DECEMBER 1864.
1.Thursday. James about horses in morn.. saw till about 3 o 'C,
then draw in the two sawlogs left in woods last Spring;
Tooley at sundries in morn.., clean up some parts of Creekfield
drain, thrash oats; Griffin & Tom cart down pea_straw in
morn.., then cart dirt away from back-door & replace it
gravel from quarry; George about pigs &e, wash the buggy,
clean up drain below sheep-yard____ Self about sundries___
2Friday. James about horses in morn.., exploreg.. for a place to make
a road down the prespice till dinner, then scour & do
up horses; Tooley thrash oats; Griffin saw wood in morn..,
explore for road till dinner, help load chips & spread
‘em on high road, then pile lumber; Tom saw wood
in morn.., finish cart chips from end of kitchen about
3 o 'C, cart some soft_wood over from old yard, pile lumber,
George about pigs &e, steam taoes & at sundries______
Self explore for sawlog road till dinner, handle new pick_
3Saturday. James about horses in morn.., draw wood for himself;
Tooley thrash oats in do_, clean & measure oats by noon,
saw & split wood, to Brewery with horse_cart & at sundries;
Griffin at sundries in morn.., help in Gristmill till dinner,
then point g .. George's house; Tom at sundries in morn.., help
with oats till dinner, help in Gristmill & at sundries;
George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, cut turnips_____
Self work gristmill________
4Sunday. E d .. Berry & Miss Butler to Parsonage in buggy
yesterday afternoon & back to Church A.M.____
5Monday. James about horses & help rig out oxsleigh in morn..,
then make g .. a road down 1 st .. prespice; Tom about
horses & carry tatoes from cellar for pigs in morn..,
carry up washing water, then with oxen to the road;
Tooley saw wood & help with tatoes in morn.., help up
with the water, then to the road; George about pigs, &e,
steam tatoes_____ Griffin drunk____
self not very well, put a small slip in Nursery floor____
6Tuesday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., then at road;
Tooley came from home to the road; Griffin ill;
George about pigs &e_____ Collins here about ½ the day
repair g .. S o .. gable of George's house____
7Wednesday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., then at road;
Tooley help acrry tatoes from cellar for pigs in
morn.., then at road; Griffin carry tatoes from cellar
in morn.., take down half of George's chimney by dinner,
then about sundries; George about pigs &e, steam tatoes,
fixing his stove-pipes for a while after dinner, mix do__
Collins make hole for do_ in roof & level clap barrels till noon,
then prepare N o gable for clap_board g .. & nail on some____
8Thursday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., then at road;
Tooley carry in tatoes for pigs in morn.., do_ do_ do_;
Griffin help with do_ in morn.., gather some moss &
stiff round eve of ice_house; George about pigs
&e, clean out calf & foals do_saw wood & at sundries__
Collins board up N o gable, roof chimney, get out legs
for a table____ Self file old rip_saw, measure lumber__
9Friday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., began road
down 2 nd prespice; Tooly & Griffin saw wood
in morn.., at do_; George about pigs &e, steam
tatoes & at sundries; Collins about ice_house for
a while, then at table____ Self repair a wood_horse_
10Saturday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., then at road
down 2 nd .. prespice; Tooley saw wood in morn..,
then at do_old_do_; Griffin about cows & pigs in
morn.., partly fill steam_box, saw wood & about
sundries; George at home till 8¼ o 'C, stea tatoes & at
do_; Collins make finx board &e for George's chim_
_ney, then at table____ Self repair bed_sted &e_____
11Sunday. Church P.M.
12Monday. James about horses in morn.., carry up water for
washing, saw wood & about sundries; Tom about
horses in morn.., draw wood for Geo.. ; Tooley saw
wood in morn.., cut do_ .. .. ; Griffin ill ;
George about cows, pigs &e, help up with water
for wash g .. fill steam_box & about sundries___
Collins finish table by noon, putty in a pane of
glass at Jame's, hang a door at Geo.., repair a tiny
clothe's horse______ Self about sundries______
