John Galbraith Diary

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Transcribed by Glenda Lather, summer/fall 2011
Diary Writer is GGG Grandfather of Audrey Hutchison Fox; photographed (Nov 2010) the diary,
at Archives of Ontario. Diary donated by the Bastedo family.
John’s parents were John Galbraith & his 1st cousin Margaret Galbraith
JOHN GALBRAITH DIARY
1793 – 1799

1834 – 1843

5275-5277 – John writes his thoughts on various parts of the Bible and his religious leanings.
Bio #5278
BARNET - Dec 9, 1793

John Galbraith

History
I was born in Balfron Parish Stirlingshire N Britan about new yearsday or a little before in the
year 1768. I came to Barnet about the middle of Sptr (September?) 1785 being then between
16 & 17 years of age. My father had been there before about 17 years and had returned some
years before I left Scotland. He had purchased too thousand acres of land in a town called
Bamph
USA Story, #5279
and 400 acres in Barnet to which he gave the name of Kilfasset. He had on said 400
acres about 40 cleared which togither with his oxen and a cow he had when he left
Barnet rented out for three years at the rate of about 40 bushells of wheat per year. He
was to give me said farm and Bamph land to his other sons but upon my arival here
found that P. Lang to whom he had let Kilfasset had broken by which means the three
years rent owen (sic) was chiefly lost. I then was too young and unexperienced to know
how to manage affairs and two men I had with me did not do so well as they might.
One went off about 6 months after we came to Barnet. The other and I staid to his year
was out unacquainted with the work we did not do much of some books and cloth that I
had with me. Part of the cloth was stolen and a little after it was confirmed that Bamph
was lost it being a New Yorke right of being. Much discouraged and Dr. Clarke from
whome father had bot Bamph land came from Scotland and seeing fortune so bad he
advised me to go to S Carolina which I did but so long as I had not learned which way
father had settled his affairs I could not ? stay there.
Barnet Vt, pg 9

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I came home by fortpit and haveing left Barnet in the fall in sptr about the 1st day and
arived at Long Cane I think the 30th of Octr. I staid there to apprill the 2d 1788 & being
then a mind to go to Canetucky and went to within about 30 miles of Fort Pit but
meetting with some difficulty haveing but an old horse and getting my money stole
which was about 22 dollars though I got the most of it back I got discouraged from going
any farther so I returned to come to Barnet to see if any word had come from Scotland.
I had stayed 2 months there and staid 2 more at Long Springs in Penselvania (sic) at Mr.
Jamisons a minister. I came to White Creek in the fall and staid to next May and then
returned to Barnet. I then did not know what to do as no satisfactory word had come
from Scotland. I staid at Robt Twaddels that summer and wrought (worked) for him and
in the fall I was advised by Rbts wife
Bro to Barnet, pg 10
to work on Kilfasset. I accordingly began though partly against my own mind as about that time
a letter came from my father telling that he could by no means geave me what I took with me
as he had 3 children since he had come home. However I kept working on Kilfasset and after
some time had a letter of Fathers death. I still continued in uncertainty what to do but last
spring I had a letter from Brother William informing me that Mother was married and about the
middle of Jully this year 1793 William arived in Barnet from Scotland being the first relation I
had seen for almost eight years. At his arrival here I was determined to do as I would wish to
have been done by and I thought that the best and most honnorable way was to reffer the
whole to the men with whome my father had entrusted his affairs which was Esqr J Leary (?)
and R G Twadle (?) and Andrew Leekie (?) and William Stivnson. We met at William Stivnsons
about the end of agust 1793 the whole of the above mentioned being present. Their opinion
was as follows.
#5282, pg 11
They advised and geave it as their oppinion that the farm should be equaly divided between
William and me and that each of us should pay too hundred fifty? dollars which was one
hundred to each of the children at home to be paid on their arivel here and for what work I had
done on the farm any compensation was got for Bamph I was to have it. It is uncertain whither
any money will be got or not and be as it will hope that it shant break my part nor yet geave me
much trouble. A little after I sold my half to Robt Twadle he is to pay the 250 dollars and to
geave me 400 fiefty of which I now owe him. I am to have intrest for the rest to paid which is
the princapal of all I have. Considering what fortune I have had in Barnet it is very contrary to
my ? inclineation to stay here for in this place I have had very little comfort.
Soul, pg 12

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Dec 10th 1793
I am at presant in a good deal of difficulty to know which way to steer sometimes. I think of
going to diffrent parts of Canada sometimes to the back parts of this state and sometimes to
the back parts of the southern states and sometimes to Lynn in new hampshire. My hearts
desire is to be derected by him in this respect who has promised that he will be with his people
in troble and that he will instruct and teach the way that they should go. In his strength I
therefore will endeavour to pour out my heart before him in beseeching him to direct to what
most suitable for his glory and my good seeing that they are so conected and that I may have a
comfortable thro bearing in this world which will soon be at an end. Oh that he would conduct
me with his (counsil) while here and (with his words) bring me to his glory. amen
Shooting, pg 13
1793
Friday last being the 6th day of dec 1793 the was a shooting for a gun at Robt Twadles. I lost
one bushell of wheat but what was worse it was loss of time which cannot be called back again.
May it always be my study to stay clear of rangling or frequanting whear there is drinking caried
on unless I have business. Seeing sin though seemingly sweet in the commission yet at last it
stingeth like a serpant and bitteth like an adder who hath contention who hath bablings who
hath woe who hath wounds without cause and they that tarry long at the wine that go to that
go to seek after miset wine.
John Galbraith
Contemplation of Moses calling.
(Many pages are filled with John's professions on his faith.) pages 14, 15, 16
#5287
I was early deducated to god in paptisim and have again avouched him to be my god by
approaching to his Holy Table knowing my own insuference to chuse for myself and desires that
he would give me more & more depend anie on him I being at present in an unsettled solitary
manner of living not knowing which way to steer I reacken it my inde(p)pencable duty to
implore gods assistance in this so important a matter and that may so much lend to my
happiness or measing in the after part of my life in submission to his will. I do therefore
propose to set apart a day for fasting and calling upon his name by prayer and supplication that
he would not remember former sins against me but that his his tender marcies may prevent me
speedily. I desire to look to him that he would enable me to come before him in a right way
and manner seeing that the prayers of the wicked is an abomination to the lord but to his own
he is a friend that sticket closer than a brother. In this work I pray that I may be kept from
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says he by his servant sin shall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the law but
under grace. O that his grace may be suficent for me and his strength made perfect in
weakness and to his name be praise.
#5288, pg 17
I had when I left Scotland a collection of texts and head of sermons that I had heard in that
country but through care(less)ness they seem to be lost. Those that I at present recollect of
them is one of Mr. Michells of the holm(?)
#5289
Barnet, Dec 19th 1793

John Galbraith

The first letter I received from my Father was about one year after I left Scotland (1785). It
came with (alex) Gilchrist. In it was inclosed a letter of advices from the revd Mr. Mitchel who
was then in his last sickness. The letter itself seems to be lost but the substance of it was as
follows.
Balfron 1786 Sep: Dear John: As I was not at home when you called at my house I will drop a
line to you in testimony of my regard for you. We are all passengers to another world and in a
little time will certainly be there as you are gone from this kingdom to America. The holy spirit
calls us to pass the time of our sojurning here in fear – god sent his only son unto the world that
whosoever beliveth on him should not parish. This salvation is offered to you who is a young
sinner of Adams race. Mary sat at Jesus feet and heard his words so do you and he will make
you wise unto salvation. Do not neglect to have faimly worship performed either by your self
or some one with you. The Lord threatens to pour his fury upon the heathen and upon the
families that call not on his name. Be very tender of the lords day and exhort all under you or
about you to do the same. Be careful to avoide bad company both men and weoman. Be kind
to all under you. Be diligent as to your worldly affairs. Let W. Gilfillands sons see this letter and
I wish you to read it often yourself.
James Mitchell
N.B. Whatever is a wanting I am certain all the above was in ? letter. J.G. (it was dated at
Balfron)
#5291
Sabbath eavening being the 22d of Decr 1793
When in N Britan a little before I came I used to marke down the preach. Since I came had
heard ministers have neglected it which tends to my ? taking too little (regard) to what the
minister says. It soon slips my memory thereby the slouthfull roas? of the wise man taketh in
hunting ? the substance of a diligent man ?.
(remainder of page dedicated to words of the preacher etc.)

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#5296
Barnet, January 25th
New Years Day may a warning be that time is rooling and ?cavery(?) day that I do see some of
my time is gone. Jno Galbraith
#5297 January 4th 1794
Page runs together so very difficult to make out what John is writing. Mentions meeting with
Gilchrists and McIndoes regarding the land in Lymon. Cannot decipher what the outcome was.
Page 27 #5298
5th January 1794 Sabbath
John mentions that Revd Mr Goodwilly delivered the sermon.
The Revd Mr. Goodwilly had his lecture this day in the Gospel according to Matthew 14 chap
verses 2 to the end.
#5299 Page 30
7th February 1794
improve each moment to the best. How various are my thoughts I being at present in a way of
not doing much business but I had partly resolved in submission to providence to settle myself
in Lymon though in all likelyhood I cannot advance my temporal interest there so quick as in
some other places . I cannot see it my duty to relinquish the church so long as I see a probility
of haveing food and clothing covenient. Thogh the land in Lyman be too dollars a acre(?) it is
supposed to be equal to any in this country for fertility of soil. Archbald Stuart said that it
equals if not exceeds any he saw in his trevals between Barnet and S Carolena – my fancy would
sometimes represenent that if once winter was over and I had made a pitch there I would feel
better than at presant . Some times I am troubled by perplexing thoughts how to cary on. The
psalmse gives an advice in such cases – cast thou thy burden on the Lord and he shall sustain
thee and says another inspired writer when a mans ways pleast the Lord he maketh even his
enemies at pace with him. When I (seen) every circumstance I am apt to run into extrames(?)
either to be lifted up with pride or cast down with despair not rightly viewing the hand of
providence towards me. I am too ready when matters go against me to grow impotent. I hope
that it will be my attainment for the future neither to be too much lifted up or cast down with
any thing in this presant world but to wait with a humble dependence on the providence of God
in the way of industry for a comfortable throubearing in the world. It is very unlike a Christian
when his spirit flags. With his estate the chief business of this life should be to act for Gods
glory and it is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his good pleasure. My designs may be
frusterate a twenty ways and though I should attain to what I am apt to promise myself
contentment in with out his blessing I would be as far from true comfort as ever as it is God
that gives power to get wealth so it is him that can give cont(ent)ment and I believe that they
that truly seek him shall not want anything that is for their real good and in the end they will be
made to acknolage he has done all things well though he witholds from his own some times
what they would wish for. Yet in the way of his providance his own shall not want for their real

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good and his presance with his own can make a prison more desirable than a palace is to the
wicked.
Jno Galbraith

Page 31, #5300, February 8th 1794
This day I have been at Lyman and visited three of the settlers on Lot 4 th N6. The country
answers if not exceeds expectations.
Remainder is John’s faith writings.
Page 37, #5307, February 22
Sabbath Day
Mr. Goodwilly at Rygate read this day 2 excellent sermons of Mr. Andrew Grays. One of the
texts – who shall deliver me from the body of this death other - pray without easing ...
Barnet, March 1st
Mr. Gurea(?) told me when I was coming to this country that a wise observer of providence had
much comfort which regardles wicked people could not enjoy even in this life. Etc.
March 8th 1794 last Sabbath
The Revd Mr. Goodwilly had his leacture in Matthew ... etc.
#5313 (Part of the page)
Sabbath Day, June 8 1794
Last Sabbath. The Revd Mr. Goodwilly was at Rygate and this day I am here in the woods. I
have the Bible but make too little use of it. I read one searmon to ? of foxes. The text was
Ephes 5 chap .. Because the days are evil ... redeeming the time. This is the 3rd Sabbath I have
been in Lymon.
(more religious ponderings)
Since I came here one day Mr. Shearer comeing home from the meeting asked me if I kept a
bible with me in the woods. I answered yes then said he that and a blessing is company
enough.
November 3rd, 1795, #5317, Barnet
Dated at Barnet and caried with me through part of Canady.
Barnet, Oct 13, 1794 Monday
Recounts the lecture on the Sabbath by Revd Mr. Goodwilly. Rev Goodwilly warns John to be
on guard against the infection of evil company as John prepares to leave the next morning for
Canada.
Eight township of upper Canady
Novr 4th, 1794
God has preserved from the danger of the journey. He preserved on Lake Champlain when to
all humane appearance there was but little hope. The call is to observe these things, redeem
the time.

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#5318
Agusta
March 28, 1796
arrived safely here from Barnet on the 24th or 25th of November 1795. I found Mary at Capt
Campbels. It ought to be a matter of thankfulness that the Lord has preserved from the danger
of the journey. Has given us a son. It is only his blessing that can make him a comfort. The
Lord has been pleased to raise me up from a dangerous sickness. Oh for a heart to improve
health more to his glory than lately I have done. How happy the person who delights in God
and in his love after the inward man ..
Agusta
January 4th, 1797
He hath appointed their time and the round(?) of my habitation tho I now know but little it may
yet be unveiled.
etc

#5319
Marlbrough Febry 22nd, 1798
The Revd Mr Goodwilly preached four saboth days in the eight township. I only heard him one
day. His leacture was in ephesians first chapter beginning at the first verse ..... the same day
being the 11th day of Feby 1798 was John and James Galbraiths Baptised. Too days after the
people ther was to have a meeting at W. Cloes to see if they would apply that way for a
minister. I have not yet hard the revd *a presbeterian minister
---------March 24, 1799
Sabbath Day
This day I have been reading the Life of Colonel Jame Gardner and the apendix containing an
account of the ancient Family of the Monroes. of ? the following poem which Collonel Gardner
often used to repeat.
#5320 Quotations from Col. Gardner, etc.
#5321
Augusta, May 15th, 1799
Great praise is due to the Almighty for all his mercies & for a heart to be thankfull.
Augusta, June 23rd, 1799
Sabbath mourning too o'clock fore noon. Warm weather. Could not rest in bed. God is able
many ways to frusterate humane intentions. First I have had the ague and again last Monday a
hard fall. (remainder of page his faith musings)
#5322
#5323
still to my experience the resining (reasoning) without God is very vain as I have experienced
sundry times since I first proposed and since I set out on this jorney. Truly they are the only
happy people that are willing to renounce their own wisdom and to wait on him at all times for
direction at all times and and that see all things in this world as of short duration and lives as his
dependant creatures. Since (we) came to this house we have been very kindly used. (part of

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page missing) Land & ?. Is not the hand of God in all (missing) when sickness or poverty seem
to threaten the (missing) truly seek the Lord shall not want. Any good this (missing) to humble
thee and to prove thee & to see what was in thy heart.
Sept ? 1799
#5324
Friday, May 23rd 1834
Plowing by the east swamp.
Saturday, 24th May
Finished plowing. Plowing at the west end of the swamp. In the evening at Mr. Mureys who ?
Sabbath, May 25th 1834
a Mrss. Mitchel a year ago from Scotland now oposde to Wires Tavern in bu? who (come) to
see Mr. Murey here yester night. reading various religious books.
Monday, May 26th 1834
?? to make ?? strong bees for ??
#5325
Tuesday, May 27th 1834
Seting a few hop poles etc.
Wedsnesday, May 28th
Picking potatoes to sell. Wet afternoon.
Thursday, May 29th
Went to the forks in co with G. Betid with the horses & wagon. Carried home potatoes, pease,
etc. Bot sundrey articles. G. Bestid carried about 8 bushels of (wheat) for himself.
Friday, May 30th
Plowing on the small north field
Saturday, May 31st
Forenoon, plowing in the small N field. Afternoon at ? Bestido ? and draging ? bee?
Sabbath, June 1st 1834
Reading a book called universal peace and other Books.
Monday, June 2nd 1834
Plowing in the small N field.
Tuesday, June 3rd 1834
Finished plowing in the small N field and began in the S West field.

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Wednesday, June 4th 1834
Forenoon plowing in the West field. Rainy. Afternoon on a visit at the Revd Mr. Mureys.
Thursday, June 5th 1834
Plowing in the west Field.
#5326
Friday, June 6th 1834
Plowing in the west field. John from Kilern 10 years ago here at diner looking for land. I think a
very fine man. Likewise Mrss Mitchel? who was here May 25th is now gone to Mr. Mureys.
Saturday, June 7th 1834
Plowing in the west field
Sabbath, June 8th
Seeing the revd Mr. Mury who is sick and reading various good book.
Monday, June 9th 1834
Plowing in the west field
Tuesday, June 10th
Geting ? bee(r) for med? and plowing a little in the west field
Wednesday, June 11th 1834
Plowing in the west field and writing a letter to send with P. Bestedo (who intends to start
tomorrow for New York State) pa? to brother Wiliam in Barnet.
Thursday, June 12th 1834
Plowing in the west field. P.B. started this morning
Friday, June 13th 1834
For noon wet. Geting stuf for beer and plowing a little in the west field.
Santerday, June 14th 1834
Plowing in the west field
#5327
Sabbath, June 15 1834
In the forenoon went to Mr. Whiteheads for a letter which had come from John Galbraith. Got
home about noon. In the afternoon at the revd Mr. Mureys in co with Mr. Mitchel who left
Scotland about one year ago and now lives by John Wieries about five miles from Mr.
Whitehead and came here to see Mr. Murey who is sick.
Monday, June 16th 1834
Plowing in the large north fallow

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Tuesday, June 17th 1834
A wet day. Plowing a little in the s west field.
Wensday, June 18th 1834
Wet day. Plowing a little in the large fallow west field. Finished. Borrowed 13 dollars from C.
Beemer.
Thursday, June 19th 1834
Self and oxen on the highways.
Friday, June 20th 1834
Self, Duncan & oxen working on the highway. 19 or 20 wagon load of Admerel Van Sittart’s
baggage went past who is gone to settle near Archbald Burtch’s.
Sauterday, June 21st 1834
Plowing on the large fallow.
#5328
Sabbath, June 22nd 1834
At the revd Mr. Murey in co with Mr. Mitchel . He read and explained part of the 1st chapter of
? Piter.
Monday, June 23rd 1834
Plowing in the large fallow
Tuesday, June 24th 1834
Plowing in the large fallow
Wensday, June 25th 1834
Plowing in the large falow
Thursday, June 26th 1834
Plowing in the large falow
Friday, June 27th 1834
Plowing in the large fallow
Saturday, June 28th 1834
Self and oxen on the highways
Sabbath, June 29th 1834
Reading the young cottager a fine tract and other good books.

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Monday, June 30th 1834
Plowing in the large fallow
Tuesday, July 1st 1834
Forenoon plowing the large fallow. Afternoon very wet. At P. B. on a visit. Mry sayd all night
and John G. B. came down with me to stay all night.
Wednesday, July 2nd 1834
A wet day too much for plowing. Mry not coming tonight. Reading various books
Thursday, July 3rd 1834
Plowing in the fallow
#5329
Friday, July 4th 1834
Plowing in the fallow. Began on the east field that was plowed last fall. P. & G. Bestedo just
arrived from Brantford with sythes, tea and sundrey articles for me.
Saturday, July 5th 1834
Plowing in the fallow
Sabbath, July 6th 1834
Mr. Mureys text 9th cha 6 verse of Isieh .. for unto us a child is born etc. An excellent sermon.
Monday, July 7th 1834
Plowing in the fallow. Mr. McKinzie took the horses and wagon to go to the forks or some
other whare without my knollege.
Tuesday, July 8th 1834
Plowing in the falow. A very warm day.
Wednesday, July 9th 1834
Plowing in the falow. Lost my watch. Plowed up my watch about sundown after a very heavy
storm.
Thursday, July 10th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Friday, July 11th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Saturday, July 12th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
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Went to hear a new Methodist and reading good books and at S. Martins whose boy is very
sick. Lord prepare for every event of thy will.
#5330
Monday, July 14th 1834
Plowing in the fallow. McKinzie arrived this evening from Dumfries with my horses & wagon
where he took them yesterday.
Tuesday, July 15th 1834
At S. Martins boys funerel and plowing a little. Uncommon heavy thunder showers.
Wednesday, July 16th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Thursday, July 17th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Friday, July 18th 1834
Plowing in the fallow
Saturday, July 19th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Sabbath, July 20th 1834
The Revd Mr. Mureys text in Isaiah 45 chapt and 6 verse. Seek ye the Lord while he may be
found etc. Must be sought in uni?ity and fervency. An excellent sermon. Mr. and Mistress
Mitchel son in law & daughter have just called. There going home. Wishes me much to go and
see them.
Monday, July 21st 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Tuesday, July 22nd 1834
Plowing in the fallow. Nelis wanting bail.
Wednesday, July 23rd 1834
Plowing a little in the fallow but a uncommon warm day and J. (B or P)rely(?) sick.
# 5331 Thursday, July 24th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Friday, July 25th 1834
Could not get the oxen. Doing little.

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Saturday, July 26th 1834
Plowing a little in the fallow. A very warm day and heavy thunder storm.
Sabbath, July 27th 1834
Reading select sentences and the portion of God’s people. Two excellent books.
Monday, July 28th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Tuesday, July 29th, 1834
Could not get the oxen. Doing little. Got half gallon of wine off Lewis Charles.
Wednesday, July 30th 1834
Plowing on the fallow. John Cron just arrived from below ...
Thursday, July 31st 1834
Plowing a little in the fallow.
Friday, Aug 1st 1834
Plowing a little in the fallow. David Bestedo got bad hurt with a potato fork.
Saturday, Aug 2nd 1834
Plowing a little and in the afternoon started for Dumfries went to Mr. Kechey but was advised
not to proceed as they heard that 5 had died that day with the colerah in Gault.
Sabbath, Aug 3rd 1834
Came to P.B. David B. is some better. Came home near night with John Cron. Mary yet at
Peter Bestedo’s.
#5332 Monday, Aug 4th 1834
Plowing a little in the fallow.
Tuesday, Aug 5th 1834
Finished plowing over what was plowed last fall in the fallow. Went to Esqr. Horner’s funeral.
In the afternoon shocking wheat began. Harvest today ...
Wednesday, Aug 6th 1834
Shocking wheat.
Thursday, Aug 7th 1834
The west field finished cuting today and had ten wagon loads drawn home. P. Bestedo began
on the east field.
Friday, Aug 8th 1834

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Drew home 8 small wagon loads. Finished and part of the afternoon setting up shaves in the
east field.
Saturday, Aug 9th 1834
Seting up shaves in the east field. A number of hands working.
Sabbath, Aug 10th 1834
At meeting in Mr. Tenant’s barn. Mr. Murey’s text in Hebrews 4th chapter 2d verse last clause ..
but the word preached did not profit not being mist with faith etc. An excellent sermon.
Monday, Aug 11th 1834
Schocking a little wheat.
Tuesday, Aug 12th 1834
A very heavy rain yesternight and likewise today. Shocking a little wheat. A presbeterian
prayer meeting at the Methodist meeting house but did not feel well enough to go. Had taken
B. nut ph(isic?).
#5333 Wednesday, Aug 13th 1834
Seting up wheat that had got wet with the storm and shocking some barley. Mr. Pelton’s boys
here. Have finished cutting wheat and barley.
Thursday, Aug 14th 1834
Shoting (shooting) some wood pickers who are destroying the few Aples. John Holmes’ son
from Ryegate a preacher just arrived here on his way to the westward.
Friday, Aug 15th 1834
Helped to get 12 wagon loads of wheat from the east field. Had one of Mr. Pelton’s boys.
Saturday, Aug 16th 1834
Drew in 3 wagon loads of wheat. Finished it and tree loads of barley and finished it about 3
o’clock afternoon.
Sabbath, Aug 17th 1834
Mr. Holmes preached at the Methodist meeting house in the afternoon from the 1 st verse of
the 3rd chap of Hebrews “Wherefore holy brotherine pertakens etc.”
Monday, Aug 18th 1834
Picking brier berries with a number of others. Mr. Holmes drove the wagon.
Tuesday, Aug 19th 1834
Keeping birds off the apple trees.
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In the forenoon picking beries in co with Mr. Holmes. In the afternoon visiting at Mr. Murey’s
with Mr. Holmes. Mr. McKenzie just arrived with my horses and wagon from Dumfries where
he went with my horses and wagon yesterday morning.
#5334 Thursday, Aug 21st 1834
Forenoon could not get home the oxen. Afternoon picking beries west in co with Mr. Holmes
and P. Bestedo’s folks.
Friday, Aug 22nd 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Saturday, Aug 23rd 1834
Plowing before breakfast then picking bramby beries in co with Mr. Holmes. Mr. Tenant
building a pease stack for Mr. McInrie.
Sabbath, Aug 24th 1834
The Revd Mr. Murey’s text in the 4th chapter of Proverbs first clause of the 7th verse ..
“Wisdom is the principle theme therefore get wisdom”. An excellent sermon.
Monday, Aug 25th 1834
Plowing in the fallow. Fine day.
Tuesday, Aug 26th 1834
Plowing in the fallow. A meeting commenced at my house about 5 o’clock. Mr. Murey give a
fine discourse.
Wednesday, Aug 27th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Thursday, Aug 28th 1834
Plowing in the fallow.
Friday, Aug 29th, 1834
Plowing in the fallow. In the evening at P. Bestedo’s singing an invitation letter for the Revd Mr.
Murey.
#5335 Saturday, Aug 30th 1834
Plowing in the fallow. Have discovered Mr. S. boys have been taking apples off a sweet tree.
Sunday, Aug 31st 1834
Reading one of Mr. Chalmer’s sermons and other books. P. Bestedo and wife here.
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Plowing in the fallow. Mr. Smiley in a (great) rage John Cron told me when I did not suspected
that there was two or three bushels off one sweet tree.
Tuesday, Sep 2nd 1834
Doing little. P. B Sattling with Thomas McKenzie in the evening + the girls. I found knocking
(ofly well)?
Wednesday, Sep 3rd 1834
Doing little but bought a faning mill for which I gave my note for 27 dolars payable in one year
from the 1st of January next.
Thursday, Sep 4th 1834
A wet day. Put 179 shaves of wheat on the barn floor to threach.
Friday, Sep 5th 1834
An uncommon heard shower. Thrashing a little.
Saturday, Sep 6th 1834
A wet day. Thrashing a little.
#5336 Sabbath, Sep 7th 1834
Mr. Murey text in Job 15th chap 14th verse. “What is man that he should be clean etc.” In the
evening went to the meeting house to hear a strange minister. His text “the time is short”.
Monday, Sep 8th 1834
A wet day. Had G. Bestedo helping me to clean 7 bush of wheat.
Tuesday, Sep 9th 1834
Doing little but picking a few windfall apples. In the afternoon at a meeting of the temperance
society. Helping Mr. Murey a little to get wood and at a prayer meeting at his house in the
evening.
Wednesday, Sep 10th 1834
Have put on the floor 200 shaves. Thrashed a little. G. B. trying to bleed the oxen but did not
succeed.
Thursday, Sep 11th 1834
Thrashing.
Friday, Sep 12th 1834
Thrashing. John Holmes went from here this morning. Gave him one dollar. He was a P.B. all
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J. Cowan carried and brought home the flour of 7 bush of wheat. Thrashing and gathered 9
bush of apples from the west orchard.
#5337 Sabbath, Sep 14th 1834
Revd Mr. Skiner about 4 months from Scotland preaching in the M (Methodist) meeting (22)
chap of Hebrews verse 24th. “and to Jesus the meadator of the new covenant etc” An excellent
sermon.
Monday, Sep 15th 1834
Put on the floor 200 shaves of wheat.
Tuesday, Sep 16th 1834
Went in the morning and pd Mr. Grinton 8 dollars. Bot ¼ lb tea at Charles and thrashing. P. B.
has sold the young oxen.
Wednesday, Sep 16th 1834
Thrashing a little. Mr. and Mrss Murey and the revd Mr. Skiner lately from Dunde here this
evening.
Thursday, Sep 17th 1834
Thrashing a little.
Friday, Sep 18th 1834
Put 100 shaves of wheat on the barn floor and gathered 6 ½ Bush of Aples.
Saturday, Sep 19th 1834
Gathered nine Bush of Aples but was at it a good part of the evening.
#5338 Sabbath, Sep 20th 1834
At Mudes holow the Rev’d Mr. Skiner.
Monday, Sep 21st 1834
Put 7 ½ bush of apples on the west chamber. Mr. Barnes who wants a school went from here
this morning.
Mem - Mr. Mcinze had my oxen draging today.
Tuesday, Sep 22nd 1834
Geathered but 3 Bush good Apples.
Wednesday, Sep 23rd 1834
Threshing seed wheat. Mr. Mcinz beginning to sow.
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Finished threshing for this time and fixing it for the faning Miln
Friday, Sep 25th 1834
Cleaning wheat. Mr. Cowans Big boy hare all day and the lesser ½ day.
Saturday, Sep 26th 1834
Finished cleaning upwards of 30 bushel of wheat and gathered up ½ bush of apples.
Sabbath, Sep 27th 1834
The Rev’d Mr. Murey’s text Isaiah 55th chapter 2nd verse ... where do ye spend your money for
that which is not bread. A very small congregation formed today perhaps 10 or 12.

Monday, Sep 29th 1834
Geathered 2 & measured 2 ½ Bush of Aples that has not been measured before. In all 4 ½ bush.
About finished.
Mem - A man of the name of McFarland from Gault here yesternight and went off this
morning. P.B. arrived from below. J. G. growing 20 acres of wheat on new land.
Tuesday, Sep 30th 1834
Geathered two bush of apples and went about 5 o’clock to the meeting but scarc any came. A
very Dark rainy evening.
Wednesday, Oct 1st 1834
Geathered ½ Bush of Aples. The Apples this 1st of Octr amounts to 43 ½ Bushells.
Thursday, Oct 2nd 1834
Paid Gilbert Bestido five Bush of wheat in full of all demands. Gleaning a few Apples ? tonight.
Friday, Oct 3rd 1834
Gleaning a few apples.
#5340 Saturday, Oct 4th 1834
Started for Dumfries. Arrived when Mr. Rusels sermon was about half done. Staid at R. Caricks
the first two nights. Monday came as far as Walter Scots. Came by the forks bot considerable
of John Smith and got home about sunset the 7th.
Wednesday, Oct 8th 1834
Started for the election at Caryels Tavern in Oxford. Voted for Doctor Duncomb and Mr.
Alweey and got home Thursday the 9th of October. A wet day.
Friday, Oct 10th 1834
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Saturday, Oct 11th 1834
Cutting apples.
Sabbath, Oct 12th 1834
Sermon at Mr. Tenants. Mr. Murey’s text 1st Psalm 2nd verse .. but his delight is in the law of
the Lord .. and a very excellent sermon.
Monday, Oct 13th 1834
Peeling apples. Mr. Strong here today on his way to London to administer the sacrament. P.
Bestido and (family?) in the evening. Peeling apples.
#5341 Tuesday, Oct 14th 1834
Peeling apples. Mr. Mcinre went Sabbath day with my mare and saddle and got home today.
Wednesday, Oct 15th 1834
Peeling apples.
Thursday, October 16th 1834
Peeling apples.
Friday, October 17th 1834
Peeling apples and at Mr. (Wm.) Gobles for a (tub?). P. B. boys here tonight.
Saturday, October 18th 1834
Put five bush of apples up chamber to try to keep.
Sabbath, October 19th 1834
Wrote a few lines to Christine. In the evening went to the miln to hear Mr. Murey preach his
text. 1st Psalm 3rd verse ... and his leaf fadeth never.
Monday, October 20th 1834
Peeling apples and other small jobs and (errands?).
Tuesday, October 21st 1834
Peeling apples.
Wednesday, October 22nd 1834
Peeling a few Aples. John Stewart from the forks here at diner. A Docter Mcosh from Glasgow
over at the forks.
#5342
Thursday, October 23rd 1834
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Friday, October 24th 1834
Went to Mr. Grintons and bought a tin oven and some other Articles and peeling hickory bark.
Saturday, October 25th 1834
Splitting a few rails. A very stormy day. The grain covered with snow. The first time this
season.
Sabbath, October 26th 1834
Hearing Mr. Murey preach a fine sermon and reading a book called the retired muse. I think a
fine book.
Monday, October 27th 1834
Chopping and splitting some fire wood.
Tuesday, October 28th 1834
Chopping fire wood and in the evening at P.B. at a meeting for the nomination of Elders.
Wednesday, October 29th 1834
Chopping fire wood.
Thursday, October 30th 1834
Chopping fire wood. (J. C.?) here to bottom chairs.
Friday, October 31st 1834
Chopping fire wood. Began to feed the oxen.
Saturday, November 1st 1834
Chopping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 2nd 1834
Reading various good books.
#5343
Monday, November 3rd 1834
Chopping fire wood in the (Woods?).
Tuesday, November 4th 1834
Chopping fire wood. Note: Proposes to hire Robt Richison to do some buildings.
Wednesday, November 5th 1834
Chopping fire wood. Sent a letter by Mr. (?iten?y) to Mary Harindan?

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Thursday, November 6th 1834
Chopping fire wood in the woods.
Friday, November 7th 1834
Chopping fire wood.
Saturday, November 8th 1834
Chopping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 9th 1834
Hearing the Revd Mr. Murey. His text in the Hebrews 9th chap & 27th verse .. and as it is
appointed for men once to die but after this the judgement. The subject well founded.
Monday, November 10th 1834
Chopping fire wood and after prickley ash and pine tops. Mrss Spalding and Clark here at tea
and got ½ Bush Aples.
Tuesday, November 11th 1834
Chopping fire wood. Mr. McKinze at Brantford with the colts and wagon. (Just ?anded wort)
on barel of salt.
#5344
Wednesday, November 12th 1834
Chopping fire wood.
Thursday, November 13th 1834
Chopping fire wood. Mr. Tennent with a nother a nother scotsman by the name of Warner
with two girls by the name of Scot here on a visit.
Friday, November 14th 1834
Chopping fire wood.

Saturday, November 15th 1834
Chopping fire wood. In the evening at a meeting of the temperance society where a speech
was given by Mr. Biger. A cold day.
Sabbath, November 16th 1834
Writing a few lines to Christine and reading various good books.
Monday, November 17th 1834
Chopping fire wood. A soft day.

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Tuesday, November 18th 1834
Chopping a little wood but an uncommon stormey day.
Wednesday, November 19th 1834
Went early in the morning and bought a pair of shoes from Mr. Grinton and cutting fire wood.
A very cold day. Sent a letter to Christine yesterday by Mrss. Gooding.
Thursday, November 20th 1834
Chopping fire wood. A very soft day.
#5345
Friday, November 21st 1834
Chopping fire wood. Mr. McKinze ? went to the mill and had 4 bush of oats and ½ bush pease
chopt for me and had 8 bush of oats for himself.
Saturday, November 22nd 1834
A very stormey day. Doing little. Made some beer at Mr. Charleses and bought a loaf of sug
weighing 9 pounds.
Sabbath, November 23rd 1834
Mr. Murey’s text 14th chap 1st Corinthians 14th chap 3rd vrs. .. for God is not the author of
confusion & five Elders ordained. A very weighty sermon and ordination.
Monday, November 24th 1834
Choping fire wood. The ground covered with snow.

Tuesday, November 25th 1834
Forenoon chopping fire wood. Afternoon at Mr. Charleses on a visit and bought upwards of 8
dollars worth of goods.
Wednesday, November 26th 1834
Choping fire wood. ?? new come Scots men and girls here tonight from Mr. Tennents.
Thursday, November 27th 1834
Choping fire wood.
Friday, November 28th 1834
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, November 29th 1834
Choping fire wood. The ground (fr?). A wet Day.

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#5346
Sabbath, November 30th 1834
Reading select Sintonces and Marons select remains. Very valuable books.
Monday, December 1st 1834
Mr. Seacord here with his Mechine threshing wheat. A number of hands cheering this evening.
Tuesday, December 2nd 1834
Mr. Seacord and John Macoms son finished thrashing wheat today and intends to starting the
morning. Snows here this evening.
The above due
Wednesday, December 3rd 1834
At P. Bestedos. L. Charles geting a pound of tea and paid and assisting to clean wheat.
Thursday, December 4th 1834
Choping fire wood. The ground covered with snow.
Friday, December 5th 1834
Choping fire wood. Yesterday Mr. McKinze took my horses to the forks without my knowledge.
Saturday, December 6th 1834
Went to court at the corner to see Mr. Cowen but he did not come. Just heard that P. B. is sick.
#5347
Sabbath, December 7th 1834
At P. Bestedoes who is sick. Reading Burks Theologicle Dictonery.
Monday, December 8th 1834
Choping fire wood. Red todays letter from George, one from Margret Georges daughter and
one from Andrew Linsday. James and two of P. Bestidos children here tonight.
Tuesday, December 9th 1834
Choping fire wood and at P. Bestidos who is sick. Mr. McKinze took my young mare and sadle
to Brantford without my consent.
Wednesday, December 10th 1834
Choping fire wood. Dr. Cumonte at P. Bestidoes and Dr. Barnett.
Thursday, December 11th 1834
Round by Spawildins and at the Scots peoples Back of P. B. Trying to sell or beaf but did not
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Friday, December 12th 1834
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, December 13th 1834
Choping wood and helping a little to cut ? pork.
Sabbath, December 14th 1834
At Piter Bestidoes who died about 9 o clock in the evening. Thought to die verry happy.
#5348
Monday, December 15th 1834
Chiefly at Widow Bestidos.
Tuesday, December 16th 1834
At P. Bestidoes funrel. Mr. Muray give a very fine discourse. A great many people. A very cold
day.
Wednesday, December 17th 1834
Makeing pr(eparations) for (killing) the oxen.
Thursday, December 18th 1834
Had the oxen killed.
(These two pages very feint and can’t read them.)
Friday, December 19th 1834
?? of 645 lbs weight
#5349
Friday, December 19th 1834
D(o) to R. Houghton at Brantford 28 bushels oats and 8 peas for which I gave my note payable
one mounth after date.
Mem ... Mr. McKinze took my horse and sadle to the town plot today without my consent.
Saturday, December 20th 1834
This day went to Brantford. Paid Mr. Heath $5.00 on acct. Recd my acct of Colter (Ferrie?) ?
Subscription for the Brantford Sentinal and paid off mounths in advance. Bought sundry
articles from C. Ferrie and Co. Mr. Jesh Co?iss accompanied me. Took ten barrels of wheat to
?ins mill and got it (ground?). Also got my horse shod ? round Mr. McKenzie to pay one half of
the same. Paid Mr. Smith 1/9. Pd? postage on a letter for Richard Ra? ...
Sabbath, December 21st 1834
The greater part of the day at G. Bestidoes with old Mr. & Mrs. Bestidoe. My wife and Widow
Bestidoe reading the temperance recorder and in the evening went to see old Mr. Beemer who
is sick.

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Monday, December 22nd 1834
John Jackson collector after taxes. Taxes 19th paid
Tuesday, December 23rd 1834
Choping fire wood.
#5350
Wednesday, December 24th 1834
Pd Mr. Grinton 18 lbs beef. Mr. Mcinzey drawing wood all day for me helping and chopping ?
Thursday, December 25th 1834
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 26th 1834
Choping fire wood. Duncan cut a fine sugar tree and give me much provoking abuse when I
reproved him for it.
Saturday, December 27th 1834
Cuting fire wood. Mary Bot a new gown of a padler 4 dolars for which I am (dr?).
Sabbath, December 28th 1834
At Widow Bestidoes and reading select sentences. There was held a prayer meeting at Widow
Bestidoes.
Monday, December 29th 1834
Choping fire wood
Tuesday, December 30th 1834
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, December 31st 1834
Choping fire wood and makeing preparations for a few friends who I expect to eat dinner with
me tomorrow.
Thursday, January 1st 1835
A good number of friends recd. Mr. Murey give a very fine exhortation. The Revd Mr. Freser
from St. (Norwiche) with him (give) or?ine S(cot) a present off one cow one ?
#5351
Friday, January 2nd 1835
Choping fire wood.
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Choping fire wood.

Sabbath, January 4th 1835
Mr. Murey preached at Mr. Tennents. Text 77th Psalm 10 and 11 verse... and I said this is mine.
infirmity etc. Went in the evening to the Methost (Methodist?) meeting .
Monday, January 5th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, January 6th 1835
At a bee at Widow Bestidoes. Geting fire wood and other jobs.
Wednesday, January 7th 1835
Choping fire wood. At Margret Bestidos at dinner. Lost my watch where I was choping and
Tamer found it.
Thursday, January 8th 1835
Choping fire wood. A very cold day.
Friday, January 9th 1835
Choping fire wood. Told Tamer she was to have the watch after my death.
Saturday, January 10th 1835
Choping fire wood. Had six wagon load drewed home.
#5352
Sabbath, January 11th 1835
Revd Mr. Mureys text 22 chapt St. Luke latter clause of the 19th verse ... this do in remembrance
of me ... an excellent sermon.
Monday, January 12th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, January 13th 1835
Choping fire wood. Had six load taken home. In the evening a little at the Methodist meeting.
Wednesday, January 14th 1835
Choping fire wood. Sold (9) bush of wheat ½ dolar per bush
Thursday, January 15th 1835
Choping fire wood. A very soft wet time. Mary sold some beef for money.

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Friday, January 16th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 17th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 18th 1835
Reading select sentences. An excellent book.
Monday, January 19th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, January 20th 1835
Choping fire wood. In the evening went to the temperence meeting. About 15 joined.
Wednesday, January 21st 1835
A very rainey day. Very busey rectifying old (?ea?e?) and det? F?ng? ?less sc?.
#5353
Thursday, January 22nd 1835
Choping fire wood and seting up sap broughs 74 in nomber.
Friday, January 23rd 1835
Choping fire wood. Mr. Smith and his wife from Norwich here tonight. Here tonight Widow
Bestido and Tamer and Mr. and Mrss Salis Martin.
Saturday, January 24th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 25th 1835
The Revd Mr. Mureys text (st) St. Luke chapt 22 19 verse last clause ... This is in remembrance
of me ... an excellent sermon.
Monday, January 26th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, January 27th 1835
Began to fix the sugar camp. Very wet and muday walking.
Wednesday, January 28th 1835
Doing a little at the sugar camp. Mary and Agnes at R. Bestidoes tonight and D. Bestido with
me.

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Thursday, January 29th 1835
Working in the sugar bush fixing the fire place.
#5354
Friday, January 30th 1835
Went to the post office and got one letter from Mary Harindenes and her Husband and one
from John Galbraith. A wet day.
Saturday, January 31st 1835
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, February 1st 1835
Read in various good books.
Monday, February 2nd 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, February 3rd 1835
Mr. Mcinze helping me to draw fire wood. Drawing sleigh loads.
Wednesday, February 4th 1835
Mr. Mcinze helped me to drawing sleigh load of fire wood. Margret and Mrs. Mary Lester here
on a visit.
Thursday, February 5th 1835
Had James (Tor?) Warner better than ½ day. Draw in all today 9 sleigh loads of fire wood.

#5355
Friday, February 6th 1835
Fast day. Mr. Mureys lecture Maliche 3rd chapter beginning at the 6 and read to the 10 verse.
Mr. Fresers text Romans 8 chapt 1st verse ... there is therfore no condamnation to them who
gain Christ (?anes) who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.
Saturday, February 7th 1835
Mr. Fresirs text 8 chapt of Romans 9 verse ... but ye are not in the flesh but in the spirit.
Sabbath, February 8th 1835
Mr. Mureys text Malachi 3rd chapt 9 verse ... ye are cursed with a curse because ye have
rob(b)ed me ... both him and Mr. Freser had excelant sermons. 45 camunicents. Mr. Frasers
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Monday, February 9th 1835
Mr. Freasers text romans 6th chapt 14th ... for son shalt not have the ??
Went Mr. Cowans in the afternoon.
#5356
A settlement between Mr. Galbraith and Mr. McKenzye and found Due McKenzye (pound
sign?) 1-19-6 curency.
(Signed) John Galbraith
people (names?) that (were) here at the sacrement Elder Melehal and wife Alexr and Wm who
lives on Dr. Duni? s farm one of them m? Elder Melehals daughter a Mr. Grive from near
London Mrss Lis(t)ter and Mrss Stewart up from Burford. (Illegible)
Sabbath, October 11th 1835
Mr. Mureys text 1st Timothy 1st chap and 8 verse ... but we know that the law is good ...
Monday, March 9th 1835
A very stormey day. Fixing a little for sugering. Mr. Hog went from here this morning. I think a
very fine man. Wrote a letter to Christine. J. Cowan writing a deed for James Galbraith and
Mrss Stewart here tonight.
Tuesday, March 10th 1835
Screping trees and in the sugar bush.
Wednesday, March 11th 1835
Tapt a few maple trees.
Thursday, March 12th 1835
In the sugar bush. Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Blain here yester night.
#5357 (repeat of 5356)
#5358
Friday, March 13th 1835
In the sugar bush.
Saturday, March 14th 1835
Suggered 11 pound and 1/4 sugar.
Sabbath, March 15th 1835
Reading Masons select remains etc.
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Doing a little in the suggar bush. J. Cowan got 107 lbs beef.
Tuesday, March 17th 1835
Sugared 8 ¼ pounds sugar.
Wednesday, March 18th 1835
In the sugar bush. Mr. Charles has got of 14 cuts 42 lb of hay.
Thursday, March 19th 1835
In the sugar bush.
Friday, March 20th 1835
Made 4 lb of sugar.
Saturday, March 21st 1835
Made 5 lb ¾s of sugar.
#5359
Sabbath, March 22nd 1835
Mr. Mureys text 3 chap 8 verse of Philippins ... yea doubtless and I count all thing but loss ...
Monday, March 23rd 1835
Made 5 lb of sugar.
Tuesday, March 24th 1835
In the sugar bush.
Wednesday, March 25th 1835
Made 5 lbs ¾ of sugar.
Thursday, March 26th 1835
Made 8 ¼ of sugar.
Friday, March 27th 1835
Made 8 ¾ lb sugar.
Saturday, March 28th 1835
Made 10 ¾ of sugar.
Sabbath, March 29th 1835
Reading the truth the whole truth by R. Judah Moris. A Jew converted to the Christian faith at
Boston.
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Made 7 ¼ sugar.
Tuesday, March 31st 1835
Made 7 ½ lb sugar. Killed a snake.
#5360
Wednesday, April 1st 1835
Made 6 ½ lb suggar.
Thursday, April 2nd 1835
Made 3 ¼ of sugar.
Friday, April 3rd 1835
In the sugar bush.
Saturday, April 4th 1835
Scraping aple trees and geting stufe for beer and a little at the court.
Sabbath, April 5th 1835
Mr. Mureys text 5th chap St. Matthew 16th verse... let your light so shine before men ... an
excelent sermon.
Monday, April 6th 1835
Scraping trees in the orchard.
Tuesday, April 7th 1835
In the sugar bush.
Wednesday, April 8th 1835
Made 7 ½ lb sugar.
Thursday, April 9th 1835
Made 8 ½ lb suggar.
Friday, April 10th 1835
Made 13 ¼ pound of sugar.
Saturday, April 11th 1835
At a visit at John Nelises. Sent a letter to Christine Galbraith by Mr. Tenent.
#5361
Sunday, April 12th 1835
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Monday, April 13th 1835
Working in the orchard. A very cold day.
Tuesday, April 14th 1835
A very cold day. Doing a little in the orchard.
Wednesday, April 15th 1835
In the sugar bush.
Thursday, April 16th 1835
Made 6 ¾ of sugar.
Friday, April 17th 1835
Made 11 pound of sugar.
Saturday, April 18th 1835
In the sugar bush.
Sabbath, April 19th 1835
The Revd Mr. Mureys text Romans 6th chap 23rd verse ... for the wages of sin is death ..
An excelent sermon. A rainy day.
#5362
Monday, April 20th 1835
Got 10 lb sugar.
Tuesday, April 21st 1835
Made 10 ¼ lb sugar.
Wednesday, April 22nd 1835
Boiling for molases. Old Mrs. Mcinze here.
Thursday, April 23rd 1835
Made 16 ¼ lbs (wasey) sugar.
Friday, April 24th 1835
Made 6 lb sugar.
Saturday, April 25th 1835
Made 15 ¾ lb of sugar. Both my wife and Agness Scot at Widow Bestidoes who is sick.
Sabbath, April 26th 1835
Reading select sentences and good letters etc.

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Monday, April 27th 1835
Made 6 ½ lb of sugar.
Tuesday, April 28th 1835
Had Mr. Mcinze to cary home the kittles etc. from the suger bush. Have made 204 lb of sugar
and and some of beer cast up by Mr. Cowan.
#5363
Wednesday, April 29th 1835
Scraping and diging round aple trees.
Thursday, April 30th 1835
Scraping aple trees and other small jobs.
Friday, May 1st 1835
Scraping aple trees. Agness Scot borrowed money of her sister to pay Mr. Smith 25 dolers for
me in fine.
Saturday, May 2nd 1835
Screping and diging round aple trees.
Sabbath, May 3rd 1835
Mr. Mureys text Romans 6th chap letter clause of the 23rd verse ... but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord ... a most excelent sermon.
Monday, May 4th 1835
In the orchard.
Tuesday, May 5th 1835
Scraping appel trees in the orchard.
#5364
Wednesday, May 6th 1835
At scraping apele trees. Wm Galbraith just arrived from below.

Thursday, May 7th 1835
Scraping aple trees. George Scot Agness brother trying to borow money for me to pay Mr.
Miert but did not succeed.
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Diging round and scraping aple trees.
Saturday, May 9th 1835
Forenoon scraping aple trees. Afternoone want as far as Mr. Kecheys. Went with him in his
wagon and heard Mr. Strong preach and got home about 11 oclock Sabbath evening. Left a
letter in the post office for Christine Galbraith.
Monday, May 10th (actually 11th ) 1835
Working a little in the orchard.
Tuesday, May 11th (12th) 1835
Working in the orchard. 4 or 5 of the neighbours on a visit.
Wednesday, May 12th (13th) 1835
Working in the orchard and planting currant bushes.
Thursday, May 13th (14th) 1835
Pruning aple trees. Agness Scots Mother and an Irish girl here tonight.
Friday, May 14th (15th) 1835
Pruning etc.
Saturday, May 15th (16th) 1835
Pruning. Mr. Smilies barn reised.
Sabbath, May 16th (17th) 1835
Mr. Mureys text 1st chap St. Mark verse 15th ... repent and believe the gospel.
#5366 (repeat of 5365)
#5367
Monday, May 18th 1835
Pruning aple trees.
Tuesday, May 19th 1835
Cuting the plumb thicet and pruning aple trees.
Wednesday, May 20th 1835
Pruning a little. Plenty of rain and thunder.
Thursday, May 21st 1835
Pruning apple trees.
Friday, May 22nd 1835

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Pruning aple trees. Agnes went with her mother who went from here with morning.
#5368
Saturday, May 23rd 1835
Pruning apple trees.
Sabbath, May 24th 1835
Reading various good book and went to the meeting house where the Church Minister from the
town plot was expected but he did not come.
Monday, May 25th 1835
Pruning apple trees and geting my saw sharped for which owe the carpenter two sh.
Tuesday, May 26th 1835
Pruning apple trees.
Wednesday, May 27th 1835
Forenoon pruning. Afternoon cuting brush.
Thursday, May 28th 1835
Cuting brush and pruning.
Friday, May 29th 1835
Pruning in the west orchard. A showery day.

Saturday, May 30th 1835
Pruning in the west orchard. Mr. Mcinze gone to Dumfrise with my horse. A Scots (pedler)
here tonight.
Mem .. pd the Carpenter at the corner ½ doller for filing my saw twise.
#5369
Sabbath, May 31st 1835
Mr. Mureys text again chap 1st St. Matthew ... repent ye and believe the gospel. He spoke
much of various kinds of faith. I thought to great purpose. He spoke upwards off 3 hours.
Monday, June 1st 1835
Pruning. Recd a letter from my cosin in Buchlive(?) Mills. McInley the Scot padler went from
here this morning. Mcinze just arrived from Dumfrise and brot the letter.
Tuesday, June 2nd 1835
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Wednesday, June 3rd 1835
Diging around hope roots.
Thursday, June 4th 1835
Fixing hope vines and pruning.
Friday, June 5th 1835
Pruning in the north orchard.
#5370
Saturday, June 6th 1835
Pruning apple trees.
Sabbath, June 7th 1835
Went to Dumfrise to Mr. Strongs meeting house and heard a very fine lecture.
Monday, June 8th 1835
Pruning in the north orchard.
Tuesday, June 9th 1835
Pruning in the N. Orchard.
Wednesday, June 10th 1835
Picking prunings.
Thursday, June 11th 1835
Picking prunings.
Friday, June 12th 1835
A very wet forenoon. Scraping a little in the orchard.
Saturday, June 13th 1835
Pruning and making liee (lye) for washing apple trees.
#5371
Sabbath, June 14th 1835
Recd Mr. Mureys 1st chap St. Matthews. Read from the beginning the words of his text was
have faith. He spack of many kinds of faith and much to the purpose off saving faith. The
Elders Mitchells wife from nearst Wierses Inn here at dinner.
Monday, June 15th 1835
Working on the high ways.
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Washing apple trees with liee (lye). Had Mr. Reys son fixing the well and making an ash house
to 3 oclock. Pd Spur 4 doler in full.
Wednesday, June 17th 1835
Washing and scraping apple trees.
Thursday, June 18th 1835
Washing apple trees.
Friday, June 19th 1835
Went to Mr. Keeheys.
Saturday, June 20th 1835
Went to Mr. Shades. Left a letter for Christine. Returned to Mr. Mcreys where staid all night
where Mr. Murey preached an excelent sermon and returned home the Sabbath evening in
compeny with Mr. Murey.
#5372
Monday, June 22nd 1835
Working on the highways. Mr. Mcinze went to the forks with my mare and sadle for Docter for
his wife.
Tuesday, June 23rd 1835
Working on the highways.
Wednesday, June 24th 1835
Washing a few apple trees. Docter Sowdon from near Glasgow well acquainted at Balfron
drank tea here. I went with him to Mr. Mureys where he stays tonight. Mr. Mcinze has sent
the horses after his sister without asking me.
Thursday, June 25th 1835
Washing apple trees. Docter Sowdon here now. A wet day.
Friday, June 26th 1835
A wet forenoon. Scraping a few apple trees. Pd David Smilie one sh N. Yorke curancy for filing
my saw.
Saturday, June 27th 1835
Scraping and sprouting in the orchard. Wet afternoon.
Sabbath, June 28th 1835
Mr. Murey read and exp(line)? on the 1st chap of St. Matthew.
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Monday, June 29th 1835
Scraping and pruning a little in the N. orchard. A wet time.
Tuesday, June 30th 1835
Scraping and pruning in the orchard.
Wednesday, July 1st 1835
Scraping apple trees. Have had a very hard scolding from Mrs. S. (Smiley written on side of
page). Had forbiden her to get water because the boys would not help me to sink round the
well cover.
Thursday, July 2nd 1835
Scraping and pruning in the orchard.
Friday, July 3rd 1835
Scraping and pruning in the orchard.
Saturday, July 4th 1835
Geathering and cuting plumb trees.
#5374
Sabbath, July 5th 1835
Went with Mr. Tenent who lives at Pegeys to west Dumriss to the sacrament. I think there was
between 150 and 200 comunacants. Mr. Mureys action sermon text 1st chap of St. John 14th
verse ... and the word was made flesh and dwelt among us etc. Mr. Skiners evening sermon the
text was in the song of (Solomon) 2nd chap verse 16th ... my beloved is mine and I am his ... We
arrived home about 10 oclock and Christine had arrived from Godrich.
Monday, July 6th 1835
Scraping apple trees in the orchard.
Tuesday, July 7th 1835
Forenoon scraping apple tree. Afternoon wet.
Wednesday, July 8th 1835
Scraping apple trees.
Thursday, July 9th 1835
Scraping apple trees a little. Was at a meeting at Mr. Tenents to see where the meeting was to
be held. Concluded at the school house. Mr. Mitchel and an Englishman here at dinner.
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Scraping apple trees and cutting plumb trees for fire wood. Mr. Mcinze has the horses and
wagon at the forks.
#5375
Saturday, July 11th 1835
Chopping plumb trees and scraping apple trees.
Sabbath, July 12th 1835
Revd Mr. Mureys text 24th chap verse 17th of Numbers ... I shall see him but not now. I shall
behold him but not nigh ... I thought an excelent sermon.
Monday, July 13th 1835
Doing little. Mr. Reys two boys began my mowing. Went to a meeting at Mr. Mureys for
building a (meeting?) house. Few attended. (Mended written on left side of page.)
Tuesday, July 14th 1835
Raked a little in the forenoon. A wet afternoon. Doing little. Mr. Ray boys here the forenoon.
Wednesday, July 15th 1835
Scraping apple trees etc. Mr. Reys boys at the hay this afternoon. Widow Bestido here for
cherries.
Thursday, July 16th 1835
Screping trees and a little at hay. Mr. Reys two boys working at hay.
#5376
Friday, July 17th 1835
Doing a little at hay. Mr. Reys two boys here. Mr. & Mrs. Murey here on a visit. Mr. Mcinze at
the forks with my horses.
Saturday, July 18th 1835
Cocking hay. Mr. Reys two boys here.
Sabbath, July 19th 1835
Mr. Betrige the church Minister from town plot text Epesins 4th 30th verse ... grive not the holy
spirit of God ... I thought well handled.
Monday, July 20th 1835
Working at the hay. Mr. Reys 2 boys here reather longer than the forenoon.
Tuesday, July 21st 1835
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Wednesday, July 22nd 1835
Mr. Reys two boys here. Mcinze had turned out the horses and we could not find them and he
would not help to hunt them. Got M. Bestidoe oxen and I about 10 oclock have stact eleven
slead load of hay.
#5377
Thursday, July 23, 1835
Mr. Reys two boys here. Drew eleven load of hay.
Friday, July 24th 1835
Finished hay makeing and cut down the large willow. J. G. Bestido helped me a little.
Promised him a knife.
Saturday, July 25th 1835
At the corner with my shoes to mend but the most part of the day at Wm Besti(does) where
Mary stays tonight and John G. Bestidoe came home with me.
Sabbath, July 26th 1835
At the meeting at Mr. Robt Tenents and at Margret Bestidoes funrel aged about 3 months. J.
Rogers Bestido is with me tonight.
Monday, July 27th 1835
Chiefly at Widow Bestidoes. Mr. Buchan with me tonight. Mary not yet come from Widow
Bestidoes.
N.B. Mr. Buchan lives near Muges Mill.
Tuesday, July 28th 1835
Choping on the large willow.
#5378
Wednesday, July 29th 1835
Screping and choping.
Thursday, July 30th 1835
Choping at the willow and balm of gelead trees.
Friday, July 31st 1835
Taking physk and choping a little.
Saturday, August 1 1835
Working in the swamp. Cuting and burning.
Ofered Christine a great pt of the Farm. She would not accept it.
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Went to hear Mr. Betrige. Philipens 1st chapeter 27th verse ... only let your convesation be such
as becometh the Gospel of Christ. He I think appears to be a Christine experemently.
Monday, August 3rd 1835
At Mr. Cowans but he was very busey. Little converse. At Mr. Purdey talking to him about
building a house.
#5379
Tuesday, August 4th 1835
Cuting brush and burning in the swamp.
Wednesday, August 5th 1835
Pd Mr. Ray 5 dollars. 2 dolers 11 sh due.
Thursday, August 6th 1835
Cuting brush and trying to burn some.
Friday, August 7th 1835
Cuting and burning brush.
Saturday, August 8th 1835
Cuting and burning brush.
Sabbath, August 9th 1835
The words of Mr. Mureys text ... I am the way the truth, etc. ... I thought an excelent sermon.
He also had a fine lecture ... St. John 14 chapt 6 verse.
Monday, August 10th 1835
Went to the exebit at Mr. Charleses. Cost 3 sh ? New York curancy. Elephent, camels, lion,
spoted tigger, two pelacans from the Cape of Good Hope, Shetland powney on which the
monkey rode and large snake. A very fine exebition. I think the best I ever saw.
#5380
Tuesday, August 11th 1835
Cuting brush. Mr. Mcinze began today to cut wheat.
Wednesday, August 12th 1835
Cuting brush ...
Thursday, August 13th 1835
Cuting some fence poles. Wet afternoon.
Friday, August 14th 1835
Geting fence poles.

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Saturday, August 15th 1835
Mr. Purdey here giving the demensions of a house and a bill off the cost. Rains hard.
Sabbath, August 16th 1835
Mr. Betrige from the town plot had his text pasalm 37th verses 23 and 24 ... the steps of a good
man are ordered by the Lord etc. I thought an excelent sermon.
Monday, August 17th 1835
Went to Mount pleasant. Staid at Andrew Edeys all night.
Tuesday, August 18th 1835
Came by Brantford. Got a Christal put in my watch. Came by Paris. Bought some small
articles and got home about four oclock. Hard rain.
5381
Wednesday, August 19th 1835
Went in the morning to J. Cowans. He canot now make my fence. Went to Goble and bought a
beer tub and cuting a few fence poles and geting stuff for beer.
Thursday, August 20th 1835
A wet day. Makeing some modecanel beer.
Friday, August 21st 1835
Scraping a little in the orchard. A wet day. The wheat like to be lost.
Saturday, August 22nd 1835
Cuting my oats in the orchard.
Sabbath, August 23rd 1835
Mr. Mureys text Acts 10 chap 2nd verse ... A devout man and one that feared God etc. ... a fine
sermon. Christine and Jane Galbraith baptized. (Jane, my GG grandmother, b. 1812 ~ Audrey
Fox)
Monday, August 24th 1835
Geting crocks to make a (cjie?)fold to dry aples on pickt. 11 ½ bushells of aples to dry. A very
wet day. Mary at Widow Bestidoes.
#5382
Tuesday, August 25th 1835
A very wet day. At Widow Bestidoes the forenoon in co with old Mr. & Mrs. Bestido. Mr.
Tenent brought me six boards for which I had from Widow Bestido. The wheat like to be lost.
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Forenoon makeing a shafold to dry apples on. In the afternoon at Mr. Mureys on a visit in co
with old Mr. & Mrs. Bestidoe and James Eaking and his wife etc. It does not yet apear to be
sattled weather.
Thursday, August 27th 1835
Geathered one bush apples. Rakeing oats. Capt Bestido and wife went off this morning.
Friday, August 28th 1835
Cuting and carying plumb and willow trees for fire wood. Picking plumbs etc.
Saturday, August 29th 1835
Cuting aples. Betsy and Agness Scot went from here today. Mr. Tenent went with them. Give
them 1 bush aples. A very wet afternoon.
#5383
Sabbath, August 30th 1835
Read over fire side piety. I think an excelent book. In the afternoon went to hear Mr. Betridge.
His text 5 chap Romans and first verse. Therefore being justified by faith we have pace with
God etc. I think an excelent sermon. M. & T. here at tea. A very cold day.
Monday, August 31st 1835
Peeling apples and picked up one bush. A fine day.
Tuesday, September 1st 1835
Peeling apples. Picked up one bushell. Old Mrs. Murey here tonight.
Wednesday, September 2nd 1835
Peeling apples. Pickt 4 ½ bush. Began to shak the cherre tree.
Thursday, September 3rd 1835
Peeling apples. Picked one bush off the chere tree. Old Mrs. Biger and Mrs. Andrew Edey came
here this evening. Going to Widow Bestidoes.
#5384
Friday, September 4th 1835
Peeling some apples. Picked two bushels. Sold the first ½ bush we have sold this season. Mrs.
Biger and Mrs. Edey started for home.
Saturday, September 5th 1835
Moving the fence round the west orchard. Robt Tenent has under taken to brack my young
Mare after Gilbert Bestido had given his opinion that she never could be broken and advised
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Sabbath, September 6th 1835
Reading select and other good books. A very wet day.
Monday, September 7th 1835
Geathered three bushels of aples and peeling.
Tuesday, September 8th 1835
A very wet forenoon. Peeling apples and picked two bushels.
Wednesday, September 9th 1835
Pilling apples and picked three bushels. A fine day.
#5385
Thursday, September 10th 1835
Pelling apples and picked up three bushels. John Cron arrived from below York and brought me
a letter from John and one from Mary herindines Husband.
Friday, September 11th 1835
Pelling apples. Picked two bushels.
Saturday, September 12th 1835
Pelling apples and put up one bushel. Very wet day. 1835
Sabbath, September 13th 1835
Mr. Murey preached a very fine sermon.
Mcinzie bought one bushell apples which he took to Dumfries.
Monday, September 14th 1835
Went to Mr. Heseys to get honey but did not get any. Pelling apples and picked up three
bushels.
Tuesday, September 15th 1835
Pelling apples and hooking pease.
#5386
Wednesday, September 16th 1835
Pelling apples and pick up three bushells.
Thursday, September 17th 1835
Pelling apples and picked up three bushells. Mr. Sowden from Scotland about half a year ago,
knows my relations about Balfron, here yesternight and gone to Mr. Muray this morning.
Friday, September 18th 1835
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Saturday, September 19th 1835
A very wet day. Pelling apples.
Mem. Have given Christine a note not granteble for 55 dollar. Mcinze and young Tenent
witnessed.
Sabbath, September 20th 1835
Reading select sentences and other good book. A wet day.
Monday, September 21st 1835
Pelling apples. Put up 4 bushells. Very wet.
Tuesday, September 22nd 1835
Pelling apples. Put up 3 bushells.
Wednesday, September 23 1835
Was called to war. Called to the court at G.
#5387
Thursday, September 24th 1835
Was called to court at G. Whitheads Inn in the disput between Gilbert Bestido and Mr. Tenent
about brecking my colt. Got home on Thursday the 24th. Mr. Tenent brecks the colt while I
was gone and after I came home today 5 bushell apples picked.
Friday, September 25th 1835
Pelling apples. Pict up one bush.
Saturday, September 26th 1835
Peling apples. Picked up three bushels.
Sabbath, September 27th 1835
Mr. Mureys text 10th chapt Acts second clause second verse ... one that feares God with all his
house ... he spake much of the importance of family religion.
Monday, September 28th 1835
Pelling apples and makeing the orchard fence. Pict up three bushels. J. Cowan evening & girls.
#5388
Tuesday, September 29th 1835
Pilling apples. Pict up six bushels. Give Christine the young colt.
Wednesday, September 30th 1835
Pelling apples. Pict up three bushells.

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Thursday, October 1st 1835
Pict two bush apples. Four wagons from Dumfrise for apples.
Friday, October 2nd 1835
Piling apples. Pict up fur bushells.
Saturday, October 3rd 1835
Piling and helping customers from 20 miles distance to pick apples.
Sabbath, October 4th 1835
Went to the Meathodist meeting. Heard Mr. Messmore preach ... From these words wisdom is
the princaple thing ... and reading fireside piety.
Monday, October 5th 1835
Pelling apples. Pict up two bushells. A very wet day.
#5389
Tuesday, October 6th 1835
Pelling apple. Pict up two bush.
Wednesday, October 7th 1835
Wating on coustomers .
Thursday, October 8th 1835
Pelling apples. Put up four bush.
Friday, October 9th 1835
Pelling apples. Pict up four bush.
Saturday, October 10th 1835
Pelling apples. Put up two bushells.
#5390
Sabbath, October 11th 1835
Mr. Mureys text 1st Timothy 1st chap and 8 verse ... but we know that the Lord is good, etc.
Monday, October 12th 1835
Pelling apples. Pict up three bushells.
Tuesday, October 12th 1835
Pelling aples. Pict up four bushells.
Wednesday, October 13th 1835
Pilling apples. Pict up three bushells.

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Thursday, October 14th 1835
Pelling apples. Pict up two bushells.
Friday, October 15th 1835
Fencing the orchard and pict up two bushells of apples.
#5391
Saturday, October 16th 1835
Fencing round the orchard in the swamp.
Sabbath, October 17th 1835
Went to hear Mr. Mosgrove Meathodist preacher. I think he had a very preital sermon from ...
remember the Sabbath day to keep it holey ... From England.
Monday, October 18th 1835
Picking apples. A wet afternoon. Made a present off ¼ of a acre off land at the S west corner
off my lot to build a Meeting House on.
Tuesday, October 19th 1835
Discovered that R. Tenent had let Pelton have my bridle. Had considarable trouble about the
business. Went to Mr. Heseys and Mr. Charleses. A very wet day.
#5392
Wednesday, October 20th 1835
Went to the forks with James Warner a bought sundrey articles. A wet forenoon.
Thursday, October 21st 1835
Picking a few apples.
Friday, October 22nd 1835
Picking apples for cider.
Saturday, October 23rd 1835
Picking cider apples.
Sabbath, October 24th 1835
Mr. Mureys text Hebrews therteenth chap 8th verse ... Jesuse Christ the same yesterday today.
Monday, October 25th 1835
Pict eighteen and one half bush cider apple.
Tuesday, October 26th 1835
Pict 16 ½ bush apples.

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Wednesday, October 27th 1835
Pict 15 ½ bush apples.
#5393
Thursday, October 28th 1835
Pict twenty three and one half bush apples. Captn Bestido and wife at Gilberts whose wife is
sick.
Friday, October 29th 1835
Pict 22 ½ bushells apples.
Saturday, October 30th 1835
Pict 17 bush apples.
Sabbath, October 31st 1835
Some time at G. Bestidoe whose wife is sick in co with Capn Bestidoe.
Monday, November 1st 1835
Pict sixteen bush apples.
Tuesday, November 2nd 1835
Pict twenty two bushell of apples.
Wednesday, November 3rd, 1835
Pict twenty bush apples.
Thursday, November 4th 1835
Picked seventeen bush off apples.
Friday, November 5th 1835
Went to the corner and to Mr. Heses with a westcot to make. A very wet day.
(Nothing from Nov 6th to Nov 12th)
#5394
Friday, November 13th 1835
Pict steaday for six bush apples.
Saturday, November 14th 1835
Pict 9 bush apples. What apples remains are now very slow picking from about the grass.
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Mr. Reyson the Meathodist preacher I thought preached a good sermon. ... these words sentify
them through thy truth. Thy word is truth ...
Monday, November 16th 1835
Pict 11 bush of apples.
Tuesday, November 17th 1835
Wrought hard to pick 5 ½ bushells of apples.
Wednesday, November 18th 1835
Went to Mr. Heses in the morning and geting fire wood.
Thursday, November 19th 1835
Hard work to pick seven bush apples. 7 bush apples.
#5395
Friday, November 20th 1835
(photo very blurry)
A very wet day. Geting ??
Saturday, November 21st 1835
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 22nd 1835
Mr. Murey two very fine (sermons ?). Text Acts (2nd chap verse 33rd... ? he hath ? forth this
which ye ?)
Monday, November 23rd 1835
Choping fire wood. Had (two slead?) Drawn home. A very heavy snow tonight.
Tuesday, November 24th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, November 25th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, November 26th 1835
Chopping fire wood.
Friday, November 27th 1835
Choping. Mr. Mcinze drew two loads for me.
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Choping fire wood. A very cold stormey day.
Sabbath, November 29th 1835
Reading various good books.
Monday, November 30th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, December 1st 1835
At a wood bee at Widow Bestidos. A very cold day.
Wednesday, December 2nd 1835
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, December 3rd 1835
Had Mr. Mcinze to draw nearly 5 load of fire wood.
Friday, December 4th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, December 5th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, December 6th 1835
Mr. Murey had a very fine discourse from the whole off the Lord prayer.
#5397
Monday, December 7th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, December 8th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, December 9th 1835
Choping some fire wood and at Mr. Tenents on a visit.
Thursday, December 10th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 11th 1835
Choping some fire wood. Mr. Nellis here on a visit.
#5398
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Choping fire wood and asking hands to a bee.
Sabbath, December 13th 1835
Reading Masons select remains and other books.
Monday, December 14th 1835
Choping fire wood and cut my sore toe through my shoe.
Tuesday, December 15th 1835
Had a wood bee today.
Wednesday, December 16th 1835
Choping some fire. A very cold day.
Thursday, December 17th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 18th 1835
Choping fire wood. The first load of lumber drawn for the house.
Saturday, December 19th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, December 20th 1835
Mr. Mureys text 11th chap 26th of John’s Gospel ... and whosoever liveth and beliveth in me
shall never die ... I think he preached a very (prietal) sermon.
Monday, December 21st 1835
Choping some wood by the door.
Tuesday, December 22nd 1835
Choping fire wood and geting my ax sharpend. James Warner helped me to grind it.
Wednesday, December 23rd 1835
Choping fire wood by the door.
Thursday, December 24th 1835
Choping by the door. Give the Revd Mr. Murey a deed of 53 acres of land and recd pay in full.
#5400
Friday, December 25th 1835
Choping fire wood by the door. Snow chiefly gone.
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Choping wood by the door. J. Cron just come from the forks.
Sabbath, December 27th 1835
Went to hear the Meathodist preacher and reading select sentences, etc.
Monday, December 28th 1835
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, December 29th 1835
Choping by the door.
Wednesday, December 30th 1835
Choping some wood by the door.
Thursday, December 31st 1835
Choping fire wood.
Friday, January 1st 1836
Choping some fire wood. Revd Mr. Murey, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Tenent and Mr. Mcinze here in the
afternoon a diner and tea.
Saturday, January 2nd 1836
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 3rd 1836
The Revd Mr. Murey lectured on the 2nd chap of St. Luke from the beginning to the 14th verse.
Monday, January 4th 1836
Choping some fire wood.
Tuesday, January 5th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood.
Wednesday, January 6th 1836
Went to the forks in the wagon wit Mr. Mcinze and bought sundry articles. A wet day. (Mr.)
Martin here tonight.
Thursday, January 7th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood.
Friday, January 8th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood.
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Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 10th 1836
Went to hear a new come(r) Meathodist preacher and reading fire side piety, etc.
Monday, January 11th 1836
Mcinze asisted at drawing four load of fire wood.
#5402
Tuesday, January 12th 1836
Choping fire wood by door.
Wednesday, January 13th 1836
Choping fire wood in the wood and by the door.
Thursday, January 14th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Friday, January 15th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 16th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood. A very cold day.
Sabbath, January 17th 1836
Revd Mr. Mureys text (11th) chap of St. John last clause of the 26th verse ... he that believeth in
me though he were dead yet shall he live ...
Monday, January 18th 1836
Mr. Mcinze helped me to draw four load of fire wood. Made J. G. Bestido a present of two
bladad knifes and ?? one for my self. Bot them off Mr. ?
#5403
Tuesday, January 19th 1836
Choping fire wood. Had Gilbert Bestido from about noon to night. In the evening went to the
tempr(ince?) Anual meeting where a speech was delivered by Mr. (Neill)? from Mont Pleasant.
Wednesday, January 20th 1836
Choaping fire wood etc.
Thursday, January 21st 1836
Geting fire wood. Mr. Mcinze drew me one sleigh load. A very great snow storm.
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Doing at fire wood.
Saturday, January 23rd 1836
Choping some fire wood.
Sabbath, January 24th 1836
Went to hear Mr. (Mess)more the Meathodist preacher and reading good books.
Monday, January 25th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, January 26th 1836
Geting fire wood. Mr. Mcinze help me to drew three load.
#5404
Wednesday, January 27th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, January 28th 1836
Gilbert Bestido helped me to draw six sleigh load of fire wood.
Friday, January 29th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 30th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 31st 1836
Revd Mr. Mureys text John 17th chap 23rd verse 25th ... ? who to beliveth and ...
#5405
Monday, February 1st 1836
Choping fire wood. George Scot here after a cow I give to his sister Betsy. Very cold.
Tuesday, February 2nd 1836
Choping some fire wood. Very cold.
Wednesday, February 3rd 1836
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, February 4th 1836
Choping fire wood. Very cold.

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#5406
Friday, February 5th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, February 6th 1836
Started in Mr. Tenents sleigh for West Dumfrise to the Sacrament on Saturday. Mr. Murey text
55 of Isiah 5th verse ... wherefore do yet spend your ? Action. Sermon text St. Luke 1st chap 78th
verse ... the day spring from on high hath visited us. He spoke upwards of six hours. I got home
in Mr. Tenents sleigh about 8 oclock in the evening. Was at Mrs. Andersons. See next page.
#5407
N.B. was uncomon well used at Mrs. Andersons. Was at her house all night.
Monday, February 8th 1836
Choping a little fire wood.
Tuesday, February 9th 1836
Choping a little fire wood.
Wednesday, February 10th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood.
Thursday, February 11th 1836
Choping fire wood. A great snow storm. John Cron just come here.
Friday, February 12th 1836
Doing very little. Ordered J. Cron off.
Saturday, February 13th 1836
At fire wood. Mcinze went to Dumfrise with my sleigh and horses without my consent.
Christine (went with him?) A very (stormey) time.
(Nothing from February 14th to February 22nd)
#5408
Tuesday, February 23rd 1836
Geting apple tree prunings for fire wood.
Wednesday, February 24th 1836
Had Mr. Benjimin Stivenson helping me with his oxen to draw fire wood. Drew 3 load.
Thursday, February 25th 1836
Benjimine Stivenson helped to draw six load of fire wood. A John Wilson from Paisley 40 years
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Friday, February 26th 1836
Benjimine Stivenson and his oxen drew 4 loads of of wood home and (cosedar?) to the suger
bush. 26th of February 1836
#5409
Saturday, February 27th 1836
B. Stivenson and his oxen drew timber for 30 sap troughs and 3 load fire wood.
Sabbath, February 28th 1836
Mr. Mureys text 4th chap of Ephesins last clause of the 5th verse ... one Lord one faith one
peptisam (baptism) . Gilbert Bestido with his uncle John Mcmican from Stemford here at
dinner. Mr. Murey give notice that there would be a meeting here to talk on religious subjects
at 3 oclock.
Monday, February 29th 1836
Mr. Murey, Mr. and Mrs. Tenent and a number of others have had a very fine meeting here this
evening. John Wilson went from here this morning. Have been doing a little at sap troughs.
#5410
Tuesday, March 1st 1836
Doing a little at sap trough. Very stormey.
Wednesday, March 2nd 1836
Did a little at sap trough and went in co with Gilbert Bastido who was hauling wood from Mr.
Alisons for my house.
Thursday, March 3rd 1836
Doing a little at sap trough. Sending a letter to Brother Wm by Dr. Barnert.
Friday, March 4th 1836
Making sap troughs. G. Bestidoes property sold at auction. A soft rainy day.
Saturday, March 5th 1836
Finished makeing 30 sap troughs.
Sabbath, March 6th 1836
Reading Mr. Walkers sermon. An excelent book.
Monday, March 7th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, March 8th 1836
Choping fire wood. Mr. and Mrs. Murey here on a visit. Began a pound of tobaco.

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Wednesday, March 9th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, March 10th 1836
G. B. went with me to Mr. Miles Milr with 22 ½ bus of wheat to grind. A very stormey time.
#5411 (same as 5410)
#5412 (same as 5410)
#5413 (same as 5410)
#5414
Friday, March 11th 1836
Choping fire wood. Very (cold).
Saturday, March 12th 1836
Went with G. Bastidoe to Mr. Mileses (Milln) and took home the flour of 22 ½ bush of wheat.
Sabbath, March 13th 1836
Revd Mr. Mureys text 3rd chap of Joel 21st verse last clause ... for the Lord Dwelled in Zion... I
thought well handled. Few people at the meeting. A very stormey day.
Monday, March 14th 1836
Choping fire wood. Mrs. (J)enhorn and Mrs. Spur here on a visit.
Tuesday, March 15th 1836
Choping fire wood. Mrss Hiss and Danell (K)iss wife here on a visit.
Wednesday, March 16th 1836
Scraping apples trees. Jane Galbraith here. Very cold.
Thursday, March 17th 1836
Went to a congration meeting at Mr Tenents. Borowing bottles and scraping apple trees. A
warm day.
Friday, March 18th 1836
A very cold day. Slept none yester night with sore toes. Christine at the forks with Mr. Cowan
buying nails for the house.
#5415
Saturday, March 19th 1836
Scraping Apele trees.
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Started to go with Mr. Murey but he had gone. Went to the Meathodist meeting and reading
Universal peace.

Monday, March 21st 1836
(A.) Gobles got two new pails and geting hemlock for a tub of beer. Tamer and Jane here
tonight etc. Brock 2 bottles of Beer by wood fallen on them.
Tuesday, March 22nd 1836
Fixing apples for beer. Old Mr White here on a short visit.
Wednesday, March 23rd 1836
Fixing a tub beer and doing a little sap troughs etc. (Shower?)
Thursday, March 24th 1836
Mr. Mcinze helping me to noon drawing sap troughs, a kittles and one load of fire wood to the
suger bush. Mr. and Mrs. Green and Mrs. Kiney here on a visit. Had a bad fall in the stoop
which has hurt me considerable.
Friday, March 25th 1836
Fixing a little at the sap troughs. Very cold.
Saturday, March 26th 1836
Carying some new sap troughs to the trees. Snow deep and very cold.
#5416
Sabbath, March 27th 1836
Mr. Murey preached on the first of the Lords prayer ... remember the Sabbath day ... He spake
very favable on the duty of keeping clear of all kinds of labour except (necessary) and me?y.
Monday, March 28th 1836
Cleaning sap troughs and on a visit at Widow Bestidos.
Tuesday, March 29th 1836
Tapt 30 trees.
Wednesday, March 30th 1836
Tapt 13 trees and began to Boil.
Thursday, March 31st 1836
Tapt 11 trees.
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Made a s?
Saturday, April 2nd 1836
Made 7 lb of sugar.
Sabbath, April 3rd 1836
Reading fire side piety and other books.
Monday, April 4th 1836
Suggered off 7 ¼ lb sugar. Tapt 12 trees.
Tuesday, April 5th 1836
Tapt 9 trees.
Wednesday, April 6th 1836
Made 6 lb ¾ of sugar. John Galbraith Linsey just arived from Barnet.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/CaledoniaBarnet.html
Andrew Lindsay came to this town, from Greenock, Scotland, in 1801, a single man, about
twenty-seven years of age. In 1808 he married Christina Galbraith, whose father, John
Galbraith, came here from Scotland before the Revolutionary war, staying in this country until
after the war closed and then returned to Scotland. Andrew Lindsay had four children who lived
to maturity. When they had a family of four children, all were attacked with spotted fever, a
terrible scourge which raged here in 1816, and three of them died. John G., the oldest, settled in
the Province of Ontario, and died there.

Thursday, April 7th 1836
Sugared 10 ¾ of sugar.
Friday, April 8th 1836
Made 8 ¼ sugar.
#5417
Saturday, April 9th 1836
Made a batch of sugar and fell and spilt it comeing home in the dark.
Sabbath, April 10th 1836
In the afternoon Mr. Murey explained the Epistle of Paul to Philemon.
? to sugared on Santurday ?5 ¾ lb sugar saved.
Monday, April 11th 1836
Cleaning snow out of the sap troughs and boiling a little.
Tuesday, April 12th 1836
Made 9 lb sugar.

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Wednesday, April 13th 1836
In the sugar bush. Made lb 7 ¼ of sugar.
Thursday, April 14th 1836
In the suggar bush. Very cold.
Friday, April 15th 1836
In the sugar bush.
Saturday, April 16th 1836
In the sugar bush.
Sabbath, April 17th 1836
Reading verious books and at Mr. Wilsons childs funaral. Mr. Mesmore preached from these
words ... Except ye be converted and become as little children etc. Mcinzie helped me to draw
three or four load of wood to the suggar bush. Weighed 14 lb of suggar.
Monday, April 18th 1836
In the suggar bush.
#5418
Tuesday, April 19th 1836
Suggared 10 lbs of suggar.
Wednesday, April 20th 1836
In the suggar bush.
Thursday, April 21st 1836
In the suggar bush.
Friday, April 22nd 1836
In the suggar bush.
Saturday, April 23rd 1836
In the suggar bush.
Sabbath, April 24th 1836
Mr. Mureys text Isiah 40th chap 4th verse ... every valley shall be exalted ...
Monday, April 25th 1836
In the sugger bush. Mr. Allison came to begin the house.
Tuesday, April 26th 1836
In the sugar bush.

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Wednesday, April 27th 1836
In the sugar bush.
Thursday, April 28th 1836
Fixing for a tub of beer and other chores. Have made in all 142 lb of sugar and a tub of beer. A
good part of the sugar is waxey.
Friday, April 29th 1836
Pruning in the orchard.
Saturday, April 30th 1836
Pruning in the North orchard.
Sabbath, May 1st 1836
Reading Walkers sermons and other books.
#5419 (same as 5418)
#5420
Monday, May 2nd 1836
Pruning.
Tuesday, May 3rd 1836
Pruning. A good nomber of hands with Alison.
Wednesday, May 4th 1836
Pruning.
Thursday, May 5th 1836
Pruning.
Friday, May 6th 1836
Pruning.
Saturday, May 7th 1836
Pruning.
Sabbath, May 8th 1836
Mr. Murey lecture St. Matthew 9th chap beginning at the 14th verse. Text 3rd chap of St. Luke
the 5 and 6 verse words, as it is written in the book of Isiah etc.
Monday, May 9th 1836
Pruning apple trees.

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Tuesday, May 10th 1836
Pruning.
Wednesday, May 11th 1836
Pruning.
Thursday, May 12th 1836
Pruning.
Friday, May 13th 1836
Pruning.
#5421
Saturday, May 14th 1836
Had my house frame raised. A fine day and it went well up.
Sabbath, May 15th 1836
Went to the papist meeting in the school house by G. Beemers. I thought W. Landing and
several others spoke well.
Monday, May 16th 1836
Patching brush fences, etc. Uncomon hard thunder hail and rain in the afternoon.
Tuesday, May 17th 1836
Pruning in the N. orchard.
Wednesday, May 18th 1836
Pruning in the N. orchard.
Thursday, May 19th 1836
Pruning apple trees.
Friday, May 20th 1836
Pruning but a heavy rain.
Saturday, May 21st 1836
Pruning.
Sabbath, May 22nd 1836
Revd Mr. Mureys text 5th verse of the 40th chap of Isiah. Mr. Alison his wife and sister here at
diner.
Monday, May 23rd 1836
Mr. Bar(tiliss) trying to get some money but did not suceed. J. G. Linsey and G. Bestidoe here
makeing fence west of the North orchard.

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#5422
Tuesday, May 24th 1836
A wet day. Doing a little at the west orchard fence.
Wednesday, May 25th 1836
Pruning. Mr. Alison and G. Bestido at the frame.
Thursday, May 26th 1836
Borowed 20 Doll at tavern. Pd Mr. Murehead in full. Pruning a little. 3 ?
Friday, May 27th 1836
A very steady rain. Reading chiefly. Intend if (spe?es) to start for Dumfrise in the morning.
Saturday, May 28th 1836
Started for Dumfries and went as far as Robt Caricks.
Sabbath, May 29th 1836
Went home with John Mckinze.
Monday, May 30th 1836
Staid at Robt Caricks.
Tuesday, May 31st 1836
Staid at Mr. Kechey on Mr. Shades farm.
Wednesday, June 1st 1836
Arived home. Had lost my spictcles.
Thursday, June 2nd 1836
Picking prunings.
Friday, June 3rd 1836
Picking prunings.
Saturday, June 4th 1836 and Sabbath, June 5th 1836
Went to Brantford. Bought some tatrimeleck (training) at Brantford. Staid all night at Wm.
Edies and got home on the Sa(bbath?). Bought spectles.
#5423
Monday, June 6th 1836
Took 3 potions of tatramack which did not work. Wrought it off with Buternut phyck. Cloudy
and some rain.

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Tuesday, June 7th 1836
Picking prunings.
Wednesday, June 8th 1836
Picking prunings. Pd Mr. Charles 20 Dols.
Thursday, June 9th 1836
Picking prunings.

Friday, June 10th 1836
Picking prunings. Went to hear Mr. Proudfot at Tamers. The words of his text was For the love
of Christ constraineth us ...
Saturday, June 11th 1836
Picking prunings etc. Agnes Scot came here on a visit. Mr. Alison here working on the house
most of the time.
Sabbath, June 12th 1836
Mr. Mureys text Isiah chap 2 verse 3rd ... and many people shall go etc.
Monday, June 13th 1836
Pruning.
Tuesday, June 14th 1836
Pruning.
Wednesday, June 15th 1836
Pruning. Counting the nomber of apple trees in the house orchard 9, in the west orchard 16,
in the North orchard 28, ... in all 61 but not heavy loaded.
Thursday, June 16th 1836
Pruning and cuting prunings.
Friday, June 17th 1836
Pruning and piling.
Saturday, June 18th 1836
Pruning. A very hard rain storm. Mr. Tenent had been to see Mr. Murey. No setisfaction.
Wishes me to go Tuesday or Wednesday and ask him the Questons. Take one with me.
#5424
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Reading Mr. Rutherfords letters and other book. Has rained all day I think about the hardest I
ever saw.
Monday, June 20th 1836
Pruning a little but a very stormey day.
Tuesday, June 21st 1836
Went in the morning to go to Mr. Heses but too much water. Went and saw Mr. Murey and bid
him farewell. Pruning a little but uncomon wet.
Wednesday, June 22nd 1836
Still a showery day. Screping apple trees etc.
Thursday, June 23rd 1836
Screping apple trees. Still wet weather.
Friday, June 24th 1836
Went to Mr. Heses to get some mony but did not suced. Screping some apple trees. A very wet
day.
Saturday, June 25th 1836
Still showery. Went to the electonery meeting. Dr. Duncan made a very long speech and was
much oposed by a man from near Brantford and others. The meeting was at the hollow by the
Mills.
Sabbath, June 26th 1836
Mr. Murey lectured on the 29th psalm ... give unto the Lord, etc.
Monday, June 27th 1836
Went to Mr. Charleses. He was gone to the election. Went to see Mr. Seals but he was gone to
the states. Owed me 4 dollars. Scraping a few trees.
#5425
Tuesday, June 28th 1836
Went to Mr. Martins Tavern Oxford to the election.
Wednesday, June 29th 1836
Voted for Docter C. Duncom and Mr. Alway and returned home. At (Mr.) Hoskens allnight.
Thursday, June 30th 1836
Pruning small twigs and scraping trees. Graat riding & runing about the Election.
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Scraping and cuting twigs in the west orchard.
Saturday, July 2nd 1836
Scraping and pruning the west orchard some. Showery. The Election got over yesternight.
Sabbath, July 3rd 1836
Went to hear a Meathodist and reading verious books. Still showery day.
Monday, July 4th 1836
Cuting twigs. Scraping. Christine gone to Brantford after glass, etc. Went with Mr. Mcinze.
Some showery.
Tuesday, July 5th 1836
Scraping and pruning.
Wednesday, July 6th 1836
Some rainy. Went to Mr. Mureys a made Aplacition for a cartificate. Scraping a few trees.
Thursday, July 7th 1836
At old Mrs. Nellises funeral. The Church of Eredlend from the Town lot I thought spoke very
much to the purpose.
#5426 (not complete)
#5427 (same as 5426)
Friday, July 8th 1836
Scraping and cuting apple sprouts. Had a visit from Mr. Kechey who is maried to Mr. Mcinzes
sister.
Saturday, July 9th 1836
Scraping and cuting apple sprouts. Heavy showers.
Sabbath, July 10th 1836
Did not go to Mr. Mureys meeting. Reading verious books and went to the Meathodist preyer
meeting.
Monday, July 11th 1836
Scraping and cuting twigs.
Tuesday, July 12th 1836
Visited with Margret who was going down to Capt Bestidoes for David.
Wednesday, July 13th 1836 and Thursday, July 14th 1836
Went with Margret and Gilbert to Hamelton and returned. Back to C. Bestidoes Wensday the
14th. Returned home about sun set. Bot 3 boxes of Hygeen pills. 2 sh y. (C?) y per Box.

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Friday, July 15th 1836
Cuting sprouts and scraping.
Saturday, July 16th 1836
Cuting twigs and scraping.
Sabbath, July 17th 1836
Went to the Sabbith School where the Meathodist had a prayer meeting.
Monday, July 18th 1836
Visit Mr. Whitehead who (maried) ?lory Smiley after Mary who had ?? (daughter?).
#5428
Tuesday, July 19th 1836
Pruning and scraping apple trees. (Mary) ?? at a visit at Mr. Hy(ses?).
Wednesday, July 20th 1836
Cuting ?ubes sprouts and screping.
Thursday, July 21st 1836
A wet forenoon. Mr. J. Cowan writing my latter Will. Scraping and cuting twigs.
Friday, July 22nd 1836
Cuting twigs and pruning.
Saturday, July 23rd 1836
About noon started for Dumfrise. Heard a very f? man and got home. (Saved ?ing the 24 about
10 at ?)
#5429 (July 24 – 28th 1836 - too blurry to read)
#5430
Friday, July 29th 1836
A wet forenoon afternoon. Afternoon cuting twigs and scraping.
Saturday, July 30th 1836
Screping apple trees. Mr. Cowan nearly finished the hay and Mr. Alison to work at the house.
Sabbath, July 31st 1836
The forenoon at a class meeting at the School House on the 2nd concession. In the afternoon at
a prayer meeting at Mr. Spurs.
Monday, August 1st 1836
Scraping and cuting appal twigs.

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Tuesday, August 2nd 1836
Scraping and cuting twigs.
Wednesday, August 3rd 1836
A wetish day. At a exhibition at Lewes Charles of a great many foriging Animels and fowls. I
thought the sight very good. Cost 3 sh York.
Thursday, August 4th 1836
Sprouting and screping apple trees. Mcinze turned the calves into my orchard today.
Friday, August 5th 1836
Screping and sprouting apple trees. A frost this morning.
Saturday, August 6th 1836
Went to the court at John (Ball) inn. Mr. Laycock confessed ?? Scraping and cuting sprouts.
#5431
Sabbath, August 7th 1836
At the meeting. Mr. Mureys text 5th chap 2nd verse of Ephesians ... walk in love as Christ ... Also
spoke very well. At 5 oclock went to a Meathodist prayer meeting at Mr. Spurs.
Monday, August 8th 1836
Went to Mr. Heseses. Screping a few trees.
Tuesday, August 9th 1836
Screping apple trees. Mr. Cruthers the prisbeterian Catechist here tonight.
Wednesday, August 10th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Thursday, August 11th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Friday, August 12th 1836
Scraping apple trees.
Saturday, August 13th 1836
Went to Mr. Mcinzes Dumfrise.
Sabbath, August 14th 1836
Heard Mr. Strang preach. Staid at Mr. Mcinzes again.
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Bought one pound of tobaco and got home about three oclock.
N.B. 13 plugs to the pound.
Tuesday, August 16th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Wednesday, August 17th 1836
Screping apple trees. Went to Mr. Mureys for a Certificat and had very disagreeble talk.
Thursday, August 18th 1836
Scraping a little at apple trees. Afternoon over at Mr. Tenents on a visit.
#5432
Friday, August 19th 1836
Screping trees and got Mr. Mcinze against the grain to take the calve out of the orchard after
they had done considerable injury.
Saturday, August 20th 1836
Scraping trees.
Sabbath, August 21st 1836
Forenoon hearing a Meathodist preacher. In the afternoon at a Meathodist prayer meeting at
Mr. Spurs.
Monday, August 22nd 1836
Screping apple trees.
Tuesday, August 23rd 1836
Screping apple trees. Mrs. Carick come here on a visit.
Wednesday, August 24th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Thursday, August 25th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Friday, August 26th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Saturday, August 27th 1836
Screping apple trees.
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Forenoon hearing Mr. Goble at his sons. Word of the text were ... if therefore ye have received
Christ Jesus the Lord walk ye in him ... Afternoon at the Meathodist meeting Meeting House.
Words of the text ... for our (light ablutions?) which ar but for a (moment) worketh in us a far
more (existing and ?) light of glory.
#5433
Monday, August 29th 1836
In the morning at Mr. Cowans. Screping some apple tree but a showery day. Esqr Cary wife
here today.
Tuesday, August 30th 1836
Screping apple trees. Have got a rocking Bed stead. Mr. Alison made it.
Wednesday, August 31st 1836
Screping apple trees. Mr. S. Martin and wife and Mr. Wilson his son in law here on a visit.
Thursday, September 1st 1836
Screping apple trees. Very cold.
Friday, September 2nd 1836
Screping apple trees.
Saturday, September 3rd 1836
Screping apple trees. Had some disigreeble with Mr. Mcinze because I wished him to kip the
horses out of my orchard. A Mr. Crothers a prisbiterian Catichist ate diner here today.
Sabbath, September 4th 1836
Went to no meeting. Reading Mr. Rutherford letters and other books. My eye sore.
Monday, September 5th 1836
Screping apple trees.
Tuesday, September 6th 1836
Pict four bushels of apples of the ground and screping a little.
Wednesday, September 7th 1836
Pict 3 ½ bushels of apples.
Thursday, September 8th 1836
Pict 2 bushels apples and screping apple trees.
#5434
Friday, September 9th 1836
Screping apple trees.

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Saturday, September 10th 1836
Screping a little at apple trees but a wet day.
Sabbath, September 11th 1836
Went to hear a Meathodist preacher at the meeting house. John G. Lindsay here at ? purposes.
Starting in the morning for the Westward.
Monday, September 12th 1836
Forenoon fencing the west orchard. Afternoon at a loging bee at G. Bestidoes. He had a large
(tin pail) full of apples near a (½) bushel.
Tuesday, September 13th 1836
Pict one bushell of apples and fixing fences.
Wednesday, September 14th 1836
Doing a fire wood. At supper at Mcinzes. Mr. Strang was beptizing his child Margret.
Thursday, September 15th 1836
Choping fire wood in the woods.
Friday, September 16th 1836
Pict 14 bush of apples.
Saturday, September 17th 1836
Pict 13 bushels of apples and helped Mr. Robison to pict 4 bush for which he gave one Doll
which was the first I had sold this season.
Sabbath, September 18th 1836
In the forenoon went to hear a Meathodist preach a funeral sermon who I thought spoke well.
In the afternoon at Mr. Spurs at a prayer meeting.
Monday, September 19th 1836
Pict 17 bush of apples.
#5435
Tuesday, September 20th 1836
Pict 16 bush apples.
Wednesday, September 21st 1836
Pict 8 ½ bush apples.
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At Mr. Cowans and fixing fences. A wet day.
Friday, September 23rd 1836
Pict 16 ½ bush apples.
Saturday, September 24th 1836
Pict 14 bush appels and went to the temperence meeting meeting in the evening. Give ¼ Dollar
to circulate tracts.
Sabbath, September 25th 1836
Reading Americen Quarterly temperence magazine and temperence recorder. John Galbraith
who had been on a jorney to the Westward just arrived here.
Monday, September 26th 1836
Pict 11 bush apples. Have killed the beef. John Galbraith propose to go in the morning.
Tuesday, September 27th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood and at Mr. S. Martins on a visit.
Wednesday, September 28th 1836
Pict 10 bush apples. The ground covered with snow this morning.
Thursday, September 29th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood. Uncomon cold.
Friday, September 30th 1836
Working in the swamp and customers helped to pick 22 bush apples.
Saturday, October 1st 1836
Had 20 bush apples pict for (J V Besta ?) and pict 7 for my self and 1 for another. In all 28
bushells.
#5436
Sabbath, October 2nd 1836
Went to hear Mr. Shephird the Meathodist preacher. Text ... if they believe not Moses and the
prophets neither will ... etc.
Monday, October 3rd 1836
Pict 12 bush apples. Wet day.
Tuesday, October 4th 1836
Wet day. Pict 11 ½ bush apples.
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Mending fence etc.
Thursday, October 6th 1836
Wet day. Helped to (measure?) 46 bush of apples.
Friday, October 7th 1836
Fixing a litle fence for the orchard.
Saturday, October 8th 1836
Spliting out off old shingless.
Sabbath, October 9th 1836
Reading (J. ?) Fordridge rise and progress of religion in the Sout. I think an excelent book.
Monday, October 10th 1836
Pict 8 bush of apples and helping customers.
Tuesday, October 11th 1836
Pict 9 ½ bush of apples.
Wednesday, October 12th 1836
Doing a little in the swamp.
Thursday, October 13th 1836
Clearing a little in the swamp. A wet day.
Friday, October 14th 1836
Pict 13 ½ bush apples.
Saturday, October 15th 1836
Picking apples and helping customers.
#5437 (blurry)
Sabbath, October 16th 1836
Reading uneversal peace. The ground covered with snow the forenoon.
Monday, October 17th 1836
Pict 16 ½ bush apples.
Tuesday, October 18th 1836
Pict 14 bush apples.
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Shaking some apples but a very wet day.
Thursday, October 20th 1836
Pict 17 ½ bush apples.
Friday, October 21st 1836
The ground covered with snow. Mending fences.
Saturday, October 22nd 1836
Pict 15 ½ bush apples. G. Bestido pt for cider.
#5438
Sabbath, October 23rd 1836
Reading fire side piety.
Monday, October 24th 1836
Pict 17 ½ bush apples.
Tuesday, October 25th 1836
Pict 10 ½ bush apples.
Wednesday, October 26th 1836
Pict 10 ½ bush apples.
Thursday, October 27th 1836
Working on the high way.
Friday, October 28th 1836
Pict 12 bush appels.
Saturday, October 29th 1836
Pict 12 ½ bush apples.
Sabbath, October 30th 1836
Went to the Meathodist meeting and heard Mr. Shephird. Old Mrs. (U)line here this evening.
#5439
Monday, October 31st 1836
Shaking apples. Mr. Cowan at the cider. Christine at the Grand River.
Tuesday, November 1st 1836
Cleaning shavings etc. out of the new c(e)llar.
Wednesday, November 2nd 1836

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Shaking apples.
Thursday, November 3rd 1836
Pict 10 ½ bush apples.
Friday, November 4th 1836
Shaking apple gleenings.
Saturday, November 5th 1836
Gleaned 7 ½ bush apples.
Sabbath, November 6th 1836
Reading fire side mostly and home made happier.
Monday, November 7th 1836
Gleaned 5 bushels of apples.
Tuesday, November 8th 1836
Pict (over) bush apples. Very few on the ground. Have measured 519 bush.
Wednesday, November 9th 1836
Choping fire wood in the bush and other jobs.
Thursday, November 10th 1836
Choping fire wood. Mr. Cowans oxen and boy drew three load. Nearly finished makeing cider.
Friday, November 11th 1836
A wet day. Choping a little fire wood.
#5440
Saturday, November 12th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 13th 1836
At the Meathodist meeting. Mr. Reysons text ... ye are not your own ye are bought with a price
etc. I thought well handled.
Monday, November 14th 1836
Choping fire wood. Mr. Alison G. Bestidoe and another man to work at the house.
Tuesday, November 15th 1836
Choping a little fire wood.

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Wednesday, November 16th 1836
Choping fire wood. Snow all day.
Thursday, November 17th 1836
Chopping a little fire wood. A snowy day.
Friday, November 18th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, November 19th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 20th 1836
Reading verious good books. A heavy rain.
Monday, November 21st 1836
Choping fire wood. Mr. (McVen) plestering plestering. Cold rain.
Tuesday, November 22nd 1836
Choping fire wood. Received a letter from J. G. Linsey.
Wednesday, November 23rd 1836
Choping fire wood. Very stormey.
Thursday, November 24th 1836
Choping fire wood. Very cold and stormey.
#5441
Friday, November 25th 1836
Choping fire wood. Cold snow stormy.
Saturday, November 26th 1836
Choping fire wood. Mr. Mcinze drew me three sleigh load.
Sabbath, November 27th 1836
Went to the Meathodist meeting and reading verious good books.
Monday, November 28th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, November 29th 1836
Choping fire wood.
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Choping fire wood. A stormey time.
Thursday, December 1st 1836
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 2nd 1836
Asisted Gilbert Bestidoe to draw eight sleigh loads of fire wood. The three load Mr. Mcinze
drew me the the thre load Mr. Mcinze drew me the 26th of Novr done.
Saturday, December 3rd 1836
Choping fire wood. Mr. (Mcuen) plestering.
Sabbath, December 4th 1836
Reading various good books particurley Dodrige rise and progris of religion.
#5442
Monday, December 5th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, December 6th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, December 7th 1836
Choping fire wood. Overnight the new house where it is plestered.
Thursday, December 8th 1836
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 9th 1836
Choping fire wood and a soft wet day. Several people (several people) to work on the house.
Saturday, December 10th 1836
Choping stove wood by the door. Mr Murey had 19 Bush Apples at my ?
Sabbath, December 11th 1836
Went to the Meathodist meeting. Lord direct to what is my Duety ...
Monday, December 12th 1836
Geting fire wood. The ground bare.
Tuesday, December 13th 1836
Choping fire wood. A very cold. The ground covered with snow.
Wednesday, December 14th 1836

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Choping fire wood.
Thursday, December 15th 1836
At a meeting for the Sabbath Day Scholers. Mr. Betrige gave a very fine Des?ize from these
words ... Lord teech me to pray.
#5443
Friday, December 16th 1836
Geting fire wood. Mr. Mcinze helped me to drew 4 load.
Saturday, December 17th 1836
Choping stove by the house. Mr. Mcinze gone to his Fathers with my horses & sleigh without
my consent. Proposes sleeping in the New House tonigh. Very stormy.
Sabbath, December 18th 1836
Reading verious good Books.
Monday, December 19th 1836
Choping fire wood. A very wet afternoon. Mr. Mcinze got home at dark.
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(dates incorrect)
Wednesday, December 26th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood but uncomon cold.
Thursday, December 27th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood. Mr. Mcinze drew two load for me.
Friday, December 28th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood. Very cold.
Saturday, December 29th 1836
Doing a little at fire wood.
_____________________________________________________________________
#5444
Sabbath, December 25th 1836
At the Meathodist and heard the preach(er) from old England in the eving at a prayer meating
at S. Martins. Well attended.
Monday, December 26st 1836
Doing a little at fire wood.
Tuesday, December 27th 1836
Mr. Mcinze helped to draw 4 sleigh load of fire wood.
Wednesday, December 28th 1836
Geting a little fire wood. Mr. Mcinze killing hogs.

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Thursday, December 29th 1836
Choping a little fire wood. Christine at Mr Smele ?. frinces is maried.
Friday, December 30th 1836
A little fire wood. Very cold.
Saturday, December 31st 1836
Keeping my birthday 2. Mr. Tenents and and wife Mr. Mcinzes and wife Mr. Cowan and wife G.
Bestidoe and wife Mrs. Bestidoe and and the girls and and her David and John etc.
January 1st 1837 being the Sabbath
Chifely reading the rise and progress of religion in the Soul by P. Dodrige. I think an excelent
Book.
Monday, January 2nd 1837
A very cold day. Quite lame. Went to Mr. Thompsons to get a coat cut.
#5445
Tuesday, January 3rd 1837
A very stormey day. Me very lame. Can scarce walk.
Wednesday, January 4th 1837
Doing little. Very lame. T & Jane Galbraith helping to sew the coat.
Thursday, January 5th 1837
Choping a little wood by the House.
Friday, January 6th 1837
Doing a little at fire wood. Mr. Mcinze helped me to draw three sleigh load.
Saturday, January 7th 1837
Choping fire wood. Mr. and a consederable of Mr. Mureys people at diner.
#5446
Sabbath, January 8th 1837
Hearing a Mr. Law I think from Ireland at the Meathodist Meeting House. The words of his text
was ... and he went on his way rejoicing ... I thought the subject well handled. Mr. Murey
administered the sacrement today.
Monday, January 9th 1837
At Mr. Mureys meeting. The words of his text follow after cherity.

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Tuesday, January 10th 1837
Choping a little fire wood.
Wednesday, January 11th 1837
Doing a little at fire wood.
Thursday, January 12th 1837
Doing a little at fire wood.
Friday, January 13th 1837
Mr. Mcinze helped me to draw 5 load of fire wood.
#5447
Saturday, January 14th 1837
Doing a little at fire wood. Mrs. Andrew Edey from Mont Pleasant with her children and a
Scotsman have just come here with a sleigh.
Sabbath, January 15th 1837
Went this morning to Widow Bestidoes with the Edies But Margret was going to the Baptist
meating at Mr. Gobles. I went in her sleigh. Mr. Wm Landing give I thought give a very fine
(Discourse). Widow Bestidoe here tonight with Betsey Scot here tonight. Mary quite sick.
Monday, January 16th 1837
Choping firewood.
Tuesday, January 17th 1837
A little at fire wood. The (Doctor) been here to see Mary.
Wednesday, January 18th 1837
Choping firewood. A good number of neighbours here to see Mary.
Thursday, January 19th 1837
A little at firewood. Margret Bestidoe here tonight with her mother.
Friday, January 20th 1837
Forenoon a little at firewood. Afternoon at the Town Plot in Margrets sleigh.
Saturday, January 21st 1837
Doing a little at fire wood.
#5448
Sabbath, January 22nd 1837
Went to hear Mr. Spe? . Mry seems to be some better.

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Monday, January 23rd 1837
Choping firewood. Yet ?
Tuesday, January 24th 1837
Mr. Mcinze helped me to draw three load off fire wood. Abraham Truax and his wife and
another man here at diner. Mry some better. Still stormey.
Wednesday, January 25th 1837
Doing a little at fire wood.
Thursday, January 26th 1837
A little at fire wood.
Friday, January 27th 1837
Choping firewood.
Saturday, January 28th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 29th 1837
Went to the Meathodist Class meeting at S. Martins.
Monday, January 30th 1837
Choping fire wood. A soft day.
Tuesday, January 31st 1837
Mr. Mcinze helped me to draw home 4 load of fire wood.
Wednesday, February 1st 1837
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, February 2nd 1837
Choping fire wood. An uncomon cold stormey day.
Friday, February 3rd 1837
Doing little. John Truxex his wife and daughter just arived. A very cold day.
#5449
Saturday, February 4th 1837
Went to Quackentrows with John Truax. Came to Widow Bestidoes in the evening. Got home
about 10 oclock. A wet evening. Mrs. Quackentrow (truaxes) Sister.
Sabbath, February 5th 1837
Went to the forks with John Truax and heard Mr. Murey. About 30 people in the congretion.

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Monday, February 6th 1837
Went with John Truax to George Whitehead.
Tuesday, February 7th 1837
At Mr. Cowans on a visit with John Truax and wife. At Widow Bestidoes in the evening.
Wednesday, February 8th 1837
A little at fire wood and round with John Truex.
Thursday, February 9th 1837
Cutting fire wood. John Truax and wife started for home this morning.
Friday, February 10th 1837
Choping fire wood. Mary Herind(i)ne and her husband John Morow came here in the evening.
Saturday, February 11th 1837
At Widow Bestidoes with Mary herendine and her husband on a visit.
Sabbath, February 12th 1837
Went west to the Baptist meating. Ten Baptised. Widow Bestido with the girls here this
evening.
#5450
Monday, February 13th 1837
A little at firewood. Very cold. John Morow and his wife Mary Herindine with Widow Bestidoe
and and Tamar here this evening.
Tuesday, February 14th 1837
(Do)ing a little at fire wood.
Wednesday, February 15th 1837
Reiny day. Not well.
Thursday, February 16th 1837
Mr. Mcinzes man helped me (to) drew one load of wood. Very cold. Storm.
Friday, February 17th 1837
Uncomon snow storm. (The) roads bloct up. Doing but (off page) Docter Burton here today
(for) my wife who is (scarce?) any better.
Saturday, February 18th 1837
A little at fire wood. I think my wife a little better. The Docter thinks so. Widow P. Bestidoe
had 5 cows frose yesternight. Though to be Dangerous still. Uncomon cold.

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Sabbath, February 19th 1837
Went to hear Mr. Shepard the Meathodist preacher. Text 3rd chapter of S. John 3rd verse ...
Jesus. Except a man be born again etc ... I thought well handled.
Monday, February 20th 1837
Doing at fire wood. Mr. Mcinze drew 4 load for me. G. Bestidoe and Mr. Mcinze moving my
hey into the barn it reins.
Tuesday, February 21st 1837
A little at fire wood.
#5451(Duplicate of 5450)
#5452
Wednesday, February 22nd 1837
Went to Brantford in co with Mr. Mcinze who took down some (v or b)ats . Sold for three sh.
per Bush. Got a (T)eristal for my (jo)stch and a writing pencel etc.
Thursday, February 23rd 1837
Choping fire wood. Stormey day.
Friday, February 24th 1837
Choping fire wood. Mry some better.
Saturday, February 25th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, February 26th 1837
Reading Walkers sermons. Elder Tennant and his wife here. Little alteration of Marys sickness.
Monday, February 27th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, February 28th 1837
Mr. G. Bestido & Mr. Mcinze helped me to draw and cut 9 load of fire wood.
Wednesday, March 1st 1837
Choping fire wood. Mr. & Mrs. Murey here on a visit. Cold.
Thursday, March 2nd 1837
Choping fire wood.
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Choping fire wood. Very cold.
Saturday, March 4th 1837
Started with Mr. Mcinze for his Fathers.
Sabbath, March 5th 1837
Mr. Strangs lectured on the (hole ?) on the 4th chap of Jenises the text ... it is better to go to
the hous of (m)urning then to
#5453
then to the House of festing etc.
Monday, March 6th 1837
Got home.
Tuesday, March 7th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, March 8th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, March 9th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Friday, March 10th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, March 11th 1837
Choping fire wood. Old Mrs. Burtch and Mr. Chase here.
Sabbath, March 12th 1837
Mr. Salsbury. 1st Peter 18th verse. if the rightious etc.
Monday, March 13th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, March 14th 1837
Choping fire wood. Very cold.
Wednesday, March 15th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, March 16th 1837
Choping fire wood.

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Friday, March 17th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, March 18th 1837
Choping fire wood & 3 ?
#5454
Sabbath, March 19th 1837
Mr. Shepherds text Acts 37 verse. Mr. Whiteheads in words there prepere to meet thy God.
He spoke much of the Duty of preparition.
Monday, March 20th 1837
Mr. Mcinze took kittles etc. to the sugger bush and Drewing fire wood. In the evening went to
the prayer meeting.
Tuesday, March 21st 1837
A little at fire wood and at the Meathodist meeting at S. Martins. Very rainy.
Wednesday, March 22nd 1837
At two Meathodist meeting and choping fire wood.
Thursday, March 23rd 1837
Choping fire wood and at two Meathodist meet(ings).
Friday, March 24th 1837
At a Meathodist meeting and tapt 16 Maple trees.
Saturday, March 25th 1837
Tapt 13 trees.
Sabbath, March 26th 1837
At the Meathodist meet.
Monday, March 27th 1837
Made #5 ¼ of sugar.
#5455
Tuesday, March 28th 1837
Made 11 ¼ of suggar. Tapt 6 trees.
Wednesday, March 29th 1837
Choping fire wood. Very cold.

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Thursday, March 30th 1837
Choping fire wood. Very cold.
#5456
Friday, March 31st 1837
Choping fire wood. Very disagreeble day.
Saturday, April 1st 1837
Choping fire wood. Very cold.
Sabbath, April 2nd 1837
Forenoon hearing Mr. Whitehead the words of his text ... lest your conversation be such as
bee? the ?.
The afternoon at a prayer meeting at S. Martins.
Monday, April 3rd 1837
Cuting fire wood. Very cold.
#5457
Tuesday, April 4th 1837
Making sap spouts. Very cold.
Wednesday, April 5th 1837
Tapt 14 trees. Very cold.
Thursday, April 6th 1837
Made 8 lb. of suggar.
Friday, April 7th 1837
In the suger bush. A wet day.
Saturday, April 8th 1837
Made 12 lb of Sugger.
Sabbath, April 9th 1837
Forenoon at Mr. Murey meeting. In the afternoon at Meathodist prayer meeting at Mr. S.
Martins.
Monday, April 10th 1837
Sugared off 14 lb sugar.
Tuesday, April 11th 1837
Made 11 ¼ off sugar.

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Wednesday, April 12th 1837
Sugered off 18 ¾.
Thursday, April 13th 1837
Sugered off 8 ¼ lb.
Friday, April 14th 1837
Tapt some trees but too cold for sap to run.

#5458
Saturday, April 15th 1837
Sugered 4? lb.
Sabbath, April 16th 1837
Forenoon hearing Mr. Shepard at the Meathodist Meeting house who I thought spoke well.
Afternoon at a prayer meeting at S. Martins.
Monday, April 17th 1837
Made 4 ¾ of sugar.
Tuesday, April 18th 1837
Suggered off 9 ¾ lb of waxy suger.
Wednesday, April 19th 1837
Taping some tr? over. Very cold.
Thursday, April 20th 1837
Sugared off 8 ¼ off sugar.
Friday, April 21st 1837
In the sugar bush.
Saturday, April 22nd 1837
Sugared of and wighed 11 lb of sugar.
Sabbath, April 23rd 1837
At the Methodist. Cast thy burden on the Lord and he will Deliver thee. The iser? at the red
sea Diniel in the furnice.
#5459
Monday, April 24th 1837
Sugered off 9 ½ lb of sugger.

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Tuesday, April 25th 1837
Sugered off 5 lb.
Wednesday, April 26th 1837
Made 9 ¼ of sugar.
Thursday, April 27th 1837
Made 7 ¼ of suger.
Friday, April 28th 1837
Sugered off 4 ¼ lb.
Saturday, April 29th 1837
Sugared off 3 ¼ lb. Made in all 155 ¾ lb.
Sabbath, April 30th 1837
Reading a serie of Questions relative to the Church stated and answered.
Monday, May 1st 1837
In the suggar bush. Very cold.
Tuesday, May 2nd 1837
In the sugar bush.
Wednesday, May 3rd 1837
In the sugger bush.
Thursday, May 4th 1837
Sugared 4 ¼ of suga. John G. Linsey took the Farm and began to work on it today.
#5460
Friday, May 5th 1837
Made 1 ½ lb sugger.
Saturday, May 6th 1837
Choping fire wood. Very cold.
Sabbath, May 7th 1837
At two prayer meetings at S. Martins.
Monday, May 8th 1837
Some erands and carying Dung to the Aspereges bed N. Began one quert off Bitters.
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Working on the (j) Hoape ground.
Wednesday, May 10th 1837
Working at sating poles on the hoap patch.
Thursday, May 11th 1837
Early went to Mr. J. Rouse (?) house with my old Mare. Carying and seting hope poles.
Friday, May 12th 1837
Working in the hoap patch. Very wat.
Saturday, May 13th 1837
Working in the hoape patch.
#5461
Sabbath, May 14th 1837
Hearing Mr. Shephird the Meathodist in the forenoon. The afternoon at a prayer meeting at S.
Martins.
Monday, May 15th 1837
Howing hoape vines.
Tuesday, May 16th 1837
Working at the hoape vines.
Wednesday, May 17th 1837
Working on the hoape ground.
Thursday, May 18th 1837
Working in the hoape patch & fire wood.
Friday, May 19th 1837
Working at the hoape patch.
Saturday, May 20th 1837
Working on the hoape patches.
Sabbath, May 21st 1837
Forenoon at a class meeting at Salis Martins. Afternoon at a prayer meeting at young Mr.
Swartses.
Monday, May 22nd 1837
Working on the hope patch. Began 5 lbs raisins.

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Tuesday, May 23rd 1837
Began to white wash apple trees. Very cold.
Wednesday, May 24th 1837
White washing apple trees.
Thursday, May 25th 1837
Screping & washing apple trees.

#5462
Friday, May 26th 1837
White washing apple trees.
Saturday, May 27th 1837
White washing apple trees.
Sabbath, May 28th 1837
Hearing a sermon at the Meathodist Meeting in the forenoon. In the afternoon at a prayer
meeting at S. Martins. Lord Derict.
Monday, May 29th 1837
White washing apple trees.
Tuesday, May 30th 1837
White washing apple trees & burning apple prunings. Mary sick.
Wednesday, May 31st 1837
Forenoon trying to borow money. Afternoon white washing apple trees.
Thursday, June 1st 1837
White washing apple trees and fixing hope poles.
Friday, June 2nd 1837
Liming apple trees and burning apple brush.
#5463
Saturday, June 3rd 1837
White washing apple trees.
Sabbath, June 4th 1837
Reading verious good Books. Mr. Mureys had the sacrement today. Mr. & Mrs. (Burns) here at
dinner. M. little if any better. Heavey rain.

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Monday, June 5th 1837
White washing apple trees.
Tuesday, June 6th 1837
Howing a little at the hoape vines but unwell.
Wednesday, June 7th 1837
Washing apple trees.
Thursday, June 8th 1837
White washing apple trees.
Friday, June 9th 1837
White washing apple trees. Mry yet quite distresed.
Saturday, June 10th 1837
White washing apple trees and fixing hoape vines.
Sabbath, June 11th 1837
Hearing a Meathodist preacher. Mry scarce any better.
#5464
Monday, June 12th 1837
Howing hoap vines.
Tuesday, June 13th 1837
Seting hoap poles and choping fire wood.
Wednesday, June 14th 1837
A wet day. Diging a little round apple trees.
Thursday, June 15th 1837
Diging round apple trees.
Friday, June 16th 1837
Howing hopes and diging round apple trees.
Saturday, June 17th 1837
Diging round apple trees.
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Sabbath, June 18th 1837
Went to hear Mr. Murey. The words of his text ... They testimoney is (w)underful.
Monday, June 19th 1837
Went to R. Caricks.
Tuesday, June 20th 1837
Came home. Mry some better.
Wednesday, June 21st 1837
Diging a little round apple trees.
Thursday, June 22nd 1837
Diging round apple trees.
Friday, June 23rd 1837
A (wet) day. Sprouting few apple trees.
Saturday, June 24th 1837
A little at apple trees.
#5466
Sabbath, June 25th 1837
Went to the Meathodist meeting but the preacher did not come. Class meeting.
Monday, June 26th 1837
Howing hoapes but?. Not well.
Tuesday, June 27th 1837
A little at apple trees but very heavey rain.
Wednesday, June 28th 1837
Cuting apple tree sprouts.
Thursday, June 29th 1837
A little sprouting apple trees but chiefly in bed. Mry no better.
Friday, June 30th 1837
Sprouting and scraping a few apple trees.
Saturday, July 1st 1837
Went to the court and & sprouting some apple trees. Not well.
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Reading various books.
Monday, July 3rd 1837
My wife died this morning between 3 & 4 oclock.
Tuesday, July 4th 1837
My wife buried today at P. Bestidoes Buring Yeard. Mr. Murey spake from these words ... Let
me die the death of the rightious and my latter end be like his.

#5467
Wednesday, July 5th 1837
Doing a little at fire wood. Went to Mr. Grinton and bought a pair of Gloves and a little grocery.
Thursday, July 6th 1837
Went to Andrew Edeys Mont Pleasant.
Friday, July 7th 1837
Returned home.
Saturday, July 8th 1837
Went to (Z)orey to hear Mr. Mcinzes text 4th chapter in Hebrews the words let us therefore
come boldley & I thought well handled.
Monday, July 10th 1837
Returned home.
Tuesday, July 11th 1837
Howing hoaps.
Wednesday, July 12th 1837
Choping a little wood by the Door etc.
Thursday, July 13th 1837
Doing little. Not well.
Friday, July 14th 1837
Forenoon on the highway working for J. Giling?.
Saturday, July 15th 1837
Picking a few strawberries.
Sabbath, July 16th 1837

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Reading in the works of T. Gouge.
Monday, July 17th 1837
Sprouting apple trees and howing hoaps.
#5468
Tuesday, July 18th 1837
Rakeing hay. J. G. Linsey has got a letter from his Father wishing him to return home.
Wednesday, July 19th 1837
Raking hay.
Thursday, July 20th 1837
Racking hay in the N. orchard.
Friday, July 21th 1837
Racking hay in the N. orchard.
Saturday, July 22st 1837
Raking hay in the N. orchard.
Sabbath, July 23rd 1837
Hearing a new come Meathodist preacher. Afternoon at a Meathodist prayer meeting at J.
Hellise.
Monday, July 24th 1837
Raking hay in the N. orchard.
Tuesday, July 25th 1837
Not well.
Wednesday, July 26th 1837
A little howing hoaps.
#5469
Thursday, July 27th 1837
Working some at hay.
Friday, July 28th 1837
Not well. Chefliy in bed. Reading Mr. Gouges word.
Saturday, July 29th 1837
Rakeing hay.
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Finished reading through Mr. Gouges works and began on Mr. Walker on the Church
Caterhistry.
Monday, July 30th 1837
Howing turnips with J. G. Linsey.
Tuesday, August 1st 1837
Howing turnips. Pretty wet.

Wednesday, August 2nd 1837
Howing turnipes.
Thursday, August 3rd 1837
At Eerle Martins Funeral and puling mustard from among the potatoes.
Friday, August 4th 1837
Raking hay in the east swamp.
Saturday, August 5th 1837
Very busey raking hay.
Sabbath, August 6th 1837
Reading chiefley in Mr. Samuel Walkers sermons. I think an excelent book.
#5470
Monday, August 7th 1837
Raking hay.
Tuesday, August 8th 1837
A very wet day. Reading good books.
Wednesday, August 9th 1837
Sprouting in the orchard and other Jobs.
Thursday, August 10th 1837
Working at the hay.
Friday, August 11th 1837
Working at the hay.
Saturday, August 12th 1837
Picking a few Rerseber(ies).

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Sabbath, August 13th 1837
Went to hear A. Matthew at S. Martins.
Monday, August 14th 1837
A little at hay but very heavey thunder storm.
Tuesday, August 15th 1837
A little at hay but wet.
Wednesday, August 16th 1837
A little at hay.
Thursday, August 17th 1837
A wet day. Doing little.
Friday, August 18th 1837
Raking barley.
Saturday, August 19th 1837
Helping to draw home some grass & barley.
Sabbath, August 20th 1837
Hearing the Meathodist preacher and reading Mr. Walkers sermons.
Monday, August 21st 1837
Raking some oats but very wet.
#5471
Tuesday, August 22nd 1837
Picking a few Rese Berries. Very stormey.
Wednesday, August 23rd 1837
Too wet to rake hay. Picking a few berries. 166 lb of sugar done.
Thursday, August 24th 1837
Raking Barley & picking rase rase Berries.
Friday, August 25th 1837
Raking Barley.
Saturday, August 26th 1837
A wet day. Picking raze berries.

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Sabbath, August 27th 1837
At a Meathodist class meeting at Mr. S. Martins.
Monday, August 28th 1837
Forenoon picking brierberries. Afternoon raking barley. Bought off Mr. Grinton one paire of
Boots one bottle of Blacking.
Tuesday, August 29th 1837
Quite a wet day. Doing but little.
Wednesday, August 30th 1837
Wet. Picking some Brier berries west.
Thursday, August 31st 1837
Forenoon picking Brier berries. Afternoon raking barley etc.
Friday, September 1st 1837
Forenoon picking berries. Afternoon raking barley.
#5472
Saturday, September 2nd 1837
Picking some Brier berries.
Sabbath, September 3rd 1837
At a Meathodist class & prayer meetings and reading good books.
Monday, September 4th 1837
Picking Brier berries and began to fix the west orchard fence.
Tuesday, September 5th 1837
Picking Brier berries and working on the west orchard fence.
Wednesday, September 6th 187
Picking some Brier berries.
Thursday, September 7th 1837
Fixing the west orchard fence in the afternoon. At the corner at Mr. Tomsons funrell.
Friday, September 8th 1837
Picking some brier beries etc.
Saturday, September 9th 1837
Picking Brier berries.

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Sabbath, September 10th 1837
Hearing a Meathodist preacher.
Monday, September 11th 1837
Picking Brier beries etc.
Tuesday, September 12th 1837
Picking brier beries.
Wednesday, September 13th 1837
Picking brier beries.
Thursday, September 14th 1837
Picking brier beries.
Friday, September 15th 1837
Pict 11 ½ bush off wind wind fall aples.
#5473 (very blurry, hard to read)
Finished Sowing wheat.
Saturday, September 16th 1837
Picking brier beries etc.
Sabbath, September 17th 1837
(can’t read)
Monday, September 18th 1837
Picking brier berries.
Tuesday, September 19th 1837
Picking brier berries etc.
Wednesday, September 20th 1837
Picking (100 ap?).
Thursday, September 21st 1837
Picking hoaps.
(Indecipherable)
#5474
Friday, September 22nd 1837

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Picking brier berries and hopes.
Saturday, September 23rd 1837
Picking brier berries and hoaps.
Sabbath, September 24th 1837
Reading Walkers sermons etc.
Monday, September 25th 1837
Pict 13 ½ Bush appl.
Tuesday, September 26th 1837
Pict 23 Bushel apples.
Wednesday, September 27th 1837
Choping a little fire wood. Wet day.
Thursday, September 28th 1837
Pict 14 ½ Bush apples. Stormey day.
#5475 (duplicate of 5474)
#5476 (blurry and difficult to read)
Friday, September 29th 1837
(indecipherable)
Saturday, September 30th 1837
A very wet forenoon. In the afternoon at the Meathodist meeting.
Sabbath, October 1st 1837
(Hearing?) Meathodist ?
Monday, October 2nd 1837
Pict 25 Bush apples.
Tuesday, October 3rd 1837
Pict again 25 Bush of Apples.
Wednesday, October 4th 1837
21 ½ Bushels apples in fore? Very ?
Thursday, October 5th 1837
? rain. Have put 2 bush off apples for? ? Steady rain.

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Friday, October 6th 1837
Had pict 32 ½ Bush of apples.
Saturday, October 7th 1837
Had 29 Bush of apples pict.
Sabbath, October 8th 1837
(indecipherable)
Monday, October 9th 1837
24 ½ Bush apples pict.
#5477
Tuesday, October 10th 1837
Had 55 ½ bush apples pict and sold.
Wednesday, October 11th 1837
Had pict 33 ½ Bush apples.
Thursday, October 12th 1837
Pict 15 Bush of apples.
Friday, October 13th 1837
Put into the house 21 Bush apple.
Saturday, October 14th 1837
Pict 10 Bush apples.
Sabbath, October 15th 1837
Reading Walkers sermons.
Monday, October 16th 1837
Pict 27 ½ Bush of apples.
Tuesday, October 17th 1837
Pict 29 ½ Bush aple. Dr. Duniens? wife had 10 Bush.
Wednesday, October 18th 1837
Pict 18 ½ Bushels of Apples.
#5478
Thursday, October 19th 1837
Pict 20 ½ Bush apple. Give Mr. Shoef 4 bush for a pupy. (puppy)

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Friday, October 20th 1837
Pict 23 ½ Bush of apples.
Saturday, October 21st 1837
Pict 17 ½ Bush apples.
Sabbath, October 22nd 1837
Reading Mr. S. Walkers sermons. Excelent.
Monday, October 23rd 1837
Pict 17 Bush apples.
Tuesday, October 24th 1837
Pict 13 ½ Bushels apples.
Wednesday, October 25th 1837
A very wate day. Choping a little fire wood by the Door.
Thursday, October 26th 1837
A very hard storm. Snow about 8 inches deep. Choping a little by the Door.
Friday, October 27th 1837
Choping fire wood etc. Snow yet pretty deep.
#5479
Saturday, October 28th 1837
Choping fire wood and shakeing apples.
Sabbath, October 29th 1837
Went to the Meathodist Meeting & reading books.
Monday, October 30th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, October 31st 1837
Pict 17 ½ Bushells of apples.
Wednesday, November 1st 1837
Pict 13 ½ Bush Apples.
Thursday, November 2nd 1837
Pict 19 Bush Apples.
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Pict 6 Bush Apples.
Saturday, November 4th 1837
Pict 10 ½ Bush Apples.
Sabbath, November 5th 1837
Reading some books.
Monday, November 6th 1837
Pict 4 ½ Bushels of Apples.
Tuesday, November 7th 1837
Pict 2 ½ Bush Apples. Have pict in all 579 ½ off apple measured.
#5480
Wednesday, November 8th 1837
Choping a little fire wood and pict about 1 ½ Bush Apples.
Thursday, November 9th 1837
Pict 1 ½ Bush Apples.
Friday, November 10th 1837
Pict about one Bush Apples.
Saturday, November 11th 1837
Pict about 2 Bush of Apples and choping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 12th 1837
At the Meathodist meeting and reading and reading the Saints everlasting rest.
Monday, November 13th 1837
Gleanind a few Apples and choping fire wood.
Tuesday, November 14th 1837
Gleaned about ½ Apples and choping fire wood. A Mr. Mcfee a tin padler from Barnet here
tonight.
Wednesday, November 15th 1837
Choping a little fire wood and pict (Mr. Mcfee)? Apples.
#5481
Thursday, November 16th 1837
At Widow Bestidoes & Jarimiah Cowans.

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Friday, November 17th 1837
Pict about ½ Bush Apples and choping fire wood.
Saturday, November 18th 1837
Pict ½ Bush Apples and choping fire wood. Wet time. Mr. Akins her makeing cider.
Sabbath, November 19th 1837
Some time a Widow P. Bestidoes. Reading the Life of Colin Gardener.

Monday, November 20th 1837
Chiefly at Widow Bestidoes with Mr. Cowan writing who was writing a deed for Tamer for the
Wes 50 acres for Janet for the 50 acres on which the house stands for John G. Bestido the east
50 acres and a lease for me during My Life. (?) JG see land office registry records
#5482
Tuesday, November 21st 1837
Pict ½ Bush apple and choping fire wood. Very wet. Have pict in all 565 ½ Bush Apples.
Wednesday, November 22nd 1837
Choping a little. Pict ½ Bush Apples. Very wet.
Thursday, November 23rd 1837
Choping a little fire wood. Very stormey cold day.
#5483
Began a plug 15 to the pound 10 oz of Scots snuf. Had a bonet from the forks. G. R.
Friday, November 24th 1837
Puting some apples in the Caller. Fire wood.
Saturday, November 25th 1837
Have let My Farm this day to J. G. Linsay for 8 years. Keeps the orchard. Choping a little fire
wood.
#5484
Monday, December 4th 1837
Diging round Apple trees.
Tuesday, December 5th 1837
Diging round Apple trees.
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Diging round Apple trees.
Thursday, December 7th 1837
Diging round Apple Trees.
Friday, December 8th 1837
Finished diging round Apple trees. Ground bare but cold.
Saturday, December 9th 1837
Choping a little fire wood. Begins to snow but the ground has been for some time bare.
Sabbath, December 10th 1837
Went to a Meathodist Meeting but the preacher did not come.
Monday, December 11th 1837
Choping fire wood by the Door.
#5485
Tuesday, December 12th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, December 13th 1837
Choping fire wood etc.
Thursday, December 14th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 15th 1837
Geting some fire wood. J. G. Linsey draw 2 sleigh load. J. Cowan and Wife here tonight on a
visit. People killing one and other.
Saturday, December 16th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, December 17th 1837
Reading good books.
Monday, December 18th 1837
Choping a little fire wood.
Tuesday, December 19th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, December 20th 1837

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Choping fire wood.
Thursday, December 21st 1837
Choping fire wood.
#5486
Friday, December 22nd 1837
Choping fire wood and helping to clean some wheat.
Saturday, December 23rd 1837
At M. Bestidoes and at Mrs. Clarke to get some salve for my toe etc.
Sabbath, December 24th 1837
At the Methodist meeting hearing the preacher and reading Gouges works.
Monday, December 25th 1837
Eating dinner at Mr. J. Cowans Widow M. Bestidoe and Mr. Landing and his wife there. Mr.
Tenent and J. G. Linsey geting fire wood. Had been out of wood to chop.
Tuesday, December 26th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, December 27th 1837
At the forks paris. Well used at Mr. Grervens.
#5487
Thursday, December 28th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Friday, December 29th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, December 30th 1837
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, December 31st 1837
Mr. Mureys text Ephesins 5 chap 16th verse ... redeming? the time ... John Mcnebs son here
tonight.
1838
Monday, January 1st 1838
Choping some fire wood. Mr. Cowan & Wife and Widow Bestido here.
Tuesday, January 2nd 1838
Choping fire wood.

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Wednesday, January 3rd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, January 4th 1838
Choping fire wood.
#5488
Friday, January 5th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 6th 1838
A little at the court and choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 7th 1838
At the Meathodist meeting.
Monday, January 8th 1838
Choping fire wood. The ground now covered with snow. Had been bare about a week.
Tuesday, January 9th 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
Wednesday, January 10th 1838
At the corner hearing the case of G. Bestidoes and Grinton. G. Bestido had to pay his own
Witnesses.
Thursday, January 11th 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
#5489
Friday, January 12th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 13th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 14th 1838
Some time at Widow Peter bestido and reading serious good books.
Monday, January 15th 1838
Choping fire wood.
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Choping fire wood. J. G. Linsey killed Six hogs. 1805 lbs in All .
Wednesday, January 17th 1838
A very steady rain. Doing little.
Thursday, January 18th 1838
A little at fire wood. The ground still bare & warm.
Friday, January 19th 1838
Choping a little fire wood this morning. The ground was covered with snow and cold after
warm so long.
#5490
Saturday, January 20th 1838
Choping some fire wood.
Sabbath, January 21st 1838
Want to the Meathodist meeting. The words of the text ... Awake to rightousness and Sin not
for some have not the knolege of God in ther heart. Cold day.
#5491
Monday, January 22nd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, January 23rd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, January 24th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, January 25th 1838
A little at fire wood.
Friday, January 26th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 27th 1838
At Widow Wha? fire wood.
#5492
Sabbath, January 28th 1838
At Mr. Mureys meeting. Text 1st of Colos 1st chapter 11th verse ... Strenghted with all Might etc.
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Choping some fire wood. Ground covered with snow after nearly bare all winter. Sent a letter
to Brother Wiliam.
Tuesday, January 30th 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
Wednesday, January 31st 1838
At S. Fergesons for salve for my toe. She says what I have got will cure it.
Thursday, February 1st 1838
A little at fire wood.
Friday, February 2nd 1838
A little fire wood.
Saturday, February 3rd 1838
A little at fire wood.
#5493
Sabbath, February 4th 1838
Hearing the Meathodist pricher and reading.
Monday, February 5th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, February 6th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, February 7th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, February 8th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Friday, February 9th 1838
John Truax & Wife and lame boy came here this evening.
Saturday, February 10th 1838
At the corner and at Widow Margret with J. Truax and Wife.
Sabbath, February 11th 1838
Mr. Mureys text in the prophet Isais 33rd chap and 6th verse ... The fear of the Lord is Treasure.
Monday, February 12th 1838
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Tuesday, February 13th 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
#5494
Wednesday, February 14th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, February 15th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Friday, February 16th 1838
Cold. Storm. Choping a little fire wood.
Saturday, February 17th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, February 18th 1838
The Meathodist preachers text words ... For the end of all things is at hand etc.
Monday, February 19th 1838
Chiefly with Capt Bestido & wife and his (John) Brother John at Joseph Smiths and here.
Tuesday, February 20th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, February 21st 1838
Went to the Electon at Hulls Tavern but did not vote and at C. Martins stand Oxford.
#5495
Thursday, February 22nd 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
Friday, February 23rd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, February 24th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, February 25th 1838
The words of Mr. Mureys text ... This is a Great Mystery but I speak of Christ and the Church.
Monday, February 26th 1838
Choping fire wood.

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Tuesday, February 27th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, February 28th 1838
Choping fire wood. J. G. Linsay has recd a letter from Barnet Informing him of the Death of his
Father Andrew linsey. Be ye likewise readey _
#5496
Thursday, March 1st 1838
Choping fire wood.
Friday, March 2nd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, March 3rd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, March 4th 1838
Hearing the Meathodist preacher ... the ? at the parable of the prodigal son. Pretty well
handled.
Monday, March 5th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, March 6th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, March 7th 1838
Choping fire Wood.
Thursday, March 8th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Friday, March 9th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, March 10th 1838
At sap troughs and cuting fire wood.
#5497
Sabbath, March 11th 1838
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Monday, March 12th 1838
Diging sap troughs.
Tuesday, March 13th 1838
A little at sap troughs.
Wednesday, March 14th 1838
A little at sap troughs.
Thursday, March 15th 1838
At sap troughs.
Friday, March 16th 1838
At sap troughs. A very steady snow.
#5498
Saturday, March 17th 1838
Fixing for sugering.
Sabbath, March 18th 1838
Reading various good books. No (sermon) today.
Monday, March 19th 1838
Tapt 21 suger trees.
Tuesday, March 20th 1838
A little in the suger bush.
#5499
Wednesday, March 21st 1838
Sugered off a small batch of sugar.
Thursday, March 22nd 1838
Doing a little at the sugar bush.
Friday, March 23rd 1838
At the sugar bush.
Saturday, March 24th 1838
At the sugar bush. Have made 26 pound of sugar.
Sabbath, March 25th 1838
At the Meathodist meeting. Words of the text ... whosoeve shall be ashemed of me bef this
generation of him etc. I thought the subject well handled.

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Monday, March 26th 1838
In the sugar bush.
#5500
Tuesday, March 27th 1838
Sugared 7 ¼ lb sugar. Mr. Murey here on a Ministerial visit but I was not in the house.
Wednesday, March 28th 1838
In the suger bush.
Thursday, March 29th 1838
Made 5 lb suger.
Friday, March 30th 1838
In the sugar bush. Poor sugar wather.
Saturday, March 31st 1838
Made 4 lb of sugar.
Sabbath, April 1st 1838
At the Meathodist meeting. The word of the prechers text ... a fear a long time the Master of
these fervents cometh and ? with them.
Monday, April 2nd 1838
A little at the suger bush. Poor sugaring. J. G. L. began to plow.
Tuesday, April 3rd 1838
Made 4 ¼ of sugar.
#5501
Wednesday, April 4th 1838
At the suger Bush.
Thursday, April 5th 1838
Made 9 lb of sugar.
Friday, April 6th 1838
Made 7 ½ pound of suger.
Saturday, April 7th 1838
Taping some maple trees over but no sap. Picking a few aples out of the celler to put in my
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Sabbath, April 8th 1838
Went to Mr. Mureys meeting. The words of his text .. for the perf(ec)ting of the Saints. A
steady rain.
Monday, April 9th 1838
Empiting the sap troughs of rain.
Tuesday, April 10th 1838
Cleang the sap troughs of snow and choping fire wood.
Wednesday, April 11th 1838
Working in the suger Bush.
Thursday, April 12th 1838
Made 6 pound of Sugar.
#5502
Friday, April 13th 1838
A little at the sap Bush but the sap runs but very little.
Saturday, April 14th 1838
Made 5 pound Sugar.
Sabbath, April 15th 1838
At the Meathodist Meeting. The text ... go ye unto all the World and prech the Gospel etc. He
said let Siners be ever so gaiety there will ? ofered if they ware sorey for their y? and repented.
Monday, April 16th 1838
In the Sugar Bush.
Tuesday, April 17th 1838
Sugered off 7 ¼ lb of suger.
Wednesday, April 18th 1838
In the Suger Bush.
Thursday, April 19th 1838
Made 3 ¼ lb sugar.
Friday, April 20th 1838
At Widow Bestido on a visit. Very cold.
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In the Sugar Bush etc.
#5503
Sabbath, April 22nd 1838
At the Meathodist though too late I thought. The text was ... believe in the Lord so (shollthy
thorys?) be established.
Monday, April 23rd 1838
Made 7 ¼ lb sugar.
Tuesday, April 24th 1838
At the Suger Bush. Wm Caricks son from Barnet here.
Wednesday, April 25th 1838
Made 8 ¾ of suger.
Thursday, April 26th 1838
Made 7 ½ of suger.
Friday, April 27th 1838
In the Suger Bush.
Saturday, April 28th 1834
Made 9 lb sugar. A very wet day.
Sabbath, April 29th 1834
Slept none yesternight with an uncommon sore toe. Today at Mr. Fergisons who is to try to
docter it. Expected to have heard Elder Wm Landing but he did not come.
#5504
Monday, April 30th 1838
In the Sap Bush.
Tuesday, May 1st 1838
At the Suger Bush.
Wednesday, May 2nd 1838
Made 6 ¼ lb suger. Have made 124 ¼ of suger.
Thursday, May 3rd 1838
Mr. & Mrs. Murey here on a visit. Have takeng home the Kettle Axe.
Friday, May 4th 1838

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Set out 3 Aple trees by the Street. Very rainy time.
Saturday, May 5th 1838
Choping a little fire wood. Very wet and cold.
Sabbath, May 6th 1838
Words of Mr. Murey text ... now Faith is the evedence of things hoped for. T. Galbraith
beptised.
Monday, May 7th 1838
Began to white wash Apple Trees.
#5505
Tuesday, May 8th 1838
Piter Mcfee the tin padler here all night. Made a present of a very prity canester. White
washing Apple Trees.
Wednesday, May 9th 1838
Very wet. Washed a few Apple Trees.
Thursday, May 10th 1838
At Apple Trees & hoape vines.
Friday, May 11th 1838
Howing hoape vines.
Saturday, May 12th 1838
Working in the hoap patches.
Sabbath, May 13th 1838
At the Baptist Meeting at the School House west of Mr. Gobles. I think there was much of the
power of Christinety Experenced. Lord dirict me to what is my Duety.
Monday, May 14th 1838
Scraping Apple trees and howing hoaps.
Tuesday, May 15th 1838
Scraping Apple trees and howing hoaps.
#5506
Wednesday, May 16th 1838
Screping Apple Trees.
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Washing a few Apple trees mainly.
Friday, May 18th 1838
Washing Apple Trees.
Saturday, May 19th 1838
Sating hop poles.
Sabbath, May 20th 1838
Mr. Murey I thought spoke well. The words of his text ... ? also maketh (Jist?on) for ? He spake
much of the Necessity of a (Medeticor?).
#5507
Monday, May 21st 1838
Seting hoap poles. Rains.
Tuesday, May 22nd 1838
Seting hoap poles.
Wednesday, May 23rd 1838
Howing hoaps.
Thursday, May 24th 1838
A little howing hoaps but a wet day.
Friday, May 25th 1838
Working at the Aple trees & hoaps.
Saturday, May 26th 1838
Diging round Apple trees and carying dung to the hoaps.
#5508
Sabbath, May 27th 1838
Chiefly at Widow Margrets. Reading Verious Good Books.
Monday, May 28th 1838
Carying dung to the hoap patch. Still rainy.
Tuesday, May 29th 1838
Carying dung to the hoap patch. In the afternoon went to Mr. Cowans for a copy of the
agreement between J. G. Lindsay and me. Staid at Mr. Cowans all night.
Wednesday, May 30th 1838
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Thursday, May 31st 1838
Diging round Apple Trees.
Friday, June 1st 1838
Diging round Apple trees.
Saturday, June 2nd 1838
Diging round apple trees. Wend and heard Mr. Murey. The words of his text was ... and when
he is come he will convince the World of sin. He intend to disp(ense) the rainment to masses.
#5509
Sabbath, June 3rd 1838
The Sacrement of the Lords Super dispensed in Mr. Mureys congretion at the (corner). The
(Sasion) sermons text Hebrews 7th chapr and 17th verse words ... thou art a priest for everafter
the order of (Miethezedee) (unreadable).
Monday, June 4th 1838
Mr. Mureys text 5th chap 2d Corethins verse 1st ... for we know that if the Erthaly house of this
tabernicle were Disolved & well handled.
Diging round Apple trees.
Notice - Just finished our green Apple which might have been kept much longer.
Tuesday, June 5th 1838
Diging round Apple trees.
Wednesday, June 6th 1838
Diging round Apple trees & howing hoaps.
Thursday, June 7th 1838
Howing a little at hoaps but unwell.
Friday, June 8th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, June 9th 1838
Choping fire wood etc.
#5510
Sabbath, June 10th 1838
Went to the Meathodist meeting House but the preacher did not come. They held a prayer
meeting there and one at S. Martins at both.
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Howing Hoaps and Sprouting Apple trees. John G. Lindsey started early this morning for Barnet.
Tuesday, June 12th 1838
Sprouting some Appl trees. A very fine rain.
Wednesday, June 13th 1838
Diging out burdocks etc.
Thursday, June 14th 1838
Working on the high ways.
Friday, June 15th 1838
Working on the high ways.
Saturday, June 16th 1838
Went to work on the high way but had to come home as it rained. Had Gilbert Bestidoe to Junk
round my well as Mr. S. still kept it off. About ½ hours work.
#5511
Sabbath, June 17th 1838
At Widow Bestidoes. Reading some of the Books out of Mr. Mureys Libery.
Monday, June 18th 1838
Sprouting Apple trees & choping fire wood. Still wet.
Tuesday, June 19th 1838
Howing hoaps and choping fire wood.
Wednesday, June 20th 1838
Nearley all day on a visit at Mr. Tenents.
Thursday, June 21st 1838
Selfe & Horses working on the High ways.
Friday, June 22nd 1838
Working on the high ways. Have wrought 7 days in full.
Saturday, June 23rd 1838
Forenoon sprouting Apple trees. Afternoon at Widow Bestidoes. Still wet.
Sabbath, June 24th 1838
Mr. Proudfoot from London preached his text. Was 2d chapter of the Acts 41st verse ... then
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#5512
Monday, June 25th 1838
Sprouting Apple trees and howing hoaps.
Tuesday, June 26th 1838
Choping fire wood etc.
Wednesday, June 27th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, June 28th 1838
Choping fire wood. Mr. Murey and another Minister been here.
Friday, June 29th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, June 30th 1838
Started for Dumfrise to the Sacrement. Mr. Murey and Mr. Skiner spoke very long. Staid a
Sauterday Night at Mr. Andarsons Sabbath night at Mr. Bishops and got home Monday night at
dark. The words of Mr. evening sermons text ... (very faint).
#5513
Tuesday, July 3rd 1838
Howing hoaps and Sprouting Apple trees. About 400 reguler Soldiers went to the Westward
today.
Wednesday, July 4th 1838
Picking strawberries.
Thursday, July 5th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Friday, July 6th 1838
At fire wood.
Saturday, July 7th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, July 8th 1838
Mr. Mureys text 1st chapter 41st verse words ... we have found the (Mefries). I thought the
Subject well handled.
Monday, July 9th 1838

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Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, July 10th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, July 11th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, July 12th 1838
Choping fire wood etc.
#5514
Friday, July 13th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, July 14th 1838
Choping fire wood and sprouting Apple Trees.
Sabbath, July 15th 1838
Went to hear Wm Landen. The words of his text ... for we all have Sined.
Monday, July 16th 1838
Picking Razeberries and choping fire wood.
Tuesday, July 17th 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
Wednesday, July 18th 1838
John G. Lindsey arived from Barnet. Had a letter from W. Adams by him and one from Brother
William.
Thursday, July 19th 1838
Choping fire wood and picking rase berries. Widow M. Bestidoes boys picking my Chiries today.
Friday, July 20th 1838
Choping fire wood.
#5515
Saturday, July 21st 1838
Picking some raze berries and choping a little fire wood.
Sabbath, July 22nd 1838
The words of Mr. Mureys text ... thy Kingdom comes. Well handled.
Monday, July 23rd 1838

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Picking chiries and raze berries.
Tuesday, July 24th 1838
Picking zeze berries. Began 3 pints of Wine with hoaps.
Wednesday, July 25th 1838
Working on the hay from about 10 oclock for J. G. Lindsay.
Thursday, July 26th 1838
A wet day. Pict some reze berries.
Friday, July 27th 1838
Rakeing hay with J. G. Lindsay from 11 oclock to five.
Saturday, July 28th 1838
Picking a few reseberries.
Sabbath, July 29th 1838
At Widow bestidoes and reading Trails.
#5516
Monday, July 30th 1838
Picking some berries and about an hour raking.
Tuesday, July 31st 1838
Forenoon picking some berries. Afternoon raking for J. G. Lindsay.
Wednesday, August 1st 1838
Raking hay from 11 to 7 oclock.
Thursday, August 2nd 1838
Forenoon raking hay. Afternoon at J. Cowans on a visit.
Friday, August 3rd 1838
Raking hay in the east swamp.
Saturday, August 4th 1838
Raking hay in the east swamp and other jobs.
Sabbath, August 5th 1838
The words of Mureys text ... woe to them that are at ease in Zion.
Monday, August 6th 1838
Picking raze berries and raking 3 hours in the East Swamp.

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Tuesday, August 7th 1838
8 ½ hours in the east swamp raking hay.
#5517
Wednesday, August 8th 1838
Forenoon at Mr. Peltons picking Brier berries. Afternoon North picking rias berries.
Thursday, August 9th 1838
Picking Rase berry.
Friday, August 10th 1838
Picking rase berries.
Saturday, August 11th 1838
Picking rase berries.
Sabbath, August 12th 1838
Went to Burford as I had heard a prisbiterian Minister was to preech at 10 oc but when I got
there he was not to preach to 3 oclock so I had to come home.
Monday, August 13th 1838
Picking berries.
Tuesday, August 14th 1838
Picking brier berries.
Wednesday, August 15th 1838
Picking berries.
Thursday, August 16th 1838
Picking berries west.
Friday, August 17th 1838
Picking reze berries.
Saturday, August 18th 1838
Picking reze berries.
Sabbath, August 19th 1838
Went to peris where Mr. Murey Adminstered the sacrament to about 70 cumunicents.
#5518
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Raking Barley for J. G. Lindsey.
Tuesday, August 21st 1838
Picking brier berries.
Wednesday, August 22nd 1838
Picking brier berries.
Thursday, August 23rd 1838
Picking brier berries.
Friday, August 24th 1838
Picking brier berries.
Saturday, August 25th 1838
Picking Brier berries.
Sabbath, August 26th 1838
At Josh Curringkins. At Widow Burns funrel. Wm Landing preached one Good Sermon at the
school House and another at the funerel.
Monday, August 27th 1838
Picking brier berries.
Tuesday, August 28th 1838
Forenoon picking brier berries. Afternoon 4 hours raking barley for J. G. L. At a visit at Christins
with Mr. & Mrs. Murey nier evening.
Wednesday, August 29th 1838
Picking berries.
Thursday, August 30th 1838
Picking brier berries.
#5519
Friday, August 31st 1838
Picking brier berries.
Saturday, September 1st 1838
Picking brier berries.
Sabbath, September 2nd 1838
Mr. Mureys text 55th psalm 6th verse ... Oh that I had wings like a Dove then would I fly away
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Monday, September 3rd 1838
Picking brier berries.
Tuesday, September 4th 1838
Picking brier berries.
Wednesday, September 5th 1838
Picking brier beries.
Thursday, September 6th 1838
Picking brers berries.
Friday, September 7th 1838
Picking brier berries.
Saturday, September 8th 1838
Picking a few brier berries.
Sabbath, September 9th 1838
At W. M. Bestidoes reading.
Monday, September 10th 1838
Picking brier berries.
Tuesday, September 11th 1838
Picking brier beries.
Wednesday, September 12th 1838
Picking brier beries.
#5520
Thursday, September 13th 1838
Picking brier berries and walking canes.
Friday, September 14th 1838
Sprouting Aple trees.
Saturday, September 15th 1838
Sprouting Apple trees and picking hoaps and sold the first Bushel of Apples to John Black.
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Fore Noon hearing a Meathodist preacher. Afternoon hearing William W. Landing. The Words
of his text ... then they feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord harkened and
heard and a Book of rememberance was Written etc.
Monday, September 17th 1838
Picking hoaps.
Tuesday, September 18th 1838
Raking Aples.
Wednesday, September 19th 1838
Raking Aples.
Thursday, September 20th 1838
Raking Aples.
#5521
Friday, September 21st 1838
Raking Apples.
Saturday, September 22nd 1838
Raking Apples.
Sabbath, September 23rd 1838
Chiefly at W. Margret Bestidoes. Reading.
Monday, September 24th 1838
Raking Apples.
Tuesday, September 25th 1838
Shaking off Apples.
Wednesday, September 26th 1838
Picking a few Apples.
Thursday, September 27th 1838
Raking Apples.
Friday, September 28th 1838
Shaking and raking Apples.
Saturday, September 29th 1838
Shaking and raking Apples.

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Sabbath, September 30th 1838
Words of Murey text ... the Lord buildeth up Jeresulem. In the afternoon want to hear Mr. Wm
Landing. The words of his text ... come unto me Ye that labour and are heavey ladan and I will
give you rest. The subject well handled.
#5522
Monday, October 1st 1838
Pict a few Apples and Scalding out moles.
Tuesday, October 2nd 1838
Picking and selling a few Apples.
Wednesday, October 3rd 1838
Raking Apples.
Thursday, October 4th 1838
Mesured 28 B Apples.
Friday, October 5th 1838
Raking a few Apples.
Saturday, October 6th 1838
Went to Robt Caricks. Sabath heard heard Mr. Strang preach and and Monday the 8th returned
home.
Tuesday, October 9th 1838
Sold 28 bush Apples.
Wednesday, October 10th 1838
Shaking Some Apples.
Thursday, October 11th 1838
Shaking Apples.
Friday, October 12th 1838
Devad Smiley died.
Saturday, October 13th 1838
At David Smiles Funeral.
#5523
Sabbath, October 14th 1838
At the Meathodist meeting. The preacher a Sho maker from England who wants to buy a place
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Monday, October 15th 1838
Working at picking and Selling Apples.
Tuesday, October 16th 1838
Picking Apples.
Wednesday, October 17th 1838
Picking Apples.
Thursday, October 18th 1838
Raking Apples.
Friday, October 19th 1838
Raking Apples.
#5524
Saturday, October 20th 1838
Went to Widow Scots.
Sabbath, October 21st 1838
Went and heard Mr. Mcinze preach in galick. He preached a short sermon in English.
Monday, October 22nd 1838
Returned home.
Tuesday, October 23rd 1838
Shaking Apple. A wet day.
Wednesday, October 24th 1838
A wet day. A little at fire wood.
Thursday, October 25th 1838
Choping fire wood.
#5525 (duplicate of 5524)
#5526
Friday, October 26th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, October 27th 1838
Choping fire wood. At a meeting at the Meeting House.
Sabbath, October 28th 1838
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Monday, October 29th 1838
Choping fire wood. Snow storm.
Tuesday, October 30th 1838
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, October 31st 1838
Choping fire wood. The ground covered with snow.
Thursday, November 1st 1838
Went to Mr. Cowans and had my will wrote & signed.
Friday, November 2nd 1838
Puting apples in the celler.
#5527
Friday, November 2nd 1838
Picking Apples.
Saturday, November 3rd 1838
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, November 4th 1838
At Widow Margrets. Reading a good book out of the circulating Libery.
Monday, November 5th 1838
Forenoon picking Apples. Afternoon Severe Snow Storm.
Tuesday, November 6th 1838
The Ground covered about 8 inches with Snow. Reading on the evidence of prophesy.
Wednesday, November 7th 1838
Went to Widow M. Bestidoes. Staid all night.
Thursday, November 8th 1838
Eat Dinner at Mr. Cowans and returned home. A very severe storm & bad roads. Choping a
little fire wood.
Friday, November 9th 1838
Choping a little fire wood. Very cold.
Saturday, November 10th 1838
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Sabbath, November 11th 1838
Mr. Mureys text 9th verse 89th psalm ... Blessed are the people that know the Joyfull Sound etc.
Monday, November 12th 1838
Choping a little fire wood.
Tuesday, November 13th 1838
Raking Apples.

Wednesday, November 14th 1838
Raking Apples and going Widow Bestidoes to stay all night as Jane is going to Mr. Smiths some
of whose Family is sick.
Thursday, November 15th 1838
A very wet day. The Cider Miln Brocken.
Friday, November 16th 1838
Geting my mare shod and choping fire wood. Proposes starting for Dumfrise in the morning.
#5529
Saturday, November 17th 1838
At Robt Caricks.
Sabbath night at Robt Caricks.
Monday night at Capt Bestidoes. Went to Gilbert Bestidoes below the Blow the Mountian.
Friday night at Robt Caricks.
And Saturday the 24th of Novbr returned home.
Stied at Widow Bestidoes on Frid night and on Saturday returned home.
Mem - intends (ne?) undertaking such a Jorney.
Monday, November 26th 1838
Chiefly reading sermons.
Tuesday, November 27th 1838
Rode to Samuel Fergisons and reading.
Wednesday, November 28th 1838
Was at Mr. Peltons geting salve for my foot which is very Sore.
Thursday, November 29th 1838
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Friday, November 30th 1838
At Widow Mudges to get (?) for ? (toe?)
#5530
Saturday, December 1st 1838
Quite lame with a sore toe. Wet day.
Sabbath, December 2nd 1838
Reading Walkers sermons. Excelent.
Monday, December 3rd 1838
Reading Walkers.
Tuesday, December 4th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
Wednesday, December 5th 1838
Reading.
Thursday, December 6th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
Friday, December 7th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
Saturday, December 8th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
Sabbath, December 9th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
#5531
Monday, December 10th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
Tuesday, December 11th 1838
Reading Walkers sermons.
Wednesday, December 12th 1838
Reading various good books.
Thursday, December 13th 1838
Reading verious books.
Friday, December 14th 1838

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Reading various books.
Saturday, December 15th 1838
Reading Walkers Lectures.
Sabbath, December 16th 1838
Reading Walkers Sermons.
Monday, December 17th 1838
Reading Walkers Sermons.
Tuesday, December 18th 1838
Reading Walkers Sermons.
Wednesday, December 19th 1838
Reading Walkers Sermons.
#5532
Thursday, December 20th 1838
Reading Walkers Sermons.
Friday, December 21st 1838
Reiding verious Books.
Saturday, December 22nd 1838
Reading tesistiomery of the invite Seynod.
Sabbath, December 23rd 1838
Chiefely reading the Testimoney of the invite Seynod.
Monday, December 24th 1838
In the British pulpit. Got from Wm Smiley.
Tuesday, December 25th 1838
Reading converse with god by Richerd Bexter. I think excelent.
Wednesday, December 26th 1838
Reading in the British pulpit.
Thursday, December 27th 1838
Reading in the British pulpit.
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Reading in the British pulpit.
#5533
Saturday, December 29th 1838
Reading in the British pulpit.
Sabbath, December 30th 1838
Reading in the British pulpit. I think Excelent.
Monday, December 31st 1838
Reading in the British pulpit.
#5534 (duplicate of 5533)
#5535
Tuesday, January 1st 1839
A few Nibours here. Spened the afternoon very agreeably.
Wednesday, January 2nd 1839
Preparing a few Apples to cary to the Town (plot?).
Time passing on.
Thursday, January 3rd 1839
Reading Books.
Friday, January 4th 1839
Went to Wm Landings but he was not at home. Caried a few Apples.
#5536
Saturday, January 5th 1839
Reading various Books.
Sabbath, January 6th 1839
Hearing Wm Landing and reading.
Monday, January 7th 1839
Mr. Walkers Sermons.
Tuesday, January 8th 1839
Reading Walkers Sermons.
Wednesday, January 9th 1839
Reading Walkers Sermons.
Thursday, January 10th 1839

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Reading Walkers Sermons.
Friday, January 11th 1839
Reading Mr. Walkers Life etc.
Saturday, January 12th 1839
Reading various books.
Sabbath, January 13th 1839
Reading S. Rutheres Letters & Lord have marcy on me.
The rightious Shall ?ord on their way.
#5537
Monday, January 14th 1839
Writing a letter to Tamer and reading.
Tuesday, January 15th 1839
Reading the Bead? Of H?
Wednesday, January 16th 1839
Reading Temperance addresses.
Thursday, January 17th 1839
Reading in the Temperance Magazine.
Friday, January 18th 1839
Reading various books & taking physk.
Saturday, January 19th 1839
Reading various books.
Sabbath, January 20th 1839
Reading various good Books.
Monday, January 21st 1839
At Margrets with the old Mare. David will get her shode. (Reading?).
#5538
Tuesday, January 22nd 1839
Reading Missionery West Africa.
Wednesday, January 23rd 1839
At the hollow gating the Mare shoad.

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Thursday, January 24th 1839
Reading various Books.
Friday, January 25th 1839
Reading Newtons Letters. Excelent.
Saturday, January 26th 1839
Reading Newtons letters. I think Excelent.
Sabbath, January 27th 1839
Hearing Mr. Murrey.
Monday, January 28th 1839
Reading the life of philip Dodderidge.
Tuesday, January 29th 1839
Reading Seliction of tracts.
Wednesday, January 30th 1839
At Wm Tenents. Infize a large compeny of Scots people.
#5539
Friday, February 1st 1839
Reading various Good books.
Saturday, February 2nd 1839
At. Mr. Chases and reading.
Sabbath, February 10th 1839
Etc.
Monday, February 11th 1839
Reading Libery Books.
Tuesday, February 12th 1839
Reading verious pemphlets.
Wednesday, February 13th 1839
Reading Bishops Halls works.
Thursday, February 14th 1839
Reading Bishop Halls works.
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Reading various Books.
Saturday, February 16th 1839
Reading pilgrims progress.
#5540
Sabbath, February 17th 1839
At the Meeting.
Monday, February 18th 1839
At Widow Bestidoes.
Tuesday, February 19th 1839
Reading the litery Magazine.
Wednesday, February 20th 1839
At M. Lesters school etc.
Thursday, February 21st 1839
Hearing W. L. preach a girls funerel sermon at the corner.
Friday, February 22nd 1839
At Mr. Mureys for Books & reading.
Saturday, February 23rd 1839
Reading the art of contentment. Well handled.
Sabbath, February 24th 1839
Hearing a Meathodist and reading.
Monday, February 25th 1839
Reading the Mute Christian. Excelent.
#5541
Tuesday, February 26th 1839
Reading verious Books.
Wednesday, February 27th 1839
Reading various books.
Thursday, February 28th 1839
At Mr. Mureys for Books and reading.
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Seeing old Mrs. Alison.
Saturday, March 2nd 1839
Reading Mr. Mureys Magazine.
Sabbath, March 3rd 1839
At Mr. Mureys Meeting. A collection to buy Books.
Monday, March 4th 1839
At Mr. Mureys for Books.
Tuesday, March 5th 1839
Reading various books.
Wednesday, March 6th 1839
Reading various books.
Thursday, March 7th, 1839
All day at Mr. Mureys on a visit.
#5542
Friday, March 15th 1839
At Mr. Chases and Mr. Mureys & reading.
Saturday, March 16th 1839
At Mr. Cowans and reading.
Sabbath, March 17th 1839
Murey his text ... remember the Sabeth Day to keep it holey.
Monday, March 18th 1839
At Mr. Chases & reading verious Books.
#5543
(can’t read date)
Hearing Mr. Murey (preach) at a Meeting. (Give) funds to (purchase) (Bibles) to suply ?
(people?)
Friday, March 22nd 1839
Reading.
Saturday, March 23rd 1839
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Sabbath, March 24th 1839
Went to hear Mr. Landen but he did not ?
#5544
Monday, March 25th 1839
Mr. Chaces came home by Margrets and drant tea at Mr. Purvey(s).
Tuesday, March 26th 1839
At the 2d concession and reading the Evangecel Magezine.
Wednesday, March 27th 1839
Had a letter from ? Galbraith by Mr. Chace.
Thursday, March 28th 1839
At. G. Bestidoes Suger Bush.
Friday, March 29th 1839
Reading in the Christione Magezine.
Saturday, March 30th 1839
Reading the Christiane Magazine.
Sabbath, March 31st 1839
Went and heard Mr. Murey prech on the 4 comandment ... remember the Sabbath Day etc.
Monday, April 1st 1839
Reading in the Christiens Magizene.
Tuesday, April 2nd 1839
At W. Bestidoes sugger camp and reading in the Christiene Magizine.
#5545
Wednesday, April 3rd 1839
Reading & at peltons, J. Smiths and H. beemers.
Thursday, April 4th 1839
At J. Smiths & reading various book at the corner. Saw a man plowing.
Friday, April 5th 1839
Puling up hoap poles etc.
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At Stevens childs funeral.
Sabbath, April 7th 1839
Hearing Mr. W. L. preach ... from these word to be not Mock ? lean you ? and be made strong.
Monday, April 8th 1839
Trasplant curant bushes.
Tuesday, April 9th 1839
Tresplanting curant bushes.
Wednesday, April 10th 1839
Trasplenting curant bushes.
Thursday, April 11th 1839
Trasplenting curant bushes.
Friday, April 12th 1839
Seting hoap poles.
Saturday, April 13th 1839
At Joseph Smiths (can’t read remainder).
#5546
Sabbath, April 14th 1839
Hearing Mr. Murey preach from a few (ist)verses verses of Hebrews ... God who etc.
Monday, April 15th 1839
Seting hoap poles etc.
Tuesday, April 16th 1839
A little at fire wood.
Wednesday, April 17th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, April 18th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Friday, April 19th 1839
Choping fire wood ?
Saturday, April 20th 1839

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Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, April 21st 1839
Reading various Books.
Monday, April 22nd 1839
Choping fire wood etc.
Tuesday, April 23rd 1839
At fire wood.
Wednesday, April 24th 1839
Washing trees.
Thursday, April 25th 1839
Liming Apple trees.
Friday, April 26th 1839
Among the Aple trees.
Saturday, April 27th 1839
Whiting A trees.
Sabbath, April 28th 1839
Hearing Mr. Murey preach the 4 comand ... remember the Sabbath
#5547
Monday, April 29th 1839
At Widow Smiths Daughters funeral. A very Good Sermon.
Tuesday, April 30th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, May 1st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, May 2nd 1839
White washing Trees etc.
Friday, May 3rd 1839
Washing Apple trees etc.
Saturday, May 4th 1839

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Washing Apple trees.
Sabbath, May 5th 1839
Reading various good Books.
Monday, May 6th 1839
White washing trees.
Tuesday, May 7th 1839
A very wet day.
Wednesday, May 8th 1839
White washing A trees.
Thursday, May 9th 1839
M – Colted and the Colt dead this morning. White washing Apple trees.
Friday, May 10th 1839
Washing Apple trees.
Saturday, May 11th 1839
Washing A trees.
#5548
Sabbath, May 12th 1839
In the forenoon hearing a Meathodist – in the afternoon noon Mr. Murey from the 4th
Comandment.
Monday, May 13th 1839
A wet day.
Tuesday, May 14th 1839
Choping fire wood etc.
Wednesday, May 15th 1839
Washing Apple trees.
Thursday, May 16th 1839
White washing A trees.
Friday, May 17th 1839
Went to ? Wilsons. Sauterday took me to (ford?). Saw the regulars train and returned Home.

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Sabbath, May 19th 1839
Reading Excelent Books.
Monday, May 20th 1839
Had a very disagable turn. Prun(ed) a few trees.
Tuesday, May 21st 1839
Choping a little fire wood.
Wednesday, May 22nd 1839
A very wet day. White W a few trees.
Friday, May 24th 1839
Washing A trees.
Saturday, May 25th 1839
Washing Aple trees.
#5549
Sabbath, May 26th 1839
Mr. Mureys text (nothing readable)
In the evening a papist at the M meting House. Text ... behold how Good a thing for Bretheren
to live to Gither in unity etc.
Monday, May 27th 1839
Washing trees etc.
Tuesday, May 28th 1839
Finished white washing Appl Trees.
Wednesday, May 29th 1839
Reading etc.
Thursday, May 30th 1839
Choping & howing hoaps.
Friday, May 31st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, June 1st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, June 2nd 1839
Reading Mrss Mureys Book.

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Monday, June 3rd 1839
Choping fire wood.
#5550
Monday, June 17th 1839
At the Monday Sermon and choping fire wood.
Tuesday, June 18th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, June 19th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, June 20th 1839
A wet day.
Friday, June 21st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, June 22nd 1839
Choping fire wood. John Galbraith just arrived.
Sabbath, June 23rd 1839
Went to the Meeting but was so sick that I had to return home.
Monday, June 24th 1839
At Mr. Mureys at a visit with John Galbraith.
Tuesday, June 25th 1839
Going round with John Galbraith.
Wednesday, June 26th 1839
J. Galbraith & Mr. Cowan writing Agreements between the Girls & me.
#5551
Thursday, June 27th 1839
A wet day. Reading.
Friday, June 28th 1839
Choping fire wood.
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Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, June 30th 1839
Reading various Good Books.
Monday, July 1st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, July 2nd 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, July 3rd 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, July 4th 1839
A little fire wood etc.
Friday, July 5th 1839
Pileing fire wood.
Saturday, July 6th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, July 7th 1839
Was at Dumfrise at the Sacrement.
Monday, July 8th 1839
Came home in company with Mr. Murey.
#5552
Tuesday, July 9th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, July 10th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, July 11th 1839
A little at fire wood.
Friday, July 12th 1839
Choping fire wood.
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#5553
Saturday, July 13th 1839
Went to Mr. Mitchel.
Sabbath, July 14th 1839
Started home.
Monday, July 15th 1839
S. Martin Martin started for the Mi?. His daughter and her husband Mr. (S)eward ? took dinner
here.
Tuesday, July 16th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, July 17th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, July 18th 1839
Choping fire wood.
#5554
Friday, July 19th 1839
At Widow Bestidoe and choping.
Saturday, July 20th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, July 21st 1839
Hearing Mr. Murey and reading.
Monday, July 22nd 1839
Choping fire wood. Wet day.
Tuesday, July 23rd 1839
Choping fire wood etc.
Wednesday, July 24th 1839
A little at choping. Very showery.
Thursday, July 25th 1839
Choping fire wood.
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Brock my axe.
Saturday, July 27th 1839
At the forks at Meeting and bought a Girt & Stirep Leathers & one lb of Tea.
Sabbath, July 28th 1839
At the Sacrement at paris at the forks. 60 partake of the Sacrement.
#5555
Monday, July 29th 1839
At the forks but could not hear Mr. Jennings from torento.
Tuesday, July 30th 1839
A very wet day.
Wednesday, July 31st 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige preach and paptise at Mr. Sakins. I think a real gospel minister.
Thursday, August 1st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Friday, August 2nd 1839
Chopind fire wood.
Saturday, August 3rd 1839
Began a pound Tab(les).
Sabbath, August 4th 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige preach about 8 mile west (Westwood) from these words ... Light is sown
for the righteous and Gladness etc.
#5556
Monday, August 5th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, August 6th 1839
At Mr. Crosbes Samel Crosby’s childs funeral. Mr. Murey preached a excelent sermon.
Wednesday, August 7th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, August 8th 1839
Choping fire wood. T. G. Lindsey Sick.

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Friday, August 9th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, August 10th 1839
Went to John Wilims.
Sabbath, August 11th 1839
To wood Stock. Heard the Church Minister and returned home. Mr. W. talks of Coming here
for Apples.
N.B. Was very kindley used.
#5557
Monday, August 12th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, August 13th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, August 14th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, August 15th 1839
Invited to go to Mr. Hese but could not find the way.
Friday, August 16th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, August 17th 1839
Choping fire wood all day.
Sabbath, August 18th 1839
Hearing A Meathodist who I thought spoke well and reading.
Monday, August 19th 1839
At a funerel at Mr. Charles. William Landen Spoke well.
Tuesday, August 20th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, August 21st 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, August 22nd 1839

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Choping fire wood.
Friday, August 23rd 1839
Choping fire wood.
#5558
Saturday, August 24th 1839
Went to Paris at the forks.
Sabbath, August 25th 1839
At Mr. Charles Daughters funerel. W. L. spoke well.
Monday, August 26th 1839
Choping fire wood and picking brier berries.
Tuesday, August 27th 1839
Picking Berries and choping F.W.
Wednesday, August 28th 1839
Hearing the church Minister at Mr. Burns.
Thursday, August 29th, 1839
Choping fire wood.
Friday, August 30th 1839
At Mr. Cowans and Seeing Mr. Whites corps who had cut his own throat. Mrs. Sissings first
husband.
Saturday, August 31st 1839
Went to Mr. Willims.
Sabbath, September 1st 1839
Heard Mr. Betrige son preach a Good Serm_ and returned home.
#5559
Monday, September 2nd 1839
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, September 3rd 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, September 4th 1839
Sold the first Bush of Apples to Adam Ellison.

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Thursday, September 5th 1839
Was at the Caxket Makers 1 miles from Mr. Chases in the woods etc.
Friday, September 6th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, September 7th 1839
Choping fire wood etc.
Sabbath, September 8th 1839
Hearing a Baptist in the afternoon. Mr. Murey sick.
Monday, September 9th 1839
Pict 9 ½ Bush Apples.
Tuesday, September 10th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, September 11th 1839
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, September 12th 1839
S? 2 ? (can’t read)
#5560
Friday, September 13th 1839
Choping fire wood etc.
Saturday, September 14th 1839
Went to Mr. Williams.
Sabbath, September 15th 1839
Heard Mr. Betrige and returned home. Text ... how long will ye halt between two opinions.
Monday, September 16th 1839
Choping fire wood. About Finished.
Tuesday, September 17th 1839
At Taylors Hornes funerel.
Wednesday, September 18th 1839
Spliting some pine logs, etc. Wet.
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(R)eking Apples.
Friday, September 20th 1839
Picking hoaps.
Saturday, September 21st 1839
Picking hoaps.
Sabbath, September 22nd 1839
Hearing Willam Landing preach ? ? reading.
#5561
Monday, September 23rd 1839
Finished picking hoaps.
Tuesday, September 24th 1839
round and helping Hesseses boy to pick Apples.
Wednesday, September 25th 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige at Mr. Bu(r or s)see. Very wet.
Thursday, September 26th 1839
Put (the) Bush Apples in to the celler.
#5562
Friday, September 27th 1839
Uncomon wet day. Some Snow.
Saturday, September 28th 1839
Picking Apples.
Sabbath, September 29th 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige at the Church. Words of the text ... and this is the victory that over cometh
the world etc.
#5563
Monday, October 7th 1839
A littl at Aples.
Tuesday, October 8th 1839
At Apples.
Wednesday, October 9th 1839

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A little at Apples.
Thursday, October 10th 1839
A little at Apples.
Friday, October 11th 1839
A little at Apples.
Saturday, October 12th 1839
A little at Apples.
Sabbath, October 13th 1839
Hearing a preacher and reading.
Monday, October 14th 1839
Very little in the (Bush?).
Tuesday, October 15th 1839
Picking some Apples.
Wednesday, October 16th 1839
Doing little Erands etc.
Thursday, October 17th 1839
Picking Apples.
Friday, October 18th 1839
Went to A?Adays and Brantford.
Saturday, October 19th 1839
Returned home.
#5564
Sabbath, October 20th 1839
Forenoon hearing Wm Landin preeching. Words of the text ... (Christ) to suffer afliction with
the people of God etc. Well handled. Afternoon again hearing W. Landing.
Monday, October 21st 1839
Visiting with Capt. Bestido.
Tuesday, October 22nd 1839
A little at Apples etc.

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Wednesday, October 23rd 1839
Visiting with Capt Bestido and hearing Mr. Betrige at W. Martins.
Thursday, October 24th 1839
Small Jobs.
Friday, October 25th 1839
Small Jobs. Raking chifly. In the evening at the Meathodist (centying?) Meeting.
#5565
Saturday, October 26th 1839
Paid one Dollar to the Meathodist missionary fund. Small Jobs.
Sabbath, October 27th 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige from these words ... my times are wholy in thy hand. Very (pre?e?).
Monday, October 28th 1839
Picking a few Apples.
Tuesday, October 29th 1839
Picking Apples. Made the first Cider. Mr. S. Just arived from Barnet.
Wednesday, October 30th 1839
Stidey rain.
Thursday, October 31st 1839
A little at Apples.
Friday, November 1st 1839
A little picking Apples.
Saturday, November 2nd 1839
Picking Apples.
#5566
Sabbath, November 3rd 1839
Hearing W. Landing preach twise.
Monday, November 4th 1839
Picking Apples.
Tuesday, November 5th 1839
A very Steady rain.

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Wednesday, November 6th 1839
Picking Apples.
Thursday, November 7th 1839
Have Measured 463 ½ Bush Apples.
Friday, November 8th 1839
Gleaning Apples.
Saturday, November 9th 1839
Gleaning a few Apples. Measured 9 bush more apples.
#5567
Sabbath, November 10th 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige west.
Monday, November 11th 1839
Chiefly at W. Bestidos.
Tuesday, November 12th 1839
At Mr. Teeses to get my coat cut.
Wednesday, November 13th 1839
John G. Lindsey and Jane Galbraith and John Sumars and Margret Lindsey Maried by Mr. Murey.
(John G(albraith) Lindsay came to the Township of Blenheim from Vermont on April 6th, 1836; a
first cousin of his wife, Jane.)

Thursday, November 14th 1839
A wet day. Reading.
Friday, November 15th 1839
Picking a few Apples.
Saturday, November 16th 1839
Went to R. Cariks.
Sabbath, November 17th 1839
Hearing Mr. (Tepring) preach.
Monday, November 18th 1839
Returned home.
Tuesday, November 19th 1839
Snow Storm. Reading.

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Wednesday, November 20th 1839
Very stormey.
#5568
Thursday, November 21st 1839
Reading verios Books.
Friday, November 22nd 1839
Riding about & reading.
Saturday, November 23rd 1839
Went the forks in the wagon. Bought one pair Mittens.
Sabbath, November 24th 1839
At the Beptis prayer Meeting.
Monday, November 25th 1839
Very cold day.
Tuesday, November 26th 1839
Reading. Very cold day.
Wednesday, November 27th 1839
Chiefly reading.
Thursday, November 28th 1839
Reading etc.
Friday, November 29th 1839
Past day hearing A Mr. Roy.
Saturday, November 30th 1839
Words of Mr. Roys Text ... I am in a (strict?) Belie (G)enti? opening etc.
#5569
Sabbath, December 1st 1839
At the corner seeing the Sacrement dispinsed and hearing Sermons. Texts ... Thou was ? and
hast redeemed to god by thy Blood. For ye know the Grace etc.
Monday, December 2nd 1839
Words of Mr. Roys ... Text ... and took knolege of them.
#5570
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(can’t read)
Wednesday, December 4th 1839
(can’t read)
Thursday, December 5th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Friday, December 6th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Saturday, December 7th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Sabbath, December 8th 1839
Heard Mr. Betrige (can’t read) Mr. Williamson
Monday, December 9th 1839
(can’t read)
Tuesday, December 10th 1839
(can’t read)
#5571
Wednesday, December 11th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Thursday, December 12th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Friday, December 13th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Saturday, December 14th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Sabbath, December 15th 1839
Forenoon hearing Wm Landing. The words of the text ... They have great to see that love ? Law
etc. Well handl(ed). The Sacrement dispensed. In the evening agein (heard?) Wm Landing at
the ?
Monday, December 16th 1839
Cuting Apples. Mr. Cowan allowed me 4 Dolers for fire wood off J. G. S.
Tuesday, December 17th 1839

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Pelling Apples.
Wednesday, December 18th 1839
Cuting Apples.
Thursday, December 19th 1839
To the forks with Apples. Sold at 3 sh per Bush.
Friday, December 20th 1839
Peeling Some Apples.
Saturday, December 21st 1839
Pelling Apples.
#5572
Sabbath, December 22nd 1839
Hearing Mr. Betrige west. Text ... the Lord is at hand. Well handled. A stormey day.
Monday, December 23rd 1839
Pelling some Apples etc.
Tuesday, December 24th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Wednesday, December 25th 1839
Pelling Apples. At Mr. Cowans in the evening. Got home a 2 oclock.
Thursday, December 26th 1839
Pelling Apples.
Friday, December 27th 1839
At Muges hollow to see an account of R. Burns.
Saturday, December 28th 1839
Reading verious Books.
Sabbath, December 29th 1839
Reading the Book of Acts and other Books.
Monday, December 30th 1839
Caried 7 ½ bushells Apples down celler.
Tuesday, December 31st 1839
Chiefly reading Dr. Goldsmith history of England.

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#5573
Wednesday, January 1st 1840
A few nighbours here at Dinner. Very cold.
Thursday, January 2nd 1840
Riding & Riding.
Friday, January 3rd 1840
Chiefly reading.
Saturday, January 4th 1840
Reading.
Sabbath, January 5th 1940
West hearing Mr. Betrige.
Monday, January 6th 1840
Reading etc.
Tuesday, January 7th 1840
Reading etc.
Wednesday, January 8th 1840
Chiefly reading.
Thursday, January 9th 1840
Reading.
Friday, January 10th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, January 11th 1840
Reading.
Sabbath, January 12th 1840
At Wm Landings west Meeting. A stranger from Lake Ere preached text ... for the Grace of God
whist bringit Salvition etc . Preached a fine Sermon. In the evening at the School House hearing
W. L. wifes Brother preach a good Sermon.
Monday, January 13th 1840
Chiefly reading.
#5574
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At Mr. Cowans. Reading.
Wednesday, January 15th 1840
Reading. J. L. killed 11 Hogs. Has upward of one ton of pork.
Thursday, January 16th 1840
Reading.
Friday, January 17th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, January 18th 1840
At Mr. Cowans and reading.
Sabbath, January 19th 1840
West hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... rejoice in hope. Well handled.
Monday, January 20th 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, January 21st 1840
At Mr. Martins & reading. Mr. Cowan & Mrss Cowan hear this evening.
Wednesday, January 22nd 1840
At Mr. Cowans & reading.
Thursday, January 23rd 1840
Reading.
Friday, January 24th 1840
Geting the Mares shoes fixed & reading.
#5575
Saturday, January 25th 1840
Chiefly at Widow Bestidoe.
Sabbath, January 26th 1840
Hearing Mr. Mury and reading.
Monday, January 27th 1840
A John Nellis Burford with J. G. Linsey with Christine.
Tuesday, January 28th 1840
Reading various Books.

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Wednesday, January 29th 1840
Went to hear Mr. Betrige Mr? Bizz? ? but ? did ? come. Snow Storm.
Thursday, January 30th 1840
Reading verious Books.
Friday, January 31st 1840
Reading verious Books.
Saturday, February 1st 1840
At John Truaxes sisters with D. Bestidoe. 9 Miles.
Sabbath, February 2nd 1840
Hearing a Meathodist preach from these words ... O thou of little faith where for didn’t those
doubt. I though a Excelent Sermon. Wm Galbraith came here at 7 oc.
Monday, February 3rd 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, February 4th 1840
At Widow Bestidoes & reading.
#5576
Wednesday, February 5th 1840
At Mr. Tenents Burford.
Thursday, February 6th 1840
Reading & at M. Bestidoes & Mr. Cowans.
Friday, February 7th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, February 8th 1840
Reading
Sabbath, February 9th 1840
Forenoon the word of W. L. Text ... the Lord knoweth how to Delive the Godley.
Monday, February 10th 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, February 11th 1840
At John Mor(b)y. Reading various Good Books.

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Wednesday, February 12th 1840
Very disagreeable with Wm.
Thursday, February 13th 1840
At Mr. Chases & reading.
Friday, February 14th 1840
At Mr. Cowans.
Saturday, February 15th 1840
Reading various Books.
Sabbath, February 16th 1840
West hearing Mr. Betrige. Words of the text ... Run that ye may obtian. Well handled.
Monday, February 17th 1840
At Margrets & reading.
Tuesday, February 18th 1840
Reading verious Books.
#5577
Wednesday, February 19th 1840
At J. Moreys. Reading.
Thursday, February 20th 1840
Reading. Wet and the snow gone.
Friday, February 21st 1840
Reading. W.B. here.
Saturday, February 22nd 1840
Reading.
Sabbath, February 23rd 1840
Hearing (Mury) preach from 4th commandment ... Remember the Sabbath Day etc. In the
evening hearing W. L.
Monday, February 24th 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, February 25th 1840
Reading.

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Wednesday, February 26th 1840
Reading & at peggeys.
Thursday, February 27th 1840
At the School Ereeminiton? A great many (people?).
Friday, February 28th 1840
Reading. Pegy hear.
Saturday, February 29th 1840
Reading Goldsmith abrigment.
Sabbath, March 1st 1840
At a Meathodist Meeting & reading.
Monday, March 2nd 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, March 3rd 1840
Reading.
Wednesday, March 4th 1840
At Mr. Cowans & Widow Bestidoes.
Thursday, March 5th 1840
Reading.
Friday, March 6th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, March 7th 1840
Wet to the corner to the Court but there was no Court.
#5578
Sabbath, March 8th 1840
Hearing a Meathodist preach from the words ... they that care ? need not a (phi?er) but (they?)
that ar sick. I thought well handled. In the evening hearing J. Landing from these ... for ther ?
(can’t read)
Monday, March 9th 1840
Reading & at the Shoemakers.
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Reading in the peny Magesine.
Wednesday, March 11th 1840
At Mr. Burns & reading and geting the Maires shoes fixed.
Thursday, March 12th 1840
At (Black) Jakes. Reading and at home.
Friday, March 13th 1840
At W. Bestidoes & reading.
Saturday, March 14th 1840
Reading in the peny Magesine.
Sabbath, March 15th 1840
The words of Mr. Murey text ... are not they not Minisering Spirits etc. In the afternoon went
to a Beptist (prayer) Meeting.
Monday, March 16th 1840
Chiefly reading. Mrs. Williams was here to see if I was Sick as I was not at the C? Meeting.
Tuesday, March 17th 1840
Reading.
Wednesday, March 18th 1840
Reading life of Mr. N(ectron?).
#5579
Thursday, March 19th 1840
At W. Bestidoes & reading.
Friday, March 20th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, March 21st 1840
Wm G returned. Reading.
Sabbath, March 22nd 1840
Hearing Mr. Mury prech from the 4th comandment.
Monday, March 23rd 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, March 24th 1840
A very hard Snow Storm. Reading.

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Wednesday, March 25th 1840
Reading verious good books.
Thursday, March 26th 1840
Some Trouble with D. B. for keeping my axe.
Friday, March 27th 1840
At Mr. Cowans an the Shoemakers & reading ?
Saturday, March 28th 1840
Reading. R. Caricks Brothers son and two others here last night.
Sabbath, March 29th 1840
Hearing Mr. Betrig preach from these words ... Fear not little flock for it is your Fathers
good pleasure etc.
Monday, March 30th 1840
Chiefly reading. John & Jane in the Suggar Bush.
Tuesday, March 31st 1840
Reading.
Wednesday, April 1st 1840
Mr. Murey and his Family here on a visit.
#5580
Thursday, April 2nd 1840
Reading.
Friday, April 3rd 1840
Reading.
Saturday, April 4th 1840
Went to R. Caricks.
Sabbath, April 5th 1840
Hearing Mr. Strang preach an Excelent Sermon.
Monday, April 6th 1840
Returned home.
Tuesday, April 7th 1840
At Mr. Cowans & Mr. Charles son in Law his wife and her Sister here on a visit.

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Wednesday, April 8th 1840
Reading. Jane writing a letter for me to Revd Mr. Campbel.
Thursday, April 9th 1840
Went to Burford post office with the letter for Mr. Campbel.
Friday, April 10th 1840
Choping & reading.
Saturday, April 11th 1840
Choping and reading.
Sabbath, April 12th 1840
Hearing Mr. Murey preach from the 6th verse of Jude ... and the angels etc. Well handled.
Monday, April 13th 1840
Captn Bestido Margret & here on a visit. Gilberts wife bore another girl.
#5581
Tuesday, April 14th 1840
At the Shoemakers & reading & choping.
Wednesday, April 15th 1840
Visiting with Captn Bestidoe at Mr. Mureys & Mr. (De)Burns.
Thursday, April 16th 1840
Choping fire wood & taking a few Apples out of the celler.
Friday, April 17th 1840
Choping fire wood. Capn Bistido gone home.
Saturday, April 18th 1840
Reading and choping fire wood.
Sabbath, April 19th 1840
Hearing a Meathodist ... from other foundations can no man Say etc. Well handled I thought.
Monday, April 20th 1840
At Mr. Burns and choping fire wood.
Tuesday, April 21st 1840
Choping.

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Wednesday, April 22nd 1840
Choping. Discouvered strange insects.
Thursday, April 23rd 1840
Capt Burns his wife and Daughter here on a visit.
Friday, April 24th 1840
Choping and reading.
Saturday, April 25th 1840
Choping fire wood and reading.
Sabbath, April 26th 1840
Hearing the Meathodist preacher on the p(a)rable off the Prodigal Son. I thought well handled.
#5582
Monday, April 27th 1840
At Mr. Cowans & choping.
Tuesday, April 28th 1840
Went to the Saw Miln with John. Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, April 29th 1840
Went to G. Bestidoes who is sick & choping fire wood.
Thursday, April 30th 1840
Choping fire wood & reading.
Friday, May 1st 1840
Coping etc.
Saturday, May 2nd 1840
At Court and choping.
Sabbath, May 3rd 1840
Hearing a Meathodist preach. Text ... Blessed are the people that know the Joyfull sound etc.
Monday, May 4th 1840
Choping & reading.
Tuesday, May 5th 1840
Choping & reading.

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Wednesday, May 6th 1840
Choping & reading.
Thursday, May 7th 1840
Choping etc.
Friday, May 8th 1840
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, May 9th 1840
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, May 10th 1840
Hearing a Meathodist preacher. The words of the text ... if a? ?es or r e things happi? ye ? ?.
Well handled.
#5583
Monday, May 11th 1840
Reading and choping.
Tuesday, May 12th 1840
Choping & reading. 300 regulars went west to day.
Wednesday, May 13th 1840
J. G. Lindsey & his wife moved to their own house. 300 more regulars went west today.
Choping.
Thursday, May 14th 1840
Choping & reading.
Friday, May 15th 1840
Choping & reading.
Saturday, May 16th 1840
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, May 17th 1840
Mr. Murey lectured on the 4th & 5th verse ... God also bearing them witness etc. I thought well
handled.
Monday, May 18th 1840
Choping & reading.

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Tuesday, May 19th 1840
Choping and at the corner seeing more regular Soldiers at the corner.
Wednesday, May 20th 1840
More Soldiers at the corner to hear Musick but it rained.
Thursday, May 21st 1840
Choping & reading.
Friday, May 22nd 1840
Choping & reading.
Saturday, May 23rd 1840
Choping and reading.
#5584
Sabbath, May 24th 1840
At the Meathodist Querterley meeting. Words off the text ... happy art thou o Isrear o people
Saved by the Lord. Well handled.
Monday, May 25th 1840
Mare colted early this morning. More regul.
Tuesday, May 26th 1840
Choping and down at Mr. Charles in the afternoon hearing the regulars musick.
Wednesday, May 27th 1840
Choping and (Dotrine) the old mare traded 8 Doll at Mr. Grinton Due in 3 months.
Thursday, May 28th 1840
Choping and reading.
Friday, May 29th 1840
Choping & reading.
Saturday, May 30th 1840
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, May 31st 1840
Hearing Mr. Murrey preach from the 4th comandment ... remember.
Monday, June 1st 1840
Choping fire wood etc.

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Tuesday, June 2nd 1840
At Mr. Burns with the mare & choping F Wod.
Wednesday, June 3rd 1840
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, June 4th 1840
Choping & reading. A Great ado this 4th of June among the regulars & Me(lile)?.
#5585
Friday, June 5th 1840
Choping & reading.
Saturday, June 6th 1840
Mr. Mureys text ... I am Jelious ove you with a great Jellosy for I have Espoused to one
(Husbad?) even to Christ.
Sabbath, June 7th 1840
The Secrement Dispenced by Mr. Murrey? (?ispensed) the Sacrement. Words of his text ... he
rests in his love. (Z?a) chapter 3 verse ?
Monday, June 8th 1840
At Mr. Cowans & reading.
Tuesday, June 9th 1840
Not well. Cheely (chiefly) reading.
Wednesday, June 10th 1840
Reading etc.
Thursday, June 11th 1840
At paris.
Friday, June 12th 1840
At Mr. Burns and reading.
Saturday, June 13th 1840
At the corner & reading.
Sabbath, June 14th 1840
At Jack Moreys & reading.
Monday, June 15th 1840
At Muge hollow and Mr. Grintons and making a cord to tie the Mare.

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Tuesday, June 16th 1840
Choping Some fire wood. Colt lame.
#5586
(Too blurry. Can’t read)
#5587
Thursday, July 2nd 1840
At fire wood.
Friday, July 3rd 1840
Brock my axe. Brock my axe and went to Mr. gecaths and got a nother.
Saturday, July 4th 1840
Choping and the afternoon at court hearing.
Sabbath, July 5th 1840
Hearing Mr. Cook preach at the Meathodist Meeting House from these words ... ye (ar worth?)
your own etc. I thought? (good Gospel sermon?)
Monday, July 6th 1840
Bot a pier off spectles for the Dollars. Mr. Cook and wife here at dinner with the afternoon at
W. Bestidoes.
Tuesday, July 7th 1840
Choping fire wood. Mr. & Mrs. Cook went off morning. She was first Maried to Mr Lang. Her
Daughter is Maried to Johns Linseys Brother.
Wednesday, July 8th 1840
Choping f.w.
Thursday, July 9th 1840
Choping.
Friday, July 10th 1840
Picking some berries and choping fire wood. Mr. & Mrs. Cook returned back.
Sabbath, July 11th 1840
Hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... for the Wages of Sin is Death. I thought well handled.
Monday, July 12th 1840
Making beetles geting weges sharpened picking Berries, etc.
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#5589
Tuesday, July 14th 1840
Choping.
Wednesday, July 15th 1840
Choping and berrying.
Thursday, July 16th 1840
Choping etc.
Friday, July 17th 1840
Picking berries & ch?
Saturday, July 18th 1840
Choping etc.
Sabbath, July 19th 1840
Forenoon hearing the Circute preacher. In the afternoon hearing one lately from England
preach from these words ... for God the Lord is a Sun and Shield etc. I thought the Subject well
handled.
Monday, July 20th 1840
Choping etc.
Tuesday, July 21st 1840
Choping & bering.
Wednesday, July 22nd 1840
Choping & bering.
Thursday, July 23rd 1840
Very heavy rain the fore noon.
Friday, July 24th 1840
Fire wood & berries.
Saturday, July 25th 1840
Wood & berries.
Sabbath, July 26th 1840
Went to Mr. Betrige Meeting. Stayed at a Baptist. Returning home at the B. School House. I
thought an Excelent Sermon.
Monday, July 27th 1840
Picking berries & choping.

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Tuesday, July 28th 1840
Picking some berries.
Wednesday, July 29th 1840
Picking berries etc. Had the (L?ge?) nigh Burned.
Thursday, July 30th 1840
Cowans & picking berries.
N.B. Left my will with Mr. Cowan. Lent Mr. Cowan 6 Dollars.
Friday, July 31st 1840
Picking berries.
Saturday, August 1st 1840
Picking berries etc.
#5590 (Blurry)
Sabbath, August 2nd 1840
Hearing ? Bitrige preach from these words ... The suffering of this time is not worthy the Glory ?
? shall be ?cted in us.
Monday, August 3rd 1840
Picking berries.
Tuesday, August 4th 1840
Picking berries.
Wednesday, August 5th 1840
Picking berries.
Thursday, August 6th 1840
Picking berries ?.
Friday, August 7th 1840
Picking brier berries.
Saturday, August 8th 1840
Picking berries etc.
Sabbath, August 9th 1840
Hearing Mr. Betrige preach on the text (can’t read quite a few words). Heard the Baptist
preacher (can’t read the next words). I thought very (fluent?).

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Monday, August 10th 1840
Picking berrys etc.
Tuesday, August 11th 1840
Picking berries & choping.
Wednesday, August 12th 1840
Picking and choping.
Thursday, August 13th 1840
Picking beries & choping.
Friday, August 14th 1840
Picking berries & choping.
Saturday, August 15th 1840
Picking berries & choping.
Sabbath, August 16th 1840
West hearing (Mr.) Betrige preach and ? with Mr. Williamsons. ? Drank tea.
Monday, August 17th 1840
Picking berries.
Tuesday, August 18th 1840
Picking brier berries.
Wednesday, August 19th 1840
At A funeral ? off Mr. (Lowis) children ? the preachers text ... ? thy House in order for there ? ?
not live ?
Thursday, August 20th 1840
Picking berries etc.
Friday, August 21st 1840
Picking berries etc.
#5591 (Too blurry to read)
#5592
Tuesday, September 8th 1840
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At Mr. Burnses hearing Mr. Betrige. The words of his text ... the thing that are seen as
Temporel but the things that are not seen are are Eternel. A very fine Sermon.
Thursday, September 10th 1840
Went to Andrew Edeir who went with me to Brantford. Bot a Gown etc for Mary Bestidoes and
returned west (Edes).
Friday, September 11th 1840
Returned home.
Saturday, September 12th 1840
Picking Berries (Soaree).
Sabbath, September 13th 1840
Hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... Allmost thou persedest me to be a Christian. Subject well handled.
Monday, September 14th 1840
At Mr. Heses & picking berries. About gone.
Tuesday, September 15th 1840
Picking hoaps.
Wednesday, September 16th 1840
Pelling apples.
Thursday, September 17th 1840
Pelling apples to Dry. Very wet nearly all day.
Friday, September 18th 1840
Erands & Apples.
Saturday, September 19th 1840
Pelling Apples & fire wood.
Sabbath, September 20th 1840
Hearing Mr. Betrige and stopt some time at the paptist meeting. Comeing home.
Monday, September 21st 1840
At a childs funeral at Mr. Tennents forenoon. Mr. & Mrs. Willmson here for a small load
Apples.
Tuesday, September 22nd 1840
Picking Alder berries.
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At Brantford with John Lindsay and bought S(u)it for P. ? Bestido and (oth)er articles.
#5593
Thursday, September 24th 1840
Picking a few Alder berries etc.
Friday, September 25th 1840
A few Alder Berries.
Saturday, September 26th 1840
Berries about done.
Sabbath, September 27th 1840
West. Mr. Betriges text ... Be not Decived Evil cominictions corupt good manners. Fine
Sermon.
Monday, September 28th 1840
At old Mr. Fergesons Funerarel. Sermons text ... Blessed ar they that keep his comandments
etc. Mr. Hess here for Apples.
Tuesday, September 29th 1840
Cuting apples and helping Mr. Williamson at Muge Hollow to pick Apples.
Wednesday, September 30th 1840
At Mrs. Hersey funeral. Mr. Murey preched a good Sermon. Steady rain.
Thursday, October 1st 1840
Cuting Apples.
Friday, October 2nd 1840
Cuting Apples. Rain.
Saturday, October 3rd 1840
Picking a few Apples.
Sabbath, October 4th 1840
Hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... Give glory to the Lord etc. Reading in the Evengelical Magazine.
Monday, October 5th 1840
Picking and peeling and selling Apples.
Tuesday, October 6th 1840
A little at picking and selling Apples.

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Wednesday, October 7th 1840
Pelling. No sale today.
Thursday, October 8th 1840
Picking & peeling Apples.
Friday, October 9th 1840
Pelling Apples. Very wet.
#5594
Saturday, October 10th 1840
Pelling and picking Apples.
Sabbath, October 11th 1840
At the west School house hearing a paptist preacher preach from these words ... Behold I set
before you this Day a Blissing and a curse.
Monday, October 12th 1840
Picking Apples.
Tuesday, October 13th 1840
Picking Apples.
Wednesday, October 14th 1840
Sold 16 Bush Apples.
Thursday, October 15th 1840
Picking Apples etc.
Friday, October 16th 1840
At Mr. Mureys at a childs Funeral. Mr. Murey preached a fine Sermon. Very cold.
Saturday, October 17th 1840
Pelling Apples.
Sabbath, October 18th 1840
At the Church meeting west.
Monday, October 19th 1840
Peeling apples. Wet.
Tuesday, October 20th 1840
Pelling Apples.

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Wednesday, October 21st 1840
Pelling Apples. Wet.
Thursday, October 22nd 1840
Pilling Apples etc.
Friday, October 23rd 1840
Little at piling Apples.
Saturday, October 24th 1840
At a Meathodist meeting.
Sabbath, October 25th 1840
Went to hear Mr. Betrige but he had gone to Dispense the Sacremant at Wood Stock.
Monday, October 26th 1840
At Brantford with Mr. Best(ido).
Tuesday, October 27th 1840
Pelling Apples.
Wednesday, October 28th 1840
Pelling Apples.
Thursday, October 29th 1840
Began to pitt Apples for cider.
Saturday, October 31st 1840
Picking and Selling Apples.
#5595
Sabbath, November 1st 1840
Could not catch my Mare to go to Mr. Betriges Meeting. Went to the Meathodist Meeting.
Words of the text ... for God the Lord is the Sun and Sheld ? etc.
Monday, November 2nd 1840
Had some boy picking Apples.
Tuesday, November 3rd 1840
Had a Nomber of boy. Pict 55 Bush apples.
Wednesday, November 4th 1840
Boys picking Apples.

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Thursday, November 5th 1840
Picking and pelling Apples.
Friday, November 6th 1840
Gleaning Apples etc.
Saturday, November 7th 1840
About finished picking Apples. Have misured 561 Bush.
Sabbath, November 8th 1840
West at the Church Meeting. The words of Mr. Betriges text ... Lord what will thou have me to.
Monday, November 9th 1840
Reading. A little at at Apples.
Tuesday, November 10th 1840
Gleang a few Apples.
Wednesday, November 11th 1840
Reading & at Apples.
Thursday, November 12th 1840
At Apples etc.
Friday, November 13th 1840
At Apples and other Jobs.
Saturday, November 14th 1840
A Steday snow Storm. Making cider Beer.
Sabbath, November 15th 1840
At a Meathodist prayer Meeting and reading.
Monday, November 16th 1840
Reading etc.
Tuesday, November 17th 1840
Reading chiefly.
Wednesday, November 18th 1840
At Mr. Mureys visiting to near one oclok in the Morning.
Thursday, November 19th 1840
At Mr. Gobles & reading.

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Friday, November 20th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, November 21st 1840
Reading. A long Snow Storm.
#5596
Sabbath, November 22nd 1840
At the Meathodist Meeting. Preacher a youn man. Text ... the Master is come and calleth for
thee ... very well handled.
Monday, November 23rd 1840
Mr. & Mrs. Hese hear in the evining and ?
Tuesday, November 24th 1840
At Widow Bestidoes.
Wednesday, November 25th 1840
Reading chifly.
Thursday, November 26th 1840
At Mr. Heses borowing a Bible a new production.
Friday, November 27th 1840
Reading etc.
Saturday, November 28th 1840
Reading, etc.
Sabbath, November 29th 1840
Went hearing Mr. Bettrige. Good Sermon.
Monday, November 30th 1840
At. Mrss. Martins funerel. Mr. Burd preached. The words off his text ... Many are called but
few chosen ...
Tuesday, December 1st 1840
At Mrs. Molets funeral. Mr. burd preached a Sermon.
Wednesday, December 2nd 1840
At W. Bestidoes keeping piter campbells Birthday.
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Reading a Magizine.
Friday, December 4th 1840
Reading a Magizine.
Saturday, December 5th 1840
Reading Magizine.
Sabbath, December 6th 1840
At the Meathodist Meeting House hearing Mr. Medena (read?) Sermon.
Monday, December 7th 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, December 8th 1840
John G. Bestidoe went with me to (Mrss Kip?) for (Baby?).
Wednesday, December 9th 1840
Reading. A thaw.
Thursday, December 10th 1840
Reading.
#5597
Friday, December 11th 1840
Reading.
Saturday, December 12th 1840
Reading.
Sabbath, December 13th 1840 (John has 14th)
At the Meathodist Meeting. Words off the text ... pray without ceasing ... well handled.
Monday, December 14th 1840 (John has 15th)
Reading. Wet.
Tuesday, December 15th 1840 (16th)
Reading etc.
Wednesday, December 16th 1840 (17th)
Reading & finished cider making. Mr. Tenent Making.
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Reading. Very cold.
Friday, December 18th 1840 (19th)
Reading & selling hay.
Saturday, December 19th 1840 (20th)
At Mr. Murey Meeting before the Sacrement.
Sabbath, December 20th 1840 (21st)
Went to the Meathodist Meeting House but no preacher came. Mr. Murrey had the Sacriment.
Monday, December 21st 1840 (22nd)
Hearing Mr. Murey preach Good Sermon.
Tuesday, December 22nd 1840 (23rd)
Reading. Very cold.
Wednesday, December 23rd 1840 (24th)
At Mr. Heseses. Mistake .. at W. Bestidoe.
Friday, December 25th 1840
At Mr. Dillons.
Saturday, December 26th 1840
At Mr. Gobles & W. Bestido.
Sabbath, December 27th 1840
At the Meathodist Meeting. Young man. Text ... Behold I bring you Good tidings off great Joy
which shall be to all Nations. Sermon Good but very short. At a prayer meeting at Sh(onor)?
School House in the evening.
Monday, December 28th 1840
Reading.
Tuesday, December 29th 1840
At Mr. C? & W. Bestido the evening hearing hering Mr. Whithead preach.
#5598
Wednesday, December 30th 1840
In the evening hearing a Meathodist preacher. His text was ... there remineth a rest for the
people of God. Well handled.
Went to W. Bestido to see Captn Bastidoe. In the evening went to the Meathodist meeting
House which was very full. I think many spoke like Christins.

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Friday, January 1st 1841
Capn Bestidoe here on a visit. In the evening heard young Meathodist. His test was how shall
we except if we neglect.
Saturday, January 2nd 1841
A small wood bee for Bestidoes (boat sleight).
Sabbath, January 3rd 1841
Hearing a Meathodist & read(ing). It was a fine Sermon.
Monday, January 4th 1841
Hearing Mr. Murrey at his Meeting House.
Tuesday, January 5th 1841
At Widow Bestidoes. Reading. C.re at Brantford.
Wednesday, January 6th 1841
Choping.
Thursday, January 7th 1841
Wet.
Friday, January 8th 1841
Choping.
Saturday, January 9th 1841
Choping, etc.
Sabbath, January 10th 1841
At Mr. Betriges Church. His text ... Where no vision is the people perish. I thought it well
handled.
Monday, January 11th 1841
Choping ? and doors.
Tuesday, January 12th 1841
At Paris & little Jobs.
Wednesday, January 13th 1841
Choping and Buying two Bibles.
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At Widow Bestidoes with Bibles & choping fire wood.
#5599
Friday, January 15th 1841
Choping and reading.
Saturday, January 16th 1841
Choping ?. Wet
Sabbath, January 17th 1841
At Gobles School House at a preyer meeting.
Monday, January 18th 1841
At Mr. Mureys and Widow Bestidoes. Very cold.
Tuesday, January 19th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Wednesday, January 20th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, January 21st 1841
Choping fire wood. Mr. & Mrs. Murey in the evening.
Friday, January 22nd 1841
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 23rd 1841
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 24th 1841
West at Mr. Betriges Meeting Church. A fine Sermon.
Monday, January 25th 1841
Choping.
Tuesday, January 26th 1841
Choping.
Wednesday, January 27th 1841
Choping f. w.
Thursday, January 28th 1841
Had a very fine visit from the Admirel and Mrs. Betrige.

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D. Bestido 2 load of wood.
Friday, January 29th 1841
Choping fire wood. Mr. & Mrs. Mcinze here on a visit.
Saturday, January 30th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, January 31st 1841
Went hearing Mr. Betrige.
Monday, February 1st 1841
Choping and writing a Letter to Brother William from who I received one a few Day ago.
Tuesday, February 2nd 1841
At a meeting at Mr. Charles hearing speeches from the candites for perlement.
Wednesday, February 3rd 1841
Choping.
#5600
Thursday, February 4th 1841
Choping. At Mr. Mureys.
Friday, February 5th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, February 6th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Sabbath, February 7th 1841
At the Meathodist Meeting & Jack Moreys.
Monday, February 8th 1841
At W. Bestidoe & choping.
Tuesday, February 9th 1841.
Choping fire wood etc.
Wednesday, February 10th 1841
Choping fire wd.
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Choping etc.
Friday, February 12th 1841
Choping. Very cold.
Saturday, February 13th 1841
Geting wood drawn.
Sabbath, February 14th 1841
West hearing Mr. Betrige. Words off the text ... whey will ye die o house off Isrial. I thought a
fine gospel Sermon.
Monday, February 15th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, February 16th 1841
At Mrs. Martins Funerel at Mr. (Hesses)?. An Excelent Sermon by Mr. Baker from the forks.
Text ... preper to meet thy God o Iserel.
Wednesday, February 17th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Thursday, February 18th 1841
Choping, etc.
Friday, February 19th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, February 20th 1841
Choping.
Sabbath, February 21st 1841
Hearing a Meathodist preacher. Text ... o wretched Man that I am who shall Deliver me from
the the power off this Death. I thought a fine Sermon.
Monday, February 22nd 1841
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, February 23rd 1841
Fire wood & Jobs.
Wednesday, February 24th 1841
Choping.

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#5601
Thursday, February 25th 1841
Choping.
Friday, February 26th 1841
Brock axe handle.
Saturday, February 27th 1841
Choping fire wood.

Sabbath, February 28th 1841
Hering the Meathodist Minister Mr. (Mericel). Words of the text ... Is it well with thee. A fine
Sermon.
Monday, March 1st 1841
Choping.
Tuesday, March 2nd 1841
Choping.
Wednesday, March 3rd 1841
Choping.
Thursday, March 4th 1841
Went to a Beble Meeting but Mr. Murey or Mr. Landing did not come.
Friday, March 5th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, March 6th 1841
Mary and Piter C. Bestidoe helped me to pile fire wood. A Stormy Day.
Sabbath, March 7th 1841
Hearing a Meathodist preacher & reading.
Monday, March 8th 1841
Mr. & Mrs. Goble here on a visit.
Tuesday, March 9th 1841
Choping fire wood.
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Old Mr. Whithead here on a visit.
Thursday, March 11th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Friday, March 12th 1841
Choping.
Saturday, March 13th 1841
Choping.
Sabbath, March 14th 1841
At the Meathodist Meeting at Mr. Eeatons (?). The words of the text ... My kingdom is not of
this world. A fine Sermon.
Monday, March 15th 1841
Went to the ? Election at Woodstock but did not vote.
#5602
Tuesday, March 16th 1841
Choping.
Wednesday, March 17th 1841
Choping.
Thursday, March 18th 1841
Choping.
Friday, March 19th 1841
Went to the Election and voted for Mr. P (Carick)?. Stead at the Admerils all night and returnd
Sauterday the 20th home.
Sabbath, March 21st 1841
No meeting ?
Monday, March 22nd 1841
Choping etc.
Tuesday, March 23rd 1841
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, March 24th 1841
Choping & reading.

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Thursday, March 25th 1841
Reading & ?
Friday, March 26th 1841
Riding & Choping.
Saturday, March 27th 1841
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, March 28th 1841
Hearing the Meathodist preacher 2d co? text I have f(ive)? g? ?
Sabbath
Hearing the Meathodist 2d (Colossion)? text ... I have finished my course. I have run a good
race. I have kept the Faith etc. Good Sermon.
Monday, March 29th 1841
Choping & reading.
Tuesday, March 30th 1841
Choping etc
Wednesday, March 31st 1841
Choping etc.
Thursday, April 1st 1841
Choping.
Friday, April 2nd 1841
Choping etc.
Saturday, April 3rd 1841
Chopping etc.
Sabbath, April 4th 1841
Went and heard Mr. Betrige. The words of his text ... Christ our passover is Sacrifised for us.
The Subject well handled. I Staid at Mr. Willemsons all night and on Monday the 5th returned
home.
#5603 (Image not clear)
Tuesday, April 6th 1841
Choping etc.

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Wednesday, April 7th 1841
Choping.
Thursday, April 8th 1841
Choping.
Friday, April 9th 1841
At G. Bestidoes Sugger Bush cuting ?
Saturday, April 10th 1841
Choping ?
Sabbath, April 11th 1841
Reading.
Monday, April 12th 1841
Choping ?
Tuesday, April 13th 1841
Choping.
Wednesday, April 14th 1841
Choping.
Thursday, April 15th 1841
Choping fire wd.
Friday, April 16th 1841
Choping ?
Saturday, April 17th 1841
Choping f. w.
Sabbath, April 18th 1841
Went to the Church but Mr. Betrige did not come. The M?eri? head prayers.
Monday, April 19th 1841
Choping fire wood.
Tuesday, April 20th 1841
A severe Snow Storm.
Wednesday, April 21st 1841
Choping a little.

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(Cannot read the remainder of the second page.)
#5604
Monday, April 26th 1841
Choping.
Tuesday, April 27th 1841
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, April 28th 1841
Visiting at Margrets.
Thursday, April 29th 1841
Uncomon wet.
Friday, April 30th 1841
Doing over some Suger.
Saturday, May 1st 1841
Reading etc.
Sabbath, May 2nd 1841
West hearing Mr. Betrige prech & reading. Very cold.
Monday, May 3rd 1841
Reading & choping a little. Mr. Cowan borrowed 6 Dollers.
Tuesday, May 4th 1841
Refineing Sugger.
Wednesday, May 5th 1841
Went to Woodstock to hear Mr. Cowan & Crosbeys case. Was at Mr. Henrys all night and
Thursday the 7th returned home.
Friday, May 8th 1841
Reading Bunys pilgrims progress.
Saturday, May 9th 1841
Reading p.p.
Sabbath, May 10th 1841
At the Church hearing Mr. Bettrige. Text ... and they were both rightous before God.

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Monday, May 11th 1841
Returned home.
Tuesday, May 12th 1841
Widow Betidoe here.
Wednesday, May 13th 1841
Reading chiefly.
(dates mixed up again)
Thursday, May 13th 1841
At Mr. Cowans on a visit.
Friday, May 14th 1841
At old Mr. (Burney)?
Saturday, May 15th 1841
At W. Bestidoes and Mr. Cowans. (Mr took Home?)
Sabbath, May 16th 1841
West hearing Mr. Betrige. The text the Same as last Sabbath ... and they were both righteous
before the Lord etc.
#5605 (same as 5604)
#5606
Monday, May 17th 1841
Drank tea at Widow Bestioes. Tamer came here to keep House for me.
Tuesday, May 18th 1841
At Mr. Cowans geting a will wrote.
Wednesday, May 19th 1841
Taking physk and
Thursday, May 20th 1841
Widow Bestidoe here.
Friday, May 21st 1841
At the 2d cocession hearing the Meathodist preacher. Text ... for the weges of Sin is Death etc.
Fine Sermon.
Saturday, May 22nd 1841
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Sabbath, May 23rd 1841
Hearing Mr. P. (then at) preachers farewell Sermon at Mr. Etons. Text ... and at midnight there
was a cry made ? the Bridegrom cometh gone out to meet him. Good Sermon.
Monday, May 24th 1841
At Mr. Cowans and W. Best(idoe).
Tuesday, May 25th 1841
Choping a little & reading.

Wednesday, May 26th 1841
Choping & reding. Tamer been to Brentford and returned between 8 and 9 oclock. Got some
houshold Furniture.
Thursday, May 27th 1841
Choping & reading. Warm day.
Friday, May 28th 1841
Went with W. Bestidoe to Woodstock and bought 9 cheirs.
Saturday, May 29th 1841
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, May 30th 1841
Went west to hear Mr. Betrige but he did not come. Then went to the Meathodist meeting
house and heard a Sermon.
Monday, May 31st 1841
Reading and melting Sugger.
Tuesday, June 1st 1841
Reading.
Wednesday, June 2nd 1841
Went to Carick Brantford. At Andrew Edies all night.
#5507 (same as 5506)
#5508
Thursday, June 3rd 1841
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Friday, June 4th 1841
A few minutes at the treining fighting & Drinking to Excess.
Saturday, June 5th 1841
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, June 6th 1841
West hearing Mr. Betrige. Words off the text ... let not your hearts be troubled. Ye belive in
God belive also in me.
Monday, June 7th 1841
Reading & choping.
Tuesday, June 8th 1841
At Wiw Bestidoes & reading.
Wednesday, June 9th 1841
Writing a letter to Brother Wm by Mr. Gibson.
Thursday, June 10th 1841
At the shoemakers and Mr. Mcinses seeing Bibles.
Friday, June 11th 1841
Rakin chips & reading.
Saturday, June 12th 1841
Reading & Doing other little Jobs. Dry time.
Sabbath, June 13th 1841
West hearing Mr. Betrige. Words of the text ... and therefore will the Lord be grecious to you.
Monday, June 14th 1841
Fixing fence & other Jobs.
Tuesday, June 15th 1841
East to hear a Court at the Tavern near Mr. (Chise).
Wednesday, June 16th 1841
Reading and other Jobs.
Thursday, June 17th 1841
Choping a little and Coulering Staves.
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Choping a little and geting a fire Shovel made. Price ½ Doller at Mr. George Cothians - Cothens.
#5609
Saturday, June 19th 1941
? hearing Mr. Murey.
Sabbath, June 20th 1841
Hearing Mr. Betrige. Words of the text ... Jesus saith to him I am the way and the truth etc.
The Canite Maker & wife here tonight.

Monday, June 21st 1841
Hearing Mr. Murey. Text ... Jesus saith to him I am the way the truth and the life. No man
cometh to the Father but by me.
#5610
Mr. Binn & Mr. Aloit from Woodstock here at Dinner
Tuesday, June 22nd 1841
Choping & stacking windover.
Wednesday, June 23rd 1841
Reading and choping a little. Two Elephents went past (can’t read remainder).
#5611
Thursday, June 24th 1841
Picking strewberies and reading the history of Nepoleon.
Friday, June 25th 1841
Picking berries etc.
Saturday, June 26th 1841
At Mr. Gobles hearing Baptist preaching. The word of his text ... I have fought a good feight I
have finished my course etc. Fine Sermon.
N.B. John got a little fire wood.
Sabbath, June 27th 1841
Forenoon Mr. Betriges ... for ye ar not your own ye ar bought with a price etc.
(Written in margin: Blenhiem)
At the Baptist meeting in the afternoon. Text ... Grace came by Jesus Christ. Joined with the
(communicants) at the Sacrement off the Waer.
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Picking berries & reading.
Tuesday, June 29th 1841
Picking berries etc.
Wednesday, June 30th 1841
J. C. Bestioe with me north at roches (or rothes) geting Suger for Appes that was due sin(c)e Oct
2. Give him one half.
Thursday, July 1st 1841
At Mr. Cowans on a visit. Choping.
Friday, July 2nd 1841
Choping & reading.
Saturday, July 3rd 1841
Choping reading and picking ?
Sabbath, July 4th 1841
Forenoon hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... what think ye of Christ. In the afternoon hearing a blind
Meathodist preacher at Mr. Eatons. Text ... Behold I Stand at the thred(hold?) and knock etc.
Well handled.
Monday, July 5th 1841
In the evening at Mr. Eatons hearing the blind preacher.
#5612
Tuesday, July 6th 1841
Choping etc. In the evining went to hear the blind Meathodist preacher at Mr. Eatons. Text ...
they have Moses and the prophets ?nern hear them. A fine Sermon.
Wednesday, July 7th 1841
Choping picking berries.
Thursday, July 8th 1841
Mr. Mcinley here.
Friday, July 9th 1841
Choping & reading.
Saturday, July 10th 1841
Choping & picking.
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Meathodist text ... every one that thristeth come ye to the water. The blind preacher had a
very powrfull En(t)ro(obscured)tion. Afternoon heard 2 Sermons at Mr. ? One of the texts was
Dost (th)ou belive on the Son of God.
Monday, July 12th 1841
Mr. Mcinleys on a visit.
Tuesday, July 13th 1841
Choping an picking berries. Went in the evening to a meeting to a meeting at Mr. Eetons.
Wednesday, July 14th 1841
Choping picking berries & reading. In the evening at Mr. Eatons hearing a Meathodist preacher.
Text ... Let us come boldly to the Throne of Grace etc.
Thursday, July 15th 1841
Choping and picking beries. In the evening at a prayer meeting.
Friday, July 16th 1841
Choping.
Saturday, July 17th 1841
Choping & picking berries.
Sabbath, July 18th 1841
Twise at Mr. ? hearing Sermon. Blind minister text ... remember the Sabbeth Day to keep it
holey etc.
Monday, July 19th 1841
At Mr. (Ten)nents picking ? ?
#5613
Tuesday, July 20th 1841
Choping etc. In the evening hearing a Sermon at Mr. Eetons. Text ... o woman Great is thy
(F)eath.
Wednesday, July 21st 1841
A Bible Society at Mr. Mureys M (Heses).
Thursday, July 22nd 1841
Picking beries. In the Evining at Mr. Eetons. ? Sermon.
Friday, July 23rd 1841
At a prayer Meeting at Mr. Eatons.
Saturday, July 24th 1841
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Sabbath, July 25th 1841
Forenoon Mr. Betriges. Text ... As a Father piteth his children so the Lord piteith them that fear
him. In the afternoon hearing the blind Meathodist minister.
Monday, July 26th 1841
At Widow Smiths at a funeral hearing Mr. Murey preach a funeral Sermon. In the evening
hearing blind Mr. Long at Mr. Eetons. Text ... My Spiret shall not always (sto?ve)? with men.
Tuesday, July 27th 1841
Picking berries & reading. In the Evining hearing the Blind preacher at Mr. Eetons.
Wednesday, July 28th 1841
Picking Berries.
Thursday, July 29th 1841
Picking Berries.
Friday, July 30th 1841
Picking Berries afternoon.
Saturday, July 31st 1841
A wet day.
Sabbath, August 1st 1841
Hearing one of the new come Meathodist preachers at E Eatons. Words off the text ... Blessed
are they thaat Dwell in the house etc. Well handled.
#5614
Monday, August 2nd 1841
Picking berries.
Tuesday, August 3rd 1841
Picking berries.
Wednesday, August 4th 1841
Picking berries etc.
Thursday, August 5th 1841
Picking berries etc.
Friday, August 6th 1841
Picking berries etc.

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Saturday, August 7th 1841
Picking be
Sabbath, August 8th 1841
West hearing Mr. Betrige. Words of the text ... When I am week, then am I strong.
Monday, August 9th 1841
Picking beres etc.
Tuesday, August 10th 1841
Picking Ber
Wednesday, August 11th 1841
Picking beries etc.
Thursday, August 12th 1841
Picking berries.
Friday, August 13th 1841
The old mare gone.
Saturday, August 14th 1841
It appers that the old Mare is stolen. Can find her. No way that I can hunt.
In the evening hearing a Meathodist at Mr. Eatons. Text ... Men ought all ways to pray. I
thought the subject well handled. (Then) returned home.
Sabbath, August 15th 1841
Hearing a Meathodist preacher at Mr. Eatons. In the afternoon at a prayer meeting.
Monday, August 16th 1841
Picking a few B.B.
Tuesday, August 17th 1841
Picking berries.
Wednesday, August 18th 1841
Forenoon at Widow Bestidoes. P.M. picking berries.
Thursday, August 19th 1841
Reading ? P. Ber?.
Friday, August 20th 1841
Picking Berries etc.

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Saturday, August 21st 1841
Picking berries.
Sabbath, August 22nd 1841
At per(t)s hearing Mr. Baker.
#5615
Monday, August 23rd 1841
Picking berries etc.
Tuesday, August 24th 1841
Picking berries.
Wednesday, August 25th 1841
Picking berries.
Thursday, August 26th 1841
Picking berries. Afternoon wet. At W. Bestido.
Friday, August 27th 1841
Forenoon picking berries. Afternoon hearing the Meathodist preacher at Mr. Swarts who is
Sick. Text ... and Enoch walked with God and he was not for God took him.
Saturday, August 28th 1841
Picking berries. In the evening at Mr. Eetons at a F. Meeting.
Sabbath, August 29th 1841
At Mr. Creighton preach. Afternoon Sabbeth ? ? no prayer meeting.
Sabbath, August 29th 1841
At Mr. Eetons hearing Mr. E. Etons hearing Mr. Creighton preach in the afternoon. Same place
at a preyer meeting & Sunday School.
Monday, August 30th 1841
P. Berries.
Tuesday, August 31st 1841
P. Berries.
Wednesday, September 1st 1841
Chiefley at Mr. Cowans.
Thursday, September 2nd 1841
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Friday, September 3rd 1841
Picking berries.
Saturday, September 4th 1841
At Muge Holow.
Sabbath, September 5th 1841
Hearing Mr. Whitehead at Mr. Eetons.
Monday, September 6th 1841
Writing to John G.
Tuesday, September 7th 1841
At Mr. Hesses etc. etc. etc.
#5616
Wednesday, September 8th 1841
Reading.
Thursday, September 9th 1841
Picking Apples.
Friday, September 10th 1841
Picking Apples etc.
Saturday, September 11th 1841
At Cowans etc.
Sabbath, September 12th 1841
Hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... I joyed when they said to me go up to the House of God.
Monday, September 13th 1841
Picking Apples.
Tuesday, September 14th 1841
Apples. Have Measure 26 Bush.
Wednesday, September 15th 1841
A few Apples. Had a very small bee.
Thursday, September 16th 1841
Went to peris and got home by ½ past ten. Bot a pair of spectles. I think 3.6 d York. Afternoon
reading this Jornel but have not found what I wanted.

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Friday, September 17th 1841
Chiefly reading & picking Apples.
Saturday, September 18th 1841
Went to the brier berries. They are gone.
Saturday, September 18th 1841
Choping and picking Apples.
Sabbath, September 19th 1841
Went west and heard Mr. Betrige but I could not hear the text. Reading.
Monday, September 20th 1841
Made Emily Saxbee a presant off a pocket Bible. Jobs.
Tuesday, September 21st 1841
Reading & small Jobs.
Wednesday, September 22nd 1841
_
Thursday, September 23rd 1841
Put a Letter in the post office for John Galbraith.
Friday, September 24th 1841
Reading & other Small Jobs.
#5617
Saturday, September 25th 1841
Chiefly reading & selling Apples.
Sabbath, September 26th 1841
Forenoon hearing Mr. Betrige but did not hear the text. Afternoon hearing afternoon hearing
Mr. Toping at the Meathodist Meeting House. Text ... Greater love hath no man then this then
that a man lay down his life for his for his Friend.
Monday, September 27th 1841
Choping a little.
Tuesday, September 28th 1841
At Mr. Roches for my reasor. Heavey rain.
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Reading etc.
Thursday, September 30th 1841
Reading etc.
Friday, October 1st 1841
Picking Apples.
Saturday, October 2nd 1841
At Widow Bestidoes & Cowans.
Sabbath, October 3rd 1841
A little at Widow Bestidoes & reading Ev? Magasine.
Monday, October 4th 1841
At Mr. Cowans and Mr. Hesses for Sugger.
Tuesday, October 5th 1841
Pelling Apples for Sugger etc.
Wednesday, October 6th 1841
At Mr. Swarts Funerel and Mr. White(s) Ea?
Thursday, October 7th 1841
Daved Bestido here rectifiying my peapers.
Friday, October 8th 1841
Reading.
Saturday, October 9th 1841
Chiefly reading.
Sabbath, October 10th 1841
At the M Meeting at E. Eeatons. Text ... be zealious etc.
Monday, October 11th 1841
Chiefly reading and other Jobs.
Tuesday, October 12th 1841
Reading and a little at Apples.
#5618
Wednesday, October 13th 1841
Reading & working at Apples.

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Thursday, October 14th 1841
Reading & Apples. Sent to Brantford for Cofee etc.
Friday, October 15th 1841
Pelling Apples.
Saturday, October 16th 1841
Reading & choping.
Sabbath, October 17th 1841
At Mr. Mureys Meeting. Words off the text ... I dwell among mine own people.
Monday, October 18th 1841
Picking Apples.
Tuesday, October 19th 1841
Small Jobs.
Wednesday, October 20th 1841
Pelling Apples. Wet day.
Thursday, October 21st 1841
Went to Brantford with John Bestido & Emily Saxby. Bought a crock and one lb off Cofee and
and a Table of (Cotton)? and Some Small Articles.
Friday, October 22nd 1841
A little at Apples.
Saturday, October 23rd, 1841
Snow Storm.
Sabbath, October 24th 1841
Hearing Mr. Murey. Words off the text ... and there truley were many prists because they were
not sufered to (contune) by reason off Death. A very fine Sermon. In the afternoon hearing a
Baptist at the Meathodist Meeting House. Text ... What is a man propited if he gain the whol
world & lose his own Soul. I thought the subject well handled.
Monday, October 25th 1841
Pelling Apples etc.
Tuesday, October 26th 1841
Emely & me at Mr. Cowans.
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Pelling Apples etc.
Thursday, October 28th 1841
Visiting at Mr. Mureys with Emely.
Friday, October 29th 1841
Pelling Apples etc.
#5619
Saturday, October 30th 1841
At Apples.
Sabbath, October 31st 1841
Reading Ev Magasine.
Monday, November 1st 1841
Doing a little at Apples.
Tuesday, November 2nd 1841
John Galbraith arived heare this afternoon.
Wednesday, November 3rd 1841
At Mr. Charleses in co with J. Galbraith hearing Mr. Senses giving an acount off his conduct as a
Mi of parlement.
Thursday, November 4th 1841
John Galbraith went off. A little at Apples.
Friday, November 5th 1841
Reading ?
Saturday, November 6th 1841
Reading and choping.
Sabbath, November 7th 1841
Mr. Mureys text ... for everything give thanks for this is the will of God. At 4 oclock hearing
Mrss Grintons Brother.
Monday, November 8th 1841
Choping a little.
Tuesday, November 9th 1841
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Wednesday, November 10th 1841
Choping & J. G. came here yesternight and is hear tonight.
Thursday, November 11th 1841
Went to the corner this morning with John. Wet day.
Friday, November 12th 1841
Reading & pelling Apples.
Saturday, November 13th 1841
Reading & pelling Apples.
Sabbath, November 14th 1841
Mr. Murey spake from the ? first verses of the 8th chaptr to the Hebrews ... now of the things
which we have spoken etc.
Monday, November 15th 1841
With Emely at Mr. Hesses on a visit.
#5620
Tuesday, November 16th 1841
Hunting the Mare. Reading.
Wednesday, November 17th 1841
At a (dung)? at Mr. (Kips).
Thursday, November 18th 1841
At the School (mar?).
Friday, November 19th 1841
At a Meathodist Meeting. In the evening evening at the School. (I ?) by Gilbert Bastedos
(gave?) ½ Doller to encourage Sunday (Schooles?).
Saturday, November 20th 1841
Have measured 712 Bush Apples.
Sabbath, November 21th 1841
Hearing the M preacher at the S House at Mr. Shores. I thought a fine gospel Sermon. Staid at
the (Close) Meeting.
Monday, November 22nd 1841
At Mr. He?ys ? with Emely.
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Reading & choping a little.
Wednesday, November 24th 1841
Reading etc.
Thursday, November 25th 1841
Snow Storm.
Friday, November 26th 1841
Going erends. Good sleighing.
Saturday, November 27th 1841
Emely went off.
N.B. David Bestido drew some fire wood.
Sabbath, November 28th 1841
Hearing a Meathodist preacher at the M Meeting Meeting H. Mr. Cowan here advising me to
get Christine home. May the Lord direct.
Monday, November 29th 1841
Choping, etc.
Tuesday, November 30th 1841
Choping etc.
#5621
Wednesday, December 1st 1841
Choping a little & reading.
Thursday, December 2nd 1841
Choping fire wood & west seeing Emily who wishes to come back.
Friday, December 3rd 1841
Very wet.
Saturday, December 4th 1841
Herd S. Storm.
Sabbath, December 5th 1841
At the Meathodist Meeting. Word of the text ... for the wages off Sin is death etc.
Monday, December 6th 1841
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Tuesday, December 7th 1841
Reading, etc.
Wednesday, December 8th 1841
Choping etc.
Thursday, December 9th 1841
Reading & choping. Wet day.
Friday, December 10th 1841
Very wet. Christine got her arm badly hurt.
Saturday, December 11th 1841
Choping etc.
Sabbath, December 12th 1841
Mr. Mureys text ... Show me thy faith without thy works etc.
Monday, December 13th 1841
Warm.
Tuesday, December 14th 1841
Ver wet.
Wednesday, December 15th 1841
Ground Bare. Plowing.
Thursday, December 16th 1841
Snow Storm.
Friday, December 17th 1841
Mr. Skiners text words ... Let us hope in the Lord for with him is Marcy etc.
#5622
Mr. Jenins from London text ... & Paul said I must by all means keep the feast etc.
Saturday, December 18th 1841
Mr. Skiners text ... now be not Shi(p) recked as your Fathers were. Mr. Jenings text ... Paul
walking with (aco?el) (voil) off of(en?).
#5623
Sabbath, December 19th 1841

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Text – Mr. Mureys Sermon ... and there appered two men which were Moses and Elias. Mr.
Skiners ... Blessed are they that Dwell in thy House etc. Mr. Jenings text in the evening evening
... Lord and at long ? he sought the Lord. The Lord made him to prosper.
#5624
Monday, December 20th 1841
Words of Mr. Skiners text ... for unto you is born a Saviour who is Christ the Lord.
Tuesday, December 21st 1841
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, December 22nd 1841
Choping.
Thursday, December 23rd 1841
Reading. Sticky rain.
Friday, December 24th 1841
Choping & reading.
Saturday, December 25th 1841
Choping.
Sabbath, December 26th 1841
Roads very slippery. Could not go west safely. Reading.
Monday, December 27th 1841
Choping a little.
Tuesday, December 28th 1841
Choping a little.
Wednesday, December 29th 1841
Choping & reading.
Thursday, December 30th 1841
Choping & reading.
Friday, December 31st 1841
Choping fire wood.
Saturday, January 1st 1842
Choping & reading etc. Time is Given as a Telent to ocopey?.

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Sabbath, January 2nd 1842
Hearing the Meathodist preacher at Mr. Eatons. Text ... Cut it down whey cumbereth it the
Ground. I thought a fine Sermon.
#5625 (not a clear copy. Difficult to read)
Monday, January 3rd 1842
Choping & reading Walkers Sermons.
Tuesday, January 4th 1842
Snow Storm.
Wednesday, January 5th 1842
Hearing a Meathodist preacher. In the evening at the ( M R)?.
Thursday, January 6th 1842
Choping & reading.
Friday, January 7th 1842
Choping & reading.
Saturday, January 8th 1842
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, January 9th 1842
Hearing the Meathodist preacher.
Monday, January 10th 1842
Reading & choping.
Tuesday, January 11th 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting in the evening. Text ... ?
Wednesday, January 12th 1842
Went with Mr. (Rezorte)? to ? (whoes by went)?. Borrowed Mr. Dodriges (coment)? on the?
Thursday, January 13th 1842
At A? (Rose) & geting ??
Friday, January 14th 1842
Choping.
Saturday, January 15th 1842
Choping ?

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Sabbath, January 16th 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting & seeing H. Beam(es).
Monday, January 17th 1842
Choping reading.
Tuesday, January 18th 1842
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, January 19th 1842
Went to Mr. ?rapsons but he was (not)? Home.

#5626 (not clear image)
Thursday, January 20th 1842
Steady rain. Reading the life of Dr. Dodrige. I think an eminent life.
Friday, January 21st 1842
Reading & cold day.
Saturday, January 22nd 1842
Reading & cold.
Sabbath, January 23rd 1842
Words of Mr. Mureys text ... Come all ye that Fear the Lord and I will tell you what he hath etc.
Monday, January 24th 1842
Reading, etc.
Tuesday, January 25th 1842
At Mr. Heses for a coat & reading & choping.
Wednesday, January 26th 1842
Reading & choping.
Thursday, January 27th 1842
Thursday, January 28th 1842
West at Mr. Elisons.
Friday, January 29th 1842
Mrs. Chases & choping. Chase here all night. Havy rain.
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Mr. Mureys text ... come? off ye that hear God etc. I will ? what he hast done. ??
Monday, January 31st 1842
Choping & reading.
Tuesday, February 1st 1842
Christine went to the forks or Brant with (oats).
Wednesday, February 2nd 1842
Reading etc.
Thursday, February 3rd 1842
Fire wood ?
Friday, February 4th 1842
At the Meeting at Mr. S(othians)?. Met to see about Building a Church at the corner. Ground
bare and very steady rain.
#5627
Saturday, February 5th 1842
At Mr. Mureys & reading.
Sabbath, February 6th 1842
Hearing the Meathodist preacher at the Meeting House.
Monday, February 7th 1842
Reading & C.
Tuesday, February 8th 1842
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, February 9th 1842
Choping etc.
Thursday, February 10th 1842
At H. B. & Choping.
Friday, February 11th 1842
Ground bare.
Saturday, February 12th 1842
Choping & reading. In the evening at a Temparince Meeting at Mr. Mureys. Meeting ?
Sabbath, February 13th 1842
At Mr. Beemers funeral. Word of the text ... the last Enemy that shall be Destroyed in Death.

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Monday, February 14th 1842
Choping & reading.
Tuesday, February 15th 1842
Choping & in the evining at a meeting of the Bible Socety at Mr. Mureys Meeting House.
Wednesday, February 16th 1842
Choping & reading.
Thursday, February 17th 1842
East as far as Mr. Chases. Bought a bible for Christine Mcinsis. Very cold.
Friday, February 18th 1842
Snow. Reading etc.
Saturday, February 19th 1842
Snow. Reading etc.
Sabbath, February 20th 1842
At a Meathodist prayer Meeting.
Monday, February 21st 1842
A few people drawing fire wood.
Tuesday, February 22nd 1842
Reading. Mr. Cowan took my Will.
#5628
Wednesday, February 23rd 1842
Reading E Magasine.
Thursday, February 24th 1842
Reading E Magasine.
Friday, February 25th 1842
Chiefley reading.
Saturday, February 26th 1842
Reading E Magasine.
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Words of Mr. Mureys text ... Show me thy faith without they works & I will shoe thee my faith
by my works. In the afternoon hearing Mr. Betrige at Mr. Milmins. The words of his text ... and
the Lord added to his? Such as should be Seaved.
Monday, February 28th 1842
Reading & chpg.
Tuesday, March 1st 1842
Very wet. Ground bare.
Wednesday, March 2nd 1842
Choping a little & reading.
Thursday, March 3rd 1842
Choping & reading.
Friday, March 4th 1842
At Mr. Mureys & reading.
Saturday, March 5th 1842
At Sid Martins Sons funerel. Ground still bare.
Sabbath, March 6th 1842
Hearing a Meathodist preacher at the Meeting House. Text ... for we must all apper before the
Judgment Seat off Christ. A pretty good Sermon.
Monday, March 7th 1842
Choping & reading.
Tuesday, March 8th 1842
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, March 9th 1842
Choping & reading.
Thursday, March 10th 1842
Choping & reading.
#5629 (poor quality, very difficult to read)
Friday, March 11th 1842
Had my Anele (ankle?) very (Mash?) by (Sliding?) at the South. Sleipt?
Saturday, March 12th 1842
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Sabbath, March 13th 1842
At home ?
Monday, March 14th 1842
Reading E Magizen.
Tuesday, March 15th 1842
Reading E Mag
Wednesday, March 16th 1842
Reading E Magisine.
Thursday, March 17th 1842
Reading E Magis?
Friday, March 18th 1842
?
Saturday, March 19th 1942
Reading E Magisine.
Sabbath, March 20th 1842
Reading E Magisene.
Monday, March 21st 1842
Reading in the ? ? Snow.
Tuesday, March 22nd 1842
Mr. & Mrs. Murey ? ? on a visit ???
Wednesday, March 23rd 1842
Reading ?
Thursday, March 24th 1842
Reading E Magizene.
Friday, March 25th 1842
Reading E Magizene.
Saturday, March 26th 1842
Reading E Magizene.
Sabbath, March 27th 1842

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Reading E Magizene.
Monday, March 28th 1842
Reading E Magizene.
Tuesday, March 29th 1842
Reading E Magizene.
Wednesday, March 30th 1842
Reading E Magizene.
Thursday, March 31st 1842
? (B?ers) Saints Everlasting ?
Friday, April 1st 1842
Reading the ? off an old English home.
#5630
Saturday, April 2nd 1842
Reading.
Sabbath, April 3rd 1842
Reading various Books.
Monday, April 4th 1842
Reading (Dr. Wets?) on the improvement of the (?)nd.
Tuesday, April 5th 1842
Reading various books.
Wednesday, April 6th 1842
Reading various books.
Thursday, April 7th 1842
Reading.
Friday, April 8th 1842
Reading the ? by by James Meikle off Carna?ath.
Saturday, April 9th 1842
Reading various books.
Sabbath, April 10th 1842
Reading various books.

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Monday, April 11th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, April 12th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, April 13th 1842
Reading E. M.
Thursday, April 14th 1842
Reading M.
Friday, April 15th 1842
Reading in the ?
Saturday, April 16th 1842
Reading E. M.
Sabbath, April 17th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Monday, April 18th 1842
Reading E. M.
Tuesday, April 19th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, April 20th 1842
Reading E. M.
Thursday, April 21st 1842
Reading E Mag?
Friday, April 22nd 1842
Mr. Tenent here.
Saturday, April 23rd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, April 24th 1842
Hearing a young Minister ? ? from ? at Mr. Mureys Meeting House.
Monday, April 25th 1842
Reading E Mag?. Old Moly died yesternight.

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Tuesday, April 26th 1842
Reading E. M.
#5631
Wednesday, April 27th 1842
Reading Eve(rgarth?) Magesine.
Thursday, April 28th 1842
Reading E. Mag.
Friday, April 29th 1842
Reading E. Mag?
Saturday, April 30th 1842
Reading E. Magezine.
Sabbath, May 1st 1842
Reading E. Magezine.
Monday, May 2nd 1842
Reading E. Magezine.
Tuesday, May 3rd 1842
Reading E. Magizine.
Wednesday, May 4th 1842
Reading E. Mag.
Thursday, May 5th 1842
Reading E. Mag.
Friday, May 6th 1842
Reading E. Magizine.
Saturday, May 7th 1842
Reading E. Magizine.
Sabbath, May 8th 1842
Mr. Murey text ... ?
Monday, May 9th 1842
Reading E. M.
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Reading E. Magizine.
Wednesday, May 11th 1842
Reading E. Magizine.
Thursday, May 12th 1842
Reading E. Magizine.
Friday, May 13th 1842
Reading various books.
Saturday, May 14th 1842
Reading various books.

Sabbath, May 15th 1842
Hearing Mr. Murey ? of the text ... for Christ hath ? see onto the holy place that was made with
(hands?).
Monday, May 16th 1842
Reading various books.
#5632
Tuesday, May 17th 1842
Reading various books.
Wednesday, May 18th 1842
Reading various books.
Thursday, May 19th 1842
Reading various books.
Friday, May 20th 1842
Reading various books.
Saturday, May 21st 1842
Reading life of ? ?
Sabbath, May 22nd 1842
Reading Mr. W. (Sa?m).
Monday, May 23rd 1842
At Mr. (Kipshen).

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Tuesday, May 24th 1842
Reading Good Book.
Wednesday, May 25th 1842
Reading paine (testament) a g? ? ?
Thursday, May 26th 1842
Reading the Villige Black Smith.
Friday, May 27th 1842
Reading P progress.
Saturday, May 28th 1842
Reading G?
Sabbath, May 29th 1842
Reading the life of Dr. Dodrige & other books.
Monday, May 30th 1842
Life of Dr. Dodrige.
Tuesday, May 31st 1842
Reading a discourse on the Improvement off the mind by ? Wats D D.
Wednesday, June 1st 1842
Reading reading Dr. Wats on the Improvement off the mind.
#5633
Thursday, June 2nd 1842
Reading E M.
Friday, June 3rd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, June 4th 1842
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, June 5th 1842
Words off Mr. Mureys text ... Christ in you the the hope off Glory. A very fine Sermon.
After(noon) reading E Magizine.
Monday, June 6th 1842
Reading & choping.

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Tuesday, June 7th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, June 8th 1842
Reading & Choping. W Day.
Thursday, June 9th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Friday, June 10th 1842
Choping & reading.
Saturday, June 11th 1842
Uncomon hard frost this morning.
Sabbath, June 12th 1842
Words off Mr. Mureys text ... If any Man love not the Lord Jesuse Christ let him be anethima
Marnitha.
Monday, June 13th 1842
Choping & reading Baxters Saints everlasting rest & Choping f wood.
Tuesday, June 14th 1842
Choping & read
Wednesday, June 15th 1842
A Scotch man from Buchfiy? here this yesternight. The mans name Snowdown.
Thursday, June 16th 1842
Choping.
Friday, June 17th 1842
At Mr. Mureys ? The Ministers text ... Let my Beloved come unto his garden & eat his pleasent
fruit. I thought well handled.
#5634
Saturday, June 18th 1842
Mr. Skiners text ... where I am there also shall my servants be.
Sabbath, June 19th 1842
Mr. Mureys text ... he was preacher to the Gentiles according to my Gospel. Mr. Skiners
evening Sermon ... by the coming of our Lord Jesuse Christ.

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Monday, June 20th 1842
I thought Mr. Skiner preached a fine Sermon ... text ... o Lord truely I am thy thy Servent the Son
of thy thy Hand Maid etc.
Tuesday, June 21st 1842
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, June 22nd 1842
Choping & reading.
Thursday, June 23rd 1842
Reading & Choping.
Friday, June 24th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Saturday, June 25th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Sabbath, June 26th 1842
Reading Good Books.
Monday, June 27th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Tuesday, June 28th 1842
Reading & picken S beries.
Wednesday, June 29th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Thursday, June 30th 1842
Choping & reading.
Friday, July 1st 1842
Choping etc.
Saturday, July 2nd 1842
Choping & reading.
Sabbath, July 3rd 1842
Hearing Mr. Porter. The text ... Be strong in Grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Monday, July 4th 1842

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Choping & reading E M.
Tuesday, July 5th 1842
Choping & reading E M.
Wednesday, July 6th 1842
Choping & reading E M.
#5635
Thursday, July 7th 1842
Choping and picking berries.
Friday, July 8th 1842
Choping etc.
Saturday, July 9th 1842
Reading & ?
Sabbath, July 10th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Monday, July 11th 1842
Reading & choping.
Tuesday, July 12th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, July 13th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, July 14th 1842
Reading & C
Friday, July 15th 1842
W. Bartlet W. Bartlet and Son went off this morning. Choping.
Saturday, July 16th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Sabbath, July 17th 1842
Hearing Mr. Murey text ... wating for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ ... reading in the
E(vangical) Magizine.

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Monday, July 18th 1842
Choping & reading E. Magizine.
Tuesday, July 19th 1842
Choping & reading.
Wednesday, July 20th 1842
Choping & reading.
Thursday, July 21st 1842
Choping & reading.
Friday, July 22nd 1842
Choping & reading.
Saturday, July 23rd 1842
Reading, etc.
Sabbath, July 24th 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting House. Preachers test ... ?ead for refuge.
Monday, July 25th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, July 26th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, July 27th 1842
Choping & reading.
Thursday, July 28th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Friday, July 29th 1842
Reading & Choping.
#5636
Saturday, July 30th 1842
Very wet day. Reading.
Sabbath, July 31st 1842
At the School House near Mr. Eetons hearing a Meathodist. Text ... for this purpose was the
son of God Menefest that he might Destroy the works off the Divel.

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Monday, August 1st 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, August 2nd 1842
West Port Murdo(w).
Wednesay, August 3rd 1842
Choping & reading.
Thursday, August 4th 1842
Piling wood & reading.
Friday, August 5th 1842
Reading E. M. & Choping.
Saturday, August 6th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Sabbath, August 7th 1842
Mr. Mureys text ... go ye there and tech all Nations etc. I thought a Good Sermon.
Monday, August 8th 1842
Docter Bartlet & Mrss Bartlet went from here this Morning to go Home.
Tuesday, August 9th 1842
Reading.
Wednesday, August 10th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Thursday, August 11th 1842
Reading E. Mag.
Friday, August 12th 1842
Mrss Eakins and children here.
Saturday, August 13th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, August 14th 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting by Mr. Eeatons. Text ... Strive to enter in at the Strit Gate. I
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Monday, August 15th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, August 16th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, August 17th 1842
On a visit with Christine at Mr. Eakins. Very good visit.
Thursday, August 18th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, August 19th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
#5637
Saturday, August 20th 1842
Reading E Magizine & Choping.
Sabbath, August 21st 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting House. Who visit the lost Fatherless & (?owd?) and keep them ?
etc.
Monday, August 22nd 1842
Reading & Choping.
Tuesday, August 23rd 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, August 24th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, August 25th 1842
Reading the Christian ?
Friday, August 26th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Saturday, August 27th 1842
Reading & Choping. Mrss Eday & her children came here this Evening.
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At the Meathodist Meeting. Text ... And as Moses lifted up the Serpant in the Wilderness So
most the Son of man etc. Mr. Bane & Mr. Henery & wives here at Dinner.
Monday, August 29th 1842
Reading E. M.
Tuesday, August 30th 1842
Reading E Mag.
Wednesday, August 31st 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, September 1st 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, September 2nd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, September 3rd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, September 4th 1842
Mr. Mureys text ... ? come to do thy will my God.
Monday, September 5th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, September 6th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, September 7th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, September 8th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, September 9th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, September 10th 1842
Reading & Choping.
#5638 (too much light, hard to read) #5639 (clear copy)
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Mr. Mureys text ... We are Sancfied by the offering off the Bodey off the Lord Jesus Christ once
for all.
Monday, September 12th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, September 13th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, September 14th 1842
Reading E Magizine. Calvin Burtch who I had not Seen for 8 years called to See me. I knew him.
Thursday, September 15th 1842
Reading pilgrims progress.
Friday, September 16th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, September 17th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, September 18th 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting House. Words off the text ... All things that work together for Good
to them to them that love God etc. ?
Monday, September 19th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, September 20th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, September 21st 1842
Reading & Choping.
Thursday, September 22nd 1842
Reading & Choping.
Friday, September 23rd 1842
Reading E. Magizine.
Saturday, September 24th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
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Hearing the Meathodist preacher at the school house by E. Etons. Words of the text ... Jesuse
Christ the same yesterday today and for Ever. A very fine Sermon.
Monday, September 26th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, September 27th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, September 28th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, September 29th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, September 30th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, October 1st 1842
Reading E. M.
#5640
Sabbath, October 2nd 1842
Words off Mr. Mureys text ... All things shall work together for good to them that love God to
them etc.
Monday, October 3rd 1842
Reading & Choping.
Tuesday, October 4th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, October 5th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Thursday, October 6th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Friday, October 7th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Saturday, October 8th 1842
Reading E Magizine.

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Sabbath, October 9th 1842
At the Meathodist Meeting House. Text ... but Godliness is profitable to all things etc. A very
fine Sermon.
Monday, October 10th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, October 11th 1842
Riding with John Bestidoe to colect pay for Apples. Very poor Success.
(2nd page, part of left side missing)
#5641 (missing part copies
Wednesday, October 12th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, October 13th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Friday, October 14th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, October 15th 1842
Seeing F. Kiney. Leg cut off – Died in about one hour after the Operetion.
Sabbath, October 16th 1842
At Mr. Kineys funerel. Preachers tex ... preper to meet thy God.
Monday, October 17th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, October 18th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, October 19th 1842
At Andrew Martins Funerel. Preachers text ... but a man vanisheth away. Good Sermon.
Afternoon at the corner hearing Mr. Betrige. Text ... many ar called by few chosen. Good
Sermon.
#5642
Thursday, October 20th 1842
Reading E Magizine etc.
Friday, October 21st 1842
Reading E Magizine.

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Saturday, October 22nd 1842
At Mr. Chases & reading.
Sabbath, October 23rd 1842
Mr. Mureys text ... the children off Isriel a people near unto him prais yet the Lord. Good
Sermon.
Monday, October 24th 1842
Wet Day. Reading etc.
Tuesday, October 25th 1842
At M. (Lester) on a visit.
Wednesday, October 26th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, October 27th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, October 28th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Saturday, October 29th 1842
At Mr. Cowans.
Sabbath, October 30th 1842
At the baptised Meeting in the School House near Mr. Beemers. Text ... why dont thou Beptise
if thou be(ing) Christ. 10 people Baptised.
Monday, October 31st 1842
Reading & Choping.
Tuesday, November 1st 1842
Reading & Choping. – E Magizine.
Wednesday, November 2nd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, November 3rd 1842
Reading E. M. and Choping.
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Reading E. M. & Choping.
Saturday, November 5th 1842
Old Mr. Whitehead preached at 4 olock. Words off the text ... God is light and in him is no
Darkness at all. A fine Sermon.
Sabbath, November 6th 1842
At the Meathodist ? Meeting. Preachers text ... And he comanded to preach unto the people
the un(?)able (real) riches off Christ. A fine Sermon. Went to the Falls.
Monday, November 7th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Tuesday, November 8th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Wednesday, November 9th 1842
Reading & Choping.
Thursday, November 10th 1842
At Mr. Heseses.
#5643
Friday, November 11th 1842
Reading an assay on the Divine authority on the new Testament.
Saturday, November 12th 1842
Reading Villige Black Smith. Wet Day.
Sabbath, November 13th 1842
West hearing Mr. Toping. Words of the text ... and as Moses lifted up the Serpent in the
Wilderness so must the Son of man be lifted up etc. Fine Sermon. House full.
Monday, November 14th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, November 15th 1842
Forenoon at the Miln.
Wednesday, November 16th 1842
Over at Muges Hollows and reading husbandrey Spiriay(ibzed)?.
Thursday, November 17th 1842
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Friday, November 18th 1842
Reading Flawels husbandray Spiritrielised(?).
Saturday, November 19th 1842
Reading. A hard Storm.
Sabbath, November 20th 1842
Words of Mr. Mureys text ... but it is Good for me that I Drew near to God.
Monday, November 21st 1842
Rading. Got hurt.
Tuesday, November 22nd 1842
Reading.
Wednesday, November 23rd 1842
Reading Sermons.
Thursday, November 24th 1842
Reading Sermons.
Friday, November 25th 1842
Reading a Good Book.
Saturday, November 26th 1842
Reading a good book.
Sabbath, November 27th 1842
Mr. Mureys text ... let us Draw near with holy reverance & Godly confidence.
Monday, November 28th 1842
Reading Vilige Dilelogues. Docter Burton found Dead in the woods.
Tuesday, November 29th 1842
Villeg Dialogues.
#5644 (John’s dates are quite mixed up.)
Wednesday, November 30th 1842
Reading Village Dialogues.
Thursday, December 1st 1842
Reading Good Books.
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Reading & at the 2d conssion hearing a Meathodist preacher. Text ... and they shall be mine
saith the Lord in the day etc. In the evening at a Temperence Meeting at the Meathodist
Meeting House.
Sabbath, December 3rd 1842
? Mr. Roses text ... for I am not ashamed off the Go(spel)? . ? ? for it ? power off God ?
After? hearing Mr. Betrige at the corner. Text ... how long will ye halt ? two opinions.
Monday, December 4th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, December 5th 1842
At Mudge Hollow & reading.
Wednesday, December 5th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, December 6th 1842
Fornoon at Mr. (Lewes?) store. Afternoon at Mr. Beemer and Mr. Goble here on a visit.
Friday, December 6th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
(Mistek above)
Saturday, December 10th 1842
Reading and at the School in the afternoon.
Sabbath, December 11th 1842
West hearing the Baptist. Text ... if ye love me keep my com? I thought a very Good Sermon.
Monday, December 12th 1842
Reading E. M.
Tuesday, December 13th 1842
Reading E. Ma
Wednesday, December 14th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, December 15th 1842
Reading ?
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Reading ? Books. In the evening at a temperance Meeting at Mr. Beemers School House.
#5645
Saturday, December 17th 1842
Reading. At the School.
Sunday, December 18th 1842
Hearing a Meathodist preacher. Text ... be thou faithfull unto Death & I will give thee a Crown
of Life. In the afternoon seeing the Sacremet Dispinsed at the corner by Mr. Murey.
Monday, December 19th 1842
Hearing Mr. Murrey. Text ... be thou Faithfull unto Death & I will give thee a Crown of Life.
Tuesday, December 20th 1842
At Muge Hollow.

Wednesday, December 21st 1842
Mr. Beemer Mr. Goble & Mr. Doyel at Mr. Mureys enquiring how much ardent Ardent was in
voge at (sotr)? and what Mr. Murey had aginst me.
Thursday, December 22nd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, December 23rd 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, December 24th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, December 25th 1842
Hearing Meathodist preacher an old man. Words off the text ... for unto us a Son is born unto
us a Child is given and his name shall be called etc. I thought a fine Sermon.
Monday, December 26th 1842
Reading vairious Books.
Tuesday, December 27th 1842
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, December 28th 1842
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Thursday, December 29th 1842
Reading V Books.
Friday, December 30th 1842
Reading reading Discourses by John Canick.
Saturday, December 31st 1842
Reading Discourses on Importent Subjects by John Canick.
#5646
Mr. Mureys concerns Wensday 21st Dec. Went to Mr. Mureys with Mr. Beemer Mr. Goble &
Mr. Doyel to arange Matters. Mr. Murey wished to take my recpte for the pay off three aires(?)
off which I had made him a present. Tried every way to evade comeing to a fair (Sattlement)?.
Warrented that I kept ardent Spirits at home and (dr)ank in private. When I wanted to shake
hands with him he held out one finger.
Made my Family go round the Corner to go to their (Sisters)?. Mrss Murey took up (much)?
time in telling what a bad Dis? Man J. G. Lindsey was.
Sabbath, January 1st 1843
Forenoon hearing A Meathodist preacher at the Meeting House ... how time passes a way.
Monday, January 2nd 1843
Reading various books.
Tuesday, January 3rd 1843
Reading good Books.
Wednesday, January 4th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, January 5th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, January 6th 1843
At Mr. Murey where the Session met. Had some very disagreeable talk with Mr. Murey.
Saturday, January 7th 1843
At Mr. Stawerts.
Sabbath, January 8th 1843
Words off the Meathodist preachers text ... then they heard the Lord spake often one to
another and the Lord harkened and herod? and a book etc. Uncomon storm of wind & rain.
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Monday, January 9th 1843
Reading the Christian Observer.
Tuesday, January 10th 1843
2Reading C observer.
Wednesday, January 11th 1843
Reading Vilige B. Smith.
Thursday, January 12th 1843
Reading Vilige B. Smith.
Friday, January 13th 1843
Reading V Black S.
Saturday, January 14th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, January 15th 1843
Meathodist preachers text ... Behold Servent whom I have chosen my elect in whom my Son ?
Monday, January 16th 1843
Reading fire side piety.
Tuesday, January 17th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, January 18th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, January 19th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, January 20th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, January 21st 1843
At Mr. (S)apsons. He was not at Home – on foot.
Sabbath, January 22nd 1843
Forenoon hearing a Meathodist. Afternoon at Widow Bestidoes.
Monday, January 23rd 1843
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Tuesday, January 24th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, January 25th 1843
Reading & Choping.
Thursday, January 26th 1843
Widow Bestidoe here.
Friday, January 27th 1843
Reding & Choping.
Saturday, January 28th 1843
Paid the Bible ?t at Mr. Mcinzes.

Sabbath, January 29th 1843
Forenoon at the Meathodist Meeting. Mr. Ro(ss)es text ... behold the Lamb of God which
taketh away the Sins of the World. In the afternoon hearing the Church Minister. Text ... let
me Die the Death of the righteous and let my ?astrend ?
#5648
Monday, January 30th 1843
In the eving at the 2d concession. Mr. Tuckey. Text ... let the wicked forsak his ways and the
and the unrightious man his etc.
Tuesday, January 31st 1843
Reading various Books. Mr. Cowans (girel)? gone to J. Lindseys.
Wednesday, February 1st 1843
Reading Magizine.
Thursday, February 2nd 1843
At the Showers and reading.
Friday, February 3rd 1843
Reading verious Books.
Saturday, February 4th 1843
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Forenoon at the Meathodist Quaterly meeting. Afternoon hearing Mr. (H)ickey. Very Stormey
Day. ? me to ?
#5649
Monday, February 6th 1843
Reading verious Books.
Tuesday, February 7th 1843
Revd Mr. Hickey Mr & Mrss Burns heer on a visit. Very fine visit.
Wednesday, February 8th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, February 9th 1843
Reading E. M.
Friday, February 10th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, February 11th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, February 12th 1843
Hearing a Meathodist. Text ... in the worald ye shall have trabalition but in me ye shall have
peace. Be of good chear I have overcome the world. In the afternoon Mr. Hickeys text was ...
for by Grace ar ye Saved through Faith and that not of your selves. It is the Gift off God. Fine
Sermon.
#5650
Monday, February 13th 1843
Chifely at Widow Bestidoes. In the evening hearing Mr. Hickey 2d concession. Words off the
text ... Eexcpt ye eat the and Drink the blood off off the Son of Mary ye Shalt all likewys parish
etc.
Tuesday, February 14th 1843
P. C. Cambel Bestidoe came here to go to School. Two Clock Makers here tonight.
Wednesday, February 15th 1843
In the evening at the Meathodist Meeting where a meeting was held to provide Money to
Spread the Scriptier.
#5651
Thursday, February 16th 1843
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Friday, February 17th 1843
Reading E Magizine etc.
Saturday, February 18th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, February 19th 1843
M. preachers text ... return unto unto thy rest o my Soul for the Lord hath Delt Bonty(f)?
with thee. Afternoon Mr. Hickey text ... take head what yet hear.
Monday, February 20th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, February 21st 1843
Hearing Mr. Betrige at the corner. Text ... by Grace ar ye Saved through Faith etc.
Wednesday, February 22nd 1843
At Mr. Burns seeing Mr. Betrige and reading the force off truth.
#5652
Thursday, February 23rd 1843
Reading verious Books.
Friday, February 24th 1843
At the Shoe Makers and reading verious Books.
Saturday, February 25th 1843
Reading the Incidents of Travel in Egypt etc. Very much inposed upon yesternight by (theirign)?
hears he is sent to giel.
Sabbath, February 26th 1843
Hearing Mr. Rose. Text ... my Soul Shall rejoce in his Salvition. A very fine Gospel Sermon.
Afternoon hearing Mr. Hickey. Text ... this do in remberence off me.
Monday, February 27th 1843
Reading Villige Black Smith.
Tuesday, February 28th 1843
Reading Villige Black Smith.
Wednesday, March 1st 1843
Dark Day. Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, March 2nd 1843
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Friday, March 3rd 1843
Reading the Gospell its own Witness.
Saturday, March 4th 1843
Reading various Books.
Sabbath, March 5th 1843
West at R. Kips At wifes funeral. Preachers text ... let me D?the Death off the rightious and let
my last end be like his. I thought a fine Sermon.
Monday, March 6th 1843
At the corner and reading verious Books.
Tuesday, March 7th 1843
Reading the Bible and other Books.
Wednesday, March 8th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
#5653
Thursday, March 9th 1843
Mr. Tuckey and Mr. Trinch here on a visit. ?oam Elison at Brantford.
Friday, March 10th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, March 11th 1843
J. G. Lindsey recd a letter from his Brother by which I learn that Brother Williams Wife is dead.
Wm Adams is dead.
Sabbath, March 12th 1843
Hearing a Meathodist. Text ... old things are passed away all thing are become new. Good
Sermon. Afternoon hearing Mr. Hickery. Text ... Behold I Stand at the Door and knock if
anyone hear my voce etc.
Monday, March 13th 1843
Mr. & Mrss Lester here on a visit.
Tuesday, March 14th 1843
Had a new Christel put in the Clock. Reading E Magizine. Very cold.
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Readin E Magizine.
Thursday, March 16th 1843
The Admeral is Dead. I am reading E Magizine.
Friday, March 17th 1843
The old Mare Died yesterday. Reading the Evengecal Magizing. Very cold.
Saturday, March 18th 1843
Reading Evengecal Magizine.
Sabbath, March 19th 1843
At the Church Meeting at the Meathodist Meeting House. Mr. Hickeys text ... compell them to
come in that my house may be filled. I went to the Table may I impr(ove).
Monday, March 20th 1843
Reading Ev Magizine.
#5654
Tuesday, March 21st 1843
Reading Evengacal Magizine.
Wednesday, March 22nd 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, March 23rd 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, March 24th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Saturday, March 25th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, March 26th 1843
Forenoon hearing Mr. Murey. Afternoon hearing hearing Mr. Hickey at a School House near
Widow Martins. I know thy works that thy are neither cold nor hot. I will Speed thee etc.
Monday, March 27th 1843
Reading Villige Dialogues.
Tuesday, March 28th 1843
Reading Villige dil(l)uges. In the evining hearing Mr. Hickey. Text ... He was wound for our
trangrestons. He was bruried for our Eniquites etc.

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8 plugs in ½ ? a plug the 7th off March.
Wednesday, March 29th 1843
Reading Villig D?
Thursday, March 30th 1843
Reading Villige Delag?
Friday, March 31st 1843
Read Villig Dilogues.
Saturday, April 1st 1843
Snow yet Quite deep. Reading Villige Dilogues.
Sabbath, April 2nd 1843
Went to the Meathodist Metting. Text ... Be but a dower off the word etc. A very fine Sermon.
Monday, April 3rd 1843
Hearing Mr. Hickey preach. Mr. H. preache(d) Mr. Wilken funerel. Sermo(n) text ... preper to
meet thy God o Isriel.
Tuesday, April 4th 1843
Finished Villige Diligues the Second time.
Wednesday, April 5th 1843
Reading some Dodig Eng Expe?i(tt)ure B(ible).
#5655
Friday, April 7th 1843
Reading Femily Expositon.
Saturday, April 8th 1843
Reading the Life of Mr. Dodrige.
Sabbath, April 9th 1843
Reading the life of Dr. Dodrige.
Monday, April 10th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, April 11th 1843
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Wednesday, April 12th 1843
Reading Dodrige on the New Testement.
Thursday, April 13th 1843
Reading Mr. Dodrige.
Friday, April 14th 1843
Sick. Reading.
Saturday, April 15th 1843 (John has 16th)
Reading. Mr. William Landing here. Lord have Maricy on me.
Sabbath, April 16th 1843 (17th)
Reading. Quite sick.
Tuesday, April 18th 1843
Sick. Lord prepare for dea(th).
Wednesday, April 19th 1843
Reading a little but sick.
Thursday, April 20th 1843
Had Docter Scot doctering for the Gravell.
Friday, April 21st 1843
Mr. & Mrss Murey here. Lord give a spirit of prayer.
Saturday, April 22nd 1843
Hearing. Reading.
Sabbath, April 23rd 1843
In the morning Tapt Mr. & Mrss heare.
Monday, April 24th 1843
W. Horner here.
Tuesday, April 25th 1843
Hering. Reading. Sick.
Wednesday, April 26th 1843
Hearing. Reading. No better.
Thursday, April 27th 1843
Hearing. Reading. No better.

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Friday, April 28th 1843
Christine at peris.
Saturday, April 29th 1843
Hearing. Reading.
Sabbath, April 30th 1843
Hearing. Reading.
Monday, May 1st 1843
Reading the Evangecal Magazine. Anoher opp?cution.
Tuesday, May 2nd 1843
Abel Muge here. Widow
#5656
Wednesday, May 3rd 1843
Reading rise & progress off religion.
Thursday, May 4th 1843
Reading rise & progress off religion.
Friday, May 5th 1843
Rise & progres off religion in the Soul.
Saturday, May 6th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Sabbath, May 7th 1843
Hearing. Read.
Monday, May 8th 1843
Reading rise & progress.
Tuesday, May 9th 1843
Reading V Books.
Wednesday, May 10th 1843
Reading Good Books.
Thursday, May 11th 1843
(l?ke(m)g) be?
Friday, May 12th 1843
Hearing. Reading.

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Saturday, May 13th 1843
Hearing. Reading.
Sabbath, May 14th 1843
Hearing. Reading.
Monday, May 15th 1843
Reading Villige Black Smith.
Tuesday, May 16th 1843
Reding.
Wednesday, May 17th 1843
Reading E Magezine.
Thursday, May 18th 1843
Mr. and Mrss (Melkinly)? visiting.
Friday, May 19th 1843
Reading reading E Magizine.
Saturday, May 20th 1843
Reading verious Books.
Sabbath, May 21st 1843
Reading Good Books.
Monday, May 22nd 1843
Reading Books.
Tuesday, May 23rd 1843
Not well.
Wednesday, May 24th 1843
Reading (the ?)
Thursday, May 25th 1843 (John has Friday)
Reading E M.
Friday, May 26th 1843 (Saturday)
Reading E M.
Saturday, May 27th 1843 (Sabbath)
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Sabbath, May 28th 1843 (Monday)
Reading E Mag.
Monday, May 29th 1843
Reading E Magi.
Tuesday, May 30th 1843
Reading.
Wednesday, May 31st 1843
Reading E M.
#5657 (John’s writing is shaky)
Thursday, June 1st 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Friday, June 2nd 1843
R. E Magizine.
Saturday, June 3rd 1843
Reading E M.
Sabbath, June 4th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Monday, June 5th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Tuesday, June 6th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Wednesday, June 7th 1843
Reading E Magizine.
Thursday, June 8th 1843
E Magizine.
Friday, June 9th 1843
Read E Magizine.
Saturday, June 10th 1843
Reading E Magizine. Good B.
Sabbath, June 11th 1843
Reading Village Deilogues.

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Wednesday, June 14th 1843
Read reading (V?).
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