X-cut file 1/3

Received of W m Monk

£2..12.. __ his ac t for lumber .

George ½ lb tea.

Griffin 50 lbs flour.

 

Toply 1/3 for repair g
scotch collers__

Bartlet 2/- for new
stay to sleigh pole__

½ lb tea & 6 lbs soap__

$4 of Peter Logan on ac t

George 1 bush l cups.

 

Payne £4.. __ ..9 bal ce
of act s for sundries_

James 1 bush l Snows.

 

Miss Butler £2..10.. __

George 1 lb candles_

 

Tooly ½ lb tobacco_

 

Miss Butler #20 __..

In t money of Charley
$36.

 

Exp d in Ottawa .

Conway as ac t __ ..12.. __

Workman pen knife __ ..1..6

Do_ horse brush __ ..5..6

En- Wright for repairs __ ..1..3

Tolls __ .. __ ..7

Toply a bal ce of __ .. __ ..5

£ 1..1..1

Muldoon ½ tobacco 8½ d

Griffin do_ do_ do_

 

On 10 th Feb ry

Tho s Collins

25 f t of 2 inch pl k 1/6
about 40 ft roughedge 1/3

2/9
again on the 15 th

10 f t of 2 inch pl k -/7

3/4


lt r to E.B. Eddy paid.