JANUARY 1863.
28.Saturday. James about horses in morn.., split wood for a while,
To Beechmont with oxen for hay till dinner, then about
Sundies, Tom about horses in morn.., Tooly saw wood
in morn.., both chop hardwood; Griffin thrash oats for
a bout 3 hours, then about cattle, &e; George ill______
Self to Benning's about hay till noon, to James Neilly's & about sundries
29Sunday. Church A.M. Self, Kate & Katie to Berry 's
& Rob ts .. in cutter,__________
30Monday. James about horses in morn.., clear a place to get
ice, help x-cut it & dress it; Tom about horses
in morn.., help at ice, Tooly not here; Griffin
about cattle &e, do_ do_ do; George at home with hurt
foot______ Self look to things, till 10 o 'C, to O'Neil's in
cutter & back to dinner, then with double sleigh for oats____
31Tuesday. James & Tom about horses in morn..,
pack ouraj ice & draw a lot move out;
Tooly at home; Griffin only light the
fires in morn.., then thrash oats;
George about cattle &e, saw & split wood;
Collins saw g .. ice yesterday & today till 4 o 'C,____
Self about sundries till 11 o 'C, set & file
long x-cut, mix & fill up prov d ..__ exercise Liz___
Barrow tuned piano________ N o days at ice_
FEBRUARY 1865.
1Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., break sawlog
road till noon, draw 1 load oat_straw
to Cow_loft, x-cut ice; Tom the same;
Tooly at home; Griffin ill; George about
cattle &e______ Self to Ottawa in double sleigh___
2.Thursday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., finish
load g .. ice house & about sundries; Tooly saw
wood in morn.., chop hardwood; Griffin thrash
oats in morn.., x-cut ice till 11 o 'C, thrash again;
George about cattle &e, help x-cut ice_____ Self to
Aylmer with double sleigh, got back to 3 o 'C, dinner____
3Friday. James & Tom about horses in morn.., chop & draw
wood for George ; Tooly saw wood in morn..,
chop hardwood; Griffin thrash oats in morn..,
clean & measure up till dinner, thrash peas;
George about cattle &e, help clean up the oats
& about sundries______ Self to Ottawa in double sleigh
4Saturday. James about horses in morn.., take the men &e
to sawlog bush on ox-sleigh & bring home a load
green hardwood by dinner, then rig up horses & bring
in half a load, bring water from river, wipe carriage, har_
_ness, Tom about horses in morn.., fall & x-cut 12 logs;
Tooly saw wood in morn.., then do_ _ do
Griffin thrash peas till dinner, saw wood & about
sundries; George about cattle &e, bail a pot of bad
tatoe; ______ Self about sundries & to Brewery in even g ..
5Sunday. Church P.M. W. H. Berry $10 for Rev d .. John Butter .
6Monday. James about horses in morn.., turn grindstone
& about sundries till dinner, draw in loads…
green hardwood; Tom ill; Tooly about horses in
morn.., grind axes & about sundries till dinner,
draw down a load pea_straw, clean up cow_yard,
saw some wood; Griffin thrash peas; George about
cattle &e_______ Self about sundries till near 11 o 'C
then in cutter to T.Read's & Berry 's till dinner, at sundries
again till 2½ o 'C, harness the colts to double sleigh & upent
to John Street 's, took all the children but Charly____
7Tuesday. James & Tooly about horses in morn.., foil &
x-cut 14 logs; Tom ill; Griffin thrash peasl
George about cattle &e, bring up water for washing,
boil a pit tatoes for pigs______ Self to Ottawa in cutter__
8Wednesday. James about horses & draw in 4 loads dry hard_
_wood; Tom ill; Tooly about horses in morn..,
clean, measure up & draw down pigs by dinner,
then draw down a load pea_straw & 2 loads hay to Cow_loft;
Griffin at sundries in morn.., help with peas, straw & hay;
George about cattle &e_____ Self about sundries_____
9Thursday. James & Tooly about horses in morn.., fall & x-cut
Tom ill; Griffin saw wood in morn.., thrash oats;
George about cattle &e, boil a pot bad tatoes_____ Self sundries__
10Friday. James & Tooly about horses in morn.., draw 2 loads hay from
Edward's to Borses & about sundries; Tom ill; Griffin thrash
oats, George about cattle &e, saw wood_____ Self at sundries__
