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Mrs.. Mae.. came yesterday,
& Jane had to go home_
very
fine day_

No 11 a ewe
lamb_

A fine day

godfrey’s boots
½ soiled & the_
_peiced by Ramsay.

 

 

 

 

A very
fine day_

 

 

fine
day till
3o’C, when a
heavy shower rain
came, cleared
up a little
before sunset___

 

 

from Kate’s
per Robts..
1 gl Scotch whiskey
5 lbs tobacco

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blk.. Oats_
17½ bush.. Horses.
2½ .. Poultry.
20

 

Ellen
came in eveng..

 

 

Ram with
block__

NOVEMBER 1865.
14Tuesday. James at home; Tom about horses in morn.., at sundries
for a while, x-cut & split dry pine, Tooly bringing
cows from Ottawa; Griffin at sundries in morn..,
kill a lamb, help x-cut &e dry pine; Jackson not here;
George about cows, pigs &e, steam & mix tatoes & at sundries___
self at sundry repairs about ox_sleigh___
15Wednesday. James at home; Tom about horses in morn.., at
sundries for a start, draw down wheat_straw
till dinner, then draw drift wood for Jackson;
Tooly came with the cows about 9o’C, help stow away
Straw & saw wood till dinner, then plough;
Griffin at sundries in morn.., help with straw
till dinner, saw wood for a start, then dig out
water pipe of Old Kitchen; George about cow,
pigs &e, steam & mix tatoes & about sundries___
self put up Porch & about sundries till dinner,
then open up water pipe in old kitchen____
16Thursday. James at home; Tom saw wood in morn.., then
paintg.. his housel Tooley about horses in morn.., then
plough; Griffin at sundries till breakfast & for a start
after, to Robts.. with parell for Ottawa, thrash wheat;
George about cows, pigs &e, saw wood & about sundries___
Self put on a new cover with white lead_____
17Friday. James at home; Tom handg… up & pointg.. his house
Tooley about horses in morn.., then plough; Griffin at
sundries in morn.., cover up pipe next kitchen
& open a few feet at pepper and of the lead pipe, poke
handle of chimney broom down & with the wooden pipe,
then let go the water out of little dam, cover up the second
part in eveng.. George about cows, pigs, &e,
boil & mix a pot turnips for stone pigs______
Self busy about the water pipe______
18Saturday. James at home; Tom at sundries in morn..,
help drive all the cattle up to turnip field & help
ring a pig then thrash oats; Tooly about horses in
morn.., finish plough wheat stubble at near end
of 16 Acre_field by 3o’C, saw & split wood;
Griffin at sundries in morn.., & for a start after, dam up
arch of bridge by dinner, cut turnips & about
sundries, George about cows, pigs &e, steam tatoes
& about sundries____ Self five plank at arch
of bridge, nail new tin on front of water_pipe,
repair floor in old kitchen till 3o’C, then to Luton in buggy__
19Sunday. Church A.M.

20Monday. James came at 10½o’C, thrash & clean up pats;
Tooly about horses in morn.., began to plough
pea_stubble in 12 Acre_field; Tom thrash oats
in morn.., carry up water from river then dig
drain at So end of Woodfield, Griffin about
sundries in morn.., help carry up water, then at
drain; George about cows, pigs &e, saw & split
wood, cut turnips, help clean up oats_______
Self put 2 panes in Church windows, re-putty some
panes in workshop & elsewhere; repair part of sheep_pen__
21Tuesday. James help with straw in morn.., began to dig
a drain to run N.W. from Wing’s, bridge;
Tooly about horses in morn.., then plough; Tom
cart down straw in do_; then at drain So end
Woodfield; Griffin at sundries in morn.., do_ do_
do_ do_; Jackson at do_ in morn.., then dig
drain on high road; George about cattle pigs &e,
steam & mix tatoes_______ Self see too drains,
stop up mouth of water_pipe with leather &
a board nailed over then tin strainer by dinner,
then repair two flails & about sundries_____

7/- of Mary Mc’Creedy
for ft @4/_

 

 

 

Griffin 5 plugs &
one he got on the
8th.. makes a ½ lb_

Jackson ½ bush.. Blues.

Tom ½ lb tobacco
10d.. of Mc’Allister
for ½ lb tobacco_

 

 

Jackson 19/9½

George 50lbs flour.
& a bottle coal_oil.

Tom 5 panes glass &
½ lb putty

 

 

 

 

 

Tom 50lbs flour_

67 lbs butter of
James Read.. @1/1
is £3..12..7 pd.. it_

Credit Robt.. 2/9
for 2 boxes seed litz
& a btl.. pepper mint_

Tooly ½ lb tea.

 

 

Jackson ½ bush.. Blues.

 

 

 

 

Griffin ½ lb tobacco.