Text
William Beatty (1806 - 1897)
1838-1854
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Note to reader: Many of the dates of the handwritten pages in the scans acquired by the
Rural Diary Archive were cut off on the left side, during scanning. The correct dates from
the original diary in the Walter Beatty fonds, at Queen’s University Archives, Kingston,
Ontario, have been entered, where they were missing. The earliest diary entry is 1838 found
on page 32.
{1839
or
1859?}
April 9
Began to Plough in the orchard west of the Barn
11
Ploughed in the orchard east of the House fine growing time
12
Sowed 2 Bushel of Wheat soaked 24 hours salt Brine & blue stem
½ Bushel sowd dry on the tow ridges nearest the House
13
Planted 50 Appel Trees dry cold weather
18
Do 40 more principally grafts east of House
Sowed 2 Bushel of Wheat soaked the same as above
Do ½ Do Dry next the Barn
Planted east of the Barn 34 Appel Trees
20 more principally grafts cold weather
1848
Sept 18
Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s - 3 Bundles cotton yarn 5s = 6d each {The ‘s’ stands for
shilling and the ‘d’ stands for pence}
19
helped John Ackland at the tharshing {threshing} machin in the forenoon &
Joseph Keer in the afternoon
20
split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippled {threshed} the flax
21
choring & fixing abought about the Barn {September} 22 the same some rain
1
23
Moor came with the tharshing machin & we tharshed Bar{ley} the Baptist
Wheat the coesa Wheat & 2200 sheafs Black sea
24
went to Caintown & heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter ch IV - v18
25
tharshed in the forenoon & went John Armstrong in the afternoon
26
went to samuel Innis & shod the horses
27
put the straw in the Barn {September} 28 went to Farmersville for A load of
lime for John Elingham. thrashe the oas for premium {September} 29 cleaned
the Barley for the premium
30
went Brockville & took 10 bushel oats & 10 bushel Barley & left them in
McKenzies Granary & atended an Agriculture meettin got A side of harness
leather from Henry Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10lb 1s - 3d per lb - 12s =
6d
october
1
no meetting to day {October} 2 tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Load had 21
Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harness leather to Giles for to make A
set of harness
23
went to Samuel Inises & helped to shoe Robs Colts
4
pulled 6 load of Corn & had A husking bee at night
5
went to Cattle Show at Colmans corners & took the 1 premiums 1 year old Bull
2 3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on
Carrots
7
finished the Corn fine weather
8
went to Caintown & heard he Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch2 = vr9
9
pulled turnips & Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the young
Bull
2
10
went to the Brockville Fair & took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax seed 1 on
Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on dril barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley
{1}840
June 1
planted ¼ acre sugar beet
octob
24
puled the beets better then 100
Bush
11
Sowed ½ acre Rutabagas
nov
4
Do the RB {rutabagas} 300 or 10
tuns
22
Ploughing bee Ploughed 12 acres
29
hoeed the potatos
July 4
began to mowe in the field
orchard next the House
Sept
5
began to sow the fall wheat
west line south side of the road
and sowed 3 ½ Bushel
7
sowed 3 ½ Do {meaning ‘the
same as above’} –
9
Do - - 3 ½ Do –
11
Do 3 ½ old wheat and it did not
half come up so that the 2
october we sowed it agan
12
sowed 3 ½ Bushel
15
Do 1 ½ Do Bearded wheat
3
octob
26
Snowed about 3 inches
28
rained so that the snow
disapeared
1841
May 1
snow in the Woods
3
Sowed 66 Bushel of spring
Wheat Whear {where} the fall
wheat is hilled the first 8 ridges
next the dich drged with Plaster
10
4 ½ Bushel Italian wheat in the
field front the house morning
cloudy afternoon wet
16 -
woods look red pretty cold
1841
May
17 and 18 sowed 17 Bushel of oats
in the middle field west line
south side of the road 5 ½ acres
19
sowed 2 ½ Bushel Gray Peas
south east corne of the field
frount house woods begin to
look green
20
sowed 1 Bushel Black oats from
Mrs Kincaid on the two ridges
next the east line northeast
corner then 4 Bushel comon
oats then 2 ½ Bushel peas
21
sowed ½ Do flax seed and
½ Bushel Barley
22
in the field west of the house
sowed 3 Bushel Barley / 1 Bushel
Do all
4
24
washed Barnyard lye and dryd
with Plaster and ashes ½ Bushel
sowed dry next the clover
23
woods gquiet {quite} green
warm dry wether
oct
29
Planted ¼ acre Sugar Beet and
some mangle
29
puled the Beets abo{ut} 100
31
7 Buthel 7 Bushel cups 2 Do
small whites and 1 Do ragh rabs 1
½ Do pink eys {The bottom left
corner of the page is ripped off
and may have contained some
words} rohns cork reds & reds &
withs in all Bushel
21
dug the potatos the pink eyes
and cork reds the best
A Receipt for A clapt or sprain In A horses
leg Take A few spoonfull of warm milk from
the cow put it in A plate and take A piece
of alam {alum} and rub it in the milk till it
become A crud then chaff it the part and
bandish {tie} it well
1843
June
16
sowed ½ acre turnip 4 rows
yellow Bullock the rest rutabagas
20
planted 14 Bushels of potatos
over again being killed with the
wet fine growing time
1842
nov 18
began to Snow A little
July 13
Began to Mow in the field frount
of the House East line
1843
no suggar this year
August
3
finished the Mowing grass very
good
may 8
sowed 4 Bushel s. wheat front of
the Barn
4
Began to reap in field back of the
House East line
10
the wood begin to look green
10
all the wheat finished and A fine
Crop
17
the same field sowed 4 Bushel
Barley
22
5
18
7 ½ B oats and peas at the rate of
1 to 3
Began to sow the fall Wheat in
harper field at the East line and
sowed 4 Bushel
20
7 B oats all in the same field
24
Sowed 4 Bushel more and
draged it all
22
rolled the spring wheat and
Barley
28
Sowed 4 Bushel and Plowed it in
23
sowed back of Jocks house ½
Bushel flax seed and ½ B peas
and 1 B hoptton oats
29
Do 4 Do and draged it in
may
25
Sowed in the next field Below 7
white oats 10 Bushel Black 3
hoptton
oct 23
finished the diging of the
Potatos and A very poor Crop
26
Do th pulling the turnips and
Beets A very poor Crop
27
snowed about 3 inches A very
stormy d{ay}
1844
April
14
woods begign look green
peasant weather
1842
May
25
Plowed the Beet ground
28
sowed 2 bushel siberian wheat
and 2 Do Black sea wheat in the
field below the house weast side
in same field began to
28
draged and planted ¼ acre Beets
and 5 rows carrots 1 row and 1
rows mang Woz {mangelwurzel}
May 3
sow the oats and sowed 2
bushel of Leiws and 6 bushel
common oats
June 6
Plowed the turnip ground
4
and 3 Do more 5 bushel peas &
oats
15
draged and sowed the turnips at
the of 1lb to the acre
11
sowed 5 bushel Barley
5
heavy Frost cut of corn and
potatos
6
13
Do - 5 Do oats & ¼ flax seed in
the field west of Joc house
27
howed the potatos 10 days work
16 17
rooled {rolled} all the above
mentioned grain
July 1
howed the beets badly cut with
the Grub 2 days
24
planed 45 bushel of Potatos 18
cups & pink eyes the rest A
mixture
7
Sowed A few rutabaga in the
gardin
30
sowed with the drill
barrow ¼ acre sugar beets & 2
drils rutabagas Best
25
began to mow very warm and
dry
June 5
Sowed ½ acre rutabaga
those betwen the big stone and
fence
Aug 13
began to reape bearded wheat
the least not so mutch hurt with
{rus?; Cut off}
sowed with large end of
scilender the rest with small end
plenty thick
27
began to Sow 3 Bushel of Wheat
29
Sowed - 3 Do - – wheat A fine
Crop~
Sept 4
Do - - Bt {Beets} - Do all plowed
in
8
began to sow below the house
14
and finished draged it in
oct 14
began to dig the Potatos
July 13
15
finished plowing the summer
fallow
began to mow south side of the
rowd {road} East line
7
27
began to reape the fall wheat
30 31
began to pull th rutabaga above
300 bushel {Above it reads: ½
acre}
Aug 6
began to rain for tow or three
days began to Cradile {cradle}
the spring Wheat Black sea the
best
nov 3
Do – Do beets 130 bushel
to ¼ acre
5
Do - Do carrots 18 Do Good crop
14
sowed ½ bushel new kind of
wheat
1844
Aug 22
very wet weather spring wheat & oat grou{nd}
31
sowed 7 Bushel of fall wheat
Sep 01
Do 7 ½ Do {illegible} above house
sept 7
Do 7 ½ Do front of elize house {possibly Elizabeth Young}
oct 18
finished diging the potatos A good crop about 500 Bus
26
Do pulling the Beets and turnips A good crop 140 Bushel of Beets and 400 of
turnips fine wether
28
the first snow began to fall this morning and snowed for two days it was two
feet deep
Nov 8
John youngs ram got among the ewes thinks he was with big ewe mothers
black and brigs ewes snow nearly all gone good weather
25
snowed about 5 inches
1845
Janu
Greate deal of ice 26 verry Cold wether
Febru
4
began to Snow in the morning and Snowed and blowed for two days and
nights the snow was about betwen 4 & 5 ft on the {levit?}
8
16
rained very hard and took away A good deal of the snow
march
5
rain very hard all day fine weather most of the mounth
April
verry backward weather this month the trees begin to look Green
{1}845
May 6
Began to sow and sowed front of the Barn on the ridg {n}ext the board fence ½
Bushel of the new siberian spring whe{at} than 1 Bushel of the new Blacksea
wheat the middle pick clean and part of the ne{Cut off}
7
sowed 3 Bushel of the old siberian Wheat at the foot of the Fall wheat in front
of Eliz{Cut off} the ground is in fine order
9
sowed 2 Bushel of the gardner Peas next the Bu{Cut off} then 5 Bushel of the
common Peas ½ Bushel gru{Cut off} Bus
10
sowed 3 Do - of Laeiws oats harper feild east line
12
Do - 15 Do common oats and
13
Do better then 3 pecks of flax seed and A fee{Cut off} of John Henry Peas the
weather warm and the ground very Driy A very dry summer
July 14
began to mow the meddows very light
1846
{Feb}r
uary
22
drew Wood 2 days James Heugh helping
March
2
Do - - Do 1 day Wm. Luby helping
13
Do - Do 3 days Ezre Huntly helping
20
Sleighing geting very bad but pleasant weather
24 &
25
rained very hard Snow mostly gone Wheat looks well
9
26
helped Joseph Kerr to move some Apple Trees whear the line was altered very
little frost in the ground
April 1
Began to Plow in the 2 field south side of the road
6
hard frost at night & hot sun in the day
7
James Heugh & son & Wm Luby choping Con line
15
Snowed 1 ½ inch hard frost at night
22
Sowed ½ Bushel of marrow fat peas in the end of the first ridg then 3 Bushel of
Gold vine peas & 7 Bushel of Garner pea
24
finished draging & rooting the peas in the field below the bull paster {pasture}
the Woods begin to look red
27
the Woods begin to look Green very dry weather
29
rain this afternoon
30
Sowed nearly 1 ½ Bushel of the Odessa wheat at the end of the New Barn
May 1
Sowed 4 ½ Bushel of oats {May} 2 rained nearly all day
4
Do 14 ½ Do - Do & about 1 ½ Bushel large oats on the short rige next the dich on
the next ¼ Bushel flax seed
6
Thomas Scott & George McNeich {McNish} came & examined the height of the
Water on marsh & made markes on some trees with an inch gouge
7
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Jo Keers Black sea wheat
8
Do 2 ½ Do of our own
9
began to rain about noon & rained all night & the next Day so that we could not
go to meeting
12
Father towld C- Hays to mind the hight of the watter as he was working at the
Saw mill
17
Sowed 17 Bushel of oats Middle field east line south side of the road 5 ½ acres
10
18
Sowed 2 ½ Bushel Barley & 3 Black sea Jock house
19
Do ¾ Bushel timothy & gave it one stroke of the drag around
20
John Booth survaid
21
Sowed ½ Do flax seed and ½ Bushel Barley
22
in the field west of the house sowed 3 Bushel Barley1 Bushel Do all
Washed Barnyard lye and Dry with Plaster and ashes ½ Bushel
Sowed dry next the clover
23
woods quiet dry wether
29
Planted ¼ acre Sugar Beets and 29 seeded the Beets
31
7 Bushel 7 Bushel Cups 12 Do small
1848
Jan 1
rained all day & the ground compleetly thawed
2
went to caintown to church & heard Mr Pool from Luke cXIII = v6-7
3
went to the town Meatting at McIntoshes J- Henry pathmaster
5
went to the Election at McIntoshes and voted for Mr Gowan in preferance to Mr
Richards it began to snow in the morning and snow about 4 inch went down the
second day to the Mill and Joined in A note with Joseph Keer for £25 from
Samuel Rowsom payeble in 3 month
7
went to the Temperance Mills with A pieace of cloth
8
drawed up some wood hard frost
9
snowed hard and stormed all day
10
drawed A little wood and broake the sliegh very cold day
11
went to Brockville & atended an Agricultureal Meeting in the courthouse
{Between the lines it reads: was apointed trustee in place of John Acland} A
very cold day with {Above it reads: snow most of day}
11
12
went to draw wood for the Rev Mr Baxter at Farmersville
13
fixed J- Keer sleigh tounge & the choped wood & wat drawed
14
went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Mrs Huchis {Hutcheson} {Below
this it reads: receved A silver medel from the District soccity} A thaw day with
A little rain
15
heavy rain & thaw the snow most all away thrashed the gold vine Peas
16
went to caintown to church in the waggon & heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach A
Missionary sermon from Heb chXIII - v16 hard frost
17
hard frost cleaned the Gold vine Peas 17 Bushel
18
cleaned 8 Bushel of the fall wheat high wind & A little snow
19
made A door for the Barn cellar Kitte calfed hard fr{ost}
20
helped J. Keer to attend the thrashing machine went to caintown at night with
the waggon to attend A missionary meetting and heard the Rev merss {Messrs}
Pool , Baxter , Bevitt & Vandusen
21
choring fine day hard frost
22
went to Colemans corners to an agricultural meetting
23
Do to A quarterly meetting At the old Chapple in the waggon & heard the Rev
Mr Bevitt preach from Ezekil chXXIII - vIII
24
went to tempperance Mill with 36 yar of cloth & carred it acros the lakes
1848
Janr
25
Fine pleasant day Drawed A little wood
26
Warm with A little rain finished the Garner Peas
27
Cleaned the Garner Peas & put 20 Bushel up stairs rained & thawed so that the
frost is nearly out of the ground
12
28
finished cleaning the fall Wheat & had 14 ½ Bushel & 5 Bushel of Timothy seed,
the produce 7 ½ Acres in the Harper Field cold wind with no frost
29
A little frost last snowed about 4 inch this morning was in the Barn cleaning the
spring Wheat
30
went to Caintown with the sleigh & heard the Rev Mr. Pool preach from Hebr
ch
VI vr123
31
fine day Daniel Nowland cleaned flax
Feb 1
went to Dr Week & helped to make A Coffin for Pattrick Murray who was Killed
by the falling of A Tree
2
went to Brockville with the sleigh fine day but the roads bad
3
Do to younge Mills with 52 Barrels for John Ellingham rained this afternoon
4
Drawed some wood in the forenoon cleaned Wheat in the afternoon
5
began to snow in the Night & is still snowing finished cleaning the spring Wheat
& had 90 Bushel from 7 acres
6
Dul Day with A little snow no meeting today snowed 10 inch
7
Drawed 52 Barrels to younge Mills for J Ellingham
8
Do - wood A little wood this forenoon then drawed hooptimber for Ellingham
9
{filead; as in filed?} A new cross cut saw for J. Heugs & George chopted
10
squared 2 sticks 24ft longe for the Ministers stable at Farmersville in forenoon &
went to younge Mills in the afternoon with 53 Bus
11
took to Colemans 1-7/3 cords hemlock Bark 12s - 6d per cord the Roads firstrate
12
Do 1-7/3 Do - - Do Do Do Do & received 5s
13
went to Brockville & heard the Rev Wm Smart preach from Job chXXIII - vrs21-22
fine Day & good sleaghing
14
drawed wood half the Day for J- Ellingham the rest at home
13
15
tharshed A little Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips & gave Mrs
Hutcheson 3 ½ Bushel witch made 31 ½ Bushel & 1 Bushel Peas 3 at 3s
16
helped James Heughs to atend tharshing machin
17
went to Farmersville with 2 sticks for the minister Stabel Richard Marchel
helped Jock to Chop fire wood in the marsh
1848
Feb 18
Drawed wood in the forenoon in the afternoon took wood to the School
19
Do -- -- ---- - - ----- in the afternoon went to younge Mills with 46 {-ar-ds?}
James Ellit & Richard Marchel choped on Marchels Acount Good sleighing this
last fortnight with modrate weather
20
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston Preach from Heb chIV vrs16 considerable
of rain to day
21
some frost last night the reads very slipry sharped & shod the Horses
22
Drawed ten loads of wood the sleighing very bad
23
snowed 2 inches last night drawed 8 load of cord wood some flury of snow no
frost Jock was tharshing oats Henary Purvis & Hannah Hazelwood marred
{married}
24
went to John Armstrong’s for A load of Ceader for Buckets
25
Sawed the Bucketstuf & drawed wood
26
drawed wood & Jock went George Tows wood Bed took Elen to Samuel Youngs
in the evening to see his wife she being very sick went to Brockville in the night
for A little of lemmon sirup for her got home at 3 oclock
27
Rev Mr Pool Preached in Caintown in the forenoon & Mr Darbishire {Derbyshire}
Quaker in the afternoon & Rev Mr Harve in our School House in forenoon
28
drawed 11 oake logs to Macintosh saw Mill: {Between the lines it reads: samuel
younges Wife Depared this life the 28th}
14
29
Do 5 Do & 5 Baswood & 8 Pines went to the wake with Thomas Davis, snowed 4
inches last night
March
1
went to Funeral & their was upwards of 50 sleighs & Cutters accompanyed the
corps to Caintown & the Rev Mr Baxter Preached from Rev chXIV - vr13 snowed
fine Day
2
went with 2 pine logs to Mcintosh drawed wood the rest of the Day Ereri Hays
choped on his Fathers acount
3
snowed about 6 inchs to Day went to younge Mills with A hemlock saw log 23
inch 3s - 9d received 1 lb tea 3s per lb
4
took 1 log 26 inch 4s in the forenoon - 2 in the afternoon 25.&.22 inch. 6s 9d &
received sundry articles ammounting 8s ½ d & A duebill for 3s - 5 ½ d
5
very stormy withe A heay drift went to Caintown & Mr Vanston preach from
6
stormy with wind & snow thrasted oats & put pins & raves in Adam
Armstrong’s slaigh
{March 1848.}
7
fine day went with 2 logs to young mills 20 inch & 21 inch . 5s 3d Do Do Do - 3 logs
Do -22 - 23 & 24 inch 14 ft - - - 10s 4d
8
Do - Do - Do 2 logs 28 & 30 9s - 6d {To the right of a left curly bracket it reads:
A heavy south wind & A thaw so that the roads is nearly bear}
9
snowed about 2 inches last keen frost today reaceived at young Mills
{illegible?} the logs 27 ¾ yar cotton 6d per yard 13s - 10 ½ d 1 Doz Buttons 8d 2
lb
tea 3s per lb 6s - 3 lb rice 4 ½ d per lb 1s 1 ½ d 1 bedcord 1s - 3d 7 bowls 2s - 4d 1
ball candil wak {candle wax} 4d 1 file 7 ½ d
10
A very stormy day cleaned the oats & put 25 Bushel in the Bin
11
choped wood at the door in the forenoon attendid A school examination with
the Rev Mr Baxter Jock went to Thomas Davis L Be {Cut off; Logging Bee?}
12
Rev Mr Baxter Preachd at Caintown snowed & then rained Elen very un well
15
13
slight frost last night Father & John started for Ramsay & the widdow
Mcdonald went to Perth with them & I took 4 Bushel of Corn & 10 Bushel S
wheat to Mcs Mill & brought 53 Barrels up from Elingham to take to Brockville
14
went to Brockville with the Barrels & deliverd them at Hubbels Mill & attendid
an Agricultural meeting & paid 3s - 9d for cleaning the Wach 1s for black thread
1s - 3d for Rapper & 1s - 5d san{Cut off}
15
went to Mill for the grist & choped wood A very cold Day
16
shaved bucket staves Father & John came from Ramsay
17
choped wood & went to Elingham’s for A load of Barrell
18
went to Brockville with 62 flour Barrels for Elingham
19
the Rev Mr Moris Preached at our school House from Isiah chIII - vr10 & 11 A fine
day
20
took A load of firkin staves from Elingham’s to young Mills for Walter Tallon
rains very hard this afternoon slaighing nearly gone
21
Jock & Tom Davis went A Beging for Patrick Angling who has been sick & all the
Family
21
mendid the children’s shoes Jock went with the waggon to Tom Davis & they
took what they had gathered to Angling's
22
drawed wood with the Horses & oxen John C Hays helped Jock to Chop the
march all in A food snow mostly gon
23
ground A new taping gouge & made some sap buckets
24
went to the sap bush & overhauled the bucket Jock taped some it ran well
25
made some more buckets & Jock taped the rest of Bush in all 154 trees rained
A little this afternoon
1848
March
26
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Psalm chLXXXIV - vr10-11
rained considerable roads very bad
16
27
made some more sap buckets fine Day
28
made 12 buckets Do Do Jock thrashe the Peas & oats
29
Do 9 Do & shaved the stuff
30
Do 12 D in all 51 & 2 to gather with cleand the Peas & oats & had 24 Bushel
31
ground the axes & went & choped some cordwood on the Thomson place
April 1
rained very hard last night choped some Do in all 4 ½ cord
2
no metting to Day went to see Samuel young fine Day
3
Drawed some rail cuts & made A peice of A brush fince around the fall Wheat
on the Thompson Place
4
cut wood for the sugar Bush rained most of the Day & night
5
cleaned A corner & moved the fence at the fut of the Feild in frount of the old
Barn
6
made A Gate for the front of the House & Jock went to Mill with 10 ½ Bushel of
s wheat A fine Day Joseph Stots threshed the Poll Oats & helped to clean them
had 25 Bushel 2 Days work
7
drawed stons of the Feild front of the old Barn some to the road
8
Do the rest to A pile in the Feild A little frost at night fine Days
9
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach from Ezra chIII - vr4 he
came home with us in the Waggon & staid all night
10
drawed the middle fence off & mendid the outside fencis Began to Plow &
plowed A part of A ridg in the feild front of the old Barn Jock went Henry
Armstrong rais-ing
11
Jock Plowed in the orchard west of the Barn with the oxen & I continued in the
feild where I began
12
rained A A little last night & stil continued till noon plowed the rest of the Day
warm fine weather
17
13
Plowed {April} 14th Plowed ground in fine order
15
went to Brockville on Horseback paid 2s 6d for plow point 2s 6d to {libary?} 3s 6d for A spaid 2s - 3d for steel & iron for land side for Plough & 7 ½ d for horse &
1s for onions & cabbage seed Joseph Kerr sent $3 for Mr. Watson & $10 for Mr
Botchford witch I Paid
{All the dates of this page are cut off on the left side. It is likely these entries are continuing
from April 1848.}
16
Kept the House & the rest went James Scot’s to atend the Funeral of Mr Percival
who Died of A consumtion {tuberculosis}
17
Plowed front of Eliz House A fine day
18
Do began to snow about noon & snowed about an inch
19
very hard frost this morning went to meet Father who went to Farmersville
yesterday for Apple trees that Phillip Wing sent to Rochester for snow all gon
{Between the lines it reads: planted 4 in Jocks door yard & 5 in ours 2 in the
orchard & 2 at the old Barn at noon}
20
Plowed till noon went to A raising of William Davis 2 Barns
21
Do
22
Plowed. fine Day ground very dry
23
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Rev chII - vr17 & the Rev Mr
Wadkins from John chXII vr32 in our own School House A light showr this aftirnoon
24
heavy thunder with some rain last night finished plowing the green {illegible?} Jock
draged the orchard rather cold
25
began to sow & sowed 6 Bushel of Garner Peas West line S - side road
26
sowed 5 Bushel Gold vine Peas . frosty nights
27
sowed 5 Bushel Peas & oats & cross draged the whole
18
28
sowed 6 Bushel Polloats & 5 Bushel White oats very wind weather ground very dry
Jock has been drawing Dung the last 4 Days to the 2 feild front of the House Wat &
Adie helped to load had tow Waggons
29
A little rain this morning sowed 2 Bushel large oats very windy Jock plowed A little
in the garden
30
no meetting to Day fine Day
May 1
sowed ¼ Bushel flax seed on ¼ acre roled partd of the field fine rain this afternoon
Jock finiste garden
2
loaded Dung in the forenoon went Mcintoshs to get in logs but could not do it
Jonne dragged corn hills {Between the lines it reads: {wo}ods look A little green}
3
finished rolling the field front of the old Barn
4
Began Plow 2 feild from the House {May} 5th Plowed
5th
Plowed
6
sowed 3 Bushel Barley & 1 Bushel Fea Wheat & 1 Bushel Ball Black sea in the 2 feild
south fence Jock planted the garden with Corn & Potatos & finished Dunging the
Corn feild
7
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Baxter Preach from Matthew chXIII - vr16 & 17
rain this afternoon
1848
may 8
plowed round the old Barn in the forenoon in 2 feild afternoon
9
plowed in the feild below the Bull paster in the forenoon went to A Dung Be of
John Kincaid in the after
10
fine shower last night warm this morning
11
cold rain till 3 oclock finished the corn feild
19
12
sowed 5 Bushel Black sea in the Con feild south side first 3 Bushel came to the
3 stone pile at the rate 1 Bushel per acre next 2 Do came to the forth stone pile
& sowed thicker
13
cross draged & cleaned the furows in the forenoon & then sowed 3 Bushel &
draged it one way cold in to night James Hughes & Daniel Nowland worked in
the Garden on the 12th 14th no Meetting to Day
15
sowed 3 Bushel more in all 11 Bushel of Wheat
16
finished draging this forenoon then Plowed in the 2d {2nd} feild
17
continued plowing . Jock finished planting the Corn & beans in the feild below
the Bull paster rather cold wether
18
sowed 1 ½ Bushel Timothy in the Con feild & 3 Bushel Black sea wheat in the 2d
feild & Jock planted Corn around the old Barn yard ground very dry
19
s.2 Bushel wheat & sowed Timothy on all is draged
20
heavy thunder & rain last night. very warm with some showrs to day every thing
refreshed planted A smal tea cupfull of Comodore Stewart Wheat sent by
Adam Cranston from New Jercey & An Ear of Corn that old Mr Austin gave us
that came from the State of Main in the Garden
21
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pooll preach Phil chI vr27-28 fine Day with
A little rain
22
sowed 3 ½ Bushel Wheat whitch finished the 2 feild
23
sowed ⅓ Acre of Carrots & ¼ Acre of sugar Beet in the feild below the Bull
paster Jock plowing the Orchard
24
made brush fence around the fall wheat on the Thompson place Richard
Marchel helping rained A little this mo{rning}
25
plowed & draged in 1 ½ Bushel Peas below the Corn Jock draged ¾ Bushel Black
sea on the Thompson Place
26
draged & furrowed the orchard at the old Barn
20
{1848}
May
27
planted 13 Bushel Potatos in the orchard at the old Barn Robart & Adam
Armstrong helping us. fine weather
28
went to Caintown & heard George Keer exort & heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach
from 1 Corin chI 3 4 in our own school House
29
went Mill with 6 Bushel fall wheat & 7 Bushel spring wheat & then washed the
sheep at J. Aarmstrong
30
cleared the Potatoes out of the cellar & had 26 Bushel
31
went to Brockville with Jerry & will Heazelwood Horce Betsey Hellen & Father in
the waggon had 3 Bushel Potatos for Betsey & 5 for ourslves & got 2s - 3d per
Bushel & the flour of 6 Bushel fall Wheat 2cwt = 40th $5 - s4 making $8 - 0s - 3d
Bought 1 Barrel Salt 7s - 6d 2 Barrels of Plaster 5s - 6d per Barrel 1 ½ gallon Rum 5s 1
lb
Rutabaga seed 2s - 6d shaving soap 4d A very cold day
June 1
made A piece of brush fence at the bottom of the feild front of Elize Jock
strained his knee so that he cannot work A very hard frost this morning beans &
corn hurt
{June} 2 planted the beans over again
3
went through the corn & potatos in the garden & round the old Barn
4
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Hulbert Preach from John chIII vr19
5
went to Brockville with A 29 firkins for John Elingham & got sundry and articles
amounting to 12s - 6d from him Bought 1 Barrel of cement 8s - 9d & 2 ½ ft lead pipe
for A cistern 3s - 3d A fine showr this morning
6
worked on the roads {June} 7 the same
8
plowed the turnip ground & A peace for buckwheat furred up the turnip ground &
sowed them puting nearly 1 lb of seed to ½ acre Wat planted the sugar Beet over
Again they being mostly eat up with A grub
9
finished going through the corn with the dill
10
Jock plowed some more ground for buckwheat & we sowed ¾ of A bushel Along
side the corn
21
1848
June
11th
heard the Rev Mr Morris Preach in our own school House from Luke chXV = vr24
warm dry weather
12
Jock went to Colmans with 23 Bushel of ashes & got factory cotton & tea for
them & brought 15 Bushel of sand from Colmans for to build the sistern paid 2d
A Bushel
13
went to Brockville on horse back to an Agricultural Meetting bought ½
snuff to put on trees
14 &
15th
worked on the roads betwen Tows & Trickes with the oxen & scraper Jock
drove the oxen & I held the scraper 11s - 3d per day T Davis over
16
howed the corn the ground very dry
17
maid 2 gates for the door yards Jock went W Weeks raison {raising}
18
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vansson Preach from Job chXIV = vr14 very warm
day
19
diged A ditch from the sluseway in the road opisite Jock door & fild them with
sones
20
Tho Davis Paid $6 - 2s - 6d for Working on the roads 2 days & the use of the
scraper 5 days Jock went saul younges Bee A fine showr this afternoon
21
went Samul Innis’s & got rigings made for 3 Gates & 1 Waggon scute
22
went to Brockville with John Armstrong & stopped at Norman Boths & received
A blank Deed & A writing of agreement between him & Matthew Roney for lot
10 {illegible?} ... 5 con {concession} met Matthew Roney in Brockville & went to
Mr Gowans & witnessed the Deed & agreement Jock Robert Armstrong &
Richard Marchel loged in the swale on the Thompson place
23
heavy rain this forenoon Jock went A loging Bee of James Hikes & I hung the
smule Gates
24
plowed the Beet ground over again the seed did not owing grow owing to the
dry weather planted the Carrot & Beets & 3 rows of Rutabagas
22
lb
scotch
{J}une
1848
25
the Rev Mr Wadkins Preached in our School House & just as I got ready the
Bees swarmed & saved them A fine showr this moring
26
went through the potatos with the Drag
27
plowed through the corn at the old Barn in the forenoon went Vanstone’s Mill
with 18 ½ Bushel of Wheat stopt at the Widdow Young
28
all night came home the next day with grist
29
went to training to Maloroytown
30
fixed the Bull well & made part of A pump
27 John Ackland & his son Dudly was howing likewise Jonnhey & Adam at the
potato
{Ju}ly
1
fireed some log heaps Jock & Margret went to Brockville
2
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCullin Preach from I Peter chI = vr3
3
heavy rain last night & all day so that vegitation is revived
4
went to Martin Redman’s with Father & Mother & pruned his Apple trees &
Jock went to Tom Davis’s loging Bee
5
mendid my shos Jock went to John Armstrongs to log for turnips frequant
showrs
6
howed the Corn had Patrick Anglin & son Jock was loging with Jo Keer for
turnips
7
howed the potatos John Ackland & son helping
8
finished the Do - in the forenoon & went to A raising of Richard Marchel Jock
was loging with J Kerr
9
no meeting to Day
23
10
drawed some cunchs of the turnip ground in the forenoon Jock draged in
afternoon & I went Benjimine Young
11
& went to Gananoque with him to see the well borrers & agreed with them to
come next week
12
left Young’s this morning, went through the turnip & Beets fine rain last night
13
Began to Mow & mowed half the day behind the House
14
hewed timber for the granery some heavy showrs
1848
July 15
went to Brockville with 10 Pork barrels & 40 flour barrels for John Ellingham with
flour barrels left at Hubbels mills for Levit = sold the Pork barrels to Webster
received from Ellingham out of Webster 3s = 7 ½ d
16
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston Preach
17
mowed the orchard very poor Grass & hard to cut
18
Jock went to Jo Keers & draged 1 acre of new land for Turnips sowed ... Drew 4
loads of hay out of the orchard
19
mowed in the feild below the orchard John Ackland helping
20
mowed in the harper feild John Ackland helping very poor grass
21
spread out & raked to day fine hay day
22
heavy rain last night & all this forenoon
23
no Meeting to day fine day
24
shook hay out of the cock it being very wet A poor hay day took A long time to
dry drew 2 load
25
shook out some more & drew 4 load more out of the feild below the house no
drought
24
26
shook out some cocks on the road to the harper feild & they were very black &
wet & some in the harper feild Elen & Margret helped us to rake & got we 4
load drawed
27
mowed in the harper feild . {June} 28 Do in the same feild
29
mowed front of the House in the forenoon . raked in the afternoon & drew 3
load out of the harper feild good hay wheather
30
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallom Preach from Jeremiah chXVII =
vr
9
31
rained very hard this forenoon mowed at the end of the new Barn in the
afternoon Robert Armstrong helping
August
1
mowed to day Robert helping drawed in 2 load of hay harper
2
mowed part of the day raked & drawed in 5 load of hay Robert & John helping ..
finished mowing that feild
3
raked & Drew in 5 load more John & James Flood woking & John & Adam
helping cut part of fall wheat
4
Drew 1 load of hay out of the harper feild & cut the large oat rained in the
afternoon
5
rained nearly all day helped Thomas Davis & Robert H {surname illegible} to
make A cradle
{August 1848.}
6
Went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston preach from Matt chXIII = vr3
7
Jock Father & Elen went to Brockville & I went through the Carrots Beets &
turnips with the Horse & the Dill & raked the large oats
8
Jock & Tom Davis drew in 1 load of hay from the harper feild then mowed part of
the wheat in the con feild then cut the fall wheat on the Thomson Place A very
poor Crop & I finished his Cradle
9
mowed some on the Thompson Place not worth cuting in the forenoon made A
cradle for Dr Keer
25
10
made A cradle for Richard Marchal Jock & James Marchel began to hook the
Gold vine Peas. drew in 11 stook {small piles} of large oats & flax
11
Jock worked at the Peas & I cradled the small oats
12
heavy rain last night finished Jack Vandusen cradle in the forenoon began to cut
the Peas & oats Wat & Jonnie drove the Horses for Father & Mother to the
quartly meeting
13
went to quartly Meeting to the old Chaple & heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach
from Job chI vr13-14 15
14
cut the Barley Jock & James Marchel hook peas in the forenoon bound some
oats & part of the Barley Marchel worked 2 days for makeing the cradle Drew 2
load of oats & 1 load of peas & oats
15
Drew 2 load of the fall wheat began to rain before we got them in John Ackland
came to work but quit on acount of the rain
16
heavy fog this morning cleared away about 9 oclock & we went to work Jock &
John Ackland to hooking peas & I to cradling peas & oats A very heavy showr
came on about 3 oclock whitch stopt all work
17
heavy rain last night & all day to day
18
fine day turned up the peas some of then growing & roling Cut the odessa
wheat had 22 stook good crop
19
turned the peas again but still very wet Cut the Baptist wheat had 19 stook good
crop & bound 11 of the - Barley
20
went to Caintown & Atended the sabbath school & expected to hear Mr Towrs,
but he was sick
21
drew in the Peas after turning them all up fine weather
1848
August
22
hired James Dobbs to cradle at 5s per day him & me cut the Poll oats & some
of the Peas & oats Jock & John Ackland mowed the rest & bound part of the
Poll oats A fine Crop, Father was the most of the day picking for Seed
23
Began to cut the spring Wheat in the cons feild Dobbs & me cuting Jock &
Johnnie following Dobbs & George Kendrick & wat following me Kendrick
bought A cradle & was to give me 3 days work in harvast & this is the first drew
in 2 load of Peas & oats Kendrick & Father raking & 1 load of Peas very warm
wheather
26
24
Jack Vandusen & me cradling Jock & Alen following him & John Ackland &
James Heugh following me James Heugh & Alen came to work for Jock to go &
log with the oxen {Below this is reads: Father & the Boys drew in Barley & the
odesa wheat}
25
Vandusen & Dobbs cuting Jock the Boys Father & me fo{llowed?} Vandusen
worked tow days for the makeing of his cradle
26
Dobbs cut Jock & John White followed I drew in the Poll oats 3 load & the
Baptist Wheat in the forenoon the Dobbs White & me cradled till middle the
after which finished that feild it was very thisely {Above it reads: the feild was
Plowed last fall} the Boys drew 3 load of the Wheat while I stooking I loaded it
for them {Above it reads: 52 stook} Dobbs White & Jock began the Wheat in
the 2 feild frount of the house fine week for work
27
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach from 2 Cor chXIII = vr5 in
the afternoon I heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on the Lord Prayer
28
very wet day no work
29
dull day Dobbs cut wheat half the day Jock & me follo
30
Dobbs cut wheat Jock & me followed fine day
31
Dobbs Do Jock & John Ackland followed & drew 6 loads with the Horses &
Father 2 with oxen & sleigh making 125 stook beside 2 load of unbound thisely
stuff A little sho{wer}
Sept 1
heavy rain to day no work the Ground very wet
2
finished cuting the wheat in the 2 feild frount of house 14 stook on the
Thompson place witch made 7 ½ days for Dobbs A fine crop & A fine day
3
went to Caintown & heard Mr Tours Preach from Jer ch2 {illegible} in the
afternoon at our own school house Mr {illegible} chXVI {illegible}
{Most of the dates of this page are cut off on the left side. The section of the page that has
been crossed out does not seem to be continuing from September 1848. After that point,
the entries are likely to be continuing from September 1848.}
ust
went to Caintown & Mr Vanston Preach from Matt chVIII - vr3
27
Jock Father & Elen went to Brockville & I went through Carrots Beets & Turnips
& raked some of the large oats
Jock & Tom Davis drew 1 load of hay out of the harp field then mowed round the
wheat in the con field then cut the fall wheat in the new land {Above it reads: A
very poor crop} & I finished his cradle mowed in the new land not worth mowing
made A cradle for Doct Keer made a cradle for Richard Marchel Jock & James
Marchel began to hook the Gold vine Pea. drew in 18 stook of larg oats & the flax
Jock worked at the Peas & I cradled the small oats
heavy rain last night finish Jack Vandusens cradle in the forenoon cut some of
the Peas & oats in the afternoon
4
Drew in 96 stook from the harper feild not in very good order
5
Drew 145 stook from the 2 feild frount of the house came on A tremendous
thunder-showr in the afternoon
6
drew dung to the feild frount of Elize
7
Do 140 stook from the feild frount of the house fine day
8
drew 14 Do from the new land on thompson place & filed Jock Plow & he went to
Thomas Tennants to help him at his wheat him & his family being sick with the
fever & auge {ague}
9
drew dung & Jock ploughed
10
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable from 2 Timothy Heb chVI =
vr
1219 & Mr Harvy from 2 Tim chI = vr12
11
hired John Doyel for $8 for A mounth them & me Drew dung & Jock plowed
fine weather
12
sowed 2 Bushel of Huchison wheat bought from {Above it reads: Levi June $2}
13
Do 2 Do heap measure of the Soulls wehat
14
healped James Heugh at tharshing machin in forenoon commenced the Dich in
the feild frount the house rain in the afternoon
16
cut the Buckwheat & Jock laid up A fence side of barn
17
heard Mr Godein speake from S John chIII .. vrIII in our school
28
went to Brockville with the waggon & had Margret & Mary Keer with me. I
received £7 - 0 - 0 of Premium for 1847 from the District A-S & subscribe £1 5s
{This page appears to be a duplicate of the first page in the diary.}
1848
Sept
18
Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s - - 3 Bunchs cotton yarn 5s - 6d each
19
helped John Ackland at the tharshing machin in the forenoon & Joseph Keer in
the afternoon
20
split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippleed the flax
21
choring & fixing abought about the Barn {September} 22 the same some rain
23
Moor came with the tharshing machin & we tharshed Bar the Baptist Wheat the
coesa Wheat & 2200 sheafs Black sea
24
went to Caintown & heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter chIV .. vr18
25
tharshed in the forenoon & went John Armstrong in the afternoon
26
went to samuel Innis & shod the horses
27
put the straw in the Barn {September} 28 went to Farmersville for A load of
lime for John Elingham. thrashe the oas for premium {September} 29 cleaned
the Barley for the premium
30
went to Brockville & took 10 bushel oats & 10 bushel Barley & left them in
McKenzies Granary & atended an Agriculture meetting got A side of harness
leather from Henery Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10 lb 1s - 3d per lb - - 12s
= 6d
octob
er 1
no meeting to day {October} 2 tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Load had 21
Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harness leather to Giles for to make A set
of harness
23
went to samuel Inises & helped to shoe Robs Colts
4
pulled 6 load of Corn & had A husking bee at night
29
5
went to Cattle show at Colmans corners & took the 1 premium 1 year old Bull 2
3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on Carrots
7
finishe the Corn fine weather
8
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch2 = vr9
9
pulled the turnips & Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the
younge Bull
10
went to the Brockville Fair & took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax see 1 on
Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on dril barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley sold the oats 1s 3d
per Bushel & the Barley to Hary at Matland {Maitland} for 15 lb pot Barley
received 52 lb got an {illegible} for 10$ stopt at younge Adams all night
11
helped to stake the ground for the Plowing match along with J Stuart & A
Robson
12
went to J Keers loging Bee
13
went to Farmersville with 6 Pork Barrels for Giles from John Ellingham & received
7 ½ nails 4d per lb 2s 6d from E Parish 400 of brick 2s - 6d per hundred in makeing
12s 6d in all. paid £1 - 5{s} to Giles on ha{Cut off}
14
made A Corn crib & put the Corn in it A good crop
15
went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mc {name faded} preach from Psalms chXIV vr
I fine day
16
diged potatos {October}
17
rained all day no work
18
A wet day sold a south Down Ram to Willm young & George Kilborn for the
Crosby socity at four pounds
19
cleaned wheat wet day
20
snowed some this forenoon went to vanstons mill with 13 bushel wheat & 2 ½
Corn will not get it till thursd
21
pulled A load of Beets & Carrots rained every day this week
22
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from 1 Peter chI - vr7 A
30
fine day
23
diged Potatos & heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on Matt chVIII vrs23 to 34 in our
own school House in the evin {evening}
24
diged Potato Jock was loging with James Heugh
25
went to Vanstons for the grist & took 2 ½ Bushel Corn in Jock finished the
Potatos A very Poor Crop we have not 40 Bushel
26
had George & Alen Huigh helping at the Beets & Carrots finished them in the
forenoon began the turnips
27
George & Alen Huigh & Edward Davis helping & we finish the turnips A midling
Crop Beet poor Carrots midling
28
the ground so wet that we were like to be mired working at the {Cut off}
29
went to caintown & heard George Keer exort
30
drew some wood A wet day cleaned some wheat
31
went to Colman’s & bought 2 sides of sole leather 1--13 {illegible} at 1s - 3d per lb
in all $7 - 4s - 4 ½ d & Paid 6 - ¾ bushel of wheat {illegible} Bushel in all {illegible}
6 - 4 {illegible} Balance of {illegible}
{1848}
Nov 1
drew stones of the feild frount of the House & put them in the Dich at the fut of
the feild Edward Davis helping Jock was loging for J- Huigh
2
drew stones of the 2 feild put them in the same dich with post for A fence JDoit working for B Armstrong & {illegible name} Thompson work for him
3
went to J Armstrong for A load of posts for the dich Jock went to Doit {illegible}
Keers Be
4
went to Brockville & took 2 Bushel & 17 lb of wheat & leaft it at Colman’s which
Paid the nine shilling that I was owing & 1s - 3d over which he Paid me. put A
letter in the Post for Philadelphia for Father sister which had came there hear
rain this night
5
snow & rain took Mother inlaw Elen & Margret to Adam & Died at 2 oclock P.M.
Doctor Keer did not know what was the disceas
6
went to Adams made the Coffin. snowed some more
7
attended the funeral it was large the Rev Mr Heag from Brockville addressed the
congregation Psalms
31
8
killed 2 hogs & 3 year old heifer Thomas Davis & J- Armstrong help snow in the
afternoon hard frost last night
9
Drew some wood in the forenoon cut up the meat 1 hog weighed 2 cwt & the
other 310 the heafer 457 the 4 quarter
10
went to John young’s & killed A Cow for him stopt
11
all night & he made A pair of Boots for Jock the roads very rough
12
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Romans chI = vr1617 fine day roads very rough hard frost
13
drew wood & 2 logs 30 ft long for bails
14
trimed the Grapes & haved 1 stick for the bails Jock helped Jo Armstrong
15
went to McIntoshes rolled in the Logs some rain tha {Cut off by the page}
16
pulled 2 load of turnips on J Keers
17
2 loads more
18
pulled 2 loads some frost at nights but thawed in the day
19
went to Caintown but there was no Meetting
20
went to Charlestown with 25 Pork Barrels for John Elingham & delivered them to
Mrs Bews & received 1 lb tea 3s - 9d & peice of rope 1s - 3d in all 5s the roads very
bad partly frose
21
drew 2 load of Boards from McIntoshes. first load 120 peices of clapboards C
Hays to Pay McIntosh for sawing them at the rate of four Dollars per 1000 let the
Ram
{Most of the dates are cut off on the left side of the page. The entries appear to be from
different months, and perhaps different years as well.}
{Date for page below is faint, but appears to be 1838, not 1848. The entries are sporadic and
the handwriting very careful. This page may be the actual beginning of the diary}
May 2
Sowed 2 ½ Bushel Wheat east line south sid of the Road A dark cloudy Day
Moon in the 2 quarter no smut
4
sowed 2 Bushel Wheat cloudy with some sun shine
5
A very wet day so that the ground is swiming
32
11
Sowed 1 Bushel Peas in the Orchard west side of the Barn ground so wet stopt
sowing
14
sowed 3 ½ Bushel of Peas moon in the 3 quarter
15
Do 3 ½ Do - - -Do - opisite the Barn north side of the road & ½ Bushel of
marrowfat Peas poured boiling Water on them before sowing sowed 2 Bushel
of Barley in the harper feild at the east ground in good order Woods begin to
look redish
16
Sowed 8 Bushel of oats in the harper feild very Warm Day Showery in the
forenon
17
sowed 4 Bushel of oats & ½ Bushel of flax seed . .
18
planted 10 Bushel Potatos in the same feild
23
slight frost this morning sowed 4 Bushel of oats in the forenoon south side of
the road west line cold rain the afternoon Woods look very green
24
very wet this forenoon dry & cold in the afternoon
25
sowed 1 Bushel of oats very cold in the same feild & finished Draging the rest
the day very cold & began rain at sun down and rained all night & till 11 oclock
the next day A cold wet time
31
sowed 2 Bushels wheat in the feild opisit the House south side of the road
where the fall wheat winter killed out { greate straw but no wheat
{Ju}ne
1
Planted 30 Bushel of Potatos in the feild east of the House count 35 rows from
the east fence next 11 rows rolled in Plaster {Above it reads: served no end}
4
sowed 25 rows of Ruta Baga or swedish turnips sowed ½ Bushel of Buck wheat
back of the House
July 18
Began to mow
August
4
Do to cut the Wheat
1849
Plowed in the same with Horses & oxen fine Day warm
33
May
26
27
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable pre{ach} from Genessis chIII vr
24 fine Day
28
sowed 5 Bushel Wheat in the feild below the old Barn Jock planted Corn in the
orchard at the old Barn
29
sowed 2 bushel more Jock finished the Plowing of the feild {Between the lines
it reads: in all 66 67 ½ Bushel} in the forenoon & then finished the planting of
the Corn & Potatos A fine warm rain this afternoon
30
sowed nearly 1 Bushel of Timothy in the feild below the old Barn this morning it
being very wet all Day
31
finished cross draging the Wheat in the forenoon then draged & drilled the
Carrot & Beet ground the sowed the Altringham {Altrincham} Carrot ⅓ Acre
between the Barn & fence
June 1
Father & the Boys planted ½ lb sugar Beet seed we began to plow A new peice
of ground at the bottom of the feild below the House Thomas Davises son &
teem helping
2
plowed in the same place sowed 4 Bushel oats Robert Armstrong draged them
very warm Day
3
heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach from Psalm LXXVII - vr19
4
washed the Sheep in the forenoon Jock went to Joseph Keer Bee to Drag New
Land plowed in the afternoon
5
went to Brockville on one of John Armstrong horses bought ½ lb Beet seed 1s =
10 ½ d & 1 ¼ lb rutabaga seed 4s - 8d Atended an Agriculture Meeting. Robert
Armstrong Draged with our horses & sowed 4 Bushel of oats
6
sowed 3 Bushel of oats makeing 11 Bushel in all in tha field
7
Drew Dung on the turnip ground Richard Marchel helping to load & Jock
finished the Draging
34
8
went M withe 40 flour barrels to Charlestown mills for Elingham & delivered
them to John McKinnon & received A receit for 24 on Morton & Mckee
9
made brush fence on 13 in the forenoon & from the spring to the marsh in the
afternoon Richard Marchel helping Jock went to Brockville with the waggon
very warm weather received from Morton McKee & Co on John Elinghams
Acompt {account} 19s - 9d
1849
June
10
heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Psalms LXXVII vr19
11
plowed the turnip ground & drilled part of it
12
sowed 1 Acre of Rutabagas first ½ lb Rochestar seed next ¾ lb English see next ½
lb
our own went Will Hazelwoods raising
13
A little rain this morning rolled the turnips & wheat
14
Plowed on 13 with both plows very warm weather
15
went to Brockville took A sheep & sold it for 11s - 3d . got 1 Barrel of salt 8s -10 lb
nails 2s - 6d 1 Grosswood screws 1s - 5d 2 lb Coffee 1s - 8d 2 pr Beets 4d 1 socket
Chisel 1s - 7d in all 15s 6d on John Elinghams acompt from Morton McKee & Co
received from the Agriculture Socitie A Cutivator on trial
16
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Buckwheat on 13 the last of our Plowing & sowing A light
showr about noon
17
Mr Stowl exhorted in Caintown
18
worked in the lower Corn with the Cutivator did good work
19
Do in the orchard & in the Beets & Carrots did fine work
20
worked on the Roads Jock & Father worked the tow days previous
21
maide A new fence along the Road from the orchard to the line N.E line
22
fixed for steeming Jock & the Boys howing fired A fallow below hill very warm
Dry weather Great need of rain
35
23
worked on the Roads Father & me & the teem for 12s 6d per Day
24
went to Caintown heard the Rev Mr Constabel preach from Psalms LXXXI - vr13
to 16 warm dry weather A fine showr this afternoon
25
went to Mr Smedisis with C Young took 11 Bushel wheat & sold it at Matland for
3s - 10d per Bushel
26
helped to run the lines on the Thompson place East line
27
Do - Do west line cut my knee with the ax A Armstrong worked in my place
Jock & Elen went to John youngs
28
Jock went to training at Mallory town & brought me the Commission of {Licut?}
very warm dry weather
29
Jock & the Boys chiled Corn
30
the Boys burnt some brush heaps in the follow Jock went to- -Brockville this
after
1849
July14
Began to mow & mowed in the feild below Garden the Grass being Teribly dried
up
16
finished all below the House & drew in 2 load
17
drew in 3 load of Hay the weather very weather
18
Raked & drew in 3 load of hay from the feild next the Barn John Ackland helping
to mow
19
Raked & drew in 3 load from the sam feild
20
Do --- 2 load & finished the feild front of the House & began to mow in the 2
feild front of the House John Ackland helping A heavy showr
21
working at the hay drew 1 load in A heavy Shower
22
the Rev Mr Constable preached from Pslm 144...vr15
36
23
Cut the Fall Wheat Richard Marchel Cradling Jock & John Armstrong following.
John Henry mowed in the 2 feild Wat & Jonny howed Turnips
24
drew in 4 loads out of the first & 2 out of the 2 feild
25
worked at the hay J Keer helped to draw in 3 load after supper making 5 load in
all
26
finished mowing the 2 feild & round the Peas & began the Cons field showry
27
worked at the Hay Richard Marchal helping drew 5 load
28
Do --- Robert Armstrong & Dr -- D drew 6 load
29
Thomas Vanson Preached from Heb ch1 - vr2 & the Rev Mr Watkin Lectuard on
the Ravins feeding Elija
30
Drew in 3 load of fall Wheat 26 stook of bearded & 28 of Soals Wheat & 4 load
hay from the Cons feild Robt. Armstrong
31
Drew 3 load of load of hay Rob & Adam Armstrong mowing
August
Drew 4 load of hay from Thompson place fixed line fence 2 feild
2
Finished the Hay & drew 3 load from Thompson place
3
Jock went to Dr to mow, John Armstrong went throug the turnips & then they
Pulled the Flax
went to Elizabethtown & Jock went to Samuel Thorns & got the Horses shod.
John Armstrong hooked Peas
5
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Benney preach from Rev ch7 - vrs9, 10-11
Rev Mr Moris from Psal 1 - vr7
6
hook Peas the Boys sheld 7 Bushel of Corn
August
1849
7
Jock went to furnace falls Mills with 18 Bushel of wheat & 7 Bus Corn the Boys
hooks Peas warm dry wheather
37
8
Jock came from the Mill the boys finished the Gold vine Peas
9
Showrry Cut the large oats & Clubwheat poor Crop Cradled the Orchard
10
Jock went to McKinnons with 40 barrels for Elingham received 1 lb Tea 3s - 9d
the Boys went to Circus at Malorytown
11
drew in the Goldvine Peas the Clubwheat & large oats
12
wint to the Quarterly Meetting at the old Chaple
13
hook the Peas & drew in the seed hay
14
rained thrashed the seed hay & Cleaned it
15
Cradled wheat in the orchard
16
finished the Orchard & began the 2 feild below the house
17
Do - cuting 2 feild
18
began to cut the wheat below the old Barn
19
went Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Halbert prach from Rom ch5 - vr1 Warm
Wheather
20
Drew drew in all the Wheat from the Orchard & 2 field
21
went to Thorns & got A shoe on Bet Jock went Colmans with A load of Ashes
22
Jock went to Brockville & the boys drew in the Barley & poll oats
23
rained this forenoon threshed fall Wheat for seed Father worse
24
Jock went to Brockville for Dr. Morton and him & Dr. Keerr held A consultation
on Father
25
Jock & I threshed fall wheat for seed I A Cradle
26
went to Caintown & heard Thos Vanson
38
27
began to Plough in Harper feild for fall Wheat the boys drew in some of the oats
ground very Dry Davis fire broke out
28
finished drawing the oats below the Orchard & the M{Cut off} mixture of
Buckwheat & some Wheat from Lizy
29
Jock & J Kerr Ploughed the boys worked at the wheat
30
Do -- Do -- Do -- Robert Armstrong John Hogan & the boys worked the wheat
31
Jock ploughed & the boys finished Cuting the wheat
1849
Sept
1
Began to Cross Plough W Hogan helping
2
Went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Zechariah ch1 vr
13
3
Ploughed Adam Armstrong helping the boys finished Drawing in the wheat Dry
weather
4
finished Ploughing the Ground for the fall Wheat
5
Sowed 10 Bushel of fall Wheat the Boys draged in part of it
6
this rained this moring finished draging the wheat
7
furrowed out the wheat the boys cleaned the furrows
8
Jock went to Brockville
9
the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown
10
drew in the oats {September} 11 Jock finished cuting the oats
12
Jock went to Brockville
13
Jock went to McKinnins with 51 barrels for Elingham the boys fixed A fence
round the fall wheat & A Atended the threshing machin at J Heughs
39
14
do - - - do in forenoon went to Thorns got the Horses Shod
15
Jock went to Brockville & the boys fenced the wheat
16
the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown
17
The Cropviewers came to day Picted Corn
18
Jock went to George Toes Dung Bee Wattie drawed hoop stuff for John
Elingham
19
Picked Corn Dudly Ackland A. Armstrong & - - Murry helping cut up half the
stalks
20
put the Corn into the Crib & drew some Wood
21
Jock went to Bews with 30 Pork barrels for Eling{ham}
22
cut the Buckwheat in the forenoon then went Wm Hazelwoods loging Bee
heavy rain
23
Mr vanson preached from St John ch12 = vr32
24
went with A load of Barrels to McKinnins for Elingham
25
Burmning the fallow
26
threshing Peas & worked at the fallow
27
Gathered the Ashes in the follow Walter went to Thorns & got 4 New shoes on
the Horses & 1 set
1850
Novem
ber 1
fine day Robert Geddes & Wife hear on A visite
3
Cleaning Wheat cold weather Jock went to McKinnins with A load of staves for
Elingham
drew wood fine Day
40
6
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Jock & Elen went
Brockville
7
our Township Meetting was held by wards & Nelsion Thepanan Ira Mallory JJ
McIntosh J Bates & M...Algure elected Counsillors
8
finished cleaning the Wheat & had 102 ½ Bushel James Hazelwood elected
Trustee & A free School vote
9
heavy rain this afternoon Jock drew wood J. Hoggen George Erels Chopping by
the load rained in the afternoon
10
hard frost M Revd Mr Smart & Gordon was round on A visit & I went over in the
sleigh to Grandpas. the frist time I was out
11
Jock drew 6 load of wood hail & rain
12
heavy rain last night the roads very soft Jock went to Colmans & settled with
McDonald & there was 4s - 6d in favour of him Jock John Yonge & Wife came
on A vist & brough Boots for Jock wat Jonney & Elen
13
the Rev Mr Gordon preched at Caintown
14
drew 10 load of wood George Erels & John Hogan choping
15
went with A load of staves for Elingham
16
Christopher yong & Elizebeth yong & J. Kerr Father & Jock went to Brockville &
Jock got A Deed of the rear part of the East half of lot No. 13 from Elizebth
Yong for the same some of 75 Pounds Curance Father gave her 2 notes of 25£
each Pabel Payable the first in 1851 the second in 1852 with intrest Chirstopher
yong have received 15 pounds last spring & is to receive the remaining 10
pound with intrest on the whole for one year
the above Notes are Due the 8th of February in each year
1850
Januar
y
7
helped J {or S} Kerr at thrashing Machine
41
8
drew 9 loads of wood Erels & Hoggan choping
9
drew 5 load of wood in forenoon went to Thorns & got A shoe
0
the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown
1
drew 5 loads of wood fine Day
2
heavy rain last night & snow this morning drew A load of staves for Elingham
3
Jock Elen & her Father went to Brockville to see about her Drawing Land & Mr
Bell wrote to Toronto
4
drew wood A fine Day
5
went to Elinghams with A load of staves
6
went to the old Chapple with Father & Mother
7
went Quarterly Meeting heavy rain last Night slaing {sleighing} Most gone the
Rev Mr smart preached Caintown
8
drew wood Erels & Hogan choping making 60 load that thay Choped at 3d per
load 15s in all fine Day
9
fine day Jock went A choping bee of Cumings
0
thrashed the Poll Oats that Father picked had
1
Jock went to old Mrs Raths funarl & I went to Wm Hazelwood at night with Elen
& Margr {Margaret}
{1?}
Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 20 Bushel fo wheat & 5 Bushel Corn fine
wheather
2
finished tharshing the Garner Peas
3
the Rev Mr Scoot preached in Caintown snowed 6 inchs last night
Jock & Father went to Brockville to prove to his Account against J Ackland
before G Mallock Sold to the yankes Keer heffer for $12 & Brindy for $14
42
Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham & brought home his
Grist & Mary on A visit Father Gave George Erels & John Hogan an order on
Mcdonald for 15s & that paid them for Choping the 60 load of wood the Rev Mr.
Hague & Mr Peden came on A visit & Mr Hague Baptised Jocks Son William
8
cleaned the small oats had 28 bushel
rain this afternoon
1848
Nov
22
Drew stons of the feild front of the House & put them in the Dicth
23
Drew some 2 inch plank & oake scantling from McIntoshs
24
Drew stons for the Ditch George Armstrong & A Boy of Henry Armstrong helped
for Thomas Davis Tuner untill it began to rain rain about 11 oclock & it rained the
ret rest of the Day
25
hard frost & A very bloustry Day got A little wood
26
went to Caintown but Mr McCollum did not come
27
went to McIntosh’s & piled up some oake plank & scantling
28
Killed Kittee Cow in the forenoon . Mother was taken very ill with faintness went
for Dr Keer & he came & stopt all night & gave her A vomit A little better hard
frost
29
killed 2 hogs & A pig fine Day
30
went to Brockville & took 1 hog with me & sold him to Lafayette for A Cooking sotove {stove} 5$ pr cwt he weighed 482 the roads very bad hard frost at night
Dec 1
made A meat tub Jock went Lubes bee choping
2
high winds with A heavy rain Mother A little better
3
no meeting to Day
4
went to Farmersville with A side of harness leather to Giles witch we got from
Cornat weighing 14 lb at 1s - 3d per lb & took 4 Pork Barrels from Ellingham & gave
2 to Giles on Ellinghams acount & 2 on J Kincaid acount & I got leather from
Kincaid to the amount of 14s 7 ½ d witch left 4s 7 ½ d thtat I was endue Kincaid
43
5
hewed A stick for the bails & laid them out fine day
6
drew some wood A very stormy day rain & snow
7
still storming put A knee in James Marchels sleigh & went to the Temperance
Mill for A Davisson cloth with the sleigh the snow being about 4 inches deep
8
helped J. Heugh at threshing & Jock helped Adam A thaw with A terrible wind
snow all gone
9
worked at the bails A fine day Mother geting better
10
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from Matt chV - vr48
heavy rain last night with hard frost so that the roads is A sheet of ice A thaw &
rain in the afternoon
1848
Decr 11
went to Charlestown with A load of 6 Pork Barrels for John Elingham to Bews
received 1 lb tea 3s . 2 lb naild 6d per lb making 4s & took 4 Bushel turnips to John
Kincaid which Paid for lbs leather Jock went & healped George Torns at
tharshing Machin
12
worked at bails Jock healped James Heaugh Do Do Do
13
raised the bails in the new Barn & stabled all the Cattle
14
Drew wood changeable weather
15
cleaned wheat quite warm frost nearly all gone out of the ground
16
hard frost last night went to McIntosh’s Mill with 8 Bushel of wheat & 5 of Corn
the roads very rough rain to night
17
fine Day roads very mudy no meetting
18
went to Samuel Inniss & got the Horses shod
19
went to Charelstown with 13 Pork Barrels for John Elingham & delivered them to
Mrs Bews & received for myself 1 lb tea 3s per lb 1 lb salaratus 7d candle wicke 6d
matches 4d shoe thread 5d in all 4s - 10d & bought A Barrel of Beef for P Anglin
roads very Bad
20
went John Armstrong & atended the tharshing Machin
44
21
Do Do in the forenoon & J- Keer in the afternoon hard frost
22
A heavy storm of wind with snow snowed about 6 inches
23
Jock went to Brockville with the sleagh roads very rough I helped Tho Davis to
kill A Cow & atended A School meet
24
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCollum Preach from Daniel chIII = vr16 17
18 A little rain & thaw
25
heard Mr McCollum Preach from Luke chII 25 to 29
26
went to Charlestown with 10 Pork Barrels for John AElingham & gave them to D
Bews & received 10s - 3 ½ d in sundrys with sleigh
27
made A table frame for James Dobbs & he helped Jock to draw wood snowed
about 4 inchs in the afternoon
28
helped John Henry to make A sleigh Box fine day
29
finished the Box Jock went to Brockville & took tow Pigs & sold them for 317 s 6d per cwt they weighed 290 & he bought 2 Buffalo skins for $12 Paid $9 = 1 s &
to give 2 cord wood at 7s per cord to Ross & Robeson
30
cleaned wheat
31
went to Caintown & heard Mr Hulbert prech from Eccl chIX - vr10
Do watch meeting & heard Mr Barber prach from & Hulbert from Rev chXXI vr
10-11-12 & Mr McCalum from psalm
1849
{Ja}nr
1
went to town meeting very Cold day Ira Malary Elected Councilor. Archibald
Thompson bessor & Daniel Philips Collector John Armstrong Path M
{pathmaster}
2
cleaned Wheat {January} 3 went for Belsey to give Mother A vomit she being
very unwell it did her A great deal of good
4
atended An Agriculture Meetting at Colmans corner’s
5
drawed wood Jock & Thomas Ackland choping sold A steer to him for Choping
tow Acres below the hill
45
6
drew wood cold weather fine day
7
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Luke chXIII - vrs7-8
9 very cold weather
8
worked at the granary
9
Do -- wen to school meeting Thomas Davis elected trustee
10
went to Brockville & atend an Agriculture meeting & Paid 7s for A Barrel of salt
3s 9d for 3 grammers
11
went to Charles Booths with the young sow
12
cleaned the wheat hat 13 7 ½ Bushel Baptizest wheat
13
went to McIntosh Mill with 7 ½ Bushel wheat & then to Charles Booths with the
old sow
14
no meeting today a slight thaw the sleighing gon
15
Moore came & finished the Wheat snow & rain
16
fixed A bobsleigh for A Armstrong & he helped Jock to clean wheat
17
Ann simmons Died & I helped to make her Coffin
18
went to Colmans Corners & atended an Agriculture meeting & made out A
scale of premiums
19
went to Charlestown with 14 Pork Barrel for J Elingham & delivered them to D
Bews & 2f B to McC & received 1 lb tea 2s - 3d 1-4th Book 2s 1 pair hings 7 ½ d - 4
pipes 8 ½ d in all 5s the roads very bad
20
made A pair of shoes for Robie Jock & To Ackland cleaned wheat
21
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from John chXXI - vr15 in
the afternoon heard the Rev Mr Moris he read the Bishop letter
1849
Jan 22
went to Farmersville with the sleigh & took John Armstrong Father & Jock as
witnesses for Sam Innis character Pamler Lee Elipsy Adams James Moot Hiram
46
Booth John Buiel J-C Hay Lang Flander Lee all testifyed on oath that they wold
not believe Innises on word or oath & there was six of ous sworn on his favour
& Judge Mallock desided that Innises Character was sustained Good
23
fixed A bin for wheat Tom Ackland & Jock cleand
24
worked at shoes for the Children Jock & Tom finished the wheat in the
forenoon & had
25
made A pair of Halters for the Horses heavy rain all day
26
27
28
went to Caintown heard Mr Towrs preach A funerall sermon for Dominick
Monnore the ground hard frose
29
went to draw wood but the road so sliprey that I had to go & get the horses
sharpened
30
drew wood the roads very rough {January} 31 the same Jock cut his chin went
to Charlestown & received A receipt for 42 flour B
Feb 1
took the 2 young sow to Charles Booths Again stormy
2
Drew wood {February} 3 the same the roads beter since the snow
4
went to Caintown & heard Mr Stowl exort
5
Drew wood & some logs & ceders Mr Rath took an observation to run A line for
Christopher young
6
helped to run the line 7 the same snowed all day
7
Do – Do very cold weather
8
choped Robert Robson & A sleigh load came to visit
9
took 16 Bushel of pusey seed to McIntosh went to C-B {Charles Booth’s} for old
sow
47
10
took 5 ½ Bushel wheat to McIntosh Drew some cord wood
11
stormy Day snowed about eight inches
12
stormy again worked A little in the shop
13
choped wood at the door
14
went to Brockville with Margret & Father & I went to Mr Smedis’s to see him
concerning the Deed of Eliz Young his Wife will relise her Dowery received from
Morton on Elingham acount 4s - 8d
1849
Feb 14
came back to Matlaind & got 113 lb of Pot Barley from Harvy for the Barley I gave
him in the fall Bought Bitters for Mother 1s 3d & gave Morton 1 Bushel onions 2s
6d
15
went to ransons Mill with 13 Bushel wheat & 8 of Buckwheat went to youngs &
told them what smades said did not get the grist
16
choped wood & fixed A wood rack
17
went to Brockville with A load wood for Ross & Robinson
18
Do - - Do Do & heard the Rev Mr Heig Preach from Psalm chCIII - vr14 very very
cold weather
19
went to Brockville with another load of wood for Ross & co & had it measured
& there was 2 ¼ cord & received 1s - 9d whitch was over Paying him received A
change of lot 14 - 5 {illegible}
X
20
X
went with A cord wood to Colmans 5s cold weather when at Brockville got 1
gallon treackel {treacle; molasses} 4s 2 pair Buckskin mitts 4s per pair makeing
12s Paid 2s 6d whitch left 9s - 6d Due to Mortton & McKee
21
the Bet Mare lame in one of her fore legs worked at the granary
22
Jock went to Vansons for the grist & took 16 Bushel wheat & 5 Bushel Corn
more & brought it all home had J Armstrong old Mare & Jery Scots came from
Perth on A visit
23
Cleaned the Poll oats had 31 ½ Bushel besides what we feed all winter
48
24
Jock & Margret went to Brockville to meet & paid 5s for {tobban?} I choped
wood at the School house 1 ¼ cord
25
went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mr Heig Preach from Matt chXXVII - vr41-42 &
partook of the sacrament
26
Drew rails cuts quite A thaw
27
Do - - Do took the old sow to J- Keer Boar sleighing most gon
28
Drew rails cuts for the road fence on the Place we got from C young Richard
Marchal helping
1849
Mar 1
Drew rail cuts to the same place roads very bad
2
Do - Do -- Richard Marchel helping
3
Do D in the forenoon choped wood in the afternoon
4
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Daniel chII - 43-44
5
Elen was put to bed of A Daughter went with T Davis to Escot & found Benj
Warrens 3 sons Drawing saw logs of No 14 in 5 con
6
went & Drew 9 saw logs at Ellinghams rained
7
went with A 50 flour Barrels to Charlestown Mills & delivered them to McKinnon
& received A receit for 60 he Drew 10 himself very bad roads
8
Drew 15 saw logs at Ellinghams in all 24 Pine A man of Tom Davis juner {junior}
helping
9
Drew wood the roads very bad
10
Do Do Do Do – — — -
11
Mr Vanson preached did not go to meetting
12
wood A Plough for John young
49
13
went to Brockville with the Waggon Robert & Mary Armstrong went with me & I
attened an agriculture meetting & received from Morton & McKee 18s = 7 ½ d on
J Ellingham’s account. Bot of B- Flint 50 lb of sweeds iron 11s - 3d Cast steel 2s 3d nail rod 6d
14
Drew 2 sleigh crooks Jock & Richard Marchel choping went in the afternoon &
loadd A load for Robert Wood
15
went to Furnes Falls {Furnace Falls} in Company with Thomas Davis James
White & Thon Kincaid with loading for Robert Wood he having Bought A Farm
there sleipt at F Moors
16
return returned from Furniss falls the roads very heavy Jock taped the suger
Bush John Ackland helped to get wood in the Bush
17
went to Thomas Davis’s & got some timber for Cradles
18
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from 1 John chI - vr9
19
fixed some of the Buckets the snow mostly all gone
20
mended some boots & shoes heavy rain this afternoon Father gathered &
began to Boil some sap in the Bush
March
1849
21
heavy rain last night & still raining went to Sam Thorn’s & got four new shoes
made for the Horses A landside & A coulter fixed for plough
22
went again to Thorn’s & got four more shoes fixed Another coulter A hamer
strap A king boult & linchpin for the Waggon brought 5 baskets coal
23
hard frost last night went to Charleston Mills from J Inises with forty flour Barels
for John Elingham & deliver them to John McKinnon roads very Bad
24
some rain last night sonow nearly all gone fixed some plow handels & choped
some wood
25
snowed about 9 inchs last night rain & snow all day
26
finished thrashing the small oats & cleaned them had 37 ½ Bushel
50
27
choped wood in the sugar Bush George Heugh & John Acland helping fine Day
28
comended the Children shoes {March} 29 the same
30
Jock went to McIntoshs Mill with 2 Bushel Corn 6 Bushel of Buckwheat & 6 ½
Bushel wheat & I mended harness
31
mendid the old Harness Jock went to Cook Adams funeral he Died at Caintown
whear he kept A store the sosnow all gone & the frost nearly all gone out of the
Ground the Roads very Bad
April 1
Mr McCallum Preached in Caintown from 1 John chI - vr7 went to Daniel
Nowlands he haveing A Child Died the Day before & went to Thomas Scott
likewise he haveing his oldest son Killed by the fall of A tree
2
went to the funeral fo Daniel Nowland Child at Caintown Church went from
thence to Thomas Scotts & atended the funeral of his son Gideon he was
buried in the Family burying Ground
3
thrashed the Peas & oats fine Day
4
finished thrashing the Peas & oats & cleaned them had 30 Bushel
5
went to Samuel Throns & got Cleve & 3 links made some rain last night & to
Day
April
1849
6
made A New fence Around the Orchard & atended A School Meetting in the
afternoon fine Day
7
laid the bottom rail of part of the Road fence on No.13 Richard Marchel split rails
on Robert Woods Accompt yesterday & to Day
8
went to the Stone Church & heard the Rev Mr. Smart preach from Lament chII vr
22 it being intended for the funneral sermon of Gidon Scott fine Day
9
picked stones of the Harper field
10
A wet & windy Day put A New handle in my Plough
11
fixing fences in the forenoon went to George Tow’s raising
51
12
went to Leader’s raising of A Barn
13
Began to Plow in the Harper feild ground in very good order
14
hard frost last night plowed all day but very cold Jock went to John Henarys
raising in the afternoon
15
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Hebrews chXII - vr1
hard frost last night
16
snowed about an inch last night & very hard frost no plowing laid up some
fence
17
went to Brockville on Horse back & went Dior’s & got 3 black cherry trees & ¼
Bushel of Corn for seed 1s - 3d bought 3 papers of onion seed & 1 Cabbage 1s 4d
& 9d for bitters 1s -3d for thread 6d for horse. Paid 2$ 10s for Thomas Davis to
Dickinson Dep shiriff got 1 lb tea 2s - 6d. 1 bindle Cotton yarn 5s 6d on Elinghams
acpt from Morton McKee
17 18
very wet Day worked in the shope
19
plowed {April} 20 Do - Cold weather A little snow
21
Do - - Jock fixed fence on No 13
22
did not go to meeting . old James Ferguson being hear
23
finished the plowing in the the Harper feild heavy rain in the afternoon got
completly wet
24
picked stones in the feild north side of road east line
25
Do - Do worked both teems Richard Marchal helping both Days makeing 8
Days that he has in all 3 on Robert Woods Acompt & 5 on Fathers & there is 4
½ Days yet remaining at this Date
{1849}
April 26
began to Plough in the feild North side of the road East line hard frost & high
winds
27
Ploughed in the same field frost & very Cold & windy Jock went to Thorns & got
his Pough share fixed
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28
went to Farmersville for some Apple trees & got the Clinton Grape all from
Phillip Wing heard A settlement between Tho Davis & C.J. Hayes Hayes to Pay
Davis 250 feet Pine & 250 feet of Hemlock boards good merchantable stuff. A little
rain this morn
29
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCalum preach from 2 Peter chI - vr10-11
heard Mr Gotkin in our own School House Romans chI - vr16
30
went to younge Adam Robsons stopt all night went next day to Merrickvill with A
load of his furniture as he was going to live there Cold wind & backward weather
May 2
came home the roads very rough & A very Poor Country from Belamys to
Merrickvill
3
went to Charlestown Mills with 40 flour Barrels for John Elingham received A
receipt for 105 Barrels rained this afternoon
4
Began to Sow & sowed 6 ½ Bushel Garner Peas A little warmer to day went to
Henry Armstrongs raisin
5
Sowed 11 Bushel Gold vine Peas 1 ¼ Bushel of picked poll oats & {Between the
lines it reads: in all 17} not quite ¼ Bushel of flax seed all in the Harper field
6
heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Jer chV vr26
7
finished draging the Peas sowed the House Ashes on the fall wheat Watee
began to roll the Peas & finished them & then rolled the fall Wheat then sowd 4
Bushel of oats in the field north side of the Road east line
8
I went to Brockville on foot & received twenty Pounds from Mr Watson
merchant on acompt of John Robinson of Ramsey & atended an Agriculture
meeting bought ½ lb sugar Beet 1 paper onunon seed A fine rain to night 2s - 3d
for plow point
9
Sowed 4 Bushel more of the Poll oats in all 8 & 2 ½ of peas & oats 2 Bushel of
the large oats & 1 ½ of Bushel Club Wheat that I got from Wm Haggan
10
1849
May
10
Plowed in the field behind the House in the forenoon went to A raising of Barn
of James Floods
11
finished plowing that feild & draged the Corn feild
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12
sowed 2 ½ Bushel of black sea wheat in part of the orchard A little warmer this
afternoon Cold nights with frost
13
no meetting to day heavy rain last night likewise to day
14
sowed ¾ Bushel more in the orchard & finished the cross draging the ground
very wet rain this afternoon
15
began to plough in the field below the Bull paster James Hughs diged in the
Garden this afternoon
16
plowed in the same field the Woods look redish
17
finished plowing that feild in the afternoon & sowed 4 ¼ Bushels of Black sea
wheat in the feild below the orchard Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden
James Hugh helped him in the afternoon the weather warmer
18
finished draging the wheat & began to roll it & the oats Richard Marchal loaded
Dung & Jock Drew to the orchard at the old Barn the Woods look A little green
this afternoon
19
Planted 1 ½ acres of Corn in the field below the Bull paster & nearly 1 acre of
Potatos & sowed 1 ½ Bushel wheat on the end next the Bull paster & 2 Bushel of
Peas & oats on the other end wat draged with the oxen & Jonney finished the
rolling & I rolled the orchard A little frost night very warm to day the Woods
look quite Green to Day Dudly Ackland helping
20
no meeting to day fine Day
21
began to Plow in the field below the old Barn. Jock Plowed the orchard at the
old Barn
22
Plowed in same field & in the afternoon Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley on one Acre
on the East side of the field rain
23
Plowed in same field A drisilling rain all day
24
Thomas Davis sent his Horses & son to Plow showry
25
heavy rain last night & showry went to Colmans & got 1 side of sole leather
weighing 15 ¼ lb at 1s 3d per lb 2 bushel of lime 1s 6d & 2s 6d check makeing 1£ = 3s =
1d Paid 6 Bushel of wheat at 4s per Bushel makeing 1£ = 4s
54
1850
Feb 8
bought at John Acklands sale Hay 2£ =10s 1 Cow 2£ = 6s = 6d Harness 6s
9
Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham rained all Day the
Snow nearly gone
10
the Rev Mr Smart Preached at Caintown in the after & Rev Mr Watkins in our
School house
11
heavy wind last night & Snow this moring Stormed & Snowed all day Jock
thrashed oats
12
went Adam Armstrongs on A visit fine Day Father received from JJ McIntosh £4
- 7s - 6d for the improvement takeing from him by the runing of J Booths line
Both agreeing to give up at the same rate now Paid if the line is altered.
13
Jock & Father went to Brockville to se about J Ack{land’s} sale & left it in
Sheerwoods hands
14
A heavy Storm of wind & Snow this afternoon
15
Jock thrashed oats A fine day the roads drifted
16
finished thrashing the oats & had
17
Mr Constable Preached at Caintown
18
drew Wood G. Erels & J Hogan choping
19
drew 2 load of rails to Cs place fine weather
20
Jock hired Benjmine Sunderland for 3$ - ½ mounth drew 6 load of rail cuts to
Cs place
21
do - - 5 Do - - - Do - - - very windy
22
do - 3 do - - - do went to Colmans with some bark & it came to 7s = 10d & he
settled with them & was in dett 12s -2d.
23
went to Brockville Father & Jock & received ten Pounds from A. N Richards on
John Ackland accompt
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24
Mr Vanston preached in Caintown in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Smart in
afternoon
25
drew 9 load makeing in all 25 load between Post & Post
26
drew 10 load of rail cuts to the C East line Northe side of the Road betwen
Joseph Keer & us I went walked to Jocks the first time
1850
Feb 27
Drew 7 load of cord wood fine wheather
28
do 8 load of rail cuts to east line & 2 loads of C wood Father & Jock went to Dr
Keers & settled with him for Atending on Me & all he charged was three Pounds
March
1
Jock went to S. Thorns & got the Shoes set on the horses & Ben tharshed in the
Barn A very Stormy Day
2
John Wm Mary & Margret Scot came from Perth Jock drew 5 loads of rail cuts
east line 1 load of C wood
3
the Rev Mr Hulbert Preached in Caintown fine day
4
drew 3 loads of rail cuts in the forenoon went J. Keer’s Bee
5
Do 3 Do - making in all {illegible} load
5
Jock Margret & Ellen went to Landsdown on A visit to the Widow Youngs &
Jock Payed Christopher youg thirteen pounds twelve shillings & sixpence the
amount due at this time on the Land Bought of Elizebeth yonge
6
drew 9 loads of raill cuts makeing in all 35 loads on the line James Cloww &
Wife & Mother Clow came on A visit
7
Jock took Benjimine Sunderland to his Brother he haveing his cut his foot last
night & he Payed him 3$ for the half month
8
drew 5 load of cord wood which made 12 cord that Benj cut & 60 load of rail
cuts that he cut in 12 Days very windy weather
9
Jock & Ellen & wattie went to Brockville & received from J & S Ross in sundrys
2£ - 3s - 8 Booked Paid R Colman 10s which left 2s.. 2d standing
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10
Mr Towers preached at Caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the
afternoon snowed about 4 inchs last night
11
Cleaned 3 ½ bushel wheat sheld 6 bushel Corn
12
Jock went to McKinnons with A Grist of 21 Bushel 15 ½ of wheat & 6 of Corn
Father & Mother went to Elingham
13
drew 8 loads of wood John Ackland helping
14
went for his Grist & A load of hoopstuf from Anglins for Elingham heavy rain last
night & this morning
15
Chored.. fine Day Widdow Thompson Died
16
went to Caintown Church with A load of wood
1850
Feb 17
March
The Rev Mr Chonstable Preached in Caintown
18
fixed sapbuckets A fine Day
19
Choped wood for the sap bush George & Alen Erels helped
20
fixed & scalded the sapbuckets {March} 21 mended shoes
22
Jock went to John Yonge’s & exchanged 10 Bushel wheat for seed John has
been very sick but is geting beter
23
Taped 140 trees in the Sugarbush
24
Mr Vanson Preached in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Smart in the afternoon
25
Jock & Margret went to Brockville & he bought A Plough Lemen No 1 price 11$. 2
points 4s - 9d ¾ lb Beet seed ¼ lb White Carrot seed 2 paper onion & 1 Cabbage
5s 5d ½ lb tea 2 lb nails 9d A Dungfork 6s
26
thrashed the Barley had 6 Bushel
27
Taped the remander of the sugar Bush
57
28
thrashed the large oats had 5 Bushel cold wheather
29
helped Wm Davis to put up A smale colpit
30
Jock went to Brockville & sold 8 ½ Bushel turnips at 1s per Bushel & Bought one
barrel salt 6s .. 3d steel 1s - 1 ½ d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6d
31
the Rev Mr McCallum preached in Caintown fine weather
April 1
&2
fixed A tonge in the waggon & other chores
3
went to Throns & Inises & got nothing done came helped Wm Davis to cover &
set fire to the colepile
4
mended the Childrin shoes heavy rain all day the Snow all gone excipt along the
fencis
5
Dudley Ackland came to Work the first of this Month & is to Work for six month
at five Dollars per month. Jock mended more shoes in the forenoon him &
Dudley split rails on 13 in the afternoon
6
Jock went to Innises got A landside on A plough & the skain of the waggon
mended
7
the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown
8
Jock & Dudley split rails on 13 the Boys drew {Some words are crossed out and
cannot be read} 2 load Coal from Davises
cold
Day
April
1850
9
laid up the cross fence between the Posts on 13
10
split rails on the East line north side of the road
11
split rails in the forenoon laid up fence in the afternoon Richard Marchal helped
2 days
58
12
finished making the line fence had 1460 rails in all that Ben Sunderland cut 4 ½
days split
13
Snowed last night & this forenoon fine after-noon
14
the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown in the forenoon A Cold Day
15
A little snow this morning Cold windy weather
16
the Boys moved the fence round the Orchard & put it by the dich
17
18
made A Drag & the Boys draged the Corn hills
19
Began to Plow in the orchard with the oxen Dudley held & Jonney drove. Jock
plowed East side of new Barn
20
Robert Armstrong helped him to plow fine Day Ground very Dry there haveing
been very little rain this spring
21
the Revd Mr McDermit at Caintown
22
heavy rain this Morning fair in the afternoon
23
both Teems plowing. Cold & windy
24
Sowed 2 ¼ Bushel Club wheat 1 ¼ Bushel toAcre
25
Sowed 1 Bushel Black Sea all in Orchard & back of the House Mary Anne
Quinsey was buryed in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached her funarel
sermon
26
drew Dung to the Garden & rolled the Orchard
27
heavy Dew last night rolled the fall Wheat with the Horses plowed the Garden
withe oxen Planted Apple Trees Plum Trees & currens on the low side of the
Garden fine Day Ground very Dry first Dew
28
the Revd Mr McCallum preached at Caintown
59
29
heavy rain this moring showry with heavy wind plowed in the field north side of
road East line
30
plowed in the same field both Teems Peet Nowland dug in the Garden
1850
May 1
heavy wind & rain last night very windy all day the Woods look red both Teems
plowing
2
sowed 4 bushel of Gold vine Peas Daniel Now{land} & son worked in the
Garden Huntley came to split rails in the marsh ground to wet John Booth
condemed the line that Rath run on the west side of No 13 or middle line
{Between the lines it reads: in all 9 ½ Bushel Peas}
3
Sowed 5 ½ Bushel of Gardner peas at the rate of 2 Bushel per acre & not A
peck of flax seed all sowed East of the New Barn
4
rolled the peas A slight showr this moring A fine Growing Day
5
the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown A very wet Day
6
heavy rain to Day the ground very wet Jock went & Adam went to McElhenneys
to Fish & got some fine ones
7
drew some stones of the Orchard
8
Jock went to plow but the ground was to wet took down the old stable & shed
& drew some dung to the Orchard heavy rain this afternoon
9
rain in the forenoon Jock went to P. Anglins bee the Boys drew away the rubish
from the old Barn
10
hard frost last night heavy wind with showrs of snow this afternoon the Woods
look A little green drew dung to the Orchard at the old Barn
11
drew stons to the dich at the fut of the Orchard & dung to the feild below the
orchard South side of road frost last night cold & windy Jock went to Robert
Hortons Bee loging
12
the Revd Mr Constable preached at Caintown
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13
Jock plowed in the feild below the House the boys drew dung to the feild below
the orchard
14
Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 2 Bushel of large oats & 8 Bushel of the picked pole
oats fine Day planted the Garden withe Corn & Potatos
15
Sowed 7 Bushel of smale oats & 3 Bushel of peas & oats all in the feild below
the House began below the House with the Barley & went to the West line
1850
May 16
Daniel Nowland worked in the garden fine Day
17
the Wood look quit green. Sowed 3 Bushel Black Sea Wheat Sowed 14 Bushel
more all on the {illegible} piece in the field below the House next the woods
fine Showr to Day
18
rain last night showrs of snow this morning finished cross draging the wheat &
rolled it
19
the Revr Mr Gordin preached in Caintown in the afternoon & the Revr Mr
Trumain in our School House I went for the first time
20
A little rain last night finished the Orchard plowing
21
rain & Snow this forenoon finished plowing the feild below the House
22
rained all Day the Ground very wet { Daniel Nowland worked ½ Day in Garden
23
Jock Father & Margret went to Brockville rained in the forenoon he received 4£
- 2s - 6d from the Colman Corner A S{illegible}
24
rained most of the day I walked to Father in laws
25
fine day finished plowing the feild below orchard old Barn
26
Quarttily Meeting was held in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached. I went
for the first time
27
Planted some potatos & Corn in the Orchard at old Barn A very heavy thunder
Showr this afternoon
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28
finished planting the Orchard I went in the Waggon with Father Mother & Ellen
Mother Clows rain this afternoon
29
Sowed 3 ½ Bushel Black sea wheat in the Corn field below Bull paster planted 1
Acre of Corn in the field below the orch
30
Sowed 4 ½ Bushel wheat in the field below the House green sward all at rate of
1 ½ Bushel per Acre planted 20 Bushel potatos in the feild below the little
orchard
31
heavy thunder & rain
June
loged & fixed the fence in the North East of the feild below the House. I went
out in the waggon with Father to Adam Armstrongs he brought home A Bull Calf
from Adam I stopt all night
the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon A fine Day
Dudly plowed with the oxen where they loged Samuel Innis came here & shod
the Horses the Boys helped Rob to plant his potatos Elen went to Brockville
with Mrs Heugh { heavy thunder & A little rain
1850
June 4
planted ⅓ Acre Carrots first 4 rows & ½ begining at the Dich {Above it reads:
John Henrys Altringh} the rest of the 5 row long orang the next 2 rows larg
white Carrot Planted ¼ Acre Sugar Beet the first 8 rows seed stept {steeped} in
warm water next 4 rows dry fine day
5
Planted 2 rows this morning seed stept all night plowed the turnip ground &
Sowed 2 Bushel of oats where Dudly is plowing in field below the House
6
draged with the Horse for Rob in the New land Sheared sheep Dudly plowed A
little showr this morn
7
Sowed 2 Bushel of oats in the same feild which finished that feild thay then
went to the new land
8
Jock went with Father & Mother to Uncle Robinson so as to hear the
Conferance to morrow the Boys worked at the new and heavy thunder this
afternoon & a little rain fine growing time
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9
No meetting to Day Samuel Young was hear to Day {Between the lines it reads:
in all 19 ¾ Bushel wheat}
10
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel Black sea wheat on the New land {Between the lines it reads:
in all 25 Bushel oats}
11
Sowed 3 Bushel oats all on the New land at the Marsh sowed Thimothy and
draged it in
12
Jock went to Brockville & attended the Presbatry the Boys planted some Corn
that the hens picked & fixed fence
13
Sowed 1 ½ lb Rutabago seed on 1 Acre A little rain the Carrots Beets & Rutabago
all put in the feild below the old Barn. Sowed nearly ½ Bushel Buck wheat west
line below the Bull paster
14
went through Corn & potatos in the Garden with Cultivator very heavy thunder
Showr with A little hail this afternoon
15
went through Corn in the orchard with the Cultivator Duley plow back of the
House wherre the wheat was scalded with the wet Sowed nearly ½ Bushel
Buck-wheat on it A fine Day
16
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hulburt preach from Cols chIII vr1
17
Jock Father and Dudley work on the Roads with oxen & scraper wattie &
Jonney went through the Corn with the Cultivator fine Day James Ferguson
came heare
1850
June
18
Jock Father Dudley & Wattie the oxin & scraper worked on the roads & that
finished our work
19
Father & Mother & went to Farmersville & took the Wool to Williams & got 170
kernels of Corn from him
20
planted Williams Corn in the Garden pealled some hemlock trees yesterday &
this forenoon fixed the line fence west side south side of road A fine rain this
afternoon
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21
began to hoe the Corn in the Orchard at the old Barn Elen Margret & me went
uncle Robinson on A visit
22
worked at the Corn fine Growing weather
23
no Meetting to day very heavy rain with thunder & hail this afternoon Robert
Kincaid died from a bruis received by A Waggon runing over him
24
worked at the Corn fine Growing time
25
went to Robert Kincaids funeral & Jock was taken as A Coroners Jurer the Case
was ajourned to the 29
26
Jock went to McKinnins Mill with 19 ½ Bushel wheat & 4 Bushel Corn Ellen went
with him to see Mary Elingham the Boy worked at the Pottato
27
Archable Davison came here on tuesday & built A cistern in Jocks cellar &
finished it this afternoon
28
Jock went to training at Malory-town the Boys hoed the corn & Potatoss in the
Garden Dudley drew the Bark out of the fallow
29
Jock attendid the inquest of John Kincaids & I stomed some cradle stuff the
Boys shelled 6 Bushel of Corn in the afternoon
30
the Revd Mr Smart preached in Caintown A little rain
July 1
Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 15 Bushel of wheat & 6 Bushel Corn & then to
Mr Barbers for Jerrey Father having brought away one of his horses in A
mistake on saterday when there on A visit
2
I went to John Yonges heavy rain most of the way
3
Jock fixed A brush fence along the hill & down to the marsh
4
hilled the Corn & Potatos in the Garden. { put A handle in Samuel Yonge plow
5
hilled the Corn & Potato in the Orchard at the old Barn Chirtopher yonge Junr
helpind cloudy damp morning very warm at noon
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1850
July 6
finished the Corn & potatos in the orchard at the old Barn I went in the waggon
with J. Ackland to M. Redmans & stopt there till monday & he took me to
Geddis’s I then went to Robinsons & went witt him on tusdsay to Brockville &
Atended an Agricultural meeting came home on wedenisday with Jock who
was in Brockvill
7
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in Caintown
8
worked at the barn below the Orchard
9
Do - - the potatos & finished them
10
went to McDonalds with 26 Bushel of Ashes at 7d per Bushel & got A sythe snath
at 3s which left 12s - 2d tin our favour
10
went to Brockville
11
Jock began to Mow & I went Moorhouses with wattie & Jonney & got A pair of
one year old stears on Fathers Acount price 3£ - pounds
12
mowed set fire to the fallow
13
fine rain this forenoon Jock went to Marchel’s rais-ing the boys finished howing
the turnips
14
the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon heavy rain last night
& this forenoon
15
drew in 2 load of hay from behind the House mowed the line field
16
began to mow in the field frount of Elize P- Buiel & C- Garner came here as
Crop viewers took Dinner
17
drew 2 load of hay from Corn field heavy rain this afternoon fixed 2 Cradles for
T lille & received 3s for them
18
heavy rain last night & most to day the Township Superintendant gave us A
lecture on the formation of Characture
18 19
heavy rain all Day the Ground all in A swim
65
20
A little rain this morning fine afternoon afternoon Jock went to Colmans & got
A side of sole leather weighing 17 lb at 1s - 3d makeing 1£ - 1s 3d & he paid 17s 1d
which left 4s 2d
21
the Revd Mr Jennings preached in Caintown in the forenoon went to the
Funerall of Jane Hogabome who was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr
Smart preached Isiah ch3 vr10-11
1850
July
22
fine day raked & 2 load of hay from the Corn feild & 4 load from the feild in
frount of Elizs all
23
J- Keer began to mow the 2 feild from the road S side Drew 3 load of hay from
the frount of Elizs
24
finished mowing the feild in frount of Elizs & began the feild frount of the House
drew 1 load of hay in
25
A little rain this morning A fine Day afterwards drew 4 loads of hay from 1 & 2
field
26
drew 3 loads of hay from the feild in frount of Elizs 1 from 2 feild & 4 from 1 feild
fine hay Day Tho. Ackland helped
27
began to Cut the Fall Wheat John Hogan cradled & he cut 900 sheafs Jock &
Dudley raked & bound Thomas Ackland & the boys worked at the hay J. Kerr
helped in the afternoon & they raked & drew in 6 loads
28
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Westport preach from James chII - vs10
he belonged to the Reformed Duch Curch in the U States A little rain this
moring
29
worked at the wheat John Hogan Cradling Jock & Dudly raking & he cut 600
sheafs heavy rain this afternoon Thomas Ackland helped J Kerr in forenoon &
he finished mowing the 2nd field
30
they finished the fall wheat had 600 sheafs N Shipman C Gardener & Wm
Cowan came as crop viewers & took Diners with us on Monday Showry in the
afternoon drew 1 load of hay
66
31
mowed in the Harper field in forenoon & drew 4 load of hay in the afternoon T. Ackland helping Jo Kerr & Wm McCormick mowed in the Corn field in the
forenoon
August
1
heavy rain this morning & Showery in the afternoon
2
drew 4 load of hay from the harper field Wm Davis helped in the afternoon put
the hay in the cap
3
drew 5 load of hay from the same feild put it in the cap Wm Davis helped in the
aft forenoon
4
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr S Huntingdon preach from Mark chX vr
21
1850
August
5
drew 3 load of hay & put it in the cap which made 12 load in all & they drew 3
load of fall Wheat fine Day
6
drew in the rest of the fall Wheat & cut the Clubwheat Thomas Ackland helped
I went to Brockville with Wm Davis & atended an Agriculture Meetting & left the
Watch to be Cleaned
7
mowed in the Thompson place Robert Armstrong help A heavy Showr this
afternoon
8
drew the hay of the Thompson plasce had 5 load it w{as} all put in second floor
A little rain at night
9
heavy rain finished the mowing all but A peice for seed
10
drew 3 load of hay put 1 in the second floor & 2 in the cap which made 14 load
in the cap 56 load of hay in all the hay Generally Good
11
went to old Mr Bails funeral & heard the Revd Mr Trumain preach from & the
Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon from Proverbs
12
drew 1 load of Clubwheat from the orchard at the house a little rain stopt
drawing work at th turnips Beets & Carrots
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13
heavy rain all day no work
14
Cut the large oats & the Grass Seed
15
hook the Gold vine peas
16
Jock went to Brockville & got at Collmans 1 pair of Boots 15s & 1 side of upper
leather 13s - 6d Paid in wheat 15s - 8d Father Paid the saterday before in wheat
1£ - 2s - 4d wheat 5s per Bushel left July 20th. Due C Coleman 4s 2d —— Coleman
Due of the above 4s - 8 the Boys hook the Garner Peas A little rain in the
morning
17
Drew in the Gold vine Peas & finished hook
18
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Jenni{ngs}
1850
August
19
had Morttons tharshing Machin they tharshed 100 bushel of fall wheat which
was the produse of six Acres
120
Jock & the Boys helped at John Armstrong tharshing I went to Brockville &
Atendid an agriculture Meeting fine Day
21
began to Cut the Black Sea James Ferguson J{name illegible} helping
22
worked at the wheat J Ferguson C- young & C. young helped & they finished
the peice there being 5 Acres in it I made A Cradle for Ferguson & another
Samuel Yonge had 173 stook
23
raked & bound oats that was Cut in the mornings before the wheat was ready
Drew in 2 load
24
Cut the Barley & some of the Peas & oats fine wheather for geting in the Crops
no rain this Week wattie began to Cross plow the Pea Ground drew 1 load of
oats
25
went to Caintown & heard Mr Towrs preach A little rain last night & to Day
26
Jock began to Cut the Pooll oats A little rain
68
27
finished cuting the Poll oats & bound part of them & the boys finished cross
plowing Jonney & me threshed the large oats had 12 bushel
28
cut the wheat on the corn Ground John Leader cradled Jock & Toms Davis’s
Wm helped & they cut 84 stook the boys rake the oats
29
drew in 8 loads of wheat 1 load of oats 1 load of Peas & oats & 1 load of Barley
fine Day
30
finished cuting the wheat on the Corn Ground had 15 stook finished cuting Peas
& oats & bound part of them drew in the Poll oats had 80 stook Thos Ackland
helped
31
drew dung on the Pea Ground along the East line very windy to day
1850
sept 1
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanson preach
2
heavy rain last night & all Day no work
3
Jock began to Plow for the fall wheat I went to Brockville & atended an
Agriculture meeting fine Day the Boys made A dich with the Screaper where
Jock is plowing
4
the Boys drew Dung in the forenoon opened our 27 stooks of wheat & got it in
they were very wet
5
opened more of the wheat & it got wet by A heavy thunder Showr this
afternoon
6
Spread open the wheat got 1 load in D Nowland worked in the garden
7
opened more & got it all in & 1 load of peas & oats Jock finished the Plowing for
fall wheat A very catching time
8
no Meeting to Day Betsey & William was here
9
Sowed 5 Bushel of wheat & draged it in
10
Do Bushel Do Do Sowed 1 Bushel of Wheat that I got from the A. Socitie on the
5 ridges next the meadow all sowed in the feild south side of road East line the
69
boys finished Cuting the wheat in the feild below the House Thomas Ackland
helped
11
helped Wm Hagan at Machin in forenoon then shovel the wheat heavy rain last
night Father & Mother went to John Youngs stopt all night
12
loged on the low ground below the hill west line
13
drew in 4 load of wheat 22 stooks at A load
14
I went to Brockville & Atendid an Agriculture meetting Jock & the boys cut the
oats & Buckwh{eat}
15
the Revd Mr Jennings preached at Caintown from I Cor { I went to McIntoshs to
see the council about our school mony got no satisfaction
16
Jock went & plowed with Robert Armstrong for fall wheat the boys fixed A
fence round the fall wheat
17
raked bound & drew in 50 stook of oats
18
Jock Dudley & Jonney loged & Wat cut the oats on the New land he having Cut
his shin & he could not log
1850
Sept
19
loged with the boys fine weather
20
Jock & Dudley went & helped Tho Davis at machin in forenoon Innis thrashed
our peas with machin in the afternoon
21
I went to Dr Keerrs & bleed his oxen Jock not well
22
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach
23
Jock loged Robert Armstrong & Alen Erels helped heavy rain this morning
before day
24
loged to Day John C Hays helping heavy rain at 11 oclock & showry afterwards
70
25
turned the oats over bound part of them & got 14 stooks home drew 1 load of
buckwheat & wattie & me tharshed
27
went to Samuel Innis & got new shoes all round on the Horses heave rain this
afternoon & night
28
came home at noon from Inisses the boys helped Huges at machin
29
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach from Z. chIX
30
loged in the forenoon & bound part of the wheat in the afternoon I went to
John Youngs & stopt all night
Octob
er 1
drew 3 small load of wheat from the New land & 1 load of buckwheat {In the left
margin it reads: finish} & Made A finish
2
Jock Sold a yoke of oxen to Abraham Hikes & received seven pounds ten
shillings & A note for seven pound ten shillings with intrest payable the second
of Janary 1852 signed by Abraham Hikes & James Hikes hevy rain last night
3
went to Colmans Corners Cattle Show & got 2nd premium on Bulls, 1th on fall
wheat, 1th on Barley in the bag 1th on Garden 3 Barley in the feild, 2 on Rutabagas
2 on Sugar Beets 2 on sheep 2 lambs A fine day
4
picked the Corn in the little orchard all but 2 load Thomas Ackland John
Armstrong & Robert helped had A husking at night & got it all husked
5
Jock & the boys helped John Armstrong to thrash his Buckwheat
6
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart
1850
octob
er 7
sorted the Corn & had 3 full load of good corn & 1 ½ of hog watie went with to
Robinsons with Bull
8
went to Brockville Show & got the 2nd premium on Bull 1th on Peas 1th on Barley
1th on oats fine day
9
Jock fixed A hog pen & shut them up
10
picked the rest of the Corn in the little Oorchard
71
11
picked the Corn below the turnips showery to day
12
sorted the Corn had 1 load {Above it reads: 30 Bushel in A load} more of White
& 2 of yellow put 1 of the yellow in the Crib with the white the other we put in
Jock chamber we had 1 ½ load more of hog corn the White Corn the Best
13
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Jeremiah chVIII vr
20
14
began to dig the Potatos Wm Davises tow sons helped
15
dug Potatos fine Day
16
dug Potatos Wm McCormick Petter Hays & Adde Armstrong helped put 1
Waggon load in our seller & 4 in Jocks seller
17
dug Potatos 2 of James Heugs boys helped
18
I went to Farmersville with some Wool & John Armstrong Cloth put A letter of J
Wilsie in post office I then went to John Elinghams & gave him 7 ½ Bushel
Potatos & got 4 flour Barrels very heavy rain
19
Jock went to Brockville & the boys finished the Potatos
20
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Jeremiah chVIII - vr20
in the afternoon
21
Jock, Elen Father & Mother went to the funeral of John McLean son of A
McLean at the Stone Church & the Revd Mr Smart preach I went to McIntoshs
to the Council with A petition not to devide our now too small School Section.
the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing machin
22
Jock & the Boys Do - - - - Do - -
23
Jock went to Yonge Mills with 18 Bushel of fall wheat got 3s - 9d per Bushel the
highes Price A little rain
1850
Octob
er 24
drew some Pumpkin in the forenoon rain in the afternoon
72
25
put 2 load of Potatos in A hole in the orchard in the forenoon went to A plowing
be of Dr Keers in the afternoon some rain to Day
26
made another hole & put about 40 Bushel in it {Number cut off}0 Bushel
potatos in all at diging time rain to Day
27
heavy wind & rain last yesterday night & all day went to Caintown with Father
in the waggon but no meeting it being so stormy
28
Began to pull the Beets the ground very wet
29
I went to Farmersville with our full cloth to be full the boys & Jock pullld the
Beets & some of the carrots
30
drew in the Beets had about 100 Bushel & finished the carrots had nearly 50
Bushel Granpa helped & Wm Davises son helped drew 3 loads turnips
31
pulled & drew in 5 load of turnips hard frost last night Granpa helped
Nove
mber 1
pulled & drew in 5 load of turnips Granpa & John Hogan helped had better than
400 Bushel
2
pulled 20 Bushel of New land turnips J. Anglim helped for Thomas David Juner
George Thompson worked yesterday & to day Clapboarding Jocks house fine
wheather
3
went to Caintown but there was no meeting
4
Jock began to Plow & plowed in the feild frount of the house. wattie helped
Wm Davis at machin Thompson & me worked at Jock house
5
Do - Do - Do - - the boys work at the machin Davises in the forenoon Acklands
in the afternoon Jock Plowing
6
wet Day Jock went to Millers Saw Mill & got 100 feet of Pine boards from miller
7
Samuel Innis fixed A Paveing hammer here Jock plowed the boys turnips in N
land
8
Thompson worked at the house the boys pulled turnips in the N land Jock
Plowed
73
1850
Nove
mber
9
Jock finished Plowing the field in frount of the house drew 2 load of New land
turnips
10
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXII - vr32
fine weather
11
cut A Door & window in the back of Jocks house
12
Jock chored the boys went to School Paid Mar{Name cut off} Redmon Seven
pound ten shillings
13
Jock went to Brockville with 17 Bushel of turnips & sold them for 1s per Bushel
Wm Davis came with there oxen & Plowed in the Orchard
14
Jock & Wm Davis Plowed in the Orchard Thompson worked at the sashes for
Jocks house
15
finished the plowing in the orchard at the House put 14 ½ Bushel Gold vine Peas
in our Chamber &
16
Jock went to McKennings Mill with 4 Bushel of Corn & 9 ½ Bushel of wheat 4 of
all & 5 ½ spring {illegible} A little rain he got 1 Cider Barrel & 2 Butter tubs from
John Elingham settled with Thompson for fixing Jocks House & he charged 25s
17
heavy rain last night & all day with aboutt an inch of Snow no meetting to day
18
Jock went to old Mr Coughens funeral he was bury’d at the stone Curch the
Revd Mr Smart preached I fixed irons for evvetroughs for Jock house
19
clapbourded Jocks house
20
went to Lyman Jutsons with 21 bushel of apple & Robert Armstrong had 7
bushel I stopt at Mr Philips all night Robert came home
21
I got the Apples ground and came home had 3 ½ Gallons for every bushel paid
1d per Gallon
22
Jock took ¾ cord wood to school & helped to move Benjimine Bail
23
made A fence round the orchard at the old Barn hard frost last night
74
juner
1850
Novem
ber 24
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Moffat Preach from Psalms XLIII vrs3 A
fine day
25
went to Adam Robinsons with five Ewes to the Ram & slept there all night &
went to Brockville & saw the Superintendent & got A copy of A letter from
Toronto concerning our School A very stormy day Snow & wind Jock killed A
heffer
26
rained most of the day. Archabd Davison came here to pave the Stable
27
Stormed all day hail & rain
28
Jock drew 2 load of wood A. Davison went home without doing any thing
owing to the storm
29
Samuel Innis came here & shoed the Horses
30
the Roads very bad did not go to Meeting Father & Jock went Mr Smart
Preached
Decem
ber 1
Killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong & John Hog-gan helped the Boys put stones in
stable for paving it.
2
heavy wind & sleat last night stormy all Day
3
stormy with rain & sleet
4
Drew 2 small load of wood
5
Jock worked at his House A fine day
6
A very Stormy day Snowed about six inches
7
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennins preach from Isiaih chXXXII - vr2
A very stormy day with wind & snow
10
Jock helped John Armstrong to kill his hogs
11
drew 4 load of wood no frost in the ground the Snow about 15 inches deep
75
12
killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong John Hogan helped Snow & wind Jock went to
A Bee of James Heugs in the afternoon very Cold hard frost
13
Jock & Elen went to Brockville & took two hogs 1 weighed 481 the other 267
got 22s -6d per cwt Paid J & S Ross
1850
November
{December
}14
drew some wood fine Day
15
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Ex
16
went to McIntoshs to the council on our affairs
16 17
killed A springs pig A very stormy Day
17 18
Jock Margret & Elen went to Brockville had 22 turkes sold 3 for 2s - 6d - 19
for 2s - 3d six Bushel turnips 1s Bought A cook stove price 6£ - 10s from Mr
Lafayette
19
A very stormy Day drew A little wood & put up Jocks cooking Stove
20
cleaned 23 Bushel of fall wheat
21
Jock went to Brockville with 23 Bushel of fall wheat sold it to Lafayette for
4s - 3d per Bushel in part of the Stove paid him the rest in money
22
went to Caintown to A quarterly meeting
23
Stormed all night & all day at A terable rate
24
thee Roads all blocked up with snow it haveing Blew & drifted at A terable
rate the rate the snow fell about 2 feet Robert Robson brock the roads
from John Armstrong then Jock & John Hoggan went to the corner
25
stormed A little no road to caintown yet
26
Robert Robson went to Caintown to day
27
worked at A sleigh visited the school fine day
76
28
drew A little wood brock the road on horseback
29
heavy drift & snow so that the roads is nearly as bad as they wear went to
caaintown to hear Mr Smart but there was now meeting
30
Killed the Bull he was good beef
31
Wat went to Brockville with Margret & his Mother got 1s - 9d a peice for 10
turkes 2s - 3d a peice for 4
1851
Janr 1
Put the colts in the Harness went along the road & took the number of Children
from 5 to 16 then went to Adam Armstrong in the evening
2
drew A little wood snow & drift
3
drew 2 load of wood A little snow
4
borrowed 7 Bushel of S wheat from Wm Hogan & went McKinnings Mill with it
did not get it
5
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from Deuty chV vr3
6
Jock went for his grist & took John Ellingham & Mary with him they were here
since saterday I went to town meeting Turner Lillie was Elected councilman &
Elijah Adams inspector of licence no oposion
7
Jock went to Brockville
8
attened the School Meeting was rechosen Trustees the Boys went to John
youngs with leather for there Boots
9
drew some wood in the forenoon heavy rain
10
still raining considerable of A thaw
11
went to Samuel Innis to get A hammer fixed got nothing done the roads very
bad
12
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Matthew chXXI vr37
fine Day
77
13
Jock drew some of the hemlock Bark to the road
14
went to Brockville with Jock & Margaret & attended an agricultureal meeting
Jock gave S. Skinner 15 Bushel of Turnips & McMullen Bushel. got A peice of
Cotton from John McDonald price 18s..6 paid 9s
15
went to John Younges with Ellen & Margret got 2 pair of Boots fine Day
16
finished making A slaigh for our selves
17
very heavy wind last night & all day
18
Jock & the Boys drew some wood
19
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Rice preach A Missionary sermon from
Rev chXXII
1851
Janr
20
went to council to see about our School money got A promis of it
21
Jock went to Collmans with A load of Bark had 1 ½ cord 15s got A side of sole
leather weight 15 lb at 14d per lb 17s - 6d he likewise got ¼ lb Black thread 1s - 3d
from John McDonald
22
worked at the sleigh in the Blacksmith shop A little snow & rain
23
worked at the sleigh fine Day Moores trashing machin came hear
24
threshed all Day
25
Do - - half the Day put 1 through after dinner I went to the stone Church &
heard the Revd Mr Smart preach
26
went to the Stone Church & heard the Revd Mr Gordin preach in the forenoon
& in the af-ternoon at Caintown
27
went to Brockville with John Armstrong
28
went to Bastard with Wm younge & his Wife
78
29
came home to Day got A pig from young he charged me 2 pounds for it
30
worked at the Slaigh very cold Day
31
Do - - Do Jock cleaned some of the wheat
Feb 1
2
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from
3
cleaned the Wheat had 149 Bushel Jock went to Farmersville with 12 Bushel of
wheat to Bates Mill & brought home 10 Bushel of Wheat & 2 of Corn that I took
to McKinnons the Tuseday before
4
drew wood & some logs 8 ft long Colman
5
drew 3 ½ logs to Colman & received 7s for them
6
Do 8 logs & 4 inchs
7
Samuel Innis came heare & shod the Horses
8
went to Farmersville & brought home the grist & the Black cloth 16 ¾ yrd likewise
A peice of Black cloth for A Robinson 16 ½ yard
1851
Feb 8
9
went to Caintown but there was no meeting
10
drew some wood & logs hard to break the roads
11
drew 4 logs & 12 inch to Colmans
12
Do 4 logs & 6 Do Do
13
Drew some logs out of the woods
14
drew 6 logs & 16 inch in all 24 logs 2s per log 2£ - 8s Jock settled with Colman &
they Paid him 16s - 9d in cash & he settled with J McDonald Paid him 10s 9d A
very wet Day
79
15
still thawing John Buiel the Assessor came here & assessed the home stead
250£ Cows 3£ a head the steers £7..10 the Colt 11£ - 5 the Thompson place 15£
the Horses 30£ Christies place 45£
16
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McCallum preach from Ephesians chII ..
vr
19-20-21 22 hard frost
17
split some bottoms stuff for bukets Jock went to Colmans with 1 - 8 cord of
Bark & received 1s - 3d
18
19
drew wood from below the hill
20
drew wood from the same place the roads soft
21
drew wood from the Thompson place Ezra Huntly helped the roads very bad A
little ran
22
heavy ran last night & this forenoon went to Colmans Corners to Quarterly
Meeting with Father & Mother the Roads very bad . received seventeen shillings
and six pence from J- Purvis for the School
23
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Exodus chXX vrs8-910-11
24
hreshed some oats heavy rain
25
drew up some Ceader Trees & sawed the buts for bukets
26
drew 9 loads of wood Ezra Huntly helped
27
heavy rain thrashed oats
28
thrashed oats Snowed about 3 inches
1851
March
1
drew 5 loads of wood & 1 to the school I threshed oats
80
2
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Matthew chXVI vr
26
3
drew 10 load of wood James Nowland helped
4
drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped A little snow to Day
5
drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped half the Day Snowed about 6
inches last night & A little to day
6
drew 7 load of wood James Nowland helped
7
Do 10 Do Do - Do - Do Do James Robison & his sister Jane came on the A visit
from Ramsay
8
drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped I went Colmans Corners to an
Agreculture meeting & received £2..12..6 as premiums
9
went to Caintown & heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr
Smart in the afternoon from Genesis chI vr14 fine Day
10
went to Brockville with the Robinsons Elen Jock & wattie I received £1..5..0 from
the District Socitie
11
dug up some cherries & plumb trees & A Grape vine others srubs for James
Robinson to take to Ramsay
12
James Robinson & Sister started for home this morning & Jock went to
Colmans Corners with A load of Ashes gave them to J. McDonald had 29 Bushel
7 ½ per Bushel settled with him was endue 9d which he paid
13
went on A visit to McKilhenys Jock Margret & Ellen
14
Jock went to Brockville with A load of hay got 17s - 6d for it Bought A bar of iron
15
went with Father to C. Younge Paid Elizebeth Younge £15 - 10s fourteen pound
was endorsed on one note & one pound ten shillings was endorsed the other
note dated the 8 of Febuary
16
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from 2 Cor chVI vr2
81
March
1851 17
Jock went to Belamys Mill with 16 Bushel of wheat 8 of it was tailings & Bushel
of Corn did not get the grist
18
Jock went to Brockville had 4 Bushel of tirnips got 3s - 6d for them had 8 Bushel
of wheat got 3s - 8 ½ d per Bushel he Bought 12 cultivator teeth 1s ½ d each a
little snow last night
19
Jock went to Belamys for his grist I finished tharshing the peas & oats good
20
mended the childrens shoes fine wheather
21
Jock helped to skin Eliz Austin old Cow she died last night
22
Jock taped 62 trees the sap run well fine Day
23
heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach at our school house
24
taped more of the Bush hard frost at night
25
went to Elinghams place to draw saw logs cut two trees & got one log out of
each they were punkey
26
Jock threshed in the old Barn at the pol oats
27
Do - Do - - the Snow nearly all gone in the feild
28
went to John Armstrongs to atend thrash machin A showr of rain last night
29
Jock thrashed in the old Barn & tap some more trees in all 273 - 41 of which
was New Buckets the fall wheat looks well
30
the Revd Mr Jennings Preached in Caintown I did not go the was so bad
31
drew hay from the Cap to the New Barn to feed the Cows
April 1
drew stones of the second feild below front of the House to the Dich
2
heavy rain most of the Day
3
drew stons to the Dich in frount of the house
4
snow about 2 inches last we thrashed oats in the old Barn
82
5
Snow all gone thrashed oats
6
the Revd Mr Smart preached in caintown
7
drew stones to the dich Jock helped Wm Davis at A coal pit
8
I went to Brockville with Adam Armstrong heavy rain we stopt at Robinsons all
night
1851
April 8
Jock began to Plow in the 2 field frount of the House the ground dry
9
hard frost last night cold wind Jock Plowed
10
thrashed oats Jock Plowed
11
finished the thrashing Jock plowed
12
cleaned the poll oats had 60 Bushel
13
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jenings preach from Revalations
14
drew stons to the dich Jock plowing
15
Do – Do Do
16
A little rain to Day
17
drew stons to the dich Thomas son & oxen helped Jock plowed
18
finished drawing the stones Jock plowing
19
went to Brockville & sold 10 ½ Bushel of S Wheat at 3s - 8 ½ d & bought 1 Bushel
the sch scotch golden straw paid 8s per Bushel
20
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach Matt hXXV - vr34
21
drew dung & picted stones in the little orchard Draged the 8 & 9 ridges from
east line of the fall wheat
22
D D Do very dry weather
83
23
plowed in the little orchard
24
Sowed the golden straw on the 8 ridges & ½ next to Lizes
25
Sowed 2 ¼ Bushel of the Club wheat on the rest of the orchard Jonny draged it
with the Bet Mare Began to Plow next the Sugar Bush
26
Sowed ¾ of A Bushel timothy on the orchard at the old Barn
27
the Revd Mr Jenning preached in Caintown A little rain
28
went to Brockville & got 3 Barrels of Plaster 5 s- 6d per Barrels A Spaid 5s &
sundry other article in all amounting $5 on an order from John Aling-ham on
Morton & McKee & Co corrected an old acompt with Morton & McK received a
due Bill 10s 1d
1851
April
29
plowed next the wood the Boys of fishing
30
finished plowing next the woods heavy rain the midle of the day
May 1
Sowed 3 Bushel of the Garner Peas that took preaimium on the 3 ½ ridgs next
the woods made A large Cultivator Jock went to Mary Kincaids plowing Bee in
the afternoon heavy wind with rain & snow 4 oclock
2
Sowed 3 Bushel more of the Garner peas on next 3 ridge & 3 Bushel of the Gold
vine pea {Between the lines it reads: in all 12 ½ Bushel peas}
3
Sowed 3 ½ Bushel more of the Gold vine pea cross draged & rolled the peas
Sowed 1 Bushel of Black sea in the field frount of the House next the Board
fence
4
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach
5
Sowed 1 Bushel more Black sea { Jock plowing
6
Do 1 Do wattie draged with the Steers
7
Do ½ Do Jock plowed the head ridges rolled & {Between the lines it reads: 3 ½
Bushel in the field} furrowed out the field it was plowed last fall
84
8
Sowed 2 Bushel of the large oats in the field back of the House west side Dry
weather
9
Sowed 8 Bushel of poll oats A fine showr
10
Do 3 Bushel more of poll oats & 4 ½ of Peas & oats all in the field back of the
House went to caintown & heard Revd Mr Mc Huntington preach from Colos chI
vr
27-28 this afternoon fine Day the first warm Day
11
Quartly Meeting at Mallorytown fine rain last night
12
Sowed 6 Bushel Black sea in the 2 field south side of the road draged with the
tou-span {Between the lines it reads: the Woods look Green}
13
cross draged the wheat Jock plowed the Garden
14
Sowed A little flax seed where the wheat was sowed Jock plowed below the
little orchard Watie drew dung to the Corn field I loaded
15
plowed in the same field finished drawing the dung to the Corn field the ground
very hard & dry planted potatos in the Garden
1851
May 16
Sowed 4 ½ Bushel wheat in the field below the little orchard Jonney draged it
with Bet & the Colt Jock began to plow the Corn field planted corn in the
garden
17
draged the turnip Ground fine rain this forenoon finished plowing the corn
ground Went to Colmans Corners got A side of Sole leather from J & M
McDonald 10 ¼ lb 1s - 3d per lb 12s - 10d
18
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Genesis chIV vr1 to 8
19
Jock plowed the carrot & Beet ground sowed Timothy seed below the little
orchard began to plant the corn it rained so that we had to stop planted 24
rows of Petter Jonstons corn next the Bull paster {Between the lines it reads: 6
Bushel wheat in all in that field}
20
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of wheat below the little orchard & 2 Bushel of Barley heavy
rain last night planted more of the corn this afternoon
85
21
finished planting the corn this forenoon the ground very hard Jock plowing in
the 2 field
22
wattie rolled the little orchard & the field belowe it with the steers Jock plowed
in the 2 field
23
considerable rain wattie went to McIntosh mill with 3 Bushel corn & 5 of wheat
24
Sowed 4 Bushel of wheat in the 2 field & finished plowing it
25
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXIV - vr25
his farewell sermon
26
snowed 2 ½ Bushel of wheat in the 2 field {Between the lines it reads: 12 ½
Bushel in that field} drew dung to the orchard at the house with the steer a
little shower last Night fine growing time
27
began to Plow in the orchard at the House rained most of the Day
28
plowed in the the Orchard cold day
29
finished plowing the orchard & draged it
1851
May
30
Began to plant the potatos in the orchard at the house planted 19 ½ Bushel A
little warmer
31
planted 3 Bushel more on the 4 row of apple trees from the bottom & the row
below it there is planted with large white potatos cut in tow A half in each hill
planted 2 quarts of beans Jock & Margret went to Brockville & bought 1 Barrel
of salt 7s - 6d tow plow points 5s
June 1
did not got to Meeting it was showry
2
Jock ridged the Beet & carrot ground behind the House in the forenoon went
to Samuel Youngs rasing of A Barn I cleaned flax with Jennet Gordon we
cleaned 15 lb
3
Sowed 7 rows of carrots first 6 of them is Altringham 1 long orng 10 rows of
Beets fired A little of the follow
86
4
set fire to the follow & washed the Sheap A showr at noon
5
loged with the seers & set fire did not go well Sowed 5 rows turnips behind the
House
6
worked in the follow warm Day
7
worked at the follow
8
the Revd Mr Hulbert preached in Caintown heavy rain this afternoon
9
worked in the follow drawing old logheap together
10
worked on the Roads to day
11
heavy rain to Day Elen was put to bed of A son
12
worked on the roads watie drew dung for the turnips ground sowed 4 ½ Bushel
of oats on the New land
13
Jock plowed the turnip ground Jenney Gordon & I cleaned flax cleaned 12 lb
very showery
14
worked in the fallow sowed 2 Bushel of oats in all 6 ½ Bushel on the New land
{Between the lines it reads: in all 22 Bushel of oats}
15
the Revd Mr Smart preache in Caintown in the afternoon
1851
June
16
Jock draged the turnip ground & furrowd it the Boys raked & Sowed them with
the Drill
17
plowed the Buckwheat ground & Sowed ¾ of A Bushel went through the corn
with cultivator
18
began to hoe the corn Jock began to plow the summer fallow warm Dry
wheather
19
hoed the corn A little rain this evingin
20
Steamed Cradle stuff sowed Bushel Buck
87
21
cleaned flax with Jenney Gordon cleaned 15 ½ lb Jock went to Benjm Beails
raisin
22
went to Caintown there was no meetting
23
peeled hemlock Bark Alan Erels helped
24
Do Do John Flood helped Jock went to A plowing Bee of Thomas Davis sener
{senior}
25
Jock plowed in the summer follow
26
finished the summer follow I Paid J. Kincaid 15s - 19d 150 lbs flour got 4s calf-skin
27
went to P. Wings Mill with 20 ½ Bushel wheat & 4 ½ corn Jock & John Flood
peeled Bark
28
Jock went to Brockville
29
no meetting to Day
30
hoed the Potatos fine day
July 1
finished the Potatos I plaind stuff for the hous
2
steemed Cradle stuff
3
fixed at A cook house for Jock
4
Do Do - Jonny draged the summer follow
5
went to P Wings Mill with 4 Bushel corn & 12 ½ Black see 6 of fall wheat did not
get it went to John Youngs got 2 pair of fine Boo{ts} & 2 pair of shoes
6
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach at caintow
7
cut A door & window in the Back of our hous
8
samuel Innis came hear & made 5 new shoes & fixed 3 old ones & Jock put
them on
9
hoed the corn I went for the grist to the Mill
88
1851
July 10
heavy rain last night & this morning Jock went to A raisin of Leaders the boys
hoed potatas
11
finished hoeing the potatos & thined A part of the turnips John Ackland helped
12
finished the turnips the Beets & the carrots
13
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach
14
Began to Mow below the Garden
15
mowd round the corn field the Grass Geen Jock plowd in the summer follow
{Between the lines it reads: wattie went to A raisin of Weekes}
16
very heavy fog this morning heavy rain to Day Jock plowd wattie went A loging
bee of Wm Dixcie I fixed A hay rack for the waggon
17
raked hay below the Garden
18
raked & cocked the hay round the corn field
19
mowed in the field frount of Elizebeths
20
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Phylps preach very heavy thunder &
lightting & rain last night
21
raked & cockd the hay in frount of Eliz Drew in 1 load of hay to the New Barn
John Ackland mowed in the Harper field
22
Drew in 10 load hay
23
finished mowing the field frount of Elizs John Ackland helped Drew in 2 load
from the Harper field {Above it reads: N B} & 1 from frount of Elize {Above it
reads: old B}
24
mowed in the Harper field J. Ackland helped ½ day rain afternoon
25
mowed in the Harper field J. Ackland helped ½ day rain in the afternoon
26
raked & drew in 4 load of hay from the field in frount of Eliz very bad hay
weather
89
27
went to caintown but there was not Meetting
28
raked & drew in 7 load of hay from the Harper field John Ackland helped
1851
July
29
mowed in the con - field John Ackland Wm Lav{surname cut off} Richard
Perceivil helped I fixed A cradle for Davis & made A New one for Percevil
30
raked some of the con field fine Day
31
John Hogan began to cut the fall Wheat & cut 1020 sheafs Jock & wattie raked
& bound John Ackland & George Grame mowed on the Thompson place in the
forenoon raked hay the afternoon I stooked the fall Wheat
August
1
John Ackland & the School Master mowed on the Thomson place. Hogan
finished the fall Wheat had 510 in all 1530 Drew in 3 loads of hay
2
Drew in 8 loads of hay & raked part of the Thompson place the School Master
helped
3
went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr Huntingdon preach
4
began to mow in the New land at the marsh John Acland & the Master helped
rain the afternoon
5
the boys went Brockville to see A Circ{us} I made A Block for A mully cradle
snath of Bordins pattrin
6
raked the hay on the Thompson place & in the marsh
7
Drew in 1 load of Wheat came on rain drew dung the rest of the day
8
drew dung to the summer follo
9
drew in 4 load of the fall wheat in the forenoon heavy wind & rain about 10
oclock pulled the flax this afternoon & drew in 4 load of wheat heavy & hot sun
so that the grain was dry
10
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach
90
11
drew 4 load of hay 2 from the Thompson place & 2 from the consession field in
the forenoon stacked the hay on the New land at the marsh
1851
August
12
Jock & wattie cradled the large oats in the foren-oon John Hogan cradled part
of the club wheat in the little orchard with A Mully cradle that I made for him
13
Hogan finished the wheat this forenoon Jock & wattie bound the large oats in
the afternoon good crop
14
went to Brockville with Robert Armstrong & John McIntosh for A Thrashing
machin
15
Jock & wattie hooked the Goldvine peas
16
tryed the Machin & it was no Good took it back to Brockville to Mr Webster he
warrented it to do good work Jock cut the Gold straw wheat good
17
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Phylp preach
18
cut the peas & oats in the forenoon Atended the thrashing for John Armstrong
in the aftern
19
Fred Moores thrashing Machin thrashed our fall wheat had 87 ½ & 4 that was
thrashed with our own
20
drew 6 load of Goldvine peas & cut part of the Black see in the feild frount of
the house & bound part of the peas & oats Henry Grame helping I had made
him A cradle drew in the flax
21
drew 1 load of Gold vine peas & 2 load of Club wheat cut more of the wheat
frount of the house
22
heavy rain this forenoon went to Brockville in the afternoon & attended an
Agreculture meeting at Willsons Inn heard A numer of Os{Cut off}
23
hooked the Garner peas Georg Grame & Isaac Nowland helped cut part of the
Barley
24
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanson in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in
the after
91
25
went to John younges & took wattie John Hogan & Allen Erles to help him with
his wheat he being unable to work Jock & Isaac Nowland finished cuting the
Barley cut the poll oats
1851
August
26
drew 2 load of peas & oats & 7 load Garner peas
27
drew 1 load of Garner peas & 2 load of the club wheat & 100 stook of Black see
from the feild frount of the House Jock & John Ackland bound the poll oats
wattie cut of the wheat in the 2 feild
28
worked at the wheat Isaac Nowland helped I sold him cradle for 13 days work
29
drew 3 load of wheat 19 stook at a load from the 2 feild cut part of the wheat
frount of the old Barn John Ackland helped
30
drew 100 stook of poll oats the oats from Below the house & 59 stook of wheat
from the 2 field
31
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach
Sept 1
drew 123 stook from the field frount of the old Barn
2
A heavy shower last night Jock began to plow the summer follow
3
drew dung to follow Jock plowing
4
Do Do – Do Do Do
5
went to A dung Bee of John Armstrongs
6
Began to Sow the fall wheat sowed 3 Bushel of old wheat on the first 8 ridges
next the East line north side of the road & the next 2 ridges with New wheat
steap in blue stone & salt
7
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon
8
Matthew Towe began to Blast A Well in Jocks door yard I helped him Jock went
to Farmersvill as A witness betwen Hogan & Bail
92
9
Sowed 3 ½ bushel of wheat {illegible} the 2 ridges finished cuting the wheat in
the 2 feild frount of the house light crop
10
Jock plowed I worked in the well
11
Do – Do Jonney draged 2 ½ bushel wheat A little rain this afternoon
1851
Sept
12
made A small stack of black see John Armstrong helped Jock plowed
13
sowed 1 bushel of wheat wattie went A loging bee of Adam Armstrongs very
dry weather
14
went Mallorytown to A quartly Meetting and heard the Revd Mr Phylph preach
15
sowed 1 bushel wheat in all 10 ½ of the hucheson
16
sowed 3 bushel of the the Elgin wheat that finished the field Robert Armstrong
helped
17
went to Brockville with Margret I bought 1 bar of swedes iron 11s - 3d copper rod
3s - 4d rasp 2s - 4d horse nails 1s - 1d hammer 1s - 10 ½ d paper 4d Book 11 ½ d steel
3s
18
working in the Barn & sharping drills
19
cleaned flax seed & fixed the flax for the show wattie cut part of the oats on
the newland
20
finished the oats Samuel Innis came hear & we shode the horses Matthew
Towe still at the Well very dry time
21
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon
22
Freadrick Moore came to thrash the Peas could not thrash them the straw
wound round the uper fanners he thrashed 22 Bushel of oats & 2 Bushel of
Buck wheat heavy rain last night Matthew worked ½ day tharsh & ½ day W{Cut
off; A large spiral was drawn on the left half of the page over the entries of the
22nd and 23rd}
93
23
heavy rain till about 3 oclock in the afternoon went to Brockville with Barley
oats flax & flaxseed apples Grapes lining & Bags sweeds for the Fair stopt at
Robisons all night
24
went into Brockville with Robisons to the faire {Between the lines it reads:
Matthew worked at the well}
25
Jock Margret & the Boys came to the Fair {Between the lines it reads: Mathew
went to the fair}
26
Jock brought Ellen down to day I stopt at the Fair all the time Flora Hall was
beautifull there was A Grand display of Horses Bulls & swine sheep & cows was
not so good
1851
sept
27
Plowed sowed & draged A part of the Garden with about half a Bushel of wheat
that Father picked when we was cuting the fall wheat
28
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown
29
pulled 2 load of corn & husked it
30
helped Rob at the thrashing machin Jock took care of the corn
octob
er 1
bound & drew in the oats in the New land
2
picked 1 load of corn in the forenoon samuel Innis thrashed the Peas in the
afternoon
3
picked ½ load of corn husked a rainy day
4
Matthew worked at the well 2 days this week we picked better then 20 Bushel
of snow apples & peel them in Barn
5
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Gordon preach in the afternoon
6
picked 2 load of Corn very dry weather
7
finished picking the corn went to John Purvis & got A list of the rateable
property of the school section
94
8
went to John McNish near Stones for 15 bushel 6d per bushel
9
put the Corn in the crib had it full of Good Corn
10
began to dig the Potatos Ground very dry & hard
11
picked apples stacked the lime & put up the hogs Matthew worked all this
week at the Well
12
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philph preach in the forenoon
13
began to dig the potatos very poor crop
14
went to Brockville & atendid an Agrecultural meeting in the Court House
15
picked & packed 3 Barrels of snow Apples
16
went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snowapple sold them for ten shillings per
Barrel {Between the lines it reads: old Mr Mallock & the Rev Mr White came
here}
17
finished diging the potatos R. Armstrong help
18
pulled the Beets poor crop on acount of the dry weat{her} Matthew worked all
the Week in the Well got A little Water
1850
Nov
£
s
d
12
Paid Martin Redmon seven pounds ten shillings
7
10
–
13
1 Box of Glass 12s pully 1s iron 3s school Book & slat 5s
1
1
0
1/2 lb tea
1
½
1 quart linseed {flaxseed} oil 1s 3d putty 6d Black lead
6d
2
3
2
6
26
steel 1s 10 ½ d
30
tea 2s soap 6d
95
Dec 9
Dye stuffs
5
11
1851
Feb Feb
22
got from John McDonald 1 lb tea 2s - 9d ½ lb saltpeter
5d
3
2
{18}50
Articles bought & outher expencis
£
s
d
10
1 spoke shave 2s - 3d - 3 nibs 2s 6d file 7 ½ d shoe
threads 4 ½
=
5
8½
1 lb nails 7d bit 6d postage 9d sand paper 3d
=
2
1
{Cut
off}0
1 side soleleather 17 lb 1s 3d per lb
7
1
3
6
wire 3s - 3d nailrod 6d testament 10d pencils 2 ½
-
4
8½
Gimblet 6d - {cakes?} & beer 6d
-
1
-
4 Bowls 1s - 2 Pichers 10d 1 Bowls 2 ½ d - 1 Pitchers 9d
2
9½
pepper 4 ½ d - saleratus 6d alum 4d creamatarter
{cream of tartar} 6d
1
8½
mader {madder} 1s Indigo 3s - 3d Spoons 9d
Cottonyarn 5s - 6d
10
6
{pasbord?} 2 ½ d Blacking 3d Coffee 10d tea 3s - 4d
4
7½
Soap 8d fine Comb 6d Ribbon 4d Gingham 1s 8d
3
2
1851
Stamp 6d Maches 1d
7
1 pair Boots 15s for Dudley 1 side uper leather 15s - 6d
1
linseed oil 1s - 3d Beewax 9d paper 6d Gunnsheles {3}d
8
6
2
9
Watch 5s - 6d plow shear 2s 6d
-
8
-
1 Barrel Salt 6s 3d iron 5s bottom tin Boiler 3s - 69d
-
15
-
7
3½
plow point 2s - 6d wire 7d steel 2s - 10d tea 1s - 4 ½ d
96
2 lb nails 6d paper 7d B wool 3d Postage 1s - 5d
2
9
5
4
Ginger 1s antimoniel wine {wine that has been left in a
cup made of antimony, a metal} 7 ½
tin and saw file 5 - 12 lb nails 3s
postage 1s 1 ½ d - 2 lb nails 6d Brandy 3s - 1 ½ d
envelopes 7d
{Cut
off}ber
1
1 bundle cotton yarn 6s 1 lb indigo 6s 6d Crock 4s
--
16
6
6 yrd cotton 2s 9d 1 lb tea 2s 6d soap 8d alum 2d pins 4d
-
6
5
comb 3d thread 5d gingham 10 ½ d napkin 6d
2
½
3 yrd edging 4 ½ d needles 6{d} ch{illegible due to
smudge}pher 6d
1
4½
iron hoops & rivets 2s - 6d shoe thread 4 ½ d
2
10 ½
shaving soap 1s - 3d - 2 pieks 8d tea 3s coffee 1s ginger
7½d
6
6½
1 Barrel salt 5s plowpoint 2s - 3d linseed oil 1s - 3d
8
6
ingo 3s 1 ½ d cotton 2s 6d looking glass 2s 6d peper 10d
8
11 ½
38
--
sundries 5s 9 ½ d
5
9½
20 lb nails 3d per lb 5s ½ lb tea 1s - 7 ½ d Do ¼ lb 7 ½
7
3
Paid B McDonald for spining 1£ 8s corn Basket 3s
20 lb nails 3 per lb 5s Rates £2 9s - 1d
1
2
14
1 lb nails 10d buts & screws for Jocks door 1s
sundries at Caintown 2s 9d
{The page is structured with two tables, five columns each, side by side. For clarity of
reading, the tables will be presented one at a time. This is the left-side table.}
1850
Janary
Articles Bought & other expences
12
1 lb tea 2s - 9d thead 7 ½ McDons
T
97
s
d
3
4½
16
1Ax 6s - 6d. 1 lb nails 6d Do -0
T
7
0
1 lb tea 2s - 9d. 1 ½ lb Coffe 11d per lb 1s - 4 ½ d
T
4
1½
1 Ax handle 7 ½ d Brockville
G
0
7½
Paid 3s for Binding Cultivators Currie
3
=
Comb 1s - 1d sugar 1 lb - 6d sundrys 2s . 2d
3
9
Feb 4
1 lb tea 2s - 6d - 1 cap 1s - 3d M McKee Elingham
3
9
6
an order given to Erls & Hogan on McDonald
15
--
13
received from M. McKee Elingham
sundrys – –
8
6
Paid WB McClean on Ackland afair
12
6
5
--
10
--
23
Mar 9
Paid G Sherwood for Advice in Acklands affair
--
Paid Richard Colman & Co on acpt
Ellen received at J & S Rofs sundrys
21
3--
8
Tea & sundrys
--
7
--
Plough
2
15
--
2 points Dung fork & seeds
--
16
2
1 Barrel fine salt
-
6
3
steel 1s - 1 ½ d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6d
2
5½
April 10
tea – – –
2
0
May 16
tea –
2
6
23
turnip seed 1 lb - ½ 3s per lb Book 2s
6
6
P. point 2s - 6d awls thread 8d
3
2
25
30
98
June 3
June 12
S. pencils 2 ½ d tea 1 lb - 3s soap 8
3
10 ½
sundrys – –
5
6
1 ¼ yrd satin 4s - 9 per yard
5
11 ½
1 lb Tea 3s per lb nails 10 ½ d
3
10 ½
sundrys - -
7
1
2 Bundles Cotton yarn
10
…
8 pair Buts 1s - 8d nails 1s - 10d tea 1s 3d
4
9
Paid sent by Post 15s for insureance
15
postage 4 ½ d starch 5d
13 14
–
–
9½
4
9
£
s
d
--
5
--
ing indigo –
{This is the right-side table of the same page.}
1850
Cash received
Jan
23
–
Feb 5
2 Cows sold
6
10
--
12
J J McIntosh
4
7
6
mar 9
G 4 Doz
2
6
4 ½ B. Turnips
4
6
25
7 B. turnips
7
30
8 ½ Do - Do
April 10
4 Doz Egs
--
99
8
6
2
0
May 16
23
5 Do Do
2
6
5 Do Do
2
3½
received C.C.A.S
4
2
6
veal -
-
7
3
June 12
oats & veal
-
9
8
26
3 Bushel Corn
-
7
6
makeing 2 cradles
–
15
–
17
1
July 20
wheat sold
August
10
wheat Do
-
15
8
16
Do - Do -
1
2
4
29
cash – – –
New 2 Bushel
–
–
–
8
–
–
Sept 3
8 Bushel w
1-
12
0
18
8 lambs sold
2
3-
–
oct 2
parl of oxen
7
10
–
19
5 Bushel turnip
5
–
23
18 Bushel F wheat
3
7
6
Nov 12
17 Bushel turnips
-
17
--
30
Bushel corn lize
2
6
Dec 13
2 hogs
13
4
sasagus
100
18
turkes 22
2
turnips
{illegibl
e} sold
{Cut
off}ber
per lb
£
s
d
9 - ¼ at 6 ½ d
-
4-
7½
15 - ½ at 6 - Do -
-
7-
9-
4--
9
19 lb - grease Wool -
-
56 - at 6 - D -
1-
8-
0
45 ½ at 6 - - Do
1-
2-
9
7 - - at 6 ½
--
3--
6
49 ¾ at 6 Do
1-
4--
10 ½
60 at 6 Do
1-
10 -
-
8
9 ¼ at 6 ½
5
--
5-
11 ½
£
s
d
Bought 1 Keg of Powder
17 --
6
file
1-
9
2 --
0
1851
Sept 6
-
16 at 6 Do
11 at 6 ½
August
14
3
-
9 ½ at 6 - Do
{Cut
off} 16
10
22 lb cast steel
1 --
101
saltpeter & paper
7
17
copper rod 3s - 4d hamer 1s - 10 ½ d
19
5--
2½
faceing hammer & makeing one
4--
9
23
1 Keg of Powder –
17–
6
Octobe
r 14
1 Keg of Powder - - -
17
6
cast steel – –
5-
7½
22
--
saltpeter & paper –
…
..
10
Paid Matthew for 30 Days
7..
10…
0
11..
13..
3
{Total}
Cure for Ring Bone {a condition affecting horses’ legs and feet in which a new bone grows
over the surface of an old bone}
one pint of spirits turpinetin the turpinetin to be put on three days thre times A day
one pint oils spike one ounce spanish flies put into A bottle & well mixted togather put on 3
times A day for 3 days then but it twist A for 3 days with salt Butter then scowr the foot
with A strong hard soap suds
repeat the operation for 3 sucsassave times
shave of the hair before commenceing
{Apple Map occurs after the recipe for Ring Bone Cure}
{There are three lines at the bottom of the page that are too faded to be read}
1847 9th
Dec
took 1 Cow hide & 4 sheep skins without Wool to J- William
1848 June
Do 3 Calf skins J. Farguson — 1849 ma{Cut off}
102
1850 June
19
took 1 kip & 4 Calf skins to J- Kinc{aid}
{There are some rough pencil calculations which are difficult to decipher}
James Marchel borrowed 193 feet of lath
think Mag’s heffer took the Bull 16th M M{Cut off; likely a surname}
{This line
is written
upside
down and
in a lighter
script}
Nov 9th Paid {illegible} 17 - 1 - 5 {illegible} of the {illegible}
{The right column of this page is cut off. It appears to be noting the location in which the
trees in the left two columns were planted.}
Number Trees
No. &
Name of Trees from R{name cut off}
1–
Large Yellow Bough
2
fall Pippin
3
Lymans large summer
4
Pound sweeting
5
Summer Rose
6
Twenty ounce
Butter
May 31 –
June – –
Hay Prices
are planted
In Johns
commenced
N2 Fall {Pippin}
N3 Lyman {Large Summer}
N1 Large ye{llow Bough}
N6 {illegible}
N6 Twenty ou{nce}
103
7
White Seeknofurther
8
Porter
9
Northern Spry
10
Red Cheek Pippin
11
Red Astracan
12
Erely Joe
13
Williams’ Early
N11 red Aro {Astracan?}
N12 Early {Joe}
N8 Porter
Commences
N7 White seekn{ofurther}
N9 Northern {Spry}
Commenced
next the hou
N5 Summer {Rose}
N10 Red Check {Pippin}
of the orchard
} these came from The river by
Jacob Vandouzer
fourth row in the nurserry
All between N1 Red through {illegible}
All between N2 pound apples
All between N3 Large red pippin
{A right curly bracket points to a
sentence that is cut off. It reads:
the
the
with
from
Strawberry from R. Wing
the Early Scarlet next the Beehouse
Black Prince next 1849
Elinghams next
104
No {milo?} 140 {Cleart?} 60 36 on {illegible} Wild {illegible}
Johno 32 ½ / 10 Clearer
1850⋮
3 row of the Black Prince
2 Do of the Early Scarlet
No 1 Black gillyflower X
N2 Teachers {illegible} Blush
N3 Rexbury {illegible}
N4 Red {illegible}
{The month and year of this page are illegible, but it is likely these entries are continuing
from October 1851.}
19
{We}nt to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon fine
day
20
pulled the carrots had 25 Bushel good crop
21
shelled 5 Bushel of corn A little rain
22
cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat Matthew finished the Well & Jock settled with him
his charge was 5 shillings per Day & he worked 30 Days
23
went to Younge Mills with 19 Bushel of wheat & 5 Bushel of corn got it ground
24
stoned up part of the well the Boys drew in the Potatos had only about fourty
Bushel poor crop
25
drew some stones for the well wet Day
26
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon Preach Snowed about four
incheses last night
27
finished stoneing up the Well
105
28
cleaned the Peas had 56 Bushel put 9 Bushel of Gold vines to the left of the
Grenry & 22 Bushel of the Garner Pea to the right
29
Jock & Margret went to John Elinghams took 2 baskets of turnips & 100 lb of
flour for him fine day
30
Jock & Margret went to Brockville took 14 Bushel of turnips gave Hazelwood 5 &
Griffin 6 Bushel of them Robert Armstrong helped the boys to pull the turnips
31
the boys worked at the turnips the fore noon went to John Ackland raising in
the afternoon Jock was there all day
Novr 1
finished pulling the turnips A midling Crop Jock was at the raising
2
the Revd Mr. Smart preached at caintown
3
Jock went to Elinghams with 19 ½ Bu of turnips & he gaive John Kincaid
{illegible} of flour
1851
Novr 3
Archabal Davison came to pave the stable
4
worked at the stable all hands
5
Do – Do Jonney went to Henry Armstrongs dung Bee with the Horses & waggon
6
worked at the Stable Daniel Nowland worked 2 days in the garden
7
the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing Machin Jock & Me worked at the
Stable
8
Arche finished paving the Stable he worked 5 ½ days at it. A little rain this
afternoon the Rev Mr Philps came & staid all night
9
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philph preach from
10
worked at the Stable fixing the bails for the cattle
11
went to Brockville with Jock & Margret took 4 ½ 7 lb Bushel Corn for the tin
smith at Lafayettes at 2s 3d per Bushel or 10s - 4 ½ d got from him 1 tin horn &
stove pipes
106
I bought cloth for A vest with trimings 9s 1d - 1 hankerchief 5s . 1 Barrel salt 7s 6d
12
drew wood for A coal pit set it up Wm Davis helped. the log broke the Waggon
13
tended the coal pit got Mcfauls to mak an axeltre
14
worked at turning lath rain & hail
15
the ground compleatly covered with ice we had to sharp the horses shoes we
likewise sharpened A Mr Cambles horse A {Coleporture?} of Kingston Bible
socitie
16
16
Jock went Collman corners with Father to A Quarterly Meeting
17
Atened coal pitt
18
killed the hogs settled & Paid J & Henry McDonald 12s - 10d by John Lamb
{Part of a different page is folded over the top left corner of the page. It appears to read:
18th Denses is Purs. However, the entries of this page are continuing from November 1851.}
19
Jock went to Brockville took 1 hog weight 266 got $5 per cwt settled with
Morton & McKee & paid them
likewise with J. & S. (Ross & paid them got 3 stove pipes 7 ½ each & A dum
stove 7s - 6d
20
Jock helped Wm Davis to kill hogs got the coal into the shope
21
A heavy snow storm last night & all day the snow fell about 14 inches
22
put up the stove chored about the house
23
went to Brockville to Church & heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach & he Baptized
William A fine day
24
Jock helped Thoms Davis to Kill A stear
107
25
Jock went to Brockville gave Thomas Booth 5 Bushel of turnips & Mr Watson 6
gal 2 pair of mittens 3s per pair from Mr Watson gave Richard Hazelwood 2
Bushel of Corn 2s - 3d per Bushel got 2 elbows from Mr Killbourn
26
made A slaugh tounge for John Yonge went home with it & stope all night & he
came to Farmersville with me to
27
the Nomination of Richards and Gowan {Between the lines it reads: Jock Father
& Mother went to the Widow Clows Funeral} was Nominated & A Poll demaned
28
A little snow last night & rain all day Jock went to John Henarys to A stone Bee
29
went to Samuel Innises in the afternoon to fix A slaugh for him
30
the Revd Mr Smart Preached in Caintown in the afternoon
Dec 1
Robert Hazelwood helped me to turn the aur-bour for A cider Mill
2
went to Brockville to an Agricultur {meeting} & there was none
1851
Dec
received from David Cornal 19 lb of sole leather at Colmans
3
fixed the stable for the calfs & A stall for {Cut off}
4
went to McIntoshes to the Election– John {Cut off} was returning officer Philip
Wing Wm Bull & Wm Matthew were Agents for Richards John Levit & David
Hamilton agents for Gowan, voted for Gowan
5
went to the Election at the close of the Poll Richards 215 Gowan 88 R.M127
6
Jock went to Brockville took 12 turkes got 2s each for 6 & 2s - 1d each for the
other 6
7
the Revd Mr Philph preachd at caintown
8
heavy rain last night & all day Samuel Innis & Wm McCormick came hear to
thrash
9
threashed the oats the Peas & oats Barley & A small stack of wheat hard frost
108
10
Jock & Margret went to John Youngs & got A side of cow hide or uper leather
from John Kincaid it weighed six lb he likewise got our own side, & took them
both to Johns
11
cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat very cold & windy
12
cleaned 12 Bushel of Barley 23 of Peas & oats & 84 Bushel of oats 27 Bushel
was put in the Bin next the Door & 38 in next
13
Jock & Margret went to Brockville & Bought of Morton & McKee tow bundles of
cotton yarn
14
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon A very
cold & stormy day with some snow
15
worked at A trundle Bed for Jock
16
finished the Bed sted cold windy weather
17
worked at A ox sled for Thomas Davis
finished the sled & went to the council & met with P Wing on forming an
Agriculture socitie
1851
Dec 19
went to help Robert Armstrong at thrashing machine the wind so heavy that we
could do nothing Jock went to Green Bush Steem Mill with 17 Bushel of wheat &
4 Bushel corn got 1 bag of flour no grinding for want of water at any of the rest
of the Mills
20
Killed 4 Sheep that were fatening they were first rate very windy the Roads
very bad with the Drift
21
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hunting-don Preach
22
went to Brockville & atended an Agricultureal meeting Jock & wattie helped
Robert Armstrong at thrashing machin
23
still at the machin cold weather went for Samuel Innis he came hear & maid 10
horse shoes
24
Jock & Margret went to Brockville bought an Ax 6s - 3d from Webster warrented
109
25
worked in the shop
26
drew some wood very cold weather
27
Jock went to the steem Mill for his grist & got it he went to John Yonges & got
A pair of Boots for wattie
28
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach
29
went to Farmersvill & took Back the full cloth because it was badly finished &
took Back A side of upper leather to John Kincaid & exchanged it for another
the one I took Back weighed 6 lb the one I got weighed 7 lb
30
helped Jock to shoe the horses Quite A thaw
31
heavy rain last night the snow nearly gone this Morning rain & snow with heavy
wind this afternoon & night
1852
Januar
y1
Jock & Jonny helped James Heugs at thrashing machin for tow throughs we all
went to Adam Armstrongs at night with Rob
2
Innis & McCormick came here this morning & thrashed Black See wheat
3
finished thrashing the Wheat I went to Colmans Corners An Agricultureal
Meeting
4
went to Caintown & heard Mr Keeler exort
5
went to McIntoshs to town Meeting & Phillip Wing was Elected Councellor for
our Ward & Mr Shankster was Elected inspector of license
6
drew up some wood windy weather
7
cleaned some of the wheat
8
Do – Do – Do I went to John Younge stop all night got Jocks Boots
9
Do — Do — Do –
10
drew some wood oiled the harness
110
11
went to Brockville in A Cutter with Wattie & heard the Revd Mr White preach
12
Jock and Margret to Ramsay Grandpa went with them to Perth I cleaned some
of the Wheat the second time
13
Adam Armstrong helped to clean the wheat had 142 Bushel of Black see I
worked at A bob sleigh for him
14
atended School Meeting. Dr George Keer was Elected trustee heavy wind &
snow there was A voted 5 pounds for school purposes.
15
made A tonge & roler for Adams bob sleigh
16
went to Brockville with A cutter took tow Bushel of corn for Mr. Wright got 4s 6d the corn Paid 2s - 4d for medicin
17
fixed A bin for the wheat & cleand the club Wheat had 32 ½ Bushel
1852
Jan 18
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Levell preach A Missionery sermon
19
drew some wood very cold weather
20
went to Mrs McIntoshs funeral she was buried at Colmans Corners I atended an
agricultureal meeting very cold stormy day
21
worked at A sleigh for ourselves
22
Jock went to Macelhenys Mill with with 14 Bushel of B see Wheat & 1 ½ Bushel
of Corn
23
drew some wood cold with some snow
24
Jock went to A wood Bee of Thomas Daviss
25
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon
26
cleaned the Barn floor & the tailins Jock & Wattie drew the Bark out of the
woods
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27
Jock went to colmans with A load of Bark Wattie & me thrashed part of the
Gold straw wheat
28
drew A load of Bark to colmans A very stormy day of wind & snow wattie & me
thrashed in the Barn
29
Jock & me went to Brockville I gave Ira Mallory Wraths survay on No 13 to
present to the council to have the rates taken of that part that is in the Lake
30
Jock went to colmans with A load of Bark wattie & me cleaned the Gold straw
wheat had 13 ½ Bushel besides some that was picked clean for seed. very winy
some snow very cold
31
heavy wind & snow all night & all day the wind from North East with A havy drift
the side roads compleatly filled up
1852
Februa
ry 1
no meeting to day the roads so bad
2
went to Brockville for to atend the annu-al meeting of the County Agriculture
Society the roads so bad that I did not get there in time for the meeting was
Elected Presi-dent
3
drew some wood snow very deep
4
went to McIntoshes to the council & to Weeks for stuff for seats for the school
house
5
Jock went Macelhenys Mill with 25 Bushel of wheat he weighed the wheat at
the mill & it weighed 26 ½ Bushel & he got 44 lb for the Bushel & 14 lb for the half
Bushel
6
he went to Brockville with the flour & got 8s per 100 lb Johney & me helped
James Heugs at the thrashing machin fine warm day
7
to day & thursday we got out 12 hemlock saw logs heavy rain last night
8
went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach & saw Messr Watson
McCarress ordained Elders
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9
drew more saw logs cold day
10
Do Do Do began to rain at sun down & to thaw
11
heavy rain last night & this morning went to Brockville with Father Ellen &
Margret Ellen bought A Brass Kettle I atended an Agricultural Meeting the roads
good
12
Jock drew saw logs to McIntoshs
13
Wattie Drew Do Do wood Do Jock went to Macelhenys mill with 25 Bushel
wheat
14
wattie drew saw logs to the mill
15
went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Whyte & partook of the sacrement
1852
Feb
went to the widow yonges paid Elizbeth £12..10s & 2 pound 5 shilling intrest got
1 mole
16
drew saw logs to the mill
17
Jock went to Brockville with the flour sold it got A Bed sted for 150 lb at the rate
of 10s .100 lb let the Rosses have some for A plow at 9s per 100 lb & more he sold
for 8s 6d
18
19
Father & me went to Merrickville in serch of Petter Nicoll we went to Killmanock
but could not find him came home
20
Jock went to Colmans with A cord of wood
21
22
Do – Do he went with 2 load got 6s per cord I went with John Yonge to
Lansdown to see his Mother she was sick stopt all night at Berrs came home
23
began to draw wood from Phillips place
24
Do Do — Do
25
Richard Marchel came & helped to chop wood I went to Macelheny mill with 4
Bushel of corn & 19 Bushel {illegible} seed
113
26
We had A Bee to draw wood from Phillips place we got A fine lot of wood drew
27
Robert Armstrong had A wood Bee Jock wattie & Jonney went to it fine
weather
28
drew 2 load of wood from Phillips A heavy storm of snow & wind so that they
could work
29
went to caintown the roads very heavy there was no Meeting
March
1
drew cord wood from the Thomson place
2
heavy wind & snow last night & most of today
3
drew cord wood from the Thomson place
4
cut down two pine trees at the edge of the harper field & got 8 small logs
5
drew cord wood in the forenoon & hay in the afternoon Jock went to James
Hazelwoods wood Bee
–6
Jock went to Lyn took 14 Bushel of ashes gave them P Lee for 6 ½ per Bushel 7s
7d got 30 ½ yrd cotton at 66 ¼ d per yrd 15s..11d Due 8 4
1852
March
7
went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach & brought Father &
Mother from Quartly Meeting stopt at John Clows & got our Dinner
Grandmother Armstrong almost killed by Allen Erels runing his horses against
her back she was carried into our house Dr Keer came & bleed her Dr Morton
came after she was coming from Mr Smart Meeting
8
she is A little better taken home in A Bed in there own sleigh
9
heavy rain all Day no work
10
the Black heffer Dead this morning in the stable she was hooked yesterday
drew 30 load of dung to the 2 field
11
went to the wood to draw logs the snow is so that we could do nothing drew
hay Jock went to colmans with load of wood
114
12
went to McIntoshs Mill with 14 Bush-el of Wheat & drew 8 pine logs to Mc’s
13
drew hay from the cap went for the grist Jock Ellen & me went to T. Scot’s on A
visit
14
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach
15
mended the Children shoes very warm
16
fixed sap Buckets the snow going very fast
17
went to Davidsons Mill for clapboards got 1000 feet for 7$ on William
Hazelwood acount the roads nearly beair exceipt in the wood there was good
sleighing
18
thrashed the oats in the old Barn that grew on new land stormy day snow
about 4 inches
19
went to Brockville with Jock & Ellen Bought from J. & S. Ross A brass clock 17 s 6d warrented 1 yeare 5 plow points 2s - 3d each
1852
settled with Killbourn the tinsmith & paid him in flour (flour sold for 9 s per 100)
March
19
2 lb tea 6s - 5 ½ lb clover seed 9 per pound & sundry other articles amounting to
tow pound five shilling & tow pence all of which was Paid for by A due Bill of
that amount
agreed with Mr Cosgrove to cure A spavin {an arthritic inflammation of a
horse’s hock joint} on the Colt for $4 if there is A cure performed if not no
charge gave him 5s he gave ous ointment & Blister to aply slaiging is good
20
went to Brockville Brought teakettle 4s A washdish 1s - 3d a tea canister 1s - 3d
Paid Gowan 56 lb flour
21
the Revd Mr Smart preach at caintown
22
drew out 7 saw logs
23
drew 3 Baswood log & 4 hemlock logs to McIntoshs Mill
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24
wattie went to McIntosh Mill with 17 ½ Bushel of club wheat & 1 hemlock log
Jock & Jonney drew the hay from the New land a heavy storm of snow this
afternoon
25
drew 2 logs from the New land for the wood House William Clow & his Wife
here on A visit
26
drew more logs the roads very bad
27
To William Bordons for A Pump for Jocks well & the upper part for ours gave
him an order on J & S Ross for tow pound ten shilling & six pence in payment
Jock taped 172 trees the sap runs Well
28
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philps Preach the roads very bad
29
drew more logs & helped in the Bush
30
Do – Do Do very cold & hard frost
31
hail & rain in forenoon heavy Snow in the afternoon
1852
April 1
Jock taped 39 trees I went to Lyn got an order from David Cornal on Henry
Purvis for tow pounds on Fathers acount received 19 lb of leather the 2nd of
December last at one shilling per lb from H. Purvis & an A due Bill now for one
pound one shilling from J & H McDonald on Purvis acount the Day dull with A
little Snow in the afternoon
2
Jock started for John Youngs to change some seed oats met him comeing here
& came back with him he Brought A pair of fine Boots for wattie A dull Day with
A little snow in the afternoon wattie & Jonney went to Farmersville to an
Examining gave John Kincaid 150 lb of flour
3
drew some rail cuts from the New land clear fine day till near night then it
snowed nearly 2 inches
4
went to caintown & heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr
Smart in the afternoon the slaighing almost gone
5
worked in the sugar Bush sap run well
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6
snowed about 5 inch last night went to Brockville with the slaigh with Father he
was summond as a witness in A case of larceny of James Cimmins
7
worked in the sugar bush the sap runs well
8
went to Brockville for Father in the waggon
9
work in the sugar bush sap runs well
10
went to Brockville with Father the case had not came on the case on this
afternoon cimmins got 3 months hard labour
1852
April 11
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown
12
worked in the sugar bush has made 234 lb
13
No frost last night drew hay from the cap
14
Samuel Innis & Jock worked all day in the Blacksmith shop at horse shoes & the
ploughs I am very bad with a fellon {an infected sore or abscess} on my thumb
can do nothing
15
I went to Dr Keer & got my thumb lanced wattie went to John Yonge with some
leather
16
went to Farmersville with Jock to Dr Morton he laid my thumb open I had got
no rest for tow night got immediate ease A little frost last night
17
Jock cleaned flax with Jenney Father & the Boys worked in the sap bush
18
Mr Vanson preached in Caintown in the fore & Dr Petter Scovell preached in
the after
19
Began the Spring Work by drawing stones of the consession Field snow nerly
gone
20
Jock Began to Plow for the first in the confession field it was mowed last year
very heavy Winds no rain the Snow all gone very little frost in the ground this
year the Boys drew stones
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21
some rain this forenoon but still cold plowed & a little
22
dully hazey day plowed & drew stones
23
plowed & drew stones cold wheather
24
hard frost last night plowed & drew stones
25
the Revd Mr Philp preached at caintown
26
plowed & drew stones frost last night
27
Do – Do Do Do – Do
28
plowed & cut some brush loged old log
29
draged the corn ground began to plow 2 feild
30
wattie plowed in 2 field Jock in the consession field A little warmer to Day
1852
May 1
A fine rain this morning wattie went to McIntoshs Mill with 4 ½ bushel of corn in
the afternoon wattie went Benjm Thompson to A plowing Bee
2
the Revd Mr Smart preached this afternoon in Caintown
3
Jock finished plowing the consession field this forenoon then him & wattie
finished the plowing of 3 acres in the 2 field the weather still cold Daniel
Nowland worked in the garden Matthew Towe choped cord wood in S Bush
4
Jock & wattie plowed in the field front of the House
5
wattie & the Boys drew dung to the orchard & Jock plowed in the field frount
of the House fine Day
6
Jock finished plowing the field frount of the house Began to Sow & sowed 6 ½
Bushel of Gold vine Peas in the 2 field south side & 1 Bushel of the Garner Pea
on the tow ridges this way A warm dry day
7
Sowed in the Consession field 6 Bushel of the Garner Peas Jock began to Plow
the Orchard {Between the lines it reads: 13 ½ Bushel in all of peas}
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8
cross draged the Peas Jock finished Plowing the orchard & he Plowed the
Garden
9
the Widdow Rowsom was Buried in Caintown
10
Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 4 Bushel of the little oats that we got from Adam
Armstrong 1 Bushel of the Poll oats & ½ Bushel of Flax seed all in the field front
of the House Sowed 4 Bushel of Black sea wheat in the orchard at the House
Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden
1852
May 11
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of the large oats & 7 ½ Bushel of Peas & oats in Consession
field
12
fine rain this morning Sowed 8 Bushel of Poll Oats draged with both teems A
fine growing Day in the con field the Peas & oats & the oats sowed at the rate
of 2 ½ Bushel per Acre
13
the Woods begin to look Green Jock began to Plow in the corn field wattie
finished draging the consession field & rolled the orchard
14
rolled the consession field Jock plowed in the corn field
15
Jock & Elen went to Brockville Bought 3 Barrel of Plaster 5s - 6d Per Barrel & 1 Bar
of sweads iron 11s - 6d . £1 - 7s - 6d per cwt
Sowed 4 Bushel of the Scotch wheat in the corn field below the Bull paster A
little rain in the morning dull hasey day
16
Mr Vanson preached at caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the
afternoon
17
Rolled the Scotch wheat Jock began to plow the turnip ground & all below it to
the wood the fall wheat being killed
18
wattie & the boys drew dung to the 2nd field Jock plowing where he did
yesterday {Between the lines it reads: Daniel Nowland worked ½ day in the
Garden}
19
hard frost this morning Sowed 4 Bushel Scotch wheat & ½ Bushel on the 3 ½
ridges next the path as far as the turnip ground went it picked by the head 8 ½
Bushel of Scotch wheat in all Jock plowed in the 2 field the boys drew dung in
the afternoon A little rain with thunder
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20
drew dung in the forenoon wattie went McIntoshs Mill in afternoon with 8 Bushel of wheat very cold Day with some rain
1852
May 21
drew dung to 2nd field Jock plowing
22
sowed grass seed on the turnip ground & all below it gave it 1 strock of the drag
draged in the 2 field in the afternoon Jock plowing same field
23
the Revd Mr Philps preached in caintown
24
finished plowing the 2 field & dragd it with the cultivator Planted 4 ½ Bushel of
the Erly potatos next the peas, {Between the lines it reads: The Jack horse Died
last night his little guts full of Blood} the tow rows this way ruff skined Ground
very dry hard frost this morning then the Ramsey
25
Planted 2 acres in Corn the while first 13 ½ Bushel in all seed very small
26
Planted 9 Bushel of Potatos Ground very dry
27
Jock & Lizey & little Elen went to Brockville A little rain about noon
28
went to the Funeral of Mrs Thomas Purvis she was Buried at the Stone Church
the Revd Mr Smart preached wattie went to John Younge’s for leather
29
wattie drew stuff fro McIntoshs saw Mill he took 6 Bushel of Corn to Mill very
high winds to Day Ground very dry
30
Mr Houghton preached at caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the
afternoon A little rain last night
31
washed the Sheep very windy
June 1
cross plowed the turnip ground I went to Robinsons to see Aunt Mary she had
been very un well but she is geting better
2
draged the beet ground & drew some dung to it worked at the foot of the field
frount of Elize choping & burning old logs A very little rain this morning
3
ridged the Carrot & Beet ground planted 4 rows Allinghams & 1 ½ long white
carrot A little rain this forenoon Sheep Sheared the sheep
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1852
June 4
planted 2 rows of mangol wurtsol & 8 of Sugar Beets in 2 field wattie plowed
About ¾ of Acre for Bucwheat
5
rolled part of the wheat & the Beets mangols & carrots hard frost this morning
grape vines frozen Black went Lyn to an agrecultureal Meeting of the
6
went to caintown heard Mr Keeler preach
7
began to plow the summer follow A little rain last night & this morning ground
very dry
8
went to Brockville & atended an Agrecultureal meeting in the Court House was
chosen Judge of A mach of plowing which took place on the Farm of Eward
Howard of Elizabethtown between Mr. Morton of County of Leeds his Man was
Henry Paterson and Mr orbit of the State of New York his Mans Name unknown
for a purse of fifty Dollars Mr Stelwell was Mr Orbits Judge and I was Mr
Mortons Mr Willson of Brockville recommended Mr Hough as the third man the
decision was that the British plowman did the best work as A whole and was
entittled to the purse the Ameracan plowman in commencing his ridge or cut
the tow first furs about four inches deep & eleven wide & from one to tow
inches apart & very uneven the next tow furs was laid up well about 6 inches
deep which left A very uncemely sentre or crown the rest of the ridge was laid
rather flat the finishing furr was entirely to deep it looked like a dich Petersons
ridges looked well but when you came to examing them the furrs was laid so
close that you might run your hand along betwen the furrs his furr was cut
betwen five and six inches deep & eight broad We considered Patersons the
Best as A whole & gave a cheke to Paterson for the fifty {dollars}
{G}rain thrashed by Innis
Peas
56
Bushel
Wheat
19
Do –
Barley
12
Do –
Peas &
oats
23
Do –
Oats
84
Do –
paid 2 ¼ Bushel peas
121
Jan 1852
Wheat
42
Wheat
32 ½
Do –
paid 6 Bushel of wheat 25th March
Do 1 Bushel of Sch wheat Wm Mccormic
April 5s Paid Innis 1 Bushel scotch wheat & 1 ½ D Barley & that settled the
whole
Due on the above April 27th 8s - 4d
1852 grain thrashed by Innis
sept 16
Peas
109
Bushel
Paid 1 Bushel Peas Paid Nov 20th 3 ½ Bushel
october
8
Barley
33
Do
S. Wheat
17
Do
April the 21st settled &
paid S Innis 2 Bushel peas
2 Bushel scotch wheat
2 Do Black S Do in full
Bs Do–
11 ½
Do
fall
Wheat
70
Do
Bs Do–
22 ½
Do
Dec 16
Grain thrashed by Fd Moore 1853
February 3th
oats
195
s-c wheat
82
Aril April 9 settled
with Moore indue
him 14s - 1d
{The remaining transcript of this diary was found on Ancestry.com under the Beatty family
tree. It appears that there were some edits made to William’s diary for this portion, such as
122
correcting his spelling, grammar and capitalization errors, adding punctuation, and altering
the format from tabular to sentences.}
1852
June 9-10-11 Road work.
June 16 Visited at Thomas Scot.
June 22 Ashes and plaster (lime) on the turnips. Put plaster on 4 rows of corn. Then rows no
plaster, then 4 rows with plaster, next two without etc. – used white and dark plaster on
alternate rows of potatoes.
June 27 Minister from Kingston preached at opening of new church at Brockville.
June 29 Agriculture meeting at Brockville.
July 13 Agriculture meeting at Brockville.
Aug. 12 Sold 2 boxes of honey at Brockville 7 ½ d per pound.
Sept. 7 Agriculture meeting at Brockville Court House.
Oct. 1 Father, Jock and John Rowson went to mouth of lake and in presence of Samuel
Yonge, Samuel Rowson and Thomas Davis forbid old Mr. Coleman to make a dam because it
would flow the water on their land.
Oct. 5 Agriculture meeting at Brockville.
Oct. 12 Took first premium on spring wheat and barley, second on oats, first on flax, first on
bull.
Oct. 13 Dr. Richman Robinson and me were appointed judges at the plowing match.
Oct. 14 Got 1 ½ bushels of wheat seed that took the 25£ premium at Toronto.
Oct. 15 Grandpa helped dig potatoes. The ones that had the plaster were the best.
Oct. 16 Mr. Frances Jones came to survey the land below the hill. Robert Armstrong and
Wm. H. Davis were sworn chain bearers.
Oct. 18 Went to Brockville for papers of the old survey that was left with Sherwood and
Steel. Did not get them. John Hogan was sworn chain bearer in place of Wm. H. Davis.
Oct. 19 George Thompson came to joint Jock’s chamber floor.
Oct. 20 Paid Frances Jones 4 pounds for the survey.
Oct. 26 Sold barley – 7 dollars for 14 bushels. Joseph Stewart went over the land that we
expect Colman to flow. Sowed 90 point of wheat that had taken Canada Company
premium.
Oct. 27 Sold 2 barrels snow apples for 10s each.
Nov. 3 Father had George Purvis look at low land. We had heard he was for Colman.
Nov. 4 A number of men here to-day to examine land to be flowed.
Nov. 6 Sold 2 hogs at Brockville – 390 lbs and 315 lbs 6s per 100 lbs.
Nov. 13 Turkeys 2s each – 5d for sausages.
Nov. 20 Got a Merino ram belonging to Township Society.
Nov. 22 Killed a heifer we got from John Armstrong for weaving – price $10.
Nov. 30 Made a barrel of cider. Dec. 3 Jock to Dr. Morton for powders for Mother.
Dec. 11 Went for Betsy. Mother very bad.
Dec. 15 Roads bad. Jock went to Brockville on horseback for medicine for Mother.
Dec. 18 Rev. Mr. Chapman visited Mother and gave her the sacrament.
Dec. 22 Brockville for medicine for Mother.
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Dec. 23 Mother died in evening.
Dec. 24 Jock got 2 boards for George Thompson to make coffin for mother.
Dec. 25 Jock and Robert Armstrong dug grave at stone church.
Dec. 26 Mother’s Funeral.
Dec. 30 Sold turnips 1s per bushel. Bought axe 6s - 3d warrented for 30 days.
1853
Jan. 3 Town meeting at McIntoshes Mills. Thos Davis elected council man oposed by J. J.
McIntosh. I was elected inspector of licenes.
Jan. 4 Wm. Morrison, Teacher 3£ per month.
Jan. 10 Agriculture Meeting at Colman’s Corners. Jan. 29 Sold 10 ¾ cords of wood at 9 s per
cord – Received 19$ - 1s - 9d.
Feb. 1 Completed payment on land bought from Elizabeth Younge.
Feb. 6 Went to Adam Robinson’s funeral with Elen.
Feb. 12 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville – Crock of butter to J. Lenet.
Feb. 15 Went to Wm. And John Clows, with Elen, Margaret, Betsy and Father for a visit.
Feb. 20 Council meeting at McIntoshs.
Feb. 28 Brockville with Jock, Margaret, Mother-in-law attended Annual Meeting County
Agriculture Societie.
March 4 Brockville with Father to hear Rev. Mr. Ryerson on school.
March 15 Went to Widow Youngs with Ellen and Margaret. Father went to Kempville with
Samuel Inis.
March 29 & 29 Taped trees in the sugar bush.
April 6 Making sap buckets.
April 13 Sworn as auditor at council meeting.
April 15 With George Littlejohn audit on the Township Account.
April 17 Mrs. Griffin’s funeral at Stone Church.
April 20 Got an Act for to procet mill owners from George Brown Esq. M.P.P. With G.
Littlejohn finished audit at John Purvises.
April 22 Planted apple and cherry trees. Total 50.
May 6 Went to Farmersville – Wm. G. Garnen to inspect 2 Temperance Houses.
May 10 Father, Ellen, Margaret went to James Harkness’ wife’s funeral at Perth.
May 12 Archibald Thompson’s wife’s funeral.
May 28 With Mr. Hough to Brockville about purchases of stock for the Agriculture Society.
June 4 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville.
June 6 With Robert Wood then went on to Board of the Ontario in company C. E. Jones and
J. W. Hough to purchase stock for the County Agriculture Society.
June 12 & 15 Working on roads.
June 16 I came home from New York.
June 25 Agriculture Meeting.
July 5 Shaving Shingles.
July 14 Sold 5 cows and steers to 2 yankies. $120.00.
July 17 I went to Dr. Keer and he bled me and ordered me to take another dose of Julup.
{julep; a syrup-like medication}
July 26 Election at McIntoshs voted for Mr. James.
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July 27 Jock went to election.
July 30 Pulled flax.
July 31 Sick horse. Dr. Keer gave horse mixture of hogs lard and tar – horse died a not in his
guts.
Aug. 19 Wattie to Brockville to see the circus. Brought me some medicine that Dr. Keer
ordered.
Sept. 1 Framing wood shed.
Sept. 8 To Brockville with Father-in-law.
Sept. 12 Inspected a Temperance House at Mallorytown with Eaphrim Davis for George
James.
Sept. 13 At Brockville – sold butter 8 ½ d per pound.
Sept. 20 Sold 27 pork barrels for 1£ - 3s - 5d at Charlestown.
Sept. 26 Ellen put to bed of a son.
Sept. 27 Bought highwines 2s - 6d – peperment 7 ½ s.
Sept. 30 Building seller.
Oct. 10 Fixed grain for the show.
Oct. 12 Cattle show at Lyn – took 1st on Fall Wheat 1st on Bull and 1st on Yearling Heifer and
other premiums.
Oct. 15 Finished the seller – Walter to Landsdown to School.
Oct. 19 Jock got 10s to 7s - 6d for 7 barrels of snow apples.
Oct. 20 Bot 2 cows a heifer and calf for 47 dollars.
Oct. 24 A man at Brockville tried for murder, pleaded guilty was condemned to be hung on
the 17th of Nov.
Oct. 31 Bee to raise wood house.
Nov. 3 & 5 Grandpa helped shingle woodhouse.
Nov. 7 Packed and salted 2 barrels of Pork.
Nov. 12 Sold butter 9d per pound – geese 1s - 3d.
Nov. 17 Simpson executed for murder of Wm. Fell.
Nov. 21 Quarreyed stone for cistern.
Nov. 25 Put cattle in stable first time this year.
Dec. 9 Fixed horse power to make cider.
Dec. 13 Sold 16 turkeys – 2s - 6d and 2s - 3d.
Dec. 16 Pressed the pumis (apples) it was a little sour the juice quite thick.
Dec. 23 Ellen very sick.
Dec. 26 Mrs. Kincaid died tonight.
1854
Jan. 4 Jock and Grandpa to Town meeting.
Jan. 5 John Younge came with his wife to go to see his mother who was very sick.
Jan. 7 John Younge’s mother died. She was buried at Brockville – Church of England.
Jan. 13 Finger lanced by Dr. Keer.
Jan. 17 To Brockville with Wattie (Big Watt) to Grammer School. Mr. J. Ross introduced us to
the Teacher.
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Jan. 21 To Lyn to Annual Meeting of Agriculture Society. Received 1£ - 0 - 7 ½ d each as
premium because there was 25 per cent taken of the premium because there was not
enough funds. The County Society took more than its share of the Government grant.
Feb. 1 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville.
March 7 Agriculture Meeting at Lyn.
March 9 Logs for woodhouse for Jock.
March 14 Agriculture Meeting Brockville.
April 3 Jock taped trees – 200.
April 17 Sold cow for 25 dollars.
April 21 Thomas Scott plastered cistern at Jocks.
1861
April
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Went to Samuel Innis to get work done he was not at home
Made more buckets in the afternoon snowed before night
made more buckets snowed all day
Went to Innises John came home with me & made the irons to mark & shove the
stakes the snow fell better than six inches went to Innises with the slaugh
worked in the sugar bush sap runs well fine day
Worked in the sugar bush fine day the New snow nearly gone I made 62 bukets
had 25 old ones Jock kept the rest
Worked in the sugar bush fine day
Went to see Dr Keer he is very sick in the forenoon
The Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown
Worked in the sugar bush in the forenoon mended the single harnefs in the
afternoon fine day hard frost this morning
Went drew dung for the hotbed in forenoon went over to Tho Davis to see 2 of his
cows & to see Dr Kerr he is very sick & not expected to live
Worked in the sugar bush fine Day
Moved the fence frount of the field below the orchard higher up so as to make
more paster
Adam went to Farmersville for Elen she is at Wats Dr Keer died this morning about
2 oclock I went there & stoped in afternoon
Thrashed the rye a very wet day
Went to Dr Keers funeral he was buried in caintown Mr Warner preached the
church could not hold all that was there there was 33 waggons & Buggies
Sawed bunks & caps cold day for I Innes
Worke at the bunks & made 2 whippeltrees
Snowed & blowed so that there was large drifts
Cobled the childrens boots & shoes
Ad worked in the sugarbush
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1838-1854
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
Note to reader: Many of the dates of the handwritten pages in the scans acquired by the
Rural Diary Archive were cut off on the left side, during scanning. The correct dates from
the original diary in the Walter Beatty fonds, at Queen’s University Archives, Kingston,
Ontario, have been entered, where they were missing. The earliest diary entry is 1838 found
on page 32.
{1839
or
1859?}
April 9
Began to Plough in the orchard west of the Barn
11
Ploughed in the orchard east of the House fine growing time
12
Sowed 2 Bushel of Wheat soaked 24 hours salt Brine & blue stem
½ Bushel sowd dry on the tow ridges nearest the House
13
Planted 50 Appel Trees dry cold weather
18
Do 40 more principally grafts east of House
Sowed 2 Bushel of Wheat soaked the same as above
Do ½ Do Dry next the Barn
Planted east of the Barn 34 Appel Trees
20 more principally grafts cold weather
1848
Sept 18
Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s - 3 Bundles cotton yarn 5s = 6d each {The ‘s’ stands for
shilling and the ‘d’ stands for pence}
19
helped John Ackland at the tharshing {threshing} machin in the forenoon &
Joseph Keer in the afternoon
20
split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippled {threshed} the flax
21
choring & fixing abought about the Barn {September} 22 the same some rain
1
23
Moor came with the tharshing machin & we tharshed Bar{ley} the Baptist
Wheat the coesa Wheat & 2200 sheafs Black sea
24
went to Caintown & heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter ch IV - v18
25
tharshed in the forenoon & went John Armstrong in the afternoon
26
went to samuel Innis & shod the horses
27
put the straw in the Barn {September} 28 went to Farmersville for A load of
lime for John Elingham. thrashe the oas for premium {September} 29 cleaned
the Barley for the premium
30
went Brockville & took 10 bushel oats & 10 bushel Barley & left them in
McKenzies Granary & atended an Agriculture meettin got A side of harness
leather from Henry Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10lb 1s - 3d per lb - 12s =
6d
october
1
no meetting to day {October} 2 tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Load had 21
Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harness leather to Giles for to make A
set of harness
23
went to Samuel Inises & helped to shoe Robs Colts
4
pulled 6 load of Corn & had A husking bee at night
5
went to Cattle Show at Colmans corners & took the 1 premiums 1 year old Bull
2 3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on
Carrots
7
finished the Corn fine weather
8
went to Caintown & heard he Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch2 = vr9
9
pulled turnips & Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the young
Bull
2
10
went to the Brockville Fair & took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax seed 1 on
Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on dril barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley
{1}840
June 1
planted ¼ acre sugar beet
octob
24
puled the beets better then 100
Bush
11
Sowed ½ acre Rutabagas
nov
4
Do the RB {rutabagas} 300 or 10
tuns
22
Ploughing bee Ploughed 12 acres
29
hoeed the potatos
July 4
began to mowe in the field
orchard next the House
Sept
5
began to sow the fall wheat
west line south side of the road
and sowed 3 ½ Bushel
7
sowed 3 ½ Do {meaning ‘the
same as above’} –
9
Do - - 3 ½ Do –
11
Do 3 ½ old wheat and it did not
half come up so that the 2
october we sowed it agan
12
sowed 3 ½ Bushel
15
Do 1 ½ Do Bearded wheat
3
octob
26
Snowed about 3 inches
28
rained so that the snow
disapeared
1841
May 1
snow in the Woods
3
Sowed 66 Bushel of spring
Wheat Whear {where} the fall
wheat is hilled the first 8 ridges
next the dich drged with Plaster
10
4 ½ Bushel Italian wheat in the
field front the house morning
cloudy afternoon wet
16 -
woods look red pretty cold
1841
May
17 and 18 sowed 17 Bushel of oats
in the middle field west line
south side of the road 5 ½ acres
19
sowed 2 ½ Bushel Gray Peas
south east corne of the field
frount house woods begin to
look green
20
sowed 1 Bushel Black oats from
Mrs Kincaid on the two ridges
next the east line northeast
corner then 4 Bushel comon
oats then 2 ½ Bushel peas
21
sowed ½ Do flax seed and
½ Bushel Barley
22
in the field west of the house
sowed 3 Bushel Barley / 1 Bushel
Do all
4
24
washed Barnyard lye and dryd
with Plaster and ashes ½ Bushel
sowed dry next the clover
23
woods gquiet {quite} green
warm dry wether
oct
29
Planted ¼ acre Sugar Beet and
some mangle
29
puled the Beets abo{ut} 100
31
7 Buthel 7 Bushel cups 2 Do
small whites and 1 Do ragh rabs 1
½ Do pink eys {The bottom left
corner of the page is ripped off
and may have contained some
words} rohns cork reds & reds &
withs in all Bushel
21
dug the potatos the pink eyes
and cork reds the best
A Receipt for A clapt or sprain In A horses
leg Take A few spoonfull of warm milk from
the cow put it in A plate and take A piece
of alam {alum} and rub it in the milk till it
become A crud then chaff it the part and
bandish {tie} it well
1843
June
16
sowed ½ acre turnip 4 rows
yellow Bullock the rest rutabagas
20
planted 14 Bushels of potatos
over again being killed with the
wet fine growing time
1842
nov 18
began to Snow A little
July 13
Began to Mow in the field frount
of the House East line
1843
no suggar this year
August
3
finished the Mowing grass very
good
may 8
sowed 4 Bushel s. wheat front of
the Barn
4
Began to reap in field back of the
House East line
10
the wood begin to look green
10
all the wheat finished and A fine
Crop
17
the same field sowed 4 Bushel
Barley
22
5
18
7 ½ B oats and peas at the rate of
1 to 3
Began to sow the fall Wheat in
harper field at the East line and
sowed 4 Bushel
20
7 B oats all in the same field
24
Sowed 4 Bushel more and
draged it all
22
rolled the spring wheat and
Barley
28
Sowed 4 Bushel and Plowed it in
23
sowed back of Jocks house ½
Bushel flax seed and ½ B peas
and 1 B hoptton oats
29
Do 4 Do and draged it in
may
25
Sowed in the next field Below 7
white oats 10 Bushel Black 3
hoptton
oct 23
finished the diging of the
Potatos and A very poor Crop
26
Do th pulling the turnips and
Beets A very poor Crop
27
snowed about 3 inches A very
stormy d{ay}
1844
April
14
woods begign look green
peasant weather
1842
May
25
Plowed the Beet ground
28
sowed 2 bushel siberian wheat
and 2 Do Black sea wheat in the
field below the house weast side
in same field began to
28
draged and planted ¼ acre Beets
and 5 rows carrots 1 row and 1
rows mang Woz {mangelwurzel}
May 3
sow the oats and sowed 2
bushel of Leiws and 6 bushel
common oats
June 6
Plowed the turnip ground
4
and 3 Do more 5 bushel peas &
oats
15
draged and sowed the turnips at
the of 1lb to the acre
11
sowed 5 bushel Barley
5
heavy Frost cut of corn and
potatos
6
13
Do - 5 Do oats & ¼ flax seed in
the field west of Joc house
27
howed the potatos 10 days work
16 17
rooled {rolled} all the above
mentioned grain
July 1
howed the beets badly cut with
the Grub 2 days
24
planed 45 bushel of Potatos 18
cups & pink eyes the rest A
mixture
7
Sowed A few rutabaga in the
gardin
30
sowed with the drill
barrow ¼ acre sugar beets & 2
drils rutabagas Best
25
began to mow very warm and
dry
June 5
Sowed ½ acre rutabaga
those betwen the big stone and
fence
Aug 13
began to reape bearded wheat
the least not so mutch hurt with
{rus?; Cut off}
sowed with large end of
scilender the rest with small end
plenty thick
27
began to Sow 3 Bushel of Wheat
29
Sowed - 3 Do - – wheat A fine
Crop~
Sept 4
Do - - Bt {Beets} - Do all plowed
in
8
began to sow below the house
14
and finished draged it in
oct 14
began to dig the Potatos
July 13
15
finished plowing the summer
fallow
began to mow south side of the
rowd {road} East line
7
27
began to reape the fall wheat
30 31
began to pull th rutabaga above
300 bushel {Above it reads: ½
acre}
Aug 6
began to rain for tow or three
days began to Cradile {cradle}
the spring Wheat Black sea the
best
nov 3
Do – Do beets 130 bushel
to ¼ acre
5
Do - Do carrots 18 Do Good crop
14
sowed ½ bushel new kind of
wheat
1844
Aug 22
very wet weather spring wheat & oat grou{nd}
31
sowed 7 Bushel of fall wheat
Sep 01
Do 7 ½ Do {illegible} above house
sept 7
Do 7 ½ Do front of elize house {possibly Elizabeth Young}
oct 18
finished diging the potatos A good crop about 500 Bus
26
Do pulling the Beets and turnips A good crop 140 Bushel of Beets and 400 of
turnips fine wether
28
the first snow began to fall this morning and snowed for two days it was two
feet deep
Nov 8
John youngs ram got among the ewes thinks he was with big ewe mothers
black and brigs ewes snow nearly all gone good weather
25
snowed about 5 inches
1845
Janu
Greate deal of ice 26 verry Cold wether
Febru
4
began to Snow in the morning and Snowed and blowed for two days and
nights the snow was about betwen 4 & 5 ft on the {levit?}
8
16
rained very hard and took away A good deal of the snow
march
5
rain very hard all day fine weather most of the mounth
April
verry backward weather this month the trees begin to look Green
{1}845
May 6
Began to sow and sowed front of the Barn on the ridg {n}ext the board fence ½
Bushel of the new siberian spring whe{at} than 1 Bushel of the new Blacksea
wheat the middle pick clean and part of the ne{Cut off}
7
sowed 3 Bushel of the old siberian Wheat at the foot of the Fall wheat in front
of Eliz{Cut off} the ground is in fine order
9
sowed 2 Bushel of the gardner Peas next the Bu{Cut off} then 5 Bushel of the
common Peas ½ Bushel gru{Cut off} Bus
10
sowed 3 Do - of Laeiws oats harper feild east line
12
Do - 15 Do common oats and
13
Do better then 3 pecks of flax seed and A fee{Cut off} of John Henry Peas the
weather warm and the ground very Driy A very dry summer
July 14
began to mow the meddows very light
1846
{Feb}r
uary
22
drew Wood 2 days James Heugh helping
March
2
Do - - Do 1 day Wm. Luby helping
13
Do - Do 3 days Ezre Huntly helping
20
Sleighing geting very bad but pleasant weather
24 &
25
rained very hard Snow mostly gone Wheat looks well
9
26
helped Joseph Kerr to move some Apple Trees whear the line was altered very
little frost in the ground
April 1
Began to Plow in the 2 field south side of the road
6
hard frost at night & hot sun in the day
7
James Heugh & son & Wm Luby choping Con line
15
Snowed 1 ½ inch hard frost at night
22
Sowed ½ Bushel of marrow fat peas in the end of the first ridg then 3 Bushel of
Gold vine peas & 7 Bushel of Garner pea
24
finished draging & rooting the peas in the field below the bull paster {pasture}
the Woods begin to look red
27
the Woods begin to look Green very dry weather
29
rain this afternoon
30
Sowed nearly 1 ½ Bushel of the Odessa wheat at the end of the New Barn
May 1
Sowed 4 ½ Bushel of oats {May} 2 rained nearly all day
4
Do 14 ½ Do - Do & about 1 ½ Bushel large oats on the short rige next the dich on
the next ¼ Bushel flax seed
6
Thomas Scott & George McNeich {McNish} came & examined the height of the
Water on marsh & made markes on some trees with an inch gouge
7
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Jo Keers Black sea wheat
8
Do 2 ½ Do of our own
9
began to rain about noon & rained all night & the next Day so that we could not
go to meeting
12
Father towld C- Hays to mind the hight of the watter as he was working at the
Saw mill
17
Sowed 17 Bushel of oats Middle field east line south side of the road 5 ½ acres
10
18
Sowed 2 ½ Bushel Barley & 3 Black sea Jock house
19
Do ¾ Bushel timothy & gave it one stroke of the drag around
20
John Booth survaid
21
Sowed ½ Do flax seed and ½ Bushel Barley
22
in the field west of the house sowed 3 Bushel Barley1 Bushel Do all
Washed Barnyard lye and Dry with Plaster and ashes ½ Bushel
Sowed dry next the clover
23
woods quiet dry wether
29
Planted ¼ acre Sugar Beets and 29 seeded the Beets
31
7 Bushel 7 Bushel Cups 12 Do small
1848
Jan 1
rained all day & the ground compleetly thawed
2
went to caintown to church & heard Mr Pool from Luke cXIII = v6-7
3
went to the town Meatting at McIntoshes J- Henry pathmaster
5
went to the Election at McIntoshes and voted for Mr Gowan in preferance to Mr
Richards it began to snow in the morning and snow about 4 inch went down the
second day to the Mill and Joined in A note with Joseph Keer for £25 from
Samuel Rowsom payeble in 3 month
7
went to the Temperance Mills with A pieace of cloth
8
drawed up some wood hard frost
9
snowed hard and stormed all day
10
drawed A little wood and broake the sliegh very cold day
11
went to Brockville & atended an Agricultureal Meeting in the courthouse
{Between the lines it reads: was apointed trustee in place of John Acland} A
very cold day with {Above it reads: snow most of day}
11
12
went to draw wood for the Rev Mr Baxter at Farmersville
13
fixed J- Keer sleigh tounge & the choped wood & wat drawed
14
went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Mrs Huchis {Hutcheson} {Below
this it reads: receved A silver medel from the District soccity} A thaw day with
A little rain
15
heavy rain & thaw the snow most all away thrashed the gold vine Peas
16
went to caintown to church in the waggon & heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach A
Missionary sermon from Heb chXIII - v16 hard frost
17
hard frost cleaned the Gold vine Peas 17 Bushel
18
cleaned 8 Bushel of the fall wheat high wind & A little snow
19
made A door for the Barn cellar Kitte calfed hard fr{ost}
20
helped J. Keer to attend the thrashing machine went to caintown at night with
the waggon to attend A missionary meetting and heard the Rev merss {Messrs}
Pool , Baxter , Bevitt & Vandusen
21
choring fine day hard frost
22
went to Colemans corners to an agricultural meetting
23
Do to A quarterly meetting At the old Chapple in the waggon & heard the Rev
Mr Bevitt preach from Ezekil chXXIII - vIII
24
went to tempperance Mill with 36 yar of cloth & carred it acros the lakes
1848
Janr
25
Fine pleasant day Drawed A little wood
26
Warm with A little rain finished the Garner Peas
27
Cleaned the Garner Peas & put 20 Bushel up stairs rained & thawed so that the
frost is nearly out of the ground
12
28
finished cleaning the fall Wheat & had 14 ½ Bushel & 5 Bushel of Timothy seed,
the produce 7 ½ Acres in the Harper Field cold wind with no frost
29
A little frost last snowed about 4 inch this morning was in the Barn cleaning the
spring Wheat
30
went to Caintown with the sleigh & heard the Rev Mr. Pool preach from Hebr
ch
VI vr123
31
fine day Daniel Nowland cleaned flax
Feb 1
went to Dr Week & helped to make A Coffin for Pattrick Murray who was Killed
by the falling of A Tree
2
went to Brockville with the sleigh fine day but the roads bad
3
Do to younge Mills with 52 Barrels for John Ellingham rained this afternoon
4
Drawed some wood in the forenoon cleaned Wheat in the afternoon
5
began to snow in the Night & is still snowing finished cleaning the spring Wheat
& had 90 Bushel from 7 acres
6
Dul Day with A little snow no meeting today snowed 10 inch
7
Drawed 52 Barrels to younge Mills for J Ellingham
8
Do - wood A little wood this forenoon then drawed hooptimber for Ellingham
9
{filead; as in filed?} A new cross cut saw for J. Heugs & George chopted
10
squared 2 sticks 24ft longe for the Ministers stable at Farmersville in forenoon &
went to younge Mills in the afternoon with 53 Bus
11
took to Colemans 1-7/3 cords hemlock Bark 12s - 6d per cord the Roads firstrate
12
Do 1-7/3 Do - - Do Do Do Do & received 5s
13
went to Brockville & heard the Rev Wm Smart preach from Job chXXIII - vrs21-22
fine Day & good sleaghing
14
drawed wood half the Day for J- Ellingham the rest at home
13
15
tharshed A little Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips & gave Mrs
Hutcheson 3 ½ Bushel witch made 31 ½ Bushel & 1 Bushel Peas 3 at 3s
16
helped James Heughs to atend tharshing machin
17
went to Farmersville with 2 sticks for the minister Stabel Richard Marchel
helped Jock to Chop fire wood in the marsh
1848
Feb 18
Drawed wood in the forenoon in the afternoon took wood to the School
19
Do -- -- ---- - - ----- in the afternoon went to younge Mills with 46 {-ar-ds?}
James Ellit & Richard Marchel choped on Marchels Acount Good sleighing this
last fortnight with modrate weather
20
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston Preach from Heb chIV vrs16 considerable
of rain to day
21
some frost last night the reads very slipry sharped & shod the Horses
22
Drawed ten loads of wood the sleighing very bad
23
snowed 2 inches last night drawed 8 load of cord wood some flury of snow no
frost Jock was tharshing oats Henary Purvis & Hannah Hazelwood marred
{married}
24
went to John Armstrong’s for A load of Ceader for Buckets
25
Sawed the Bucketstuf & drawed wood
26
drawed wood & Jock went George Tows wood Bed took Elen to Samuel Youngs
in the evening to see his wife she being very sick went to Brockville in the night
for A little of lemmon sirup for her got home at 3 oclock
27
Rev Mr Pool Preached in Caintown in the forenoon & Mr Darbishire {Derbyshire}
Quaker in the afternoon & Rev Mr Harve in our School House in forenoon
28
drawed 11 oake logs to Macintosh saw Mill: {Between the lines it reads: samuel
younges Wife Depared this life the 28th}
14
29
Do 5 Do & 5 Baswood & 8 Pines went to the wake with Thomas Davis, snowed 4
inches last night
March
1
went to Funeral & their was upwards of 50 sleighs & Cutters accompanyed the
corps to Caintown & the Rev Mr Baxter Preached from Rev chXIV - vr13 snowed
fine Day
2
went with 2 pine logs to Mcintosh drawed wood the rest of the Day Ereri Hays
choped on his Fathers acount
3
snowed about 6 inchs to Day went to younge Mills with A hemlock saw log 23
inch 3s - 9d received 1 lb tea 3s per lb
4
took 1 log 26 inch 4s in the forenoon - 2 in the afternoon 25.&.22 inch. 6s 9d &
received sundry articles ammounting 8s ½ d & A duebill for 3s - 5 ½ d
5
very stormy withe A heay drift went to Caintown & Mr Vanston preach from
6
stormy with wind & snow thrasted oats & put pins & raves in Adam
Armstrong’s slaigh
{March 1848.}
7
fine day went with 2 logs to young mills 20 inch & 21 inch . 5s 3d Do Do Do - 3 logs
Do -22 - 23 & 24 inch 14 ft - - - 10s 4d
8
Do - Do - Do 2 logs 28 & 30 9s - 6d {To the right of a left curly bracket it reads:
A heavy south wind & A thaw so that the roads is nearly bear}
9
snowed about 2 inches last keen frost today reaceived at young Mills
{illegible?} the logs 27 ¾ yar cotton 6d per yard 13s - 10 ½ d 1 Doz Buttons 8d 2
lb
tea 3s per lb 6s - 3 lb rice 4 ½ d per lb 1s 1 ½ d 1 bedcord 1s - 3d 7 bowls 2s - 4d 1
ball candil wak {candle wax} 4d 1 file 7 ½ d
10
A very stormy day cleaned the oats & put 25 Bushel in the Bin
11
choped wood at the door in the forenoon attendid A school examination with
the Rev Mr Baxter Jock went to Thomas Davis L Be {Cut off; Logging Bee?}
12
Rev Mr Baxter Preachd at Caintown snowed & then rained Elen very un well
15
13
slight frost last night Father & John started for Ramsay & the widdow
Mcdonald went to Perth with them & I took 4 Bushel of Corn & 10 Bushel S
wheat to Mcs Mill & brought 53 Barrels up from Elingham to take to Brockville
14
went to Brockville with the Barrels & deliverd them at Hubbels Mill & attendid
an Agricultural meeting & paid 3s - 9d for cleaning the Wach 1s for black thread
1s - 3d for Rapper & 1s - 5d san{Cut off}
15
went to Mill for the grist & choped wood A very cold Day
16
shaved bucket staves Father & John came from Ramsay
17
choped wood & went to Elingham’s for A load of Barrell
18
went to Brockville with 62 flour Barrels for Elingham
19
the Rev Mr Moris Preached at our school House from Isiah chIII - vr10 & 11 A fine
day
20
took A load of firkin staves from Elingham’s to young Mills for Walter Tallon
rains very hard this afternoon slaighing nearly gone
21
Jock & Tom Davis went A Beging for Patrick Angling who has been sick & all the
Family
21
mendid the children’s shoes Jock went with the waggon to Tom Davis & they
took what they had gathered to Angling's
22
drawed wood with the Horses & oxen John C Hays helped Jock to Chop the
march all in A food snow mostly gon
23
ground A new taping gouge & made some sap buckets
24
went to the sap bush & overhauled the bucket Jock taped some it ran well
25
made some more buckets & Jock taped the rest of Bush in all 154 trees rained
A little this afternoon
1848
March
26
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Psalm chLXXXIV - vr10-11
rained considerable roads very bad
16
27
made some more sap buckets fine Day
28
made 12 buckets Do Do Jock thrashe the Peas & oats
29
Do 9 Do & shaved the stuff
30
Do 12 D in all 51 & 2 to gather with cleand the Peas & oats & had 24 Bushel
31
ground the axes & went & choped some cordwood on the Thomson place
April 1
rained very hard last night choped some Do in all 4 ½ cord
2
no metting to Day went to see Samuel young fine Day
3
Drawed some rail cuts & made A peice of A brush fince around the fall Wheat
on the Thompson Place
4
cut wood for the sugar Bush rained most of the Day & night
5
cleaned A corner & moved the fence at the fut of the Feild in frount of the old
Barn
6
made A Gate for the front of the House & Jock went to Mill with 10 ½ Bushel of
s wheat A fine Day Joseph Stots threshed the Poll Oats & helped to clean them
had 25 Bushel 2 Days work
7
drawed stons of the Feild front of the old Barn some to the road
8
Do the rest to A pile in the Feild A little frost at night fine Days
9
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach from Ezra chIII - vr4 he
came home with us in the Waggon & staid all night
10
drawed the middle fence off & mendid the outside fencis Began to Plow &
plowed A part of A ridg in the feild front of the old Barn Jock went Henry
Armstrong rais-ing
11
Jock Plowed in the orchard west of the Barn with the oxen & I continued in the
feild where I began
12
rained A A little last night & stil continued till noon plowed the rest of the Day
warm fine weather
17
13
Plowed {April} 14th Plowed ground in fine order
15
went to Brockville on Horseback paid 2s 6d for plow point 2s 6d to {libary?} 3s 6d for A spaid 2s - 3d for steel & iron for land side for Plough & 7 ½ d for horse &
1s for onions & cabbage seed Joseph Kerr sent $3 for Mr. Watson & $10 for Mr
Botchford witch I Paid
{All the dates of this page are cut off on the left side. It is likely these entries are continuing
from April 1848.}
16
Kept the House & the rest went James Scot’s to atend the Funeral of Mr Percival
who Died of A consumtion {tuberculosis}
17
Plowed front of Eliz House A fine day
18
Do began to snow about noon & snowed about an inch
19
very hard frost this morning went to meet Father who went to Farmersville
yesterday for Apple trees that Phillip Wing sent to Rochester for snow all gon
{Between the lines it reads: planted 4 in Jocks door yard & 5 in ours 2 in the
orchard & 2 at the old Barn at noon}
20
Plowed till noon went to A raising of William Davis 2 Barns
21
Do
22
Plowed. fine Day ground very dry
23
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Rev chII - vr17 & the Rev Mr
Wadkins from John chXII vr32 in our own School House A light showr this aftirnoon
24
heavy thunder with some rain last night finished plowing the green {illegible?} Jock
draged the orchard rather cold
25
began to sow & sowed 6 Bushel of Garner Peas West line S - side road
26
sowed 5 Bushel Gold vine Peas . frosty nights
27
sowed 5 Bushel Peas & oats & cross draged the whole
18
28
sowed 6 Bushel Polloats & 5 Bushel White oats very wind weather ground very dry
Jock has been drawing Dung the last 4 Days to the 2 feild front of the House Wat &
Adie helped to load had tow Waggons
29
A little rain this morning sowed 2 Bushel large oats very windy Jock plowed A little
in the garden
30
no meetting to Day fine Day
May 1
sowed ¼ Bushel flax seed on ¼ acre roled partd of the field fine rain this afternoon
Jock finiste garden
2
loaded Dung in the forenoon went Mcintoshs to get in logs but could not do it
Jonne dragged corn hills {Between the lines it reads: {wo}ods look A little green}
3
finished rolling the field front of the old Barn
4
Began Plow 2 feild from the House {May} 5th Plowed
5th
Plowed
6
sowed 3 Bushel Barley & 1 Bushel Fea Wheat & 1 Bushel Ball Black sea in the 2 feild
south fence Jock planted the garden with Corn & Potatos & finished Dunging the
Corn feild
7
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Baxter Preach from Matthew chXIII - vr16 & 17
rain this afternoon
1848
may 8
plowed round the old Barn in the forenoon in 2 feild afternoon
9
plowed in the feild below the Bull paster in the forenoon went to A Dung Be of
John Kincaid in the after
10
fine shower last night warm this morning
11
cold rain till 3 oclock finished the corn feild
19
12
sowed 5 Bushel Black sea in the Con feild south side first 3 Bushel came to the
3 stone pile at the rate 1 Bushel per acre next 2 Do came to the forth stone pile
& sowed thicker
13
cross draged & cleaned the furows in the forenoon & then sowed 3 Bushel &
draged it one way cold in to night James Hughes & Daniel Nowland worked in
the Garden on the 12th 14th no Meetting to Day
15
sowed 3 Bushel more in all 11 Bushel of Wheat
16
finished draging this forenoon then Plowed in the 2d {2nd} feild
17
continued plowing . Jock finished planting the Corn & beans in the feild below
the Bull paster rather cold wether
18
sowed 1 ½ Bushel Timothy in the Con feild & 3 Bushel Black sea wheat in the 2d
feild & Jock planted Corn around the old Barn yard ground very dry
19
s.2 Bushel wheat & sowed Timothy on all is draged
20
heavy thunder & rain last night. very warm with some showrs to day every thing
refreshed planted A smal tea cupfull of Comodore Stewart Wheat sent by
Adam Cranston from New Jercey & An Ear of Corn that old Mr Austin gave us
that came from the State of Main in the Garden
21
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pooll preach Phil chI vr27-28 fine Day with
A little rain
22
sowed 3 ½ Bushel Wheat whitch finished the 2 feild
23
sowed ⅓ Acre of Carrots & ¼ Acre of sugar Beet in the feild below the Bull
paster Jock plowing the Orchard
24
made brush fence around the fall wheat on the Thompson place Richard
Marchel helping rained A little this mo{rning}
25
plowed & draged in 1 ½ Bushel Peas below the Corn Jock draged ¾ Bushel Black
sea on the Thompson Place
26
draged & furrowed the orchard at the old Barn
20
{1848}
May
27
planted 13 Bushel Potatos in the orchard at the old Barn Robart & Adam
Armstrong helping us. fine weather
28
went to Caintown & heard George Keer exort & heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach
from 1 Corin chI 3 4 in our own school House
29
went Mill with 6 Bushel fall wheat & 7 Bushel spring wheat & then washed the
sheep at J. Aarmstrong
30
cleared the Potatoes out of the cellar & had 26 Bushel
31
went to Brockville with Jerry & will Heazelwood Horce Betsey Hellen & Father in
the waggon had 3 Bushel Potatos for Betsey & 5 for ourslves & got 2s - 3d per
Bushel & the flour of 6 Bushel fall Wheat 2cwt = 40th $5 - s4 making $8 - 0s - 3d
Bought 1 Barrel Salt 7s - 6d 2 Barrels of Plaster 5s - 6d per Barrel 1 ½ gallon Rum 5s 1
lb
Rutabaga seed 2s - 6d shaving soap 4d A very cold day
June 1
made A piece of brush fence at the bottom of the feild front of Elize Jock
strained his knee so that he cannot work A very hard frost this morning beans &
corn hurt
{June} 2 planted the beans over again
3
went through the corn & potatos in the garden & round the old Barn
4
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Hulbert Preach from John chIII vr19
5
went to Brockville with A 29 firkins for John Elingham & got sundry and articles
amounting to 12s - 6d from him Bought 1 Barrel of cement 8s - 9d & 2 ½ ft lead pipe
for A cistern 3s - 3d A fine showr this morning
6
worked on the roads {June} 7 the same
8
plowed the turnip ground & A peace for buckwheat furred up the turnip ground &
sowed them puting nearly 1 lb of seed to ½ acre Wat planted the sugar Beet over
Again they being mostly eat up with A grub
9
finished going through the corn with the dill
10
Jock plowed some more ground for buckwheat & we sowed ¾ of A bushel Along
side the corn
21
1848
June
11th
heard the Rev Mr Morris Preach in our own school House from Luke chXV = vr24
warm dry weather
12
Jock went to Colmans with 23 Bushel of ashes & got factory cotton & tea for
them & brought 15 Bushel of sand from Colmans for to build the sistern paid 2d
A Bushel
13
went to Brockville on horse back to an Agricultural Meetting bought ½
snuff to put on trees
14 &
15th
worked on the roads betwen Tows & Trickes with the oxen & scraper Jock
drove the oxen & I held the scraper 11s - 3d per day T Davis over
16
howed the corn the ground very dry
17
maid 2 gates for the door yards Jock went W Weeks raison {raising}
18
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vansson Preach from Job chXIV = vr14 very warm
day
19
diged A ditch from the sluseway in the road opisite Jock door & fild them with
sones
20
Tho Davis Paid $6 - 2s - 6d for Working on the roads 2 days & the use of the
scraper 5 days Jock went saul younges Bee A fine showr this afternoon
21
went Samul Innis’s & got rigings made for 3 Gates & 1 Waggon scute
22
went to Brockville with John Armstrong & stopped at Norman Boths & received
A blank Deed & A writing of agreement between him & Matthew Roney for lot
10 {illegible?} ... 5 con {concession} met Matthew Roney in Brockville & went to
Mr Gowans & witnessed the Deed & agreement Jock Robert Armstrong &
Richard Marchel loged in the swale on the Thompson place
23
heavy rain this forenoon Jock went A loging Bee of James Hikes & I hung the
smule Gates
24
plowed the Beet ground over again the seed did not owing grow owing to the
dry weather planted the Carrot & Beets & 3 rows of Rutabagas
22
lb
scotch
{J}une
1848
25
the Rev Mr Wadkins Preached in our School House & just as I got ready the
Bees swarmed & saved them A fine showr this moring
26
went through the potatos with the Drag
27
plowed through the corn at the old Barn in the forenoon went Vanstone’s Mill
with 18 ½ Bushel of Wheat stopt at the Widdow Young
28
all night came home the next day with grist
29
went to training to Maloroytown
30
fixed the Bull well & made part of A pump
27 John Ackland & his son Dudly was howing likewise Jonnhey & Adam at the
potato
{Ju}ly
1
fireed some log heaps Jock & Margret went to Brockville
2
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCullin Preach from I Peter chI = vr3
3
heavy rain last night & all day so that vegitation is revived
4
went to Martin Redman’s with Father & Mother & pruned his Apple trees &
Jock went to Tom Davis’s loging Bee
5
mendid my shos Jock went to John Armstrongs to log for turnips frequant
showrs
6
howed the Corn had Patrick Anglin & son Jock was loging with Jo Keer for
turnips
7
howed the potatos John Ackland & son helping
8
finished the Do - in the forenoon & went to A raising of Richard Marchel Jock
was loging with J Kerr
9
no meeting to Day
23
10
drawed some cunchs of the turnip ground in the forenoon Jock draged in
afternoon & I went Benjimine Young
11
& went to Gananoque with him to see the well borrers & agreed with them to
come next week
12
left Young’s this morning, went through the turnip & Beets fine rain last night
13
Began to Mow & mowed half the day behind the House
14
hewed timber for the granery some heavy showrs
1848
July 15
went to Brockville with 10 Pork barrels & 40 flour barrels for John Ellingham with
flour barrels left at Hubbels mills for Levit = sold the Pork barrels to Webster
received from Ellingham out of Webster 3s = 7 ½ d
16
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston Preach
17
mowed the orchard very poor Grass & hard to cut
18
Jock went to Jo Keers & draged 1 acre of new land for Turnips sowed ... Drew 4
loads of hay out of the orchard
19
mowed in the feild below the orchard John Ackland helping
20
mowed in the harper feild John Ackland helping very poor grass
21
spread out & raked to day fine hay day
22
heavy rain last night & all this forenoon
23
no Meeting to day fine day
24
shook hay out of the cock it being very wet A poor hay day took A long time to
dry drew 2 load
25
shook out some more & drew 4 load more out of the feild below the house no
drought
24
26
shook out some cocks on the road to the harper feild & they were very black &
wet & some in the harper feild Elen & Margret helped us to rake & got we 4
load drawed
27
mowed in the harper feild . {June} 28 Do in the same feild
29
mowed front of the House in the forenoon . raked in the afternoon & drew 3
load out of the harper feild good hay wheather
30
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallom Preach from Jeremiah chXVII =
vr
9
31
rained very hard this forenoon mowed at the end of the new Barn in the
afternoon Robert Armstrong helping
August
1
mowed to day Robert helping drawed in 2 load of hay harper
2
mowed part of the day raked & drawed in 5 load of hay Robert & John helping ..
finished mowing that feild
3
raked & Drew in 5 load more John & James Flood woking & John & Adam
helping cut part of fall wheat
4
Drew 1 load of hay out of the harper feild & cut the large oat rained in the
afternoon
5
rained nearly all day helped Thomas Davis & Robert H {surname illegible} to
make A cradle
{August 1848.}
6
Went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston preach from Matt chXIII = vr3
7
Jock Father & Elen went to Brockville & I went through the Carrots Beets &
turnips with the Horse & the Dill & raked the large oats
8
Jock & Tom Davis drew in 1 load of hay from the harper feild then mowed part of
the wheat in the con feild then cut the fall wheat on the Thomson Place A very
poor Crop & I finished his Cradle
9
mowed some on the Thompson Place not worth cuting in the forenoon made A
cradle for Dr Keer
25
10
made A cradle for Richard Marchal Jock & James Marchel began to hook the
Gold vine Peas. drew in 11 stook {small piles} of large oats & flax
11
Jock worked at the Peas & I cradled the small oats
12
heavy rain last night finished Jack Vandusen cradle in the forenoon began to cut
the Peas & oats Wat & Jonnie drove the Horses for Father & Mother to the
quartly meeting
13
went to quartly Meeting to the old Chaple & heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach
from Job chI vr13-14 15
14
cut the Barley Jock & James Marchel hook peas in the forenoon bound some
oats & part of the Barley Marchel worked 2 days for makeing the cradle Drew 2
load of oats & 1 load of peas & oats
15
Drew 2 load of the fall wheat began to rain before we got them in John Ackland
came to work but quit on acount of the rain
16
heavy fog this morning cleared away about 9 oclock & we went to work Jock &
John Ackland to hooking peas & I to cradling peas & oats A very heavy showr
came on about 3 oclock whitch stopt all work
17
heavy rain last night & all day to day
18
fine day turned up the peas some of then growing & roling Cut the odessa
wheat had 22 stook good crop
19
turned the peas again but still very wet Cut the Baptist wheat had 19 stook good
crop & bound 11 of the - Barley
20
went to Caintown & Atended the sabbath school & expected to hear Mr Towrs,
but he was sick
21
drew in the Peas after turning them all up fine weather
1848
August
22
hired James Dobbs to cradle at 5s per day him & me cut the Poll oats & some
of the Peas & oats Jock & John Ackland mowed the rest & bound part of the
Poll oats A fine Crop, Father was the most of the day picking for Seed
23
Began to cut the spring Wheat in the cons feild Dobbs & me cuting Jock &
Johnnie following Dobbs & George Kendrick & wat following me Kendrick
bought A cradle & was to give me 3 days work in harvast & this is the first drew
in 2 load of Peas & oats Kendrick & Father raking & 1 load of Peas very warm
wheather
26
24
Jack Vandusen & me cradling Jock & Alen following him & John Ackland &
James Heugh following me James Heugh & Alen came to work for Jock to go &
log with the oxen {Below this is reads: Father & the Boys drew in Barley & the
odesa wheat}
25
Vandusen & Dobbs cuting Jock the Boys Father & me fo{llowed?} Vandusen
worked tow days for the makeing of his cradle
26
Dobbs cut Jock & John White followed I drew in the Poll oats 3 load & the
Baptist Wheat in the forenoon the Dobbs White & me cradled till middle the
after which finished that feild it was very thisely {Above it reads: the feild was
Plowed last fall} the Boys drew 3 load of the Wheat while I stooking I loaded it
for them {Above it reads: 52 stook} Dobbs White & Jock began the Wheat in
the 2 feild frount of the house fine week for work
27
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach from 2 Cor chXIII = vr5 in
the afternoon I heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on the Lord Prayer
28
very wet day no work
29
dull day Dobbs cut wheat half the day Jock & me follo
30
Dobbs cut wheat Jock & me followed fine day
31
Dobbs Do Jock & John Ackland followed & drew 6 loads with the Horses &
Father 2 with oxen & sleigh making 125 stook beside 2 load of unbound thisely
stuff A little sho{wer}
Sept 1
heavy rain to day no work the Ground very wet
2
finished cuting the wheat in the 2 feild frount of house 14 stook on the
Thompson place witch made 7 ½ days for Dobbs A fine crop & A fine day
3
went to Caintown & heard Mr Tours Preach from Jer ch2 {illegible} in the
afternoon at our own school house Mr {illegible} chXVI {illegible}
{Most of the dates of this page are cut off on the left side. The section of the page that has
been crossed out does not seem to be continuing from September 1848. After that point,
the entries are likely to be continuing from September 1848.}
ust
went to Caintown & Mr Vanston Preach from Matt chVIII - vr3
27
Jock Father & Elen went to Brockville & I went through Carrots Beets & Turnips
& raked some of the large oats
Jock & Tom Davis drew 1 load of hay out of the harp field then mowed round the
wheat in the con field then cut the fall wheat in the new land {Above it reads: A
very poor crop} & I finished his cradle mowed in the new land not worth mowing
made A cradle for Doct Keer made a cradle for Richard Marchel Jock & James
Marchel began to hook the Gold vine Pea. drew in 18 stook of larg oats & the flax
Jock worked at the Peas & I cradled the small oats
heavy rain last night finish Jack Vandusens cradle in the forenoon cut some of
the Peas & oats in the afternoon
4
Drew in 96 stook from the harper feild not in very good order
5
Drew 145 stook from the 2 feild frount of the house came on A tremendous
thunder-showr in the afternoon
6
drew dung to the feild frount of Elize
7
Do 140 stook from the feild frount of the house fine day
8
drew 14 Do from the new land on thompson place & filed Jock Plow & he went to
Thomas Tennants to help him at his wheat him & his family being sick with the
fever & auge {ague}
9
drew dung & Jock ploughed
10
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable from 2 Timothy Heb chVI =
vr
1219 & Mr Harvy from 2 Tim chI = vr12
11
hired John Doyel for $8 for A mounth them & me Drew dung & Jock plowed
fine weather
12
sowed 2 Bushel of Huchison wheat bought from {Above it reads: Levi June $2}
13
Do 2 Do heap measure of the Soulls wehat
14
healped James Heugh at tharshing machin in forenoon commenced the Dich in
the feild frount the house rain in the afternoon
16
cut the Buckwheat & Jock laid up A fence side of barn
17
heard Mr Godein speake from S John chIII .. vrIII in our school
28
went to Brockville with the waggon & had Margret & Mary Keer with me. I
received £7 - 0 - 0 of Premium for 1847 from the District A-S & subscribe £1 5s
{This page appears to be a duplicate of the first page in the diary.}
1848
Sept
18
Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s - - 3 Bunchs cotton yarn 5s - 6d each
19
helped John Ackland at the tharshing machin in the forenoon & Joseph Keer in
the afternoon
20
split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippleed the flax
21
choring & fixing abought about the Barn {September} 22 the same some rain
23
Moor came with the tharshing machin & we tharshed Bar the Baptist Wheat the
coesa Wheat & 2200 sheafs Black sea
24
went to Caintown & heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter chIV .. vr18
25
tharshed in the forenoon & went John Armstrong in the afternoon
26
went to samuel Innis & shod the horses
27
put the straw in the Barn {September} 28 went to Farmersville for A load of
lime for John Elingham. thrashe the oas for premium {September} 29 cleaned
the Barley for the premium
30
went to Brockville & took 10 bushel oats & 10 bushel Barley & left them in
McKenzies Granary & atended an Agriculture meetting got A side of harness
leather from Henery Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10 lb 1s - 3d per lb - - 12s
= 6d
octob
er 1
no meeting to day {October} 2 tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Load had 21
Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harness leather to Giles for to make A set
of harness
23
went to samuel Inises & helped to shoe Robs Colts
4
pulled 6 load of Corn & had A husking bee at night
29
5
went to Cattle show at Colmans corners & took the 1 premium 1 year old Bull 2
3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on Carrots
7
finishe the Corn fine weather
8
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch2 = vr9
9
pulled the turnips & Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the
younge Bull
10
went to the Brockville Fair & took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax see 1 on
Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on dril barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley sold the oats 1s 3d
per Bushel & the Barley to Hary at Matland {Maitland} for 15 lb pot Barley
received 52 lb got an {illegible} for 10$ stopt at younge Adams all night
11
helped to stake the ground for the Plowing match along with J Stuart & A
Robson
12
went to J Keers loging Bee
13
went to Farmersville with 6 Pork Barrels for Giles from John Ellingham & received
7 ½ nails 4d per lb 2s 6d from E Parish 400 of brick 2s - 6d per hundred in makeing
12s 6d in all. paid £1 - 5{s} to Giles on ha{Cut off}
14
made A Corn crib & put the Corn in it A good crop
15
went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mc {name faded} preach from Psalms chXIV vr
I fine day
16
diged potatos {October}
17
rained all day no work
18
A wet day sold a south Down Ram to Willm young & George Kilborn for the
Crosby socity at four pounds
19
cleaned wheat wet day
20
snowed some this forenoon went to vanstons mill with 13 bushel wheat & 2 ½
Corn will not get it till thursd
21
pulled A load of Beets & Carrots rained every day this week
22
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from 1 Peter chI - vr7 A
30
fine day
23
diged Potatos & heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on Matt chVIII vrs23 to 34 in our
own school House in the evin {evening}
24
diged Potato Jock was loging with James Heugh
25
went to Vanstons for the grist & took 2 ½ Bushel Corn in Jock finished the
Potatos A very Poor Crop we have not 40 Bushel
26
had George & Alen Huigh helping at the Beets & Carrots finished them in the
forenoon began the turnips
27
George & Alen Huigh & Edward Davis helping & we finish the turnips A midling
Crop Beet poor Carrots midling
28
the ground so wet that we were like to be mired working at the {Cut off}
29
went to caintown & heard George Keer exort
30
drew some wood A wet day cleaned some wheat
31
went to Colman’s & bought 2 sides of sole leather 1--13 {illegible} at 1s - 3d per lb
in all $7 - 4s - 4 ½ d & Paid 6 - ¾ bushel of wheat {illegible} Bushel in all {illegible}
6 - 4 {illegible} Balance of {illegible}
{1848}
Nov 1
drew stones of the feild frount of the House & put them in the Dich at the fut of
the feild Edward Davis helping Jock was loging for J- Huigh
2
drew stones of the 2 feild put them in the same dich with post for A fence JDoit working for B Armstrong & {illegible name} Thompson work for him
3
went to J Armstrong for A load of posts for the dich Jock went to Doit {illegible}
Keers Be
4
went to Brockville & took 2 Bushel & 17 lb of wheat & leaft it at Colman’s which
Paid the nine shilling that I was owing & 1s - 3d over which he Paid me. put A
letter in the Post for Philadelphia for Father sister which had came there hear
rain this night
5
snow & rain took Mother inlaw Elen & Margret to Adam & Died at 2 oclock P.M.
Doctor Keer did not know what was the disceas
6
went to Adams made the Coffin. snowed some more
7
attended the funeral it was large the Rev Mr Heag from Brockville addressed the
congregation Psalms
31
8
killed 2 hogs & 3 year old heifer Thomas Davis & J- Armstrong help snow in the
afternoon hard frost last night
9
Drew some wood in the forenoon cut up the meat 1 hog weighed 2 cwt & the
other 310 the heafer 457 the 4 quarter
10
went to John young’s & killed A Cow for him stopt
11
all night & he made A pair of Boots for Jock the roads very rough
12
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Romans chI = vr1617 fine day roads very rough hard frost
13
drew wood & 2 logs 30 ft long for bails
14
trimed the Grapes & haved 1 stick for the bails Jock helped Jo Armstrong
15
went to McIntoshes rolled in the Logs some rain tha {Cut off by the page}
16
pulled 2 load of turnips on J Keers
17
2 loads more
18
pulled 2 loads some frost at nights but thawed in the day
19
went to Caintown but there was no Meetting
20
went to Charlestown with 25 Pork Barrels for John Elingham & delivered them to
Mrs Bews & received 1 lb tea 3s - 9d & peice of rope 1s - 3d in all 5s the roads very
bad partly frose
21
drew 2 load of Boards from McIntoshes. first load 120 peices of clapboards C
Hays to Pay McIntosh for sawing them at the rate of four Dollars per 1000 let the
Ram
{Most of the dates are cut off on the left side of the page. The entries appear to be from
different months, and perhaps different years as well.}
{Date for page below is faint, but appears to be 1838, not 1848. The entries are sporadic and
the handwriting very careful. This page may be the actual beginning of the diary}
May 2
Sowed 2 ½ Bushel Wheat east line south sid of the Road A dark cloudy Day
Moon in the 2 quarter no smut
4
sowed 2 Bushel Wheat cloudy with some sun shine
5
A very wet day so that the ground is swiming
32
11
Sowed 1 Bushel Peas in the Orchard west side of the Barn ground so wet stopt
sowing
14
sowed 3 ½ Bushel of Peas moon in the 3 quarter
15
Do 3 ½ Do - - -Do - opisite the Barn north side of the road & ½ Bushel of
marrowfat Peas poured boiling Water on them before sowing sowed 2 Bushel
of Barley in the harper feild at the east ground in good order Woods begin to
look redish
16
Sowed 8 Bushel of oats in the harper feild very Warm Day Showery in the
forenon
17
sowed 4 Bushel of oats & ½ Bushel of flax seed . .
18
planted 10 Bushel Potatos in the same feild
23
slight frost this morning sowed 4 Bushel of oats in the forenoon south side of
the road west line cold rain the afternoon Woods look very green
24
very wet this forenoon dry & cold in the afternoon
25
sowed 1 Bushel of oats very cold in the same feild & finished Draging the rest
the day very cold & began rain at sun down and rained all night & till 11 oclock
the next day A cold wet time
31
sowed 2 Bushels wheat in the feild opisit the House south side of the road
where the fall wheat winter killed out { greate straw but no wheat
{Ju}ne
1
Planted 30 Bushel of Potatos in the feild east of the House count 35 rows from
the east fence next 11 rows rolled in Plaster {Above it reads: served no end}
4
sowed 25 rows of Ruta Baga or swedish turnips sowed ½ Bushel of Buck wheat
back of the House
July 18
Began to mow
August
4
Do to cut the Wheat
1849
Plowed in the same with Horses & oxen fine Day warm
33
May
26
27
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable pre{ach} from Genessis chIII vr
24 fine Day
28
sowed 5 Bushel Wheat in the feild below the old Barn Jock planted Corn in the
orchard at the old Barn
29
sowed 2 bushel more Jock finished the Plowing of the feild {Between the lines
it reads: in all 66 67 ½ Bushel} in the forenoon & then finished the planting of
the Corn & Potatos A fine warm rain this afternoon
30
sowed nearly 1 Bushel of Timothy in the feild below the old Barn this morning it
being very wet all Day
31
finished cross draging the Wheat in the forenoon then draged & drilled the
Carrot & Beet ground the sowed the Altringham {Altrincham} Carrot ⅓ Acre
between the Barn & fence
June 1
Father & the Boys planted ½ lb sugar Beet seed we began to plow A new peice
of ground at the bottom of the feild below the House Thomas Davises son &
teem helping
2
plowed in the same place sowed 4 Bushel oats Robert Armstrong draged them
very warm Day
3
heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach from Psalm LXXVII - vr19
4
washed the Sheep in the forenoon Jock went to Joseph Keer Bee to Drag New
Land plowed in the afternoon
5
went to Brockville on one of John Armstrong horses bought ½ lb Beet seed 1s =
10 ½ d & 1 ¼ lb rutabaga seed 4s - 8d Atended an Agriculture Meeting. Robert
Armstrong Draged with our horses & sowed 4 Bushel of oats
6
sowed 3 Bushel of oats makeing 11 Bushel in all in tha field
7
Drew Dung on the turnip ground Richard Marchel helping to load & Jock
finished the Draging
34
8
went M withe 40 flour barrels to Charlestown mills for Elingham & delivered
them to John McKinnon & received A receit for 24 on Morton & Mckee
9
made brush fence on 13 in the forenoon & from the spring to the marsh in the
afternoon Richard Marchel helping Jock went to Brockville with the waggon
very warm weather received from Morton McKee & Co on John Elinghams
Acompt {account} 19s - 9d
1849
June
10
heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Psalms LXXVII vr19
11
plowed the turnip ground & drilled part of it
12
sowed 1 Acre of Rutabagas first ½ lb Rochestar seed next ¾ lb English see next ½
lb
our own went Will Hazelwoods raising
13
A little rain this morning rolled the turnips & wheat
14
Plowed on 13 with both plows very warm weather
15
went to Brockville took A sheep & sold it for 11s - 3d . got 1 Barrel of salt 8s -10 lb
nails 2s - 6d 1 Grosswood screws 1s - 5d 2 lb Coffee 1s - 8d 2 pr Beets 4d 1 socket
Chisel 1s - 7d in all 15s 6d on John Elinghams acompt from Morton McKee & Co
received from the Agriculture Socitie A Cutivator on trial
16
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Buckwheat on 13 the last of our Plowing & sowing A light
showr about noon
17
Mr Stowl exhorted in Caintown
18
worked in the lower Corn with the Cutivator did good work
19
Do in the orchard & in the Beets & Carrots did fine work
20
worked on the Roads Jock & Father worked the tow days previous
21
maide A new fence along the Road from the orchard to the line N.E line
22
fixed for steeming Jock & the Boys howing fired A fallow below hill very warm
Dry weather Great need of rain
35
23
worked on the Roads Father & me & the teem for 12s 6d per Day
24
went to Caintown heard the Rev Mr Constabel preach from Psalms LXXXI - vr13
to 16 warm dry weather A fine showr this afternoon
25
went to Mr Smedisis with C Young took 11 Bushel wheat & sold it at Matland for
3s - 10d per Bushel
26
helped to run the lines on the Thompson place East line
27
Do - Do west line cut my knee with the ax A Armstrong worked in my place
Jock & Elen went to John youngs
28
Jock went to training at Mallory town & brought me the Commission of {Licut?}
very warm dry weather
29
Jock & the Boys chiled Corn
30
the Boys burnt some brush heaps in the follow Jock went to- -Brockville this
after
1849
July14
Began to mow & mowed in the feild below Garden the Grass being Teribly dried
up
16
finished all below the House & drew in 2 load
17
drew in 3 load of Hay the weather very weather
18
Raked & drew in 3 load of hay from the feild next the Barn John Ackland helping
to mow
19
Raked & drew in 3 load from the sam feild
20
Do --- 2 load & finished the feild front of the House & began to mow in the 2
feild front of the House John Ackland helping A heavy showr
21
working at the hay drew 1 load in A heavy Shower
22
the Rev Mr Constable preached from Pslm 144...vr15
36
23
Cut the Fall Wheat Richard Marchel Cradling Jock & John Armstrong following.
John Henry mowed in the 2 feild Wat & Jonny howed Turnips
24
drew in 4 loads out of the first & 2 out of the 2 feild
25
worked at the hay J Keer helped to draw in 3 load after supper making 5 load in
all
26
finished mowing the 2 feild & round the Peas & began the Cons field showry
27
worked at the Hay Richard Marchal helping drew 5 load
28
Do --- Robert Armstrong & Dr -- D drew 6 load
29
Thomas Vanson Preached from Heb ch1 - vr2 & the Rev Mr Watkin Lectuard on
the Ravins feeding Elija
30
Drew in 3 load of fall Wheat 26 stook of bearded & 28 of Soals Wheat & 4 load
hay from the Cons feild Robt. Armstrong
31
Drew 3 load of load of hay Rob & Adam Armstrong mowing
August
Drew 4 load of hay from Thompson place fixed line fence 2 feild
2
Finished the Hay & drew 3 load from Thompson place
3
Jock went to Dr to mow, John Armstrong went throug the turnips & then they
Pulled the Flax
went to Elizabethtown & Jock went to Samuel Thorns & got the Horses shod.
John Armstrong hooked Peas
5
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Benney preach from Rev ch7 - vrs9, 10-11
Rev Mr Moris from Psal 1 - vr7
6
hook Peas the Boys sheld 7 Bushel of Corn
August
1849
7
Jock went to furnace falls Mills with 18 Bushel of wheat & 7 Bus Corn the Boys
hooks Peas warm dry wheather
37
8
Jock came from the Mill the boys finished the Gold vine Peas
9
Showrry Cut the large oats & Clubwheat poor Crop Cradled the Orchard
10
Jock went to McKinnons with 40 barrels for Elingham received 1 lb Tea 3s - 9d
the Boys went to Circus at Malorytown
11
drew in the Goldvine Peas the Clubwheat & large oats
12
wint to the Quarterly Meetting at the old Chaple
13
hook the Peas & drew in the seed hay
14
rained thrashed the seed hay & Cleaned it
15
Cradled wheat in the orchard
16
finished the Orchard & began the 2 feild below the house
17
Do - cuting 2 feild
18
began to cut the wheat below the old Barn
19
went Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Halbert prach from Rom ch5 - vr1 Warm
Wheather
20
Drew drew in all the Wheat from the Orchard & 2 field
21
went to Thorns & got A shoe on Bet Jock went Colmans with A load of Ashes
22
Jock went to Brockville & the boys drew in the Barley & poll oats
23
rained this forenoon threshed fall Wheat for seed Father worse
24
Jock went to Brockville for Dr. Morton and him & Dr. Keerr held A consultation
on Father
25
Jock & I threshed fall wheat for seed I A Cradle
26
went to Caintown & heard Thos Vanson
38
27
began to Plough in Harper feild for fall Wheat the boys drew in some of the oats
ground very Dry Davis fire broke out
28
finished drawing the oats below the Orchard & the M{Cut off} mixture of
Buckwheat & some Wheat from Lizy
29
Jock & J Kerr Ploughed the boys worked at the wheat
30
Do -- Do -- Do -- Robert Armstrong John Hogan & the boys worked the wheat
31
Jock ploughed & the boys finished Cuting the wheat
1849
Sept
1
Began to Cross Plough W Hogan helping
2
Went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Zechariah ch1 vr
13
3
Ploughed Adam Armstrong helping the boys finished Drawing in the wheat Dry
weather
4
finished Ploughing the Ground for the fall Wheat
5
Sowed 10 Bushel of fall Wheat the Boys draged in part of it
6
this rained this moring finished draging the wheat
7
furrowed out the wheat the boys cleaned the furrows
8
Jock went to Brockville
9
the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown
10
drew in the oats {September} 11 Jock finished cuting the oats
12
Jock went to Brockville
13
Jock went to McKinnins with 51 barrels for Elingham the boys fixed A fence
round the fall wheat & A Atended the threshing machin at J Heughs
39
14
do - - - do in forenoon went to Thorns got the Horses Shod
15
Jock went to Brockville & the boys fenced the wheat
16
the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown
17
The Cropviewers came to day Picted Corn
18
Jock went to George Toes Dung Bee Wattie drawed hoop stuff for John
Elingham
19
Picked Corn Dudly Ackland A. Armstrong & - - Murry helping cut up half the
stalks
20
put the Corn into the Crib & drew some Wood
21
Jock went to Bews with 30 Pork barrels for Eling{ham}
22
cut the Buckwheat in the forenoon then went Wm Hazelwoods loging Bee
heavy rain
23
Mr vanson preached from St John ch12 = vr32
24
went with A load of Barrels to McKinnins for Elingham
25
Burmning the fallow
26
threshing Peas & worked at the fallow
27
Gathered the Ashes in the follow Walter went to Thorns & got 4 New shoes on
the Horses & 1 set
1850
Novem
ber 1
fine day Robert Geddes & Wife hear on A visite
3
Cleaning Wheat cold weather Jock went to McKinnins with A load of staves for
Elingham
drew wood fine Day
40
6
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Jock & Elen went
Brockville
7
our Township Meetting was held by wards & Nelsion Thepanan Ira Mallory JJ
McIntosh J Bates & M...Algure elected Counsillors
8
finished cleaning the Wheat & had 102 ½ Bushel James Hazelwood elected
Trustee & A free School vote
9
heavy rain this afternoon Jock drew wood J. Hoggen George Erels Chopping by
the load rained in the afternoon
10
hard frost M Revd Mr Smart & Gordon was round on A visit & I went over in the
sleigh to Grandpas. the frist time I was out
11
Jock drew 6 load of wood hail & rain
12
heavy rain last night the roads very soft Jock went to Colmans & settled with
McDonald & there was 4s - 6d in favour of him Jock John Yonge & Wife came
on A vist & brough Boots for Jock wat Jonney & Elen
13
the Rev Mr Gordon preched at Caintown
14
drew 10 load of wood George Erels & John Hogan choping
15
went with A load of staves for Elingham
16
Christopher yong & Elizebeth yong & J. Kerr Father & Jock went to Brockville &
Jock got A Deed of the rear part of the East half of lot No. 13 from Elizebth
Yong for the same some of 75 Pounds Curance Father gave her 2 notes of 25£
each Pabel Payable the first in 1851 the second in 1852 with intrest Chirstopher
yong have received 15 pounds last spring & is to receive the remaining 10
pound with intrest on the whole for one year
the above Notes are Due the 8th of February in each year
1850
Januar
y
7
helped J {or S} Kerr at thrashing Machine
41
8
drew 9 loads of wood Erels & Hoggan choping
9
drew 5 load of wood in forenoon went to Thorns & got A shoe
0
the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown
1
drew 5 loads of wood fine Day
2
heavy rain last night & snow this morning drew A load of staves for Elingham
3
Jock Elen & her Father went to Brockville to see about her Drawing Land & Mr
Bell wrote to Toronto
4
drew wood A fine Day
5
went to Elinghams with A load of staves
6
went to the old Chapple with Father & Mother
7
went Quarterly Meeting heavy rain last Night slaing {sleighing} Most gone the
Rev Mr smart preached Caintown
8
drew wood Erels & Hogan choping making 60 load that thay Choped at 3d per
load 15s in all fine Day
9
fine day Jock went A choping bee of Cumings
0
thrashed the Poll Oats that Father picked had
1
Jock went to old Mrs Raths funarl & I went to Wm Hazelwood at night with Elen
& Margr {Margaret}
{1?}
Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 20 Bushel fo wheat & 5 Bushel Corn fine
wheather
2
finished tharshing the Garner Peas
3
the Rev Mr Scoot preached in Caintown snowed 6 inchs last night
Jock & Father went to Brockville to prove to his Account against J Ackland
before G Mallock Sold to the yankes Keer heffer for $12 & Brindy for $14
42
Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham & brought home his
Grist & Mary on A visit Father Gave George Erels & John Hogan an order on
Mcdonald for 15s & that paid them for Choping the 60 load of wood the Rev Mr.
Hague & Mr Peden came on A visit & Mr Hague Baptised Jocks Son William
8
cleaned the small oats had 28 bushel
rain this afternoon
1848
Nov
22
Drew stons of the feild front of the House & put them in the Dicth
23
Drew some 2 inch plank & oake scantling from McIntoshs
24
Drew stons for the Ditch George Armstrong & A Boy of Henry Armstrong helped
for Thomas Davis Tuner untill it began to rain rain about 11 oclock & it rained the
ret rest of the Day
25
hard frost & A very bloustry Day got A little wood
26
went to Caintown but Mr McCollum did not come
27
went to McIntosh’s & piled up some oake plank & scantling
28
Killed Kittee Cow in the forenoon . Mother was taken very ill with faintness went
for Dr Keer & he came & stopt all night & gave her A vomit A little better hard
frost
29
killed 2 hogs & A pig fine Day
30
went to Brockville & took 1 hog with me & sold him to Lafayette for A Cooking sotove {stove} 5$ pr cwt he weighed 482 the roads very bad hard frost at night
Dec 1
made A meat tub Jock went Lubes bee choping
2
high winds with A heavy rain Mother A little better
3
no meeting to Day
4
went to Farmersville with A side of harness leather to Giles witch we got from
Cornat weighing 14 lb at 1s - 3d per lb & took 4 Pork Barrels from Ellingham & gave
2 to Giles on Ellinghams acount & 2 on J Kincaid acount & I got leather from
Kincaid to the amount of 14s 7 ½ d witch left 4s 7 ½ d thtat I was endue Kincaid
43
5
hewed A stick for the bails & laid them out fine day
6
drew some wood A very stormy day rain & snow
7
still storming put A knee in James Marchels sleigh & went to the Temperance
Mill for A Davisson cloth with the sleigh the snow being about 4 inches deep
8
helped J. Heugh at threshing & Jock helped Adam A thaw with A terrible wind
snow all gone
9
worked at the bails A fine day Mother geting better
10
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from Matt chV - vr48
heavy rain last night with hard frost so that the roads is A sheet of ice A thaw &
rain in the afternoon
1848
Decr 11
went to Charlestown with A load of 6 Pork Barrels for John Elingham to Bews
received 1 lb tea 3s . 2 lb naild 6d per lb making 4s & took 4 Bushel turnips to John
Kincaid which Paid for lbs leather Jock went & healped George Torns at
tharshing Machin
12
worked at bails Jock healped James Heaugh Do Do Do
13
raised the bails in the new Barn & stabled all the Cattle
14
Drew wood changeable weather
15
cleaned wheat quite warm frost nearly all gone out of the ground
16
hard frost last night went to McIntosh’s Mill with 8 Bushel of wheat & 5 of Corn
the roads very rough rain to night
17
fine Day roads very mudy no meetting
18
went to Samuel Inniss & got the Horses shod
19
went to Charelstown with 13 Pork Barrels for John Elingham & delivered them to
Mrs Bews & received for myself 1 lb tea 3s per lb 1 lb salaratus 7d candle wicke 6d
matches 4d shoe thread 5d in all 4s - 10d & bought A Barrel of Beef for P Anglin
roads very Bad
20
went John Armstrong & atended the tharshing Machin
44
21
Do Do in the forenoon & J- Keer in the afternoon hard frost
22
A heavy storm of wind with snow snowed about 6 inches
23
Jock went to Brockville with the sleagh roads very rough I helped Tho Davis to
kill A Cow & atended A School meet
24
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCollum Preach from Daniel chIII = vr16 17
18 A little rain & thaw
25
heard Mr McCollum Preach from Luke chII 25 to 29
26
went to Charlestown with 10 Pork Barrels for John AElingham & gave them to D
Bews & received 10s - 3 ½ d in sundrys with sleigh
27
made A table frame for James Dobbs & he helped Jock to draw wood snowed
about 4 inchs in the afternoon
28
helped John Henry to make A sleigh Box fine day
29
finished the Box Jock went to Brockville & took tow Pigs & sold them for 317 s 6d per cwt they weighed 290 & he bought 2 Buffalo skins for $12 Paid $9 = 1 s &
to give 2 cord wood at 7s per cord to Ross & Robeson
30
cleaned wheat
31
went to Caintown & heard Mr Hulbert prech from Eccl chIX - vr10
Do watch meeting & heard Mr Barber prach from & Hulbert from Rev chXXI vr
10-11-12 & Mr McCalum from psalm
1849
{Ja}nr
1
went to town meeting very Cold day Ira Malary Elected Councilor. Archibald
Thompson bessor & Daniel Philips Collector John Armstrong Path M
{pathmaster}
2
cleaned Wheat {January} 3 went for Belsey to give Mother A vomit she being
very unwell it did her A great deal of good
4
atended An Agriculture Meetting at Colmans corner’s
5
drawed wood Jock & Thomas Ackland choping sold A steer to him for Choping
tow Acres below the hill
45
6
drew wood cold weather fine day
7
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Luke chXIII - vrs7-8
9 very cold weather
8
worked at the granary
9
Do -- wen to school meeting Thomas Davis elected trustee
10
went to Brockville & atend an Agriculture meeting & Paid 7s for A Barrel of salt
3s 9d for 3 grammers
11
went to Charles Booths with the young sow
12
cleaned the wheat hat 13 7 ½ Bushel Baptizest wheat
13
went to McIntosh Mill with 7 ½ Bushel wheat & then to Charles Booths with the
old sow
14
no meeting today a slight thaw the sleighing gon
15
Moore came & finished the Wheat snow & rain
16
fixed A bobsleigh for A Armstrong & he helped Jock to clean wheat
17
Ann simmons Died & I helped to make her Coffin
18
went to Colmans Corners & atended an Agriculture meeting & made out A
scale of premiums
19
went to Charlestown with 14 Pork Barrel for J Elingham & delivered them to D
Bews & 2f B to McC & received 1 lb tea 2s - 3d 1-4th Book 2s 1 pair hings 7 ½ d - 4
pipes 8 ½ d in all 5s the roads very bad
20
made A pair of shoes for Robie Jock & To Ackland cleaned wheat
21
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from John chXXI - vr15 in
the afternoon heard the Rev Mr Moris he read the Bishop letter
1849
Jan 22
went to Farmersville with the sleigh & took John Armstrong Father & Jock as
witnesses for Sam Innis character Pamler Lee Elipsy Adams James Moot Hiram
46
Booth John Buiel J-C Hay Lang Flander Lee all testifyed on oath that they wold
not believe Innises on word or oath & there was six of ous sworn on his favour
& Judge Mallock desided that Innises Character was sustained Good
23
fixed A bin for wheat Tom Ackland & Jock cleand
24
worked at shoes for the Children Jock & Tom finished the wheat in the
forenoon & had
25
made A pair of Halters for the Horses heavy rain all day
26
27
28
went to Caintown heard Mr Towrs preach A funerall sermon for Dominick
Monnore the ground hard frose
29
went to draw wood but the road so sliprey that I had to go & get the horses
sharpened
30
drew wood the roads very rough {January} 31 the same Jock cut his chin went
to Charlestown & received A receipt for 42 flour B
Feb 1
took the 2 young sow to Charles Booths Again stormy
2
Drew wood {February} 3 the same the roads beter since the snow
4
went to Caintown & heard Mr Stowl exort
5
Drew wood & some logs & ceders Mr Rath took an observation to run A line for
Christopher young
6
helped to run the line 7 the same snowed all day
7
Do – Do very cold weather
8
choped Robert Robson & A sleigh load came to visit
9
took 16 Bushel of pusey seed to McIntosh went to C-B {Charles Booth’s} for old
sow
47
10
took 5 ½ Bushel wheat to McIntosh Drew some cord wood
11
stormy Day snowed about eight inches
12
stormy again worked A little in the shop
13
choped wood at the door
14
went to Brockville with Margret & Father & I went to Mr Smedis’s to see him
concerning the Deed of Eliz Young his Wife will relise her Dowery received from
Morton on Elingham acount 4s - 8d
1849
Feb 14
came back to Matlaind & got 113 lb of Pot Barley from Harvy for the Barley I gave
him in the fall Bought Bitters for Mother 1s 3d & gave Morton 1 Bushel onions 2s
6d
15
went to ransons Mill with 13 Bushel wheat & 8 of Buckwheat went to youngs &
told them what smades said did not get the grist
16
choped wood & fixed A wood rack
17
went to Brockville with A load wood for Ross & Robinson
18
Do - - Do Do & heard the Rev Mr Heig Preach from Psalm chCIII - vr14 very very
cold weather
19
went to Brockville with another load of wood for Ross & co & had it measured
& there was 2 ¼ cord & received 1s - 9d whitch was over Paying him received A
change of lot 14 - 5 {illegible}
X
20
X
went with A cord wood to Colmans 5s cold weather when at Brockville got 1
gallon treackel {treacle; molasses} 4s 2 pair Buckskin mitts 4s per pair makeing
12s Paid 2s 6d whitch left 9s - 6d Due to Mortton & McKee
21
the Bet Mare lame in one of her fore legs worked at the granary
22
Jock went to Vansons for the grist & took 16 Bushel wheat & 5 Bushel Corn
more & brought it all home had J Armstrong old Mare & Jery Scots came from
Perth on A visit
23
Cleaned the Poll oats had 31 ½ Bushel besides what we feed all winter
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24
Jock & Margret went to Brockville to meet & paid 5s for {tobban?} I choped
wood at the School house 1 ¼ cord
25
went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mr Heig Preach from Matt chXXVII - vr41-42 &
partook of the sacrament
26
Drew rails cuts quite A thaw
27
Do - - Do took the old sow to J- Keer Boar sleighing most gon
28
Drew rails cuts for the road fence on the Place we got from C young Richard
Marchal helping
1849
Mar 1
Drew rail cuts to the same place roads very bad
2
Do - Do -- Richard Marchel helping
3
Do D in the forenoon choped wood in the afternoon
4
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Daniel chII - 43-44
5
Elen was put to bed of A Daughter went with T Davis to Escot & found Benj
Warrens 3 sons Drawing saw logs of No 14 in 5 con
6
went & Drew 9 saw logs at Ellinghams rained
7
went with A 50 flour Barrels to Charlestown Mills & delivered them to McKinnon
& received A receit for 60 he Drew 10 himself very bad roads
8
Drew 15 saw logs at Ellinghams in all 24 Pine A man of Tom Davis juner {junior}
helping
9
Drew wood the roads very bad
10
Do Do Do Do – — — -
11
Mr Vanson preached did not go to meetting
12
wood A Plough for John young
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13
went to Brockville with the Waggon Robert & Mary Armstrong went with me & I
attened an agriculture meetting & received from Morton & McKee 18s = 7 ½ d on
J Ellingham’s account. Bot of B- Flint 50 lb of sweeds iron 11s - 3d Cast steel 2s 3d nail rod 6d
14
Drew 2 sleigh crooks Jock & Richard Marchel choping went in the afternoon &
loadd A load for Robert Wood
15
went to Furnes Falls {Furnace Falls} in Company with Thomas Davis James
White & Thon Kincaid with loading for Robert Wood he having Bought A Farm
there sleipt at F Moors
16
return returned from Furniss falls the roads very heavy Jock taped the suger
Bush John Ackland helped to get wood in the Bush
17
went to Thomas Davis’s & got some timber for Cradles
18
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from 1 John chI - vr9
19
fixed some of the Buckets the snow mostly all gone
20
mended some boots & shoes heavy rain this afternoon Father gathered &
began to Boil some sap in the Bush
March
1849
21
heavy rain last night & still raining went to Sam Thorn’s & got four new shoes
made for the Horses A landside & A coulter fixed for plough
22
went again to Thorn’s & got four more shoes fixed Another coulter A hamer
strap A king boult & linchpin for the Waggon brought 5 baskets coal
23
hard frost last night went to Charleston Mills from J Inises with forty flour Barels
for John Elingham & deliver them to John McKinnon roads very Bad
24
some rain last night sonow nearly all gone fixed some plow handels & choped
some wood
25
snowed about 9 inchs last night rain & snow all day
26
finished thrashing the small oats & cleaned them had 37 ½ Bushel
50
27
choped wood in the sugar Bush George Heugh & John Acland helping fine Day
28
comended the Children shoes {March} 29 the same
30
Jock went to McIntoshs Mill with 2 Bushel Corn 6 Bushel of Buckwheat & 6 ½
Bushel wheat & I mended harness
31
mendid the old Harness Jock went to Cook Adams funeral he Died at Caintown
whear he kept A store the sosnow all gone & the frost nearly all gone out of the
Ground the Roads very Bad
April 1
Mr McCallum Preached in Caintown from 1 John chI - vr7 went to Daniel
Nowlands he haveing A Child Died the Day before & went to Thomas Scott
likewise he haveing his oldest son Killed by the fall of A tree
2
went to the funeral fo Daniel Nowland Child at Caintown Church went from
thence to Thomas Scotts & atended the funeral of his son Gideon he was
buried in the Family burying Ground
3
thrashed the Peas & oats fine Day
4
finished thrashing the Peas & oats & cleaned them had 30 Bushel
5
went to Samuel Throns & got Cleve & 3 links made some rain last night & to
Day
April
1849
6
made A New fence Around the Orchard & atended A School Meetting in the
afternoon fine Day
7
laid the bottom rail of part of the Road fence on No.13 Richard Marchel split rails
on Robert Woods Accompt yesterday & to Day
8
went to the Stone Church & heard the Rev Mr. Smart preach from Lament chII vr
22 it being intended for the funneral sermon of Gidon Scott fine Day
9
picked stones of the Harper field
10
A wet & windy Day put A New handle in my Plough
11
fixing fences in the forenoon went to George Tow’s raising
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12
went to Leader’s raising of A Barn
13
Began to Plow in the Harper feild ground in very good order
14
hard frost last night plowed all day but very cold Jock went to John Henarys
raising in the afternoon
15
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Hebrews chXII - vr1
hard frost last night
16
snowed about an inch last night & very hard frost no plowing laid up some
fence
17
went to Brockville on Horse back & went Dior’s & got 3 black cherry trees & ¼
Bushel of Corn for seed 1s - 3d bought 3 papers of onion seed & 1 Cabbage 1s 4d
& 9d for bitters 1s -3d for thread 6d for horse. Paid 2$ 10s for Thomas Davis to
Dickinson Dep shiriff got 1 lb tea 2s - 6d. 1 bindle Cotton yarn 5s 6d on Elinghams
acpt from Morton McKee
17 18
very wet Day worked in the shope
19
plowed {April} 20 Do - Cold weather A little snow
21
Do - - Jock fixed fence on No 13
22
did not go to meeting . old James Ferguson being hear
23
finished the plowing in the the Harper feild heavy rain in the afternoon got
completly wet
24
picked stones in the feild north side of road east line
25
Do - Do worked both teems Richard Marchal helping both Days makeing 8
Days that he has in all 3 on Robert Woods Acompt & 5 on Fathers & there is 4
½ Days yet remaining at this Date
{1849}
April 26
began to Plough in the feild North side of the road East line hard frost & high
winds
27
Ploughed in the same field frost & very Cold & windy Jock went to Thorns & got
his Pough share fixed
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28
went to Farmersville for some Apple trees & got the Clinton Grape all from
Phillip Wing heard A settlement between Tho Davis & C.J. Hayes Hayes to Pay
Davis 250 feet Pine & 250 feet of Hemlock boards good merchantable stuff. A little
rain this morn
29
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCalum preach from 2 Peter chI - vr10-11
heard Mr Gotkin in our own School House Romans chI - vr16
30
went to younge Adam Robsons stopt all night went next day to Merrickvill with A
load of his furniture as he was going to live there Cold wind & backward weather
May 2
came home the roads very rough & A very Poor Country from Belamys to
Merrickvill
3
went to Charlestown Mills with 40 flour Barrels for John Elingham received A
receipt for 105 Barrels rained this afternoon
4
Began to Sow & sowed 6 ½ Bushel Garner Peas A little warmer to day went to
Henry Armstrongs raisin
5
Sowed 11 Bushel Gold vine Peas 1 ¼ Bushel of picked poll oats & {Between the
lines it reads: in all 17} not quite ¼ Bushel of flax seed all in the Harper field
6
heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Jer chV vr26
7
finished draging the Peas sowed the House Ashes on the fall wheat Watee
began to roll the Peas & finished them & then rolled the fall Wheat then sowd 4
Bushel of oats in the field north side of the Road east line
8
I went to Brockville on foot & received twenty Pounds from Mr Watson
merchant on acompt of John Robinson of Ramsey & atended an Agriculture
meeting bought ½ lb sugar Beet 1 paper onunon seed A fine rain to night 2s - 3d
for plow point
9
Sowed 4 Bushel more of the Poll oats in all 8 & 2 ½ of peas & oats 2 Bushel of
the large oats & 1 ½ of Bushel Club Wheat that I got from Wm Haggan
10
1849
May
10
Plowed in the field behind the House in the forenoon went to A raising of Barn
of James Floods
11
finished plowing that feild & draged the Corn feild
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12
sowed 2 ½ Bushel of black sea wheat in part of the orchard A little warmer this
afternoon Cold nights with frost
13
no meetting to day heavy rain last night likewise to day
14
sowed ¾ Bushel more in the orchard & finished the cross draging the ground
very wet rain this afternoon
15
began to plough in the field below the Bull paster James Hughs diged in the
Garden this afternoon
16
plowed in the same field the Woods look redish
17
finished plowing that feild in the afternoon & sowed 4 ¼ Bushels of Black sea
wheat in the feild below the orchard Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden
James Hugh helped him in the afternoon the weather warmer
18
finished draging the wheat & began to roll it & the oats Richard Marchal loaded
Dung & Jock Drew to the orchard at the old Barn the Woods look A little green
this afternoon
19
Planted 1 ½ acres of Corn in the field below the Bull paster & nearly 1 acre of
Potatos & sowed 1 ½ Bushel wheat on the end next the Bull paster & 2 Bushel of
Peas & oats on the other end wat draged with the oxen & Jonney finished the
rolling & I rolled the orchard A little frost night very warm to day the Woods
look quite Green to Day Dudly Ackland helping
20
no meeting to day fine Day
21
began to Plow in the field below the old Barn. Jock Plowed the orchard at the
old Barn
22
Plowed in same field & in the afternoon Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley on one Acre
on the East side of the field rain
23
Plowed in same field A drisilling rain all day
24
Thomas Davis sent his Horses & son to Plow showry
25
heavy rain last night & showry went to Colmans & got 1 side of sole leather
weighing 15 ¼ lb at 1s 3d per lb 2 bushel of lime 1s 6d & 2s 6d check makeing 1£ = 3s =
1d Paid 6 Bushel of wheat at 4s per Bushel makeing 1£ = 4s
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1850
Feb 8
bought at John Acklands sale Hay 2£ =10s 1 Cow 2£ = 6s = 6d Harness 6s
9
Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham rained all Day the
Snow nearly gone
10
the Rev Mr Smart Preached at Caintown in the after & Rev Mr Watkins in our
School house
11
heavy wind last night & Snow this moring Stormed & Snowed all day Jock
thrashed oats
12
went Adam Armstrongs on A visit fine Day Father received from JJ McIntosh £4
- 7s - 6d for the improvement takeing from him by the runing of J Booths line
Both agreeing to give up at the same rate now Paid if the line is altered.
13
Jock & Father went to Brockville to se about J Ack{land’s} sale & left it in
Sheerwoods hands
14
A heavy Storm of wind & Snow this afternoon
15
Jock thrashed oats A fine day the roads drifted
16
finished thrashing the oats & had
17
Mr Constable Preached at Caintown
18
drew Wood G. Erels & J Hogan choping
19
drew 2 load of rails to Cs place fine weather
20
Jock hired Benjmine Sunderland for 3$ - ½ mounth drew 6 load of rail cuts to
Cs place
21
do - - 5 Do - - - Do - - - very windy
22
do - 3 do - - - do went to Colmans with some bark & it came to 7s = 10d & he
settled with them & was in dett 12s -2d.
23
went to Brockville Father & Jock & received ten Pounds from A. N Richards on
John Ackland accompt
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24
Mr Vanston preached in Caintown in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Smart in
afternoon
25
drew 9 load makeing in all 25 load between Post & Post
26
drew 10 load of rail cuts to the C East line Northe side of the Road betwen
Joseph Keer & us I went walked to Jocks the first time
1850
Feb 27
Drew 7 load of cord wood fine wheather
28
do 8 load of rail cuts to east line & 2 loads of C wood Father & Jock went to Dr
Keers & settled with him for Atending on Me & all he charged was three Pounds
March
1
Jock went to S. Thorns & got the Shoes set on the horses & Ben tharshed in the
Barn A very Stormy Day
2
John Wm Mary & Margret Scot came from Perth Jock drew 5 loads of rail cuts
east line 1 load of C wood
3
the Rev Mr Hulbert Preached in Caintown fine day
4
drew 3 loads of rail cuts in the forenoon went J. Keer’s Bee
5
Do 3 Do - making in all {illegible} load
5
Jock Margret & Ellen went to Landsdown on A visit to the Widow Youngs &
Jock Payed Christopher youg thirteen pounds twelve shillings & sixpence the
amount due at this time on the Land Bought of Elizebeth yonge
6
drew 9 loads of raill cuts makeing in all 35 loads on the line James Cloww &
Wife & Mother Clow came on A visit
7
Jock took Benjimine Sunderland to his Brother he haveing his cut his foot last
night & he Payed him 3$ for the half month
8
drew 5 load of cord wood which made 12 cord that Benj cut & 60 load of rail
cuts that he cut in 12 Days very windy weather
9
Jock & Ellen & wattie went to Brockville & received from J & S Ross in sundrys
2£ - 3s - 8 Booked Paid R Colman 10s which left 2s.. 2d standing
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10
Mr Towers preached at Caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the
afternoon snowed about 4 inchs last night
11
Cleaned 3 ½ bushel wheat sheld 6 bushel Corn
12
Jock went to McKinnons with A Grist of 21 Bushel 15 ½ of wheat & 6 of Corn
Father & Mother went to Elingham
13
drew 8 loads of wood John Ackland helping
14
went for his Grist & A load of hoopstuf from Anglins for Elingham heavy rain last
night & this morning
15
Chored.. fine Day Widdow Thompson Died
16
went to Caintown Church with A load of wood
1850
Feb 17
March
The Rev Mr Chonstable Preached in Caintown
18
fixed sapbuckets A fine Day
19
Choped wood for the sap bush George & Alen Erels helped
20
fixed & scalded the sapbuckets {March} 21 mended shoes
22
Jock went to John Yonge’s & exchanged 10 Bushel wheat for seed John has
been very sick but is geting beter
23
Taped 140 trees in the Sugarbush
24
Mr Vanson Preached in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Smart in the afternoon
25
Jock & Margret went to Brockville & he bought A Plough Lemen No 1 price 11$. 2
points 4s - 9d ¾ lb Beet seed ¼ lb White Carrot seed 2 paper onion & 1 Cabbage
5s 5d ½ lb tea 2 lb nails 9d A Dungfork 6s
26
thrashed the Barley had 6 Bushel
27
Taped the remander of the sugar Bush
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28
thrashed the large oats had 5 Bushel cold wheather
29
helped Wm Davis to put up A smale colpit
30
Jock went to Brockville & sold 8 ½ Bushel turnips at 1s per Bushel & Bought one
barrel salt 6s .. 3d steel 1s - 1 ½ d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6d
31
the Rev Mr McCallum preached in Caintown fine weather
April 1
&2
fixed A tonge in the waggon & other chores
3
went to Throns & Inises & got nothing done came helped Wm Davis to cover &
set fire to the colepile
4
mended the Childrin shoes heavy rain all day the Snow all gone excipt along the
fencis
5
Dudley Ackland came to Work the first of this Month & is to Work for six month
at five Dollars per month. Jock mended more shoes in the forenoon him &
Dudley split rails on 13 in the afternoon
6
Jock went to Innises got A landside on A plough & the skain of the waggon
mended
7
the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown
8
Jock & Dudley split rails on 13 the Boys drew {Some words are crossed out and
cannot be read} 2 load Coal from Davises
cold
Day
April
1850
9
laid up the cross fence between the Posts on 13
10
split rails on the East line north side of the road
11
split rails in the forenoon laid up fence in the afternoon Richard Marchal helped
2 days
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12
finished making the line fence had 1460 rails in all that Ben Sunderland cut 4 ½
days split
13
Snowed last night & this forenoon fine after-noon
14
the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown in the forenoon A Cold Day
15
A little snow this morning Cold windy weather
16
the Boys moved the fence round the Orchard & put it by the dich
17
18
made A Drag & the Boys draged the Corn hills
19
Began to Plow in the orchard with the oxen Dudley held & Jonney drove. Jock
plowed East side of new Barn
20
Robert Armstrong helped him to plow fine Day Ground very Dry there haveing
been very little rain this spring
21
the Revd Mr McDermit at Caintown
22
heavy rain this Morning fair in the afternoon
23
both Teems plowing. Cold & windy
24
Sowed 2 ¼ Bushel Club wheat 1 ¼ Bushel toAcre
25
Sowed 1 Bushel Black Sea all in Orchard & back of the House Mary Anne
Quinsey was buryed in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached her funarel
sermon
26
drew Dung to the Garden & rolled the Orchard
27
heavy Dew last night rolled the fall Wheat with the Horses plowed the Garden
withe oxen Planted Apple Trees Plum Trees & currens on the low side of the
Garden fine Day Ground very Dry first Dew
28
the Revd Mr McCallum preached at Caintown
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29
heavy rain this moring showry with heavy wind plowed in the field north side of
road East line
30
plowed in the same field both Teems Peet Nowland dug in the Garden
1850
May 1
heavy wind & rain last night very windy all day the Woods look red both Teems
plowing
2
sowed 4 bushel of Gold vine Peas Daniel Now{land} & son worked in the
Garden Huntley came to split rails in the marsh ground to wet John Booth
condemed the line that Rath run on the west side of No 13 or middle line
{Between the lines it reads: in all 9 ½ Bushel Peas}
3
Sowed 5 ½ Bushel of Gardner peas at the rate of 2 Bushel per acre & not A
peck of flax seed all sowed East of the New Barn
4
rolled the peas A slight showr this moring A fine Growing Day
5
the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown A very wet Day
6
heavy rain to Day the ground very wet Jock went & Adam went to McElhenneys
to Fish & got some fine ones
7
drew some stones of the Orchard
8
Jock went to plow but the ground was to wet took down the old stable & shed
& drew some dung to the Orchard heavy rain this afternoon
9
rain in the forenoon Jock went to P. Anglins bee the Boys drew away the rubish
from the old Barn
10
hard frost last night heavy wind with showrs of snow this afternoon the Woods
look A little green drew dung to the Orchard at the old Barn
11
drew stons to the dich at the fut of the Orchard & dung to the feild below the
orchard South side of road frost last night cold & windy Jock went to Robert
Hortons Bee loging
12
the Revd Mr Constable preached at Caintown
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13
Jock plowed in the feild below the House the boys drew dung to the feild below
the orchard
14
Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 2 Bushel of large oats & 8 Bushel of the picked pole
oats fine Day planted the Garden withe Corn & Potatos
15
Sowed 7 Bushel of smale oats & 3 Bushel of peas & oats all in the feild below
the House began below the House with the Barley & went to the West line
1850
May 16
Daniel Nowland worked in the garden fine Day
17
the Wood look quit green. Sowed 3 Bushel Black Sea Wheat Sowed 14 Bushel
more all on the {illegible} piece in the field below the House next the woods
fine Showr to Day
18
rain last night showrs of snow this morning finished cross draging the wheat &
rolled it
19
the Revr Mr Gordin preached in Caintown in the afternoon & the Revr Mr
Trumain in our School House I went for the first time
20
A little rain last night finished the Orchard plowing
21
rain & Snow this forenoon finished plowing the feild below the House
22
rained all Day the Ground very wet { Daniel Nowland worked ½ Day in Garden
23
Jock Father & Margret went to Brockville rained in the forenoon he received 4£
- 2s - 6d from the Colman Corner A S{illegible}
24
rained most of the day I walked to Father in laws
25
fine day finished plowing the feild below orchard old Barn
26
Quarttily Meeting was held in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached. I went
for the first time
27
Planted some potatos & Corn in the Orchard at old Barn A very heavy thunder
Showr this afternoon
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28
finished planting the Orchard I went in the Waggon with Father Mother & Ellen
Mother Clows rain this afternoon
29
Sowed 3 ½ Bushel Black sea wheat in the Corn field below Bull paster planted 1
Acre of Corn in the field below the orch
30
Sowed 4 ½ Bushel wheat in the field below the House green sward all at rate of
1 ½ Bushel per Acre planted 20 Bushel potatos in the feild below the little
orchard
31
heavy thunder & rain
June
loged & fixed the fence in the North East of the feild below the House. I went
out in the waggon with Father to Adam Armstrongs he brought home A Bull Calf
from Adam I stopt all night
the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon A fine Day
Dudly plowed with the oxen where they loged Samuel Innis came here & shod
the Horses the Boys helped Rob to plant his potatos Elen went to Brockville
with Mrs Heugh { heavy thunder & A little rain
1850
June 4
planted ⅓ Acre Carrots first 4 rows & ½ begining at the Dich {Above it reads:
John Henrys Altringh} the rest of the 5 row long orang the next 2 rows larg
white Carrot Planted ¼ Acre Sugar Beet the first 8 rows seed stept {steeped} in
warm water next 4 rows dry fine day
5
Planted 2 rows this morning seed stept all night plowed the turnip ground &
Sowed 2 Bushel of oats where Dudly is plowing in field below the House
6
draged with the Horse for Rob in the New land Sheared sheep Dudly plowed A
little showr this morn
7
Sowed 2 Bushel of oats in the same feild which finished that feild thay then
went to the new land
8
Jock went with Father & Mother to Uncle Robinson so as to hear the
Conferance to morrow the Boys worked at the new and heavy thunder this
afternoon & a little rain fine growing time
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9
No meetting to Day Samuel Young was hear to Day {Between the lines it reads:
in all 19 ¾ Bushel wheat}
10
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel Black sea wheat on the New land {Between the lines it reads:
in all 25 Bushel oats}
11
Sowed 3 Bushel oats all on the New land at the Marsh sowed Thimothy and
draged it in
12
Jock went to Brockville & attended the Presbatry the Boys planted some Corn
that the hens picked & fixed fence
13
Sowed 1 ½ lb Rutabago seed on 1 Acre A little rain the Carrots Beets & Rutabago
all put in the feild below the old Barn. Sowed nearly ½ Bushel Buck wheat west
line below the Bull paster
14
went through Corn & potatos in the Garden with Cultivator very heavy thunder
Showr with A little hail this afternoon
15
went through Corn in the orchard with the Cultivator Duley plow back of the
House wherre the wheat was scalded with the wet Sowed nearly ½ Bushel
Buck-wheat on it A fine Day
16
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hulburt preach from Cols chIII vr1
17
Jock Father and Dudley work on the Roads with oxen & scraper wattie &
Jonney went through the Corn with the Cultivator fine Day James Ferguson
came heare
1850
June
18
Jock Father Dudley & Wattie the oxin & scraper worked on the roads & that
finished our work
19
Father & Mother & went to Farmersville & took the Wool to Williams & got 170
kernels of Corn from him
20
planted Williams Corn in the Garden pealled some hemlock trees yesterday &
this forenoon fixed the line fence west side south side of road A fine rain this
afternoon
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21
began to hoe the Corn in the Orchard at the old Barn Elen Margret & me went
uncle Robinson on A visit
22
worked at the Corn fine Growing weather
23
no Meetting to day very heavy rain with thunder & hail this afternoon Robert
Kincaid died from a bruis received by A Waggon runing over him
24
worked at the Corn fine Growing time
25
went to Robert Kincaids funeral & Jock was taken as A Coroners Jurer the Case
was ajourned to the 29
26
Jock went to McKinnins Mill with 19 ½ Bushel wheat & 4 Bushel Corn Ellen went
with him to see Mary Elingham the Boy worked at the Pottato
27
Archable Davison came here on tuesday & built A cistern in Jocks cellar &
finished it this afternoon
28
Jock went to training at Malory-town the Boys hoed the corn & Potatoss in the
Garden Dudley drew the Bark out of the fallow
29
Jock attendid the inquest of John Kincaids & I stomed some cradle stuff the
Boys shelled 6 Bushel of Corn in the afternoon
30
the Revd Mr Smart preached in Caintown A little rain
July 1
Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 15 Bushel of wheat & 6 Bushel Corn & then to
Mr Barbers for Jerrey Father having brought away one of his horses in A
mistake on saterday when there on A visit
2
I went to John Yonges heavy rain most of the way
3
Jock fixed A brush fence along the hill & down to the marsh
4
hilled the Corn & Potatos in the Garden. { put A handle in Samuel Yonge plow
5
hilled the Corn & Potato in the Orchard at the old Barn Chirtopher yonge Junr
helpind cloudy damp morning very warm at noon
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1850
July 6
finished the Corn & potatos in the orchard at the old Barn I went in the waggon
with J. Ackland to M. Redmans & stopt there till monday & he took me to
Geddis’s I then went to Robinsons & went witt him on tusdsay to Brockville &
Atended an Agricultural meeting came home on wedenisday with Jock who
was in Brockvill
7
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in Caintown
8
worked at the barn below the Orchard
9
Do - - the potatos & finished them
10
went to McDonalds with 26 Bushel of Ashes at 7d per Bushel & got A sythe snath
at 3s which left 12s - 2d tin our favour
10
went to Brockville
11
Jock began to Mow & I went Moorhouses with wattie & Jonney & got A pair of
one year old stears on Fathers Acount price 3£ - pounds
12
mowed set fire to the fallow
13
fine rain this forenoon Jock went to Marchel’s rais-ing the boys finished howing
the turnips
14
the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon heavy rain last night
& this forenoon
15
drew in 2 load of hay from behind the House mowed the line field
16
began to mow in the field frount of Elize P- Buiel & C- Garner came here as
Crop viewers took Dinner
17
drew 2 load of hay from Corn field heavy rain this afternoon fixed 2 Cradles for
T lille & received 3s for them
18
heavy rain last night & most to day the Township Superintendant gave us A
lecture on the formation of Characture
18 19
heavy rain all Day the Ground all in A swim
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20
A little rain this morning fine afternoon afternoon Jock went to Colmans & got
A side of sole leather weighing 17 lb at 1s - 3d makeing 1£ - 1s 3d & he paid 17s 1d
which left 4s 2d
21
the Revd Mr Jennings preached in Caintown in the forenoon went to the
Funerall of Jane Hogabome who was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr
Smart preached Isiah ch3 vr10-11
1850
July
22
fine day raked & 2 load of hay from the Corn feild & 4 load from the feild in
frount of Elizs all
23
J- Keer began to mow the 2 feild from the road S side Drew 3 load of hay from
the frount of Elizs
24
finished mowing the feild in frount of Elizs & began the feild frount of the House
drew 1 load of hay in
25
A little rain this morning A fine Day afterwards drew 4 loads of hay from 1 & 2
field
26
drew 3 loads of hay from the feild in frount of Elizs 1 from 2 feild & 4 from 1 feild
fine hay Day Tho. Ackland helped
27
began to Cut the Fall Wheat John Hogan cradled & he cut 900 sheafs Jock &
Dudley raked & bound Thomas Ackland & the boys worked at the hay J. Kerr
helped in the afternoon & they raked & drew in 6 loads
28
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Westport preach from James chII - vs10
he belonged to the Reformed Duch Curch in the U States A little rain this
moring
29
worked at the wheat John Hogan Cradling Jock & Dudly raking & he cut 600
sheafs heavy rain this afternoon Thomas Ackland helped J Kerr in forenoon &
he finished mowing the 2nd field
30
they finished the fall wheat had 600 sheafs N Shipman C Gardener & Wm
Cowan came as crop viewers & took Diners with us on Monday Showry in the
afternoon drew 1 load of hay
66
31
mowed in the Harper field in forenoon & drew 4 load of hay in the afternoon T. Ackland helping Jo Kerr & Wm McCormick mowed in the Corn field in the
forenoon
August
1
heavy rain this morning & Showery in the afternoon
2
drew 4 load of hay from the harper field Wm Davis helped in the afternoon put
the hay in the cap
3
drew 5 load of hay from the same feild put it in the cap Wm Davis helped in the
aft forenoon
4
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr S Huntingdon preach from Mark chX vr
21
1850
August
5
drew 3 load of hay & put it in the cap which made 12 load in all & they drew 3
load of fall Wheat fine Day
6
drew in the rest of the fall Wheat & cut the Clubwheat Thomas Ackland helped
I went to Brockville with Wm Davis & atended an Agriculture Meetting & left the
Watch to be Cleaned
7
mowed in the Thompson place Robert Armstrong help A heavy Showr this
afternoon
8
drew the hay of the Thompson plasce had 5 load it w{as} all put in second floor
A little rain at night
9
heavy rain finished the mowing all but A peice for seed
10
drew 3 load of hay put 1 in the second floor & 2 in the cap which made 14 load
in the cap 56 load of hay in all the hay Generally Good
11
went to old Mr Bails funeral & heard the Revd Mr Trumain preach from & the
Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon from Proverbs
12
drew 1 load of Clubwheat from the orchard at the house a little rain stopt
drawing work at th turnips Beets & Carrots
67
13
heavy rain all day no work
14
Cut the large oats & the Grass Seed
15
hook the Gold vine peas
16
Jock went to Brockville & got at Collmans 1 pair of Boots 15s & 1 side of upper
leather 13s - 6d Paid in wheat 15s - 8d Father Paid the saterday before in wheat
1£ - 2s - 4d wheat 5s per Bushel left July 20th. Due C Coleman 4s 2d —— Coleman
Due of the above 4s - 8 the Boys hook the Garner Peas A little rain in the
morning
17
Drew in the Gold vine Peas & finished hook
18
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Jenni{ngs}
1850
August
19
had Morttons tharshing Machin they tharshed 100 bushel of fall wheat which
was the produse of six Acres
120
Jock & the Boys helped at John Armstrong tharshing I went to Brockville &
Atendid an agriculture Meeting fine Day
21
began to Cut the Black Sea James Ferguson J{name illegible} helping
22
worked at the wheat J Ferguson C- young & C. young helped & they finished
the peice there being 5 Acres in it I made A Cradle for Ferguson & another
Samuel Yonge had 173 stook
23
raked & bound oats that was Cut in the mornings before the wheat was ready
Drew in 2 load
24
Cut the Barley & some of the Peas & oats fine wheather for geting in the Crops
no rain this Week wattie began to Cross plow the Pea Ground drew 1 load of
oats
25
went to Caintown & heard Mr Towrs preach A little rain last night & to Day
26
Jock began to Cut the Pooll oats A little rain
68
27
finished cuting the Poll oats & bound part of them & the boys finished cross
plowing Jonney & me threshed the large oats had 12 bushel
28
cut the wheat on the corn Ground John Leader cradled Jock & Toms Davis’s
Wm helped & they cut 84 stook the boys rake the oats
29
drew in 8 loads of wheat 1 load of oats 1 load of Peas & oats & 1 load of Barley
fine Day
30
finished cuting the wheat on the Corn Ground had 15 stook finished cuting Peas
& oats & bound part of them drew in the Poll oats had 80 stook Thos Ackland
helped
31
drew dung on the Pea Ground along the East line very windy to day
1850
sept 1
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanson preach
2
heavy rain last night & all Day no work
3
Jock began to Plow for the fall wheat I went to Brockville & atended an
Agriculture meeting fine Day the Boys made A dich with the Screaper where
Jock is plowing
4
the Boys drew Dung in the forenoon opened our 27 stooks of wheat & got it in
they were very wet
5
opened more of the wheat & it got wet by A heavy thunder Showr this
afternoon
6
Spread open the wheat got 1 load in D Nowland worked in the garden
7
opened more & got it all in & 1 load of peas & oats Jock finished the Plowing for
fall wheat A very catching time
8
no Meeting to Day Betsey & William was here
9
Sowed 5 Bushel of wheat & draged it in
10
Do Bushel Do Do Sowed 1 Bushel of Wheat that I got from the A. Socitie on the
5 ridges next the meadow all sowed in the feild south side of road East line the
69
boys finished Cuting the wheat in the feild below the House Thomas Ackland
helped
11
helped Wm Hagan at Machin in forenoon then shovel the wheat heavy rain last
night Father & Mother went to John Youngs stopt all night
12
loged on the low ground below the hill west line
13
drew in 4 load of wheat 22 stooks at A load
14
I went to Brockville & Atendid an Agriculture meetting Jock & the boys cut the
oats & Buckwh{eat}
15
the Revd Mr Jennings preached at Caintown from I Cor { I went to McIntoshs to
see the council about our school mony got no satisfaction
16
Jock went & plowed with Robert Armstrong for fall wheat the boys fixed A
fence round the fall wheat
17
raked bound & drew in 50 stook of oats
18
Jock Dudley & Jonney loged & Wat cut the oats on the New land he having Cut
his shin & he could not log
1850
Sept
19
loged with the boys fine weather
20
Jock & Dudley went & helped Tho Davis at machin in forenoon Innis thrashed
our peas with machin in the afternoon
21
I went to Dr Keerrs & bleed his oxen Jock not well
22
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach
23
Jock loged Robert Armstrong & Alen Erels helped heavy rain this morning
before day
24
loged to Day John C Hays helping heavy rain at 11 oclock & showry afterwards
70
25
turned the oats over bound part of them & got 14 stooks home drew 1 load of
buckwheat & wattie & me tharshed
27
went to Samuel Innis & got new shoes all round on the Horses heave rain this
afternoon & night
28
came home at noon from Inisses the boys helped Huges at machin
29
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach from Z. chIX
30
loged in the forenoon & bound part of the wheat in the afternoon I went to
John Youngs & stopt all night
Octob
er 1
drew 3 small load of wheat from the New land & 1 load of buckwheat {In the left
margin it reads: finish} & Made A finish
2
Jock Sold a yoke of oxen to Abraham Hikes & received seven pounds ten
shillings & A note for seven pound ten shillings with intrest payable the second
of Janary 1852 signed by Abraham Hikes & James Hikes hevy rain last night
3
went to Colmans Corners Cattle Show & got 2nd premium on Bulls, 1th on fall
wheat, 1th on Barley in the bag 1th on Garden 3 Barley in the feild, 2 on Rutabagas
2 on Sugar Beets 2 on sheep 2 lambs A fine day
4
picked the Corn in the little orchard all but 2 load Thomas Ackland John
Armstrong & Robert helped had A husking at night & got it all husked
5
Jock & the boys helped John Armstrong to thrash his Buckwheat
6
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart
1850
octob
er 7
sorted the Corn & had 3 full load of good corn & 1 ½ of hog watie went with to
Robinsons with Bull
8
went to Brockville Show & got the 2nd premium on Bull 1th on Peas 1th on Barley
1th on oats fine day
9
Jock fixed A hog pen & shut them up
10
picked the rest of the Corn in the little Oorchard
71
11
picked the Corn below the turnips showery to day
12
sorted the Corn had 1 load {Above it reads: 30 Bushel in A load} more of White
& 2 of yellow put 1 of the yellow in the Crib with the white the other we put in
Jock chamber we had 1 ½ load more of hog corn the White Corn the Best
13
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Jeremiah chVIII vr
20
14
began to dig the Potatos Wm Davises tow sons helped
15
dug Potatos fine Day
16
dug Potatos Wm McCormick Petter Hays & Adde Armstrong helped put 1
Waggon load in our seller & 4 in Jocks seller
17
dug Potatos 2 of James Heugs boys helped
18
I went to Farmersville with some Wool & John Armstrong Cloth put A letter of J
Wilsie in post office I then went to John Elinghams & gave him 7 ½ Bushel
Potatos & got 4 flour Barrels very heavy rain
19
Jock went to Brockville & the boys finished the Potatos
20
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Jeremiah chVIII - vr20
in the afternoon
21
Jock, Elen Father & Mother went to the funeral of John McLean son of A
McLean at the Stone Church & the Revd Mr Smart preach I went to McIntoshs
to the Council with A petition not to devide our now too small School Section.
the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing machin
22
Jock & the Boys Do - - - - Do - -
23
Jock went to Yonge Mills with 18 Bushel of fall wheat got 3s - 9d per Bushel the
highes Price A little rain
1850
Octob
er 24
drew some Pumpkin in the forenoon rain in the afternoon
72
25
put 2 load of Potatos in A hole in the orchard in the forenoon went to A plowing
be of Dr Keers in the afternoon some rain to Day
26
made another hole & put about 40 Bushel in it {Number cut off}0 Bushel
potatos in all at diging time rain to Day
27
heavy wind & rain last yesterday night & all day went to Caintown with Father
in the waggon but no meeting it being so stormy
28
Began to pull the Beets the ground very wet
29
I went to Farmersville with our full cloth to be full the boys & Jock pullld the
Beets & some of the carrots
30
drew in the Beets had about 100 Bushel & finished the carrots had nearly 50
Bushel Granpa helped & Wm Davises son helped drew 3 loads turnips
31
pulled & drew in 5 load of turnips hard frost last night Granpa helped
Nove
mber 1
pulled & drew in 5 load of turnips Granpa & John Hogan helped had better than
400 Bushel
2
pulled 20 Bushel of New land turnips J. Anglim helped for Thomas David Juner
George Thompson worked yesterday & to day Clapboarding Jocks house fine
wheather
3
went to Caintown but there was no meeting
4
Jock began to Plow & plowed in the feild frount of the house. wattie helped
Wm Davis at machin Thompson & me worked at Jock house
5
Do - Do - Do - - the boys work at the machin Davises in the forenoon Acklands
in the afternoon Jock Plowing
6
wet Day Jock went to Millers Saw Mill & got 100 feet of Pine boards from miller
7
Samuel Innis fixed A Paveing hammer here Jock plowed the boys turnips in N
land
8
Thompson worked at the house the boys pulled turnips in the N land Jock
Plowed
73
1850
Nove
mber
9
Jock finished Plowing the field in frount of the house drew 2 load of New land
turnips
10
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXII - vr32
fine weather
11
cut A Door & window in the back of Jocks house
12
Jock chored the boys went to School Paid Mar{Name cut off} Redmon Seven
pound ten shillings
13
Jock went to Brockville with 17 Bushel of turnips & sold them for 1s per Bushel
Wm Davis came with there oxen & Plowed in the Orchard
14
Jock & Wm Davis Plowed in the Orchard Thompson worked at the sashes for
Jocks house
15
finished the plowing in the orchard at the House put 14 ½ Bushel Gold vine Peas
in our Chamber &
16
Jock went to McKennings Mill with 4 Bushel of Corn & 9 ½ Bushel of wheat 4 of
all & 5 ½ spring {illegible} A little rain he got 1 Cider Barrel & 2 Butter tubs from
John Elingham settled with Thompson for fixing Jocks House & he charged 25s
17
heavy rain last night & all day with aboutt an inch of Snow no meetting to day
18
Jock went to old Mr Coughens funeral he was bury’d at the stone Curch the
Revd Mr Smart preached I fixed irons for evvetroughs for Jock house
19
clapbourded Jocks house
20
went to Lyman Jutsons with 21 bushel of apple & Robert Armstrong had 7
bushel I stopt at Mr Philips all night Robert came home
21
I got the Apples ground and came home had 3 ½ Gallons for every bushel paid
1d per Gallon
22
Jock took ¾ cord wood to school & helped to move Benjimine Bail
23
made A fence round the orchard at the old Barn hard frost last night
74
juner
1850
Novem
ber 24
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Moffat Preach from Psalms XLIII vrs3 A
fine day
25
went to Adam Robinsons with five Ewes to the Ram & slept there all night &
went to Brockville & saw the Superintendent & got A copy of A letter from
Toronto concerning our School A very stormy day Snow & wind Jock killed A
heffer
26
rained most of the day. Archabd Davison came here to pave the Stable
27
Stormed all day hail & rain
28
Jock drew 2 load of wood A. Davison went home without doing any thing
owing to the storm
29
Samuel Innis came here & shoed the Horses
30
the Roads very bad did not go to Meeting Father & Jock went Mr Smart
Preached
Decem
ber 1
Killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong & John Hog-gan helped the Boys put stones in
stable for paving it.
2
heavy wind & sleat last night stormy all Day
3
stormy with rain & sleet
4
Drew 2 small load of wood
5
Jock worked at his House A fine day
6
A very Stormy day Snowed about six inches
7
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennins preach from Isiaih chXXXII - vr2
A very stormy day with wind & snow
10
Jock helped John Armstrong to kill his hogs
11
drew 4 load of wood no frost in the ground the Snow about 15 inches deep
75
12
killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong John Hogan helped Snow & wind Jock went to
A Bee of James Heugs in the afternoon very Cold hard frost
13
Jock & Elen went to Brockville & took two hogs 1 weighed 481 the other 267
got 22s -6d per cwt Paid J & S Ross
1850
November
{December
}14
drew some wood fine Day
15
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Ex
16
went to McIntoshs to the council on our affairs
16 17
killed A springs pig A very stormy Day
17 18
Jock Margret & Elen went to Brockville had 22 turkes sold 3 for 2s - 6d - 19
for 2s - 3d six Bushel turnips 1s Bought A cook stove price 6£ - 10s from Mr
Lafayette
19
A very stormy Day drew A little wood & put up Jocks cooking Stove
20
cleaned 23 Bushel of fall wheat
21
Jock went to Brockville with 23 Bushel of fall wheat sold it to Lafayette for
4s - 3d per Bushel in part of the Stove paid him the rest in money
22
went to Caintown to A quarterly meeting
23
Stormed all night & all day at A terable rate
24
thee Roads all blocked up with snow it haveing Blew & drifted at A terable
rate the rate the snow fell about 2 feet Robert Robson brock the roads
from John Armstrong then Jock & John Hoggan went to the corner
25
stormed A little no road to caintown yet
26
Robert Robson went to Caintown to day
27
worked at A sleigh visited the school fine day
76
28
drew A little wood brock the road on horseback
29
heavy drift & snow so that the roads is nearly as bad as they wear went to
caaintown to hear Mr Smart but there was now meeting
30
Killed the Bull he was good beef
31
Wat went to Brockville with Margret & his Mother got 1s - 9d a peice for 10
turkes 2s - 3d a peice for 4
1851
Janr 1
Put the colts in the Harness went along the road & took the number of Children
from 5 to 16 then went to Adam Armstrong in the evening
2
drew A little wood snow & drift
3
drew 2 load of wood A little snow
4
borrowed 7 Bushel of S wheat from Wm Hogan & went McKinnings Mill with it
did not get it
5
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from Deuty chV vr3
6
Jock went for his grist & took John Ellingham & Mary with him they were here
since saterday I went to town meeting Turner Lillie was Elected councilman &
Elijah Adams inspector of licence no oposion
7
Jock went to Brockville
8
attened the School Meeting was rechosen Trustees the Boys went to John
youngs with leather for there Boots
9
drew some wood in the forenoon heavy rain
10
still raining considerable of A thaw
11
went to Samuel Innis to get A hammer fixed got nothing done the roads very
bad
12
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Matthew chXXI vr37
fine Day
77
13
Jock drew some of the hemlock Bark to the road
14
went to Brockville with Jock & Margaret & attended an agricultureal meeting
Jock gave S. Skinner 15 Bushel of Turnips & McMullen Bushel. got A peice of
Cotton from John McDonald price 18s..6 paid 9s
15
went to John Younges with Ellen & Margret got 2 pair of Boots fine Day
16
finished making A slaigh for our selves
17
very heavy wind last night & all day
18
Jock & the Boys drew some wood
19
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Rice preach A Missionary sermon from
Rev chXXII
1851
Janr
20
went to council to see about our School money got A promis of it
21
Jock went to Collmans with A load of Bark had 1 ½ cord 15s got A side of sole
leather weight 15 lb at 14d per lb 17s - 6d he likewise got ¼ lb Black thread 1s - 3d
from John McDonald
22
worked at the sleigh in the Blacksmith shop A little snow & rain
23
worked at the sleigh fine Day Moores trashing machin came hear
24
threshed all Day
25
Do - - half the Day put 1 through after dinner I went to the stone Church &
heard the Revd Mr Smart preach
26
went to the Stone Church & heard the Revd Mr Gordin preach in the forenoon
& in the af-ternoon at Caintown
27
went to Brockville with John Armstrong
28
went to Bastard with Wm younge & his Wife
78
29
came home to Day got A pig from young he charged me 2 pounds for it
30
worked at the Slaigh very cold Day
31
Do - - Do Jock cleaned some of the wheat
Feb 1
2
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from
3
cleaned the Wheat had 149 Bushel Jock went to Farmersville with 12 Bushel of
wheat to Bates Mill & brought home 10 Bushel of Wheat & 2 of Corn that I took
to McKinnons the Tuseday before
4
drew wood & some logs 8 ft long Colman
5
drew 3 ½ logs to Colman & received 7s for them
6
Do 8 logs & 4 inchs
7
Samuel Innis came heare & shod the Horses
8
went to Farmersville & brought home the grist & the Black cloth 16 ¾ yrd likewise
A peice of Black cloth for A Robinson 16 ½ yard
1851
Feb 8
9
went to Caintown but there was no meeting
10
drew some wood & logs hard to break the roads
11
drew 4 logs & 12 inch to Colmans
12
Do 4 logs & 6 Do Do
13
Drew some logs out of the woods
14
drew 6 logs & 16 inch in all 24 logs 2s per log 2£ - 8s Jock settled with Colman &
they Paid him 16s - 9d in cash & he settled with J McDonald Paid him 10s 9d A
very wet Day
79
15
still thawing John Buiel the Assessor came here & assessed the home stead
250£ Cows 3£ a head the steers £7..10 the Colt 11£ - 5 the Thompson place 15£
the Horses 30£ Christies place 45£
16
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McCallum preach from Ephesians chII ..
vr
19-20-21 22 hard frost
17
split some bottoms stuff for bukets Jock went to Colmans with 1 - 8 cord of
Bark & received 1s - 3d
18
19
drew wood from below the hill
20
drew wood from the same place the roads soft
21
drew wood from the Thompson place Ezra Huntly helped the roads very bad A
little ran
22
heavy ran last night & this forenoon went to Colmans Corners to Quarterly
Meeting with Father & Mother the Roads very bad . received seventeen shillings
and six pence from J- Purvis for the School
23
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Exodus chXX vrs8-910-11
24
hreshed some oats heavy rain
25
drew up some Ceader Trees & sawed the buts for bukets
26
drew 9 loads of wood Ezra Huntly helped
27
heavy rain thrashed oats
28
thrashed oats Snowed about 3 inches
1851
March
1
drew 5 loads of wood & 1 to the school I threshed oats
80
2
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Matthew chXVI vr
26
3
drew 10 load of wood James Nowland helped
4
drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped A little snow to Day
5
drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped half the Day Snowed about 6
inches last night & A little to day
6
drew 7 load of wood James Nowland helped
7
Do 10 Do Do - Do - Do Do James Robison & his sister Jane came on the A visit
from Ramsay
8
drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped I went Colmans Corners to an
Agreculture meeting & received £2..12..6 as premiums
9
went to Caintown & heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr
Smart in the afternoon from Genesis chI vr14 fine Day
10
went to Brockville with the Robinsons Elen Jock & wattie I received £1..5..0 from
the District Socitie
11
dug up some cherries & plumb trees & A Grape vine others srubs for James
Robinson to take to Ramsay
12
James Robinson & Sister started for home this morning & Jock went to
Colmans Corners with A load of Ashes gave them to J. McDonald had 29 Bushel
7 ½ per Bushel settled with him was endue 9d which he paid
13
went on A visit to McKilhenys Jock Margret & Ellen
14
Jock went to Brockville with A load of hay got 17s - 6d for it Bought A bar of iron
15
went with Father to C. Younge Paid Elizebeth Younge £15 - 10s fourteen pound
was endorsed on one note & one pound ten shillings was endorsed the other
note dated the 8 of Febuary
16
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from 2 Cor chVI vr2
81
March
1851 17
Jock went to Belamys Mill with 16 Bushel of wheat 8 of it was tailings & Bushel
of Corn did not get the grist
18
Jock went to Brockville had 4 Bushel of tirnips got 3s - 6d for them had 8 Bushel
of wheat got 3s - 8 ½ d per Bushel he Bought 12 cultivator teeth 1s ½ d each a
little snow last night
19
Jock went to Belamys for his grist I finished tharshing the peas & oats good
20
mended the childrens shoes fine wheather
21
Jock helped to skin Eliz Austin old Cow she died last night
22
Jock taped 62 trees the sap run well fine Day
23
heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach at our school house
24
taped more of the Bush hard frost at night
25
went to Elinghams place to draw saw logs cut two trees & got one log out of
each they were punkey
26
Jock threshed in the old Barn at the pol oats
27
Do - Do - - the Snow nearly all gone in the feild
28
went to John Armstrongs to atend thrash machin A showr of rain last night
29
Jock thrashed in the old Barn & tap some more trees in all 273 - 41 of which
was New Buckets the fall wheat looks well
30
the Revd Mr Jennings Preached in Caintown I did not go the was so bad
31
drew hay from the Cap to the New Barn to feed the Cows
April 1
drew stones of the second feild below front of the House to the Dich
2
heavy rain most of the Day
3
drew stons to the Dich in frount of the house
4
snow about 2 inches last we thrashed oats in the old Barn
82
5
Snow all gone thrashed oats
6
the Revd Mr Smart preached in caintown
7
drew stones to the dich Jock helped Wm Davis at A coal pit
8
I went to Brockville with Adam Armstrong heavy rain we stopt at Robinsons all
night
1851
April 8
Jock began to Plow in the 2 field frount of the House the ground dry
9
hard frost last night cold wind Jock Plowed
10
thrashed oats Jock Plowed
11
finished the thrashing Jock plowed
12
cleaned the poll oats had 60 Bushel
13
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jenings preach from Revalations
14
drew stons to the dich Jock plowing
15
Do – Do Do
16
A little rain to Day
17
drew stons to the dich Thomas son & oxen helped Jock plowed
18
finished drawing the stones Jock plowing
19
went to Brockville & sold 10 ½ Bushel of S Wheat at 3s - 8 ½ d & bought 1 Bushel
the sch scotch golden straw paid 8s per Bushel
20
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach Matt hXXV - vr34
21
drew dung & picted stones in the little orchard Draged the 8 & 9 ridges from
east line of the fall wheat
22
D D Do very dry weather
83
23
plowed in the little orchard
24
Sowed the golden straw on the 8 ridges & ½ next to Lizes
25
Sowed 2 ¼ Bushel of the Club wheat on the rest of the orchard Jonny draged it
with the Bet Mare Began to Plow next the Sugar Bush
26
Sowed ¾ of A Bushel timothy on the orchard at the old Barn
27
the Revd Mr Jenning preached in Caintown A little rain
28
went to Brockville & got 3 Barrels of Plaster 5 s- 6d per Barrels A Spaid 5s &
sundry other article in all amounting $5 on an order from John Aling-ham on
Morton & McKee & Co corrected an old acompt with Morton & McK received a
due Bill 10s 1d
1851
April
29
plowed next the wood the Boys of fishing
30
finished plowing next the woods heavy rain the midle of the day
May 1
Sowed 3 Bushel of the Garner Peas that took preaimium on the 3 ½ ridgs next
the woods made A large Cultivator Jock went to Mary Kincaids plowing Bee in
the afternoon heavy wind with rain & snow 4 oclock
2
Sowed 3 Bushel more of the Garner peas on next 3 ridge & 3 Bushel of the Gold
vine pea {Between the lines it reads: in all 12 ½ Bushel peas}
3
Sowed 3 ½ Bushel more of the Gold vine pea cross draged & rolled the peas
Sowed 1 Bushel of Black sea in the field frount of the House next the Board
fence
4
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach
5
Sowed 1 Bushel more Black sea { Jock plowing
6
Do 1 Do wattie draged with the Steers
7
Do ½ Do Jock plowed the head ridges rolled & {Between the lines it reads: 3 ½
Bushel in the field} furrowed out the field it was plowed last fall
84
8
Sowed 2 Bushel of the large oats in the field back of the House west side Dry
weather
9
Sowed 8 Bushel of poll oats A fine showr
10
Do 3 Bushel more of poll oats & 4 ½ of Peas & oats all in the field back of the
House went to caintown & heard Revd Mr Mc Huntington preach from Colos chI
vr
27-28 this afternoon fine Day the first warm Day
11
Quartly Meeting at Mallorytown fine rain last night
12
Sowed 6 Bushel Black sea in the 2 field south side of the road draged with the
tou-span {Between the lines it reads: the Woods look Green}
13
cross draged the wheat Jock plowed the Garden
14
Sowed A little flax seed where the wheat was sowed Jock plowed below the
little orchard Watie drew dung to the Corn field I loaded
15
plowed in the same field finished drawing the dung to the Corn field the ground
very hard & dry planted potatos in the Garden
1851
May 16
Sowed 4 ½ Bushel wheat in the field below the little orchard Jonney draged it
with Bet & the Colt Jock began to plow the Corn field planted corn in the
garden
17
draged the turnip Ground fine rain this forenoon finished plowing the corn
ground Went to Colmans Corners got A side of Sole leather from J & M
McDonald 10 ¼ lb 1s - 3d per lb 12s - 10d
18
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Genesis chIV vr1 to 8
19
Jock plowed the carrot & Beet ground sowed Timothy seed below the little
orchard began to plant the corn it rained so that we had to stop planted 24
rows of Petter Jonstons corn next the Bull paster {Between the lines it reads: 6
Bushel wheat in all in that field}
20
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of wheat below the little orchard & 2 Bushel of Barley heavy
rain last night planted more of the corn this afternoon
85
21
finished planting the corn this forenoon the ground very hard Jock plowing in
the 2 field
22
wattie rolled the little orchard & the field belowe it with the steers Jock plowed
in the 2 field
23
considerable rain wattie went to McIntosh mill with 3 Bushel corn & 5 of wheat
24
Sowed 4 Bushel of wheat in the 2 field & finished plowing it
25
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXIV - vr25
his farewell sermon
26
snowed 2 ½ Bushel of wheat in the 2 field {Between the lines it reads: 12 ½
Bushel in that field} drew dung to the orchard at the house with the steer a
little shower last Night fine growing time
27
began to Plow in the orchard at the House rained most of the Day
28
plowed in the the Orchard cold day
29
finished plowing the orchard & draged it
1851
May
30
Began to plant the potatos in the orchard at the house planted 19 ½ Bushel A
little warmer
31
planted 3 Bushel more on the 4 row of apple trees from the bottom & the row
below it there is planted with large white potatos cut in tow A half in each hill
planted 2 quarts of beans Jock & Margret went to Brockville & bought 1 Barrel
of salt 7s - 6d tow plow points 5s
June 1
did not got to Meeting it was showry
2
Jock ridged the Beet & carrot ground behind the House in the forenoon went
to Samuel Youngs rasing of A Barn I cleaned flax with Jennet Gordon we
cleaned 15 lb
3
Sowed 7 rows of carrots first 6 of them is Altringham 1 long orng 10 rows of
Beets fired A little of the follow
86
4
set fire to the follow & washed the Sheap A showr at noon
5
loged with the seers & set fire did not go well Sowed 5 rows turnips behind the
House
6
worked in the follow warm Day
7
worked at the follow
8
the Revd Mr Hulbert preached in Caintown heavy rain this afternoon
9
worked in the follow drawing old logheap together
10
worked on the Roads to day
11
heavy rain to Day Elen was put to bed of A son
12
worked on the roads watie drew dung for the turnips ground sowed 4 ½ Bushel
of oats on the New land
13
Jock plowed the turnip ground Jenney Gordon & I cleaned flax cleaned 12 lb
very showery
14
worked in the fallow sowed 2 Bushel of oats in all 6 ½ Bushel on the New land
{Between the lines it reads: in all 22 Bushel of oats}
15
the Revd Mr Smart preache in Caintown in the afternoon
1851
June
16
Jock draged the turnip ground & furrowd it the Boys raked & Sowed them with
the Drill
17
plowed the Buckwheat ground & Sowed ¾ of A Bushel went through the corn
with cultivator
18
began to hoe the corn Jock began to plow the summer fallow warm Dry
wheather
19
hoed the corn A little rain this evingin
20
Steamed Cradle stuff sowed Bushel Buck
87
21
cleaned flax with Jenney Gordon cleaned 15 ½ lb Jock went to Benjm Beails
raisin
22
went to Caintown there was no meetting
23
peeled hemlock Bark Alan Erels helped
24
Do Do John Flood helped Jock went to A plowing Bee of Thomas Davis sener
{senior}
25
Jock plowed in the summer follow
26
finished the summer follow I Paid J. Kincaid 15s - 19d 150 lbs flour got 4s calf-skin
27
went to P. Wings Mill with 20 ½ Bushel wheat & 4 ½ corn Jock & John Flood
peeled Bark
28
Jock went to Brockville
29
no meetting to Day
30
hoed the Potatos fine day
July 1
finished the Potatos I plaind stuff for the hous
2
steemed Cradle stuff
3
fixed at A cook house for Jock
4
Do Do - Jonny draged the summer follow
5
went to P Wings Mill with 4 Bushel corn & 12 ½ Black see 6 of fall wheat did not
get it went to John Youngs got 2 pair of fine Boo{ts} & 2 pair of shoes
6
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach at caintow
7
cut A door & window in the Back of our hous
8
samuel Innis came hear & made 5 new shoes & fixed 3 old ones & Jock put
them on
9
hoed the corn I went for the grist to the Mill
88
1851
July 10
heavy rain last night & this morning Jock went to A raisin of Leaders the boys
hoed potatas
11
finished hoeing the potatos & thined A part of the turnips John Ackland helped
12
finished the turnips the Beets & the carrots
13
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach
14
Began to Mow below the Garden
15
mowd round the corn field the Grass Geen Jock plowd in the summer follow
{Between the lines it reads: wattie went to A raisin of Weekes}
16
very heavy fog this morning heavy rain to Day Jock plowd wattie went A loging
bee of Wm Dixcie I fixed A hay rack for the waggon
17
raked hay below the Garden
18
raked & cocked the hay round the corn field
19
mowed in the field frount of Elizebeths
20
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Phylps preach very heavy thunder &
lightting & rain last night
21
raked & cockd the hay in frount of Eliz Drew in 1 load of hay to the New Barn
John Ackland mowed in the Harper field
22
Drew in 10 load hay
23
finished mowing the field frount of Elizs John Ackland helped Drew in 2 load
from the Harper field {Above it reads: N B} & 1 from frount of Elize {Above it
reads: old B}
24
mowed in the Harper field J. Ackland helped ½ day rain afternoon
25
mowed in the Harper field J. Ackland helped ½ day rain in the afternoon
26
raked & drew in 4 load of hay from the field in frount of Eliz very bad hay
weather
89
27
went to caintown but there was not Meetting
28
raked & drew in 7 load of hay from the Harper field John Ackland helped
1851
July
29
mowed in the con - field John Ackland Wm Lav{surname cut off} Richard
Perceivil helped I fixed A cradle for Davis & made A New one for Percevil
30
raked some of the con field fine Day
31
John Hogan began to cut the fall Wheat & cut 1020 sheafs Jock & wattie raked
& bound John Ackland & George Grame mowed on the Thompson place in the
forenoon raked hay the afternoon I stooked the fall Wheat
August
1
John Ackland & the School Master mowed on the Thomson place. Hogan
finished the fall Wheat had 510 in all 1530 Drew in 3 loads of hay
2
Drew in 8 loads of hay & raked part of the Thompson place the School Master
helped
3
went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr Huntingdon preach
4
began to mow in the New land at the marsh John Acland & the Master helped
rain the afternoon
5
the boys went Brockville to see A Circ{us} I made A Block for A mully cradle
snath of Bordins pattrin
6
raked the hay on the Thompson place & in the marsh
7
Drew in 1 load of Wheat came on rain drew dung the rest of the day
8
drew dung to the summer follo
9
drew in 4 load of the fall wheat in the forenoon heavy wind & rain about 10
oclock pulled the flax this afternoon & drew in 4 load of wheat heavy & hot sun
so that the grain was dry
10
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach
90
11
drew 4 load of hay 2 from the Thompson place & 2 from the consession field in
the forenoon stacked the hay on the New land at the marsh
1851
August
12
Jock & wattie cradled the large oats in the foren-oon John Hogan cradled part
of the club wheat in the little orchard with A Mully cradle that I made for him
13
Hogan finished the wheat this forenoon Jock & wattie bound the large oats in
the afternoon good crop
14
went to Brockville with Robert Armstrong & John McIntosh for A Thrashing
machin
15
Jock & wattie hooked the Goldvine peas
16
tryed the Machin & it was no Good took it back to Brockville to Mr Webster he
warrented it to do good work Jock cut the Gold straw wheat good
17
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Phylp preach
18
cut the peas & oats in the forenoon Atended the thrashing for John Armstrong
in the aftern
19
Fred Moores thrashing Machin thrashed our fall wheat had 87 ½ & 4 that was
thrashed with our own
20
drew 6 load of Goldvine peas & cut part of the Black see in the feild frount of
the house & bound part of the peas & oats Henry Grame helping I had made
him A cradle drew in the flax
21
drew 1 load of Gold vine peas & 2 load of Club wheat cut more of the wheat
frount of the house
22
heavy rain this forenoon went to Brockville in the afternoon & attended an
Agreculture meeting at Willsons Inn heard A numer of Os{Cut off}
23
hooked the Garner peas Georg Grame & Isaac Nowland helped cut part of the
Barley
24
went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanson in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in
the after
91
25
went to John younges & took wattie John Hogan & Allen Erles to help him with
his wheat he being unable to work Jock & Isaac Nowland finished cuting the
Barley cut the poll oats
1851
August
26
drew 2 load of peas & oats & 7 load Garner peas
27
drew 1 load of Garner peas & 2 load of the club wheat & 100 stook of Black see
from the feild frount of the House Jock & John Ackland bound the poll oats
wattie cut of the wheat in the 2 feild
28
worked at the wheat Isaac Nowland helped I sold him cradle for 13 days work
29
drew 3 load of wheat 19 stook at a load from the 2 feild cut part of the wheat
frount of the old Barn John Ackland helped
30
drew 100 stook of poll oats the oats from Below the house & 59 stook of wheat
from the 2 field
31
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach
Sept 1
drew 123 stook from the field frount of the old Barn
2
A heavy shower last night Jock began to plow the summer follow
3
drew dung to follow Jock plowing
4
Do Do – Do Do Do
5
went to A dung Bee of John Armstrongs
6
Began to Sow the fall wheat sowed 3 Bushel of old wheat on the first 8 ridges
next the East line north side of the road & the next 2 ridges with New wheat
steap in blue stone & salt
7
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon
8
Matthew Towe began to Blast A Well in Jocks door yard I helped him Jock went
to Farmersvill as A witness betwen Hogan & Bail
92
9
Sowed 3 ½ bushel of wheat {illegible} the 2 ridges finished cuting the wheat in
the 2 feild frount of the house light crop
10
Jock plowed I worked in the well
11
Do – Do Jonney draged 2 ½ bushel wheat A little rain this afternoon
1851
Sept
12
made A small stack of black see John Armstrong helped Jock plowed
13
sowed 1 bushel of wheat wattie went A loging bee of Adam Armstrongs very
dry weather
14
went Mallorytown to A quartly Meetting and heard the Revd Mr Phylph preach
15
sowed 1 bushel wheat in all 10 ½ of the hucheson
16
sowed 3 bushel of the the Elgin wheat that finished the field Robert Armstrong
helped
17
went to Brockville with Margret I bought 1 bar of swedes iron 11s - 3d copper rod
3s - 4d rasp 2s - 4d horse nails 1s - 1d hammer 1s - 10 ½ d paper 4d Book 11 ½ d steel
3s
18
working in the Barn & sharping drills
19
cleaned flax seed & fixed the flax for the show wattie cut part of the oats on
the newland
20
finished the oats Samuel Innis came hear & we shode the horses Matthew
Towe still at the Well very dry time
21
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon
22
Freadrick Moore came to thrash the Peas could not thrash them the straw
wound round the uper fanners he thrashed 22 Bushel of oats & 2 Bushel of
Buck wheat heavy rain last night Matthew worked ½ day tharsh & ½ day W{Cut
off; A large spiral was drawn on the left half of the page over the entries of the
22nd and 23rd}
93
23
heavy rain till about 3 oclock in the afternoon went to Brockville with Barley
oats flax & flaxseed apples Grapes lining & Bags sweeds for the Fair stopt at
Robisons all night
24
went into Brockville with Robisons to the faire {Between the lines it reads:
Matthew worked at the well}
25
Jock Margret & the Boys came to the Fair {Between the lines it reads: Mathew
went to the fair}
26
Jock brought Ellen down to day I stopt at the Fair all the time Flora Hall was
beautifull there was A Grand display of Horses Bulls & swine sheep & cows was
not so good
1851
sept
27
Plowed sowed & draged A part of the Garden with about half a Bushel of wheat
that Father picked when we was cuting the fall wheat
28
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown
29
pulled 2 load of corn & husked it
30
helped Rob at the thrashing machin Jock took care of the corn
octob
er 1
bound & drew in the oats in the New land
2
picked 1 load of corn in the forenoon samuel Innis thrashed the Peas in the
afternoon
3
picked ½ load of corn husked a rainy day
4
Matthew worked at the well 2 days this week we picked better then 20 Bushel
of snow apples & peel them in Barn
5
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Gordon preach in the afternoon
6
picked 2 load of Corn very dry weather
7
finished picking the corn went to John Purvis & got A list of the rateable
property of the school section
94
8
went to John McNish near Stones for 15 bushel 6d per bushel
9
put the Corn in the crib had it full of Good Corn
10
began to dig the Potatos Ground very dry & hard
11
picked apples stacked the lime & put up the hogs Matthew worked all this
week at the Well
12
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philph preach in the forenoon
13
began to dig the potatos very poor crop
14
went to Brockville & atendid an Agrecultural meeting in the Court House
15
picked & packed 3 Barrels of snow Apples
16
went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snowapple sold them for ten shillings per
Barrel {Between the lines it reads: old Mr Mallock & the Rev Mr White came
here}
17
finished diging the potatos R. Armstrong help
18
pulled the Beets poor crop on acount of the dry weat{her} Matthew worked all
the Week in the Well got A little Water
1850
Nov
£
s
d
12
Paid Martin Redmon seven pounds ten shillings
7
10
–
13
1 Box of Glass 12s pully 1s iron 3s school Book & slat 5s
1
1
0
1/2 lb tea
1
½
1 quart linseed {flaxseed} oil 1s 3d putty 6d Black lead
6d
2
3
2
6
26
steel 1s 10 ½ d
30
tea 2s soap 6d
95
Dec 9
Dye stuffs
5
11
1851
Feb Feb
22
got from John McDonald 1 lb tea 2s - 9d ½ lb saltpeter
5d
3
2
{18}50
Articles bought & outher expencis
£
s
d
10
1 spoke shave 2s - 3d - 3 nibs 2s 6d file 7 ½ d shoe
threads 4 ½
=
5
8½
1 lb nails 7d bit 6d postage 9d sand paper 3d
=
2
1
{Cut
off}0
1 side soleleather 17 lb 1s 3d per lb
7
1
3
6
wire 3s - 3d nailrod 6d testament 10d pencils 2 ½
-
4
8½
Gimblet 6d - {cakes?} & beer 6d
-
1
-
4 Bowls 1s - 2 Pichers 10d 1 Bowls 2 ½ d - 1 Pitchers 9d
2
9½
pepper 4 ½ d - saleratus 6d alum 4d creamatarter
{cream of tartar} 6d
1
8½
mader {madder} 1s Indigo 3s - 3d Spoons 9d
Cottonyarn 5s - 6d
10
6
{pasbord?} 2 ½ d Blacking 3d Coffee 10d tea 3s - 4d
4
7½
Soap 8d fine Comb 6d Ribbon 4d Gingham 1s 8d
3
2
1851
Stamp 6d Maches 1d
7
1 pair Boots 15s for Dudley 1 side uper leather 15s - 6d
1
linseed oil 1s - 3d Beewax 9d paper 6d Gunnsheles {3}d
8
6
2
9
Watch 5s - 6d plow shear 2s 6d
-
8
-
1 Barrel Salt 6s 3d iron 5s bottom tin Boiler 3s - 69d
-
15
-
7
3½
plow point 2s - 6d wire 7d steel 2s - 10d tea 1s - 4 ½ d
96
2 lb nails 6d paper 7d B wool 3d Postage 1s - 5d
2
9
5
4
Ginger 1s antimoniel wine {wine that has been left in a
cup made of antimony, a metal} 7 ½
tin and saw file 5 - 12 lb nails 3s
postage 1s 1 ½ d - 2 lb nails 6d Brandy 3s - 1 ½ d
envelopes 7d
{Cut
off}ber
1
1 bundle cotton yarn 6s 1 lb indigo 6s 6d Crock 4s
--
16
6
6 yrd cotton 2s 9d 1 lb tea 2s 6d soap 8d alum 2d pins 4d
-
6
5
comb 3d thread 5d gingham 10 ½ d napkin 6d
2
½
3 yrd edging 4 ½ d needles 6{d} ch{illegible due to
smudge}pher 6d
1
4½
iron hoops & rivets 2s - 6d shoe thread 4 ½ d
2
10 ½
shaving soap 1s - 3d - 2 pieks 8d tea 3s coffee 1s ginger
7½d
6
6½
1 Barrel salt 5s plowpoint 2s - 3d linseed oil 1s - 3d
8
6
ingo 3s 1 ½ d cotton 2s 6d looking glass 2s 6d peper 10d
8
11 ½
38
--
sundries 5s 9 ½ d
5
9½
20 lb nails 3d per lb 5s ½ lb tea 1s - 7 ½ d Do ¼ lb 7 ½
7
3
Paid B McDonald for spining 1£ 8s corn Basket 3s
20 lb nails 3 per lb 5s Rates £2 9s - 1d
1
2
14
1 lb nails 10d buts & screws for Jocks door 1s
sundries at Caintown 2s 9d
{The page is structured with two tables, five columns each, side by side. For clarity of
reading, the tables will be presented one at a time. This is the left-side table.}
1850
Janary
Articles Bought & other expences
12
1 lb tea 2s - 9d thead 7 ½ McDons
T
97
s
d
3
4½
16
1Ax 6s - 6d. 1 lb nails 6d Do -0
T
7
0
1 lb tea 2s - 9d. 1 ½ lb Coffe 11d per lb 1s - 4 ½ d
T
4
1½
1 Ax handle 7 ½ d Brockville
G
0
7½
Paid 3s for Binding Cultivators Currie
3
=
Comb 1s - 1d sugar 1 lb - 6d sundrys 2s . 2d
3
9
Feb 4
1 lb tea 2s - 6d - 1 cap 1s - 3d M McKee Elingham
3
9
6
an order given to Erls & Hogan on McDonald
15
--
13
received from M. McKee Elingham
sundrys – –
8
6
Paid WB McClean on Ackland afair
12
6
5
--
10
--
23
Mar 9
Paid G Sherwood for Advice in Acklands affair
--
Paid Richard Colman & Co on acpt
Ellen received at J & S Rofs sundrys
21
3--
8
Tea & sundrys
--
7
--
Plough
2
15
--
2 points Dung fork & seeds
--
16
2
1 Barrel fine salt
-
6
3
steel 1s - 1 ½ d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6d
2
5½
April 10
tea – – –
2
0
May 16
tea –
2
6
23
turnip seed 1 lb - ½ 3s per lb Book 2s
6
6
P. point 2s - 6d awls thread 8d
3
2
25
30
98
June 3
June 12
S. pencils 2 ½ d tea 1 lb - 3s soap 8
3
10 ½
sundrys – –
5
6
1 ¼ yrd satin 4s - 9 per yard
5
11 ½
1 lb Tea 3s per lb nails 10 ½ d
3
10 ½
sundrys - -
7
1
2 Bundles Cotton yarn
10
…
8 pair Buts 1s - 8d nails 1s - 10d tea 1s 3d
4
9
Paid sent by Post 15s for insureance
15
postage 4 ½ d starch 5d
13 14
–
–
9½
4
9
£
s
d
--
5
--
ing indigo –
{This is the right-side table of the same page.}
1850
Cash received
Jan
23
–
Feb 5
2 Cows sold
6
10
--
12
J J McIntosh
4
7
6
mar 9
G 4 Doz
2
6
4 ½ B. Turnips
4
6
25
7 B. turnips
7
30
8 ½ Do - Do
April 10
4 Doz Egs
--
99
8
6
2
0
May 16
23
5 Do Do
2
6
5 Do Do
2
3½
received C.C.A.S
4
2
6
veal -
-
7
3
June 12
oats & veal
-
9
8
26
3 Bushel Corn
-
7
6
makeing 2 cradles
–
15
–
17
1
July 20
wheat sold
August
10
wheat Do
-
15
8
16
Do - Do -
1
2
4
29
cash – – –
New 2 Bushel
–
–
–
8
–
–
Sept 3
8 Bushel w
1-
12
0
18
8 lambs sold
2
3-
–
oct 2
parl of oxen
7
10
–
19
5 Bushel turnip
5
–
23
18 Bushel F wheat
3
7
6
Nov 12
17 Bushel turnips
-
17
--
30
Bushel corn lize
2
6
Dec 13
2 hogs
13
4
sasagus
100
18
turkes 22
2
turnips
{illegibl
e} sold
{Cut
off}ber
per lb
£
s
d
9 - ¼ at 6 ½ d
-
4-
7½
15 - ½ at 6 - Do -
-
7-
9-
4--
9
19 lb - grease Wool -
-
56 - at 6 - D -
1-
8-
0
45 ½ at 6 - - Do
1-
2-
9
7 - - at 6 ½
--
3--
6
49 ¾ at 6 Do
1-
4--
10 ½
60 at 6 Do
1-
10 -
-
8
9 ¼ at 6 ½
5
--
5-
11 ½
£
s
d
Bought 1 Keg of Powder
17 --
6
file
1-
9
2 --
0
1851
Sept 6
-
16 at 6 Do
11 at 6 ½
August
14
3
-
9 ½ at 6 - Do
{Cut
off} 16
10
22 lb cast steel
1 --
101
saltpeter & paper
7
17
copper rod 3s - 4d hamer 1s - 10 ½ d
19
5--
2½
faceing hammer & makeing one
4--
9
23
1 Keg of Powder –
17–
6
Octobe
r 14
1 Keg of Powder - - -
17
6
cast steel – –
5-
7½
22
--
saltpeter & paper –
…
..
10
Paid Matthew for 30 Days
7..
10…
0
11..
13..
3
{Total}
Cure for Ring Bone {a condition affecting horses’ legs and feet in which a new bone grows
over the surface of an old bone}
one pint of spirits turpinetin the turpinetin to be put on three days thre times A day
one pint oils spike one ounce spanish flies put into A bottle & well mixted togather put on 3
times A day for 3 days then but it twist A for 3 days with salt Butter then scowr the foot
with A strong hard soap suds
repeat the operation for 3 sucsassave times
shave of the hair before commenceing
{Apple Map occurs after the recipe for Ring Bone Cure}
{There are three lines at the bottom of the page that are too faded to be read}
1847 9th
Dec
took 1 Cow hide & 4 sheep skins without Wool to J- William
1848 June
Do 3 Calf skins J. Farguson — 1849 ma{Cut off}
102
1850 June
19
took 1 kip & 4 Calf skins to J- Kinc{aid}
{There are some rough pencil calculations which are difficult to decipher}
James Marchel borrowed 193 feet of lath
think Mag’s heffer took the Bull 16th M M{Cut off; likely a surname}
{This line
is written
upside
down and
in a lighter
script}
Nov 9th Paid {illegible} 17 - 1 - 5 {illegible} of the {illegible}
{The right column of this page is cut off. It appears to be noting the location in which the
trees in the left two columns were planted.}
Number Trees
No. &
Name of Trees from R{name cut off}
1–
Large Yellow Bough
2
fall Pippin
3
Lymans large summer
4
Pound sweeting
5
Summer Rose
6
Twenty ounce
Butter
May 31 –
June – –
Hay Prices
are planted
In Johns
commenced
N2 Fall {Pippin}
N3 Lyman {Large Summer}
N1 Large ye{llow Bough}
N6 {illegible}
N6 Twenty ou{nce}
103
7
White Seeknofurther
8
Porter
9
Northern Spry
10
Red Cheek Pippin
11
Red Astracan
12
Erely Joe
13
Williams’ Early
N11 red Aro {Astracan?}
N12 Early {Joe}
N8 Porter
Commences
N7 White seekn{ofurther}
N9 Northern {Spry}
Commenced
next the hou
N5 Summer {Rose}
N10 Red Check {Pippin}
of the orchard
} these came from The river by
Jacob Vandouzer
fourth row in the nurserry
All between N1 Red through {illegible}
All between N2 pound apples
All between N3 Large red pippin
{A right curly bracket points to a
sentence that is cut off. It reads:
the
the
with
from
Strawberry from R. Wing
the Early Scarlet next the Beehouse
Black Prince next 1849
Elinghams next
104
No {milo?} 140 {Cleart?} 60 36 on {illegible} Wild {illegible}
Johno 32 ½ / 10 Clearer
1850⋮
3 row of the Black Prince
2 Do of the Early Scarlet
No 1 Black gillyflower X
N2 Teachers {illegible} Blush
N3 Rexbury {illegible}
N4 Red {illegible}
{The month and year of this page are illegible, but it is likely these entries are continuing
from October 1851.}
19
{We}nt to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon fine
day
20
pulled the carrots had 25 Bushel good crop
21
shelled 5 Bushel of corn A little rain
22
cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat Matthew finished the Well & Jock settled with him
his charge was 5 shillings per Day & he worked 30 Days
23
went to Younge Mills with 19 Bushel of wheat & 5 Bushel of corn got it ground
24
stoned up part of the well the Boys drew in the Potatos had only about fourty
Bushel poor crop
25
drew some stones for the well wet Day
26
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon Preach Snowed about four
incheses last night
27
finished stoneing up the Well
105
28
cleaned the Peas had 56 Bushel put 9 Bushel of Gold vines to the left of the
Grenry & 22 Bushel of the Garner Pea to the right
29
Jock & Margret went to John Elinghams took 2 baskets of turnips & 100 lb of
flour for him fine day
30
Jock & Margret went to Brockville took 14 Bushel of turnips gave Hazelwood 5 &
Griffin 6 Bushel of them Robert Armstrong helped the boys to pull the turnips
31
the boys worked at the turnips the fore noon went to John Ackland raising in
the afternoon Jock was there all day
Novr 1
finished pulling the turnips A midling Crop Jock was at the raising
2
the Revd Mr. Smart preached at caintown
3
Jock went to Elinghams with 19 ½ Bu of turnips & he gaive John Kincaid
{illegible} of flour
1851
Novr 3
Archabal Davison came to pave the stable
4
worked at the stable all hands
5
Do – Do Jonney went to Henry Armstrongs dung Bee with the Horses & waggon
6
worked at the Stable Daniel Nowland worked 2 days in the garden
7
the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing Machin Jock & Me worked at the
Stable
8
Arche finished paving the Stable he worked 5 ½ days at it. A little rain this
afternoon the Rev Mr Philps came & staid all night
9
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philph preach from
10
worked at the Stable fixing the bails for the cattle
11
went to Brockville with Jock & Margret took 4 ½ 7 lb Bushel Corn for the tin
smith at Lafayettes at 2s 3d per Bushel or 10s - 4 ½ d got from him 1 tin horn &
stove pipes
106
I bought cloth for A vest with trimings 9s 1d - 1 hankerchief 5s . 1 Barrel salt 7s 6d
12
drew wood for A coal pit set it up Wm Davis helped. the log broke the Waggon
13
tended the coal pit got Mcfauls to mak an axeltre
14
worked at turning lath rain & hail
15
the ground compleatly covered with ice we had to sharp the horses shoes we
likewise sharpened A Mr Cambles horse A {Coleporture?} of Kingston Bible
socitie
16
16
Jock went Collman corners with Father to A Quarterly Meeting
17
Atened coal pitt
18
killed the hogs settled & Paid J & Henry McDonald 12s - 10d by John Lamb
{Part of a different page is folded over the top left corner of the page. It appears to read:
18th Denses is Purs. However, the entries of this page are continuing from November 1851.}
19
Jock went to Brockville took 1 hog weight 266 got $5 per cwt settled with
Morton & McKee & paid them
likewise with J. & S. (Ross & paid them got 3 stove pipes 7 ½ each & A dum
stove 7s - 6d
20
Jock helped Wm Davis to kill hogs got the coal into the shope
21
A heavy snow storm last night & all day the snow fell about 14 inches
22
put up the stove chored about the house
23
went to Brockville to Church & heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach & he Baptized
William A fine day
24
Jock helped Thoms Davis to Kill A stear
107
25
Jock went to Brockville gave Thomas Booth 5 Bushel of turnips & Mr Watson 6
gal 2 pair of mittens 3s per pair from Mr Watson gave Richard Hazelwood 2
Bushel of Corn 2s - 3d per Bushel got 2 elbows from Mr Killbourn
26
made A slaugh tounge for John Yonge went home with it & stope all night & he
came to Farmersville with me to
27
the Nomination of Richards and Gowan {Between the lines it reads: Jock Father
& Mother went to the Widow Clows Funeral} was Nominated & A Poll demaned
28
A little snow last night & rain all day Jock went to John Henarys to A stone Bee
29
went to Samuel Innises in the afternoon to fix A slaugh for him
30
the Revd Mr Smart Preached in Caintown in the afternoon
Dec 1
Robert Hazelwood helped me to turn the aur-bour for A cider Mill
2
went to Brockville to an Agricultur {meeting} & there was none
1851
Dec
received from David Cornal 19 lb of sole leather at Colmans
3
fixed the stable for the calfs & A stall for {Cut off}
4
went to McIntoshes to the Election– John {Cut off} was returning officer Philip
Wing Wm Bull & Wm Matthew were Agents for Richards John Levit & David
Hamilton agents for Gowan, voted for Gowan
5
went to the Election at the close of the Poll Richards 215 Gowan 88 R.M127
6
Jock went to Brockville took 12 turkes got 2s each for 6 & 2s - 1d each for the
other 6
7
the Revd Mr Philph preachd at caintown
8
heavy rain last night & all day Samuel Innis & Wm McCormick came hear to
thrash
9
threashed the oats the Peas & oats Barley & A small stack of wheat hard frost
108
10
Jock & Margret went to John Youngs & got A side of cow hide or uper leather
from John Kincaid it weighed six lb he likewise got our own side, & took them
both to Johns
11
cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat very cold & windy
12
cleaned 12 Bushel of Barley 23 of Peas & oats & 84 Bushel of oats 27 Bushel
was put in the Bin next the Door & 38 in next
13
Jock & Margret went to Brockville & Bought of Morton & McKee tow bundles of
cotton yarn
14
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon A very
cold & stormy day with some snow
15
worked at A trundle Bed for Jock
16
finished the Bed sted cold windy weather
17
worked at A ox sled for Thomas Davis
finished the sled & went to the council & met with P Wing on forming an
Agriculture socitie
1851
Dec 19
went to help Robert Armstrong at thrashing machine the wind so heavy that we
could do nothing Jock went to Green Bush Steem Mill with 17 Bushel of wheat &
4 Bushel corn got 1 bag of flour no grinding for want of water at any of the rest
of the Mills
20
Killed 4 Sheep that were fatening they were first rate very windy the Roads
very bad with the Drift
21
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hunting-don Preach
22
went to Brockville & atended an Agricultureal meeting Jock & wattie helped
Robert Armstrong at thrashing machin
23
still at the machin cold weather went for Samuel Innis he came hear & maid 10
horse shoes
24
Jock & Margret went to Brockville bought an Ax 6s - 3d from Webster warrented
109
25
worked in the shop
26
drew some wood very cold weather
27
Jock went to the steem Mill for his grist & got it he went to John Yonges & got
A pair of Boots for wattie
28
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach
29
went to Farmersvill & took Back the full cloth because it was badly finished &
took Back A side of upper leather to John Kincaid & exchanged it for another
the one I took Back weighed 6 lb the one I got weighed 7 lb
30
helped Jock to shoe the horses Quite A thaw
31
heavy rain last night the snow nearly gone this Morning rain & snow with heavy
wind this afternoon & night
1852
Januar
y1
Jock & Jonny helped James Heugs at thrashing machin for tow throughs we all
went to Adam Armstrongs at night with Rob
2
Innis & McCormick came here this morning & thrashed Black See wheat
3
finished thrashing the Wheat I went to Colmans Corners An Agricultureal
Meeting
4
went to Caintown & heard Mr Keeler exort
5
went to McIntoshs to town Meeting & Phillip Wing was Elected Councellor for
our Ward & Mr Shankster was Elected inspector of license
6
drew up some wood windy weather
7
cleaned some of the wheat
8
Do – Do – Do I went to John Younge stop all night got Jocks Boots
9
Do — Do — Do –
10
drew some wood oiled the harness
110
11
went to Brockville in A Cutter with Wattie & heard the Revd Mr White preach
12
Jock and Margret to Ramsay Grandpa went with them to Perth I cleaned some
of the Wheat the second time
13
Adam Armstrong helped to clean the wheat had 142 Bushel of Black see I
worked at A bob sleigh for him
14
atended School Meeting. Dr George Keer was Elected trustee heavy wind &
snow there was A voted 5 pounds for school purposes.
15
made A tonge & roler for Adams bob sleigh
16
went to Brockville with A cutter took tow Bushel of corn for Mr. Wright got 4s 6d the corn Paid 2s - 4d for medicin
17
fixed A bin for the wheat & cleand the club Wheat had 32 ½ Bushel
1852
Jan 18
went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Levell preach A Missionery sermon
19
drew some wood very cold weather
20
went to Mrs McIntoshs funeral she was buried at Colmans Corners I atended an
agricultureal meeting very cold stormy day
21
worked at A sleigh for ourselves
22
Jock went to Macelhenys Mill with with 14 Bushel of B see Wheat & 1 ½ Bushel
of Corn
23
drew some wood cold with some snow
24
Jock went to A wood Bee of Thomas Daviss
25
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon
26
cleaned the Barn floor & the tailins Jock & Wattie drew the Bark out of the
woods
111
27
Jock went to colmans with A load of Bark Wattie & me thrashed part of the
Gold straw wheat
28
drew A load of Bark to colmans A very stormy day of wind & snow wattie & me
thrashed in the Barn
29
Jock & me went to Brockville I gave Ira Mallory Wraths survay on No 13 to
present to the council to have the rates taken of that part that is in the Lake
30
Jock went to colmans with A load of Bark wattie & me cleaned the Gold straw
wheat had 13 ½ Bushel besides some that was picked clean for seed. very winy
some snow very cold
31
heavy wind & snow all night & all day the wind from North East with A havy drift
the side roads compleatly filled up
1852
Februa
ry 1
no meeting to day the roads so bad
2
went to Brockville for to atend the annu-al meeting of the County Agriculture
Society the roads so bad that I did not get there in time for the meeting was
Elected Presi-dent
3
drew some wood snow very deep
4
went to McIntoshes to the council & to Weeks for stuff for seats for the school
house
5
Jock went Macelhenys Mill with 25 Bushel of wheat he weighed the wheat at
the mill & it weighed 26 ½ Bushel & he got 44 lb for the Bushel & 14 lb for the half
Bushel
6
he went to Brockville with the flour & got 8s per 100 lb Johney & me helped
James Heugs at the thrashing machin fine warm day
7
to day & thursday we got out 12 hemlock saw logs heavy rain last night
8
went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach & saw Messr Watson
McCarress ordained Elders
112
9
drew more saw logs cold day
10
Do Do Do began to rain at sun down & to thaw
11
heavy rain last night & this morning went to Brockville with Father Ellen &
Margret Ellen bought A Brass Kettle I atended an Agricultural Meeting the roads
good
12
Jock drew saw logs to McIntoshs
13
Wattie Drew Do Do wood Do Jock went to Macelhenys mill with 25 Bushel
wheat
14
wattie drew saw logs to the mill
15
went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Whyte & partook of the sacrement
1852
Feb
went to the widow yonges paid Elizbeth £12..10s & 2 pound 5 shilling intrest got
1 mole
16
drew saw logs to the mill
17
Jock went to Brockville with the flour sold it got A Bed sted for 150 lb at the rate
of 10s .100 lb let the Rosses have some for A plow at 9s per 100 lb & more he sold
for 8s 6d
18
19
Father & me went to Merrickville in serch of Petter Nicoll we went to Killmanock
but could not find him came home
20
Jock went to Colmans with A cord of wood
21
22
Do – Do he went with 2 load got 6s per cord I went with John Yonge to
Lansdown to see his Mother she was sick stopt all night at Berrs came home
23
began to draw wood from Phillips place
24
Do Do — Do
25
Richard Marchel came & helped to chop wood I went to Macelheny mill with 4
Bushel of corn & 19 Bushel {illegible} seed
113
26
We had A Bee to draw wood from Phillips place we got A fine lot of wood drew
27
Robert Armstrong had A wood Bee Jock wattie & Jonney went to it fine
weather
28
drew 2 load of wood from Phillips A heavy storm of snow & wind so that they
could work
29
went to caintown the roads very heavy there was no Meeting
March
1
drew cord wood from the Thomson place
2
heavy wind & snow last night & most of today
3
drew cord wood from the Thomson place
4
cut down two pine trees at the edge of the harper field & got 8 small logs
5
drew cord wood in the forenoon & hay in the afternoon Jock went to James
Hazelwoods wood Bee
–6
Jock went to Lyn took 14 Bushel of ashes gave them P Lee for 6 ½ per Bushel 7s
7d got 30 ½ yrd cotton at 66 ¼ d per yrd 15s..11d Due 8 4
1852
March
7
went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach & brought Father &
Mother from Quartly Meeting stopt at John Clows & got our Dinner
Grandmother Armstrong almost killed by Allen Erels runing his horses against
her back she was carried into our house Dr Keer came & bleed her Dr Morton
came after she was coming from Mr Smart Meeting
8
she is A little better taken home in A Bed in there own sleigh
9
heavy rain all Day no work
10
the Black heffer Dead this morning in the stable she was hooked yesterday
drew 30 load of dung to the 2 field
11
went to the wood to draw logs the snow is so that we could do nothing drew
hay Jock went to colmans with load of wood
114
12
went to McIntoshs Mill with 14 Bush-el of Wheat & drew 8 pine logs to Mc’s
13
drew hay from the cap went for the grist Jock Ellen & me went to T. Scot’s on A
visit
14
went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach
15
mended the Children shoes very warm
16
fixed sap Buckets the snow going very fast
17
went to Davidsons Mill for clapboards got 1000 feet for 7$ on William
Hazelwood acount the roads nearly beair exceipt in the wood there was good
sleighing
18
thrashed the oats in the old Barn that grew on new land stormy day snow
about 4 inches
19
went to Brockville with Jock & Ellen Bought from J. & S. Ross A brass clock 17 s 6d warrented 1 yeare 5 plow points 2s - 3d each
1852
settled with Killbourn the tinsmith & paid him in flour (flour sold for 9 s per 100)
March
19
2 lb tea 6s - 5 ½ lb clover seed 9 per pound & sundry other articles amounting to
tow pound five shilling & tow pence all of which was Paid for by A due Bill of
that amount
agreed with Mr Cosgrove to cure A spavin {an arthritic inflammation of a
horse’s hock joint} on the Colt for $4 if there is A cure performed if not no
charge gave him 5s he gave ous ointment & Blister to aply slaiging is good
20
went to Brockville Brought teakettle 4s A washdish 1s - 3d a tea canister 1s - 3d
Paid Gowan 56 lb flour
21
the Revd Mr Smart preach at caintown
22
drew out 7 saw logs
23
drew 3 Baswood log & 4 hemlock logs to McIntoshs Mill
115
24
wattie went to McIntosh Mill with 17 ½ Bushel of club wheat & 1 hemlock log
Jock & Jonney drew the hay from the New land a heavy storm of snow this
afternoon
25
drew 2 logs from the New land for the wood House William Clow & his Wife
here on A visit
26
drew more logs the roads very bad
27
To William Bordons for A Pump for Jocks well & the upper part for ours gave
him an order on J & S Ross for tow pound ten shilling & six pence in payment
Jock taped 172 trees the sap runs Well
28
went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philps Preach the roads very bad
29
drew more logs & helped in the Bush
30
Do – Do Do very cold & hard frost
31
hail & rain in forenoon heavy Snow in the afternoon
1852
April 1
Jock taped 39 trees I went to Lyn got an order from David Cornal on Henry
Purvis for tow pounds on Fathers acount received 19 lb of leather the 2nd of
December last at one shilling per lb from H. Purvis & an A due Bill now for one
pound one shilling from J & H McDonald on Purvis acount the Day dull with A
little Snow in the afternoon
2
Jock started for John Youngs to change some seed oats met him comeing here
& came back with him he Brought A pair of fine Boots for wattie A dull Day with
A little snow in the afternoon wattie & Jonney went to Farmersville to an
Examining gave John Kincaid 150 lb of flour
3
drew some rail cuts from the New land clear fine day till near night then it
snowed nearly 2 inches
4
went to caintown & heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr
Smart in the afternoon the slaighing almost gone
5
worked in the sugar Bush sap run well
116
6
snowed about 5 inch last night went to Brockville with the slaigh with Father he
was summond as a witness in A case of larceny of James Cimmins
7
worked in the sugar bush the sap runs well
8
went to Brockville for Father in the waggon
9
work in the sugar bush sap runs well
10
went to Brockville with Father the case had not came on the case on this
afternoon cimmins got 3 months hard labour
1852
April 11
the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown
12
worked in the sugar bush has made 234 lb
13
No frost last night drew hay from the cap
14
Samuel Innis & Jock worked all day in the Blacksmith shop at horse shoes & the
ploughs I am very bad with a fellon {an infected sore or abscess} on my thumb
can do nothing
15
I went to Dr Keer & got my thumb lanced wattie went to John Yonge with some
leather
16
went to Farmersville with Jock to Dr Morton he laid my thumb open I had got
no rest for tow night got immediate ease A little frost last night
17
Jock cleaned flax with Jenney Father & the Boys worked in the sap bush
18
Mr Vanson preached in Caintown in the fore & Dr Petter Scovell preached in
the after
19
Began the Spring Work by drawing stones of the consession Field snow nerly
gone
20
Jock Began to Plow for the first in the confession field it was mowed last year
very heavy Winds no rain the Snow all gone very little frost in the ground this
year the Boys drew stones
117
21
some rain this forenoon but still cold plowed & a little
22
dully hazey day plowed & drew stones
23
plowed & drew stones cold wheather
24
hard frost last night plowed & drew stones
25
the Revd Mr Philp preached at caintown
26
plowed & drew stones frost last night
27
Do – Do Do Do – Do
28
plowed & cut some brush loged old log
29
draged the corn ground began to plow 2 feild
30
wattie plowed in 2 field Jock in the consession field A little warmer to Day
1852
May 1
A fine rain this morning wattie went to McIntoshs Mill with 4 ½ bushel of corn in
the afternoon wattie went Benjm Thompson to A plowing Bee
2
the Revd Mr Smart preached this afternoon in Caintown
3
Jock finished plowing the consession field this forenoon then him & wattie
finished the plowing of 3 acres in the 2 field the weather still cold Daniel
Nowland worked in the garden Matthew Towe choped cord wood in S Bush
4
Jock & wattie plowed in the field front of the House
5
wattie & the Boys drew dung to the orchard & Jock plowed in the field frount
of the House fine Day
6
Jock finished plowing the field frount of the house Began to Sow & sowed 6 ½
Bushel of Gold vine Peas in the 2 field south side & 1 Bushel of the Garner Pea
on the tow ridges this way A warm dry day
7
Sowed in the Consession field 6 Bushel of the Garner Peas Jock began to Plow
the Orchard {Between the lines it reads: 13 ½ Bushel in all of peas}
118
8
cross draged the Peas Jock finished Plowing the orchard & he Plowed the
Garden
9
the Widdow Rowsom was Buried in Caintown
10
Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 4 Bushel of the little oats that we got from Adam
Armstrong 1 Bushel of the Poll oats & ½ Bushel of Flax seed all in the field front
of the House Sowed 4 Bushel of Black sea wheat in the orchard at the House
Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden
1852
May 11
Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of the large oats & 7 ½ Bushel of Peas & oats in Consession
field
12
fine rain this morning Sowed 8 Bushel of Poll Oats draged with both teems A
fine growing Day in the con field the Peas & oats & the oats sowed at the rate
of 2 ½ Bushel per Acre
13
the Woods begin to look Green Jock began to Plow in the corn field wattie
finished draging the consession field & rolled the orchard
14
rolled the consession field Jock plowed in the corn field
15
Jock & Elen went to Brockville Bought 3 Barrel of Plaster 5s - 6d Per Barrel & 1 Bar
of sweads iron 11s - 6d . £1 - 7s - 6d per cwt
Sowed 4 Bushel of the Scotch wheat in the corn field below the Bull paster A
little rain in the morning dull hasey day
16
Mr Vanson preached at caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the
afternoon
17
Rolled the Scotch wheat Jock began to plow the turnip ground & all below it to
the wood the fall wheat being killed
18
wattie & the boys drew dung to the 2nd field Jock plowing where he did
yesterday {Between the lines it reads: Daniel Nowland worked ½ day in the
Garden}
19
hard frost this morning Sowed 4 Bushel Scotch wheat & ½ Bushel on the 3 ½
ridges next the path as far as the turnip ground went it picked by the head 8 ½
Bushel of Scotch wheat in all Jock plowed in the 2 field the boys drew dung in
the afternoon A little rain with thunder
119
20
drew dung in the forenoon wattie went McIntoshs Mill in afternoon with 8 Bushel of wheat very cold Day with some rain
1852
May 21
drew dung to 2nd field Jock plowing
22
sowed grass seed on the turnip ground & all below it gave it 1 strock of the drag
draged in the 2 field in the afternoon Jock plowing same field
23
the Revd Mr Philps preached in caintown
24
finished plowing the 2 field & dragd it with the cultivator Planted 4 ½ Bushel of
the Erly potatos next the peas, {Between the lines it reads: The Jack horse Died
last night his little guts full of Blood} the tow rows this way ruff skined Ground
very dry hard frost this morning then the Ramsey
25
Planted 2 acres in Corn the while first 13 ½ Bushel in all seed very small
26
Planted 9 Bushel of Potatos Ground very dry
27
Jock & Lizey & little Elen went to Brockville A little rain about noon
28
went to the Funeral of Mrs Thomas Purvis she was Buried at the Stone Church
the Revd Mr Smart preached wattie went to John Younge’s for leather
29
wattie drew stuff fro McIntoshs saw Mill he took 6 Bushel of Corn to Mill very
high winds to Day Ground very dry
30
Mr Houghton preached at caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the
afternoon A little rain last night
31
washed the Sheep very windy
June 1
cross plowed the turnip ground I went to Robinsons to see Aunt Mary she had
been very un well but she is geting better
2
draged the beet ground & drew some dung to it worked at the foot of the field
frount of Elize choping & burning old logs A very little rain this morning
3
ridged the Carrot & Beet ground planted 4 rows Allinghams & 1 ½ long white
carrot A little rain this forenoon Sheep Sheared the sheep
120
1852
June 4
planted 2 rows of mangol wurtsol & 8 of Sugar Beets in 2 field wattie plowed
About ¾ of Acre for Bucwheat
5
rolled part of the wheat & the Beets mangols & carrots hard frost this morning
grape vines frozen Black went Lyn to an agrecultureal Meeting of the
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went to caintown heard Mr Keeler preach
7
began to plow the summer follow A little rain last night & this morning ground
very dry
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went to Brockville & atended an Agrecultureal meeting in the Court House was
chosen Judge of A mach of plowing which took place on the Farm of Eward
Howard of Elizabethtown between Mr. Morton of County of Leeds his Man was
Henry Paterson and Mr orbit of the State of New York his Mans Name unknown
for a purse of fifty Dollars Mr Stelwell was Mr Orbits Judge and I was Mr
Mortons Mr Willson of Brockville recommended Mr Hough as the third man the
decision was that the British plowman did the best work as A whole and was
entittled to the purse the Ameracan plowman in commencing his ridge or cut
the tow first furs about four inches deep & eleven wide & from one to tow
inches apart & very uneven the next tow furs was laid up well about 6 inches
deep which left A very uncemely sentre or crown the rest of the ridge was laid
rather flat the finishing furr was entirely to deep it looked like a dich Petersons
ridges looked well but when you came to examing them the furrs was laid so
close that you might run your hand along betwen the furrs his furr was cut
betwen five and six inches deep & eight broad We considered Patersons the
Best as A whole & gave a cheke to Paterson for the fifty {dollars}
{G}rain thrashed by Innis
Peas
56
Bushel
Wheat
19
Do –
Barley
12
Do –
Peas &
oats
23
Do –
Oats
84
Do –
paid 2 ¼ Bushel peas
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Jan 1852
Wheat
42
Wheat
32 ½
Do –
paid 6 Bushel of wheat 25th March
Do 1 Bushel of Sch wheat Wm Mccormic
April 5s Paid Innis 1 Bushel scotch wheat & 1 ½ D Barley & that settled the
whole
Due on the above April 27th 8s - 4d
1852 grain thrashed by Innis
sept 16
Peas
109
Bushel
Paid 1 Bushel Peas Paid Nov 20th 3 ½ Bushel
october
8
Barley
33
Do
S. Wheat
17
Do
April the 21st settled &
paid S Innis 2 Bushel peas
2 Bushel scotch wheat
2 Do Black S Do in full
Bs Do–
11 ½
Do
fall
Wheat
70
Do
Bs Do–
22 ½
Do
Dec 16
Grain thrashed by Fd Moore 1853
February 3th
oats
195
s-c wheat
82
Aril April 9 settled
with Moore indue
him 14s - 1d
{The remaining transcript of this diary was found on Ancestry.com under the Beatty family
tree. It appears that there were some edits made to William’s diary for this portion, such as
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correcting his spelling, grammar and capitalization errors, adding punctuation, and altering
the format from tabular to sentences.}
1852
June 9-10-11 Road work.
June 16 Visited at Thomas Scot.
June 22 Ashes and plaster (lime) on the turnips. Put plaster on 4 rows of corn. Then rows no
plaster, then 4 rows with plaster, next two without etc. – used white and dark plaster on
alternate rows of potatoes.
June 27 Minister from Kingston preached at opening of new church at Brockville.
June 29 Agriculture meeting at Brockville.
July 13 Agriculture meeting at Brockville.
Aug. 12 Sold 2 boxes of honey at Brockville 7 ½ d per pound.
Sept. 7 Agriculture meeting at Brockville Court House.
Oct. 1 Father, Jock and John Rowson went to mouth of lake and in presence of Samuel
Yonge, Samuel Rowson and Thomas Davis forbid old Mr. Coleman to make a dam because it
would flow the water on their land.
Oct. 5 Agriculture meeting at Brockville.
Oct. 12 Took first premium on spring wheat and barley, second on oats, first on flax, first on
bull.
Oct. 13 Dr. Richman Robinson and me were appointed judges at the plowing match.
Oct. 14 Got 1 ½ bushels of wheat seed that took the 25£ premium at Toronto.
Oct. 15 Grandpa helped dig potatoes. The ones that had the plaster were the best.
Oct. 16 Mr. Frances Jones came to survey the land below the hill. Robert Armstrong and
Wm. H. Davis were sworn chain bearers.
Oct. 18 Went to Brockville for papers of the old survey that was left with Sherwood and
Steel. Did not get them. John Hogan was sworn chain bearer in place of Wm. H. Davis.
Oct. 19 George Thompson came to joint Jock’s chamber floor.
Oct. 20 Paid Frances Jones 4 pounds for the survey.
Oct. 26 Sold barley – 7 dollars for 14 bushels. Joseph Stewart went over the land that we
expect Colman to flow. Sowed 90 point of wheat that had taken Canada Company
premium.
Oct. 27 Sold 2 barrels snow apples for 10s each.
Nov. 3 Father had George Purvis look at low land. We had heard he was for Colman.
Nov. 4 A number of men here to-day to examine land to be flowed.
Nov. 6 Sold 2 hogs at Brockville – 390 lbs and 315 lbs 6s per 100 lbs.
Nov. 13 Turkeys 2s each – 5d for sausages.
Nov. 20 Got a Merino ram belonging to Township Society.
Nov. 22 Killed a heifer we got from John Armstrong for weaving – price $10.
Nov. 30 Made a barrel of cider. Dec. 3 Jock to Dr. Morton for powders for Mother.
Dec. 11 Went for Betsy. Mother very bad.
Dec. 15 Roads bad. Jock went to Brockville on horseback for medicine for Mother.
Dec. 18 Rev. Mr. Chapman visited Mother and gave her the sacrament.
Dec. 22 Brockville for medicine for Mother.
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Dec. 23 Mother died in evening.
Dec. 24 Jock got 2 boards for George Thompson to make coffin for mother.
Dec. 25 Jock and Robert Armstrong dug grave at stone church.
Dec. 26 Mother’s Funeral.
Dec. 30 Sold turnips 1s per bushel. Bought axe 6s - 3d warrented for 30 days.
1853
Jan. 3 Town meeting at McIntoshes Mills. Thos Davis elected council man oposed by J. J.
McIntosh. I was elected inspector of licenes.
Jan. 4 Wm. Morrison, Teacher 3£ per month.
Jan. 10 Agriculture Meeting at Colman’s Corners. Jan. 29 Sold 10 ¾ cords of wood at 9 s per
cord – Received 19$ - 1s - 9d.
Feb. 1 Completed payment on land bought from Elizabeth Younge.
Feb. 6 Went to Adam Robinson’s funeral with Elen.
Feb. 12 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville – Crock of butter to J. Lenet.
Feb. 15 Went to Wm. And John Clows, with Elen, Margaret, Betsy and Father for a visit.
Feb. 20 Council meeting at McIntoshs.
Feb. 28 Brockville with Jock, Margaret, Mother-in-law attended Annual Meeting County
Agriculture Societie.
March 4 Brockville with Father to hear Rev. Mr. Ryerson on school.
March 15 Went to Widow Youngs with Ellen and Margaret. Father went to Kempville with
Samuel Inis.
March 29 & 29 Taped trees in the sugar bush.
April 6 Making sap buckets.
April 13 Sworn as auditor at council meeting.
April 15 With George Littlejohn audit on the Township Account.
April 17 Mrs. Griffin’s funeral at Stone Church.
April 20 Got an Act for to procet mill owners from George Brown Esq. M.P.P. With G.
Littlejohn finished audit at John Purvises.
April 22 Planted apple and cherry trees. Total 50.
May 6 Went to Farmersville – Wm. G. Garnen to inspect 2 Temperance Houses.
May 10 Father, Ellen, Margaret went to James Harkness’ wife’s funeral at Perth.
May 12 Archibald Thompson’s wife’s funeral.
May 28 With Mr. Hough to Brockville about purchases of stock for the Agriculture Society.
June 4 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville.
June 6 With Robert Wood then went on to Board of the Ontario in company C. E. Jones and
J. W. Hough to purchase stock for the County Agriculture Society.
June 12 & 15 Working on roads.
June 16 I came home from New York.
June 25 Agriculture Meeting.
July 5 Shaving Shingles.
July 14 Sold 5 cows and steers to 2 yankies. $120.00.
July 17 I went to Dr. Keer and he bled me and ordered me to take another dose of Julup.
{julep; a syrup-like medication}
July 26 Election at McIntoshs voted for Mr. James.
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July 27 Jock went to election.
July 30 Pulled flax.
July 31 Sick horse. Dr. Keer gave horse mixture of hogs lard and tar – horse died a not in his
guts.
Aug. 19 Wattie to Brockville to see the circus. Brought me some medicine that Dr. Keer
ordered.
Sept. 1 Framing wood shed.
Sept. 8 To Brockville with Father-in-law.
Sept. 12 Inspected a Temperance House at Mallorytown with Eaphrim Davis for George
James.
Sept. 13 At Brockville – sold butter 8 ½ d per pound.
Sept. 20 Sold 27 pork barrels for 1£ - 3s - 5d at Charlestown.
Sept. 26 Ellen put to bed of a son.
Sept. 27 Bought highwines 2s - 6d – peperment 7 ½ s.
Sept. 30 Building seller.
Oct. 10 Fixed grain for the show.
Oct. 12 Cattle show at Lyn – took 1st on Fall Wheat 1st on Bull and 1st on Yearling Heifer and
other premiums.
Oct. 15 Finished the seller – Walter to Landsdown to School.
Oct. 19 Jock got 10s to 7s - 6d for 7 barrels of snow apples.
Oct. 20 Bot 2 cows a heifer and calf for 47 dollars.
Oct. 24 A man at Brockville tried for murder, pleaded guilty was condemned to be hung on
the 17th of Nov.
Oct. 31 Bee to raise wood house.
Nov. 3 & 5 Grandpa helped shingle woodhouse.
Nov. 7 Packed and salted 2 barrels of Pork.
Nov. 12 Sold butter 9d per pound – geese 1s - 3d.
Nov. 17 Simpson executed for murder of Wm. Fell.
Nov. 21 Quarreyed stone for cistern.
Nov. 25 Put cattle in stable first time this year.
Dec. 9 Fixed horse power to make cider.
Dec. 13 Sold 16 turkeys – 2s - 6d and 2s - 3d.
Dec. 16 Pressed the pumis (apples) it was a little sour the juice quite thick.
Dec. 23 Ellen very sick.
Dec. 26 Mrs. Kincaid died tonight.
1854
Jan. 4 Jock and Grandpa to Town meeting.
Jan. 5 John Younge came with his wife to go to see his mother who was very sick.
Jan. 7 John Younge’s mother died. She was buried at Brockville – Church of England.
Jan. 13 Finger lanced by Dr. Keer.
Jan. 17 To Brockville with Wattie (Big Watt) to Grammer School. Mr. J. Ross introduced us to
the Teacher.
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Jan. 21 To Lyn to Annual Meeting of Agriculture Society. Received 1£ - 0 - 7 ½ d each as
premium because there was 25 per cent taken of the premium because there was not
enough funds. The County Society took more than its share of the Government grant.
Feb. 1 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville.
March 7 Agriculture Meeting at Lyn.
March 9 Logs for woodhouse for Jock.
March 14 Agriculture Meeting Brockville.
April 3 Jock taped trees – 200.
April 17 Sold cow for 25 dollars.
April 21 Thomas Scott plastered cistern at Jocks.
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Went to Samuel Innis to get work done he was not at home
Made more buckets in the afternoon snowed before night
made more buckets snowed all day
Went to Innises John came home with me & made the irons to mark & shove the
stakes the snow fell better than six inches went to Innises with the slaugh
worked in the sugar bush sap runs well fine day
Worked in the sugar bush fine day the New snow nearly gone I made 62 bukets
had 25 old ones Jock kept the rest
Worked in the sugar bush fine day
Went to see Dr Keer he is very sick in the forenoon
The Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown
Worked in the sugar bush in the forenoon mended the single harnefs in the
afternoon fine day hard frost this morning
Went drew dung for the hotbed in forenoon went over to Tho Davis to see 2 of his
cows & to see Dr Kerr he is very sick & not expected to live
Worked in the sugar bush fine Day
Moved the fence frount of the field below the orchard higher up so as to make
more paster
Adam went to Farmersville for Elen she is at Wats Dr Keer died this morning about
2 oclock I went there & stoped in afternoon
Thrashed the rye a very wet day
Went to Dr Keers funeral he was buried in caintown Mr Warner preached the
church could not hold all that was there there was 33 waggons & Buggies
Sawed bunks & caps cold day for I Innes
Worke at the bunks & made 2 whippeltrees
Snowed & blowed so that there was large drifts
Cobled the childrens boots & shoes
Ad worked in the sugarbush
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