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Andrew Brown Scott (1835 - 1878)
1857
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Contents
Counting House Calendar, Banking Table, a Blank Space for Memoranda for every day in the year, Cash
Account for each Month, Annual Summary of Cash Account, Bills Payable and Receivable.
{facing page}
Calendar for the year 1857
== A TABLE == Showing the number of days from any day in the month to the same day in any other
month throughout the whole year.
January February March April May June July August September October
Jan. 365 334 306 275 245 214 184 153 122 92
Feb. 31 365 337 306 276 245 215 184 153 123
March 59 28 365 334 304 273 243 212 181 151
April. 90 59 31 365 335 304 274 243 212 182
May. 120 89 61 30 365 334 304 273 242 212
June. 151 120 92 61 31 365 335 304 273 243
July. 181 150 122 91 62 31 365 334 303 273
Aug. 212 181 153 122 92 61 31 365 334 304
Sept. 243 212 184 153 123 91 61 31 365 334
Oct. 273 242 214 183 153 122 92 61 30 365
Nov. 304 273 245 214 184 153 123 92 61 31
Dec. 334 303 275 244 218 183 153 122 91 61
Explanation.-How many days are there from the 10th of January to the 10th of June? Look for January in
the column at the left hand, then seek for June along the line to the right, and you find the number of days
to be 151.
DIARY FOR 1857.
January, Thursday, 1. 1857.
Made about 1455¾ calls more or less &c
Friday, 2.
Making distance table for map of Peel
Saturday, 3.
Same as yesterday - Went to Mr Ellis to hurry him up with the Lithograph of Peel
January, Sunday, 4. 1857
No Entries
Monday, 5.
Same as on Saturday - finished about 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday, 6.
Transfering information from map of Peel to the tracings of the several Townships Went to Brampton by
the evening cars
January, Wednesday, 7. 1857
About the Village all day doing little or nothing
Thursday, 8.
intended to travel through the county of Peel today but the weather was too cold
Friday, 9.
left Brampton about 9:30 A.M. then through Stanleys Mills, Castlemore, Coleraine, Bolton, Macville,
Sand Hill,(Paisley), & Mono Mills, to Orangeville Hunting information for map of Peel. Neither the clerk
of the Gore or the clerk of Albion were at home. Consequently could not get the school sections of either
of said townships.
January, Saturday, 10. 1857
Left Orangeville about 8:00 A.m. went to Alton staid there an hour then went to Charleston & got the
school sections of Caledon from Dodds, the clerk promised him a map for the same information. Then
drove home about 5:15 P.m. found {illegible}vin had telegraphed friday to go to town - ran over to station
- just in time for cars
Sunday, 11.
No Entries
Monday, 12.
Went to Brantford by Mornings train to get clothes to go to the bush - when I got back again 11.00 AM Mr
Jack thought I had better not go as I would be too late to overtake him before he got started from Orillia -
went to Ellis in the afternoon to get the Map of Peel
January, Tuesday, 13. 1857
Working at plan of peel {text is vertically written across Tuesday and Wednesday, the ink is faded}
Wednesday, 14.
Took the tracing to Ellis in the forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening to travel in search of
information for map of Peel.
Thursday, 15.
Went to Bolton's Village to get a map of the school sections in Albion. Mr Swinarton said I could get it
from County Clerk next week - Called on the Clerk of the Gore for the same purpose. he said the
Township collector had it
January Friday 16 1857
Went to Streetsville to get the school section of Toronto from the Town Clerk - he hadn't then said I could
get them from the County Clerk - went to Springfield & got a good deal of information from Mr Taylor
Councillor for the first Ward
Saturday 17
Very cold & stormy day - staid home all day
Sunday 18
No entry
January Monday 19 1857
{Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel
Went from Brampton to Toronto in the forenoon - went to Fitzgerald's to copy map of Streetsville before
leaving Brampton and he gave me one to bring with me
Tuesday 20
intended to meet Mr McCowan at the Scarboro Station but was too late for the Cars
Wednesday 21
Went to the the Cars to go to Scarboro - Cars dont call there went to Mink's and hired a horse and went
to McCowan’s house did a little measuring on his Lot but could not finish on account of not having a
description of Mrs Borwicks property arrived in Toronto about 6.00 P.M.
January Thursday 22 1857
{Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel -- but not very hard
Searched in registrey office for Description of Mrs Borwicks Lot & made Description of 24 Acres off the
north part of Mr McCowans portion of Lot No 22 Con C Scarboro Working at plan of Peel in the
afternoon - Got a plan of the school sections of Toronto Township from Mr Elliott Clerk of County Council
Friday 23
of the school sections sent map of township of Toronto back to Mr Elliott by F Forster
Saturday 24
Took map of Peel to Mr Ellis W Case of Bell.V. White decided before the Chief justice in Bells favour -
recieved map of school sections of Chinguacousy from McCollum Wm went to Brampton in the evening
January Monday 26 1857
{Written vertically across Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th} Working at Distance table of Peel &c &c &c
{No Entries for January 26, 27, 28 and 29}
{Written vertically along left margin} had a thundering bad cold working a little at Distance table of Peel
Friday 30
Finished distance table and took it to Ellis’ about 1:00 P.M. went to Brampton at night
{No entries for January 31 and February 1}
Monday 2
Arrived in Toronto about noon put School sections of Chinguacousy and the Gore in map of Peel
Tuesday 3
Working a little at map of Muskoke Road
Wednesday 4
did not do much in the office went to Brampton to go to the Loydtown to get map of school sections of
Albion
Thursday 5
raining and storming all day did not go to Loydtown as I intended
February Friday 6 1857
Went to Loydtown and got copy of Mr Osler's Map of Albion - I Pattullo went with me - Stopped at Bolton
going and coming
Saturday 7
Went to Town in the morning and put school sections of Albion on the map of Peel - went Back to
Brampton in the evening. Witt went with me
{No entry for Sunday February 8}
February Monday 9 1857
Came to Toronto in the morning. Went to Ellis and got the map to make a few alterations
W.H. came in in the morning
Tuesday 10
{Entries for 10th and 11th are written in darker ink over lighter entries}
In office greater part of day - attended Proffessor Chapmans lecture on mineralogy from 1 to 2 P.M.
in evening company at Unwins danced &c &c till 3:00 Am of 11th
Wednesday 11
at work at Hastings farm - Charley and John were with me
February Thursday 12 1857
{Written with darker pen over lighter entry}
Went to Elliis 3 or 4 times to see about map of Peel attended lecture at College
Friday 13
With Charley & John working at Hastings farm found I had made a mistake in measuring across the lot
last fall measuring 12.50 instead of 12.58 ½
Saturday 14
at Ellis all forenoon got 3 or 4 proof sheets about 12 noon sent 8 out to Brampton in the afternoon
{No Entry for February Sunday 15 1857}
Monday 16
in office part of day - went to Crown Land office to get field notes and instructions of Township of North
Gwillimsbury
Tuesday 17
attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toronto
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February Wednesday 18 1857
At work at survey of the Hastings farme Charley and John with me. - finished it
Thursday 19
Attended lecture in the afternoon Went to Brampton in the evening to see about Proofs of Map of Peel
Making tracing of Plan of Grand trunk Railway through County of Peel - in the forenoon
Friday 20
Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home. Came to town in the morning
February Saturday 21 1857
Finished tracing of Grand Trunk railway map
{No Entry for Sunday February 22}
Monday 23
Coppying the field notes taken at Sutton into another
February Tuesday 24 1857
Corrected A.F. Wrights map for registry - attended lecture
Wednesday 25
not doing much in the office Went to Brampton in the evening to get proofs of Peel
Thursday 26
Came to town in the morning
attended lecture in afternoon Chas Robertson went with me
took corrected Proof of Peel to Ellis
February Friday 27 1857
Commenced and nearly finished a map of the town of St Mary's for J Lays Esq
Saturday 28
Finished map of St Mary's in the forenoon did nothing in the afternoon
this day finishes 2 years service
March Sunday 1
{No Entry}
March Monday 2 1857
With Roberts and John Guy left Toronto for Sutton where arrived about 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday 3
Produced townline down to the Lake and about 20.00 on to the ice - where I took Angles to the islands
and to several objects on shore traversed the shore from the Townline to Jackson's Point
Wednesday 4
With Roberts and John surveying Jackson's Point
March Thursday 5 1857
Finished Preliminary survey of Jacksons Point
Friday 6
Met Mr Lyndsay in the morning to run his line. concluded not to run it untill they petitioned Parliament for
a local act for the Lake Con to Gwillimbury - went to see Mr Mossington about running his line but he did
not want it run untill Peter Barton swore to the Post bet - Nos 7 & 8 - in afternoon made pencil sketch of
Jackson's point - called at Howards in forenoon - and at Trent's in the evening
Saturday 7
running line between Nos 1 & 2 in the 8th for R.Reeford
March Sunday 8 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 9
Snowing hard all day - done nothing done
Tuesday 10
in forenoon ran a compass line part of the way through lot 14. lake con North Gwillimbury for J A
Lindsay in afternoon running line bet {bet is shortform for between} 1 & 2 8th con Georgina for Reeford
March Wednesday 11 1857
Finished line bet 1 & 2 ---
Thursday 12
Chaining line bet 1 & 2 in forenoon to put down posts - in afternoon attended races at Jackson’s Point
Friday 13
Finished chaining line bet 1 & 2 and put down Posts on the Townline 1/2 way up the lot
March Saturday 14 1857
Finished putting in the posts on the Townline
Sunday 15
Went up to Mr Howards in the evening
Monday 16
Put in the posts at the 9th Con line moved Mr Bouchiers post at S.W. L of No. 1 in the 9th con 16l
farther
south - put down the posts between 1 & 2
March Tuesday 17 1857
Ran a line along the 7th con line to bet 6 & 7 in the 6th con - then bet 6 & 7 parallel to the Townline -
then cleared and measured across the Fronts of lots 7, 8, & 9 in the 6th con - where I found an old post
lying down & the point in the ground planted a cedar one in its place
Wednesday 18
raining in the morning & looked like rain all day. had so far to go to work did not go - making plan of
Reeford lot
Thursday 19
Charley sick John and I chained across 6th Con bet 6 & 7. then chained on 7th Con line bet across 7
& 1/2 of 8. then sent John home with instrument I planted posts - on front of 6th bet 7 & 8. at centre of
7 & at centre of 8.
March Friday 20 1857
Finished Mr Bouchiers lot at French Village about 6:15 P.M.
Saturday 21
Snowing in the forenoon Finished Mr Reefords Plan - in afternoon ran lines bet 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 of Mr
Reefords lots
Sunday 22
{No Entry}
March Monday 22 1857
Running lines in Mr Reefords Lots
Tuesday 23
Same as yesterday
Wednesday 24
Charley & John same as yesterday I made 2 pencil sketches of the point to thew proposed subdivision
finished them about 3:30 P.M
March Thursday 26 1857
Finished running lines for Mr Reeford about 4:30 P.M.
Friday 27
Posting off Mr Bouchiers portion of no 2 - 18th con of Georgina - about half of the day - Charley at home
not well
Saturday 28
Left Sutton at 11 A.M. Arrived in Toronto at 7:00 P.M. John and I walked from Dughill to Lefroy
Charley went on to H. Landing
March Sunday 29 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 30
making pencil plan of Jacksons point for Mr Bouchier
Tuesday 31
Trying to get up a plan of Mr Bouchier's property in Georgina
attended lecture at College
April Wednesday 1 1857
Working at Mr Bouchiers plan.
Thursday 2
Same as yesterday -
attended lecture in afternoon
Friday 3
With Mr Unwin - measured the outlines of Mr Gwynes lot on corner of Yonge st and 3rd Con Line. then
went over Mrs, Seymour's lot (25. 3rd con). Arrived at home about 3:30 P.M.
April Saturday 4 1857
Made copy of Diary and Accounts for April - made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot - in afternoon
packed up & sent 18 mounted maps of Peel to Brampton. 3 Col and 6 plainer to Thompson's the same
to Bain & the same to McLear
Sunday 5
{No Entry}
Monday 6
made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot packed up for Mr Walford, 12 coloured & 12 plain maps of
Peel.
April Tuesday 7 1857
Making copy of Diary and Accounts for January and February 1857. attended Geological lecture
Wednesday 8
Making plan of Mr Gwyne's lots on Yonge st
Thursday 9
in forenoon making plan of Gwyne's lots in afternoon went to Brampton
April Friday 10, to Monday 13 1857
{No Entries}
Tuesday 14
Came to Toronto in the morning working at Gwynes plan
Wednesday 15
in forenoon. With Unwin, Jack and Roberts. Surveying water lots for Mrs Brown in afternoon working
at Mr Bouchiers plan
April Thursday 16 1857
Working at Gwynes lots Plan attended lecture in afternoon
Friday 17
ditto
Saturday 18
Same in forenoon - in afternoon with Unwin and Jack - surveying on E side of don - and south of Don
and Danforth road - for J Leys Esqr
April Sunday 19 Monday 20 1857
With Jack till 2:00 P.M, survey Arthurs lot East of Don. Then plotting the survey rest of day
Monday 20
See yesterday
made 2 bets with W. H. F. 1st an even bet of 8 1 that he would not enter 3 first classes, at the University
2nd a bet of 8 2 to 8 1 that he would not take any three that he could mention - he mentioned Geology -
English Literature & Mathematics
Tuesday 21
Working a little at Gwynes plan
April Wednesday 22 1857
With John Guy surveying Park lot No 24 for Revd. Mr Given's
Thursday 23
Calculating contents of park lot No 24 - & several other jobs - too numerous & unimportant to mention
Friday 24
part of the day helping U. & J. to survey Mrs Brown's lot
April Saturday 25 1857
helping Jack to survey Mrs Brown lot on front street. Went to Brampton in afternoon
Sunday 26
{No Entry}
Monday 27
Came in from Brampton in the morning. Working at Gwynne's plan remainder of day
April Tuesday 28 1857
in forenoon helping Jack to make some calculations for the survey of Mrs Browns lot on Front st in
afternoon with Jack making the survey
Wednesday 29
With Chas and Joe and C Unwin in the afternoon. resetting the post on the Denison Estate homested
Thursday 30
Same as yesterday with Chas and Joe
May Friday 1 1857
Same as yesterday. finished about 1:00 P.M. raining all day
Saturday 2
In the office all day
Sunday 3
{No Entry}
May Monday 4 1857
in the morning with Chas & Joe went up to work at Mr Gwynne's lot above Yorkville - worked at then
until noon, when it came on heavy rain - at home all the afternoon - t in the evening took a letter to the
Colonist office - which I wrote in answer to one written by E Nugent
Tuesday 5
Tuesday in the office all day - sent 25 mounted maps to Brampton and 34 coloured to Carter to get
mounted
Wednesday 6
Mr Unwin - with Jones & Butterworth went to orillia in the morning
putting some coloured maps on deeds for Bacon - finished one and partly finished 2 - - -
May Thursday 7 1857
With Charley and Joe. Working at Gwynes lots near Yorkville finished at 5:00 P.M.
Friday 8
in office all day doing nothing
Saturday 9
with Chas and Joe working at the Given's estate - making preliminary survey
May Sunday 10 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 11
{Entries written over older faint ones with darker ink}
same as yesterday - finished at 7:00 P.M. when I went to Judge Harrison's - when he told me to tell
Ley's that he stopped me surveying untill he had a settlement with him
Tuesday 12
met Mr Jarvis at Caerhowel, at 11:00 a.m. to take off Lots 30 E of William st 3H32 W of William and E of
Dummer st and A. E and W of Murray st - sent Joe for posts, went to office for Charley - commenced at
3:00 P.M. & finished at 6 P.M. William went to Brampton at night
May Wednesday 13 1857
in forenoon made sketch of the Givens farm in the afternoon. went with Jack to Thornhi
Thursday 14
We met Mr Passmore at Townline. to run line between 18 and 19 2nd Con Markham - ranged out the
Townline and Angled nearly up to line bet 18 and 19. when it came on to rain very heavy* raining from
about 10:00 a.m.
*about 4:00 P.M.
Friday 15
ran the line as far as line bet 18 and 19 when it commenced raining very heavy Went to house and drew
up a bond bet. Helmkay and Phillips - and took affadavits of Peter Wise & John Helmkay. Jack and
Passmore went to Phillips at night
May Saturday 16 1857
measured across front of Lots 18,19 & 20, ran line between 18 & 19 finished about 5:00 P.M. when
they took Affadavit of Peter Phillips - Left Helmkays about 7:30 P.M. they brought Jack and I as far as
Hoggs Hollow - wher we walked to Toronto arriving about 1:15 A.M. of Sunday
Sunday 17
{No Entry}
Monday 18
drew out proposed subdivision of Leys property
May Tuesday 19 1857
did nothing in the forenoon - in afternoon helped Jack to stake off a lot on Victoria street
Wednesday 20
{Again written over with darker ink}
Charley sick - sent Joe & Muldoon up with some posts (327) to Leys place - H Butterworth and I ran
College street through then we straightened & chopped out the West side of the Centre street & planted
a post where it intersects the north side of College street in the morning sent carpet bag to Wm at
Brampton (per Express)
Thursday 21
Joe and I working at Ley's place ran out line on the East side of West street and planted post at the
intersection of College st
May Friday 22 1857
With Charley and Joe working at Ley's place
Saturday 23
in office all forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening
Sunday 24
{No Entry}
May Monday, 25 1857
{No Entry}
Tuesday 26
came to Toronto in the morning-
Wednesday 27
raining in the morning - in office all day doing nothing
May Thursday 28 1857
raining in the morning - same as yesterday
Friday 29
With Charley & Joe working at Ley's place stopped at Church's tavern at night
Saturday 30
Same as yesterday - in afternoon helping Jack & Jones to take levels of Given's street
May Sunday 31 1857
{No Entry}
June Monday 1
raining in the morning - went up to Ley's place about 12:00
Charley & Joe with me
Tuesday 2
Working at Ley's place from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. went to Town after supper
June Wednesday 3 1857
went up about 11:00 A.M. went to Grand trunk switch 3:30 intending to go to Brampton. but could not
get on. came on to rain very heavy about 4:00
Thursday 4
Working from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. - went to Town after supper
Friday 5
staid in office all day. helping Jack to make plan of Leys place Charley & Joe working at Ley's place
June Saturday 6 1857
went up to Ley's about 9:00 A.M. working till 4:00 p.m. when went to help Jack & Jones to take levels of
Denis? st
sent Joe home after dinner to cut some wood
Sunday 7
{No Entry}
Monday 8
Raining - working at the plan of Given's Estate
June Tuesday 9 1857
Same as yesterday - went to Brampton in the afternoon
Wednesday 10
at Brampton
Thursday 11
Came to Town in the evening
June Friday 12 1857
slight showers throughout the day. working at Ley's plan of the Given's Estate
Saturday 13
With Joe working at Ley's place
Sunday 14
{No Entry}
June Monday 15 1857
in forenoon produced St Patrick's st through to Bathurst st
{Written diagonally across part of Monday 15 and Tuesday 16}
With Joe working at the Given's Estate
Wednesday 17
with JCharley & Joe at same
{Written diagonally across Thursday 18, Friday 19, and part of Saturday 20}
With Charley and Joe working at the Givens Estate
Saturday 20
commenced raining at noon and rained all the afternoon
June Sunday 21 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 22
raining greater part of day in office doing little or nothing
Tuesday 23
with Chas & Joe at the Givens estate
{Written diagonally across Wednesday 24 and part of Thursday 25}
same as Tuesday
Thursday 25
I went to Town in the evening
Friday 26
in office all the forenoon went up to Givens about 5:00 P.M.
June Saturday 27 1857
at the Givens place all day
went to town in the evening
Sunday 28
{No Entry}
Monday 29
raining all the forenoon
went to Brampton afternoon met Uncle's John & David going to Guelph
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{Written diagonally across Tuesday 30, and part of Wednesday July 1
at Brampton
July Wednesday 1
attended meeting of Cricket Club in the evening
Thursday 2
come in in the morning. then went up to the Cricket ground staid there till noon. afternoon at the office
got J 36 from Jack and went up and paid Fields for board - and bro' down the things from the Given's
survey
July Friday 3 1857
doing very little in office - in afternoon commenced to make a tracing of part of Canada to put on plan of
part of Brampton Mr Unwin arrived from the bush about 9:30 P.M. taking all by surprise
Saturday 4
went to cars to meet Uncle David then went round town with him untill 11:30. then went with him to the
boat for Niagara he started about 12:00-
in afternoon doing a little at tracing of part of Canada - and stretching cloth to mount paper for plan of
Muskoka Road Survey
Sunday 5
{No Entry}
{Written across July Monday 6 1857 and Tuesday 7}
Making a sketch of part of Rosepark for George Duggan Esq together with several other jobs
Wednesday 8
finished sketch in the forenoon in afternoon made and sent out to Brampton a tracing of part of A,F S
plan shewing proposed alteration of streets
July Thursday 9 1857
in morning recd telegraph from A.F.S to get Fitzgerald. went up to Cricket ground to tell him staid till
1:30 - in afternoon in the office doing nothing
Friday 10
went out to Brampton in the morning played a game at Cricket in the afternoon
Saturday 11
returned from Brampton in the morning - staid at the house all afternoon not well
July Sunday 12 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 13
in forenoon plotting lines of Muskoka Road in afternoon went with Unwin to trac{e} out Townline across
1st Con York and take ofbservation of North star - Jack came along about 11:00 P.M. to help, when he
laid down and went to sleep. consequently was of a great deal of help - (over the left)
staid out all night
Tuesday 14
went to work as soon as we could see and finished tracing out Townline then walked into town arrived
about 9:00 A.M. got breakfast and went to sleep slept till noon - after dinner went to office - working at
Muskoka road plan
July Wednesday 15 1857
working at Muskoka road Plan in the forenoon - afternoon doing nothing at night took observation of
Polaris on line bet 23 and 24 1st Con York finished at 12:00 - midnight
Thursday 16
started to run line bet 23 and 24 - but commenced raining - in office all day
Friday 17
with Mr Unwin and Jack started line bet 23 and 24 then Jack went to office Unwin and I with Joe run it
thro then measured from it to W. City limit on North City limit
July Saturday 18 1857
in morning went to Brampton. then went over to Norval to play cricket with the Norval club beat them
badly. they kicked up a fuss - we came away late without our dinner. becau{se} the president would not
apologize &c
Sunday 19
{No Entry}
Monday 20
came to Town in the morning. mad up Mr Bourchiers Act for surveying in March
July Tuesday 21 1857
surveying at Mrs Seymours lot. with Chas and Joe - Muldoon took up posts and tent &c - intend
camping out for the survey
Wednesday 22
same as yesterday
in the evening hired a man to come tomorrow. at $1.50 per day
Thursday 23
same as yesterday man working to day - not worth $1.50 but cant get one for less. I left about 5:15
P.M. and came to town
July Friday 24 1857
{Fainter entry written over with darker pen}
Raining in morning - went up to Mrs Seymour's Lot about noon - raining all the afternoon staid in camp
doing nothing - at night hired a boy to work tomorrow for 3/9
Saturday 25
{Overwritten with darker pen}
With all party cutting out lines all day - paid man and boy 18/9 - told mam to come again on Monday at
noon. Went to town at night - Joe left tonight
Sunday 26
{No Entry}
July Monday 27 1857
{Overwritten with darker pen}
With James (a boy hired in Joes place) went up to Mrs Seymour's lots and put up the tent in the forenoon
- in afternoon with him & man cutting out lines
Tuesday 28
{Overwritten with darker pen}
Same as yesterday afternoon paid off man. went to town in the evening leaving James at the camp
Wednesday 29
{Overwritten with darker pen}
Went up again with Chas in the morning staking off lots all day James went to Town at night to bring up
some victuals in the morning
July Thursday 30 1857
{All Entries to August 4 overwritten with darker pen}
Staking off the lots from 7:00am till 8:00p.m.
Friday 31
Same as yesterday - finished about 8:00 P.M. when got supper & packed up the camp &c & went home
- arrived about 10:30 P.M. very heavy thunder shower from 3:30 till 5:30 P.M.
August Saturday 1
Made rough sketch of Mrs Seymour's lots to make plan from in the forenoon went to Brampton in the
afternoon took Gustave Genereux with me
August Sunday 2 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 3
Went to Town in the morning went over to Island in the afternoon with A Butterworth & Unwin to have a
bathe
Tuesday 4
Went to Sutton in the forenoon in afternoon with John Trent staked off Mr Trent's last lot (No 25)
{S}tr J.C.M burnt at Barrie at night
August Wednesday 5 1857
{All Entries from August 5 to August 9 overwritten with darker pen}
in the morning laid out foundation for Church. then (about 9:00 AM) went to Mr Ritchie's to see about
surveying the Georgina Glebe lot - about 11:00 A.M. took angle on Jacksons point bet Townline and a
line from a tree in Innnisfil to the chimney of the parsonage - went over to lot & looked around for post
&c got dinner at Mr Sibbalds about 4:00 P.M. left there about 5:00-went to Mr Syall's to see if he knew
anything concerning the posts between 6 & 7 in the 8th con. got tea there about 6:00 then went to the
village - hired a man to chop tomorrow
Thursday 6
With man running a line parallel to Townline on sideroad between 6 & 7 in 8th con Georgina - got no
dinner went up to Mr Trent's in the evening hired John Croto in the evening for tomorrow
Friday 7
With the 2 men cutting out the line
August Saturday 8 1857
in the morning got Mr Lyall to help me to find the posts of road between 6 & 7 found the post on East
side of road
finished laying off the Glebe about 8:20 P.M. got dinner at Mr Sibbalds
Sunday 9
Went to church in forenoon went up to Mr Howards in afternoon
Monday 10
in morning made up Mr Sibbald's account $30½ of which I recd $16 and paid off accounts up there
measured sheppards hayfield - about 12 Acres came to Toronto in the afternoon
August Tuesday 11 1857
With Mr Unwin went to Barrie to do a job for shortis & co - when got there found another survey{or} at it.
then examined part of lot 23 in the 7th Con Vespra - came to Toronto in the evening
Wednesday 12
In the office - not doing much
Thursday 13
same as yesterday
went to Brampton in the afternoon
Friday 14
came to town in the morning.
{Written diagonally across part of Friday 14th and part of Saturday 15th}
in the office doing little or nothing
Saturday 15
went to Brampton at night
Sunday 16
{No Entry}
August Monday 17 1857
Came to town in the morning
{Written diagonally across part of Monday 17th and part of Tuesday 18th}
in the office doing little or nothing
Tuesday 18
in afternoon with Mr Unwin went by stage to Sydenham. then walked up to Thos Copeland's on the N
1/4. W 8. 1st Con N Dundas Street - to be ready tp commen{ce} in the morning to Lay off 10 acres for-
Caldwell.
Wednesday 19
at work all day. finished at 6:00 P.M. when we got supper - & Copeland drove us to Town. arrived at
11:15 P.M.
August Thursday 20 1857
up at Cricket Ground all day Canada vs United states
Friday 21
Went up to the Cricket Ground at 11:00 A.M. game finished at 1:00 P.M. Canada winning with 7 wickets
to spare
After dinner surveying for S Ridout with Mr Unwin
Saturday 22
in forenoon making plan of S Ridouts place Lots south of Jerard street
in afternoon with Mr Unwin and James staking off the Lots Charley working at the plan
August Sunday 23 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 24
in afternoon went to Brampton to see about an Account. Starrat recd as he said from Unwin
Tuesday 25
At Brampton saw Mr Starrat at night
August Wednesday 26 1857
Came to Town in the morning - working at map of Muskoka Road. checking it over &c
Thursday 27
in forenoon same as yesterday. went around town with Aleck from 12:30 till 2:30
Friday 28
Checking over map of Muskoka Road survey. in afternoon went to meet the great Western cars - to
meet Lizzie but she didnt come
August Saturday 29 1857
this forenoon the same as yesterday forenoon - in afternoon met the boat and Cars. for Liz but she
didn't come went out to Weston by cars Went over to Denisons to get some money. They not at home
coudn't pay if they were - went to Kenter's for same purpos{e} with the same success. staid at John
Rauls at night John Scott staid with me
Sunday 30
Went to meeting {2ce} A. F. and W. H. came down in the buggy staid all night
Monday 31
Saw Kenter in morning said he couldn't pay now. but would sometime (or never) came in by the
morning cars helping Jack to copy the field notes of Muskoka Road plan survey
September Tuesday 1 1857
forenoon the same as yesterday. in after-noon went to the boat and Cars to meet Lizzy but she didn't
come
Wednesday 2
in forenoon hunting up bearings of lines diverging from Main Line of Muskoka Road
afternoon same as yesterday afternoon
Thursday 3
part of forenoon same as yesterday rest calculating distances chained for Diary in afternoon same as
yesterday. Went to Brampton
September Friday 4 1857
at Brampton. played 2 games of Cricket
Saturday 5
at home all day
Sunday 6
{No Entry}
September Monday 7 1857
came to Town in the morning doing nothing in the office
Tuesday 8
in the morning made draft of description of a road through 33 con. at Scarboro. then leveled Mr Unwins
garden - in afternoon same as last tuesday. at night went to Wellington where saw W. H. S and J. L.
they going to Owen Sound tomorrow morning
Wednesday 9
{Written diagonally across Wednesday space}
doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing
cos why. nothing to do
September Thursday 10 1857
same
Friday 11
Same
Saturday 12
Same
September Sunday 13 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 14
part of forenoon with Mr Unwin measuring S. Ridouts lot on Adelaide st
Tuesday 15
forgot what I was doing this day but believe it was doing nothing
September Wednesday 16 1857
{Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 17}
Working at old plan of Toronto put on it the Plan of lots at Don Station Mrs Ridouts Plan & several
others
Friday 18
{Written diagonally across Friday space}
Making calculations of Jacksons Point Survey. preparitory to making plan for the board of Examiners
September Saturday 19 1857
left office 11:00 A.M. went to went home with W.H.S. got dinner after dinner went up to G W R Stn to
meet girls - Cars 1/4 hour bhind time got Brown to wait girls come hurried them up left trunks
behind. Just in time
Sunday 20
{No Entry}
Monday 21
at home
September Tuesday 22 1857
{Entries overwritten with darker pen for 22 to 25}
in afternoon went over and laid off a 1/2 acre lot for School house at 3rd line East - finished at 4:00
recd $3.00 for same $0.50 and $1/2 for hoses
Wednesday 23
Fair day - at home & at fair all day
Thursday 24
in morning went over to Mr Hutton's and measured 2 lots. to make description got home at 3:00 P.M.
then made out descriptions. finished at 11:00 P.M.
September Friday 25 1857
sent descriptions to town by J. C.Cummins Esq - to get Unwin and Jack's signature staked off Mr
Cummins lot
at home rest of day
Saturday 26
at Cricket ground greater part of day match bet Brampton and Norval clubs Brampton victorious by
25 having 98 in one innings - to Norvals 73. in two innings - recd descriptions from Toronto and gave
them to J. C. Cummins
Sunday 27
{No Entry}
September Monday 28 1857
Loafing all day
i.e. doing nothing
Tuesday 29
came to Toronto in the morning
Wednesday 30
doing nothing
October Thursday 1 1857
Same
Friday 2
in afternoon with Mr Unwin went up Leys place to measure distance between posts planted on W side of
Shaw St and the West side of st in 2nd con opposite
Saturday 3
doing little or nothing
October Sunday 4 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 5
part of day going around town with W. H. Scott hunting up a boarding house for him.
Tuesday 6
Liz and Hat. came to town and staid at Ley's. I went there in evening staid till 10:00
October Wednesday 7 1857
In office all day
Thursday 8
In office all forenoon, in afternoon went with Mr J. C. Cummins to Yorkville to see some lots which he
wanted changed
Friday 9
With Charles & James went to Yorkville and altered the lots for J. C. Cummins Esq. finnished about 1:00
P.M. posted a plan of same to him at night
October Saturday 10 1857
in forenoon in the office in afternoon went to Weston
Sunday 11
at Weston
Monday 12
came to town in the morning in afternoon in the office {fancy little squiggles at the bottom of page}
October Tuesday 13 1857
{Written diagonally across Tuesday, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15}
in the office the greater part of the time
doing little or nothing
October Friday 16 1857
afternoon went to Brampton to do a job for John Clark
Saturday 17
Surveying J Clark's lot in Brampton finished about 3:30 P.M.
Sunday 18
{No Entry}
October Monday 19 1857
Came to town in morning then made description of J Clark's lot. than by afternoon cars with Thompson
went down to Scarboro. station then walked to Thompson's tavern on Ringston Road to see Morgan
about some survey to be made for him. Staid there all night
Tuesday 20
after breakfast. Morgan drove us up to Armstrongs. on the Markham and Danforth Roads. then went to
survey and lay out Morgans lots parts of lot 20 1st Con -
Wednesday 21
at the same wrought very late trying to finish. but could not
October Thursday 22 1857
commenced at 6:30 A.M. finished at 8:00 A.M. then had breakfast. rode by stage to railroad crossing
then walked along railroad to Station and came by cars to Town. arrived at 11:00 A.M. rest of day
making plan of Morgans lots.
Friday 23
making plan of Morgans lots
Saturday 24
finished Morgans plan in forenoon
afternoon had toothache very bad
October Sunday 25 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 26
in forenoon took specification for a Theodolite to Potters to send for it concluded to wait till next week -
about noon took several altitudes of the sun. afternoon trying to fcalculate Latitudes by 2 altitudes of the
Sun
Tuesday 27
took several altitudes of the Sun with the Sextant
measuring the angle between the sun and its reflected immage in a plate of Water
October Wednesday 28 1857
{Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 29}
in the office doing nothing
Friday 30
helping Mr Unwin to survey J. Ridouts lots on Seaton Street finished about 4:30 p.m.
October Saturday 31 1857
in the office all forenoon doing little or nothing. in afternoon went to Brampton
November Sunday 1
{No Entry}
Monday 2
in morning went over to E Fletcher's to run line between 2 & 3. 2nd Con W.H.S. which Bristow had run
before. I came 7 inches farther south than his line finished about 3:00 P.M. came to town in evening.
November Tuesday 3 1857
in office all day doing nothing
Wednesday 4
{Written diagonally across Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5}
Working at R B Denison's Plan of Bellevue Estate
November Friday 5 1857
{Written diagonally across Friday 6th and Saturday 7}
Working at R B Denisons Plan of Bellevue Estate
Sunday 8
{No Entry}
November Monday 9 1857
Same as friday and Saturday
Tuesday 10
With Thompson & James surveying for Bell. on Bathurst and Adelaide sts finished at 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday 11
going round town with Liz and Hattie sent Liz to Brampton and Hattie to oshawa - at night
November Thursday 12 1857
in morning went to see Bell. he was not in. then went to Crown Land office to get measurements of lots
about Bathurst & Adelaide sts relating to Bells survey
rest of day working at Plan of Bellevue
Friday 13
forenoon same as yesterday afternoon went to Weston
Saturday 14
came to Town in the morning - worked a little at Plan of Bellevue - in afternoon went to Brampton -
Robert Lowis's Barn Burnt about 7:00 P.M.
November Sunday 15 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 16
came to Town in the morning. got to office about noon. working a little at Plan of Bellevue
Tuesday 17
same as yesterday afternoon
November Wednesday 18 1857
nothing
Thursday 19
in morning with Thompson and James went up to Givens Estate when it came on rain went home.
afternoon nothing
Friday 20
with Thomson and James working at the Givens's Estate
November Saturday 21 1857
Snowing all day doing nothing
Sunday 22
{No Entry}
Monday 23
{Written sideways}
in morning with Thomson went up to the Givens Estate to make some measurements finished about
noon. afternoon putting distances on map of the Given's Estate
November Tuesday 24 1857
in morning went to G.T.R. to go to Brampton 1 minute too late then went up to Given's Est to help
Unwin, Roberts, Thomson, & James. left there at three P.M. went to Brampton
Wednesday 25
at Brampton all day doing nothing heard Mr Ormiston lecture in the evening at Mechanics instute
Thursday 26
measured part of Nr 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy for McBride & Starrat
went to town in the evening
November Friday 27 1857
in forenoon went made description of part of No 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy
afternoon went to Brampton
Saturday 28, Sunday 29, November Monday 30 1857, December Tuesday 1& Wednesday 2
{No Entries}
December Thursday 3 1857
in forenoon went over to third line East (No 12) with Mr Armstrong to 1 measure two wheat fields
finished about 2:30 P.M.
Friday 4
came to town in the morning
Saturday 5
doing nothing
December Sunday 6 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 7
With Mr Unwin & Thompson made survey for R. L. Denison of piece of ground occupied by Burgess
Tuesday 8
Went to office in the forenoon comparing plan of Newmarket - -
afternoon at home sick
December Wednesday 9 1857
at home all day ill
Thursday 10
at the office in forenoon doing nothing
at home all afternoon. met A. F. S. at Wellington at night
Friday 11
in office all day to attend case of Burgess Vs Denison in County court
December Saturday 12 1857
the same - about 11:00 A.M. went up to Yorkville with J. R. J. to examine damage done to Heward's
property by letting water off the road back at 12:30 -
in afternoon
Sunday 13
{No Entry}
Monday 14
doing nothing in particular
Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16, Thursday 17
{Written top to bottom along right side through all of the above dates}
helping J. R. Jack a little with the plan of Newmarket
December Friday 18 1857
in the morning with Unwin and Jack went up to Yorkville to examine a water course through Heward's
property finished about noon. then went home met W. H. S. he was going to Oshawa. went in his
place for Hattie and Miss Arkland. raining nearly all day
Saturday 19
in the morning brought up Hattie and Miss A to Toronto she they staid at Ley's all day Liz & A. F. came
in from Brampton. all went to Brampton at night
Sunday 20
Went to English church twice
December Monday 21 1857
at home all day doing nothing the Misses Ley's came out of town tonight Bowlly then staid all night
being out at the Elections
Tuesday 22
went up to Edmonton with Dr Bull to get the state of the polles. had an upset and broke the cutter
Misses Sellar T Sellar J Thistle and J Wright over tonight
Wednesday 23
doing nothing all day -
the Misses Leys went home at night
went up to Patersons at night
December Thursday 24 1857
nothing all day -
at Thistles at night enjoyed myself until 12:00 P.M.
Friday 25
Christmas day
sleighing party went up to Dublin
danced for 2 hours then came home again
Saturday 26
Took up carpet in front room shook it and put it down again
Sunday December 27 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 28
at Brampton
Tuesday 29
came to town in the morning
at Brampton
December Wednesday 30 1857
came to Town in the morning
doing little or nothing
Thursday 31
Same as yesterday
went to the station at 4:00 P.M. saw W Thistle there gave him my return ticket
Memoranda
George Dodds clerk of Caledon
T McCallum " " Chinguacousy
government survey to Unwin & Jack
last summers - Ac - to Unwin
Butbe to Unwin
Memoranda
Subscribers to map of Peel
A. F. Wright Esq Toronto
Wm Forser Brampton
Memoranda
Wright J
Fitzgerald
Scott A
" W
Pattullo A
" J
Solar Observation
Oct 26/57
11-50-15 - a.m.- 38 - 29 33° - 29½
0 - 13 8 - 42 - P.M .- 33+18°
0 - 17 - 30 " " 33 - 06½
0 - 22 - 03 " " 32 - 57 12-7{0}
Memoranda
Octr 27
h M S
10 - 53-10 - 63 + 45 I I
11 - 07 - 30 - - - 65 - 31 - Centre
11 - 27 - 30 - - - - - 66 + 52 - Centre
11 - 54 - 45 - - - 67+22 - Centre
12 - 00 - 20 - - 67 - 22 "
12 - 06 - 35 - - 67 - 11 "
12 - 10 - 00 67-11 -
12 - 53 - 40 - - - 64 - 00
Memoranda
Board in 1856
William from 15th Novr to 17th Decr
A.B. from 15 Novr to 31 Decr Excepting 2 week
Receipts for Peel
Wm McLellon. 1. map on Account 15.0
recd from J Lynch on Peel Account 3.0.0
Cash Account - April
Date Rec'd Paid
8th Cash. C.Unwin 2.00
21st C Unwin 2 pr boots 8.00
Cash Account - May
Date Rec'd Paid
4th C Unwin cash 2.00
carting posts to Yorkville .75
6 postage 05. 05
13 J. B Jack. Cash 1
23 J. R. Jack. Cash 1
Cash Account - June
Date Rec'd Paid
8th Mrs Ridout - Paint for lots 33.3
13 mending picket 12.5
Cash Account - July.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
1st J. R. Jack. cash 36 ~
Board at Fields 36 ~
Cab 2 ~
mag. of Theodlite
25
7 Postage 10
9 " cash. C Unwin 4 ~
21 " " " 10
Carting posts (Leys) 3 00
" " (Mrs
Seymour)
1 50
" " Unwin 37 ½
- ¼ cwt biscuit 1 50
28th Axemen (Mrs Seymour 5 75
50 00 50 47 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
4 Excursion Ticket. Sutton 3 00
Cash ( C Unwin 7 00
10 3
{3
written
in
pencil}
1st Axeman 2 50
7
{written
in
pencil}
2nd ~ } Sibbald. 16 00 1 { pencil}
10
{written
in
pencil}
Cash. (T. Sibbald 16 00 1
{written
in
pencil}
board at Shepperds 3 00
paper. pencils & c 3
{written
in
pencil}
20
passage. Sutton to
Toronto
2 12 ½
Cab from station home 50
11 2 tickets to Barrie 3 75
Registry office Barrie 50
15 Cash. (C. U.) 1 00
18 Cash to C.U. 1 00
22 " C.U. (Peel) 20 00
24 Cars to Brampton 75
29 to Weston & back 62½
Cash (C.U) 1 00
25 00 40 95
CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
22 School trustees
chinguecousy
3 50
26 J.P. Hutton 9 00
24 search registry Brampton 37½ 37½
24 horse hire 1 50
26 Cars, to Toronto ³⁄₉ cab
1/{5}
1 00
12 50 2 87 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
cash. (C Unwin) 6 00
Postage 10
bottle {gum}. 37 ½
19 2 to Scarboro 7 75
board at .ditto. 3 50
22 stage cars & cab. home 1 45
19 . cash per J. Clark 6 00
6 00 12 17 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
2 Cash. per E Fletcher 6 00
" to J.R. Jack 50
" per C Unwin 2 00
4.6.3
16
1.25
____________
17.25
CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
2 J Armstrong for measuring
wheat field
4 00
3 Cab from stn 2 25
4 00 - 25
CASH ACCOUNT - SUMMARY
Rec'd. Paid.
Account of 1857 70 60 76 90½
JANUARY, 10 00 8 30
FEBRUARY, 5 00 1 83
MARCH, 24 00 20 22½
APRIL, 2 00 8 00
MAY, 4 00 80
JUNE, 33½
46
JULY, 50 00 50 47½
AUGUST, 25 00 40 95
SEPTEMBER, 12 50 2 87½
OCTOBER, 6 00 12 17½
NOVEMBER, 6 00 -- --
DECEMBER, 4
4 00 - 25
219 10 223 19½ 24
JANUARY - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
J Trent
Aug
5
1 day surveying &
travelling
6
Expenses 3
9 00
RECEIVABLE
T Sibbald
Aug
10th
3½ days surveying 21 0
1 Axeman 2 days " 1.25 2 50
1 " 2 " " 1.50 3 00
Travelling Expenses 4
30 50
10th Buy Cash 16 00
14 50
{Several mathematical equations written at top of the January - Bills Payable page. Some entries written
over with darker pen.}
FEBRUARY - BILLS PAYABLE
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Captⁿ shaw's
tender for Givens st
Excavations per yard 0/9 91
surface grading per rod
15/0
planking ~ ~ 8/0
3 ft box culverts per yard
lineal 15/0
18 inch " " " " 5/6
12 " " " " " 4/6
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
RECEIVABLE.
Mrs
Seymour
July To 10 days surveying 60 00
" C.R. 8 days @ 7 1.50 12 00
" John Joe & James 10
day . 1.50
15 00
Axemen 5 75
110 posts ~ 7 33
Carting d~~ 1 50
2 Weeks board board
& @3.00
20 00
MARCH - BILLS PAYABLE
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
J Leys Esqr Givens lot
June
27
24½ days surveying to date 147 00
1 Assistant 22 ½ days @
1.50
33 75
Assistant 21 days @1.00 21 00
Board. 9 weeks @ 4.00 36 00
740 posts @ 49 33
RECEIVABLE.
- Morgan Dr
Oct
20
to 2½ days surveying &
traveling
15 00
assistant {ditto} {ditto} 3 75
board 3 50
traveling expenses 2 20
Plan 5 00
29 70
{large ink splotch on bottom of right hand page)
JUNE - BILES BAYABEE
{Text should read BILLS PAYABLE, but the letter P and two L's has been filled in to look like the letter B.}
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Theodolite 154 00
Compass
Telescope 9 00
Chain 5 00
Tape
Protractor
Scales. 10.20.30.40
Boxwood
6 00
" 50 & 60 Ivory 6 00
parallel ruler
Straight edge
Set squares
1 doz pins
BECEIVABEE. {text should read
RECEIVABLE but the letters R
and L have been filled in to look
like the letter B.}
{No
Entries}
JULY - BILES PAYABLE.
{text should read BILLS but the letter L has been filled in to look like the letter B.}
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
{No Entries}
AUGUST - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Unwin
&
Scott
T{o} J Ellis Dr
Feb
25
drawing map of Peel
on Stone
50 00
1000 copies @ $5.00
per 100
50 00
paper for D{o} 42
quires
33 60
12 sheets American
ship &c
75
134 35
By cash (per A.B.S.) 30 00
104 35
RECEIVABLE.
{No Entries}
SEPTEMBER - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
April 29 G F Denison Esqr 160
May 4th J Gwyme Esq 50
May 27 ~~ J Leys Esq 327
June 2 ~ ~ ~ 183
RECEIVABLE.
{No Entries}
OCTOBER - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Mr Thompson's Class
M 30. Nov --- not there
T 3 Dec - not there
M 7 ~ there
T 10 ~ no class
M 14 ~ there
T 17 ~ not there
M 21 A B Scott {Written
very faintly in pencil} ~ ~
A B Scott {Written very
faintly in pencil}
RECEIVABLE. {outlined
with pencil. No Entries
other than some
mathematical calculations
written sideways on left
side}
{There is a mathematical calculation written on the bottom of the left hand page.}
{The page on the right hand side is the back cover of the diary. It is filled with numerous mathematical
calculations and a few drawings of triangles. The latitude of Toronto (43°. 39'.35" N) is prominently written
at the top of the page. The text on this page is written in both ink and pencil, though it appears that there
was an attempt to erase some of the writing done in pencil.}
For more information on Andrew Brown Scott, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under
“Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
1857
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Contents
Counting House Calendar, Banking Table, a Blank Space for Memoranda for every day in the year, Cash
Account for each Month, Annual Summary of Cash Account, Bills Payable and Receivable.
{facing page}
Calendar for the year 1857
== A TABLE == Showing the number of days from any day in the month to the same day in any other
month throughout the whole year.
January February March April May June July August September October
Jan. 365 334 306 275 245 214 184 153 122 92
Feb. 31 365 337 306 276 245 215 184 153 123
March 59 28 365 334 304 273 243 212 181 151
April. 90 59 31 365 335 304 274 243 212 182
May. 120 89 61 30 365 334 304 273 242 212
June. 151 120 92 61 31 365 335 304 273 243
July. 181 150 122 91 62 31 365 334 303 273
Aug. 212 181 153 122 92 61 31 365 334 304
Sept. 243 212 184 153 123 91 61 31 365 334
Oct. 273 242 214 183 153 122 92 61 30 365
Nov. 304 273 245 214 184 153 123 92 61 31
Dec. 334 303 275 244 218 183 153 122 91 61
Explanation.-How many days are there from the 10th of January to the 10th of June? Look for January in
the column at the left hand, then seek for June along the line to the right, and you find the number of days
to be 151.
DIARY FOR 1857.
January, Thursday, 1. 1857.
Made about 1455¾ calls more or less &c
Friday, 2.
Making distance table for map of Peel
Saturday, 3.
Same as yesterday - Went to Mr Ellis to hurry him up with the Lithograph of Peel
January, Sunday, 4. 1857
No Entries
Monday, 5.
Same as on Saturday - finished about 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday, 6.
Transfering information from map of Peel to the tracings of the several Townships Went to Brampton by
the evening cars
January, Wednesday, 7. 1857
About the Village all day doing little or nothing
Thursday, 8.
intended to travel through the county of Peel today but the weather was too cold
Friday, 9.
left Brampton about 9:30 A.M. then through Stanleys Mills, Castlemore, Coleraine, Bolton, Macville,
Sand Hill,(Paisley), & Mono Mills, to Orangeville Hunting information for map of Peel. Neither the clerk
of the Gore or the clerk of Albion were at home. Consequently could not get the school sections of either
of said townships.
January, Saturday, 10. 1857
Left Orangeville about 8:00 A.m. went to Alton staid there an hour then went to Charleston & got the
school sections of Caledon from Dodds, the clerk promised him a map for the same information. Then
drove home about 5:15 P.m. found {illegible}vin had telegraphed friday to go to town - ran over to station
- just in time for cars
Sunday, 11.
No Entries
Monday, 12.
Went to Brantford by Mornings train to get clothes to go to the bush - when I got back again 11.00 AM Mr
Jack thought I had better not go as I would be too late to overtake him before he got started from Orillia -
went to Ellis in the afternoon to get the Map of Peel
January, Tuesday, 13. 1857
Working at plan of peel {text is vertically written across Tuesday and Wednesday, the ink is faded}
Wednesday, 14.
Took the tracing to Ellis in the forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening to travel in search of
information for map of Peel.
Thursday, 15.
Went to Bolton's Village to get a map of the school sections in Albion. Mr Swinarton said I could get it
from County Clerk next week - Called on the Clerk of the Gore for the same purpose. he said the
Township collector had it
January Friday 16 1857
Went to Streetsville to get the school section of Toronto from the Town Clerk - he hadn't then said I could
get them from the County Clerk - went to Springfield & got a good deal of information from Mr Taylor
Councillor for the first Ward
Saturday 17
Very cold & stormy day - staid home all day
Sunday 18
No entry
January Monday 19 1857
{Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel
Went from Brampton to Toronto in the forenoon - went to Fitzgerald's to copy map of Streetsville before
leaving Brampton and he gave me one to bring with me
Tuesday 20
intended to meet Mr McCowan at the Scarboro Station but was too late for the Cars
Wednesday 21
Went to the the Cars to go to Scarboro - Cars dont call there went to Mink's and hired a horse and went
to McCowan’s house did a little measuring on his Lot but could not finish on account of not having a
description of Mrs Borwicks property arrived in Toronto about 6.00 P.M.
January Thursday 22 1857
{Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel -- but not very hard
Searched in registrey office for Description of Mrs Borwicks Lot & made Description of 24 Acres off the
north part of Mr McCowans portion of Lot No 22 Con C Scarboro Working at plan of Peel in the
afternoon - Got a plan of the school sections of Toronto Township from Mr Elliott Clerk of County Council
Friday 23
of the school sections sent map of township of Toronto back to Mr Elliott by F Forster
Saturday 24
Took map of Peel to Mr Ellis W Case of Bell.V. White decided before the Chief justice in Bells favour -
recieved map of school sections of Chinguacousy from McCollum Wm went to Brampton in the evening
January Monday 26 1857
{Written vertically across Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th} Working at Distance table of Peel &c &c &c
{No Entries for January 26, 27, 28 and 29}
{Written vertically along left margin} had a thundering bad cold working a little at Distance table of Peel
Friday 30
Finished distance table and took it to Ellis’ about 1:00 P.M. went to Brampton at night
{No entries for January 31 and February 1}
Monday 2
Arrived in Toronto about noon put School sections of Chinguacousy and the Gore in map of Peel
Tuesday 3
Working a little at map of Muskoke Road
Wednesday 4
did not do much in the office went to Brampton to go to the Loydtown to get map of school sections of
Albion
Thursday 5
raining and storming all day did not go to Loydtown as I intended
February Friday 6 1857
Went to Loydtown and got copy of Mr Osler's Map of Albion - I Pattullo went with me - Stopped at Bolton
going and coming
Saturday 7
Went to Town in the morning and put school sections of Albion on the map of Peel - went Back to
Brampton in the evening. Witt went with me
{No entry for Sunday February 8}
February Monday 9 1857
Came to Toronto in the morning. Went to Ellis and got the map to make a few alterations
W.H. came in in the morning
Tuesday 10
{Entries for 10th and 11th are written in darker ink over lighter entries}
In office greater part of day - attended Proffessor Chapmans lecture on mineralogy from 1 to 2 P.M.
in evening company at Unwins danced &c &c till 3:00 Am of 11th
Wednesday 11
at work at Hastings farm - Charley and John were with me
February Thursday 12 1857
{Written with darker pen over lighter entry}
Went to Elliis 3 or 4 times to see about map of Peel attended lecture at College
Friday 13
With Charley & John working at Hastings farm found I had made a mistake in measuring across the lot
last fall measuring 12.50 instead of 12.58 ½
Saturday 14
at Ellis all forenoon got 3 or 4 proof sheets about 12 noon sent 8 out to Brampton in the afternoon
{No Entry for February Sunday 15 1857}
Monday 16
in office part of day - went to Crown Land office to get field notes and instructions of Township of North
Gwillimsbury
Tuesday 17
attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toronto
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February Wednesday 18 1857
At work at survey of the Hastings farme Charley and John with me. - finished it
Thursday 19
Attended lecture in the afternoon Went to Brampton in the evening to see about Proofs of Map of Peel
Making tracing of Plan of Grand trunk Railway through County of Peel - in the forenoon
Friday 20
Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home. Came to town in the morning
February Saturday 21 1857
Finished tracing of Grand Trunk railway map
{No Entry for Sunday February 22}
Monday 23
Coppying the field notes taken at Sutton into another
February Tuesday 24 1857
Corrected A.F. Wrights map for registry - attended lecture
Wednesday 25
not doing much in the office Went to Brampton in the evening to get proofs of Peel
Thursday 26
Came to town in the morning
attended lecture in afternoon Chas Robertson went with me
took corrected Proof of Peel to Ellis
February Friday 27 1857
Commenced and nearly finished a map of the town of St Mary's for J Lays Esq
Saturday 28
Finished map of St Mary's in the forenoon did nothing in the afternoon
this day finishes 2 years service
March Sunday 1
{No Entry}
March Monday 2 1857
With Roberts and John Guy left Toronto for Sutton where arrived about 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday 3
Produced townline down to the Lake and about 20.00 on to the ice - where I took Angles to the islands
and to several objects on shore traversed the shore from the Townline to Jackson's Point
Wednesday 4
With Roberts and John surveying Jackson's Point
March Thursday 5 1857
Finished Preliminary survey of Jacksons Point
Friday 6
Met Mr Lyndsay in the morning to run his line. concluded not to run it untill they petitioned Parliament for
a local act for the Lake Con to Gwillimbury - went to see Mr Mossington about running his line but he did
not want it run untill Peter Barton swore to the Post bet - Nos 7 & 8 - in afternoon made pencil sketch of
Jackson's point - called at Howards in forenoon - and at Trent's in the evening
Saturday 7
running line between Nos 1 & 2 in the 8th for R.Reeford
March Sunday 8 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 9
Snowing hard all day - done nothing done
Tuesday 10
in forenoon ran a compass line part of the way through lot 14. lake con North Gwillimbury for J A
Lindsay in afternoon running line bet {bet is shortform for between} 1 & 2 8th con Georgina for Reeford
March Wednesday 11 1857
Finished line bet 1 & 2 ---
Thursday 12
Chaining line bet 1 & 2 in forenoon to put down posts - in afternoon attended races at Jackson’s Point
Friday 13
Finished chaining line bet 1 & 2 and put down Posts on the Townline 1/2 way up the lot
March Saturday 14 1857
Finished putting in the posts on the Townline
Sunday 15
Went up to Mr Howards in the evening
Monday 16
Put in the posts at the 9th Con line moved Mr Bouchiers post at S.W. L of No. 1 in the 9th con 16l
farther
south - put down the posts between 1 & 2
March Tuesday 17 1857
Ran a line along the 7th con line to bet 6 & 7 in the 6th con - then bet 6 & 7 parallel to the Townline -
then cleared and measured across the Fronts of lots 7, 8, & 9 in the 6th con - where I found an old post
lying down & the point in the ground planted a cedar one in its place
Wednesday 18
raining in the morning & looked like rain all day. had so far to go to work did not go - making plan of
Reeford lot
Thursday 19
Charley sick John and I chained across 6th Con bet 6 & 7. then chained on 7th Con line bet across 7
& 1/2 of 8. then sent John home with instrument I planted posts - on front of 6th bet 7 & 8. at centre of
7 & at centre of 8.
March Friday 20 1857
Finished Mr Bouchiers lot at French Village about 6:15 P.M.
Saturday 21
Snowing in the forenoon Finished Mr Reefords Plan - in afternoon ran lines bet 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 of Mr
Reefords lots
Sunday 22
{No Entry}
March Monday 22 1857
Running lines in Mr Reefords Lots
Tuesday 23
Same as yesterday
Wednesday 24
Charley & John same as yesterday I made 2 pencil sketches of the point to thew proposed subdivision
finished them about 3:30 P.M
March Thursday 26 1857
Finished running lines for Mr Reeford about 4:30 P.M.
Friday 27
Posting off Mr Bouchiers portion of no 2 - 18th con of Georgina - about half of the day - Charley at home
not well
Saturday 28
Left Sutton at 11 A.M. Arrived in Toronto at 7:00 P.M. John and I walked from Dughill to Lefroy
Charley went on to H. Landing
March Sunday 29 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 30
making pencil plan of Jacksons point for Mr Bouchier
Tuesday 31
Trying to get up a plan of Mr Bouchier's property in Georgina
attended lecture at College
April Wednesday 1 1857
Working at Mr Bouchiers plan.
Thursday 2
Same as yesterday -
attended lecture in afternoon
Friday 3
With Mr Unwin - measured the outlines of Mr Gwynes lot on corner of Yonge st and 3rd Con Line. then
went over Mrs, Seymour's lot (25. 3rd con). Arrived at home about 3:30 P.M.
April Saturday 4 1857
Made copy of Diary and Accounts for April - made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot - in afternoon
packed up & sent 18 mounted maps of Peel to Brampton. 3 Col and 6 plainer to Thompson's the same
to Bain & the same to McLear
Sunday 5
{No Entry}
Monday 6
made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot packed up for Mr Walford, 12 coloured & 12 plain maps of
Peel.
April Tuesday 7 1857
Making copy of Diary and Accounts for January and February 1857. attended Geological lecture
Wednesday 8
Making plan of Mr Gwyne's lots on Yonge st
Thursday 9
in forenoon making plan of Gwyne's lots in afternoon went to Brampton
April Friday 10, to Monday 13 1857
{No Entries}
Tuesday 14
Came to Toronto in the morning working at Gwynes plan
Wednesday 15
in forenoon. With Unwin, Jack and Roberts. Surveying water lots for Mrs Brown in afternoon working
at Mr Bouchiers plan
April Thursday 16 1857
Working at Gwynes lots Plan attended lecture in afternoon
Friday 17
ditto
Saturday 18
Same in forenoon - in afternoon with Unwin and Jack - surveying on E side of don - and south of Don
and Danforth road - for J Leys Esqr
April Sunday 19 Monday 20 1857
With Jack till 2:00 P.M, survey Arthurs lot East of Don. Then plotting the survey rest of day
Monday 20
See yesterday
made 2 bets with W. H. F. 1st an even bet of 8 1 that he would not enter 3 first classes, at the University
2nd a bet of 8 2 to 8 1 that he would not take any three that he could mention - he mentioned Geology -
English Literature & Mathematics
Tuesday 21
Working a little at Gwynes plan
April Wednesday 22 1857
With John Guy surveying Park lot No 24 for Revd. Mr Given's
Thursday 23
Calculating contents of park lot No 24 - & several other jobs - too numerous & unimportant to mention
Friday 24
part of the day helping U. & J. to survey Mrs Brown's lot
April Saturday 25 1857
helping Jack to survey Mrs Brown lot on front street. Went to Brampton in afternoon
Sunday 26
{No Entry}
Monday 27
Came in from Brampton in the morning. Working at Gwynne's plan remainder of day
April Tuesday 28 1857
in forenoon helping Jack to make some calculations for the survey of Mrs Browns lot on Front st in
afternoon with Jack making the survey
Wednesday 29
With Chas and Joe and C Unwin in the afternoon. resetting the post on the Denison Estate homested
Thursday 30
Same as yesterday with Chas and Joe
May Friday 1 1857
Same as yesterday. finished about 1:00 P.M. raining all day
Saturday 2
In the office all day
Sunday 3
{No Entry}
May Monday 4 1857
in the morning with Chas & Joe went up to work at Mr Gwynne's lot above Yorkville - worked at then
until noon, when it came on heavy rain - at home all the afternoon - t in the evening took a letter to the
Colonist office - which I wrote in answer to one written by E Nugent
Tuesday 5
Tuesday in the office all day - sent 25 mounted maps to Brampton and 34 coloured to Carter to get
mounted
Wednesday 6
Mr Unwin - with Jones & Butterworth went to orillia in the morning
putting some coloured maps on deeds for Bacon - finished one and partly finished 2 - - -
May Thursday 7 1857
With Charley and Joe. Working at Gwynes lots near Yorkville finished at 5:00 P.M.
Friday 8
in office all day doing nothing
Saturday 9
with Chas and Joe working at the Given's estate - making preliminary survey
May Sunday 10 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 11
{Entries written over older faint ones with darker ink}
same as yesterday - finished at 7:00 P.M. when I went to Judge Harrison's - when he told me to tell
Ley's that he stopped me surveying untill he had a settlement with him
Tuesday 12
met Mr Jarvis at Caerhowel, at 11:00 a.m. to take off Lots 30 E of William st 3H32 W of William and E of
Dummer st and A. E and W of Murray st - sent Joe for posts, went to office for Charley - commenced at
3:00 P.M. & finished at 6 P.M. William went to Brampton at night
May Wednesday 13 1857
in forenoon made sketch of the Givens farm in the afternoon. went with Jack to Thornhi
Thursday 14
We met Mr Passmore at Townline. to run line between 18 and 19 2nd Con Markham - ranged out the
Townline and Angled nearly up to line bet 18 and 19. when it came on to rain very heavy* raining from
about 10:00 a.m.
*about 4:00 P.M.
Friday 15
ran the line as far as line bet 18 and 19 when it commenced raining very heavy Went to house and drew
up a bond bet. Helmkay and Phillips - and took affadavits of Peter Wise & John Helmkay. Jack and
Passmore went to Phillips at night
May Saturday 16 1857
measured across front of Lots 18,19 & 20, ran line between 18 & 19 finished about 5:00 P.M. when
they took Affadavit of Peter Phillips - Left Helmkays about 7:30 P.M. they brought Jack and I as far as
Hoggs Hollow - wher we walked to Toronto arriving about 1:15 A.M. of Sunday
Sunday 17
{No Entry}
Monday 18
drew out proposed subdivision of Leys property
May Tuesday 19 1857
did nothing in the forenoon - in afternoon helped Jack to stake off a lot on Victoria street
Wednesday 20
{Again written over with darker ink}
Charley sick - sent Joe & Muldoon up with some posts (327) to Leys place - H Butterworth and I ran
College street through then we straightened & chopped out the West side of the Centre street & planted
a post where it intersects the north side of College street in the morning sent carpet bag to Wm at
Brampton (per Express)
Thursday 21
Joe and I working at Ley's place ran out line on the East side of West street and planted post at the
intersection of College st
May Friday 22 1857
With Charley and Joe working at Ley's place
Saturday 23
in office all forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening
Sunday 24
{No Entry}
May Monday, 25 1857
{No Entry}
Tuesday 26
came to Toronto in the morning-
Wednesday 27
raining in the morning - in office all day doing nothing
May Thursday 28 1857
raining in the morning - same as yesterday
Friday 29
With Charley & Joe working at Ley's place stopped at Church's tavern at night
Saturday 30
Same as yesterday - in afternoon helping Jack & Jones to take levels of Given's street
May Sunday 31 1857
{No Entry}
June Monday 1
raining in the morning - went up to Ley's place about 12:00
Charley & Joe with me
Tuesday 2
Working at Ley's place from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. went to Town after supper
June Wednesday 3 1857
went up about 11:00 A.M. went to Grand trunk switch 3:30 intending to go to Brampton. but could not
get on. came on to rain very heavy about 4:00
Thursday 4
Working from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. - went to Town after supper
Friday 5
staid in office all day. helping Jack to make plan of Leys place Charley & Joe working at Ley's place
June Saturday 6 1857
went up to Ley's about 9:00 A.M. working till 4:00 p.m. when went to help Jack & Jones to take levels of
Denis? st
sent Joe home after dinner to cut some wood
Sunday 7
{No Entry}
Monday 8
Raining - working at the plan of Given's Estate
June Tuesday 9 1857
Same as yesterday - went to Brampton in the afternoon
Wednesday 10
at Brampton
Thursday 11
Came to Town in the evening
June Friday 12 1857
slight showers throughout the day. working at Ley's plan of the Given's Estate
Saturday 13
With Joe working at Ley's place
Sunday 14
{No Entry}
June Monday 15 1857
in forenoon produced St Patrick's st through to Bathurst st
{Written diagonally across part of Monday 15 and Tuesday 16}
With Joe working at the Given's Estate
Wednesday 17
with JCharley & Joe at same
{Written diagonally across Thursday 18, Friday 19, and part of Saturday 20}
With Charley and Joe working at the Givens Estate
Saturday 20
commenced raining at noon and rained all the afternoon
June Sunday 21 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 22
raining greater part of day in office doing little or nothing
Tuesday 23
with Chas & Joe at the Givens estate
{Written diagonally across Wednesday 24 and part of Thursday 25}
same as Tuesday
Thursday 25
I went to Town in the evening
Friday 26
in office all the forenoon went up to Givens about 5:00 P.M.
June Saturday 27 1857
at the Givens place all day
went to town in the evening
Sunday 28
{No Entry}
Monday 29
raining all the forenoon
went to Brampton afternoon met Uncle's John & David going to Guelph
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{Written diagonally across Tuesday 30, and part of Wednesday July 1
at Brampton
July Wednesday 1
attended meeting of Cricket Club in the evening
Thursday 2
come in in the morning. then went up to the Cricket ground staid there till noon. afternoon at the office
got J 36 from Jack and went up and paid Fields for board - and bro' down the things from the Given's
survey
July Friday 3 1857
doing very little in office - in afternoon commenced to make a tracing of part of Canada to put on plan of
part of Brampton Mr Unwin arrived from the bush about 9:30 P.M. taking all by surprise
Saturday 4
went to cars to meet Uncle David then went round town with him untill 11:30. then went with him to the
boat for Niagara he started about 12:00-
in afternoon doing a little at tracing of part of Canada - and stretching cloth to mount paper for plan of
Muskoka Road Survey
Sunday 5
{No Entry}
{Written across July Monday 6 1857 and Tuesday 7}
Making a sketch of part of Rosepark for George Duggan Esq together with several other jobs
Wednesday 8
finished sketch in the forenoon in afternoon made and sent out to Brampton a tracing of part of A,F S
plan shewing proposed alteration of streets
July Thursday 9 1857
in morning recd telegraph from A.F.S to get Fitzgerald. went up to Cricket ground to tell him staid till
1:30 - in afternoon in the office doing nothing
Friday 10
went out to Brampton in the morning played a game at Cricket in the afternoon
Saturday 11
returned from Brampton in the morning - staid at the house all afternoon not well
July Sunday 12 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 13
in forenoon plotting lines of Muskoka Road in afternoon went with Unwin to trac{e} out Townline across
1st Con York and take ofbservation of North star - Jack came along about 11:00 P.M. to help, when he
laid down and went to sleep. consequently was of a great deal of help - (over the left)
staid out all night
Tuesday 14
went to work as soon as we could see and finished tracing out Townline then walked into town arrived
about 9:00 A.M. got breakfast and went to sleep slept till noon - after dinner went to office - working at
Muskoka road plan
July Wednesday 15 1857
working at Muskoka road Plan in the forenoon - afternoon doing nothing at night took observation of
Polaris on line bet 23 and 24 1st Con York finished at 12:00 - midnight
Thursday 16
started to run line bet 23 and 24 - but commenced raining - in office all day
Friday 17
with Mr Unwin and Jack started line bet 23 and 24 then Jack went to office Unwin and I with Joe run it
thro then measured from it to W. City limit on North City limit
July Saturday 18 1857
in morning went to Brampton. then went over to Norval to play cricket with the Norval club beat them
badly. they kicked up a fuss - we came away late without our dinner. becau{se} the president would not
apologize &c
Sunday 19
{No Entry}
Monday 20
came to Town in the morning. mad up Mr Bourchiers Act for surveying in March
July Tuesday 21 1857
surveying at Mrs Seymours lot. with Chas and Joe - Muldoon took up posts and tent &c - intend
camping out for the survey
Wednesday 22
same as yesterday
in the evening hired a man to come tomorrow. at $1.50 per day
Thursday 23
same as yesterday man working to day - not worth $1.50 but cant get one for less. I left about 5:15
P.M. and came to town
July Friday 24 1857
{Fainter entry written over with darker pen}
Raining in morning - went up to Mrs Seymour's Lot about noon - raining all the afternoon staid in camp
doing nothing - at night hired a boy to work tomorrow for 3/9
Saturday 25
{Overwritten with darker pen}
With all party cutting out lines all day - paid man and boy 18/9 - told mam to come again on Monday at
noon. Went to town at night - Joe left tonight
Sunday 26
{No Entry}
July Monday 27 1857
{Overwritten with darker pen}
With James (a boy hired in Joes place) went up to Mrs Seymour's lots and put up the tent in the forenoon
- in afternoon with him & man cutting out lines
Tuesday 28
{Overwritten with darker pen}
Same as yesterday afternoon paid off man. went to town in the evening leaving James at the camp
Wednesday 29
{Overwritten with darker pen}
Went up again with Chas in the morning staking off lots all day James went to Town at night to bring up
some victuals in the morning
July Thursday 30 1857
{All Entries to August 4 overwritten with darker pen}
Staking off the lots from 7:00am till 8:00p.m.
Friday 31
Same as yesterday - finished about 8:00 P.M. when got supper & packed up the camp &c & went home
- arrived about 10:30 P.M. very heavy thunder shower from 3:30 till 5:30 P.M.
August Saturday 1
Made rough sketch of Mrs Seymour's lots to make plan from in the forenoon went to Brampton in the
afternoon took Gustave Genereux with me
August Sunday 2 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 3
Went to Town in the morning went over to Island in the afternoon with A Butterworth & Unwin to have a
bathe
Tuesday 4
Went to Sutton in the forenoon in afternoon with John Trent staked off Mr Trent's last lot (No 25)
{S}tr J.C.M burnt at Barrie at night
August Wednesday 5 1857
{All Entries from August 5 to August 9 overwritten with darker pen}
in the morning laid out foundation for Church. then (about 9:00 AM) went to Mr Ritchie's to see about
surveying the Georgina Glebe lot - about 11:00 A.M. took angle on Jacksons point bet Townline and a
line from a tree in Innnisfil to the chimney of the parsonage - went over to lot & looked around for post
&c got dinner at Mr Sibbalds about 4:00 P.M. left there about 5:00-went to Mr Syall's to see if he knew
anything concerning the posts between 6 & 7 in the 8th con. got tea there about 6:00 then went to the
village - hired a man to chop tomorrow
Thursday 6
With man running a line parallel to Townline on sideroad between 6 & 7 in 8th con Georgina - got no
dinner went up to Mr Trent's in the evening hired John Croto in the evening for tomorrow
Friday 7
With the 2 men cutting out the line
August Saturday 8 1857
in the morning got Mr Lyall to help me to find the posts of road between 6 & 7 found the post on East
side of road
finished laying off the Glebe about 8:20 P.M. got dinner at Mr Sibbalds
Sunday 9
Went to church in forenoon went up to Mr Howards in afternoon
Monday 10
in morning made up Mr Sibbald's account $30½ of which I recd $16 and paid off accounts up there
measured sheppards hayfield - about 12 Acres came to Toronto in the afternoon
August Tuesday 11 1857
With Mr Unwin went to Barrie to do a job for shortis & co - when got there found another survey{or} at it.
then examined part of lot 23 in the 7th Con Vespra - came to Toronto in the evening
Wednesday 12
In the office - not doing much
Thursday 13
same as yesterday
went to Brampton in the afternoon
Friday 14
came to town in the morning.
{Written diagonally across part of Friday 14th and part of Saturday 15th}
in the office doing little or nothing
Saturday 15
went to Brampton at night
Sunday 16
{No Entry}
August Monday 17 1857
Came to town in the morning
{Written diagonally across part of Monday 17th and part of Tuesday 18th}
in the office doing little or nothing
Tuesday 18
in afternoon with Mr Unwin went by stage to Sydenham. then walked up to Thos Copeland's on the N
1/4. W 8. 1st Con N Dundas Street - to be ready tp commen{ce} in the morning to Lay off 10 acres for-
Caldwell.
Wednesday 19
at work all day. finished at 6:00 P.M. when we got supper - & Copeland drove us to Town. arrived at
11:15 P.M.
August Thursday 20 1857
up at Cricket Ground all day Canada vs United states
Friday 21
Went up to the Cricket Ground at 11:00 A.M. game finished at 1:00 P.M. Canada winning with 7 wickets
to spare
After dinner surveying for S Ridout with Mr Unwin
Saturday 22
in forenoon making plan of S Ridouts place Lots south of Jerard street
in afternoon with Mr Unwin and James staking off the Lots Charley working at the plan
August Sunday 23 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 24
in afternoon went to Brampton to see about an Account. Starrat recd as he said from Unwin
Tuesday 25
At Brampton saw Mr Starrat at night
August Wednesday 26 1857
Came to Town in the morning - working at map of Muskoka Road. checking it over &c
Thursday 27
in forenoon same as yesterday. went around town with Aleck from 12:30 till 2:30
Friday 28
Checking over map of Muskoka Road survey. in afternoon went to meet the great Western cars - to
meet Lizzie but she didnt come
August Saturday 29 1857
this forenoon the same as yesterday forenoon - in afternoon met the boat and Cars. for Liz but she
didn't come went out to Weston by cars Went over to Denisons to get some money. They not at home
coudn't pay if they were - went to Kenter's for same purpos{e} with the same success. staid at John
Rauls at night John Scott staid with me
Sunday 30
Went to meeting {2ce} A. F. and W. H. came down in the buggy staid all night
Monday 31
Saw Kenter in morning said he couldn't pay now. but would sometime (or never) came in by the
morning cars helping Jack to copy the field notes of Muskoka Road plan survey
September Tuesday 1 1857
forenoon the same as yesterday. in after-noon went to the boat and Cars to meet Lizzy but she didn't
come
Wednesday 2
in forenoon hunting up bearings of lines diverging from Main Line of Muskoka Road
afternoon same as yesterday afternoon
Thursday 3
part of forenoon same as yesterday rest calculating distances chained for Diary in afternoon same as
yesterday. Went to Brampton
September Friday 4 1857
at Brampton. played 2 games of Cricket
Saturday 5
at home all day
Sunday 6
{No Entry}
September Monday 7 1857
came to Town in the morning doing nothing in the office
Tuesday 8
in the morning made draft of description of a road through 33 con. at Scarboro. then leveled Mr Unwins
garden - in afternoon same as last tuesday. at night went to Wellington where saw W. H. S and J. L.
they going to Owen Sound tomorrow morning
Wednesday 9
{Written diagonally across Wednesday space}
doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing
cos why. nothing to do
September Thursday 10 1857
same
Friday 11
Same
Saturday 12
Same
September Sunday 13 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 14
part of forenoon with Mr Unwin measuring S. Ridouts lot on Adelaide st
Tuesday 15
forgot what I was doing this day but believe it was doing nothing
September Wednesday 16 1857
{Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 17}
Working at old plan of Toronto put on it the Plan of lots at Don Station Mrs Ridouts Plan & several
others
Friday 18
{Written diagonally across Friday space}
Making calculations of Jacksons Point Survey. preparitory to making plan for the board of Examiners
September Saturday 19 1857
left office 11:00 A.M. went to went home with W.H.S. got dinner after dinner went up to G W R Stn to
meet girls - Cars 1/4 hour bhind time got Brown to wait girls come hurried them up left trunks
behind. Just in time
Sunday 20
{No Entry}
Monday 21
at home
September Tuesday 22 1857
{Entries overwritten with darker pen for 22 to 25}
in afternoon went over and laid off a 1/2 acre lot for School house at 3rd line East - finished at 4:00
recd $3.00 for same $0.50 and $1/2 for hoses
Wednesday 23
Fair day - at home & at fair all day
Thursday 24
in morning went over to Mr Hutton's and measured 2 lots. to make description got home at 3:00 P.M.
then made out descriptions. finished at 11:00 P.M.
September Friday 25 1857
sent descriptions to town by J. C.Cummins Esq - to get Unwin and Jack's signature staked off Mr
Cummins lot
at home rest of day
Saturday 26
at Cricket ground greater part of day match bet Brampton and Norval clubs Brampton victorious by
25 having 98 in one innings - to Norvals 73. in two innings - recd descriptions from Toronto and gave
them to J. C. Cummins
Sunday 27
{No Entry}
September Monday 28 1857
Loafing all day
i.e. doing nothing
Tuesday 29
came to Toronto in the morning
Wednesday 30
doing nothing
October Thursday 1 1857
Same
Friday 2
in afternoon with Mr Unwin went up Leys place to measure distance between posts planted on W side of
Shaw St and the West side of st in 2nd con opposite
Saturday 3
doing little or nothing
October Sunday 4 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 5
part of day going around town with W. H. Scott hunting up a boarding house for him.
Tuesday 6
Liz and Hat. came to town and staid at Ley's. I went there in evening staid till 10:00
October Wednesday 7 1857
In office all day
Thursday 8
In office all forenoon, in afternoon went with Mr J. C. Cummins to Yorkville to see some lots which he
wanted changed
Friday 9
With Charles & James went to Yorkville and altered the lots for J. C. Cummins Esq. finnished about 1:00
P.M. posted a plan of same to him at night
October Saturday 10 1857
in forenoon in the office in afternoon went to Weston
Sunday 11
at Weston
Monday 12
came to town in the morning in afternoon in the office {fancy little squiggles at the bottom of page}
October Tuesday 13 1857
{Written diagonally across Tuesday, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15}
in the office the greater part of the time
doing little or nothing
October Friday 16 1857
afternoon went to Brampton to do a job for John Clark
Saturday 17
Surveying J Clark's lot in Brampton finished about 3:30 P.M.
Sunday 18
{No Entry}
October Monday 19 1857
Came to town in morning then made description of J Clark's lot. than by afternoon cars with Thompson
went down to Scarboro. station then walked to Thompson's tavern on Ringston Road to see Morgan
about some survey to be made for him. Staid there all night
Tuesday 20
after breakfast. Morgan drove us up to Armstrongs. on the Markham and Danforth Roads. then went to
survey and lay out Morgans lots parts of lot 20 1st Con -
Wednesday 21
at the same wrought very late trying to finish. but could not
October Thursday 22 1857
commenced at 6:30 A.M. finished at 8:00 A.M. then had breakfast. rode by stage to railroad crossing
then walked along railroad to Station and came by cars to Town. arrived at 11:00 A.M. rest of day
making plan of Morgans lots.
Friday 23
making plan of Morgans lots
Saturday 24
finished Morgans plan in forenoon
afternoon had toothache very bad
October Sunday 25 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 26
in forenoon took specification for a Theodolite to Potters to send for it concluded to wait till next week -
about noon took several altitudes of the sun. afternoon trying to fcalculate Latitudes by 2 altitudes of the
Sun
Tuesday 27
took several altitudes of the Sun with the Sextant
measuring the angle between the sun and its reflected immage in a plate of Water
October Wednesday 28 1857
{Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 29}
in the office doing nothing
Friday 30
helping Mr Unwin to survey J. Ridouts lots on Seaton Street finished about 4:30 p.m.
October Saturday 31 1857
in the office all forenoon doing little or nothing. in afternoon went to Brampton
November Sunday 1
{No Entry}
Monday 2
in morning went over to E Fletcher's to run line between 2 & 3. 2nd Con W.H.S. which Bristow had run
before. I came 7 inches farther south than his line finished about 3:00 P.M. came to town in evening.
November Tuesday 3 1857
in office all day doing nothing
Wednesday 4
{Written diagonally across Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5}
Working at R B Denison's Plan of Bellevue Estate
November Friday 5 1857
{Written diagonally across Friday 6th and Saturday 7}
Working at R B Denisons Plan of Bellevue Estate
Sunday 8
{No Entry}
November Monday 9 1857
Same as friday and Saturday
Tuesday 10
With Thompson & James surveying for Bell. on Bathurst and Adelaide sts finished at 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday 11
going round town with Liz and Hattie sent Liz to Brampton and Hattie to oshawa - at night
November Thursday 12 1857
in morning went to see Bell. he was not in. then went to Crown Land office to get measurements of lots
about Bathurst & Adelaide sts relating to Bells survey
rest of day working at Plan of Bellevue
Friday 13
forenoon same as yesterday afternoon went to Weston
Saturday 14
came to Town in the morning - worked a little at Plan of Bellevue - in afternoon went to Brampton -
Robert Lowis's Barn Burnt about 7:00 P.M.
November Sunday 15 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 16
came to Town in the morning. got to office about noon. working a little at Plan of Bellevue
Tuesday 17
same as yesterday afternoon
November Wednesday 18 1857
nothing
Thursday 19
in morning with Thompson and James went up to Givens Estate when it came on rain went home.
afternoon nothing
Friday 20
with Thomson and James working at the Givens's Estate
November Saturday 21 1857
Snowing all day doing nothing
Sunday 22
{No Entry}
Monday 23
{Written sideways}
in morning with Thomson went up to the Givens Estate to make some measurements finished about
noon. afternoon putting distances on map of the Given's Estate
November Tuesday 24 1857
in morning went to G.T.R. to go to Brampton 1 minute too late then went up to Given's Est to help
Unwin, Roberts, Thomson, & James. left there at three P.M. went to Brampton
Wednesday 25
at Brampton all day doing nothing heard Mr Ormiston lecture in the evening at Mechanics instute
Thursday 26
measured part of Nr 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy for McBride & Starrat
went to town in the evening
November Friday 27 1857
in forenoon went made description of part of No 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy
afternoon went to Brampton
Saturday 28, Sunday 29, November Monday 30 1857, December Tuesday 1& Wednesday 2
{No Entries}
December Thursday 3 1857
in forenoon went over to third line East (No 12) with Mr Armstrong to 1 measure two wheat fields
finished about 2:30 P.M.
Friday 4
came to town in the morning
Saturday 5
doing nothing
December Sunday 6 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 7
With Mr Unwin & Thompson made survey for R. L. Denison of piece of ground occupied by Burgess
Tuesday 8
Went to office in the forenoon comparing plan of Newmarket - -
afternoon at home sick
December Wednesday 9 1857
at home all day ill
Thursday 10
at the office in forenoon doing nothing
at home all afternoon. met A. F. S. at Wellington at night
Friday 11
in office all day to attend case of Burgess Vs Denison in County court
December Saturday 12 1857
the same - about 11:00 A.M. went up to Yorkville with J. R. J. to examine damage done to Heward's
property by letting water off the road back at 12:30 -
in afternoon
Sunday 13
{No Entry}
Monday 14
doing nothing in particular
Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16, Thursday 17
{Written top to bottom along right side through all of the above dates}
helping J. R. Jack a little with the plan of Newmarket
December Friday 18 1857
in the morning with Unwin and Jack went up to Yorkville to examine a water course through Heward's
property finished about noon. then went home met W. H. S. he was going to Oshawa. went in his
place for Hattie and Miss Arkland. raining nearly all day
Saturday 19
in the morning brought up Hattie and Miss A to Toronto she they staid at Ley's all day Liz & A. F. came
in from Brampton. all went to Brampton at night
Sunday 20
Went to English church twice
December Monday 21 1857
at home all day doing nothing the Misses Ley's came out of town tonight Bowlly then staid all night
being out at the Elections
Tuesday 22
went up to Edmonton with Dr Bull to get the state of the polles. had an upset and broke the cutter
Misses Sellar T Sellar J Thistle and J Wright over tonight
Wednesday 23
doing nothing all day -
the Misses Leys went home at night
went up to Patersons at night
December Thursday 24 1857
nothing all day -
at Thistles at night enjoyed myself until 12:00 P.M.
Friday 25
Christmas day
sleighing party went up to Dublin
danced for 2 hours then came home again
Saturday 26
Took up carpet in front room shook it and put it down again
Sunday December 27 1857
{No Entry}
Monday 28
at Brampton
Tuesday 29
came to town in the morning
at Brampton
December Wednesday 30 1857
came to Town in the morning
doing little or nothing
Thursday 31
Same as yesterday
went to the station at 4:00 P.M. saw W Thistle there gave him my return ticket
Memoranda
George Dodds clerk of Caledon
T McCallum " " Chinguacousy
government survey to Unwin & Jack
last summers - Ac - to Unwin
Butbe to Unwin
Memoranda
Subscribers to map of Peel
A. F. Wright Esq Toronto
Wm Forser Brampton
Memoranda
Wright J
Fitzgerald
Scott A
" W
Pattullo A
" J
Solar Observation
Oct 26/57
11-50-15 - a.m.- 38 - 29 33° - 29½
0 - 13 8 - 42 - P.M .- 33+18°
0 - 17 - 30 " " 33 - 06½
0 - 22 - 03 " " 32 - 57 12-7{0}
Memoranda
Octr 27
h M S
10 - 53-10 - 63 + 45 I I
11 - 07 - 30 - - - 65 - 31 - Centre
11 - 27 - 30 - - - - - 66 + 52 - Centre
11 - 54 - 45 - - - 67+22 - Centre
12 - 00 - 20 - - 67 - 22 "
12 - 06 - 35 - - 67 - 11 "
12 - 10 - 00 67-11 -
12 - 53 - 40 - - - 64 - 00
Memoranda
Board in 1856
William from 15th Novr to 17th Decr
A.B. from 15 Novr to 31 Decr Excepting 2 week
Receipts for Peel
Wm McLellon. 1. map on Account 15.0
recd from J Lynch on Peel Account 3.0.0
Cash Account - April
Date Rec'd Paid
8th Cash. C.Unwin 2.00
21st C Unwin 2 pr boots 8.00
Cash Account - May
Date Rec'd Paid
4th C Unwin cash 2.00
carting posts to Yorkville .75
6 postage 05. 05
13 J. B Jack. Cash 1
23 J. R. Jack. Cash 1
Cash Account - June
Date Rec'd Paid
8th Mrs Ridout - Paint for lots 33.3
13 mending picket 12.5
Cash Account - July.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
1st J. R. Jack. cash 36 ~
Board at Fields 36 ~
Cab 2 ~
mag. of Theodlite
25
7 Postage 10
9 " cash. C Unwin 4 ~
21 " " " 10
Carting posts (Leys) 3 00
" " (Mrs
Seymour)
1 50
" " Unwin 37 ½
- ¼ cwt biscuit 1 50
28th Axemen (Mrs Seymour 5 75
50 00 50 47 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
4 Excursion Ticket. Sutton 3 00
Cash ( C Unwin 7 00
10 3
{3
written
in
pencil}
1st Axeman 2 50
7
{written
in
pencil}
2nd ~ } Sibbald. 16 00 1 { pencil}
10
{written
in
pencil}
Cash. (T. Sibbald 16 00 1
{written
in
pencil}
board at Shepperds 3 00
paper. pencils & c 3
{written
in
pencil}
20
passage. Sutton to
Toronto
2 12 ½
Cab from station home 50
11 2 tickets to Barrie 3 75
Registry office Barrie 50
15 Cash. (C. U.) 1 00
18 Cash to C.U. 1 00
22 " C.U. (Peel) 20 00
24 Cars to Brampton 75
29 to Weston & back 62½
Cash (C.U) 1 00
25 00 40 95
CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
22 School trustees
chinguecousy
3 50
26 J.P. Hutton 9 00
24 search registry Brampton 37½ 37½
24 horse hire 1 50
26 Cars, to Toronto ³⁄₉ cab
1/{5}
1 00
12 50 2 87 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
cash. (C Unwin) 6 00
Postage 10
bottle {gum}. 37 ½
19 2 to Scarboro 7 75
board at .ditto. 3 50
22 stage cars & cab. home 1 45
19 . cash per J. Clark 6 00
6 00 12 17 ½
CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
2 Cash. per E Fletcher 6 00
" to J.R. Jack 50
" per C Unwin 2 00
4.6.3
16
1.25
____________
17.25
CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER.
Date. Rec'd. Paid.
2 J Armstrong for measuring
wheat field
4 00
3 Cab from stn 2 25
4 00 - 25
CASH ACCOUNT - SUMMARY
Rec'd. Paid.
Account of 1857 70 60 76 90½
JANUARY, 10 00 8 30
FEBRUARY, 5 00 1 83
MARCH, 24 00 20 22½
APRIL, 2 00 8 00
MAY, 4 00 80
JUNE, 33½
46
JULY, 50 00 50 47½
AUGUST, 25 00 40 95
SEPTEMBER, 12 50 2 87½
OCTOBER, 6 00 12 17½
NOVEMBER, 6 00 -- --
DECEMBER, 4
4 00 - 25
219 10 223 19½ 24
JANUARY - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
J Trent
Aug
5
1 day surveying &
travelling
6
Expenses 3
9 00
RECEIVABLE
T Sibbald
Aug
10th
3½ days surveying 21 0
1 Axeman 2 days " 1.25 2 50
1 " 2 " " 1.50 3 00
Travelling Expenses 4
30 50
10th Buy Cash 16 00
14 50
{Several mathematical equations written at top of the January - Bills Payable page. Some entries written
over with darker pen.}
FEBRUARY - BILLS PAYABLE
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Captⁿ shaw's
tender for Givens st
Excavations per yard 0/9 91
surface grading per rod
15/0
planking ~ ~ 8/0
3 ft box culverts per yard
lineal 15/0
18 inch " " " " 5/6
12 " " " " " 4/6
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
RECEIVABLE.
Mrs
Seymour
July To 10 days surveying 60 00
" C.R. 8 days @ 7 1.50 12 00
" John Joe & James 10
day . 1.50
15 00
Axemen 5 75
110 posts ~ 7 33
Carting d~~ 1 50
2 Weeks board board
& @3.00
20 00
MARCH - BILLS PAYABLE
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
J Leys Esqr Givens lot
June
27
24½ days surveying to date 147 00
1 Assistant 22 ½ days @
1.50
33 75
Assistant 21 days @1.00 21 00
Board. 9 weeks @ 4.00 36 00
740 posts @ 49 33
RECEIVABLE.
- Morgan Dr
Oct
20
to 2½ days surveying &
traveling
15 00
assistant {ditto} {ditto} 3 75
board 3 50
traveling expenses 2 20
Plan 5 00
29 70
{large ink splotch on bottom of right hand page)
JUNE - BILES BAYABEE
{Text should read BILLS PAYABLE, but the letter P and two L's has been filled in to look like the letter B.}
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Theodolite 154 00
Compass
Telescope 9 00
Chain 5 00
Tape
Protractor
Scales. 10.20.30.40
Boxwood
6 00
" 50 & 60 Ivory 6 00
parallel ruler
Straight edge
Set squares
1 doz pins
BECEIVABEE. {text should read
RECEIVABLE but the letters R
and L have been filled in to look
like the letter B.}
{No
Entries}
JULY - BILES PAYABLE.
{text should read BILLS but the letter L has been filled in to look like the letter B.}
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
{No Entries}
AUGUST - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Unwin
&
Scott
T{o} J Ellis Dr
Feb
25
drawing map of Peel
on Stone
50 00
1000 copies @ $5.00
per 100
50 00
paper for D{o} 42
quires
33 60
12 sheets American
ship &c
75
134 35
By cash (per A.B.S.) 30 00
104 35
RECEIVABLE.
{No Entries}
SEPTEMBER - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
April 29 G F Denison Esqr 160
May 4th J Gwyme Esq 50
May 27 ~~ J Leys Esq 327
June 2 ~ ~ ~ 183
RECEIVABLE.
{No Entries}
OCTOBER - BILLS PAYABLE.
Date. Name. Dolls. Cts.
Mr Thompson's Class
M 30. Nov --- not there
T 3 Dec - not there
M 7 ~ there
T 10 ~ no class
M 14 ~ there
T 17 ~ not there
M 21 A B Scott {Written
very faintly in pencil} ~ ~
A B Scott {Written very
faintly in pencil}
RECEIVABLE. {outlined
with pencil. No Entries
other than some
mathematical calculations
written sideways on left
side}
{There is a mathematical calculation written on the bottom of the left hand page.}
{The page on the right hand side is the back cover of the diary. It is filled with numerous mathematical
calculations and a few drawings of triangles. The latitude of Toronto (43°. 39'.35" N) is prominently written
at the top of the page. The text on this page is written in both ink and pencil, though it appears that there
was an attempt to erase some of the writing done in pencil.}
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