AUGUST 1864.
22Monday. James draw down 2 loads soft_wood from Muldoon's in
morn.., unload wheat, grind axes, dig new line for Creek;
Tooly not here; Hogan pile lumber in morn.. then same
as James; Griffin pile lumber in morn.., quarry for Creek;
George about cows &e, scrape floor of N o 3 cellar, saw wood_
23Tuesday. James & Griffin help cut the boar & about sundries
in morn.., then quarry for Creek; Hogan help
about boar & pile lumber in morn.., then dig new
line of Creek; Tooly came about 3 o' C, did not work;
George saw wood & abut sundries in morn.., help
in Gristmill for about 2 hours, then saw wood _____ .
24Wednesday. James & Griffin blasting for Creek;
Tooly & Hogan dig new line for do__;
George do some plastering upstairs & about sundries __
Self put table part of meat s together again.
& nail the wine on both ends ____
25Thursday. James & Griffin quarry for Creek till 9 o' C,
bind & strike oats; Tooly about sundries in
morn.. grind 2 scythes, [uncap] wheat, cradle oats,
reap wheat & oats; Hogan help at same,
except g .. cradle oats,George cows, pigs &e in morn.,
to Berry's for sundries, at sundries for a start, then
to John's far with a letter till dinner, at sundries again__
26Friday. James & Hogan mow peas till 9½ o' C, bind oats
till 5½ o' C, cart in wheat; Tooly grind g .. scythes in
morn.., mow peas, cradle oats till 6 o' C, at peas again;
Griffin help grind scythes in morn.., up the river
with Self till dinner, strike oats till 6 o' C, mow peas;
George weeding in garden & at sundries about house___
Self to Streets in morn.., rode to Barlow'w, Hamnett
walked, then 2 or 3 miles up river in Do's cannoe, got
back to rather late dinner, examine d .. wheat & helped house it__
27Saturday. James & Hogan unload wheat, mow peas;
Tooly mow peas; Griffin hill a lamb in morn..,
then mow peas; George weed g .. in garden & about
sundries till 5 o' C, then to Berry 's for white lead___
28Sunday. Church A.M. Self & Kate in buggy to Streets__
29Monday. James, Tooly & Hogan mow peas; Griffin ill;
George weeding in garden, help turn peas & about
sundries; ____Self paint g .. meat_s. till near
4 o' C, then delayed by two men about timber till near
6 o' C, then to Streets in buggy, Kate went too ____
30Tuesday. James & Hogan mow peas till 11 o' C, cart in peas,
till near 6 o' C, mow again; Tooly & Griffin mow
peas; George weed g .. garden put peas into lumps
& about sundries ___Self to Rob ts .. on foot till
11 o' C, look too peas &e till dinner, paing meat_s
31Wednesday. James & Hogan finish mow peas by 11 o' C,
near Bl k .. Sea till dinner, cart in peas;
tooly help mow peas & reap B lk .. Sea till dinner,
then cradle, bind & strike do _ do_; Griffin mow
peas in morn.., turn peas till 9½ o' C, then quarry
in Old Cellar to deepen in back of milk shelves
till near 3 o' C, then bind B lk .. Sea; George about house
in morn.., turn peas & about sundries till dinner,
then gather peas into lumps ___Self help turn
peas & about sundries till dinner, mix whiskey, paint
part of meat safe & pick out horse-cart with b lk .. paint___
SEPTEMBER 1864.
1Thursday. James & Hogan unload peas in morn..,
reap B lk .. Sea till dinner, then house oats;
Tooly cradle, reap, bind & strike B lk .. Sea;
Griffin about sundries in morn.. then at B lk .. Sea;
George about cows &e, at sundries in garden__
Self at sundires & to Rob ts .. till dinner, help house oats__
2Friday. James & Hogan reap wheat in morn.., bind
& strike oats till dinner, then cart in peas;
Tooly cradle, bind & strike oats; Griffin ill;
George about house & sundries till dinner,
then gather peas___Self to Ottawa ___
3Saturday. James & Hogan at oats; Tooly cradle
oats; Griffin ill; George about cows
&e, & at sundries in garden___
Self returned at dusk__
4Sunday. Church P.M.
