DECEMBER 1864.

23Friday. James about horses in morn.., clean up oats,

draw down a load oat straw & about sundries

till 3½ o 'C, take Ellen home in single sleigh; Tom

about horses in morn.., Tooly saw wood in morn.., then

both at sawlog road; Griffin off home round the road,

George about cattle &e, help with oats & straw_____

Self to Bradley's forge in double sleigh_____

24Saturday. James about horses, saw wood & about sundries;

Tom about horses in morn.., Tooly saw wood in morn..,

then both at sawlog road; Griffin not here; George

about cattle &e, boil tatoes & about sundries____

Self put window in meat cellar, clean

cook g .. stove pipe, shift beer, split wood_____

25Sunday. Church P.M.

 

26Monday. James about horses morn.., noon & night;

Tom at home; Tooly & Griffin at home;

George about cattle &e, boil 2 pots of tatoes,

for pigs & about sundries_____Self to Ottawa

round the road in lumber sleigh with 3 elders & children;

27Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., wash part of

carriage harness & give it a coat Frank Miller

Tom about horses in morn.., thrash oats; Tooly

& Griffin at home; George about cattle &e___

Self got back at 7 o 'C, in even g ..____

28Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., give carriage

harness a coat pure oil, help ring pigs;

Tom about horses in morn.., thrash oats, help

ring pigs; Tooly & Griffin at home; George

about cattle &e, saw wood, help ring pigs___

Self about sundries & ring the pigs______

29Thursday. James about horses in morn.., oil carriage harness

a 3 d .. time by dinner, draw down a load oat straw,

saw wood; Tom , Tooly & Griffin not here;

George about cattle &e, put straw to Old cellar door,

saw wood, help with straw & about sundries____

Self close up old cellar door & about sundry jobs___

30Friday. James about horses in morn.., saw hardwood & about

sundries; Tom about horses in morn.., help weigh

& load hides in sleigh, thrash oats; Tooly & Griffin

not here; George about cattle &e, boil a pot tatoes for

pigs & about sundries_____ Self to the Interior

in double sleigh with the hides, got back about 2 ¼ o 'C,_

31Saturday. James about horses in morn.., fire up in Old Kitchen,

put carriage harness together & take to stable, then

give cutter & waggon harness a coat F. Miller;

Tom about horses in morn.., thrash oats till

dinner, then clean up the floor, saw & split soft_

_wood, carry up water from river; Tooly & Griffin

at home; George about cattle &e, wash harness___

Self make new roller for childs hand_sleigh__

 

JANUARY 1865.

1Sunday. Church A.M. Horace, Godfrey & Katie there___

 

2Monday. James about horses in morn.., give cutter har_

_ness a coat of oil, waggon harness 2 nd coat

F. Miller, harness horses & help catch the boar;

Tooley about horses in morn.., saw wood &

about sundries; Tom not here; Griffin

at home; George about cattle &e, boil 2 pots

tatoes for pigs & about sundries_____ Self at

sundries till dinner, took Wilson 's boar home__

3Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., varnish cutter

harness & give waggon harness a coat oil by

about 2 o 'C, clean & measure up oats; Tom

not here; Tooley to Rob ts .. & about horses in morn..,

saw wood, help with oats; Griffin absent;

George about cattle &e; Self to Aylmer in

cutter bid ice, back to 2 o 'C, dinner, then at sundries_

4Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., draw down

a load out_straw, 2 loads Scotch straw &

about sundries; Tom absent; Tooley about

horses in morn.., help with straw, saw wood

& about sundries Griffin here, did nothing;

George about cattle &e, saw & split wood &

about sundries____ Self file heavy wood_saw

& about do_till dinner, then to Luton & Rob ts ..__