MARCH 1864.
29.Tuesday. James about horses in morn.. & for some time
after breakfast, draw in 12 logs; Muldoon about
horses & measure up some tatoes in morn.. lay up 15 logs;
Tooly measure tatoe in morn.. help lay up logs; Griffin
about cattle &e; George ill____ Self to Barnditch
with tatoes, got back to 3o'C, then to Luton & Rob ts ..___
30Wednesday. James about horses in morn.., draw 11 bass logs_
Muldoon about do_ do_, make 8 bass & 2 B lk oak, lays em up__
Tooly at sundries in morn.., help make & lay up the logs;
Griffin at do_ do_ do, thrash oats, George about cattle &e_
Self repair smoothg.. plume, sharpen spoke_share & about sundries__
31Thursday. James about horses in morn.., harness horses & load ploughs on
sleigh, draw 1 ax load hay to Horses from A.L.J. by dinner,
then rip up & draw 1 load from Willeneuve's to Cow_loft_
Muldoon about horses in morn.. help load ploughing & hay;
Tooly saw wood in morn.., help clean & measure up oats by
dinner, draw 'em down, then draw 1 load from A.L.J.
& put it in White barn; Griffin the same; George
about cows &e____ Self to Orchard's with the iron
plough & back by 1 o 'C, then took Bessy & children for a drive___
APRIL 1864.
1 Friday. James about horses in morn.., draw 2 loads hay from willeneuve
to cow__loft, Muldoon about horses in morn.., draw 1 load hay
from A.L.J.'s to white barn by dinner, draw 3 loads soft_wood,
Tooly to Rob ts .. in morn.., help with hay from Willeneuve's,
Griffin at sundries in morn.., help with hay from Smith's,
then thrash oats, George about cattle &e_____
Self to Ottawa with little double sleigh_______
2Saturday. James about horses in morn.., draw in 2 b lk .. oak
logs & help finish draw in soft_wood by dinner,
then draw Payne's soft wood down to yard; Muldoon
about horses in morn.., draw in soft_wood by
dinner, then home, Tooly saw wood in morn, pick over
the blues & measure off bush ls .. by dinner, then home;
Griffin off home; George about cows &e______ Self poke
about till 10 ½ o 'C, then to the Post, to Berry 's & Rob ts .. till
dinner, then over to G. Milkes, from that to J. Wilson's & home__
3Sunday. Church P.M. Self took Kate & all the children a drive on se_
4Monday. James about horses in morn.. draw wood for
himself; Muldoon about horses in morn..,
draw the remainder of Payne's wood down to Smith
yard & about sundries; Tooly not here; Griffin
returned in afternoon, no work; George about cattle &e__
Self to Aylmer in single sleigh, & into Ottawa for Church's buggy__
5Tuesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn.., make long
saw_logs & cut some fence logs; Tooly not here; Griffin
after some hay for himself; George about cattle &e____
Self to Aylmer & onto Ottawa with D r .. Church's buggy__
6Wednesday. James & Muldoon about horses in morn..,
draw down some pea_straw & draw some logs
with two yoke oxen by dinner, then lay up the rest,
Tooly not here; George about cattle &e____
Self to Aylmer & back by 9 o 'C, with old Petrie____
7Thursday. James about horses in morn.., then to
Aylmer about his boots Muldoon about
horses, help in Sawmill for some time,
draw in the long logs; Tooly not here;
Griffin ill yesterday & to day; George about
cattle &e____ Self about sundries till 2 o 'C,_
then took old Petrie back to Aylmer____
8Friday. James about horses in morn.. & for a
start after breakfast, then draw 1 ton
hay from Edward's at 2 load;
Muldoon about the same work;
Tooly not here; Griffin thrash oats___
George about cattle &e_____ L tr .. from Bucham p d .._
Self to Aylmer on to Ottawa with D r ..
Church's buggy; Nance broke in at mill landing_
9Saturday. James about horses in morn.., turn
grind_stone for a while, pile some lumber,
help put things in order for sawing,
started to saw about 6 o 'C, in the evening;
Muldoon about horses, grind axes & about
sundries; Tooly not here; Griffin thrash oats;
George about cattle &e, turn grind_stone____
Self file & set mill_saw & about some repairs__
½ lb licorice @ 3/_ & ½ lb @ 2/_.
A hair bursh 4/6. tooth bursh 1/_ for Baby__
