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or inches snow last night

 

 

rain d

nearly all day__

 

 

turned round

& froze pretty hard

during the

night__

1½ bush ls Peas in soak

from Gran - ,

W t of the beef,

397 lbs___

 

 

 

 

 

 

W t of the

Spring pigs__

 

110

120

132

125

137 W t of

•  Sniffler

6 744 78 lbs

124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheep to winter.

24 old ewes

2 d o rams.

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gave Con -

her candle

money up

to 19 th 8/4__

 

Dart &

Spring shod by

Donahoe

7 removes 8 d 4/2

& 1 new shoe _ 1/7

 

5 gl s beer &

yeast 3 d ___

DECEMBER 1857

18. Friday. James about horses in morn - , help butcher the

heifer till dinner, then wash out Barn & at

sundries, George about cattle & pigs morn - , & even g ,

help about heifer till dinner, then clean out tables &

saw wood_______ Self butcher heifer by

dinner, then file meat saw_______

19 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , help cut up the

beef & salt it by dinner, then about sundries,

George about pigs & sundries in morn - , then saw

wood & at sundries______ Self fodder cattle &c

morn - & even g , cut up beef & at sundries till dinner,

then help take shoes off both horse & burn lampas in all____

20 Sunday. Kate to Alicia's without any dinner, took

Hamnett & his little brother, Con's girl Mary went

with her; Self to Rob ts a little before sunset____

21 Monday. James about horses morn - & even g , help butcher

7 spring pigs, then saw some hardwood, George

about sundries & saw wood, do up cattle &c in even g ,

Rider butcher spring pigs by about 3½ o 'C, Payne

help up with water from river, help with pigs,

then both off home_____ Self fodder cattle in

morn - , fill ash barrel, to Benning's to bleed Cow &

about sundries till dinner, file meat-saw, & to Edward's___

22 Tuesday. James about horses in morn - , carry & help weigh

pigs, take out all the lard & salt the pork by dinner,

help cut up heads & about sundries, George saw

wood, wash 2 pork barrels & about sundries______

Self fodder cattle in morn - , cut off heads, cut down

back with knife & N o the pigs by breakfast, then

weight & cut 'em up, George had to help me finish

then on ac t of cutting my hand__________

23 Wednesday. James about horses, X-cut & split pine logs, draw down

1 load wheat straw & about sundries, George about

cattle &c, help X-cut pine logs, help down with the

straw & at sundries______ Self out the line to the

election in single sleigh from 10 o C till 2 o 'C_____

24 Thursday. James about horses in morn - , finish salt g

pigs heads &c & about sundrie till dinner, then

help get out double-sleigh, harness horses, tie the

boar, then saw wood, George fodder cattle morn - ,

& even g , finish pull g wool off, then about sundries &

saw wood__________ Self put 2 new hoops on a pork

barrel & at sundries till dinner, then rig up

lumber sleigh & took the Boar home__________

25 Friday. James about horses morn - & even g

George fodder cattle &c morn - & even g _____

Self drove Kate & children to John Street 's & to

Rob ts before dinner, in even g to Rob ts with Mary___

26 Saturday. James about horses in morn - , clean Cow-stable &c,

put straw to Old cellar door & saw wood till

dinner, the draw 2 load wheat straw to Cow-loft &

at sundries, Ge v orge at home till noon, then

saw soft wood, help down with straw, fodder cattle__

Self fodder cattle in morn - , cover up all the meat.

in Gran - , & about sundries, about 3 o 'C went trying the ice___

27 Sunday. Rob t here before dinner, Self drove Kate

& children to John Streets' in the Even g ______

28 Monday. Ja v mes about horse s in morn - , then at wood for

himself, George about cattle &c & saw wood__

Self to Ottawa with Rob t in his single sleigh____

29 Tuesday. Jam v es to Ottawa______ James £ 14 " 10 " __

George about house &c, 3/9 of Monahan

& saw wood_____ bal ce on p lk .

Self to Aylmer to get horses shod,

Con's girl Mary went & return d with me____

30 Wednesday. James about horses morn - , then cut

roads to Con soft-wood, Payne help

cut do _____, George about cattle &c, and

saw wood_________ Self to berry's & Edwards,

before dinner, then W n Shirley's about a girl___

31 Thursday. James about horses morn - & even g ,

oil waggon & plough harness, George

fodder cattle &c in morn - , then wash

harness______ Self about sundries & put 2

new hoops on the pump tub by dinner,

then salt Horses & cattle______

On the 28 th £12"10"__ of Charles on ac t of

Merton &c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geor v ge 13 lbs beef

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monahan retu nd

the bottle of whiskey__

he had 216 f t @ 6/- is 13/3

also 12 f t @ 4/- i s -/6

13/9

Ree d _ _ _ 10/-

3/9

Ellen v 3 lbs soap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jam v es 50 lbs flour

 

 

 

 

James 20 lbs beef

bal ce of rations___

Geo v rge 50 lbs flour.

& 15 lbs beef v

from Otta v wa by

Ham v nett Edw v ards

2 lbs raisins @ g d _ _ _ _ 1/6

1 lb currants _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1/-

2 lbs crush d sugar _ _ _ _ 1/6

2 ch peel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -/4

v 4/4

Jam v es 1 lb of Con's

candles__

 

 

Ellen off about 3 o 'C___

p d her bal ce of wages

17/6

 

Lent Pay v ne 1/3__

Exp d in Ottawa__

£ " s "d

Brough & Coat act. 13 " 8" 8½

 

Cunningham as act. 1 " 7 " 7

Brough 1lb V hisson__"3 " __

Do 5 lbs sugar 6½ d __"2 "8½

Booth repair g 's __"2 " 6

Sweet do kitch - tong __"__"7½

1lb s v alts for Geo v rg e__"__6

Con - for salt-petre 15"5"7½

& wick 1/11

Donnahoe shoe g horses 6/3

Rec d Mont l lamb devil d £7"10"9_

 

Payne ret nd the

25 lbs flour __.

M rs M c 'Mullin

1 3/4 yds print @ 9 d ¼

 

 

James ret nd 2 bottles of

whiskey