NOVEMBER 1863.
11. Wednesday. James, Tooly, Moran & Casey about sundries in morn: then at drain on road; Muldoon got back soon after breakfast, at do_ do till dinner, then to John Major's for the cow I traded for; Griffin about pigs & at drain__ George at home with sore leg____ Self did very little____
12 Thursday. James to Aylmer; Muldoon sundries in morn:, at drain till dinner, then help in Gristmill; Tooly, Casey, Moran at sundries in morn:, at road drain till about 3 o'C, then began drain close to woods, Griffin about pigs &e, steam tatoes, wash the doz. grain bags, mix pigs food__ George at home___ Self at sundries till dinner, work Gristmill_
13 Friday. James help butcher cow till dinner, boil a pot tatoes, & about sundries; Muldoon about sundries & help about cow till 10½ o'C, then at drain; Tooly, Moran & Casey about sundries in morn:, then at drain; Griffin about pigs &e in morn:, butcher cow till noon, then off to get his trousers mended; George at home;___ Self help a little about cow; file & set rip-saw in afternoon_____
14 Saturday. James about sundries in morn:, saw down the cow; help cut it up & salt by dinner; then mix pigs food &e; Muldoon at sundries till dinner, cart down a load pea-straw, then to Brewery with horse-cart; Griffin about pigs & till noon, then to Aylmer; Tooly thrash peas till dinner, then wheat___ Moran thrash peas; Casey saw & split wood, help with pea-straw; George at home___ Self weigh & cut up beef by noon; then about sundries & file the hard-woodsaw__
15 Sunday. Church P.M.
16 Monday. James about pigs &e, steam tatoes, dig up half the parsnips, saw wood & about sundries; Muldoon & Casey about sundries in morn:, draw sawlogs to mill till dinner, then help bark logs; Toolie & Moran thrash g wheat & peas in morn: then bark sawlogs; Griffin at home; George at home_ Self at sundries till dinner, mix putty, paint cover of porch__
17 Tuesday. James about pigs &e, work Sawmill; Muldoon, Tooly, Casey, Moran finish bark sawlogs soon
after breakfast, then at drain in Woodfeild___
Griffin at home; George at home__ Self about sundries_
18 Wednesday. James about pigs &e, steam tatoes & at sundries___ Muldoon about sundries & thrash wheat___ Toolie thrash wheat & take Self to the wharf
in boat; Moran thrash peas; Casey saw
wood & about sundries; Griffin not here___ Magee
George at home___ Self to Ottawa___ Robinson
19 Thursday. James about pigs &e, work sawmill; Magee
Muldoon & Casey about sundries at Drake's
in morn: then at drain; Griffin not here; at Smith's
Tooly thrash wheat in morn:, then at drain; & a tin
Moran thrash peas in do__; then at do_; Offord
George at home_____ Self in Ottawa____
20 Friday. James about pigs &e, steam tatoes, M c Carty 3q ts
work sawmill; Muldoon & Casey Do_ 1 pint
about sundries in morn:, at drain_ Do_
Tooly thrash wheat in morn:, at do_ Do_
Moran do peas in morn: then at do_ Workman's
Griffin not here; George at home_ Do_
Self in Ottawa__________
21 Saturday. James about pigs &e, steam at W&J M c Lean
tatoes & to the wharf in boat for trunk &e Expences
till 11 o'C, then work sawmill;
Muldoon at sundries in morn: at Int st money
drain till near 11 o'C, then finish steam On the 19 th
& mix tatoes, help up with double " " 20 th
windows; Tooly thrash wheat in morn:,
at drain till dinner, help up with some ¼ lb
double windows & the porch, at drain ¼ "
again; Griffin not here; Moran thrash
pear in morn:, then at drain: Casey at
sundries in morn;, then at do_, George at home_ 2½yds
Self returned, look about till dinner, then
put up 3 large double windows & the porch__
22 Sunday. Church A.M. M rs Muldoon
23 Monday. James about pigs &e in morn:, work sawmill & take Self to the wharf in boat; Muldoon steam tatoes & about sundries; Griffin not here; Moran not here;
Toolie & Casey clean up wheat 7 peas, cart 'em to mill_ George not here___ Self to Ottawa
