Page 023


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put up
little parlour
stove, but not
the pipes___

 

 

 

 

Put up
the 3 horses
in the evening

 

Sweept

parlour chimney & put up pipes_

Ram with ewes about noon ___

 

 

 

 

Stable d the grey mare this even g ___

 

 

Killed
Red Lynch.

W t . of hide 67 lbs.

do of the
4 quarters 378

 

5 gls of Benny for [?]

Killed the light - red, white-faced 4 year old sheer__ W t . of the 4 quar ts 485_

 

Hams out of lime_

 

Killed

1 Wether, 2 year old_

W t 80 lbs.

1 W. lamb_ 33 lbs_

 

Killed
2 old ewes__

 

 

 

 

 

12½ bush ls Churchfield Siberian to mill___ Finis.

Total 54 bush ls

November 1856

27 Thursday. James fodder cattle & carry in tatoes for pigs in morn - , fall & crosscut 8 sawlogs & about sundries, John about pigs, steam tatoes, mix food, draw in 5 sawlogs, Griffin sundries in morn - , help out do & at sundries again______ Self in woods about sawlogs till noon, file millsaw & about sundries____

28 Friday. James fodder cattle & carry in tatoes for pigs, then level road into my cord-wood, block sawlog rollway, clear out the road to it & level some hilloks on lake road, John about pigs, steam tatoes, draw in one sawlog, then help at rolling out &c, Griffin about sundries in morn., then at road & rollway_____ Self at sundries & look about things till near 11 o'C, then at rollway & road_____

29 Saturday. James fodder cattle and carry in tatoes for pigs in morn.. grind the drills & in gristmill till about 2 o'C, then about sundries, John about pigs, steam tatoes, draw in 2 sawlogs, then draw some slabs from mill & about sundries, Griffin saw wood & help in with the tatoes, grind the drills, drill one stone, then saw wood______ Self about sundries & work gristmill till 2 o'C, then repair [?] of water-pipe & saw off tops of the horns of the 2 cows I bought & major bull _____ Honnor £1..5..____

30 Sunday. Church A.M. Kate & the children, all but Mary went____ Honnor to Ottawa via Aylmer_____

 

December 1856

1 Monday. James about horses in morn - , then about sundries, help sweep chimney, then draw stones out of Churchfield, John about pigs & sundries till dinner, then help at stones, Griffin saw wood & help load stones____ Self about sundries & blast one stone____

2 Tuesday. James about cows & horses in morn - , then about sundries, help grind drills & drill stones till dinner, then draw stones, John about pigs in morn - , then run about after boots till diner, then help at stones, Griffin saw wood in morn - , then to Rob ts about a boat till near noon, then at sundries & help at stones____ Self about sundries, grind drills & blast one stone by dinner, then blast another, file my hardwood saw, & at sundries__

3 Wednesday. James about cows & horses in morn - , help butcher steer till dinner, then at sundries & draw down 1 load pea-straw, John about pigs, steam tatoes, help with sheer for a start, thrash peas till dinner, then put on a boiller of Cups for stone-pigs & about sundries___ Griffin saw wood in morn - , help at steer till dinner, then at sundries & help down with straw___ Self butcher steer till dinner, then at sundries____

4 Thursday. James about cows & horses in morn - , help with steer till dinner, then at sundries & wash out barn, John about pigs, steam tatoes, put on the boiller of cups for run-abouts & at sundries till dinner, then thrash peas, Griffin at sundries in morn - , help with steer till dinner, & at sundries again___ Self finish cut-down the beef in morn - ., butcher the steer till dinner, then about sundries____

5 Friday. James about horses in morn - , then clean out the stable, help weigh beef & catch 2 sheep, then thrash wheat, John about pigs in morn - , then help with beef & catch sheep, then at sundries and salt beef till dinner, saw wood & about sundries, Griffin ill____ Self about sundries & cut up the fore-quarter till dinner, then kill sheep___

6 Saturday. James about horses, thrash wheat, John about pigs, steam tatoes, boil a pot of Cups for run-abouts, help sort sheep & about sundries, Griffin saw wood, help cull sheep & about sundries__ Self fodder cattle in morn - , cull do_ & at sundries till noon, kill an old ewe by dinner, then another & at sundries___

7 Sunday. Self to John Wilsons in cutter before dinner___

8 Monday James about horses in morn - & for a good start after, then thrash wheat & draw straw till dinner, then clean it, John about pigs & sundries, help with straw & clean up, Griffin saw wood & about sundries___ Self fodder cattle in morn - then about sundries & up to Smith's till dinner, then cover up mutton & beef___

-/7½ of Griffin to take care of

 

John 25 lbs flour.

& postage to take to Ottawa 3 d _

 

 

x John 1½ lbs tobacco

@ 1/6

Griffin ½ lb tobacco

@ 1/6 -/9

 

 

 

James ½ lb candles.

P d M c Adam for the following articles he got in Ottawa

repair coffeepot 1/6

5 gl s water @ [?] 3/1½

repair teakettle -/9

2 lbs tobacco
x for John 3/-

Julia _ _ __..10..__ desk 8/4½

£1..15..__ of Father.

James 15/- L d it John 3½ lbs beef.

of Father___ George 1 bush l Snows

Griffin ½ lb tea 1/3

George 1 Cut hay 3/-

T. Weatherby £5 for a ram__ desk

£1..6..__ of Father for John & Griffin, they returned it to me__

 

 

 

 

Honnor returned
after dark____
round the road

 

Griffin 2/6 desk

 

John 1/3 desk

 

 

 

Sold the old
fanning mill
to G. Payne for £3..__..__ took
his note payable
next Jan 12__

__ months__

 

Jay ½ lb candles

John £1..5..__ desk

 

 

 

Sold the bl k Cow
to G. Payne on the
10 th Nov - for
£5..5..0 took his
note at 12 months
for £3__ he is to
give £2..5..__ in
a few days___

 

George 50 lbs flour

John ½ bush l Snows