SEPTEMBER 1865.

15 Friday. James & Griffin clean up head-drain in Creekfeild, Tooley at home ; Tom help load horse-cart; Jackson
cart earth from edge of drain; George at sundries in
garden & about house_____ Self to Berry's in buggy
& poke about till 3½ o'C, then to Ottawa___

16 Saturday. James & Griffin to Bessborough with a cow, clean up the head-drain;, finish bind & stuke oats;
Tooley at home; Tom at O'Neils, Jackson cart Do ½lb powder
some earth & level earth from edge of Creek; Isaacs
George at sundries in garden & about house____ Workman

17 Sunday. Church P.M. Self & Arab: dined at Charley's__

Mary O'Hara went away in the rain – M rs Mac: came in even g

18 Monday. James, Tom, Jackson & Griffin fill g up H.T. M c Carty
old drain in Creekfeild; Tooley at home; at Green's
George at sundries in garden & about house__ Charley's
Self & Arab returned about 2 o'C_____ A brush

19 Tuesday. James fill g up old drain till dinner, then house
oats; Tom help at do_ do_ in morn:, help load up
earth till dinner, cart in last of oats; Tooley at home;
Griffin fill g up drain till 11½ o'C, then off home;
Jackson do_ do in morn:, then cart earth
from edge of drain; George about house in morn:
& even g took the rest of the day to himself___
Self to Brewery & Rob ts before dinner, then poke about__

20 Wednesday. James fill up old drain, cut part of brush
along Creek & about sundries; Tooley at home;
Tom & Jackson help fill up drain in morn:,
cart stones off new land; Griffin at home;
George split & saw wood & about sundries___
Self see to things till 9½ o'C, to Bradley's in waggon.

21 Thursday. James dig out stumps in morn:, cart
earth from edge of drain; Tooley at home;
Tom & Jackson cart stones off new land;
Griffin at home; George about house & sundries
till 3 o'C, then prepare strawberry bed for some
mould, by wheeling away some of the under sand_
Self poke about & to Rob ts till dinner, then take broken handle out of new spade & begin to make a new handle__

22 Friday. James dig up big stones, help load ‘em & fill
up the holes again; Tom cart & draw on crotch
stones off new land; Jackson help at stones;
Tooley at home; Griffin at home; George about
house, wheel some of the sand out of strawberry
bed & replace with mould___ Self at spade handle_

23 Saturday. James root up stumps, brand up stump-holes
on both sides of Creek & dig out stones in Wt corner;
Tom cart a load wool from river for George in morn:,
then draw & cart stump-pile together & cart stones;
Tooley at home; Jackson help at stumps & stones;
Griffin at home; George at straw-berry bed
& about sundries_____ Self at sundries in morn:,
put a handle to the 4 prong fork by dinner, then
too unwell to do anything__ Con & H.P.H. up by Boat_

24 Sunday. Church A.M. Kate

25 Monday. James at home; Tom & Jackson at sundries
in morn:, cart dung to far end of 16 Acre-
feild: Tooley at home; Griffin returned, but
no work; George about house in morn:, take out
some tatoes, boil & mix ‘em, [???] with strawberry bed.
Self make another spade handle & about sundries___

26 Tuesday. James at home; Tom & Jackson cart g
manure; Tooley at home; Griffin poke g
about till noon, then off home again; George
about house & taking up the carp to_________
Postage act to 1 July /65__ $4–10½
7 lbs wool @1/9 2–45
2 “ butter in June /64 @8 d “–27 $7–62½
2 turkeys Dec/63 @2/– “–80 And of my ac t 7– “
7–62½ $ “ –62½