APRIL 1858
13. Tuesday. James work sawmill, Muldoon about horses
in morn - , chop soft-wood for an hour or two
till it rained, then grind 2 old axes till dinner, chop
soft-wood again, Tayler grind his axe in morn - ,
chop do do & grind 2 old axes by dinner, chop again,
George about cattle &c, saw wood & about sundries__
Griffin pile g lumber at mill & about sundries____
Self look about things, repair plough reins &c___
14 Wednesday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about
horses in morn, chop soft-wood, Tayler
help put up fence back of Gran - stable, then chop
soft-wood, Griffin repair do do in morn - ,
rig up a place to pile 2 inch pl k on till dinner,
put Biddy across, then about sundries, George
about cattle &c repair g dam & at sundries______
Self looking about thing all day_________
15 Thursday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about horses
in morn - , dig up stones in 12 Acre-feild,
Tayler put up Gran - feild fence in morn - , then
help rise stones, Griffin do _ _ _ do, pile
2 inch pl k , wheel earth to dam about stone bridge,
rig up places to pile lumber on, George about
cattle &c, saw wood, pile some lumber_____
16 Friday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about horses,
dig up stones in 12 Acre-feild, Tayler at
sundries in morn - , then help at stones
Gr v iffin ill, George about cattle &c, saw
wood till dinner, then wheel earth to dam____
Self file X-cut, put stops to Ice-house door, & at sundries__
17 Saturday. James work Sawmill, Muldoon about
horses & roll logs to do in morn - , cart stones
off 12 Acre-feild across the road, Tayler saw
wood & roll logs to mill, then help with the
stones, Gr v iffin is ill , George about cattle &c, saw
wood & about sundries__ Self about sundries__
18 Sunday. Church A.M. Emeral came to Rob ts yesterday afternoon,
went up the river & back again today___
19 Monday. James work Sawmill till about 6 o 'C. then
to Berry's in the boat, Muldoon about horses,
draw stones out of 12 Acre feild on crotch till
dinner, began to plough grass-land with
horses, then plough in Barn-feild S o side,
because hoses did not go steady enough, Tayler
sundries in morn - , help load stone on crotch
till dinner, then at sundries & [?rold] plough
for a start, Griffin cart a load oat-straw in
morn - , help load stones on crotch till dinner,
then at sundries & plough grass-land after the
horses left it, George about cattle &c, & saw wood
till dinner, cut Bl k currants & at sundries in
garden____ Payne draw stones with his oxen
till dinner___ Self look about things____
20 Tuesday. James saw g till dinner, file saw & at
some repairs, Muldoon about horses &
help roll logs to Mill in morn - plough in
Barnfeild till dinner, then grind axes & at
sundries, Tayler roll in logs to Mill in morn - ,
chop soft-wood till dinner, then at sundry
jobs, Griffin roll logs to Mill in morn - ,
plough log grass-land till dinner, then at jobs__
George about cattle &c, dig up the parsnips_
Self look about things & at sundry jobs__
21 Wednesday. James work Sawmill, hold bull by nose,
Muldoon about horse in morn - , chop
soft-wood till dinner, help with bull, then
plough grass-land, Tayler help lay up drift-
-wood in morn - chop soft-wood, Griffin
lay up drift-wood in morn - , plough grass-
-land, George about cattle &c,___ Self repair
waggon reins by dinner, saw the bulls horns,______
22 Thursday, James work Sawmill in morn - , help repair
flame till about 3 o 'C, then saw again, Muldoon
about horses, plough grass-land, Tayler sundries in
morn - , chop soft wood till dinner, then making a
place to pile boards on, Griffin sundries in morn - ,
plough grass-land, George about cattle &c, do some diging
in garden______ Self repair g flume till near 3 o 'C, then to Rob ts __
