SEPTEMBER 1859
3. Saturday. James help at dam till noon, then sundries,
Muldoon & Peter at sundries till about 10 o 'C.
then trash peas, Griffin mow peas in morn - ,
reap & bind oats till 9 o 'C, fill in some of dam till
dinner, then sit in old Kitchen on act - of rain___
Breen & Kennady mow peas in morn - , reap & bind
oats till 9 o 'C__ then off home___ George sundries__
Welsh at dam till noon, then to Ottawa___
Self repair g flails & at sundries___
4 Sunday. Church A.M. Self drove M rs Greene home in the
after-noon & from there to John Streets____
5 Monday. James help at dam till noon, at funeral till 4 o 'C.
at dam again, Muldoon & Peter about dam till
10 o 'C, turn Bl k Sea till noon, at funeral till 4 o 'C.
then bind do do___ Griffin , Breen, Kennady mow
& turn peas till noon, at funeral till 4 o 'C. then
bind Bl k Sea___ George about house & sundries__
Welsh up by the boat, went to work without
breakfast, he also went to funeral___
6 Tuesday. James at dam, Muldoon fill up dam in
morn - , draw down a load pea-straw, turn peas
till noon then draw in, Griffin finish mow do
in morn - help down with pea-straw, turn @
help house peas, Peter cradle oats, help bind & stuke,
Breen & Kennady help finish mow peas in morn - ,
then bind g oats, turned peas for an hour after dinner,
George about house & sundries till near 3 o 'C, then
help house peas___ Welsh at dam___ Self see
to things till dark, then rode to Payne's & back,
then to Rob ts & on to John Street 's after a cart___
7 Wednesday. James at dam in morn - , help in with peas,
Muldoon to Street's for his ox-cart in morn - , then
draw in wheat & oats, Griffin reap Bl k Sea in new
land in morn - , then help in with wheat & oats, Peter
reap Blk Sea in morn - , finish cradle & stuke oats
in 16 Acre-feild about 6 o 'C. at Bl k Sea again. Breen &
Kennady reap Bl k Sea in morn - , load & turn peas
for a while, bind & stuke oats till 6 o 'C, at Bl k Sea
again___ Payne cart in peas with his oxen____
George about house & sundries, & help in with peas____
Welsh plank g dam___ Self see to things____
8 Thursday. Took ram & lambs away from sheep ____
Marked 5 lambs in right ear to keep ____
James help sort, do in morn - , then at dam,
Muldoon take home ox-cart in morn - then
reap Bl k Sea , Griffin help sort lambs in morn - ,
do do do till dinner, then pull boat to
Aylmer ,___ Peter, Breen, Kennady reap &c
Bl k Sea___ George about house & sundries___
Welsh at dam___ Self to Aylmer in afternoon___
9 Friday. James help at dam till dinner, then to woods
for a cedar & at sundries, Muldoon & Griffin
unload cart in morn - draw in oats till dinner,
help finish reap &c Bl k Sea in new land, then bind
oats in Barnfeild, Peter reap Bl k Sea till dinner__
then cradle oats, Breen & Kennady finish reap,
bind & stuke Bl k Sea___ George about house &c,
plant strawberry bed, wash buggy & at sundries__
Welsh at dam______ Self in do___ to see Tom
Collins before dinner, to Luton on Poll in even g ______
10 Saturday. James house a load wheat in morn - , clear away
things in Sawmill, wash & varnish buggy har-
-ness by 3 o 'C, then at dam, Muldoon draw in
wheat in morn - thrash peas till 4 o 'C, cart down
the straw, Gr v iffin v ill, Peter cradle oats in morn - ,
thrash peas, help down with straw, Breen and
Kennady bind oats in morn - then went home______
George about house &c, plant strawberries___
Welsh at dam___ Self look about & at sundries_
11 Sunday. Church P.M. Self gave #. Berry in presence of Rob t
D r Hill's $5 for M r Butler___
12 Monday. James at mill dam till dinner cart 2 load sand
with oxen from A Smith's, M v uldoo v n at home till
noon, then earth up dam, Griffin , Peter, Breen &
Kennady do_ do_ do__, _____ George about house &c &
at work in garden____ Welsh at dam____
Self see to things & to A. Smith's about sand before dinner__ then at sundries
