1843 FebruaryTuesday​7​Is'c & Chas with Mares to 24 for Bricks about 200 - Christ'n & W'd carpentering & relaying Hearth - red'd of Rankin for set Sleigh Bells ( formerly purchase of Ignads for $2/​7 6​Snow Show'rs very cold​​8Wednesday​8​Isaac & Chas - mares to 24 brot about 100 Bricks Christ'n & Wilf'd Bricklaying - sold to Laing & del'd to Bell 64 Bush's Oats @ 11yk & rec'd 2 Paid G & J Gournlock $10 2 10 John came from Alex's, Drefsed & off West - Em'y do after after Dinner, & all the Boys do after Tea in Sleigh ret'd @ 12 1/4​​light snow Show'rs​​8Thursday​9​Collecting Sacks & preparing for Chas & John going East tomorrow gave John to pay Mr Price amo't of McPherson & Cranes Bill for Duty & charges on Care of Providence red'd 20 Aug. paid John for Isaac​1 8 5 1 3​do morn​10​Friday​10​@ 4 1/2 Chas with John as pafsenger & about 30 Bush'ls Oats left for Preston or a Market - Chinking East Shed & put up Beauty - pottering​​do even'g rain for some hours {illegible} storm of wind till morn​8​33Saturday​11​Martha Mifs Tye & Robert arr'd at 4 1/2 Chas ret'd from Galt @5 sold Davidson Galt. Oats w 40 26/34 Bush'ls @ 1/yk brot from Durand 2 Bar'ls Salt left 31 ull $ 6.62 1/2 1 Bl do purch'd 10 im 330 lbs @ $2 1/2 3.12 1/2 $9.75 Dr to Hogs 31 all - $16.49 Cr by Salt as above 9.75 $6.74 pd TollGates 3'd 1/2 doz Cups & Saucers 5/. Salaratus 7 1/2 handling Exp's 5/5 Fanning Oats & pottering​1 13 9​tolerable​15​Sunday​12​Beauty had a Bull Calf before Daylight - all ex Wilf'd & self in Sleigh to Church - ret'd with Alex & Annie to Dinner @ 3 ~ Befsy & Is'c to tea R't Tye left @ 1 ~ Christ'n took to P. office Letters W.T. & Mrs T. to Aunt Jane & Christ'n to Jos. Famer​​fine​10​121843 FebruaryMonday​13​Isaac to Stratford with 3 Sacks Fall Wheat brot Flour &c Chas with a Barrle Salt sold to Rev'd Mr Allan 330 lbs @ $2 3/4 p 280 lbs - 16/10 1/2 Car 2/3 = 19.4 1/2 pd him in Cash 7 1/2 being my Sub'n to him for 1 y to buy last Mifs Tye & Martha accomp'd Is'c to Stratford to call on Mrs Wossley & Mrs Ebbs ~ brot from Daly 2 lbs Mo & 2 bls Lump Sugar Christ'n & W'd pottering - Swept Chimney Mr McCulloch & Alex here to Tea &c​paid 7 1/2​fine​​Tuesday​14​Fanning Oats Sold to ~ Brown 18.11th Con . N.E. 20 B'ls Oats @ 8 c​13 4 r'd​Snow Show'rs​8​6Wednesday​15​Sold to John Fisher Lt 3 'd ins ! & this 43 1/2 Bush'ls Oats By Cash on Acco't 3 'd inst. 12.2 this day 8 .5 1/2 " 16 3/4 lbs Sugar @ 6'd 8. 4 1/2 " Alex'r Fisher 25 Bushels 27 lbs Oats @ 8'd 17.2 red'd on account 15.2 Balance due 2.~ Fanning Oats & Barley - W'd to Reynolds & borrow'd X Cut Saw took to Mifs Tye Martha & Emily to Mr Allans & back - Horse Sleigh​13 4 1 ~ 7 1/2​tolerably fine​5​1Thursday​16​Pd Stouskop $ 11 1/4 - for thrashing mill Is. Christ'n & Chas in Swamp Sawing Pine Logs W'd pottering ~ Mifs Tye & M & E. in Stouskops sleigh to Stratford . {illegible} the Boys with Sleigh to Alex's - ret'd @ 1 oc - brot Mr Dalys 5 3/4 lbs Soap​​fine​6 below Z​1 aboveFriday​17​Boys in swamp S. remov'd 12 Logs to dryland. brot 2 to Barnyard had Alex's Oxen from Mr Dalys 4 lbs Soap​​Sn Show'rs​6 below​6 belowSaturday​18​Wilf'd hauling firewood & pottering - the rest Chopping Pines & Sawing into Logs Mifs Tye & M in Cutter Nell to Stratford re. brot Mr Daly 1 lb Tea 5/ Reel Cotton Gro for for 7 1/2 & from McPhersons 1 lb Butter - Frank Tye left @ 3 oc​​fine​12 bel.​2 aboveSunday​19​Isaac got a Fox - Mrs T. Em'y & Chas to Stratford in Sleigh - no Service - Mrs T & Em'y dined at Gournlocks. Chas at W. McDonalds - all home at 4​​Snow all day​12 ab​

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