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5 gl s .. beer_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N o 3 a lamb.

 

N o 4 a do_

 

N o 5 a do_

 

N o 6 a dead lamb.

N o 7 a lamb_

 

 

 

 

2 nd .. sow

piged_

 

N o 8 a lamb

N o 9 a do_

 

 

Wet evening,

came on about 3 o 'C,

 

 

 

 

 

 

N o 10 twins_

 

2 ½ bush.. oats to,

Poultry_

George for rations_

60 lbs flour_

 

Rainy eveng..__

 

 

 

N o 11 twins

one of 'em dead_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snowed several

inches last night.

 

 

 

James for rations.

30lbs pork

1 lb tea.

60 lbs flour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

George for rations.

1 lb tea_

30 lbs pork.

 

killed Red Pink's

calf_

A lamb lost_

 

 

 

 

 

 

N o 12

a lamb_

APRIL 1864.

22.Friday. James work sawmill till dinner, then help in

Gristmill; Muldoon about horses in morn.., draw

a load hay to Horses, lay up timber till dinner, then draw

it home; Tooly about horses in morn.., chop hardwood;

Griffin split wood in morn.., help with hay & timber

till dinner, then chop hardwood; George about cars

&e, to Brewery with horse_cart & about sundries__

Collins very slippery, went home soon after breakfast___

Self about sundries till dinner, work Gristmill___

23Saturday. James work sawmill; Muldoon about horses in

morn.., harness horses to waggon, draw logs into mills,

draw in 1 piece flatted timber, then

Tooly about horses in morn.., chop hardwood, Griffin

at sundries in morn.. help with logs to mill, then to

hardwood bush; George about cattle &e; Collins at

Berry 's____ Self to the forge in waggon from 8 ¼ o 'C,

A.M. till 6 ¼ o 'C, P.M. took Miss Butter out & back again_

24Sunday. Church A.M.

 

25Monday. James work sawmill; Muldoon about horses

in morn.., help shake carpet, draw logs to mill,

& sleighs up to barn till dinner, then draw trip

wood for George ; Tooly not here; Griffin help

about horses in morn.., help with carpet & the log,

till dinner, then to the hardwood bush; Moran

came about noon , chop hardwood for about two hours,

came back on act.. of rain, grind axe; George about

cows &e, saw wood & about sundries; Collins finish

a piece floor g .. in Old cellar in morn.., then do_ do_

flooring Old Pea_cook house, then about sundries____

26Tuesday. James work sawmill; Muldoon about horses in morn..,

get ready to plough & run two scrapes at this end of

16 Acre_field, found it too wet, then chop hardwood;

Tooly not here till even g .. Griffin about horses in

morn.., chop hardwood; Moran pile lumber in

do__, then do_ do_ do_; George about cows &e___

Collins spu r .. up bottom, piece for gate at barn, at gate for

clothes_yard for a while, then make a frame to hang clothes

on in a closet in new part of house____

27Wednesday. James work sawmill; Muldoon & Tooly

about horses in morn.., chop & pile hardwood;

Griffin ill; Moran about sundries in morn..,

help at hardwood; George about cows &e, empty &

refill tub & about sundries; Collins make

pins for frame in the closet, finish repair gate at

this end of Lane & about sundries_____

28Thursday. James work sawmill till 2 o 'C, pile lumber till

5 o 'C, while saw was being put in order;

Muldoon about horses in morn.., draw logs into

mill a load hay do_, & a load straw to cows

by dinner, then cut a piece of a road back of new

clearance & draw home 3 sawlogs; Tooly about

horses in morn.., chop soft_wood till dinner, then

fall & butt sawlogs; Griffin ill; Moran at

sundries in morn.., chop soft_wood till dinner,

then x-cut logs; Collins at gate for clothes_ yard in

morn.., help in with logs to mill, help with hay & straw,

then help out road & x-cut logs; George about cows &e____

29Friday. James work sawmill, Muldoon about

horses in morn.., draw in 7 logs; Tooly about

do_ & grind axe in morn.., then fall & butt logs;

Griffin at sundries in do__, kill the calf & re_

_pair dam till 2o'C, then help draw home logs;

Moran at sundries in morn.., x-cut logs;

Collins the same; George about cows &e, clean

cal head & feat_____ Self pin an old bunk on

a new crotch, clean kitchen pipe & at sundries__

30Saturday. James work sawmill; Muldoon about

horses in morn.., draw in 11 logs;

Tooly about horses in morn.., butt a tree butt

& top, found it good for nothing, chop soft_wood

till near noon , then help draw in logs; Griffin

look g .. for a lamb in morn.., do_ do_ do_ till noon , then

off home; Moran look for lamb in morn.., run a cut in the

bad tree, chop soft_wood till dinner, help load logs;

Collins at sundries in morn.., run a cut in the bad tree, then to Aylmer__

George about cows &e______

 

Fr__ Armitage

399 ft .. rough edge @ 3/_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tooly 100 lbs flour.

 

Pd.. Phil.. Orched

for 2 removes on

Nonce & one new

& a remove on Spring

2/6

 

George 1 bushl.. Snows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James 1 bush.. Snows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muldoon 1lb tobacco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benning 38ft.. @ 3/_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George 1 bush.. Snows

 

Lt r .. from John prepaid.

do from Hammy do_

 

Lt r .. for Racheal do_

 

 

 

 

Griffin 15/7½

 

M rs .. Muldoon 2/6

 

Moran 13/9 for

5 ½ days work @ 2/6