JULY 1865.
1 Saturday. Tom weed turnips in morn:, hoe tatoes
& harness horses twice too waggon; Tooley weed turnips in morn:, hoe tatoes; Jackson do_
do_ “ do; hoe turnips tatoes till dinner,
then mould with plough & hoe; Griffin kill
a lamb in morn:, sawed some wood, off
home by the Boat; George at sundries in morn:,
home till dinner, then about sundries & saw wood__
Self to the wharf with buggy to meet Ham:,
at sundries till 11½ o'C, to Berry's with waggon
to borrow his stage till dinner, then to the
Parsonage with Bessy, Mary, Constance, Arab,
Hamnett, Horace & Ham Hill________
2 Sunday. Church A.M. John & W m Egan came
from Aylmer for the D r before breakfast___
3 Monday. Tom weed turnips till 11 o'C, at sundries
till dinner, hoe tatoes: Jackson weed turnips
till 11 o'C, at sundries for a start, then plough &
hoe tatoes; Tooley not here; Griffin not here;__
George at sundries in garden & about house___
Self about sundries till noon, take Ham &
family & servant; also, Mary, Arab & Horace in
the stage to the wharf, remain d there 2 or 3 hours___
4 Tuesday. Tom & Tooley help ring little pigs in morn:, then hoe tatoes; Jackson plough tatoes till
near 6 o'C, then hoe; Griffin at home; George
about sundries in morn:, then home with sore
thumb, came & churned & about cows &e_____ Self ring little pigs in morn:, then to S o March
with Spring & Doll,
5 Wednesday. Tom & Tooley hoe tatoes till near 4 o'C, then weed carrots; Jackson plough & hoe
tatoes till near 4 o'C, weed carrots, Griffin
at home; George at home, about cows &e in
even g ___ Self paint hen-coups in even g ____
6 Thursday. Tom, Tooley & Jackson weed & hoe carrots till about 5 o'C, then at turnips;
Griffin at home; George about cows &e,___
7 Friday. Tom & Tooley weed turnips till
dinner, then cut & draw in dry pine;
Jackson weed turnips & dig head- John
-ridge; Griffin returned; drunk; Do_
George about house & sundries___ Magee
Self to Ottawa, Con: to Parsonage___ Do_
8 Saturday. Tom, Tooley & Jackson finish weed Do_
turnips by dinner, then at drain; A p r
Griffin drunk; George about house Cheque
& sundries__ Self return d about 9 o'C__
9 Sunday. Church P.M. Rob t & family, A.L. Smith
W m Berry & family Collins 12 f t @3/–
Fanny & Kent E d & Bessy teaed with us___
10 Monday. Tom grind g scythes & mow garden by noon, then in feild; Tooley grind his scythe, mow in
Woodfeild; Jackson help cart straw in morn:,
grind his scythe, mow garden by noon, then
mow in feild; Griffin cart straw & at sundries
in morn:, grind his scythe & mow in Woodfeild__ George about cows &e, & at sundries in graden___ Self repair snaythes , mix H.W. s _ paint hen-coups__
11 Tuesday. Tom & Jackson mow till dinner, rake up
& carry hay out of garden by 4 o'C, mow again; James & Tooley mowing; Griffin mow g , gave
up about 10 o'C ill; George about cows &e, turn
hay in garden, cut grass about drain in garden
with reap g hook & at sundries____
Returned Miss Read 2½ lbs white wool for the 2 lbs black
