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Tom 14 lbs pork,

bal ce .. of rations_

 

1½ bush.. peas

in soak__

 

 

 

 

long tailed

sow to boar

again—

some more snow

last night

 

 

1½ bush.. peas

in soak ---

Weight of

the Berry beef

641 lbs_

 

 

 

 

 

Killed 2 lambs-

a W. lamb &

a ewe lamb_

 

 

 

Peas__

16 ½ bush.. Gran..

1½ do_stove_pigs

18

 

2 bush.. oats

from mill to

Poultry___

 

 

at Kate's on 23 d ..

10lbs C.A. sugar @8½

2 .. raisins @ 8 d ..

1lb do_ @1/6

2lbs currant @6 d ..

2 .. coffee @1/6_

4 p k .. corn starch

1/4lb orange do_ 7½ d

¼ .. citron do_ 7½ d

1 .. gr d .. ginger 2/6

1 .. do pepper

½ .. blue

3lbs pigs @

¼ bush.. peas

in soak

5lbs Japan @3/9_

.. sugar @6½

1pt.. part

@12/6 gl..

at Cunningham's

½ g d .. Blk.. fur @ 10/9

½ Brough's_

4yds.. cloth @4/6_

 

 

 

15 bush.. b lk .. oats

6 stable__

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 1865.

18Monday. James saw wood in morn.., help butcher cow till dinner,

at sundries & saw hardwood; Tom about horses in morn..,

help butcher cow till dinner, then take sow the boar,

Tooly came in even g ..; Griffin help about horses in morn..,

butcher cow till dinner, at sundries till 2½ o 'C, then

thrash peas; George about cattle pigs &e, soak peas,

saw & split soft_wood & about sundries______

Self help a good while about cow, put in back sta_

_ble window & file meat_saw by dinner, then ring saw,

board up old cellar door, saw down the beef____

19Tuesday. James about horses in morn.., finish about pigs &e, boil

water to soak peas, salt beef, help settle waste_gate

for winter & about sundries; Tom about horses in morn..,

draw wood for Geo ..Tooly to Berry 's with a parcel

for Ottawa in morn.., saw & split wood & at sundries

Griffin saw wood in morn.., help weigh & cut

up beef & take it to Gran.. by dinner, then about

sundries & about cattle, pigs &e in even g ..; George

about cows, pigs &e in morn.., then at wood for do_

Self out up beef, fix up waste gate & about sundries___

20Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., prepare water &e

for wash g .. give cutter harness 2 coats oil & wagon 1 coat,

Tom about horses in morn.., help catch lambs, clean &

measure up & draw down peas by dinner, wash wag_

_gon harness; Tooly x-cut dry pine in morn.., help

with barrels & peas till dinner, draw down a load

peastraw, opem watering place & about sundries;

Griffin help x-cut pine in morn.., kill two lambs

& at sundries till dinner, help down with pea_straw,

thrash pats; George about cattle, pigs &e & wash

cutter harness by noon then about sundries_____

Self about sundries till dinner, then to Rolstons

& John Smith's in cutter till 4 o 'C, at sundries again___

21Thursday. James about horses in morn.., getting horses

ready for Self till 9 o 'C, give wagon harness 2 nd ..

coat oil, varnish cutter harness by 3½ o 'C, then home;

Tom about horses till 8½ o 'C, help butcher pigs till 11½

o 'C, x-cut dry pine & about sundries; Tooly at

sundries in morn.., help butcher pigs, help x-cut

dry pine, saw & split soft_wood; Griffin boil

water & butcher pigs till 11½ o 'C, then thrash pats;

George about cattle, pigs &e, boil a pot turnips &

about sundries______ Self to Bradley's with dou-

_ble sleigh, got back to 2 o 'C, dinner, then at sundries__

22Friday. James not here; Tom about horses in morn..

then draw wood for himself; Tooly about

horses in morn.., boil water to soak peas, saw both

sorts of wood & about sundries; Griffin off home;

George about cattle &e, help cut up & salt pork &

about sundries____ Self cut up pork & at sundries

23Saturday. James not here; Tom about horses in morn..,

& for a start after breakfast, clean up

oats, saw & split both sorts of wood;

Tooly about horses in morn.., help at oats

& wood; Griffin at home; George about

cattle &e in morn.., & for a start after breakfast;

out wood at home till noon , then at sundries_____

Self to Ottawa via Aylmer in double sleigh,

for Con & Ham, came back round the road___

24Sunday. Church P.M. Self to Edwards in cutter

 

25Monday. James at home; Tom about horses morn..,

noon & night; Tooly at home; Griffin not here;

George about cattle &e

Jackson

14 lbs beef @4 d .. 4/8

½ lb tea … ¼½

Rec d .. as under_

15 th .. ½ day .. 1/_ 6/0½

Cash … 5/_

6/_

 

Jackson 11lbs flour.

 

George 50lbs flour.

 

Miss Read 2lbs suct..

 

 

George 1 bush.. Blues.

 

 

 

8 of Edwards

for 2 ewe lambs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom 10/_

 

George ½ bush.. peas

a b lk .. coal_oil.

 

 

 

 

Tooly ½ lb tobacco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H. Bradley 5/6

for 2 new shoes & 2

removes on Duke_

& 4 do_on Doll_

 

 

£..s..d

James 2..10.._

 

 

 

M rs .. Mac.. 3 sugar

@6½

 

Griffin £2..5.._

Exp d .. in Ottawa__

Con.. 2/6.. Ham 2/6 .. 5/_

1½ lbs sweets … 2/6

A pr.. copper toes .. 3/3

Tolls /_

11/9

Jane 6 yds

Lilac print @22 lbs

is 6/7_

 

Tom a pr.. moccasins 6/3

Tooly in cash 10/_

also 3 d .. I owed him

since 1 st Nov..__

also ½ lb thread 1/10½

& ¼ lb tea__

George ½ lb tea..

 

Jacksin 25lbs flour

includ g .. the 11 lbs

he got on the 18 th ..

@32/_ is …….. 4/_

& ½ lb tobacco _/10

He p d .. me this 4/10