THE DIARY OF HANNAH DELVINA JARVIS , née PETERS
1st
January to 31st
December 1844
scans of the Diaries downloaded from University of Guelph Rural Diary Archive
https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/collections/show/49
Transcribed by Thomas M. Walker
great – great – great – grandson of Hannah Jarvis
tom at tmwalker dot uk
[the first page seems to be missing; the first scanned page has the corner with the date torn off, but must be January 2]
[Jany 2] H H H returned at ten at night much pleased with her Party
[Jany 3] cloudy – mild H.O – H.J. & Boys drove to Niagara – borrowed a slay road not good – called at McCormicks – received my quarterly allowance of
Mr
Mc
Cormick – called at Mr
Ross bought two Table there – for two Dollars – went to other Stores and purchased several things – returned
about six – Mr Mewburn J Stayner & Jane came in took Cth & Hanh go spend the [Ev]g at Mr Creighton’s –
– 44 Jany 4 cloudy cold – high [wind] – H H H went all over the Village to borrow a sleigh – not one to be bad –all just going out – they will soon want our
Horse, sleigh or Harness – I trust they will be disappointed – H H H went up with Mr Guernsey Caro Emma spent the aftrnoon at Mrs Fitzd – fine
cold morg
– three Boys called for our Boys to go and ride – disappoint
5 fine cold morng
- Milk frozen in the Hall Pantry – water in the Breakfast room – last night – Letter from Cathy & Augusta Dr
Mewburn Mr
& Mrs
Fitzd – Mrs Fitzd sent Jarvis a large Cake –
– 44 Jany 6 Jane & Eliza slept at Miss Tench – heard James Boulton called on Mrs McCormick New Years day – he had as much impudence as any white man
ought to have Mr Robert Dickson also called there – it makes up the Breach –
7 Sunday Cloudy- some snow – high wind – Jarvis returned to College in Transit – Alxr accompanied him as far as Niagara –
The Girls all went to Kirk on the Hill – Alxr walked from Niagara to Queenston – Alxr & Children sent to see the Falls –
– 44 Jany 7 J Stayner – T Mewburn – Mr Tench who stayed all Night – went home before Breakfast –
8 – Cloudy – very cold – The Children began school again – after the Christmas Holy-days – T Mewburn – J Stayner – called to take Jane and Julia
to Niagara – Hannah – Jane – Julia went & dined with Mrs Stayner before starting for Niagara Hannah returned about eight Miss Jane at half
past nine – broke H.O. sleigh – the Horse very warm – Jane stayed all Night
– 44 Jany 9 mild – snowing – Washing done at half past two – baking
T Mewburn called and took Jane to Chippawa – H.O. gave her a Bottle of Cream & Milk –
Mr Tench – Dd Gilkinson spent the Evg –
10h – weather variable – cloudy & sunshine
Wm & Eliza Robinson dined here – Mrs R gave a Dress to H.O. for one of the Children – Mr C Sinclair – Wm Duff – Dd Gilkinson – drank Tea
here –
11 – Cloudy – cold – T Mewburn called for H H H to go to Chippawa Club – quite alone in the Evg – went to bed at half past ten –
12 Cloudy – mild – John and an other Man taking down the Hall Stove Pipe’s – full of soot and water –
Rain in the afternoon Mr
Gilkinson drove H H H from Chippawa – the Horse ran away at Dr
Hamiltons – the shaft broke at the top of the
Mountain – H H H jumped out –Mr G stopped the horse and with difficulty took him
44 Jany
12 from the sleigh – and led him to the Inn – walked up with H H H home – both much alarmed – Mr
G took Tea here – and left between nine and
Ten – High wind & heavy rain during the Night – the rain drove into my room – struck a light and placed Basons under the Leak –
13 – High westerly wind – it took off part of the ridge of the Barn and shingles off the Fowl House – Mr Tench – cleaned the silver ware –
44 Jany 13 Wm Duff – Mr Tench stayed all Night –
14 Sunday – Cloudy – Mr & Mrs Fitzd – H.O. & Herbert went and dined with Fitzds – Miss Tench dined here Sun came out in the afternoon – Mr
Tench – Mr & Mrs Creighton – Mr Dd Gilkinson said he was going to Hamilton in the Morng – W Duff – J & T Stayner
15 fine – clear – mild morg washing done at two Mrs Fitzd borrowed Pony and carriage to go to Niagara – H.O & Herbert spent the afternoon at Mrs
– 44 Jany 15 McMickens – Mr Tench Mewburn – J Stayner
Fitzd called to say there was an error in my Certificate – shall be under the necessity to go to Niagara tomorrow – rain in the Night –
* Letters from Jessie & Eliza
16 – Cloudy – A Letter from Mr Freeman – from Jane Jarvis – sun came out in the middle of the Day – mild H.O. drove H.J. to Niagara to sign a paper
for her Pension the former being informal – bought several articles for H.O. & H.J. – had some
– 44 Jany 16 Bread & Butter – preserved Apples & a cup of Tea at McCormicks – the Roads very muddy & sloppy 4 O’Clock before we returned
17 – snowing – H J had a Letter from Eliza J Stayner – Mr Tench stayed all Night – turned cold in the Evg –
18 – Clear & cold – Miss Tench – Mr
Tench – J Stayner – Mr
& Mrs
Fitzd
– Me
Fitzd
went off conquerer at Back Gammon – some snow
– 44 Jany 19 cloudy – appearance of snow – marked my shifts – T Mewburn J & T Stayner – some snow
20 Cold & clear – Washing done at twelve – Miss Tench – raving that the Roads are so bad she is afraid she shall not go to Hamilton Ball – says she
shall die if she does not go poor Girl – H.O. & H H H drank Tea with Mrs
Creighton Alxr
went to Methodist Missionary meeting – J Stayner
21 – Sunday – cloudy – some snow –
44 Jany 21 Joseph Hamilton – Andrew Geddes – came in from Hamilton – about ten in the Morng drove all Night – to take the Girl up for the Ball – in [word
illegible] – Mrs H and Children gone to Kirk Stewart & Rt Law Miss Tench – A Geddes & Joseph Hamilton & Wm Duff dined here – Sandy J & T
Stayner Jane & Eliza Hamilton came down with Alxr
– stayed all Night – Letters from Jessie
– 44 Jany
22 Cloudy – more mild – Jane & Eliza Breakfasted here – Joseph &c came with their Waggons & took Jane & Eliza Hn
Miss Tench Catn
– H H H to
Hamilton – started at ten in the morng – Letters from Eliza – Mr Tench – Mr & Mrs Sinclair – dined here – Misss Ross – Julia Hamilton they went
on with Mr
Sinclair – J Stayner Alxr
went to the Lecture upon catching Rats – Rain’d very heavy during the Night –
– 44 Jany 23 Cloudy – some Rain – paid the Black-smith had a shoe put on Pony H.O & Alxr drove to Drummondville – bought Butter – Lard & Oats – called
on Mrs Sinclair John – Ann & Phoebe Gurnsy – came to see the Children [two words illegible] dined here –
24 – Cloudy & Windy – Hellen & Alxr went to Mr Gurnsey’s to Tea – some snow in the Night
25 Cloudy very cold – H.O. went down to Mc
Mickens to try and Buy some Tea
– 44 Jany 25 at the sale – severe cold –
26 – Cloudy severely cold – Mrs & Master Fitzd came up to spend the day – dined here – The sun cam out at twelve O’Clock – Mrs Mewburn J Stayner
came to bring a Letter from H H H – written at Hamilton – dated at Queenston – T & Mrs Stayner spent the Evg here – Mr Fitzd – Th Jarvis
Stayner slept here –
27 Exceptively cold – Cloudy air full of snow – Alxe & Stayner & J Guernsey drove to Chippawa to Scate –
– 44 Jany
27 H.O. & Hellen washing – Ironing & scrubbing – The Sun shown out in the afternoon –
Alxr did not return till Ten at Night – scated twenty Mile – he drank Tea with Julia Hamilton – H.O. much alarmed at Alxrs- stay all went to
bed much fatigued & paid due attention to sleep – Catn
& E spent the after at Fitzds
28th Sunday – clear and cold – J Guernsey – Caroline – Emma & Herbert & Alxr walked down to see Maria Letter from Catharine
44 Jany 28 wrote to Eliza – some snow in the Evg –
29 Air full of snow – very cold – H.O walked down to see Maria – Caroe mending Breakfast room Carpet – mendid my Carpet & the stockings –
Letters from Jessie & Eliza and Jarvis – finished my Letter to Eliza & sent it off
J Stayner – T Mewburn called to say he was going to Hamilton – sent 5 Letters to Cathn by him – John & Ann Gurnsey – Chubbuck
some snow – still cold
44 Jany 29 bought some Ribbon to trim my new Bonnet made out an old one
30 Cloudy – snowing lightly – cold – busy cleaning the Plate – H.O. baking – Load of straw from Adam Brown – cheated Alxr
out of half –
J Stayner brought me five sticks of black sealing was of Mrs
Stayner her own make – mendid the Cloths out of the wash
31 – Clear cold morng
– 44 Jany
31 continued cold all day & Night – A grand Charivari in Queenston which lasts all till lady light in honor of one of Prest’s son’s taking up his
lodging with the Painton Wife – Characters of all descriptions stuck up on Old Prests the Painters &c &c doors
Feby
1 – rather more mild – Mrs
Fitzd
came up & Breakfasted here – her Errand to borrow our Horse to go to Drummondville – it was engaged
44 Feby 1 good – Mr Fitzd would not lend his Horse to go as far as Mrs John Hamiltons – with Mrs Freeman – one mile – lent his sleigh for the Winter to
Coll Eliot – H.O. had not one – & his Horse to Capn Jones – see what it is to be high in the world – “those that have little that little shall be taken
away” – and given to those that does not want it – this is the way of the world – to cling to power and look down on those
– 44 Feby 1 who have not much to give –
Alxr & Helen got off to go to Drummondville – in Mr McMicken’s timber sleigh – when it began to snow and they had to turn back –
T Stayner – at Nine O’Clock came in Cathn
– Hannah – Jane – Eliza & Maryjane – Augusta – Little Augusta –Joseph Hamilton – Bob Law &
Wm & George Jarvis Mr Hurd – Mr Stuart from Hamilton – all drank Tea here – George & the Girls stayed all Night – 2 past 11 George
Breakfasted – Letter from Mrs Freeman
– 44 Feby 2 cloudy morng – mild – the Party of yesterday went to Chippawa – took Jane & Eliza home brought Jane Julia & Julia Ross back – Alxr went with
them – they all drank Tea here – with the addition of Mewburn Wm Duff – J Stayner – T Stayner stayed till 12 O’Clock – G.J. went to Niagara
3d Clear – mild morng – the Ladies all Breakfasted here – all the Gentlemen from Hamilton came up this Morg –
– 44 Feby 3 Except R Law – who went to Niagara Wm Jarvis & Mr Hurd left for Hamilton – a Letter from Jessie –
I wanted to go to Niagara – but could not borrow a sleigh – my Certificated being returned for want of formality went down in the Waggon
McCormick made out my Certificate – went to Mr Longs – had them attested – gave them to McCormick
Augusta gave H.O. some salt Haddock – came safe
– 44 Feby 3 Home at eight – the Hamilton party took Jane – Julia & Julia Ross up to Chippawa – drank Tea with Jane – returned about half past ten – Mrs
Duff
4 – fine clear day – we all went to Church at Niagara 11 in Number – called at McCormicks – found him quite unwell also Mary Jane – returned
home the Party dined here W Duff – the two Augusta went town to see Maria’s stayed to Tea – also Rt Law – the rest too Tea here – Edmund
Tench
– 44 Feby 5 cloudy – thawing – appearance of Rain – Joseph Hamilton – the two Augustas Mr Stewart & Rt Law left here for Hamilton at 11 O’Clock – began
to to rain at one – cleaned the silvers – fixed a board to catch the Water in the Cistern – the spout filled with Ice – Captn Johnson called to say
Mr Creen had given him leave to sit in H.O. Pone H.O – Cathn – H H H – Helen – Alxr – Mary – Peter & George Jarvis – went to hear Mr Freeman
44 Feby 5 Lecture on the gradations of Man – from Childhood to old Age –
Charles Sinclair – very little Rain – H.J. complaining
6th Cloudy – mild – some snow – clear afternoon George & Mary went to Chippawa – brought two Bushels of Oats for H.O. – Sandy J & T Stayner –
Mr Tench – thawing caught almost a Cistern of Water –
7th fine clear morng – washing – Mrs Tench Fredk & Mr Tench – Sandy J Stayner – Cathn went
44 Feby 7 Tea at Mrs Trenches H.J. sick – copying Music – had a wrestles Night –
8 fine morng – Ironing George & Cathn drove to Niagara – cold at 3 O’Clock – George & Cathn returned at six – the day continued fine Mrs J & T
Stayner – Mr
& Mrs
Creighton – Fk
& Wm
Tench –
9 Clear morng – George & Mary – Mr Tench & Cathn went to Niagara – the Gentlemen with Mr Brock – the Lady’s with Mrs McCormick returned at
12 O’Clock
– 44 Feby 9 Mrs Stayner – Mrs Creighton drank Tea here – H O.H. – H H H walked up to post office put a Letter in for Eliza – received a Letter from Eliza also
from Mrs Sl Jarvis – Mr Creighton – T Stayner
10 Clear & cold – Mr & Lewis Stayner – Mr Stayner bought three Window Sashes – Lewis brought a basket of Onions to H.O, and a bag of Thread
from Mrs Creighton –
George Jarvis did not leave his Bed this day – having an head ache –in consequence of driving with Mr Brock – Letter from Jessie
44 Feby
10 the Children spend the day at Mrs
Stayners – H.O & H H H walked up for the Children – H H H spent the Evg
at Mrs
Creightons till eleven at
Night – J Stayner – Mary Jane kept up Georges Spirits by remaining all day till Eleven at night by his Bedside –
11 Sunday – fine clear sunshine mild morng
– H.O. George & Alxr
gone to Niagara Evg
Church – returned at Sun-set – a Man taken out of Church in
a Fit – Cathn Ross very sick – had a fall and hurt her Hip was carri
– 44 Feby 11 out of the sleigh into the House – A great stir in the Presbyterian Church – Mr McGill refusing to bury J Grier on Sunday – & preaching a
Sermon in the morng
(not a funeral sermon) setting J. Grier’s character forth as every thing but good – Wm
Tench – Sandy & Mrs
Duff – J & T
Stayner – Ctn H H H & Maryjane took a walk to the Tol-gate – called at Fitzd – he said he was under Orders for St Catharines – to take place in
April or May – that his safe had been robbed of Meal &
44 Feby 11 Bread –
We heard that Mr Stanton of Fort Erie lost three Children in ten days – with Scarlet Fever
12 Monday – Clear – Sun shine – mild – thawing – Wm
& Eliza Robinson – Mr
& Mrs
Fitzd
– George & H H H gone to Niagara – Mr
Stayner – T Stayner
– Mr Tench – Mrs Fitzd took Mr & Mrs Robinson to dine with her – H J wrote a long letter to C.A. Hn – George and H H H returned at six – reported
that Miss Ross was to be married on the twenty first – with a request for H.O to assist in making a Cake – George brought a pane of glass
44 Feby
13 Cloudy – rain at nine high wind – Maria & Child – Mr
Tench – Mr
Tench George & Mary drove to Niagara –to take a Gallon for Mary Mc
Cormick
which he George had copied out of Maryjanes Book – snow several times during the day & sunshine – Washing done and dried
14 – Cloudy – the River full of Ice – H.O. busy making Cathns
Body of her dress to go to Rt
Dicksons party – George drove Maryjane – Edmund Tench
Cathn –
– 44 Feby 14 the Wheel came off just as George got into Niagara = had to hire an other to take them to Mr Dickens – they all came home in Edmund Tench’s
Waggon – H.J. writing Music – F Tench – Mrs
Fitzd
& Son – T Stayner George put in a pane of glass in the back door
15 Cloudy – mild – changeable – fair – rain – snow – H.O. & George drove to Niagar returned about Eight in a snow storm – H.O. went to assist Mrs
Ross to make a wedding
– 44 Feby
15 Cake – could not do it because the Baker could not bake it – F Stayner H.J. received a Letter from New Orleans –
16 Cloudy – H.O. received a letter from Dr Hamilton notifying her that Mr Rt Dickson declined keeping Wm Jarvis Hamilton at College after first of
April – also for her to sign a Power of attorney to Honble J Hamilton to receive certain Money due the Sheriff from Government –
H.O – Maryjane & George
44 Feby 16 drove to Niagara – H.O. to assist Mrs Ross – H.J – kneeded up Bread – J Stayner drove Cathn & H H H to spend the evg at Mrs Ross’s – near eleven
when they returned – Mr Tench – T Stayner supped on warm corn Beef – past twelve went to bed –
17 – fine morng – cold – very late when we got up – ten O’Clock –
Mr
& Mrs
Sinclair – she came to see her Mother – T Stayner = George went to call on Maria dined with her – Maryjane walked down to call
on Maria – We breakfasted at half past Eleven – Letters from
44 Feby 17 Amherstburgh – Maryjane & George dined with Maria – drank Tea here – very cold at Night H.O. & H H H went to see Mrs Stayner
18 Sunday – Cloudy – cold morng – rose from our Bed a little before Eight breakfasted at half past eleven – Mr Mrs & Master Fitzd – Mr Tench took
the Pony Carriage to his House – to be ready to start early in the Morng – is to be here at six – Wm Tench – Mr Sinclair & Child dined here – Mrs
Sinclair – J Stayner – Wm Duff –
Wrote to Augusta – Jane Hamilton –
44 Feby 19 got up twenty minutes after four – called up the Family breakfasted before day light – fine clear cold morng – Mr Tench came at seven – George
Cathn & Maryjane set off with Mr Tench for Hamilton – H.J. cleaned the Plate & Pantry &c &c H.O had had the Hall stove pipe taken down – it
smocked so that we were almost blind – H.O. & H H H went to see Mrs McMicken & Mrs Stayner – J Stayner called for H.O. – H H H & Helen to go
to the Lecture – went to bed early –
44 Feby
20 very fine morng
– high Westerly wind – Baking & Scrubbing – H.O. went to see Maria – and Mrs
Stayner found her about the same –
21 fine morng – mild – thawing fast – heard Mrs T McCormick had a daughteron Sunday 18 at Eleven O’Clock in the morning – Letter from Jarvis –
H H H went up to see Mrs
Stayner who was better 0 H.O. went to Prists to get a Carro
s shoes mended – called at Fitzds
– Cathn
returned
– 44 Feby 22 from Hamilton at nine O’Clock – evg – much Fatigued Mr Tench also – who remained all Night – H H H came home past ten – J Stayner Mr
Sinclair – Letter from G Jarvis –
22 Fine – clear – mild Morng
– Mr
Tench Breakfasted here
Sowed Peppers & Tomato’s in Boxes – and Cauliflowers – Mrs Fitzd & son – H.O. & Cathn walked down to see Mrs Fitzd and took her Carpet-
bag back J Stayner & Miss Jane Hamilton – a Letter from my son Samuel with a Lease to be signed for 200 Acres
– 44 Feby
22 of Land –
23 X Cloudy – dark – mild morng – wrote to S.P. Jarvis – returning the Indentures he required Sandy & Wm Duff witnesed the Indentures for 200
Acres of Land – in Clarke to Sullivan – H.O – Cathn & H H H went up to see Mrs Stayner and put my Letter in the Mail – H.O – went down to get
the Duffs to sign as Witnesses –
– 44 Feby 23 snow in the Evening Cold – Baking
24 Clear cold morng – scrubbing – Mewburn J Stayner – Froze very hard all day & Night – Letter from Jessie
25 Sunday H.O. – Cathn & Alexr went to Niagara Church left here at half past Ten – clear cold Morng – H.O – Cathn & Alexr returned at three – Mr
Mewburn W Duff – Mr Mrs & Master Fitzd – H H H went to walk with Miss Jane and to see Mrs Stayner –
44 Feby 25 a Fire the 24th at St Catharins – burnt nine Houses –
26 Monday – very fine morng – Washing done at 12
Miss Wadsworth produced a Daughter – H.H H went to Niagara = with Miss Jane – T Mewburn & J Stayner – came home in the Rain –
caught our Cistern half full of Water – a great comfort – for we had none but Spring water to use H.H H brought back news that Andrew Kirby
was married to Miss Mary Racey – upwards of 22 years
– 44 Feby 26 difference in their Ages he had 6 children – she his third Wife – Mrs Stayner better – Mr Sinclair & Child
27 North wind – cold – cloudy Willy Duff came to take H H H and Jane over the River – the stove-pipe of the school house fell down – Children all
sent home to prevent their being made Bacon – Guernseys came up with them – plenty of Noise – H.O. – Cathn Ironing – Allen put the Beef into
X Pickle – the Black Cow
– 44 Feby
27 sent over to Mc
Phersons on a Visit –
H H H brought a pr of Boots across the River – cleared of fine at twelve the Tax man called – H.O – H H H went to see Mrs Stayner – she was
better – Mrs McMicken sick – H.J. winding-thread – T Stayner Mr Tench – slept here – H.O, wrote to Jessie – H.J. to Eliza –
28 fine clear morng – wind northerly – cool – Mrs McMicken – had a Daughter
44 Feby 25 Dr Hamilton spent an Hour – Miss Jane Hn H.O. went to see Mrs McMicken – H.H.H spent the evening at Mrs Stayners J Stayner came home with
her – the retired to the Hall Soffa for private conversation – Cathn
had a Letter from Charles Duff – H.J. mended most of the Clothes out of the
wash
29 – Cloudy – appearance of Rain – mild – wind Westerly – Transit off at quarter past eight Hail – Rain & snow in the morng of the
44 Feby
25 the day – very dark H.O. & Cathn
went to see Mrs
Mc
Micken & Mr
Fitzd
– Mrs
Stayner better –
March 1st Rainy dark morng
A Raccoon came into the House – Mr
Mc
Pherson caught it – supposed to be a Pet of some one it belonged to Pane at one a heavy Fog – half
past tow the Transit came in – Lewis Stayner brought a Note from Miss Jane for H H H –
Washing done at eleven & scrubbing –
44 March 1 Dr
Hamilton – stayed to Tea – Mr
Mewburn Miss Jane Hamilton –
March 2 an other dark day rather morng – rain & snow – half past three the Ssn came out – we had a clear afternoon – H.O. & H H H went to see Mrs
Stayner Alxr
went to St Davids, to get some yest – could not get any – Cathn
& Hannah drank Tea and spent the Eevening there – J Stayner –
Alxr
sent the evening at Mr
Thorburns – a beautiful clear Night – Mr
Tench came in here late at Night – & slept here
44 March 3d Sunday – cloudy morning – at twelve began to snow – Hannah drove Jane to Chippawa with Pony – Wm Tench –Mr Tench went home for his
Horse and Waggon to drive Cathn to St Catharines – snowing fast – Mr Tench came without the Waggon – slept here – Hannah – Jane – J
Stayner & T Mewburn came in at half past seven – had to get Tea for them – they stayed till Eleven Night – fine Moon light – T Mewburn
cowhided James Sinclair for telling lies abt a letter from Mr Francis explaining a question H.J. asked him
44 March 3 him – on Saturday –
4 Monday – beautiful fine morning – the ground covered with snow – twelve O’Clock – Wm Tench called & took Cathn to St Catharines to spend a
Week with Mrs
Robinson – half past one Mr
Sinclair & Child came in stayed and dined – went away at half past five – H.O. went to see Mrs
McMicken – Mrs Fitzd and Stayner – Hannah & Jane went to hear the Lecture – returned with Wm Duff J Stayner & T Stayner – a Letter from
Augusta
– 44 March 5 Morng clear & cold – H.O. went to the Auction at Mr McMickens – Hannah went to Mrs Stayners for Jane Hamilton – they called on Mrs Fitzd &
Mrs McMicken – Jane drank Tea here – J & T Stayner – a Man called and left a Letter for George Jarvis – Letter from Amherstburgh –
6 – very fine morng – Mrs Fitzd and son came up to Breakfast
Children sent home from school – the stove-pipe having fallen down – Alxr sent over the River for Tea –
– 44 March 6 the Geese laid two eggs yesterday – the Hens nest was found with Eleven Eggs Mr Fitzd – H.O.& Hannah went up to Mrs Stayners – Mr Sinclair –
brought two volumes of Magazines – for us to read – J Stayner – Alxr – Caro & Emma – sick – old Irish Anne came to try a night in dying –
7 Very fine morng – T Mewburn – Hannah gone to spend the day with Mrs Stayner – J Stayner came to the door with Hannah – H.O. quite sick
with a cold & head ache –
8th drisling rain – then clear – then Rain –
– 44 March 8 Mrs Fitzd came up to get the Waggon – saying that Mr Fitzd would have it repaired – if H.O. would lend it to him – agreed to on condition Mr
Fitzd
should not take it away – if he changed his place of residence to any other Military Post – Rain in the afternoon and Evening –
9 Morning fair – but cool – put the Pickle on the Beef – made some Grit after Mrs Guernseys Recipe – it forsed out the Cake and lost a good deal
– 44 March 9 Alxr sick – Mr Tench called for his Watch – Hannah reading the Presidents Daughter H.J. winding Thread – very muddy – H.O. not well –
Maria’s servant grinding Coffee – Hannah & Helen Mangling & Scrubbing – Mrs
Baker Brown – had a Daughter
10 Sunday- clear – mild – H.O. & Hannah walked to Mrs McMickens – Fitzd & Stayners Alxr brought Duncan up – he cryed and was taken back – J
Stayner & Sandy came back with H.O. & Hannah – read Prayers to the Family – Sandy went away to Prayer Meeting – J.S. stayed till Ten =
Transit came over – Letter from Jarvis
– 44 March 11 Clear, fine mild morng – Washing done at twelve pealed Potato’s & onions for dinner – Priest Carrols House broken open by Men dressed in
Womens Clothes – they stood over the House chap and servant Man with Pistols – on Saturday Night – the House keeper gave battle – pulled
off the Gangs Mask & hit his Fingers all to pieces – he knocked her down with his Pistol and escaped – they took all the Plate – clocks and other
things they could find – Money they did not get –
– 44 March 11 The Transit went out at eight – H.O – Hannah & Alxr went to hear the Lecture at the School-house – T Stayner Wm Duff called for them
12 Cloudy – some Rain – Ironing – set the yest – Hannah finished reading the Presidents Daughter – rained all Night – kneeded up the Bread –
13 Rainy morng – Mangling Alxr took his Letter for Jarvis – to Wm Duff – at eleven Alxr came up from school to say that Tomh McCormick
44 March 13 Junior – was taken up – put to Jail for breaking and robbing Priest’s Carrol’s House – in company with two others – dressed in Womens Cloths –
and putting the Housekeeper and Man-servant in fear of their lives – by holding Pistols to their Heads & threatening to kill them if they
stirred or made a Noise – last Saturday night – the tenth
Rain ceased in the afternoon – an other of the House breakers taken –
14 Cloudy – dull day Mr Tench came up in the Transit – confirms the
– 44 March 14 Report of Tom McCormicks disgrace – Caroline – Emma & Herbert spent the afternoon with Henry Creighton – his birthday – Alxr went for
them – they returned at seven – J Stayner –
15 Snowing – the ground covered with snow – cold – Emma has the tooch Ache – The Transit returned in consequence of the storm – Hannah
went to see Mrs
Stayner – Mr
Mewburn – J Stayner – Alxr
walked to Mr
Steven’s
– 44 March 15 to look for Flour – could not find any – Letters from Jessie & Eliza – McDougal taken at Buffalo – one of the accomplices of T McCormick –
16th Rainy morng – dark disagreeable day – Alxr drove out to Wrays for Flour and got half an Hundred – a Letter from Jarvis to Helen – wound
thread all the Evg – baking
17h
Sunday – fine morng
– Breakfasted early – Alxr
set out for St Catharines to bring Catharine home – Mr
Tench called to him
– 44 March 17 to say he could not get out the Roads were so bad – gave him a Letter from Catharine – he returned Alxr – Mr Tench wanted our Horse &
Waggon, tomorrow to go for her – as if Alxr was not less weight so large than Mr Tench tomorrow –
Mailed my Letter to Myrthe Peters – H.O. wrote to Cathn to come home in the stage – pd the Postage – H.O- Hannah – Helen & Alxr walked
down to Mr
Mc
Mickens – & Fitzd
– they came back in the Rain – Wind south cleared off – Wind Westerly
44 March 17 blew a Gale during the Night –
18th
fine clear cold morng
– hard frost – high westerly Wind – Ice funning in quantity – Freezing hard so that it bears our Horse – Washing done at
twelve – Mrs
Greyham hung out the Clothes – H.O. & Hannah spent the Evg
with Mrs
Stayner – Mr
T Mewburn – J Stayner – the River covered
with Ice – extremely cold – Froze the water in Cistern two Inches thick – in the Night –
44 March 19th
clear & cold in the morng
– Ice running – Ironing – Mr
& Mrs
Fitzd
– snowing in the Middle of the day – Allen came up to get some Money – Alxr
& the Boys, are to commence tomorrow – to see who can Read – spell & Cypher the best & keep their books the cleanest – for a Prize –
20th
snowing heavily – snowed all Night – Snow two inches on the Ground – Wind northeast – Transit left Queenston & returned – snow continued
till Ten at night – the storm cleared
– 44 March 20 off – it became quite mild – J Stayner stayed till past Ten –
21st clear and mild – a foot of snow in the ground – Mr Fitzd sent some Celery seed and a Message to know if he could do anything at Niagara for us
– Mr McPherson took Pony to drive with his Horse to St Catharines – is to bring Miss Hamilton back – Miss Hamilton came with Mr McPherson –
H.O – H J & Alxr drove Pony to Niagara – H.J took
44 March 21 some pea soup & Mince Pye at McCormicks – Mrs McCormick gave H.J. an Ethiopean Lethy – two Monthly Roses & a Silver edged Geranium –
Met Maria Child & Husband at McCk’s Augusta gave me some Celery seed – Mrs Ross sent some Garden seeds – J Stayner Mr Tench stayed all
Night – Letters from Jessie & Eliza –
22 fine morng – Ironed Alxr read – Mr Fitzd sent for his Flower-boxes- earth and all – Mrs Fitzd sent
– 44 March 22 H.O – she being sick – Alxr
sent for the Dr
Sowed early Cabbage Coriander – Saffron – and Flower seeds & Bulbous roots – from Mrs Tenches Alxr went on Pony for the Dr – Mrs Fitzd
had a son born at twenty minutes before four in the evening – she was very Ill with Convulsion – H.O. remained all Night – T Stayner – Wm Duff
– Cathn raving – that it was not a Girl
23d fine morng – H.O. came home at Eleven in the Morng – Maria quite Well Girls scrubbing – Baking T Mewburn – J Stayner mended three Pans for
H.J.
44 March 23 Mr Tench drank Tea here – H.O. wrote to Mrs Freeman – went down to undress Maria’s Child –
X Set a Goose on nine Eggs
24th Sunday – fine clear Morng wind West – H.O. went to dress Maria’s Child –
Cathn
& Hannah called on Maria – Coll
Robert Hamilton dined here – the Transit did not come over – read the Service to my-self – J Stayner
drank Tea here – Mr Tench drank Tea here – H.J. went to undress Maria’s Child – nine O’Clock
– 44 March 24 when she returned
25 Monday – disagreeable dark day – Ice running in quantities – Coll Rt Hamilton Breakfasted here –
X took Hannah up to Chippawa with him –
X H.J. put more Celery seed in a Box – Mr Tench- W Duff – Alxr went to Lecture H.O & Cathn went to see Maria and dress the Child – Transit began
her double Trips – fine afternoon – Court opened –
– 44 March 26 Morning fine – Allen came to turn the Mangle & take up the Buckets out of the Well – H.O. went to dress Maria’s Child – clouded up in the
afternoon – some Rain in the Evening – H.O. went with Cathn
to undress Maria’s Child – Wm
Duff – T Stayner brought part of the Albion that we
might hear the News about O’Connel –
X Set a good on ten Eggs – made yest –
27 – Cloudy – Wind east – Letter from Augusta (little) – Rain in the Evg
– H.O – Hellen
– 44 March 27 went down to Maria to undress the Child – Hellen returned – Cathn and Alxr joined H.O. and went on to Mrs Stayners – T. Stayner walked home
with them – got very muddy Rain all Night – wind south
28h Rainy dark morning H.O. gone to Fitzd to dress her Child – H.O took the Children to see Maria’s Child – and to undress it – caught in a shower –
the Children got wet – Transit came in late – Alxr went over the River for Tea –
– 44 March 29 Cloudy – dull morng – Ice running in abundance – H.O. gone to dress Mrs Fitzd Child – Baking
Catharine suffering with Ear & Tooth Ache –
H.O. made H.J. three Caps – H.O. went to undress Maria’s Child – T Mewburn brought a stole from Hannah – Letters from Jessie & Eliza – a
Letter from George Jarvis – Alxr went over the River with Jn Guernsey – at ten at night snowing heavily – wind North – cold – Mrs Greyham’s
Cow calved –
– 44 March 30 Wind blowing hard from the North – snowing – snow several Inches deep – very cold – the storm abated about seven in the Evg – Transit did
not come over – Set goose on Ten Eggs
31st Sunday – fine morng – mild Catharine – a little easier –
Ice running – Transit came in – Mr Tench – Mrs J & Lewis Stayner Mr Mrs Fitz & Child – Creighton Wm Duff – Chles Sinclair – cold in the Evg –
April 1st fine morng – Catharine better & worse alternately
– 44 April 1st Mr Tench –
Mrs Grayham – washing
2 fine morng = Catharine better – Alxr rode to Niagara with Mr Francis to hear Tom McCormick’s Tryal – which was pot off till Ttomorrow – Captn
Tench returned from Toronto –
3d fine morng – high westerly wind – Catharine better – Helen complaining – looks very pale – John the Soldier taking down the Hall stope pipe –
Toms McCormick’s tryal cam on this morng – report in the Evg that it was likely to
– 44 April 3 to continue all day tomorrow Eevidence much against two men taken Prisoner on the Canal – for Murder
4h cloudy morng Alxr gone for Eggs –
T Mc
Cormick found guilty Jarvis came over in the Transit – Mr
Ttench – Mr
FitzGerald – Wm
Tench T Stayner – brought two Notes from
Hannah – Rain in the Evg
cleared off about nine – Helen sick – Mrs
Greyham – scrubbing –
5 Cloudy – Good Friday Mr
Tench – some Rain this day –
– 44 Feby 6 [sic] rainy morng –
X Children stayed from school – Mrs
Greyham scrubbing – Mr
Fitzd
Julia Hamilton – stayed all Night – brought up sundries of Calicos &
a present from Mrs
Ross to H.O. – Helen very sick – Hannah came Home from Chippawa in the afternoon – with Coll
Rt
Hamilton – cleared up
and now a fine day after twelve –
X Toms McCormick received his sentence – Penitentiary for five years – unfortunate deluded young man – J & T Stayner Charles Sinclair
– 44 April 7 fine mild morng – Easter Sunday – H.J. Alxr Jarvis & Caroline went to Niagara Church – Sacrament day – gave to the Poor 2/ dined at Augusta’s
– returned at five – the road very bad in different parts
Mrs T McCormick took our waggon to go to the Jail to see her Husband – who is to go to Kington the 10th – T McCormick sick – was bled
Saturday Night – Mrs Stayner – Mrs Creighton J & T Stayner – Chs Sinclair –
X the Heifer calved in the Night – Helen kept her Mother up all Night – Julia Hamilton went to Chippawa – with her Father
44 April 9 [sic] fine morng – Alxr sent for the Dr – Dr Mewburn came – Mrs Greyham washing – Dr Mewburn gave H.J. a Prescription for pain in the stomach –
considered Helen dangerously ill – the Queen came over – Jarvis goes over to Toronto in the Queen – Mrs Creighton drank Tea here & T Stayner
& Mr
Tench – Thunder & Lightning – rain in the Night –
9th fine morng – Mr & Mrs Fitzd – Dr Mewburn bled Helen and put a blister on her side –
black Sanford called to see us – report that T McCormick was dead by Poison – sowed Bermuda Melons – wrote to Eliza & Mrs Freeman
44 April 9 Mr & Mrs Creighton
10 fine morng – sowed – Winter squash and round do – Water Melons – Dr Mewburn thought Helen better – but not out of danger – W Duff Mrs
Creighton – J Stayner – Alxr went drove down to Mr Stevens for Butter – went over the River for Tea –
11 – Cloudy morng – Dr & Mrs Mewburn – Helen better –
Cathn received a Letter from Mary Peter Hamilton – some Rain – Mrs & J Stayner Dr & Mrs Mewburn Helen suffering much Pain
– 44 April 12 very fine morng – Helen better – Mrs Creighton brought a pot of jelly –
H.J.- Alxr – Carone Emma & Herbert went to Niagara called on Mrs Ross – received my quarter’s Pension due 5th April 1844 – $25 – of Mr
Mc
Cormick – on the Bank of U Canada – gave my Check – lunched and dined at Augusta’s – Mrs
Ross gave Cne
& Emma a new Bonnet & lining – a
belt to Herbert and each a pr of Gloves – H.J bought stocking and other things with part of the Money she received – Borrowed five Books of
Mrs Ross
44 April 12 Mrs McCormick came up in the Boat – Miss Nichol Miss Richardson – Mrs Creighton Dr Mewburn – H.J. much fatigued with the rough Roads Miss
Thorburn brought some preserved Cranberries
13 – Very fine morng – Dr Mewburn here at half past Eight – Helen better –
Alxr
took the Carriage down to Fosters – to see what repairs it required –
H.J. walked down to see Mrs Fitzd – found her complaining with tooth ache – Head ache and pain in the Breast – she gave me some Calves
Foot jelly – & some sweet Peas – Alxr & George McMicken – Mrs Tench
44 April 13 Helen had a severe turn about nine – H.O. was going to send for the Dr
when the Pain subsided – she was restless and thirsty all Night – Mrs
Graham – scrubbing in the Evg –
14 – Sunday – fine morng – Helen apparently better but very week –
Mr Rowan paid us an other visit –
Mrs McMicken & Sons Mrs & J Stayner – Mr & Mrs Creighton – Mr Tench – Alxr rode up to Dr Mewburn with a Note – the Children went to see
Mrs Fitzd – Mrs Gurnsey & Daughter
– 44 April 15 Cloudy – appearance of Rain – Helen slept without her sleeping draught Much better this morng – Dr Mewburn = Mrs Fitzd – a light shower –
Hannah went to Mrs McMickens to Tea spent the Evg came Home at One O’Clock – a small party – the Children went by invitation of Master
Alxr McMicken – Mrs McM outrageous with him – Children came home quite disappointed and mortified –
The Party played at forfeits and throwing the Pillow – something new to H H H &
– 44 April 15 not very entertaining – Letter from Jarvis – Allen began the Garden to dig and put in the seeds – for five Dollars
16 – light Rain – Mrs Greyham washing – John the soldier beating the drawing-room Carpets
Tom Mc
Cormick was brought up in a Carriage to Queenston this day and put on board the Transit in Irons – to go to Kingston Penitentiary
George McMicken came up here – and gave his Mother a fright – not being able to find him –
X Allen put in Onions – Rain in the Night – Letter from Mrs Freeman to H.J & H.O.
44 April 17 fine morng –
X Allen – put in Beets & bush Beans –
H.O. & Alxr went to Drummondville – bought some stripe for Herbert’s Briches – and Tomato for Jarvis – Mrs J & T Stayner – Mr & Mrs
Creighton Sandy – Eliza & Julia Hamilton stayed all night – Mr Tench slept here –
18 – fine cool morng
–
X Carrots sowed – Eliza & Julia Hamilton went to Niagara –
X H.O. pd C Brown 9/ Cy due – took a receipt
44 April 18 J Stayner –
19 – fine cool morng- Dr & Mrs Mewburn –
Pole Beans put in H.O & H H H went to Niagara bought some Marrow-fat Peas – begged some Lettuce and Parsnip seeds – Miss Smith –
Nichols
& Richardson – J Stayner
Chief Justice Robinson came in – for the first time this year – set a White Turkey in the Fowlhouse yard – 9 eggs
20th
fine morng
– Alxr
went to Niagara with Mr
Frances no school to day – Mrs
& Miss Gurnsey
44 April 20 Wm
Duff – T Mewburn J & T Stayner – Letters from Jessie & Eliza – a Letter from Mr
Tench – saying he was going to Amherstburgh Helen
complaing of head ache
21 fine morng
– Sunday Helen much the same Dr
Mewburn – Wm
Duff – T Stayner – Cls
Sinclair the Children went to see how Maria’s Child was – H
H H drank Tea at Mrs Stayners = Augusta sent up word that Mrs Robinson was sick – as last year –
22 fine morng – Mrs Greyham Washing – Mrs Creighton spent the afternoon here – Mr Creighton – Mrs & J Stayner
44 April 22 called for the Girls to go to the Lecture – there was none – W Duff – set a Duck
23d H.O. drove H.J. to St Catherines to see Mrs Robinson – found her better Mr R gave us some Rhubarb or Pie plant – Garlic – Sage savory & Parsley-
roots – broke our hind Axle tree – borrowed a lumber Waggon to go on and bring us back –
John Brown called over the coals by the Magistrates for Ill conduct – bound over to appear at Court – W Duff
24 Cloudy – some Rain – cleared up about twelve –
44 April 26 H.O – Alxr & Herbert went for the Waggon –
X Planted Peas – Orack Carrots – & set out Celery Roots for seed – sorted the Onions for Pickling Cathn
& Hannah dined at Mr
Stayners –
Cathn walked out to Mrs Tenches – a light shower –
25 fine morng – Mrs & J Stayner – Mr & Mrs Creighton – W Duff – drank Tea here – Rain in the Night
26 Rainy Morng – Mrs Tench sent some Celery & Cabbage plants
– 44 April 26 which were put out immediately – J Stayner – W Duff –
27 – fine morng cold – Cathn & Hanna drove to Chippawa – Pony had a shoe put on –
John the soldier came to mend the Fence – the Girls returned at half past six – J & T Stayner – W Duff – Mr Mrs & Master Fitzd – H O sent a
Cake to Jarvis for his birth day – some Towels & a shirt which he left to be mended – H H H bought herself a Bonnet – black Turkey set
28 Sunday fine Morng – H.O Catherine – Alxr & Emma
44 April 28 went to Niagara to Church – Jarvis’s birthday – Mr & Mrs Mills Mr Mrs Fitzd & Children W Duff – H J had an Ill turn – supposed to be from eating
an Egg –
29th Fine cool morning – Letters from Jessie & Eliza H.O. & Cathn went over the River – bought a pr of shoes for H.O – two pounds of Tea –
Julia & Jessie Ross – pr stockings – Eliza & Julia Hamilton – W .B Robinson – Mr Tench H.J – cleaned the spoons &c &c J & T Stayner – W Duff
44 April 29 Eliza Hamilton stayed all Night – Rbt
H Caro & Herbert went to Niagara for a Box
30 fine morng –
X John – soldier- began to put in the Potato’s behind the Fowl-house – is to have one Dollar & a half for so doing –
X No school to day – Mrs Greyham – scrubbing Mrs Robinson – Miss Thompson – Miss Hamilton two Miss Lions – T & Lewis Stayner – baking –
Mr W B Robinson – Mr Medleburgh –
lent Pony & Carriage to Mrs
Stayner to go to Chippawa – Fredk
Edmd
& Wm
Tench
44 April 30 Wm Duff – J & T Stayner – Miss Smith – H.O. & H J walkd down to see Mrs Fitzd who was sick –
May 1st fine morng – Catharine – Miss Thompson & Edmund Tench went over the River – Hannah & little Eliza – Helen & Alxr took a short drive – Mr &
Mrs Robinson called on Fitzds – H.O. & little Eliza went to see Maria – Mr Robinson went down in Transit to Niagara to have his things ready to
X go over to Toronto – set a Turkey on five Eggs
45 May 1 Oneida came in for the first time this year T Stayner – W Duff – brought us an apple a piece – very acceptable – rained very heavy in the Night
– H.J. had to get up and move her Bed –
2d fine morng – H.O – H.J. & Mrs Robinson went to see Maria – Mrs Robinson & Miss Thompson left in Transit for Toronto H.O H.J. – Alxr & Herbert
walked down to the Boat with Mrs Robinson – The steam Boat Sovereign ran on a rock and was run on shore
44 May 2d coming out of Kingston Mr Tench –
Cathn
– Hannah & little Eliza drank Tea with Mrs
Creighton – H H H & little Eliza went out with Wm
Duff for a Row on the Water – Alxr
went
with Lewis Sinclair over the River – brought home five yds Cotton which Cathn had bought –
3d
– fine morng
– transplanted some Saffron plants out of the Box
Catherine went to spend the day with Maria –
44 May 3 H H H & little Eliza called on Maria – on their way over the River to spend the day with Mrs Whitney – Alxr busy taking down Catterpillers nests
and destroying the wretches –
X H.J. completed a night Cap for herself- not before it was needed – J & T Stayner Sandy & W Duff –
X bought six Turkey eggs of Mrs Williams for one shilling York – and put them under a Turkey – a gale of Wind at Toronto on the third at Night –
which blew the Church windows in –
44 May 2d 3d and did other damage – H J trimmed some rose Bushes – Mr Tench –
4 – Cloudy – Alxr
drove H.O – Hellen & little Eliza Hn
to Chippawa – they are to remain two or three days Alxr
returned about nine at Night – Mr
Tench –
5 Sunday – clear – cool & Windy – Alxr & Herbert went to Chippawa to bring Mrs Stayner Home – Caroline & Emma went to Mrs Stayners and
stayed three hours – letters from Jessie & Eliza –
44 May 5 Mr Mrs & Mater Fitzd – T Stayner
5 6 Cloudy and some Rain – sent a Box to H.O. at Chippawa
X Mrs
Greyham – washing – J Stayner – W Duff – Mr
Tench – slept here – rained during the day cleared off at Ten at Night
X Allen put out Cabbage Colliflower & Tomata plants – finished an other night Cap – very Windy
6 7 Clear and fine – still high westerly Wind – Mr
Tench went away – Cathn
& Hannah cleaning House – J.H. mending Carpet
44 May 7 J Stayner – W Duff – Coro & Emma took cream & milk up to Mrs Creighton H.J, folding Clothes
8 Cloudy – some rain – the Calf running all over the Field – Mrs
J & T Stayner – W Duff – Mr
Tench Mrs
Creighton – Mrs
FitzGerald drank Tea here –
Cathn & Hannah cleaning house – H.J. mending Carpet – Mrs Fitzd gave Hannah a new dress a Philpina Can had a dollar from Miss Innis
9 fine cool morng – C & H cleaning house – H.J. mending Carpet – Cathn had a Letter from Mary Peter –
– 44 May 9 Hannah & Alxr rode to Chippawa on Pony & Mare Mr Tench – drank Tea here T Stayner W Duff –
10 – Cloudy – C & H cleaning Halls and Breakfast room H J finished the Carpets – Girls ironing – Emma took some flowers to Maria – Mrs Seacord &
Stayners – J Stayner – rain all night with thunder & lightg –
11 – Girls cleaning Garage H.J. Baking & making a pr of Pockets – Alxr
gone to Chippawa for his Mother – rain in the morng
– Thunder & lightning
– 44 May 11 cleared off at eleven began raining about five – thunder & lightning Alxr did not return – rained till ten at Night – gave J Stayner some seed
Beets & Garrets J Stayner – turned quite cold after the Rain –
12 – Sunday – fine cool morng Letters from Jessie – H.O. &c returned at half past four – T & Lewis Stayner – Charles Sinclair –
13 – clear – cold enough for frost Washing done – half past eleven – sowed saffron – Coriander seed – Everlasting Pea – put out Garlic – Mr Tench
Mrs Greyham quit the Cottage
44 May13 turned the mangle – drank Tea here – rain in the Night –
14 – fine morng – H.J. cleaned the Candlesticks
Mrs T McCormick & three Children came to spend a few days – Miss McCormick – Dr Hamilton – Mr Tench J & T Stayner – W Duff –
X H.O. had the calf killed – fore qtr weigh 22¾ 23¾lb hind qtr 30lb each –
15 – fine clear morng
– Dr
Hamilton returned to Toronto – Mrs
T Mc
Cormick spent the day with Maria
– 44 May 15 with her Children – H.J. cleaned the Room and setted it – H.O. drove H.J to Niagara foe some medicine – took Mary McCormick home – Augusta
gave H.O. some Tomata plants and some Candles – H.O. bought two Combs – one for H.J. one for Cathn – Mr Tench drank Tea here & borrowed
Pony to go to St Catharines – W Duff drank Tea here – J & T Stayner Hannah drank tea with Mrs
Creighton – Mrs
Stayner sent to borrow the
Pony could not have him
44 May 16 rain in the night – Morng rainy – H.O cleaned the Calfs Head & feet –
Maria came and brought four oranges to H.J. – J Stayner – Rain in the night
17 – fine morng – H.O – H J & Mrs T McCormick walked down to see Maria – J & Lewis Stayner – borrowed a baking of Flour from Mrs Stayner – Lewis
milked the Cow –
18 fine morng – H.0. took Mrs T McCormick & Children to Niagar in the Carriage –
44 May18 and Herbert – Alxr went in Transit to come Home with her – heavy shower about one – cleared up at two O’Clock – a fine afternoon – H.O
returned at five – brought Julie Hamilton up she stayed all Night – Hannah and Julia walked up to Mrs
Stayners – J & T came back with them –
Mrs & Master Fitzd – Mr Tench –
19 – Sunday – H.O – Ctn & Helen went to Niagara Church – took Julia Hamilton back – a fine Morng – Mr Tench & J Stayner Wm Duff – White Turkey
brought out 3 White one black Chicks –
– 44 May 19 Hannah drank Tea with Mrs Creighton & spent the Evg –
20 – Cloudy – some rain – Alxr drove Mr Tench to Niagara –
Washing done at twelve – Allen put in – Cucumbers – Melons Water Melons – Squashes – Rhubarb or Pye-plant – sowed Peppers in a Box
X planted four Almonds two cracked two whole Lewis Stayner = for Milk – J Stayner – Letters from Amherstburgh – Rain in the evening –
21 – gloomy – morng – cleared up at twelve – cold enough for frost – H.O. went over the River bought a White wash Brush returned in the Transit
44 May 21 H.O – Cathn
& Alxr
went to see Maria who was sick J Stayner – evg
cold –
22 – fine clear morng – cool
X set a Hen on 15 Duck eggs – H.O – H H Helen & H.J. went down to see Maria found her busy packing up H.J. wound thread in the Evg
Cathn
& H H
H wrote to Mrs Robinson –
X Mrs McCormick called – she came up with Mrs T McCormick who was on her way to Chatham with her two Children to stay with her Brother &
James – Willy gone to his Grandfather to live –
– 44 May 23d fine morng – Carpet taken up in the green Room – Girls scrubbing – H.O. H J mending the Carpet –
X A Letter from Augusta C H –
X Jarvis came home for the Holy-day – till the fourth of June – Mrs Fitzd & son dined here –
X J Stayner – returned the Pony – he had him shod H H H spent the Evg at Mrs Stayners – Wrote to Augusta Htn –
24 – fine morng clouded up at half past ten – the Girls scrubbing the Hall & back Parlour
– 44 May 24 cleared off again H.O – H.J – Cathn – Alxr & Jarvis went to Niagara the Mare went by fits & starts Pony broke the Reins while standing in
McCormicks yard H.O & Cathn drank Tea with Chetwood Hamilton – H.J stayd all Night at McCormicks
25 H.J spent the day at McCks drank Tee with Mrs Ross – slept at McCormicks –
26 Sunday – H.J went to Church took the Sacrament – dined went to Evg
church slept at Mc
Cormicks – young Holms came in played off a great
supply of Military slang – an alternate to Wit and Satire – H Kings
– 44 May 26 mill came in – polite as ever – H.Js eyes very week –
27h
– Monday – very fine – rather windy – and warm H.J. returned to Queenston in Transit accompanied by Julia & Jarvis Hamilton – found all busy
finishing the wash – got a bottle of Bitters at the Apothecaries for H.J – and Powders for the Children half a Dollar – not pd charged to H.O. –
Mrs
Stayner & John & Tom – Mr
Mewburn – Wm
Duff – Rain in the Evg
–
– 44 May 28 fine cool morng – Wm Tench – T Stayner – Wm Duff – Julia Hamilton went down to the Boat – very disappointed – the Rosses did not come – Mr
Tench slept here – sent our Letters down
29 to Mr Cox for to go by Mr Kingsmill – H.J weeding –
29 – fine morng – Julia gone down again to the Boat & went on in the Cars – with the Rosses – J. Stayner Mr Tench – slept here – Rain in the Night –
discovered that the black Turkey had been robbed of her Eggs –
– 44 May 30 Rainy morng – Children did not go to school – Mr Tench went a way after Breakfast – J Stayner Mr Tench slept here – Rain in the Night – H.J.
weeding in the flower garden –
31 – Clear morng then showers Mr Tench went away – H J sowed Onions – transplanted Orack – weeded one bed of Beets – J Stayner – H.O. Ctn & H H
H walked up to see Mrs
Creighton –
June 1st fine morng – very windy from the West – H.J weeded a bed of Beets & half of one of Carrot Letter from Amherstburgh –
– 44 June 1st Letter from Mrs Freeman H J pulled up Weeds in flower garden – J Stayner – Rain in the Night –
2d fine morng – Sunday – read the service –
White Turkey began to hatch – Cathn – H H H – Alxr & Jarvis went to Chippawa Church – H.O. H J & Helen walked down to see Mrs
McMicken Wm Duff – J & T Stayner –
3d fine morng – H.J planted half a bed of potato Onions – Washing done at Eleven – Sowed Everlasting Peas –
White Turkey has 6 young ones – J & T Stayner Wm Duff T. Mewburn = H.J. sent a letter to Cathy – H O went to Niagar to have Jarvis’s coat
altered – Maria & Duncan sick – Coll
Robert Hamilton turned out of the Boat – for sobeying [word illegible]
– 44 June 4th fine morng – mild – H.J. finished planting the potato Onions – sent some to Mr McMicken – J Hamilton arrived in Transit –
X Jarvis Hn
going back in Transit – Alxr
went as Niagara with him & walked back – J Stayner – Mr
Tench & Earnest Hodder slept here H J weeded
part of bed in flower garden – A Man Cut his Throat at Pond John Housien and other is his Leg broke by a fall from the mast of a Schooner –
two young Men upset in the Lake while fishing – T Mewburn
– 44 June 4 and some others went out in the storm in a Boat and saved them – they holding fast by the upset Boat while the others towed them in – great
credit given the young men – as several sailors refused to expose their lives to save those in distress – this took place on the third –
5 A gloomy morng – Coll R Hamilton came to Breakfast here – Mr Tench and Earnest breakfasted here = A slight shower about eleven –
– 44 June 5 H.J. set up a Leach – Andrew Geddes drank Tea here – Mr
Cox – Rain in the Night – H.J. finished weeding the Flower bed –
6 – Fine morng – H.J. weeded a bed of Parsnips – Mr Cox – J Stayner –
7 Cloudy morng
– H J weeded two Parsnip Beds – H.O & H.J. & Cathn
went to Drummonvill & Chippawa – called on Maria – drank T with the Miss
Hamiltons bought a new dress 4lb Candles four Bars of Soap – Starch 2 Brooms – not pd
– 44 June 8th Very fine morg – H.J – weeded an Onion – H.O – churned six pound of Butter – with one Cow Girls scrubbed House – H.O. & Helen went to St
Cathn with Mr Mills – H.J – Alxr & Herbert went to Drummondville – drank Tea with Mrs Leeming – returned at half past eight – Edmund Tench
H H H spent the Evg with Mrs Creighton – Mrs F-G gave some Flower Slips to H.J. –
9th – Sunday – cloudy – some Rain – Alxr set off for St Catharines to join his Mother at 4 O’Clock A.M.
44 June 9 Henry Stayner came for Milk J Stayner –
10 Fine morng – H.J. rose a little after six – weeded the Celery and Cabbages – tied up the seed Onions – put up the Board of the Garden Fence –
X Letters from Amherstburgh T. Mewburn – J Stayner – Mr Tench stayed all Night –
11 – Very fine morng – Washing done at one H.J. cleaned the spoons – Candlesticks & Knives – and sink in Pantry Mr Thorn called to see H.O. The
Man cane to see about the Mare – H.J. weeding
44 June 11 Mrs
Hodder and Daughters Mr
Tench – slept here –
12 X Weather fine – H.J. Churn’d with her Hand –
X Mrs
Mc
Pherson let us have a quarter of Hundred of Flour – as a great favour – we having neither Flour or Bread in the House – Mrs
O’Connor
brought Helen’s Bonnet –
X Heifer sent to spend the day at McPhersons – Girls Ironing – H.J weeding – J Stayner Mr Tench slept here
13 Fine morng – H.J weeding Alxr returned – brought a
44 June 13 Letter from H.O. Mrs Hamilton very Ill – J Stayner – T Mewburn – Lock of front door broken –have to enter by the Parlour
14 – Weather very fine – Girls scrubbing – H.J. weeding Alxr went to Williams for Flour – he was not at home Mr Mason – T Stayner Mr & Mrs
Creighton – Mrs Hodder slept here – Mr Duff – Wife and Children – came to see Mr McMicken – Letters from Jessie
15 – Weather very warm – foggy Mrs
Hodder went to Niagar in the morng
boat – Mt
Tench T Mewburn – Mr
Fitzd
– Alxr
Mc
Micken – came to pick
44 June 15 Sstrawberries in our Field was refused on account of the Grass – Alxr went for Flour – could not get any as he had no Money – Neither Bread or
Flour in the House – John Askin – Mr O’Kief J Stayner – Charles Sinclair Mr Tench slept here – H.J. weeding –
16 – Sunday – fine and very warm – read the service by myself – Mr
Mason – J Stayner & Hannah drove to Chippawa returned at half past Ten at
Night – Coll Rt Hamilton
– 44 June 16 - Mr
Tench slept here Rain in the Night
17 Cloudy – some Rain Mr Tench went to Niagara in the Queen – borrowed Mrs Stayners Churn – found our own in the woodroom Closet – good
news shall not be necessitated to borrow again – Mr
Tench lent Catharine two Dollars for Flour J Stayner borrowed the Marble Morter – set out
Cabage plants – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair Mr
Tench slept here Alxr
drove H.O & Caroline to Thorold – got 50wt
Flour paid $1-4 0 – rain in the
Night
– 44 June 18 very fine morng – Alxr set out for Hamilton to bring his Mother and sister H J – washed the breakfast things – kneeded up the Bread & helped
to Churn – had about 6lb Butter – H.J. weeding J & T Stayner C Sinclair
19 – fine morng – Mrs McMicken & Mrs Duff Letter from Jessie saying she was disappointed –
19 – fine morng – very warm – Girls scrubbing Milk & Meat-room – and Hall H J – weeding in the morng – working over the Butter – Duck has six
little Ducks – Mrs Street – Miss Ensign – three Master Duffs – two McMickens J & T Stayner – a letter from
44 June 19 H.O. saying Catharine Robert was very Ill – H.J. weeded the Beans
20th weather fine and warm with a good deal of Wind – H J kneeded up Bread – cleaned the Pantry & Candlesticks – Hen came of with nine
Chickens – H.J & Hannah went & called on Mrs
Duff – all gone up to the Falls – Willy – going Home with his Father – Tomorrow morng
– he was
in low spirits – Sandy sick – T Stayner – Mr Tench slept here – Hannah walked up to Mrs Stayners –
21 – fine morng – H.J. finished weeding the Beans
44 June 21 lost her Thimble in the Garden – Hannah gone to Chippawa with Mrs Stayner to see the Miss Hamiltons – Mr Duff & Family left for
Amberstburgh – J Stayner Mr Jn Askin and Mr Lunday Hannah brought some work from Mr Ross – Hellen came home in Mr Mills Carriage – Miss
Mills came with her and returned after Tea –
22 fine morng – cloudy H J weeded one row of Peas – worked the Butter – Mr Jn Askin – mended the
44 June 22 Doors – Jessie & Child and Eliza arrived about three – H.O & Alxr came Home from Hamilton after nine – Evg Edmund Tench – J Stayner Charles
Sinclair – T Stayner – J Askin drove Hannah & Eliza to Chippawa – half past ten returned – reported Coll Hamilton sick – T Stayner brought up
Jessie’s Trunks from the Gate – the Omnibus driver refusing to bring them up the hill –Mr
Creighton
23d – Sunday – read the service by myself – Weather very fine
44 June 23 J Askin drove Hannah to Chippawa – Wm
Duff – C Sinclair J Askin & Hannah returned at ten in the Evg
Mrs
Mc
Micken = Miss Smith – Mrs
J & T
Stayner – C Sinclair
24 fine morng – high west Wind clouded up about one
J Askin mended the Locks of front doors – put the Hinge on Drawing-room shutter – played back Gammon with Cathn – lost a Bulls-eye to
Cathn – went of in the Cars to Chippawa – H.J – weeding almost a row of Peas
44 June 24 Cathn – Hannah & Eliza went to Niagara in Chief Justice returned in the Queen J & T Stayner C Sinclair – a little Rain
25 cloudy morng – H J weeded part of a row of Peas – Washing done at one H.O. & Jessie went to see Mrs McMicken – drank Tea there – a thunder
storm sharp lightning – Mr Fortier C Sinclair – J & T Stayner played the Flute together – Mrs McCormick sent a qtr of Veal – H.O. parted with the
44 June 25 Loin to Mrs
Stayner wt
10lb
Mr
P Barton- the party danced a quadrille on the Galery –
26 – some Rain in the morng
H.J. weeded the Onion bed a part of the Carrots – Mr
Fortier set of for Amherstburgh – Mrs
Creighton – C Sinclair – H H
H & Eliza drank Tea with Mrs Creighton – returned at Ten – Alxr sent to tell them to come Home – Rain in the night – Mrs Muirhead & Jn Lyons
of Niagara died
27 – rainy morng – Girls Ironing – baking – too wet to go into the Garden – H J quilting –
– 44 June 27 finished the Quilt – Coll Rt Hamilton drank Tea here – said he was going to bring his Daughter to live in the brick House next Week – He
sharpened some Scissors and my pen Knife and made me a good Pen – showers attended with Thunder & lightning till ten at Night J Stayner –
Cs Sinclair –
28 – Weather fine – high Wind – H.J finished weeding the Carrots –
X Mrs
Muirhead and Jn
Lyons buried – H.O & Jessie & H.J. & Alxr
drank tea at Mrs
Mc
Mickens –
– 44 June 28 Dr Hamilton came over in the morng Boat – came up and sat an Hour with H.O. in the Evg – Hugh Richardson C Sinclair – J & T Stayner – W Duff
– Law Mr Street and Miss Hosmer – at Mr McMickens –
29 a fine morng – H.O. Churned – H.J. weeded the Parsnips H.O – Jessie – baby Alxr & Herbert went to Chippawa Mary – Fanny McCormick took the
Bibs for Mrs Dickson H.O. returned at Eight – dined at Janes & Fitzds Chls Sinclair – J Stayner
– 44 June 30 Sunday – fine morng read the service by myself H.O – Jessie’s baby – Helen & Alxr went to Niagara to afternoon Church – stayed to Tea at
McCormicks – eight O’Clock when they returned the Girls walked out to see Mrs Tench – Sandy & W Duff – C Sinclair – J Stayner – rained very
heavy in the Night – H.J. milked the Cow
July 1st Monday – washing done at twelve – showery during the day H.J. weeded & earthed up the Celery – & some of the Cabbages –
– 44 July 1 Current-pudding for Dinner – Mary Jane Hamilton cam in the Evg
Boat to spend some time Henry Richardson drank Tea here J Stayner – C
Sinclair – Coll Hamilton moved his Daughters to Hamilton – put them into part of the brick House – the Girls scrubbing themselves to death to
get rid of the dirt – he as cross as a sour Crab-Apple –
2d
fine morng
– H.J. finished weeding part of the Cabbages very tired from the Heat – the Weather very warm – H.J sorted the Clothes – and
– 44 July 2 put up a patch work Quilt to Quilt – quilted half a Frame – W Duff – C Sinclair T Stayner – H.J. set out a row of Celery – some Rain
3d
fine morng
– H J finished the Cabbages and weeded part of the Rasberys – also the Melons –Cl
R Hamilton came and took the Carriage without
asking to go to the Whirlpool for Lime – free and easy – H J mended the stockings out of the wash and the Clothes – watered the Celery – H.O.
Jessie – baby – Catn H H H – Eliza – Mary Peter drank Tea at Mrs Creighton –
– 44 July 3 Mary Peter & Eliza went to Niagara in steam-boat returned in the Queen bought some Insersion-Ing and Vinegar for Jessie J Stayner – C
Sinclair W Duff
4 fine cool morng
– H.J. Quilting – H.O. Jessie & Alxr
drove down to Mr
Johns place – got some flowers & Cucumbers – Mr
Cox – C Sinclair – J & T
Stayner – W Duff – Henry Richardson – Eliza & Julia Hamilton – they danced a Quadrille – Mary Peter played and sang –
5- fine morng – Jane Hamilton – Miss Charlotte Pow – Miss Anna Kingsmill – H.O drove H.J and Jessie
– 44 July 5 to Niagara H.J. received $25 of Mr McCormick – it being her Quarter allowance from the Lords of the Treasury Due this day – Henry Richardson
– H H H – H O – Maryjane & Eliza went down to Janes Mary Hamilton – H.O &c dined at McCormicks – returned about eight –
6 – Fine morng – rather windy – very warm – H.J weeded some in the garden – Quilted some – Catn H H H & Maryjane went to Tea at Mrs Streets –
ten at Night when they returned Jane Hamilton – Hny Richardson
– 44 July 6 W Duff – Chs Sinclair J Stayner – Mary Hamilton – Children went for Churn
7 Sunday very pleasant and fine – read the service by myself – Mr Tench – W Duff – H H H – Maryjane & Eliza gone over the River to Church W
Duff – C Sinclair J Stayner rowed them – over the River H H H – Eliza Maryjane went down to see Jane – Julia drank Tea here – Wm Duff dined
and drank Tea here – Sandy – H Richardson – C Sinclair – J Stayner – Willowby Mr
Tench drove Jessie to Williams to eat Rasberries – Alxr
walked up –
44 July 8 Fine morng – H.J weeded part of the Rasberry Bed – Washing done at twelve – H.O – Jessie – Cathn H H H Eliza & Maryjane drank Tea with Mrs
McMicken – when returning home about Ten – found five men concealed in the grass – with sticks and Guns – at first they thought it was
Cattle it being dark – till nearly treading on one he jumped up and cryed out Fire – J Stayner and Wm went back to
– 44 July 8 assertain who they were – when one threw a stick at W Duff John Stayner collared one and rolled down the hill with him – the Man being
more powerful threw J Stayner and made off over the Fence they had either Broos Brouses or their shirts over their clothes – some had on
dark coats and White Panteloons – and a mask on their faces – W Duff & J Stayner came & slept here – in case they should
– 44 July 8 have the presumption to come again –
9 – fine warm day H.J. weeded in the morng
H.O – Jessie Herbert & Alxr
drove to St Davids purchased some Yest – 1/ a pound of Hops 2/ 4lb
Butter –
Tole 5d – Letter from Augusta – C Sinclair – J Stayner – W Duff Hy Richardson – J Stayner slept here – heavy shower in the afternoon –
10 – fine morng
– H.J weeding cleaned up the Pantry –
– 44 July 10 Mrs Duff & Smith drank Tea here – W Duff – Hry Richardson J & T Stayner Mr & Mrs Creighton –
X a man drowned at the lower Wharfe – Miss J & E Hamilton
11 – fine morng
H.J. weeding – H.O. Churning Mr
Tench hurt by a waggon squeezing him against an other –
X H.O. drove H.J & Jessie to Drummondville took took six shirts she had been making for Mr Ross H.O – Jessie – Cathn Hannah Eliza & Mary
Jane drank
– 44 July 11 tea with Mrs Stayner J & T Stayner & W Duff came home with them – Mary Hamilton picking Currants – Ax George McMicken went into the
Garden pulled up the seed onions – broke others off and pulled up a great part of the Lettuce – Edmund Tench drank Tea here – Jane & Eliza
Hamilton –
Henry Richardson tied a Rope across the shed to H.O.H. gate – which pitched J Stayner down he took the Rope away to the annoyance of
H Rn
– 44 July 11 when he and party came for it –
12 fine morng – H.J. finished the Rasberry square Jane – Eliza Hamilton
A large Party came over from Toronto in the Admiral & the to go to the Falls – it was understood that the Irish from the Canal
intended to oppose their Landing Orange men – the Troops were ordered up from Niagara – Queenston &c the Majistrates & Sheriff all
assembled at the
44 July 12 Junction to prevent a Mischief – the Irish finding their scheme was frustrated said if the Orange men did not carry their Flags or suffer their
Band to play – they might go on – the Majestrates complyed – and they had no Fun – the Irish were all armed with Muskets – Pikes – spaids –
Shovels – Rakes and bladgions – openly the other party had Pistols about their Persons
– 44 July 12 George Jarvis – T Mewburn – J Stayner Miss Ross – Jane & Eliza Hamilton – W Duff – Rain in the Night
13 Showery – H J picked a Mess of Peas & Beans Alxr & Herbert went to Niagara – H.O – Carn & Emma went over the River – Jessie had a Letter
from Mr
Duff – C Richardson – Mr
Cox J Stayner – W Duff – dancing Quedrills in the Gallery George Jarvis – Lightning warm – Man began
cutting the grass
14 Sunday –Cloudy some rain – oppressively warm
– 44 July 14 Hannah – Maryjane & Eliza went with Hy Richardson – W Duff to take a Row – Sandy J & T Stayner –
15 – Cloudy morng – H.J. weeded some – H.O. & Girls washing – Maryjane & Helen went over the River – W D T Mewburn – J Stayner Rain all night –
X A scotchman Wife & two Children came into the Cottage at two Dollars pr Month –
16 cleared of from rain still cloudy
– 44 July 16 Rainy morng – rain ceased – cloudy part of the day – then fine – H.O & Jessie H H H – Eliza went down to see Jane – H Richardson – J Stayner W
Duff –
17 – fine morng
– H.J. weeded the Beans – earthed up some Cabbages picked some Beans – Cathn
Maryjane went to Niagara in the Queen – Girls
X returned in Transit – Cathn brought H.J. a Letter from Wm B Robinson including twenty
44 July 17 one Dollars – answered said Letter the same day Cathn Jessie & Maryjane drove to the Falls – Maryjane remained at Mr Streets – ten at Night
before Cath
and Jessie got home – Henry Richardson – Jane – Julia Hamilton –
X Scotchman making hay –
18 – fine morng
–
X H.J. picked black & red Currants for Jam – Alxr
borrowed Mr
Stayners Waggon to take in the Hay –
X A Man Tuning the Piano
– 44 July 18 for two Dollars – puts it in good order fixing the Hinges on and other trifling repairs – J Stayner –
Alxrs
birthday – he busy in assisting to get in the Hay – H.J wrote to W. B. Robinson –
19 R. J. Hamilton & Augusta – Emma took the Letters to Post Office – and stayed till Caro went for her – Mrs Stayner scolded her for staying
without leave –
19 – Cloudy morng – a heavy shower about nine –
Pony took fright and threw Alxr out of the Waggon
– 44 July 19 Alxr had the pitch fork just grazed his Temple and past his Chest – no damage done to him or Waggon H.J. drove in from the garden by the
Rain H H H went to sleep with Jane Hamilton – J Stayner – Wm Duff – George Jarvis passed through Queenston on his way to Buffalow –
20 fine morng
– H.J. picked Beans & Weeded some – H.O. sent for yest – god for nothing – H.O – Jessie H J – Caro & Emma drank Tea with Mrs
Stayner – J Stayner made H.J three Pens –
– 44 July 20 Mr Creighton gave H.O. some Cucumbers – Jessie’s Baby not well – Mr Creighton & J Stayner walked home with us –
21 Sunday – very fin and Warm – H O Jessie Helen & Alxr drove to Niagara Church – Hannah & Eliza went with Mr McPherson in his Waggon
The White Pigion killed the grey one, by picking its Head – Mary Hamilton A Letter from Mr McCormick – requesting me to look over my
Papers &
44 July 21 ascertain what money I had received from Mesrs Glyn & Co – J Stayner – W Duff Mr Cox – Mr Fortier Jessie had a letter from Mr Duff –
commenced Jessie’s quilt
22 – very fine morng – Churning – Alxr tried to get a Man to help us in with the Hay – could not Lewis Stayner came & helped to rake up the Hay
and brought in three loads J Stayner – H.O. & Jessie Hannah called on Jase’s Jane –
44 July 23 Very fine morng – Washing done at twelve George Jarvis – Maryjane Hamilton came down from Chippawa – dined here and returned – H H H
went up to Mrs
Creightons in the Evg
– Mr
Creighton sent us some Beans & Cucumbers – Jane Hamilton – H H H – Eliza and Helen went down to
see Jane – Mr Cox – Mr Prince Mr Fortie – J Stayner –
Alxr with the assistance of Lewis Stayner got in the last of the Hay – a thundery shower – Alxr & Lewis went over the river for Tea in the
Queen & returned –
– 44 July 24 Cloudy – but pleasant – H.J. weeded part of the bed of Potato Onions – cleaned the Beans for Dinner – Clothes mangled & Ironed –
John & Clark Hamilton & Tutor came up in the Chief Justice – Mrs Stayner sent a basket of Squashes & Beets – and asked H H H to spend the
day with her –
H.O – Cathn & Jessie drove to Niagara – bought writing Paper – Ink powder – Jessie a Dress – & drank Tea at Mrs Chetwood Hamilton’s –
called at Mr McCormicks – who sent a Note to H J –
44 July 24 J Stayner – Edmund & Wm
Tench – Mary Hamilton – Rain in the Night
25 – Rainy morng – till about eight – Alxr went for Butter H.O. went to St Davids for Flour – Jessie mad her Rasberry Vinegar 27 Pints of Juice –
Edmund Tench sent some cabbage, Cucambers, Tomato’s and Apples – quilted on Jessie’s quilt – H.O – Jessie – Cathn Eliza & Helen went to Tea
with Jane Hamilton – Mr
Cox – J Stayner –
– 44 July 26 fine morng
–H.J. weeded the Onion-bed and transplanted a number of Onions
26 fine day Catharine Robert came in the Transit – Lewis Stayner brought her up from the Boat – Cathn went with Jane to Niagara – the Queen did
not come in at Night – the Transit broke some of her Machinery coming over – J Stayner Mr Creighton – W Duff – Eliza slept with little Eliza –
the Girls not returning –
– 44 July 27 fine morng – H J. transplanted part of a bed of Onions – Mrs Stayner sent some squashed and Cucumbers –
Cathn came home from Niagara – Mr & Mrs Chetwood Hamilton & Miss McCormick with her – who dined & drank Tea here – J Stayner – H H
H went down to Janes – Mrs Duff – Cathn & Eliza went and called on Mrs J Hamilton – Alxr went to St Davids with J Gurnsey Mrs Rt Hamilton – H
H H & Alxr drove out – & called on Mrs Stayner –
– 44 July 28 Sunday – very fine – Henry Stayner brought some Squashes – Alxr
drove Mrs
Rt
Hamilton H.J. & Elia to Stamford – Mrs
Rt
Hn
stopped at her
Uncles all Night – picked up Edmund Tench returning from Church – he drank Tea with us also J Stayner – H J. read the service by herself –
H H H went to walk with Jane Hamilton – who drank Tea here – Cathn & Jessie went to Kirk on the Hill – Alxr took a Letter to Mr McLean – from
his Mother –
44 July 29 very warm day – Washing done at 12
H J weeded part of the Potato Onions – the Hens scratched up a number of the Onions H.J. transplanted on Saturday bad luck to them
H.O. drove Jessie & Mrs Rt Hn to Chippawa – Mrs Rt Hn stayed with Mrs Fitzd – H.O. & Jessie drank Tea with old Mrs Maclean returned about
Nine –
Mrs Fraizier came down and went immediately on to Niagara – strange report about her Husband it is sd he is living with an other
44 July 29 woman in New York – J Stayner –
30 – dull morng
a light shower about Ten – H.O & Jessie made Caroline & Emma a Frock – went down to Janes after Tea – Jane came home with then
– J Stayner – W Duff H J finished the Potato Onions – rain in the afternoon
31 – Fine warm morng – H.J. Transplanted Onions – quilted some – H.O – H.J – Jessie & Alxr drove to Field got 4lb Butter – called on Mrs J Hamilton – a
violent Gust of Wind – Thunder & Lightning – we drove fast to
– 44 July 31 to avoid the Rain – very dark – the Moon shone out in the darkness and appeared most brilliant – we reached home without Rain – scarcely
entered the House – before the Rain came down in Torrents for half an hour –
Jarvis came home in the Queen – for two or three days – H.O. Jessie – Cathn
& Hannah drank Tea with Miss Jane Hamilton – got some
Cucumbers from Mr
Creighton – Hannah slept at Janes –
44 August 1 Fine morng
– H.J. up at five transplanting Onions –
The Blacks went up to the Falls – Music playing to celebrate their Emancipation –
Mrs Ross – Beverley Richardson – drank Tea here – Mrs Ross brought H.O. a present of some Pico Tea – – Mrs J Hamilton & Miss & Master
George & Miss White – J Stayner drove Poney – Hannah & Jane to the Party – young Askin from Amherstburgs
44 August 1 a shower in the Evg
–
2 – fine morng – H.J. finished transplanting the Onions – – Miss Bella Hamilton came with Miss White to practice her Lesson on the Piano – at six
in the morng – Finished the half of Jessie quilt –
Dr Mrs & Miss Hrta Mewburn – W Duff – J Stayner – Miss Jane Hn – H.O. drove Jessie & Eliza to Mr Balls and drank Tea there – returned at
half past nine – some Beans from Mr Creightons
– 44 August 3 fine morng – H J picked a mess of Beans – Girls scrubbing – Miss White and Miss Bella Hamilton here at six in the morng to practice her Lesson
on the Piano – H.J. H.O. & Jessie quilted a part of the day – H.O. & Jessie drank Tea (by invitation) with Mrs Stayner J Stayner – two Eliza’s with
Alxr
& Jarvis drove to Fields for Flour & Butter – Cathn
Caroline Emma & Herbert drove out to Mrs
Tenches- Rain in the Evg
– Cathn
took a shirt
to ascertain if it was made right to Mrs Tench –
44 August 4 Sunday – dull windy morng
–
Hannah – Eliza& Boys drove to Stamford Church & to bring Cathn Rt down – she did not come – Rt J. Hn came down with Augusta dined
here and went to Stamford H J. read the service to part of the Family – Sandy & W Duff – J & T Stayner – Mr Tench – Fredk Tench –
the Girls walked down to see Mrs John Hamilton – did not go in, for fear of the Dogs
5th fine morng – the Cite of Toronto came in dressed to take
– 44 August 5 a Party to Hamilton
Robert & Catharine Hamilton came down from the Falls – stayed all Night – J Stayner – Hannah – Augusta – Eliza – drank tea with Jane
Hamilton – Jane walked home with them also Eliza – Cathn & Hellen walked down to see Mrs J Hamilton – found Clark Ill with Erysipelas – Rain
all Night –
6 Heavy Thunder – sharp Lightning and a great fall of Rain – cleared off about seven – a fine morng
44 August 6 sent a Letter to the Masonic Lodge No2 St Johns applying for relieve – as Widow to their grand Master Wm Jarvis Esqr – Rt Jarvis Hamilton
enclosed it to George Dugan – and mailed it –
Thunder shower about two O’Clock – Mr
& Mrs
Stayner called on Rt
& Catherine –
Rt – Wife and Catherine left at half past two to go on board the Rochester – for Rochester on their way to
– 44 August 6 Saratoga Springs – the Lightning of the morng struck a large Locust Tree near the Old Porters-lodge and sent it in all directions nearly across
the Orchard – Jane Hamilton – J Stayner H.O. drove Jessie Augusta and Caro to Niagara H.O. purchased a Frock for Hannah – a shawel for H.J.
$2-4 0 – Mr
Mc
Cormick sent H.J word that he had seven pounds 10/ for her – J Stayner drank Tea here – Amherstburgh Askin came
44 August 6 over from Toronto spent the Evg till half past Ten – Wm Duff – Eliza & Julia Hamilton – Mary Hn brought a bowl of stewed Plums – Mr Tench –
7 – fine morng – H J earthed up one row of Celery – gathered some Pink seed – Mush & Widows Tear for Mra Tench Mrs Greyham washing Jessie’s
clothes – H.O & H H H & Eliza washing for the Family – Jessie and Augusta making a Pudding – Helen baking – sent it down to Jane to be baked
– Jane, Mary Eliza & Julia Hn
J & T Stayner – W Duff – H H H – Eliza & Augusta went
44 August 7 to Janes –
8 Cloudy – some Rain – Mr Mrs (& Children) Fitzd & servant – left the Children here & Went on to Niagara Mr Cox – H J picked sage & Beans – H O
drove H.J. & Jessie to Niagara – H.J. received twenty Nine Dollars 6 shillings from Mr McCormick – as due H.J. from the Bank of Upper Canada –
H.J. received a Letter from N Wilson concerning the sale of Land – H.J. brought 6½ yards of quilting at five pence at 2/4 four papers of
Needles 2/8
44 August 8 four & half Ribbon 3/5
one yd of black silk 2/
a shawl $2½ –
Ginger – Pepper & sugar $2 3 0 –
Mugs 0 2 0
Ginger Beer 0 6
Bug Ointment 2 0
J Stayner – Jane Hn Fitzd drank Tea here –
9 Cloudy a gale of Wind – blew in one of the Nursery Windows – not broken – H.J. gathered some Beet & Carrot seed – Mr Holmes called with a
Letter from Mary Jane Hamilton to Eliza – Foster came to look at the Cart
– 44 August 9 says it will cost $3 to repair it – H.J. answered N Wilsons Letter – Jane Hamilton Mr
Holmes called for a Parcel for Miss Maryjane Hamn
– A
shower in the Evg
10 – fine morng – H.J. picked some celery seed – and some Brocoli Sprouts – Girls scrubbing – & baking H.J. Ironing her caps –
H.O. sick in Bed with Bowell complaint – took some Medicine – and was partially relieved – Mr Creighton sent some pickling Cucumbers to
H.O – Jane Hn – Augusta went to see Julia Hn – Mr Tench slept here –
– 44 August 11 Sunday – fine morng – Helen – Augusta Caro – Emma – Herbert Alxr & Jarvis went to the Kirk – Mrs McMicken and four children – Sandy & Wm
Duff – J & T Stayner – T Mewburn – Jane – Eliza – Julia Hamilton –
12 – fine morng
– Washing Mrs
Greyham assisting – Washing done at one O’Clock Bella Hamilton practisinge on the Piano – Mary & Jane Hamilton –
T Stayner – Rt J Hamilton returned from Saratoga Springs A Letter from Catharine – Augusta went to sit with Julia – Hannah went with
– 44 August 12 Jane to see Mrs Creighton
13 – fine morng
– H.O very unwell – [several words rubbed out] came for H.J they left Queenston at ten in the morng
– for Hamilton – rested two hours
at St Cathn – dined at Mr Mills – arrived at St Cathns at 12 O’Clock – H.J. had to leave the Table three times from Indigestion – proceeded on the
Journey at twenty minutes before three – stopped at Beemsville ten minutes = watered the Horse – drove on to the Forly – fed the Horse –
rested an Horse – H.J. while waiting for the Horse to eat his Oats
44 August 13 was reading an old Newspaper – when an ugly – dirty Woman entered the Room – stood before her and stared into her Face – then flounced
into a Chair – started up & took a Back off the Table bounced into an other Chair read or pretended to do so for a few seconds then calls out to
a man in the Hall – “William come to Tea – when in strides the Man Wm
lays his black felt or Beavor on the Table and stalks into the opposite
Room where the sound of Tea cups announced the beverage to be – now came
44 August 13 Rt J H to the door and H.J. stepped again into the Carriage – we drove on (it being past six) rather fast – the evg proved cool and it began to be
dark – the Road not so smooth as it had been – of course not so pleasant – H.J. was more fatigued the last Eight miles then all the rest – we
reached Rts House at half past eight – Mrs Robertson was going to bed – had her night gown on & a shawl – she gave us a cup of Tea and all
retired to rest
44 August 13 H.J. slept sound – awoke in the Morng found it raining
14 – Breakfasted – sat down & read the Paper – at Ten Mr & Mrs Freeman came over – when H.J. returned with Mrs Freeman the day cleared off and
remained very fine – Emily & Jane Jarvis & Herbert came up to see H.J. – walked out with Cathy
15 Fine morng – Emily & Jane Jarvis went to Toronto – Mrs O’Riely Miss Racey – Mrs Law Miss Gates – Augusta Hamilton Mr Harvis called in the Evg
– dined H.J & Cathy with Mrs
Robertson – Letter from Eliza
44 August 16 very close – cloudy – Mr Freeman drove me to Town – left the Spy Glass to be mended & a pr of Slippers to be made – called at Mr Jarvis’s –
Cathy got two pr scissors ground – bought some Pins – Powder Puff – Powder and soap – We had Robt Horse and Carriage returned Home very
tired from the heat – drove to the Tolegate – Evg thunder & lightning a shower during the Night called at Robts
17 – Very fine morng – and very warm –
– 44 August 17 Rt J Hamilton called to consult with Mr Freeman – on a Paragraph in the Express Mr & Mrs Freeman took a Walk over to Roberts –
We are almost poisoned from the smell of a dead Horse thrown over the Mountain not far from the House – A Letter from Eliza saying
Helen was again sick –
18 – Sunday – Mrs
Freeman drove H.J. to Church heard a Sermon upon Neamans cure of a Leprosy – Rt Law walked with H.J. to Mr
Jarvis’s – where
she dined & drank Tea – Mr & Mrs Freeman called for her on their return from the Beach
44 August 18 after dining with is Father returned to Mr Freeman had Tea Mr & Mrs Freeman read two Chapters of the history of the Church in three Hundred
and ninety – Rt
J.H. went to the Funeral of Mr
Wright at Oakville – the Father of his childrens governess – began to Rain after we got home –
continued all night
19 – Monday – raining steady – cleared off at nine – walked over to Roberts – dined there – met Mrs Mills – Mrs Freeman – H.J. returned home –
20 – Rainy morng [words rubbed out] off at Nine remained fine Mr & Mrs Freeman & H.J. walked up the Mountain – James Street came down
– 44 August 20 came down John St home – Mrs Ireland and Miss Wed called on H J – H J not well – on the Bed most of the Day –
21 Fine cool morng – Mr & Mrs Mills – Rt J. Hamilton – Mrs Robertson drank Tea here – Barny Murry an old servant came to see me – Mr Freeman
went to Rt J. H’s to have a royal good smoke – a Letter from Queenston
22 – Cloudy dull morng – Rain – twelve cleared off – Rain again in the Eveng – Mr & Mrs Freeman & H.J. walked over to Rt J. H. – heard that Mr Street
was dead –
H.J. got her baking and mustard
44 August 22 spoon back mended – cost 1/ each – the spy glass also 4/ Station Iron – 2/
23d – Rainy morng- cleared off at nine – remained fine during the day – Moon shone bright – Rt drank Tea here – complained of being sick – H.J.
received a Letter from H.J.H. with an account of Mr Streets death – Mr Freeman went to Town in the Evg – on business – H.J. ate some Pap was
very sick after and went to bed – had the cramp during the Night very wrestles –
24 – fine clear morng – H.J. not very well – Mrs Freeman & H.J. walked over to Rt H – to enquire
44 August 24 how he was – some Rain in the Evg
25 – Sunday – fine Mr Freeman walked with H.J. to Church heard an excellent discourse on the subject of the good Shephard by Mr McMurray –
walked back again – was not tired – Robert called he had Letters from his Wife who was much better – Miss White and three of Rts children
dined here – rain all night
26 – fine cool morng – H.J. walked to Town with Mr Freeman – went to Mrs Laws – dined – drank Tea –
44 August 26 Miss Geale walked with me to Mr
Jarvis’s and Mrs
O’Rielys – and to some shops – purchased some Crockery – Ordered it packed and sent on
board the Eclipse to Roberts care – to be sent on to Queenston – by the Queen Steamer – six neck Handfs for H.J. at 2/ a Watch-key /10 – caught
in the Rain – rained the rest of the Day and Night Rt J.H. called with his Carriage and took me Home – Rt H to start in the morng for his Wife –
27 – fine morg – a shower at half past nine – several showers during the Day Mrs Davidson – Mrs Jarvis
– 44 August 27 Herbert Jarvis – brought some Tomato’s – Mr Freeman went to Dundas – half past Ten when he returned –
28 Dull morng – wrote to H.O. & Eliza – pd Postage Mr Freeman would n take the Postage – two showers in the Morg Catharine – H.J. walked over
P.H. Spring-field – C was very tired – Mrs Freeman returned to dinner at half past five – H.J. could not eat her Dinner except some boiled Plaice
and a cup of Tea – Cathn Beat H.J. at Back Gammon then doublets all the time when taking off – the Boy brought my Trunk
44 August 29 fine cool morng – Mrs Robertson called and brought two vials of medicine which Mrs Mills left for Hellen to cure the Rheumatic Fever – wrote
and sent it by the Stage – Mr & Mrs Freeman walked into Mr P.H.s field to gather some wild Plums – not ripe – Mr Freeman came home at half
past five – a light shower – Mrs
R sent H.J. some sage – Willy
30 Cloudy morng – showers Cathy picked- Sage – Parsly & Summer Savory – gave H.J, save and Savory – Mr Freeman late home half past five – he
read the News-paper – a radical Piece – the writer was very confident of his own way of Governing –
44 August 31 cloudy – dull – warm morng – – William Hamilton – Mr Freeman came up at half past five – some Rain in the Night –
Septbr
1 Sunday the Morng
foggy – Mr
Freeman took Mrs
Freeman to ride in Roberts Carriage and drove me H.J. to Church – H.J. stayed to take the
Sacrement – Mrs Law walked home with H.J. – Miss Tayler walked with us part of the way – Mr Freeman went to his Fathers – returned about
seven – when we took Tea – day clear about twelve –
44 Septr 1 foggy again in the Evg –
2 – dull warm morng – two O’Clock a shower H.J. finished hemming Cathys Flounce – Mr Freeman returned early – a Letter from Augusta saying
she wd be home on Tuesday – Mr F. brought some Peaches –
3 – fine morng – Robert Wwife & Augusta returned – Mr Freeman met them at the Wharfe – Mrs & Miss Law called and brought a ripe Melon –
Cathy preserved Peached some in Brandy – finished making her dress – H.J. finished hemming her neck Handkerchiefs – H.J. picked
Cucumbers –
– 44 Septr
4 fine morng
– Mrs
Peter and two Daughters – H.J. & Augusta walked to Roberts – then to Town – called on Mrs
O’Riely – not at home – went to
some shops – purchased a pr of Elastic Garters – some rug Needles – and a hank of black Braid – for a garter – left Augusta’s Para Sol to be
mended – went to Mr Freemans Office – he took us to see the Picture Gallery – and walked home with us – half part eight J.P. Jarvis Jnr called
and sat an Hour
44 Septr 5 – beautiful morng – Mr Freeman busy p[corner of page missing] down the hill to make his Road up to the House – discharged his Irishman – Mrs
Law sent some Tomato’s & Plums – H.J. picked a few cucumbers – Cathleen brought Augusta & Kitten Augusta mourning because her Dog
Beppo is tied up
6 – very fine morng – Mrs Rt H – Augusta & she drank Tea at Mrs Winers – H.J. picked Cucumbers –
7 beautiful morng
– Rt
J.H – before we were up – Old Mr
Freeman – Mr
& Mrs
Bent and Mrs
Smith – Mrs
Bent Mrs
Smith – Mr
& Mrs
Freeman
44 Septr 7 took a Drive – they all lunched here – Old Mr Freeman & Mrs Smith returned home – Mr & Mrs Bent dined & drank Tea & slept here – Augusta
went to Town with them and walked back with Mrs Bent
8 Sunday – fine morng Rt & Catharine drove here and took H.J. & Mrs Bent to Church – and brought them back – three Children Christened, and
three Women Churched – one couple called – the day very warm – Mr & Mrs Bent dined here – Mr F hired a Carriage and took them back to his
Fathers – H.J. went with them – Rt took Augusta – quite dark when
44 Septr
8 we returned – and Mr
raining – Rt
Cathn
arine & Miss Augusta Peter – came in – in the afternoon –
9th morng dul – smooky some rain during the Day – Augusta went to Rt to learn of Miss Wright to make watch Guards – came back and read the
Grand-father – alternately with Cathy – Robert came in the Evg
– played back Gammon – H.J wrote a few words to H.O.
10 dull – appearance of Rain – continued dull & smooky through the day Cathn Rt came over to dinner Augusta went over to Rt to help Mrs
Robertson Jane –
44 Septr 11 Cloudy – some Rain – H.J. & Augusta walked over to Roberts – Cathn and Rt out riding – Cathn returned with Mr Land Senior – loaded with
Plums and Melons finished piecing a quilt & commenced an other – while the Rots
Mr
Bull & Mrs
Wright came in – H.O. & Helen expected and
arrived – Rt met them at the Wharfe –
12 dull hazy morng – H.O. and Cathn Rt came over while we were at Breakfast – sat till twelve brought Helen over in the afternoon – who was very
sick Mr Freeman drove H.O. & Helen back – Cathn walked with her little Catheleen –
44 Septr 12 Mr Freeman attended the opening of Court – dined with the Judge (Jones) – returned quite sick with a Head Ache and went immediately to bed
– Cathy preserved some Plums – that H.O. brought up and stoned some to dry – put some Pips into Brandy for Liquer – Augusta Peter – Fanny
Else & Baby called – A.C returned with them and spent the day – Charly walked home with her & played draughts with her – he had the
conquering game –
13 fine clear morng
– H.J. walked over to Rt
to see how Helen was dined there – Catn
Rt
returned with H.J. about five Helen very
44 Septr 13 sick and had been all Night – Augusta went over to sit up with Helen – who was better and Augusta came back – past six when Mr Freeman
returned from Court –
14 – very fine morng H.J. read in the late History of Canada – walked with Augusta to Rt Helen better – returned to Dinner past six before Mr
Freeman came home –
15 Sunday very fine and warm – Mr Freeman persuaded H.J. not to go to Church Augusta went with him – Helen better – Rt & Cathn
– 44 Septr 15 drove to Flamborough East – Mrs Stock has an other son – Miss Auta (Peter) Miss Durand – Mrs Robertson H.O H – H.J walked part of the way to
Rt – meeting H.O. & Mrs Rn returned – half dead with the Heat – Mr Freeman and Augusta went to Church – found it extremely warm – Helen
better in the afternoon –
Mr Freeman went over to Roberts in the Evg – H.J. began to take Moffats Pills –
16 an other fine morn-g- Catheleen came over for the Pantelets – and said her Mamma sent for H.J. to go and dine with her – H.J. went and spent
the day – Mr Freeman came home past six – Rt J.H. came over to have a smoke with Mr Freeman
– 44 Septr
17 an other fine morng
– very warm – uncommon for the month of Septr
– Rt
J.H. drove H.O. & Helen over to spend the day here – and drove Mr
Freeman to Court – Mrs Freeman – Mrs Smith – Mrs Rt Hn H.O. Helen – mailed a letter to Catharine H.O. received a Letter from Catharine –
18th
fine not so warm – Mrs
O’Reily – Miss Racy – H.O. Mrs
Rt
Hamilton – Mr
J Racy Augusta spent the day with Augusta (Peter) – Maryjane came
home – after an absence of three months – brought Miss Cornwall & Brother up with her – Rt
Law walked up with Augusta to Mr
Freemans
44 Septr
19 fine and cool – H.J. invited to dine at Rt
J.Hs
H.O. Catharine Rt
H.J. Augusta & Dr
O’Reily & Mrs
Jeecs in attendance on Mrs
Freeman – at 25
Minutes after five afternoon she was delivered of a fine Boy – and doing well –
20 – fine morng
– Mrs
Freeman not so well – Child very good – H.O. Helen & Mrs
Rt
–
X H.J. received a Letter from Mrs
Robinson – Mr
Freeman came to Dinner at five – brou brought my Watch – would not let me pay for it –
21 fine morng – Windy – not so warm – H.O. Helen –dind dined here – Mrs Rt Hamilton sent a Peach pye & some cakes
22 – Sunday – H.O. Cathn Rt Freeman drove H.O. to Church
44 Septr 22 H.J. had a long talk with Rt J.H – H.O. & Helen dined here – Miss Wright – Willy Agy & Henry Hamilton – Wm M Jarvis – Maryjane Hamilton –
Miss Cornwall – had a Fire in the Evg – Dr O’Reily
23 fine cool morng – a Fire in Calhns Room – Catharine still complaining of soreness H.O. Cathn & Robert – Mrs & Miss Palmer – Mrs Law – Dr O’Reily
– sent for came in the Evg
– bled Catharine applyed Leaches – Poultices and gave medicine – H.O. remained all Night – appearance of Rain
24 cloudy morng – Catharine
44 Septr
24 free of Pain – very Weak but better – on the whole Mrs
O’Reilys – Miss Racy – two Miss Wrights
– Mrs
Rt
Hamilton H.O. Dr
O’Reily thought
Catharine better – wd not say out of danger – she must have much care taken – she had a good sleep from nine to twelve – after very light –
child not well – wrestless –
25 dark cloudy morng – Rain during the day – Rt & Catharine – H.O. Mr Freeman received a Letter of Inteligence from the Governors Office that he
was appointed Clerk of the Peace – a good thing for him – not less than £300 a year and may be £500 no despisable a sum to a money man –
beginning in
44 Septr 24 the world – H.O’s birthday – Cn F not so well – better in the Evg – some Tomato’s from Mrs Laws and Cherry Pyes & some Peaches from Catn R
for C Freeman – Rt & Catharine dined at Mr Freemans –
26 – Fine clear Sun-shiny morning – C.F. much better – Baby or young Clerk of the Peace quite well H.O – Helen – & Catn Rr Dr O’Reily –
27 – fine clear day – H.O. came & dressed the Baby & Catharine – returned to Dinner to Rt – came back with Helen & Cln Rt – walked with H.J. to
Town – purchased some Dishes
44 Septr
27 twelve Cups & Saucers – a Grammar & spelling – 2 story Books and a spelling Book for Herbert – some Hair-pins – called on Mrs
Law – met Mr
Jarvis – Mr John Ferric & Jasper Gilkinson – Master Palmer called Revd Geddes – Mrs Wedd – Mrs Law – Mr Freeman writing out assesment lists
Augusta reading them for him – a good school to teach her to read writing and figures with facility –
28 – Cloudy dul morng
H.O. & Helen – Rt
came to the Door – Bottled up 15 Bottles of Catsup – sauce –
– 44 Septr 29 Sunday – H.O – H J & Miss Wright went to Church in Rts Carriage – dined at R.J.Hs – upon roast big Ducks – peach Pye – & Coffee drank Tea at Mr
Freemans also Rt
– Cathn
– H.o & Helen – went to bed before Ten called at Mr
Jarvis’s to enquire how Henry was not so well – had a bad night
30 – fine cool morng – borrowed Roberts Carriage & Horse – Freemans servant went and returned morng visit Mrs Davidson – Palmer – Ireland –
Wedd – Jarvis & Law –
[the dates for the following few entries are as in the Diary]
October 1 – fine day – dined at Roberts – & slept
– 44 Octbr 2 fine day – H.O – H.J. & Cathn drove to Roberts Lands – found her very ill – ate some Water Melon – threw it up again – dined at Rt Hn and slept
there –
Octbr 1 at Mr O’Reilys drank Tea and spent the Evg – played Back Gammon with Mr O’Reily – he beat me – of course- being a better player and had
much better throws – slept at Roberts –
2d dined at Roberts drank Tea and slept there played at Cards – Cathn had notice that her Mother would return on Thursday
44 Octbr
2 rain in the Night H.O & H.J gave Mrs
Freeman an white salten Road for her Bag –
3 fine morng – Breakfast and dined at Roberts Mrs O’Reily – Miss Racy H.O – H.J – Helen walked to see Mrs Freeman – packed my thing – ready to
start in the morng
for Queenston – slept at Roberts – Mrs
Robertson – returned A Letter from Jessie & Hannah
4 Fine morng – H.O – Hellen H.J. spent the day with Mrs Freeman – Mrs Robertson & Cathn dined with Mrs Freeman Robert came in to Tea – Mrs
Ingersol & Mrs
Carol called – a heavy shower – the Boy left the Horse for them
44 Octbr 4 untied – who set off with the Carriage – Mrs Carrol ran out and caught them through the Rain- when the Boy came and took them and this time
made them fast – she showed by her speed that could make use of her Legs to some purpose if necessary –
Robert could not go this day without loosing his plank-path – H.J. & Helen staid all Night at Mrs Freemans –
5 – dull morng – up at four O’Clock – dressed and had Breakfast at six – Robert & H.O. came at eight for H.J. & Helen – started for Queenston –
watered the Horses at Stony Creek –
44 Octbr 5 drove to the Forty (or Grimsby) remained an hour to feed the Horses – drove on the Beemsville – dined and had the Horses fed – at twelve
O’Clock – drove on to St Catharines fed the Horses – called on Mrs Mills – she had just received Mr Mills Brother two Sisters and Child from the
States – remained an hour drove to Queenston arrived at half past six – growing very dark cd scarcely see the Road up to the House met Wm
duff at the Gate – who returned with us – T Stayner came in – we got our Tea – Robert took his Horses to Winns – the man (Hostler) cleaned
the black Horse and said he shone like a Virginia – black snake – We went to Bed at Ten – slept sound
6 Sunday – fine – Robert set off
44 Octbr
6 for Chippawa at six O’Clock without his Breakfast H.J. ate her Breakfast and kept it – Sandy & W Duff – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – Rt
Hamilton
Jr & three Daughters – H.J. ate her Breakfast Dinner and Tea and retained it –
7 – fine morng
– all hands washing – Jane also – Eliza came in & helped to hang out the Clothes also Mary – H.J. cleaned the Silvers Candlesticks &
Knives – Picked the Hops – took them on the Gallery & Mary Hn helped to pick them from the Stalks & Leaves – had a small Market-basket full
44 Octbr
7 H.O. & Cathn
walked down to see Mrs
J Hamilton – the Boys went for Butter – could get none – went to Mrs
J. Hns
– the Dogs attacked the Horse –
who reared and ran away – Alxr
drew him up – He did not break anything – Sandy & T Stayner drove back for H.O. and Cathn
– the Horse very
fractious – H.J. and Cathn had to walk down the Hill – with difficulty they got him Home – he was so frightened by the Dogs – cold in the Evg so
we had a Fire
8 – fine morng – Windy cool – Catharine went with Mrs J Hamilton to St Catharines – waited an Hour for Mrs J.Hn
44 Octbr 8 H.O & H.J. walked up to see Mrs Creighton sat there an Hour – J Stayner – Wm Duff – the Miss Hamiltons – spoke to Mr McMicken – who sd Dr
Hamilton was to be over of Friday –
9 – fine morng – H.J. sat out some flower Roots – brought from Hamilton – the Girls busy mangling & Ironing – Cathn and Eliza, with Jane & Eliza
walked down to see Mrs
J Hamilton – Honble
H.H. arrived this morng
in Chief Justice
Mrs J H is to go down tomorrow much against her Inclination – she wishing to remain another Week – M- Tench Edmund Tench drank Tea
here and spent the Evg – Miss White – Bella Hamilton & David
10 – fine morng – high Wind from the West – Miss White – Bella & David Hamilton – Mrs J Hamilton – David – George & Jane Mrs & T Stayner – W
Duff –
44 Octbr 10 H.J. gave Mrs Stayner a paper of shawl Pins – some Rain during the day – Mary Hamilton –
11 fine cool morng – Miss White – Bella & David Hamilton H.O. drove H.J. & Helen to Niagara H.J. received her quarters Pension of Mr McCormick
$25 – spent six Dollars for sundries for the House – saw Mrs McCormick and her Daughters – we had lunch there of Bread & Butter and
Preserved – H.J. parted with hers – called at Mr Roper – went to several stores – and to Mr Long to have him ascertain I was alive – borrowed Mr
Stayners Carriage to go to Niagara – Augusta gave H.O some Pears and Quinces to preserve – J & T Stayner – H.J. beat J. Str at Back-gammon –
C Sinclair
– 44 Octbr
11 Helen crying nearly all Night with the Toothe Ache –
Dr Hamilton came over in Transit – met Mrs Tench at Niagara –
12 – very fine morng
– Miss Burges – Miss Purdon – Miss Julia Ross – Miss Jane – Eliza Julia & Mary Hamilton J & T Stayner – W Duff – Catharine
went to Niagara with Mrs J Hamilton – dined with her – Mr McCaul & Jonny drove her Home and drank Tea here – Mrs Hn sent some Ham and
Flour to H O – Miss White Bella & David Hamilton –
13 Sunday – fine – cold – H.O. Cathn
– Alxr
& Jarvis went to the Niagara Church – borrowed Mr
Stayners Waggon
– 44 Octbr 13 received a Letter from Mrs Freeman – saying she had been Ill from Imprudence answered Mrs Freemans Letter – wrote to Augusta – half past
two H.O. &c returned from Church – J & T Stayner C Sinclair – Wm Tench – Wm Duff
14 – Rainy day – Washing Jane helping – – J & T Stayner Wm Duff –
15 – cloudy morng – Jane came to help hang out the Clothes – Mary Hamilton – H.O. & Helen pealing Quinces and Apples to preserve – – H.J putting
away seeds –
X Soldier came to dig Potato’s at Eleven O’Clock –
Mrs
Williams & Daughter –
Mrs Tench & Frederick J Stayner Frederick stayed all Night – Mary Jane & Eliza came up in the Evg –
– 44 Octbr 16 Cloudy – some Rain – H.O & Catherine borrowed Mr Stayners Waggon to go to Chippawa – bought 37lb Butter at 1/- 3 bushels of Oats at 2/-
Cathn Bought 3 Dresses – one for herself – Eliza & Helen at $4 – each – from Money given her by her Aunt John – a pr of Boots for Eliza –
Mrs McMicken – called – the Miss Hamiltons – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – they turned the Mangle for the Girls – a Letter from Jessie – –
17 – Rainy morng – H O went to see Coll Robert – his Leg no better – – H.O. & Boys went over the River to purchase shoes for them – H.O. bought
some Buttons at Brown’s – Mr Tench – slept here – J & T Stayner C Sinclair – the Miss Hamiltons
44 Octbr
18 Cloudy – some rain – Mr
Tench Breakfasted here H.J. cleaned the Silvers H O & Catharine went and called on Mrs
Hoddr – Mr
Hamiltons Leg
easier – a drisly Rain during the day – J & T Stayner – Wm Duff – H.J. hung up the Cloths out of the Mangle to dry – wound thread in the Evg –
played back Gammon with J Stayner – heard that half of the Town of London near burnt – half past eleven the Wind blew a Hurican – blew a
pane of Glass out of the Window in H.Js
room – she had to sleep in the spare room the Blinds got loose H.O. & Catn
were up and down all night –
securing the Windows – the Porch Garden fence Gates = and other things damaged – Tree tops twisted off
44 Octbr 18 all blown – the Gallery Roof nearly stripped – Barn doors blown open – an auful Night
19 – fine morng – Wind West very high and cold – the chimney of McPhersons blown down part of the Roof also – the shed at Robert Hamiltons
both Fisheries carried off – the Mill on the opposite side unroofed – The Fences all around thrown down – the Cattle all in the Garden – ate off
the Colliflower Leaves – what taste to leave the Flower – many thanks to them for the exchange – our Beds shook & we had fear that our
Chimneys would have given away – at Guernseys Tanery they say the Beds rocked like a Cradle – the Whole Village was wide awake – up and
stirring –
44 Octbr
19 a Letter from Wee Augusta No Boats this day came in –
Reports that great damage was done by the storm on Friday at Buffalo – that 19 Bodies were taken up drowned before eight O’Clock on
Saturday morng –
Miss Woods – Miss M Richardson – Miss M & Jane Hamilton – J & T Stayner & Wm Duff – Cls Sinclair – Mr Tench – drank Tea & spent the Evg
– – Soldiers worked all day taking in the Beets &c
20 – Sunday – fine – cold morng H.J. wrote to Mrs Robinson & to Wee Augusta – to S.P Jarvis for the Sullivan Papers
Mr
Tench dined here J Stayner –
The Queen came in to day – the Transit having been run against and injured – several Boats were
44 Octbr 20 on shore at Toronto – at Buffalo – the Emerald drove up high and dry by the storm and many others – much damage done – several Houses
floated away – the Inmates drowned one hundred and eleven reported to be lost – The Julia Palmer got safe into Buffalo from Detroit with 500
Passengers – a Man swam from her to shore and got assistance to tow her in to Harbour against the storm – the Chief Justice not yet heard of –
nor any of the Lake Boats supposed to be out on Friday night –
21 – cloudy morng
– cleared at 12 Washing – H.J. Quilting a Petecoat the Queen came in – & Chief Justice brought a Box with some things for Catn
&
Eliza – all nearly spoiled – by being wet –
44 Octbr 21 the Chief Justice lost two of her Boats could not use her engine – obliged to lash her Rudder and drive before the Wind in the storm – in the
morng found herself near Queenston – the City of Toronto had five feet Water in the Hole – arrived safe – whole Families drowned at Buffalo –
eighty Buried on Sunday after the storm – the Largest Boat on Lake Erie lost and several Schooners – Mr Tench – J Stayner sent a small Parcel
to Jessie – by Mrs Woods
22 – fine, mild – Mr Tench – H.J. cutting vegetables – mending stockings in the Evg – J Stayner C Sinclair – H.O – Catn walked up to Mrs Creightons –
Catn & Eliza drank Tea with Jane – Baking till one in the morng – Ironing –
44 Octbr 23 fine morng – Woman washing Counterpanes & Blankets – 18 in number – H.J. finished cutting the Beets &c – H.J. could eat no Dinner – the
stomach rejected every thing – the St Laurence came in safe –
Mr
J Hamilton sent H.O six Bottles of Wine – one broken – a bottle of fish sauce and a bottle of Anchovie sauce –
Letters from Hannah & Jessie little Jessie had began to walk
Edmund Tench drank tea Here went away before nine – the drawing room shutters got loose – H.O & Ctn get up in the Night to fasten them
24h a lovely morng – the Woman came to hang out the Bedding
44 Octbr 24 Mary Hamilton drank Tea here H.O. Cathn & Alxr drove up to Dr Mewburns – to call on Miss Phillips –
25 fine – windy – cloudy & sun shine H J packed away the Carrots sorted Beets & Parsnips brought in the Onions & spred them to dry – very tired
– Catn & Eliza scrubbing House
Edmund Tench – J Stayner brought H.J. a Letter – from S P Jarvis – enclosing Indentures between Sullivan and H.J – and saying that he had
asserted that I had a Pension from Government which I had never denied – that I had other Property which eventually wd bring me something
though not much – the Property thus alluded to in in wild Lands – that has cost
– 44 Octbr 25 H.J. nine Dollars a year for Taxes ever since H.J. had them granted to by government – two of said Lots were sold by S.P.J to extricate him from
Difficulties occasioned by Building – one he S.P.J. – leased for six years last (commencing) – March 1844 – first year nothing – the second to be
paid in Instalments of half yearly at six pounds Each which will be due eight Months hence – that is in July 1845 – had he S.P.J exerted himself
H.J might now have been in recipt of forty eight pounds a year – which would enabled her to pay her Board, Washing & Lodging – instead of
paying nine dollars a year for Taxes – out of her Pension of one Hundred dollars – amounting to the enormous sum of one shilling and four
pence a day – considered
– 44 Octbr
25 sufficient to maintain an old Woman in retirement – living with her Daughter – who has ten Children to maintain by the sweat of the Brow –
and her House – strangers have seen her distress and come forward and placed covering on their Backs –
Mary Hamilton – brought H.J. some soup – wd it not be better to bestow the $100 to some needy person and live on future prospects of
landed rents
26 – Dull Morng – Cathn sent a Basket by the Cf Justice to Mrs J Hamilton – H.J patched some Windows – Mrs W Richardson & son & two McMickens – J
& T Stayner W Duff – C Sinclair – Eliza and Julia Hamilton – H.O – H J & Children walked to the store of Frazier and to Mr Stayners & Creightons
Hamilton
A letter from We Augusta sent by Maria Fitzd – put in the Post
44 Octbr
26 at Chippawa – left me to pay the Postage ½d
–
27 Sunday – cloudy & cold – H.O. Helen & Alxr gone to Niagara Church – Cathn Eliza and Jarvis walked to Stamford Church – Children gone to
Sunday School – Mrs C Rt Hamilton – Mrs & Miss Mills – Alxr & Wm Duff – J & T Stayner – C Sinclair – H.O. returned at two – Mrs Mills set out for
St Cathns at 4 O’Clock – H.O. called on Jane and begged a piece of Beef for dinner – snowing at half past nine –
28 snowing – the Gground with three Inches of Snow – H.J. cleaned Candlesticks & Knives
44 Octbr 28 mended counterpanes &c H.O – Catn Eliza – Alxr & Jarvis rode down to the school House, to hear Mr Francis’s last Lecture – which was on Love
– very severe on this of both Faces – they walked back – the snow above the knee – still snowing – W Duff J Stayner – the Boys brought in a
Turkey that was sitting on four Eggs – she was buried in the snow except for her Bill – the Eggs cold – placed her in the House – do not expect
them to Hatch – best to keep her from freezing – let her sit on –
29 – Snow storm continues – very deep – much drifted – our two Boys gone to school –
44 Octbr
29 H.J. mended a Counterpane & some stockings – H.O. & Girls busy at their Needles – Helen getting Dinner & Baking – T Stayner – brought us the
news of Henry Tenches Death – The Transit came in and went out again
30 – cloudy – snow storm ceased – H.J. stopped the Kitchen Windows – Helen getting dinner – Alxr
& Jarvis went to school – no school – Mary
Hamilton drank Tea here – spent the Evg setting up a stocking – Charles Sinclair
31 beautiful clear morng – the Turkey hatched two Egg – a Hen came off with eleven Chickens – H.J. busy mending Caros Petecoat
44 Octbr 31 Children went to school & returned – no school – Baking – H.O & Girls busy making Mr Mewburns shirts
Jane & Julia Hamilton – J & T Stayner spent the Evg Chief Justices Daughter married to Capn Thaychan – came over in C.J. & to this Place
Novr 1 – cloudy morng – Boys packing away the Parsnips & Beets – Boys killed four Chickens – picked up the Potato’s off the Kitchen – floor – remained
dull during the Day – Eliza Hamilton dined here – went to bed Early –
2d
– Cloudy morng
– cleared off at ten – a Box containing 2 Ham and some Tea & 2lbs
sugar – by Transit supposed to be from Mrs
Jn
Hamilton
44 Novbr 2 Miss Jane Hamilton – J Stayner put a pane of Glass into the front Hall – T Stayner brought a Letter from Dr Hamilton with Money to pay the Tax
– also a Letter from Jessie & H.H.H – borrowed the Mortyrs – Eliza went down to see the Girls
3 – Sunday – cloudy dull morng
thawing – appearance of Rain Rain commenced about Ten continued all night – wind Easterly Mary Hamilton
brought a Letter to H.J. from Cathy Freeman – dined here – Mr Tench drank tea here and slept – T Stayner – took a Letter to Jessie and an other
to C Freeman – from H.J –
4th – very dull cloudy morng dark appearance of Rain – Baking Mary Hamilton – came to make known her greviences – Jane scolding her –
– 44 Novbr
5 very fine morng
– Washing H.J. & Alxr
mending the front yard Fence – Alxr
picking up Nuts – Jarvis sawing Wood grumbling – picking out all
the small – leaving the large for Alxr t– he Boys took Janes Tub down Mary Hamilton came to beg yest – her Father returned from Niagara –
cross as a Bear with Sore Head – Mrs McMicken & Child – Mrs Richardson – Miss Nichol drank tea here – Sandy Boys went to see Guy Fawx burnt
we all look out of the Windows at the Rockets &c – H J mending shirts
6th fine clear morng – cold – Alxr Jarvis & Herbert with Pony & Mr Gurnsy’s Waggon gone to Niagara H.J busy mending the Lanthern – for
– 44 Novbr 6 Alxr – Alxr brought one Gallon Vinegar – 1 stone Oatmeal –
H.O & Eliza spent the Evg at Mrs McMickens – by invitation – W Duff walked home with them – J & T Stayner – Jane Hamilton & Mary – Alxr
went down to Mrs McMickens for his Mother
7 – fine morng – H.J. & Boys taking up the Celery – H.J lost a great part of the Lye – Alxr & Jarvis went to Niagara in the Transit – to the the Waggon
repaired to be done next morng – Sandy & W Duff – T Stayner – C Sinclair – Letters and a parcel sent to H.H.H & Jessie Alxr & Jarvis bought a
needle Book each to send H.H.H & Jessie – Thunder – Lightning & some Rain
– 44 Novbr 8 fine morng – Revd Mr & Mrs Leeming – Alxr went to Niagara for the Waggon did not return till six O’Clock brought Mrs Frazer & Children up with
him – borrowed one & a half Dollar of Mrs McCormick to pay for repairs of Waggon – but it cost two & half Dollars – Mrs McCormick sent 2½lb
Candles to H.O – Miss Jane & Eliza Hamilton came up to Mangle – H.J. & Boys packed away the Celery – 100 heads – H J picked over the
Cucumbers and put the Vinegar over them – Mr Tench – T Stayner –
9h Mild – cloudy morng – Mr McPherson borrowed Pony to go the plowing Match at Drummondville Stamford returned in the Evg – Wm Duff J & T
Stayner – who held thread for H.J. to wind – Jane – Mary & Eliza Hamilton Mrs Frazer – making a Frock for
– 44 Novbr 9 Catharine – Miss Arnold H.J. mended three night Gowns for Children – Children went & picked up two Barrels of Apples
10h
Sunday – fine morng
– rather cloudy – a shower – Alxr-
drove Mrs
Frazer & Children to Niagara – W Duff Letters from Jessie – H.O. & Eliza
walked up to see Mrs Stayner drank Tea there – – Alxr broke both linch Pins of the Waggon – taking Mrs Frazer home – discovered it before the
Wheels came off – Mrs Frazer jumped out of the Waggon with her Child in her Arms and took Augusta out after – Thunder lightning & Rain – at
half past one – also in the Evg
Mr
Tench drank tea here – Catharine finished reading the life of Miss Gray –
Mrs Frazer took Cathns Dress to finish
– 44 Novbr 11 cloudy – foggy dull H.J washing – Alxr took home the linch Pin he borrowed – returned ate his Breakfast – he & Jarvis went to gather Apples
gathered 3 Barrels of fallen Apples
Mary Hamilton – came to half pare Apples – Mr Tench – H.J. took down the Sink-pipes to clean and put them up again with Alxrs assistance
– W Duff – H.O read to H.J. a Lecture on Love delivered by Mr Francis the school Master – on his leaving the Situation – found it contained
much truth – Thunder lighting and Rain – Eliza went to Janes – returned at Nine –
12 – Dull morning – Clothes hung out – Ironing – all dry and put away of three weeks washing
44 Novbr 12 Rain from two till bed time – the Boys set out to take Mr Mewburns shirts – met the Dr at the post office, who took the shires home himself –
Mrs
J Hamiltons servant brought two Barrels of Apples to H.O and gave leave to gather as many as were wanted out of the Orchard – Alxr
a
bad cold – for a wonder no one here this Evg –
13 – fine clear morng – cold in the afternoon – a hard frost in the night – Catharine & Eliza spent the Evg with Jane in absence of old Crab – Mary
Hamilton – J Stayner who went to join the the Girls in a mirthful Evg- W Duff seized 50 head of Cattle – they having been entered in the
– 44 Novbr 13 Custom House as only 36 – Boys brought two load of Wood and two Barrels of Apples H.J. made soft soap – mended stockings
14 – clear cold morng –
Mr Tench – Mrs Tench sent a Hogs Liver and nine of Pork – the Customs House Officer gave up the Cattle the Man making it appear that he
was not in the wrong – H.O – Eliza & Helen walked up to Mrs Stayners and Creightons – called at Janes – Jane Eliza & Miss Ross – W Duff – C
Sinclair – J & T Stayner spent the Evg here –
15th
clear cold morng
– H.O – Catn
& Eliza spent the Evg
with Jane Mills The shoemaker & wife took possession of the Cottage at Night at $2 pr
month
–
– 44 Novbr
16 Beautiful morng
– Alxr
& Jarvis went to Niagara – returned with half a barrel of soft soap from Mrs
Mc
Cormick – and a Box for Catharine – Mrs
Fraizer sent Catharines Frock – Catharine walked out to see Mrs Tench – drank Tea with Eliza at Mrs Stayners – T Stayner came home with Catn
Mary & Jane Hamilton – Mills mended a pr shoes for Caroline three shillings
17 – Catharine & Alxr went to Niagara Church – dined at Mr McCormicks – began to Rain about one O’Clock – & continued till 7 O’Clock – Mr Tench –
dined here and took Tea – Mr C Sinclair – T Stayner brought Letters from Jessie & Hannah – Augusta gave H O 13/2
lb
Candles
– 44 Novbr 18 Cloudy morng – Washing Mary Hamilton came to help hang out Clothes – H J trying to mend the Lanthern
X Children began school with the new Master –
Mary Hamilton stayed all day till half past Ten – pared two pails of Apples – T Stayner – Eliza Hamilton – some snow –
19th fine morng – H.O – Cathn Eliza & Helen went to Janes – and to Mrs McMickens to call on old Mrs McCormick – Miss McCormick came up to spend a
few days – Mary – Jane & Eliza Hamilton spent the Evg
here – C Sinclair – T Stayner – no Butter in the House – Mr
Tench –
19 H J mended stockings &c
– 44 Novbr
20 fine morng
– mild for the time of the year – Foster borrowed the pleasure Waggon – H J & brought it home stinking of Fish and left it in the
Lane and the Gate open
Mrs Fitzd & Children came at four O’Clock and remained all Night
Mrs
Mc
Cormick drank Tea with Cathn
Mr
& Mary Mc
Cormick walked down to Mc
Mickens accompany her up – J. Stayner – Jane & Eliza
Hamilton
21 – fine clear morng
– Mrs
Mc
Cormick reading aloud Handy Andy – H.O – Catharine Eliza and Mary Mc
Cormick drank Tea at Mr
Mc
Mickens – J
Stayner Chs
Sinclair – Mrs
Fitzd
& Children went up in the Cars – to Chippawa
– 44 Novbr 21 Mills shoe Maker took Helen measure for a pr slippers – to cost 11/ Yk –
22 – cloudy morng – Sun came out about twelve – clouded up again at two – Dr & Miss Hta Mewburn – Miss T Phillips – Mr & Mrs & four Miss Balls – J
& T Stayner – J Stayner read some of Handy Andy to us – caught Miss McCormick singing Old Robin Grey – to my ears delightful – because an
old Favorite
23d – Rainy morng – dark and gloomy scrubbing – baking – pealing Apples &c &c – Mr Tench & J Stayner C. Sinclair – H.O – Cathn Eliza – Helen & Miss
McCormick drank Tea with Jane – Jane came up after – Some Rain – M McCormick brought [words lost at edge of page]
23 a Letter from Mrs
Freeman –
– 44 Novbr 24 Sunday – cold – cloudy – very high Westerly Wind – Cathn & Jane and Jarvis gone to Niagara Church Mr & Mrs Mills dined here – Cathn returned
from Church – nearly frozen – Mr
Tench – J Stayner Mary Mc
Cormick read the Bible to H.J. Mrs
A Mc
Cormick sent 16 Candles – a piece of Beef
and 6 White-fish & some salt Fish a real God send – there being neither Candles Meat or Money in the House – J & T Stayner – W Duff H.O –
Cathn Eliza and Mary McCk wrote to Jessie & Hannah – all busy watching the progress of the Moon Eclipsed – Mr & Mrs Mills – drove home –
snow in the Night – Transit went out & had to return –
25 – very cold – Wind still westerly very high – ground covered with snow –
44 Novbr 25 J & T Stayner – W Duff – Mary McCormick finished Handy Andy – Alone – for a wonder
Went Early to Bed – H.O. had a sick turn – with dizzyness in the Head – Caroline & Emma complaining of pane in the stomach Alxr & Jarvis
went to Fields for Flour & Butter could not get any Dark uncomfortable Day – Air full of Snow – but little fell – very cold –
27 – fine morng – cold – the Wind not so high – still west – Mary McCormick and Eliza walked up to the post office – H.J. chopped up some Beed &
Potatos for Dinner Mary Hamilton – Mr
Tench – J Stayner H.J picked two Geese – borrowed pail of Flour from Jane –
– 44 Novbr 28 snowing not so cold – Boys went to school and left us no Wood cut – H.J. finished picking the Geese – cut up one and to have for Dinner – H.O –
Cathn
& Eliza washing Mary Mc
Cormick washing Tea things Helen doing up the Bedrooms –
all much fatigued – J Stayner came in at nine O’Clock at Night just as we were going to bed
Alxr & Jarvis went to Mr Williams for Flour – got half an Hundred – a soldier cutting Wwood in the afternoon Williams drawing Wood –
29 – cloudy morng
– mild – Williams drawing Wood – Ironing & Mangling – Miss Mc
Cormick kneeding Bread – H.J. mending Boys Trousers – A
Letter from from Mrs E Robinson to Helen with
44 Novbr 29 a Recipe to cure Hams & Bacon Mr Cummings – C Sinclair – W Duff J & T Stayner – Jane & Julia Hamilton Julia & Jessie Ross – spent the Evg here
– H.O & H.J played Piquette – Mary Mc
Cormick read some in the Unloved –
30 – Cloudy – dull morng – scrubbing H.O – and Mary McCormick pealing Apples – Baking – H.J. preparing Stuffing for a Goose for Dinner – Caroline
mending her Apron & Caps H J. mending things out of the wash & putting them away – Cathn & Eliza asked to spend the Evg at Mr Creighton –
did not go – it being very wet – extraordinary – no one here – some Rain in the Night – H.J. got up and went movd her Bed –
– 44 Decbr
1 Sunday fine mild morng
– H.O. & Alxr
drove Mary Mc
Cormick to Niagara – returned at Six O’Clock Augusta sent Cathn
a pr
of Walking shoes –
some Fish – Butter & Candles – T Stayner – C Sinclair – Letters from Amherstburgh – Mary McCk returned with H.O –
2d – cloudy morng – cleared about Eleven – Washing done – half past 11 – H J busy preparing the Gillets to cook – mincing the Beef – Mary Mc flying
about like a parched Corn – Mrs McMicken sent for H.O. to go down – her Child having Fits – H.O stayed till nine at Night – Cathn & Mary
McCormick drank Tea with Jane – Jane & Eliza came up – Old Crab took our Horse and Waggon to take Julia to Niagara – the linch Pin broke –
he had to walk
– 44 Decbr 2 Durhams and lead the Horse – on his return – J & T Stayner – W Duff
H.J. sent her Letter to C Freeman Jane sent some Butter and a piece of roast Beef – Mills – quit the Cottage –
3d
X very fine mild morng
– H.O. sent a Butter-firkin to Mrs
S.P.Jarvis – by Transit – Boys took it down – Starching Ironing & Mangling – Baking – &
roasting Beef –
A Letter from Mrs O’Reily inclosing five Dollars to purchase lace to finish the little Caps –
A Letter from Augusta Caroline – written by Mary Peter – postage not paid – to be sent to Mr
Freeman that he may know it – J & T Stayner
– Cathn & Mary McCormick walked to Mrs McMicken to enquire after her Child
Mary Hamilton –
44 Decbr 4 Dull morng – mild –
Mrs Guernsey sent home the brass Kettle and one piece of fresh Pork many thanks to her – H.O. & Catharine drove to Niagara = to purchase
Lace to finish Mrs Kirbys Caps –
no one here this Evg – Helen drank Tea at Janes and stayed all Night – her Mother not pleased with her – H.J. and her Dinner – disagreed –
Mary McCk reading –
5 – an other dull morng – mild – Rain in the Evg – Catharine walked out to see Mrs Tench – Eliza Hamilton Helen & Mary McCormick accompanied
her to the Tole-gate – all got Wet – and had to change as seen as they came home H.O went up to see Mrs Stayner – who is sick – found her
better – Mr Tench – Mary McCormick reading the Grambler till half past eleven – the rest plying the Needle – Jane H sent some Sausages
– 44 Decbr 6 Dark rainy morng – Mild for the season – J Stayner Jane Hamilton – Rain all Night two soldiers taking down the Hall stove pipe – Hugh
Richardson with his band parading the street – playing a or before the doors of some –
7 – very dark rainy morng – Went round to the West blowing hard showery all day – Jane Hamilton came up to Mangle – H.O washing Mrs
Kirby’s
baby things an Ironing them – Soldiers putting up the stove pipe – Girls scrubbing – Mary McCormick whipping Cap-borders and writing Part
on the stove-pipe – H.J. cutting Patches – in the Evg
pealing Apples – went to bed – awoke by H.O. to take some soup – Dreamed of throwing up
a quantity of Phlegm – Baking –
44 Decbr
8 Sunday – cold – high westerly wind fair morng
– Geese sitting down to warm their feet – we arose too late to go to Church – rough Roads and
very cold – stove smoking our Eyes nearly out with the smoke Mary Hamilton – Mr
Tench – J & S Stayner – W Duff – drank Tea here – Letters
from Amherstburgh – H.J. read the Sservice by herself –
9th fair cool morng – Washing – high Westerly Wind – Alxr went to Williams for Flour – could get none – borrowed a pail-full from Jane –
W Duff came up for H.O Catn Eliza – Helen and Mary McCormick to go to the Lecture – W Duff & J Stayner returned with them and stayed
till midnight – H J pealing Apples – Alxr & Jarvis went seating – two of the Stayners fell into the Water doing bravado near a Hole –
– 44 Decbr 10 cloudy dull dark morng – mild – Ironing – Mangling – Baking – the stove smoking – Doors & Windows all open – wind Easterly & H.O. Eliza &
Mary McCormick drank Tea with Jane & spent the Evg – Mr Tench J & T Stayner – sold 10 Bushes of Ashes at 6d – pr Bushel –
11 – Cloudy morng – very gloomy – Coll R Hamilton came to see what was the matter of the stove pipe – found it put together all wrong side up –
altered to to as to stop it smoking – Miss Whitney Mr Tench – J Stayner –
H.O & Catharine – took Mary Mc
Cork
home – Augusta gave H.O some Flour – loaf of Bread – qt Mutton – piece of corned beef – & some
Candles & Tea – and sent H.J some Oat-meal – A Letter from Cathy to H.J. – postage not pd – H J answered Cathy Freemans Letter –
44 Decbr 12 beautiful morng – Baking – Ctn making button holes in Mrs Kirbys dresses
H.O – & Catharine drove out to St Catharines with Mrs Kirby & things – to fine an opportunity to send them by a private Hand – they will
go tomorrow – T Stayner – H.O. called to see how Mrs Creighton was – very ill
13 – Dark gloomy day – some Snow & Rain- Girls scrubbing – H.J. cleaning spoons &c – Eliza gone to drink Tea & sleep with Jane – Jane Hamilton –
Boys shut up two Turkeys killed a Goose – H.J. picked & cleaned it for cooking
14 – fine clear morng mild for the season – Eliza came home after Breakfast – scrubbing – Baking – sweeping Boys cutting Wood – Children busy
emptying slops – Mr
Gustavus Jarvis – from New Brunswick
– 44 Decbr 14 a very fine looking young Man – much like Wm Jarvis his mole larger and fatter in the Face than he was at the same Age – stayed about qtr of an
hour – on his way to Lewiston – to go by the Cars for Barton and Frederickton – H.O. an Eliza went to call on Mrs Creighton – so muddy they
could not go on – stopped at Janes some time – J Stayner walked home with them – Boys took Old Rt
Rn
as far as the Pine-grove – then went to
Mrs Williams for the Flour – Bran & Shorts of five Bushels of Wheat – and got it –
clouded up at 12 – some rain & snow –
15 – Sunday – dark – gloomy – snowing morng
– H.O & Eliza went to see Mrs
Creighton and Jane – Catharine Eliza & Helen – went after Tea to see
Jane – a Goose for Dinner – W Tench dined here – T Mewburn – J Stayner W Duff – H.J, wrote to Jessie &
– 44 Decbr 15 Hannah and mailed them –
16 – Ground covered with snow – dull – cloudy morng – some snow – Mrs Tench sent H.O. half a barrel of Cider – Washing done at One O’Clock –
clothes hung up in the House – all very tired – H.O – Eliza – Helen & Boys went to the Lecture – not very entertaining – T Stayner came up for
them – two loads of Wood and a keg of Milk from Mr
Williams
17 – clear morng
– a pleasure to have day-light again – H.J made up two Caps – Helen Ironing – H.O making Mitts for the Boys – Catharine cutting
out shirts – Mr Tench – J Stayner – Jane Hamilton spent the Evg – Alxr went to be measured for a Coat H.O. reseived a Note from Augusta asking
her – Girls down to Dinner on Christmas day and asking H.J to
– 44 Decbr 17 a few days there – Williams Man called for his Bags and got them
18 clear cold morng – some snow H.J. mending her Pettecoat – H.O Cathn & Eliza cutting and making their Frocks – Evg Cathn sewing at the Shirts –
Mr Tench – C Sinclair called for some Quinine for Mrs Creighton – Helen set the yest –
19 snowing – dull – dark morng Baking- H.O. & Girls making their Drapes – Helen finished H.J. Petticoat & mending Emma’s Frock H.J. mending
stockings and Bibs – Cathn & Eliza went to the shop for stay-bones – little Ross drank Tea here with the Boys – – H.O. sent a loaf of Bread to
Jane – owing – W Duff –
44 Decbr 19 [sic] cold- dull morng – H.J. feeding the Poultry – cleaning Knives & Candlesticks – Eliza washing Tea-things – Helen scrubbing the Nursery – H.O. &
Cathn
at their Needles – Wrays Child died with Croop
20 Catharine went out to see Mr Tench & drank Tea there – Wm Tench walked home with her – Catn called at Mrs McMickens = Wm Duff sat up late
to try and finish their Frocks – did not succeed –
Boys took a slay ride – cut wood took care of the stable
Helen set the yest – a Child at the Rail road House died with Croop
21 – Dull gloomy morng – Girls scrubbing – H.O Baking – H.J. cleaning Silvers – Children at school – Catharine & Eliza went to Janes to have their
Frocks fixed drank Tea there – Old Crab walked up with them – slept on the Soffa while Jane & the Girls Mangled –
44 Decbr
21 J & T Stayner – some Rain
22 Sunday – an other dull Day – Rain – H.O could not go to Church went to see McMickens Children who were sick with Chicken Pox and
Scarletina – Mrs C Seacord & Thorbborn taken very ill in the Night – H.J wrote to C.A Hamilton – C Sinclair and Robert Cummings drank Tea
here – W Duff
23 – Cloudy – Washing done at two – H.J. picked a Turkey – Goose & Fowl H.J ate a bit of Fowl and threw up till 7 O’Clock – when she got rid of the
offending morsel –
Letter from Jessie & H H H – J Stayner
44 Decbr
24 H O. & Helen drove H.J. to Niagara – left H.J. to spend a week with Mrs
Mc
Ck
– Mrs
M gave H.O. a piece of corn Beef – some Candles – a loaf Cake –
some other sweetcakes and some Pies and ten Dollars – as a Christmas Box – H.O. bought for Jane 2lb
Raisons & 2lb
Currants – with money sent
by her –
25 – Christmas day – H.J. went to Church – stayed to the Sacrament – H.O. Cathn
Eliza – Alxr
– W Tench – Mr
T Mewburn and Jane Hn
came down to
Church were late – the three first stayed to Sacrament – H.O. had a Note from Fitzd saying Maria had been very ill – he was in hopes she was
mending having sat up a few minutes that day – H.O received a
from Mrs Kirby with twenty Dollars – for work done – Mary McCk gave Catharine a Broom for a Christmas box fearing her hand would be out of
Practice for the want of it – very considerate – seeing we had neither Money or Broom to eradicate the Dust & dirt – H.J. wrote to Cathy –
informing her of Maria’s ill state of health and sent it by Jasper Gilkinson
Jasper Gilkinson & James Holms dined at McCormicks and stayed till after twelve – Holmes not very talkative – sparing of his Wit – Mr McCk
Tipsy – the rest not much better – for Dinner a boiled Turkey – Roast-beef Chicken Pye – Tongue – Potato’s Cauliflower – Turnips – Saddle of
Venison – Plum pudding – Cheese-pye – Tarts
44 Decbr
25 Custards – Raisins – Nuts – Apples Coffee- Tea – Cakes – Jasper brought Mrs
Mc
Ck
the hind half of a Venison – a Box I believe of Champain & old
Hoe – thus ended the celebrated day – H.J. ate more this day than she had for three month – without being sick –
26 – a gloomy day – a soldier Buried – snow all gone – Jasper returned home – Mrs
Mc
Ck
gave him his Lunch to eat when at Beemsville – consisting
of Mine pies – plum pudding – sandwiches – Venison &c &c – Family dined on Hash Turky – cold Beef – Vegetables – Tart H.J. on soup – Tea
Bread & Butter Mary – Fany & Boys spent the Evg at the Sheriffs –
27 – dark gloomy day
H.J. making Iron-holder for Augusta read the Papers – Letters from W.B. Robinson – confirming the
44 Dr 27 report of his appointment of Inspector General – Miss Kiswick & Miss Cuthbert called on Miss McCk – Mrs Dickson sent for her to spend the Day
with her – Mary did not go – Mr & Mrs Mather called – much to the annoyance of the young Ladies – he being a school-Master – she a Vulgar
Woman – who was unable to sit in her Chair quietly – in good society – spoke bad English – Loofers not People in society checked by the
Mother – for [part word illegible]nality – by Magte for false Pride did not care wd never go again to call – no use in it – did not wish to call on any –
that they should be ashamed of noticing in the Street –
28th a fine clear morng – rather cool – Augusta gone out –
– 44 Decr 28 H.J. suffering with her stomach reading a Magazine
Mrs
Walter Dickson & Daughter Miss Hamilton – Miss Chanse – Mrs
Barnon – – H.J. ate white Fish for Dinner – threw up a quantity of
Phlegm – mended socks for Augusta – played at Cribbage with Sl McCk and Piquet with Mr McCormick –
29 – Sunday – fine morng – H.J could not eat her Breakfast left the Table three times – this morng – went to Church in the morng dined at McCks
went to Church in the Evg
– a dark gloomy day –
30 – a dul – dark Windy day – Transit went out & returned –
30 – cleared of about half past three – H.J. played at Cribbage with the Boys = and was beaten – H.J. had a pain in her Chest all the Evg
– took some
Ginger tea –wrote to W B Robinson – concerning her Lots –
31 – fine clear morng – H.O. Alxr Caro & Herbert came down from Queenston for H.J. – H.O. Alxr & H.J. called on Mrs Ross – H.O. bought 7yd of black
Morina 9yd
wadding 9yd
plaid for lining the Cloaks for Cathn
& Eliza – 2½ Fringe also $ 4 0 0 – some Bees Wax Pills allum – Paper & Combs
Almanick blue Fringe – Crackers six pr Woollen Gloves for Children $ 2 0 0 (2yd black Ribbon 2/ pr Boots for H.O. 12/ – three pr of the Gloves not
paid two and four pence each – H.J. returned to Queenston – dark when they arrived – the Girls all appeared happy to see H.J. – a Letter from
Jessie & H H H –
– 44 Decbr 31 J & T Stayner – Mrs McCk gave H.O a piece of neck of Beef – for soup
On page at end of 1844 Diary
Bath Brick – Moffat Pills –
Sink – pewter spoon
belt for Herbert – Blotting-paper
Pins – writing Paper – Allum
Beed-wax – Cribbage Board
blotter – Cathrn gloves for
Boys – – Almanick – Watering-
pot – Milk for Children
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