AUGUST 1857

16. Sunday. M rs Greene]here most of the day, Self

to Robt s on horse-back, over to M rs Bridges on

foot & back again, took tea with Rob t . _____

17 Monday. Ja v mes out back to get shoes mended, took Spring

to [Wainmom's], Griffin & Major about house in

morn - , grind axes, then at stumps, O' v Neil

came at dinner time, then at stumps____

18 Tuesday. James, O'Neil, Major at stumps,

Griffin about house in morn - then

at stumps______ Self to J_Streets in morn - ,

& again after breakfast to get his buggy,

after dinner off to Ottawa______

19 Wednesday. James & O'Neil reap & bind Siberian

wheat, Griffin & Major mow g peas____

M c 'Mullin reap & bind Siberian_______

Self got back about 8½ o 'C in even g _______

20 Thursday. Ja v mes at the stumps in morn - , then remove

to lake-road house, Griffin about sundries

in morn - , at stumps till dinner, then reap

& bind wheat, Major, O'Neil at stumps till

dinner, then reap & bind wheat ______ George

sow wood for Con - till dinner, then help get a

horse load of sand, 3 barrows of lime, mix up

morter & began to take down wall of cart-shed_____

Self took home the buggy before dinner, went to Tom

Raskin and Lay's in the even g , on Spring_______

21 Friday. James grind scythe & cradle wheat till dinner,

then reap, bind & stuke, Griffin about house

in morn - , then at wheat, Major help grind

scythe & split wood in morn - , then at wheat__

M c 'Mullin clear g away old wall of cart-shed,

help turn peas, then reap & bind wheat____

22 Saturday. Ja v mes , Majo v r at Tom O'Neil's funeral,

O'Neil not here yesterday or today, Gr v iffin

about house in morn - , reap, bind & stuke for a

little while, then split wood ____ George absent­­­­____

Self at repairs about boat, mix whiskey ___________

23 Sunday. Self took a wok to Benning's in the even g ___

24 Monday. James & Major about house in morn - ,

reap, bind & c wheat till 4 o 'C. then house peas,

Griffin not back ­­­__ O'Neil not here____ George at

sundries till near 10 o 'C, reap wheat till 4 o 'C. then

put peas in heaps & reap again ___ Self repair

frame of soft-wood saw & file it _____

25 Tuesday. James finish cradle Siberian about 9½ o 'C.

reap Bl k Sea till dinner, then bind Siberian

& stuke all, Major about house in morn - ,

reap, bind, Blk - Sea till dinner, then bind Siberian

&e _____ Griffin not back, O'Neil not here _________

George about house in morn - reap & bind Bl k Sea__

26 Wednesday. James reap & bind Bl k Sea till dinner, draw

in 4 load wheat, then stuke Bl k Sea , Griffin

not back, O'Neil not here. Major about house

in morn - , reap, bind & stuke Bl k Sea , help draw in___

George reap & bind Bl k Sea____ Self repair heavy mallet___

27 Thursday. James reap & bind Bl k Sea till near 5 o 'C. draw in

1 load wheat, help stuke Bl k Sea , Griffin not back__

Major about house in morn - , reap & bind Bl k Sea ,

help draw in & at sundries, O'Neil reap &e do do ___

George reap &e Bl k Sea___ Self repair g horse-cart in

fore-noon, begun to make 2 rakes in the even g ______

28 Friday. James saw wood in morn - reap Bl k Sea till

dinner, then mow peas, Griffin not back ___

Major about house in morn - reap Bl k Sea till

dinner, then mow peas, O'Neil split long pine logs in

morn - reap Bl k Sea till dinner, grind scythe & mow peas___

George sundries in morn - then reap Bl k Sea_________

29 Saturday. Ja v mes mow peas till noon, then after his

mother, Griffin not back, Major, O'Neil

mow peas____ George saw wood for Con - & do

some work in garden_____ Self making rakes____

30 Sunday. Con - & John come up last night, John return d

this even g with George to bring the buggy back___Self dined at Robt s ____

31 Monday. James & Major about house in morn - , then

bind & stuke Blk - Sea & reap some more till dinner,

then draw in wheat____ Griffin still away___

O'Neil at home____