JUNE 1865.
7 Wednesday. Tom & oxen work g for James ; Griffin at drain till dinner, then ill; Tooley & Jackson at do
& pile up dung; George hoe g tatoe & corn till
dinner, then at sundries& churn________
8 Thursday. Tom at drain till near sunset, then a-X the river for Self; Tooley & Jackson at drain ;
Griffin ill; George at sundries in garden &
about house_______ Self
9 Friday. Tom. Tooley & Jackson at drain; Griffin ill; George at sundries in garden & about house___
Self to Ottawa in buggy, started with 140 lbs wool, sold it on the way__
10 Saturday. Tom at drain; Tooley & Jackson at
grind axes in morn:, then at drain;
Griffin ill; George at sundries in
garden & about house____ Rec d on ac t of wool
Self returned about dusk____ £9.. __ .. __ Rec d
11 Sunday. Church P.M. W m & Anna teaed with us__
12 Monday. Tom at drain in morn:, help carry water
from river, measure up peas & oats & take
it to the wharf in waggon till a late
dinner, then at drain again; Tooley &
Jackson at drain; Griffin at Wilson's;
George at sundries in garden & about
house____ Self, Rob t & E d Berry to Aylmer
by the Steamer, Self & E d walked up to
Paint-on-pins expect g to meet his boat,
but had to go back again to Aylmer____
13 Tuesday. Tom pile dung till 10 o'C, to the wharf
with horse-cart for flour till dinner, then
draw stump together; Tooley at dung till
10 o'C, weed carrots till dinner, then went
home with a bag of flour; Jackson at dung
& carrots till dinner, then pile stumps;
George at sundries in garden & about house__
Griffin returned about 2 o'C, did no work__
Self back by the boat, breakfasted at Rob ts ___
14 Wednesday. Tom about stumps till dinner, then draw poles for George ; Tooley, Jackson & Griffin
at stumps & making little drains in new
land till dinner, then began to clean up drain
in Cedar meadow & throw the stones over fence;
George about sundries & hoe g corn till dinner,
then at work for himself____
15 Thursday. Tom at James' bee; Tooley at James' bee Jackson & Griffin throw stones over fence till
dinner, then dig drain; George hoe tatoes_____
16 Friday. Tom at home; Tooley, Jackson & Griffin
at drain; George hoe tatoes & about sundries___
Self poke about till 10 o'C, to the forge with Spring till dinner, to Rob ts & back with Duke, then to Berry's & back with same horse, then drove Liz a little beyond Rob ts barn__
17 Saturday. Tom & Jackson diging drain; Tooley & Griffin dig g drain in morn:, then quarry it;
George hoe tatoes, churn & about sundries______
18 Sunday. Church A.M. Mary O'Hara $4 __..
19 Monday. Tom, Tooley, Jackson & Griffin at the
drain; George about sundries in morn:,
at home till dinner, then hoe tatoes & about sundries. Self at sundries till dinner, measure lumber
for James, took Kate in buggy to Berry 's in even g __
20 Tuesday. Tom & Tooley fork dung out of sheds in morn:, then weed carrots; Jackson at dung in morn:, weed carrots till dinner, then scuffle tatoes;
Griffin at dung in morn:, hoe corn till
3 o'C, then dress up tatoes in feild; George at
sundries in garden & about house___
Alice mended 9 bags__