| Wednesday |
28 |
cont'd - let Mrs Meany have 1 1/4 G's Whiskey @ 1/10 1/2 = 2/4
Chris'n chopping hauling & splitting firewood. W'd laid up with bad knee |
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| Thursday |
29 |
Christ'n & Chas chopping m'g till calld off to a Chopper @ 3 pm
W'd making Sugar troughs morn - An Iris Chopper agreed to come this even'g@ p week
pd Postage of a letter Martha to William ----
Chas with Waggon to Stratford aft'n bot of Mr Daly a stiff Hog w 281
lbs @ $4 ~ Christ'n & W'd cut it up ev'g |
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9 |
gloomy |
34 |
37 |
| March
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| Friday |
1 |
Christ'n & W'd making Sugar Troughs - morn'g Do. aft'n No.
Chas chopping No Chopper not yet come - guefs a Loafer |
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rain all Day |
38 |
45 |
| Saturday |
2 |
Christ'n & W'd making Sugar troughs - Chas chopping in Swamp No
Alex brot from P office a letter W.T. to Mrs. T & Is'c to self date 12 feb |
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tolerable |
32 |
25 |
| Sunday |
3 |
Charles to P office after dinner with Letters W.T. to Mrs G Greenhon & Eleanor Toohunter at Cookerns 45 Tor 1 Sgs - letters T to Mrs Jos & Charles to John - Emily to Mrs Meanys - aft'n Christ'n Do -
All rec'd @ 10 |
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Snow nearly all day |
26 |
26 |
| Monday |
4 |
Christ'n & Chas chopping No ~ W.T. Do Hemlock in Swamp
Wilfred hauling troughs to Sugary - making troughs &c &c |
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fine |
15 |
10 |
| Tuesday |
5 |
Chr'n & Chas chopping No Wilf'd at Sugar Bush & pottering
Engaged a Chopper Mr Anderson /Irish/ to com on thursday for a month $7 |
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fine |
6 |
30 |
| Wednesday |
6 |
Chas & Christ'n chopping No. Wilf'd in Sugar Bush Sm
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7 1/2 |
fine |
16 |
28 |
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All the Boys to Stratford ev'g - took Letters Mr T & Martha to Ellen & to William pd for letters |
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9 |
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brot 1 Axe frm Linton Daly - & 3 Helves Linton pd |
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1 |
3 |
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| Thursday |
7 |
Chas & Christ'n chopping No Wilf'd Martha & Em'y Sugar making
2 Letters till 7 pm - W'd till no Chopper |
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fine |
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32 |
| Friday |
8 |
Christ & Chas chopping & hauling Rail logs from No to Road
Wilf'd M. & E. at Sugary - WT Do 8 @ 11 made 27 1/2 lbs
Saw first Blue Bird |
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rain all day |
34 |
38 |
| Saturday |
9 |
Christ'n & Chas chopping & hauling Rail Timber - Wilf'd Emily & I at Sugary - no Sap till afternoon - made 18 lb |
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morn a little snow Snow aft'n clear ev'g |
29 |
32 |
1844 March
| Sunday |
10 |
Charles to Stratford moning |
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fine |
20 |
29 |
| Monday |
11 |
Christ'n & Chas chopping No - a good deal for Rail Timber
Wilfred Martha Emily & I at Sugary - has run pretty well till 3 pm |
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beautiful |
24 |
38 |
| Tuesday |
12 |
Pigeons & Blackbirds - Chas to Stratford to inquire after a Chopper nothing fixd - Wilf'd Em'y & Christ'n at Sugary - brot home a bottle of Syrup - sugar off 37 lbs 10 oz
W Cofsy calld with afsefsment Rool - returned as {illegible}
200 Acres Land - 50 Cultivated - 150 uncult'd
2 Cows - 2 Oxen 1 Bull - 8 Hornd Cattle under 2 yrs
2 Horses 3 under 3 years - unit'ns |
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rain all day |
40 |
40 |
| Wednesday |
13 |
all Chopping - pd Mrs T - Snuff - 7 pm Mrs Cumming
for Spinning Grey yarn for Cloth 4 lbs 10 oxz @ 10d - 3/10 |
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4 |
5 1/2 |
rain early morn'g aft'n beautiful fine |
40 |
26 |
| Thursday |
14 |
Chas to W Cofseys to District School Meeting @ 9 pm got home @ 9 pm
Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & cleaning Stables
Wilfred at Sugary no Sap morn'g 16 Pails collected aft'n |
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cold & fine |
24 |
26 |
| Friday |
15 |
all chopping - even'g 7 Chas to Stratford - School businefs - ret'd @ 10
@8 Christ'n & W'd to Sugary to make molafses - ret'd @ 1 or - very little Sap |
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rain and snow nearly all day |
27 |
32 |
| Saturday |
16 |
all chopping - M. & E walkd to Stratford 1 Inquirer no letters
pad Mrs Anglin Sen'r for knitting Socks 3 pr @ 1/yk |
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1 |
10 1/2 |
Snow Showrs |
32 |
26 |
| Sunday |
17 |
all at home |
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Do |
22 |
19 |
| Monday |
18 |
Got in from West Barn 3 loads Straw - & from Stack 2 Loads Hay
W. T underbrushing Swamp |
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Snow nearly all day |
11 |
10 |
| Tuesday |
19 |
Christ'n & Chas chopping - Jas Carey calld & after going to Monteiths with Chas agreed to come tonight to Chop for a month for $10
- $2 to be paid in Cash @ $8 by on order on Monteith - Wilfred M & E at Sugary ev'g ret'd brot in 2 pails Sap 9 pm no Casey
Sugard off 15 lbs Crushd @ 3 1/2 {illegible} 20 lbs |
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Snow showrs evg heavy |
16 |
24 |
| Wednesday |
20 |
Casey arrivd @ 7 accomp'd Mrs T. for Mrs Cowmans knitting 3 1/4 lb wool
Mrs Sargint had a Sleigh Load of Hay - no charge
Casey & the Boys chopping all day - Dr Moore calld wanting accommodation for Cattle & Sheep - is to have a Load Straw - 2 or 3 mo's ev'g |
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2 |
8 1/2 |
Snow all day |
25 |
19 |
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