MAY 1858.

 

25.Tuesday. James plant g.. tatoes, Muldoon about horses

in morn.., plough S o side of Old Pigfield,

Tayler & Griffin cut & plant tatoes, George to

Ottawa with J. Pinhey___ Self returned with Geroge__

26.Wednesday. James cut tatoes in morn.. plant till dinner,

then lift off soap, remove presses & plant

his own tatoes, Muldoon about horses & cut tatoes

in morn.., plough in Old Pigfield, Tayler & Griffin

cut tatoes & finish plant tatoes ___ George about

house, saw wood & at sundries___ Self look about___

27Thursday. James work sawmill, repair flume & about

sundries, Muldoon about horses in morn..,

plough in Old Pigfield till dinner, then harrow oats,

Tayler sundries in morn, finish plough in Old

Pigfield about 4 o 'C, harrow horses a start while

Muldoon finished sow g _ oats, then pile boards,

Griffin at sundries & sow oats till 3 o 'C, then

off by Steamer,____Ellen with him___

George plant g .. his tatoes___

28Friday. James saw in morn.., cart a load hay to horse-loft,

& a small load oat_straw to Cow_loft, saw till

dinner, repair g slash fence till 5½ o 'C. saw again,

Muldoon about horses & sundries in morn.., finish

harrow oats about 10 o 'C, then at sundries, Tayler

at sundries in morn.., help repair sash fence &e__

Griffin not here, George not here____ Self look

about things, went to James Young's in even g ..____

29Saturday. James saw till dinner, then drive down the

pickles of little Pigfield fence & pin to the log,

Muldoon about sundries, Tayler at home,

Griffin not here, George about house, hoe

some paths in garden & at sundries_____

Self look about things & to Tom Allen's on Toll

till dinner, then to the forge & M r Butler's____

30Sunday. Church A.M. John Pinhey came by Merriefeilds

yesterday even g.. __

31Monday. James work Sawmill & about house,

Muldoon not here, Tayler at home, Griffin

at home, George to Ottawa with J. Pinhey___

Self refill ash barred, & about sundry jobs___

JUNE 1858.

1Tuesday. James help cut lambs in morn.., saw till dinner, help

ring little pigs, to M r Reads with horse cart for b l

of ashes, saw again, Muldoon saw wood in morn..,

clear away brush &e at wood side of new chopping

to make drain, Tayler at home, Griffin not here___

George about house, hoe paths & weed in garden___

Self cut lambs in morn.., to John Streets with Toll,

ring little pigs, put hams in lime & about sundries___

2Wednesday. James & horses plough for Fired, Muldoon clear

make a drain, Tayler at home, Griffin at home,

George about sundries till dinner, help Self at

bars on old hill_road & make another trough for

ducks by dinner, take cook g .. stove all apart &

put in new bottom plate to the oven_____

3Thursday. James prepare place for wash g .. sheep & at sundries

in morn.., wash sheep & saw till dinner, take

tatoes in boat to Rob ts wash & saw again, Muldoon

out back, Tayler sundries in [motre], help wash

sheep, at sundries & measure up tatoes till dinner,

help take the tatoes to steamboat, then a lean up drain &

above Muldoon's, Griffin at home, George about repair g ..

house & sundries, work in the garden____

Self about sundries till dinner, to Aylmer by Steamer &

returned with Durrough in Rob ts boat____

4Friday. James draw some of M r Read's logs to Mill in morn..,

harrow tatoes by dinner, then draw wood for Geroge ,

Muldoon turn tatoes in morn.., then clear up creek_

from brush&e, Tayler help in with logs to Mill in morn..,

then help at creek, Griffin not here, George sundries__

5Saturday. James saw & about sundries, Muldoon, Tayler

clean up creek & began draw about 5 o 'C. Griffin not

here, George sundries till 9 o 'C. then with buggy for John__

Lay make hen coupe & put new back to chest of draw g .

Self about sundries & picket off drain close to woods.