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Griffin gave me
1/- to get him some whiskey, he had
a bottle on act:_

 

John Baskin
ret nd the bottle
of whiskey lent
him a few days ago.

Sold him my
old saddle for
1 day in
haying,
Some brooms

& 2 tatoe
baskets__

The above
bargain changed,
a few days
after; when
he took it away;
to 7/6 in cash,
& some brooms;_

 

 

 

Muldoon
for rations,

30 lbs pork_

1 lb tea_

 

2 load from 4 Acres
in 12 Acre-feild__

2 load from

16 Acre-feild_

1 load from
above road.


rain
last night.
showers to day_

Put red cow
on road_

Muldoon
for rations
60 lbs flour_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 load from 4 Acres;
in 12 Acre-feild_

 

2 load from
above road_

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N o 1
a W: lamb_

 

3 load hay
from new
land in
Woodfeild__

 

JULY 1860.

2. Monday. James scuffle g tatoes, Muldoon, Peter dress up tatoes with hoe, Griffin about cows &e, churn, saw wood & about sundries__ George ill___ Collins at barn___ Self look about till dinner, then repair g gate at Gran:__

3 Tuesday. James finish scuffle tatoes in morn:, help take down scaffold &e, finish weed tatoes__ Muldoon, Peter finish weed g tatoes about 7 o'C, then at sundries, Griffin ill__ George about cows &e, weed g parsnips__ Collins finish the barn about 4 o'C, then off___ Self to O'Hara's in buggy before breakfast about shingles____

4 Wednesday. James, Muldoon, Griffin rig up scythes & mow in 12 Acre-feild, Peter to Aylmer , George about cows &e, weed g about currant bushes, hoe g paths__ Self repair g rakes___

5 Thursday. James mow in morn:, help fix up the foal, take off Poll's fore-shoes, rig up Horse-rake, shake out hay till dinner, then rake up 4 Acres & help cock it, Muldoon & Peter mow * thus far read for Friday_ James mow in morn:, help in Gristmill till dinner, mow again, Muldoon, Peter, Griffin mow g , George about cows &e, hoe g paths till dinner, then help in Gristmill till near 5 o'C, then at sundries___ Self repair g rakes in morn:, work Gristmill till near 5 o'C, then to the Interior in buggy___

6 Friday. * till dinner, then rake hay, Griffin mow till 11 o'C. then at hay, George about cows &e, help rig up Horse-rake & about sundries____ Self do__
do__ do__, to Rob ts with Doll till dinner, at sundries & repair rakes____

7 Saturday. James mow till about 10 o'C, rake up till about 4 o'C, then put up some cocks & some in lumps, Muldoon & Peter mow till 10 o'C, make hay till dinner, then draw in, Griffin mow till 10 o'C, then at hay, George about cows &e, help at hay for about 3 hours in afternoon___ Self look to hay, & repair g rakes____

8 Sunday. Church A.M.

9 Monday. James mould tatoes with plough, Muldoon & Griffin at sundries in morn:, then mould tatoes with hoe, Peter drive for James in morn:, help put up scaffold &e till dinner, then at tatoes with hoe, George about cows &e, pick 1 st dish of peas , churn & about sundries____
Math w Collins came to breakfast, put up scaffold & began to shingle Gran: stable___

10 Tuesday. James mould tatoes with plough, Muldoon & Peter hoe tatoes till breakfast, then mow new land in Woodfeild, Griffin hoe tatoes___ Payne pile lumber in morn:, then hoe do__. George about cows &e, saw wood__ Collins shingling calf-loft____ Self to the Interior till 5 o'C.

11 Wednsday. James plough tatoes & rake up hay till dinner, put hay in lumps till near 5 o'C. at tatoes again, Muldoon mow in morn:, make hay till dinner, then draw in, Peter mow in morn:, pick up old shingles & help shift scaffold till 3 o'C, then at hay & mow for start in even g __ Griffin hoe tatoes in morn:, then at hay__ Payne at tatoes in morn:, make hay till dinner, then help draw in____ George about cows &e, w wash kitchen___ Collins shingling calf-loft___

12 Thursday. James , George , Peter to the walk__
Muldoon & Griffin hoe tatoes till about 10 o'C, rake up hay & cock it__ Collins at the walk___
Self make a rake & about sundries____

13 Friday. James finish plough tatoes about 11 o'C, at sundries till dinner, to O'haras with waggon for shingles & at sundries again, Muldoon & Payne hoe tatoes in morn:, make hay till dinner, then draw in, Griffin dress up a lamb in morn:, then at hay____ Peter hoe tatoes in morn:, make hay__ George white-wash kitchen 2 nd time, wash buggy & at sundries___ Collins no work till noon, then shingle g calf-loft

 

James A'Hearn_

300 ft @4/- 12/-

200 ft @3/- 6/-

By 1 trip of his 18/-
horses to Ottawa 7/6

Peter 1 lb tea_ 10/6

James 15/-

Griffin 1/3_

& ½ lb tobacco_

Muldoon 1 lb tea_

Do__ 1 lb tobacco_

Geo: 100 lbs flour.

P d Collins 15/- bal ce on
7½ days work @4/-

 

Peter £3.. __ .. __

M rs Bridges boards &
scant g to am t of 3/-

 

 

 

 

Rob t 500 f t @3/-

 

W m Berry_

4 scant g 3X4_ 15 f t
long == 60 f t @4/-

 

 

George 15/-.

 

 

 

Peter 1 bush: oats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

176 f t of inch boards

& 23 f t of 2 inch pl k
belonging to Payne
piled up with
my own, because
he did not want
them till next
summer___

 

Rob t 500 f t @3/-

 

Bradley 2/- for 4
removes on Doll_

 

 

Collins 5/-.

 

 


on the 12 th sent
M r Read per
Geo: the scythe that

I owed him___

 

 

George 5/-

 

 

 

Griffin 100 lbs flour.