OCTOBER 1860.
10. Wednesday. James sundries in morn:, take out tatoes till near noon: put Peter across from Rob ts get back to a late dinner, help at repairs in Gristmill, Muldoon & Durick at tatoes, Peter at sundries & tatoes till near 11 o'C, then to Aylmer__ Griffin not here__ George about pigs &e, fill a steamer & about sundries__ Collins put g up back wall of passage___ Self repair g Gristmill___
11 Thursday. James pick paste off mill-stone in morn:, help about water-pipe till dinner, cart in a load tatoes & take out tatoes, Muldoon to Berry's in morn: take out tatoes, Durick at tatoes____ Peter back by the steamer, help uncover the rest of lead pipe, then at tatoes, Griffin not here, George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & mix 'em__ & at sundres, Collins finish put g up back-wall about noon, then get g out facings for windows__ Self take out upper end of lead pipe & help Ham at it till noon, then put it back in its place with a new block______
12 Friday. James at tatoes in morn:, cover up water-pipe, Muldoon at tatoes & help do_ _ do_ do_ for an hour, Peter at do___ till noon, help at do_ do_ for 2 or 3 do's, pick the stones for a start, at tatoes again___ Griffin not here, Durick take out tatoes, George about cows, pigs, &e, help cover up water-pipe for a start before diner, fill steam-box &e____ Collins put up facings to windows & doors___ Self finish fasten down water by dinner, then at Gristmill___
13 Saturday. James at tatoes in morn:, help in Gristmill & at sundries, Muldoon, Peter, Durick at tatoes, Griffin not here, George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, help in Gristmill for a little while, mix pigs-food___ Collins putting on base boards ready for clap-boarding____ Self at repairs in Gristmill till noon, then grind_____
14 Sunday. Church A.M. Hammy Hill up by the boat yesterday morn: he & the family were to have gone home in the afternoon; but were too late for the boat_
15 Monday. James about sundries in morn:, clean up & cart peas to mill, & at sundries till 3 o'C, then at tatoes, Muldoon Durick & Payne & Tom at tatoes, Peter clean up peas & at sundries till 3 o'C, then at tatoes, Griffin up by the boat but no work__ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & mix 'em__ & at sundries___ Self put handles in two new shovels & repair yard for spring pigs___
16 Tuesday. James at tatoes in morn:, help put up & ring spring pigs, took Ham &e to Robts in a boat, help house corn, Muldoon, Durick, & Tom at tatoes, Payne at tatoes
Peter at do_ in morn:, help put up spring pigs at do__ again, George about pigs &e, about half filled steam-box, help at corn, churn_____ Griffin underpin new passage & about sundries__ Self to Wainman's by W m Monk's___
17 Wednesday. James, Muldoon, Peter, Durick, Tom, Payne finish take out tatoes about 5 o'C, then bring in some; Griffin at sundries in morn:, help in Gristmill till 3 o'C, then dam up arch of bridge___ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes, kill a roaster, mix pigs food____ Self work Gristmill till 3 o'C, replace the plank at arch of bridge_______
18 Thursday. James at his tatoes, Muldoon cart in tatoes, Peter, Durick help house tatoes, Griffin at sundries about Old house & fill in the bark_____ George about pigs &e, steam tatoes & mix 'em___ Collins came to breakfast, clap-board house___ Self look about till 11 o'C, then to Geo: Major's about a cow___
19 Friday. James wheel shavings out of Sawmill in morn:, fill up a muskrat hole in little dam, reap corn-stalks & help unload tatoes, Muldoon cart in tatoes, Peter, Durick, Payne fill up tatoes, Griffin fill in tan-bark.
George about pigs &e, finish house corn, help a start in Gristmill & at sundries, Collins clap-board old house___ Self down the Town till dinner, work Gristmill & look about
