SEPTEMBER 1856.

 

of John A'Hearn a spade 6/3 owing for X

X p d .. 15 th .. Oct.

17.Wednesday. James sundries in morn.., thrash wheat

till dinner, then at fence, John at home,

Tom at sundries & thrash peas till dinner, then

at fence____ Self repair flails & at sundries.

till dinner, then about fence____

18Thursday. James finish drill stone in church field in morn..

to woods for 6 bottom logs till noon , then at fence,

& sundries, John at sundries in morn.. then get

horses & plough Churchfield, Tom at sundries

in morn.. draw in 2 load fence logs & at fence___

Self sundries & at fence till dinner, stop a leak in

dam & at fence again____

19Friday. James load waggon, at sundries in morn..,

then cart stones off further end of 16 Acrefield,

John about horses & sundries in morn.. then help

pick up stones, Tom sundries in morn.. then

at stones___ all hands help in with water wheel

of sawmill for about 2 hours after dinner____

Self to Ottawa with waggon___

20Saturday. James thrash wheat till near 10 o 'C. then cart

stones, John thrash peas in morn.. then at

the stones, Tom sundries in morn.. then thrash

peas a while & help at the stones___ Self returned__

21Sunday. Church A.M.___ __just at dark__

22Monday. James to Aylmer , John sundries in morn..,

after sally rods till dinner, then ploughs

in Churchfield, Tom about house in morn..,

uncover water pipe, about sundries & recover it__

Self at sundries in morn.. then clean water_pipe__

23Tuesday. James at sundries in morn.. then plough in

Churchfield, John at wood for himself, Tom

about sundries in morn.. repair dam N. side

of stone bridge till about 3 o 'C, then help at

Churchfield fence___ Self about sundries till

3 o 'C, then finish lay bottom logs & make up East corner of fence.

24Wednesday. James at sundries in morn.., finish plough

churchfield by dinner, then at sundries till 3 o 'C, then

began to plough in Barnfield So.. side drain, John

help sort lambs in morn.., at sundries a start, then at

stones in 16 Acrefield, Tom help sort lambs in morn.., to

the woods for a piece fine for Sawmill, then cart stones___

self sort lambs, to woods for a piece pine & at sundries in

morn.., try Sawmill & settle with millwright.

then started for show pair on horse back___

26Friday. James about sundries in morn.., then cart

stones in 16 Acrefield, John at sundries in

morn.., then help at stones, Tom no work__

Self put old ring & staple back into yoke, pin

posts of gate going out of 16 Acrefield onto, road

to fence by dinner then fixing things under sawmill__

27Saturday. James about sundries in morn.., then cart

stones in 16 Acrefield, John the same

Tom no work___ Self mark 5 ewe lambs,

& yake ram in morn.., then butcher a

lamb, then remake pigs' shed at upper end

of Old lower house___

28Sunday. Church P.M. Self, Kate & children to Luton in

waggon before dinner, then out riding with Con.. & John___

29Monday. James & John about sundries in morn..,

then cart stones off the wheat stubble in

Woodfield, Tom not here___ Self hoist flag

& fire the guns, then see about shingle Mac's

house & to Rob ts .. & back by dinner, then at sundries__

30Tuesday. James about sundries till about 10 o 'C. then to

Wainman's with Charly__ had no coals, John

at sundries in morn.., then to the woods for

s-allie rods & repair baskets, Tom not here___

Self poke about till dinner, then put old handles in

2 hoes & dress down my ax handle____