JANUARY 1865.
5.Thursday. James about horses in morn.., draw wood
for himself; Tom absent; Tooley about horses
in morn.., saw g .. both sorts of wood & about sundries;
Griffin saw wood in morn.., thrash Bl k .. Sea; Rec d ..
George about cattle &e, clean out their sheds & at sundries_
Self repair g .. a pail & at sundries till noon, rig up a trough for food_
6 Friday. James about horses in morn.., give plough harness &e a
coat T. Miller & about sundries; Tom not here;
Tooley about horses in morn.., exercise Poll, wash some
of the harness, saw wood & about sundries; Griffin ill;
George about cattle &e, boil 2 pots of tatoes, wash some
harness, saw some wood___ Self measure lumber &
sqr.. up acts.. with James Read, iron plate a new manger___
7Saturday. James about horses in morn.., give cart harness
coat F. Miller & plough harness 2 nd coat;
Tom not here; Tooley about horses in morn.., then home;
Griffin ill; George about cattle &e, wash harness__
Self to Ottawa in cutter, via the ice___
8Sunday.
9Monday. James about horses in morn.., oil cart harness &e
till dinner, saw wood & about sundries; Tom
not here; Tooley came to breakfast, help down
with a little load straw to Cow_loft & two large
loads hay to Horse_loft by dinner, exercise Poll &
about sundries; Griffin help about horses & to
Rob ts .. in morn.., draw down straw & hay till
dinner, thrash Bl k .. Sea ; George about cattle &e_
Self about sundries & to Brewery in even g .. Rob ts .. after tea.
10Tuesday. James & Tooley about horses in morn.., and for
some time after breakfast, chop & draw wood
for George ; Tom not here; Griffin thrash Bl k .. Sea;
George about cattle &e, boil tatoes, exercise Poll____
Self repair g .. a brass cock & draw coal oil till noon then
11Wednesday. James about horses & sundries about sundries__
till dinner, wash & oil some odds & ends of harness,
draw a load straw to cow loft; Tom not here;
Tooley about horses in morn.., thrash peas & help down
with a load pea_straw; Griffin do_Bl k .. Sea, & help
bring down both loads of straw; George about cattle &e
Self about sundries & exercise Doll & Duke, repair tails_
12Thursday. James about horses in morn.., to Aylmer & back
to 2½ o 'C, saw wood; Tom not here; Tooley about horses
in morn.., thrash peas & about sundries; Griffin do_ do_
.. .. ; thrash wheat; George about cattle &e______
.. Self to Aylmer in double sleigh___
13Friday. James to Ottawa ; Tom
not here; Tooley about
horses in morn.., draw down pea_straw,
clean & measure peas & about sundries
Griffin about horses in morn.. thrash Bl k .. Sea;
George about cattle &e, help with the straw
& peas, boil a pot tatoes____ Self to Ottawa
with 3 seated sleigh, could not see to come,
a-x from Morrie_fields, after coming about
half way had to go back & wait there, 10 o 'C, P.M_
14Saturday. James about horses in morn.., then at home;
Tom at home; Tooley about horses
in morn.., draw down the peas, clean up
the wheat, draw a load straw to cow_loft &
about sundries; Griffin thrash wheat in
morn.., Rely with, help with wheat & straw
saw wood; George about cattle &e, boil a
pot tatoes & about sundries____ Self file old
wood_saw, rivet ax_handles & about sundries__
15Sunday. Church A.M. Tom & Clara here to dinner;
Self to Aylmer after dinner in 3 seated sleigh
to meet the children, had Horace with me__
16Monday. James about horses in morn.., put cart_
_harness together, bring water from river,
then out the line with Spring in cutter, got
back to very late dinner, then about sundries;
Tom about horses in morn.., help up with water
from river, saw wood & about sundries;
Tooley at home; Griffin thrash Blk.. Sea;
George ill at home___
