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Snow last

nigh, rainy to day__

Oats.

4 bush l .. Horses

3½ .. Poultry.

17½ .. Mill.

25

5 g ls .. beer__

 

 

 

 

On the 3 d ..,

mix d .. & ground for

pigs * bush ls .. ½ & ½_

Also mixed &

ground for cows &e

13½ bush l .. oats & 4½ peas

==== 18 bush.. prov d .._

 

 

 

 

 

George at Edwards

for 2½ hours_

 

 

Snow g .. before

dinner,

Rainy afternoon_

 

 

Steamer went

up on the 5 th ..

to lay up____

 

 

 

Strong N.W. tr

with heavy snow

shower about 2 o 'C_

 

 

 

 

,e taking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wing hard

hrly all day

heavy E. wind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shifted

re day to N.W.

g .. hard

day__

W r _ only

shovel Z o

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______

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collins 2 candles

 

 

 

 

 

 

L tr .. from

Muldoon_ paid

 

 

 

 

Tooley 15/_

 

Tom 1 bush.. Snows.

& 8 lbs pork.

James 50lbs flour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l tr .. from Charley_paid

 

 

Collins ¼ lb tea_

 

George 50lbs flour_

 

Do_ 2 lengths of

pipe & 1 elbow_

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edwards 100ft.. @4/_

38 .. @6/_

 

Collins 10lbs flour_

 

Griffin ½ lb tobacco_

 

Collins ¼ lb tobacco_

 

lent Tom 7 lengths

of stove_pipe_

 

 

 

 

 

Collins 11lbs flour_

~ 4 .. beef_

& a candle_

James 1lb tea

 

 

 

 

 

George 50 lbs prov d ....

 

James ½ bush l .. oats.

 

 

 

 

Collins ½ bush.. Blues

7½ lbs beef.