William Beatty (1806-1897)
1858-1860

Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
1858
Feb
1

Drew ceders for bunks & put on top of the hill the ice good
but no sloughing or any snow fine Day

2

thrashed the poll oats very Stormy Day snowed 7 in

3

went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples for Mr Turner 12s.6d
per barrel they were sold in the fall bought one side of sole
leather 1s.6d per lb one side of uper leather 2s per lb 1 bag of
cource salt 7s.6d

4

went to Mr Kincaid with turnips he got some before 10 bushel
in all 1s.3 per bushel

5

went to John Youngs on A visit Elen Jock & Margret he had A
bee makeing A lime heap

6

drew wood fine Day - -

7

went to caintown& heard the Revd.Mr. Mills preach A
Missionary sermon

8

went to Lyn with 55 flour barrels for J Elingham to R Colman
had Bet & the colt Jock went to Brockville with A load of wood

9

went to Lyn with 10 Bushel of wheat Father went & got A
Mortgage from Colmans for $1000 on John Adgley & they are

1

to pay the rest in April A very stormy Day snow & wind

10

tinkered round the house Jock went to Brockvill with A load of
wood he sold it to Mr Morriesin very windy Day & drift

11

mended the harness very cold weather

12

Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood to Mr Morrason
that made 3 load at 8.9 per load that goes for the Church.
went to the funeral of Mary McClean daughter of Toms
McClean

13

Jock took a load of wood to the Rev Mr McMurry & David
brought him up in the cutter he stopted here all Night so as to
preach here to Morrow

1858
Feb
14

went to caintown with the Revd Mr McMurry to caintown &
then to the frount {point?}in Adam Armstrongs slaugh
(sleigh?} & heard him preach both times very stormy Day
ev'ng snowing

15

drew wood of the drowned land, found Jacob Hagabome
loading A maple tree that he had cut on the point of land on
us & he said that it was him that had cut the white ashtrees
or stumps that I showed him & the rest of the stumps that I
pointed out to him 15 in all

16

drew wood very cold weather

17

Do DoDoDoDo

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Do DoDoDoDo

19

went to Farmersville on A visit to Mr Samuel Throns & got 3
1/2 calf skin 1/2 cip 1/2 colt skins from Robinson Jock went to
Brockville with a load of wood got 7s.6d

20

drew wood from the drowned land little Elen & Granpa went
to John Youngs intending to stopt all night & then go to the
quartly Meeting at Greenbush

21

went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison Preach
cold day

22

drew wood & rail cuts to the Bull paster

23

thrashed the fall wheat fine day

24

cleaned the fall wheat had 35 bushel Jock went to colmans
mill with 20 bushel stopt at Granps & we all made A visit
there at nigt

25

Jock went to Brockville & took 340 lb of flour to Mr Morrison
& that & the wood paid our subscriptions for the curch &
his salary & 10s mor which he paid him 10s per 100

26

drew rail cuts to the Bull pasture & 1 load of wood { illegible
}

27

went to Brockville & heard the Revd Dr {Cadec?} at
{illegible} preach warm day roads all most bair

3

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went to Brockville to the sacrament Mr Morrison preahed
very stormy in the afternoon snow

1858
March
20

Taped 45 trees & made or rather fixed more buckets fine
day

21

heavy rain all this forenoon with wind there was Meeting
to Day

22

made 2 buckets & fixed stuff very high wind

23

made 3 buckets & fixed more stuff & drew 3 loads of hay
from the cap

24

made more buckets fine Day

25

helped some in the Sugar bush

26

cleaned out our cellar the Revd Mr Benning & his Wife
came here for dinner

27

Jock went to Brockville with cabage & turnips he got 1 1/2
per bushel & 4 per cabage roads very bad after it
thawed the Revd Mr McMurry came here.

28

the Revd Mr McMurray Preached in caintown

29

made Shaft for the Buggy

4

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fixed davids boots & cleaned some flax fine weather & A
fine run of Sap

31

helped Adam Armstrong to make A Roller very warm Day
& fine weather

April
1

Jock went to A raisin of A Barn of John Hayes & began to split
rails in the Bull pasture

2

split rails Adam Armstrong helped I went to Aunt Marys in the
afternoon & stopt all night fine weather

3

went in to Brockville bought A pair of collors for the horses
17s.6d 4 blank Deeds 2s & sent 210 dollars by check to Waller
in Michel

4

went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shullar preach.

5

helped Adam Armstrong to finishe his roller & rig for the plows

6

Jock began to plow in the hooper field it is sad that is first
plowing field day

7

hard frost last night plowed in the afternoon the hooper field

8

loged some hemlock logs in the Bull paster the frost in the
ground John Innes came here with his circular saw

9

sawed & bored 160 sills & 180 caps with Inneses saw & auguar

5

used our own horse powr fine Day

10

went to John Youngs to see a farm Jock finished plowing the
hooper field

11

went to John School house & heard the Revd Mr Truemen
preach

12

came home from J. Younge did not see the person that has
the farm land good

13

fine rain last night & rain the morning & all day

14

moved the fence below the house & plowed

1858
April
15

plowed in the field below the house & drew rails & stones
& dung to the garden & dung for hot bed fine Day

16

finished plowing the sod below the house & plowed the
garden I worked at the fence in the bull paster - the boys
drew stones

17

Jock began to plow in the field at the New barn I worked at
the fence in the bull paster fine Day

18

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach

19

finished the bull paster fence Jock plowed

6

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went to Farmersvill for Elingham with 50 flour Barrels & 4
butter tubs for P. Wing & 10 butter tubs for H Green heavy
rain in the afternoon

21

heavy rain last night the most of the Day fixed the horses
shoes & shod there forefeet

22

planted 8 apple trees 3 pound & the rest other grafts
sowed the cabbage seed in the hotbed

23

went to Lyn with 14 bushel of wheat & 2 of corn for a grist
raind midle of Day Jock finished plowing the field at the
barn

24

began to plow in bull paster, ground very wet Snow this
afternoon

25

went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach the
Snow was 3 inches deep this morning

26

plowed in the bull paster. Jock & the boy drew dung to the
2nd field hard frost this morning

27

plowed & drew dung the same as yesterday

28

finished plowing in the bull paster in forenoon drew dung
with both teems to the field below the bull paster

29

drew dung to the same field

30

heavy rain last night & this morning went to farmersville for

7

Elingham with barrels

May
1858
1

Drew dung with both teems to the field below the house

2

went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr Mills preach

3

plowed in the field below the house with both teems John
Ackland worked in the garden Saturday & to day

4

'Do' {ditto} in the forenoon began to Sow & Sowed 6 Bushel of
peas in the hooper field ground in good order

5

Sowed 6 bushel of Peas in the bull paster about 4 quarts of
flaxseed & nearly 1 bushel of the large oats

6

fine rain last night & this morning. Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of
scotch wheat on the fall wheat ground whear it was winter
killed & 3 bushel of peas & oats below the house 4 1/2 bushel
of oats same field

7

Sowed 5 bushel of Chinie wheat & 3 1/2 bushel of Scotch
wheat in the field at the New Barn fine Day Sowed 4 bushel of
peas & oats below the Bull paster {in left margin}{illegible}
bushel peas & oats in all

8

plowed in the 2nd field & sowed grass seed at the New Barn
gave it one stroke of the drag Jock went Lyn for A landside &
took Granpa to the Quartly Meeting. fine Day

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the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown

10

plowed in the field below the house

11

Sowed 5 bushel of poll oats rained this afternoon the Woods
begin to look green thunder & lighting first this year

12

plowed in the field below the Bull paster for the corn &
potatos

13

finished the field {in left margin} 8 bushel poll oats

14

Sowed 5 bushel of poll oats & 2 pails of Barly A little flat 20
pace by 6 sowed white carrots seed 1/2 bushel peas & oats 4
bushel of wheat below the house {in right margin} cherry
trees 30 bl.

1858
May
15

Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of wheat in the 2nd field & some flax &
carrot seed had Robs horse finished the plowing & sowing
fine day {in left hand margin} 20 bushel of {clken?} wheat
in all

16

Granpa & David Wat Liz went Mallorytown to A Quartly
Meeting fine Day

17

plowed John Elinghams garden& drew 2 loads of Stuff from
Weeks Sawmill rain in afternoon {in left margin} plumb trees
in full blossom

18

sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats of on the fall rye it is killed

9

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finished draging the oats & whear the corn & potatos is to
be planted showery wheather Jock went to John Younges
to help him

20

planted about 1 acre of potatos in the 2 field & more than
an acre below the Bull paster Robert Armstrong helped
heavy rain last night

21

planted 1/2 acre of corn in the 2 field in the forenoon heavy
rain so that we could not plow

22

planted about 1 acre of corn below the Bull paster on the
first ridge Granpas pumkin & squash is planted & the 3 & 4
rows is his corn Willard Weeks Wife died last night Jock
came home from John Younges he has got all sowed

23

went to the funeral of the late Mrs Weeks she was buired in
caintown the Revd Mr McMurry preach

24

the boys went to Brockville to see the performance of the
Queen Birth Day heavy rain last night

25

David & Wat went to John Younges to help him to atend
the Masons

26

went to Aunt Marys to help her & took 11 bushel of wheat to
mill

27

Jock & Granpa went to Granadier Iland to fish

28

made two pails for to milk in

10

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went Brockville with Mr & Mrs Spencer & met Walter as he
came of the Boat from Toronto fine day {in left hand
margin} cherry trees in full blossom

30

went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach

31

began to pick stons & make the line fence on the West line
laid the stones 4 feet wide put bunks on top rain at night

1858
June
1

Picked stones on the cristes place & made fence on the
west line

2

Do Do

3

went to Lyne with firkins gave to Baxter & to & got 22 lbs of
Sole leather on an note on due bill from Colman to Group
34 cents per lb Jock got 11 3/4 lb of the leather that he is to
pay for

4

heavy rain to Day plowed part of the turnip ground

5

went to Brockville sold 2 hams got 5 per lb they weyed 40
lb butter 9 per lb brougth Mr McMurry he is to preach at
caintown very heavy rain this morning

6

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach

7

worked at the stones & fence

Do

Do {ditto}

11

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Do Do Do Do {ditto} little rain to night

9

rain all Day no work

10

Do Do Do {ditto} made A gate for the bull paster the
ground is in a flood with water from the heavy rain

11

worked on the stones & fence finished them in the
forenoon & began to plow

12

went to Lyn with 22 bushel of wheat to mill. took 3 1/2
bushel of peas sold them to Baxter got 2.6 per bushel 1
shovel 4.6 & 2 hoes 1.8 each

13

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Goodson preach
very heavy rain most of the day

14

heavy rain this morning went on to the roads James Mott
the path master caim & stopted us & put it off untill tusday
week & then got stuff for cradles

1858
15

picked stones on the cristies place in the forenoon & then
plowed

16

Jock went to Colmans Mill with 16 bushel of wheat & 4 of corn
David finished the plowing at cristies I steemed cradle stuff

17

got 6 bushel of coal from J Cumins & Innes made shoes for
the horses

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hoed the corn had a picking bee very warm day

19

Jock went to Lyn for A load of sand for Wm Hazelwood & I
went to charleston with firkins the boys hed {hoed} the corn

20

the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown fine Day

21

went to the funeral of old Mr Marshel I drew his corps he was
buried at Booths

22

sowed the turnips first 4 rows Golden ball ground Still wet but
they are late worked on the road {in left margin} Turnips

23

went to Westport with the wool Jock & the boys howed the
potatos

24

Do Do Do {ditto}

25

got home from Westport with the wool stopt one nigth at
Clarks & one Sheldos very hot weather had 154 1/2 lb of corn
& 179 1/2 25 of granpas in all

26

made a trough for the calfs & one for the bull well very warm
Day

27

David draged at Cristes Jock & I went to caintown& heard the
Revd Mr

28

David draged at cristies Jock drew dung to the Hooper field I
fixed cradle stuff

13

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went to A Stewarts for the Revd Mr Morrison he came to visit
us & preached at caintown at 5 oclock & I went to Lyn with
him after

30

went to Lyn with 27 firkins for Elingham very dry weather
David helped W Hazelwood

1858
July
1

Went threw the turnips with Bet the flys is very bad David
helped Wm Hazelwood & Jock drew Sand from Lyn for him
very warm Day

2

went to Brockville with Wat he is going to Toronto to the
Board of examination

3

helped John Innes to make a Jack for his thrashing machin A
fine Shower this afternoon David draged on the cristie place
Jock plowed in the hooper field

4

the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown

5

David went through the corn & potatos with the cultivator
very Dry weather & made pass

6

hoed the potatos the ground very dry

7

Do Corn Do {ditto}

8

finished the hoeing fine shower in the at night

14

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Jock went to Brockville with A calf & sheep he got 3 dollars
for the sheep bought 2 scyths 5s.7 1/2d wannted from
Ashely & fixed some horse rake teeth for A Armstrong

10

Walter Lucy went to Lyn with firkins for Elingham I went
farmersville with the School Mistress she was brough up by
Mathew Towe for whipping his son the cace was not
sustained it was tryed before Mesessrs Giles Hazelwood &
Parish

11

the Revd Mr Milles preached in caintown

12

heavy rain last night & all day to lay the ground in A swim or
flood

13

let water out the Turnips the ground in A flood made a hay
rack for bobs waggon

14

Began to mow below the house fine Day

15

mowed in the little orchard grass good

16

Do Do Do {ditto} & drew in to the old Barn

1858
July
17

Granpa & David took Elens Black cow to Brockville & left her
C.E Jones to get Bulled by his Bull Hilander finished the
orchard cutting fine day

18

Jock & the boys went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr
Morrison preach Granpa went a {feeder?} Meeting in

15

Junetown

19

mowed in the field below the little orchard & drew in the
hay into the cap off the little {corn lot?}

20

mowed below the little orchard very thisley

21

Do Do Do {ditto} fine showr this afternoon Granpa came
home from Portland he went there along with Mr Nicol for
Birds & we sent $15 to Walter by Nicol to be posted in Lyn
Wat pasd the Board in Toronto on saturday& he wants
money

22

very dull Day went to a Sabath School anniversary at
Mallortown with the children there was some good
speeches & the band & dinner

23

worked at the hay little rain this afternoon

24

drew in hay from below the little orchard the Revd Mr Smart
visited & took Diner here

25

the Revd Mr McDonah preached in the forenoon & the Revd
Mr Smart in the afternoon in Caintown

26

mowed frount of Lizeys old house fine Day 27 dr
Walter Lusy went to Brockville with Lisa Ader& Addie
brought the Black cow home from Mr Jones she took the
Bull on Saturday

27

drew in the hay frount of Lizes fine Day

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mowed in the field frount of Lizyes

29

rain this morning & all Day

30

mowed in the field frount of Lizes fine Day

31

Granpa went to Lyn to Quartly Meeting finished mowing
South side of the road & raked up the rest of the Day

1858
Aug
1

Went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach

2

drew in the hay from the frount of Lizeas put loads in the
midle floor half next the door for the springs work drew in the
fall wheat David & Humphery Yonge mowed the Thomson
place beyound the creek

3

drew in 2 loads of hay & that finished the south side of the
road heavy rain after 10 oclock the rest of the Day

4

heavy rain went to Farmersville with 18 firkins for Elingham to
Green very heavy rain most of the day

5

made A ring for the Bush in the forenoon John yonge& his
Wiffe came here on A visit I fixed cradles for him

6

went to Sams Younge with John & his wife , Margret

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cut the grass seed & then went to {?} & raked what we had
there

8

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach

9

stackd & drew in all we had out

10

helped Will Hazelwood to mow David began to cross plow the
fallow at cristie place warm day

11

David plow I made Buggy axel heavy rain in the afternoon

12

went to James Cummins & got 10 bushel of coal paid him 3s 1
1/2d David plowing fine Day

13

went to Brockville with A tub of butter 104 lb got 7 1/2 per lb &
pay for the tub pr 30 lb rolls bought a cradle scythe 5s3d
{illegible } 7 1/2 that Mrs. {?} got

14

finished plowing the cristie place in the forenoon {2 ?}

15

went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach

16

Made {A pa.? side for} Jock plow put some shoes on the
horses

17

Began to cut the Spr wheat in the fall wheat ground

18

{finished?} and began to cut it at {Foster?} Barn got the {?}
4th {?} {Bob?} went to Brockville went to the funeral of the

18

Widow {rest is illegible}

1858
August
19

worked at the wheat at the {rest of line illegible}

20

{illegible}

21

Worked at the wheat {rest of line illegible} began {rest of
line illegible}

22

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonauh

23

cut the oats below the house fine Day

24

Elen & Granpa went to Brockville & sold 20 lbs of butter
8 1/2 per lb 1 chees 15 lbs 5 per lb drew in 15 load of
wheat at the New Barn & began to cut the oats on the
Rye ground

25

finished cuting the oats & drew in the wheat

26

drew in the oats on the Rye ground & the wheat below
the house & the Barly

27

drew in the oats below the house in the morning rained
after Breakfast David draged at cristies

28

went to Brockville with Wm Hazelwood & heard the Revd
Mr {blank}preach & got tokens for sacrament David

19

drew dung to the cristie place some showrs

29

intended to go to Brockville to the sacrement but rained
so that we could not go we went to caintown & heard
the Revd Mr McMurry

30

drew dung to the cristies place a little rain

31

began to plow at cristies place & I thrashed seed very
dull & cloudy weather

1858
Sept
1

Plowed at cristies place & thrashed seed

2

finished the plowing & sowed 2 bushel of the Elgan wheat
old seed west line then 3 1/2 bushel of the bearded

3

sowed 2 bushel of Rye & plowed the head ridges a little
rain

4

cleaned out the furrows & finished the field at cristies in
the forenoon then finished cuting the oats & began to hook
the Peas

5

went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach
very heavy showr as we got to James Cummins ran in there

6

worked at the peas till tea then drew in 2 load of oats

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finished hooking the Peas & drew in some

8

drew in the peas & flax & that finished the harvest work
fine Day

9

went with a sheep sold it for 3$ got 1 barrel of salt for 8.9
shoe thread 6 salsoda 4d.2 crocks 4s.6d toll 7 cakes 6d

10

put a shoe on horse & killed a sheep

11

went with 28 firkins for Elingham to Charlestown for E Bews

12

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach

13

went to Willard Weeks & got 274 feet of clapboards & 526
feet of inch boards of John Cavenahs drew 2 small
hemlock logs for jice

14

went to Lyn for sand David helped T Davis

15

fixed the neck yolk & picked appels for the Horticulture
show to morrow

16

heavy rain all Day did not go to the Show put up boards to
dry in house

1858
Sept
17

David choped in the Bull paster the brush & old logs I
sawed & plained stuff for doors in the wood shed

21

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cut the corn up

19

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach

20

Samuel Innis made Shoes for the horses put some on

21

he fixed more & fixed 2 colters & we shod the horses all
round Mr John Nicol &Mr Rogers Gardener from Brockville
come hear to get speciments off Apples for to send to the
Provincial Show little rain

22

thrashed the fall wheat fine Day

23

went to Lyn for sand Rob went with me & we brought 2
loads

24

took 14 bushel of wheat to Lyn to the Mill & went to
Brockville with some apples to Dr. Ronalds for to send to
the Provincial show

25

helped John Ackland to thrash with the machin his
Buckwheat David & Robert Armstrong drew 2 load of sand
from Lyn

26

went to Lyn to the Funeral of Mrs Bagg oldest daughter of
Samuel Young she was buried in Caintown the Revd Mr
Mills preached there was upwards of 100 waggons &
Buggys some said it was the largest funeral I ever saw

27

went to Wicks for 6 jice in the forenoon David began to
plow in the orchard at the old Barn

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plowed in the orchard & helped Acklands the ash

29

went to Lyn for sand & got 1 side of soleleather for John
Younge 18 3/4 lbs 34 cents per lb or $6.34

30

fixed the barrel rack & chored

1858
Oct
1

Went to Lyn with 22 porkbarrels 10 to Mr Durbin & 12 to
Baxter cold Day roads good

2

went to a raising of Adams Armstrong David finished
plowing the orchard

3

the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown

4

went to Mallorytown for Brick I had 450 Jock had 480 I am
to get 1000 from F Scott for 3$

5

went for Brick got 487 bought 2000 5000 at 3 dollars per
1000 paid Andres 7 dollars

6

went for Bricks got 400 very wet day

10

the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown

11

worked at the wood shed untill John Yonge came hear & I
went to Landsdown with him in our Buggy to Cristes

23

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went to Gananoque Fair & cattel shows acted as Judge on
cattel came home to Ben Younges that night

13

heavy rain last night & this forenoon got home at sundown
roads bad

14

fixed floor in wood shed the Boys worked at the {pot
=potatoes?}

15

went to Charlestown wiht 30 pork barrels to Bews & got A
pair of cart wheels from Wm Hicks the price 8 dollars & the
iron on the hubs

16

worked at wood shed the Boys finished the potatos

17

the Revd Mr McDonauh preached in caintown

18

worked at the wood shed David plowed in the field below
the house

1858
Octo
19

David plowed I took the roof of Lizes old house

20

plained stuff for woodshed fine weather

29

went Brockville Granpa Bought A chest of tea

24

the Revd Mr Shaw preached in Caintown he is a Free
Church Minister & is expected to preach hear every

24

Sunday fine Day

25

thrashed 8 wheat it was Jocks that he had on the 3rd field

26

cleaned the wheat had bushels I got 8 bushel & sent it to
McIntoshs Mills & we began to move

X 27

We moved over to Jocks & movd over to ours house fine
weather

28

began to take down the chimney & got it down as fare as
the floor David & John thrashed peas

29

David went to Charlestown with 24 pork barrels for J
Elingham to Bews I built A chimney for the stoves

30

took down the remainder of the chimney

31

the Revd Mr Mills preached at half past ten & the Revd Mr
Shaw preached half past two fine weather

1858
Nov
1

Drew in 2 load of potatos & cleaned up the peas had Bushel
& cut out a door whear the chimney was fine weather went
for lime brot the tire of the waggon paid 2s.6d for retiring it
road bad

2

Drew in more of the Potatos nearly half of them roting
worked at the Door

25

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worked all the week at the house

7

the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown

8

worked at the house the most of the Week

10

kill the hogs wat came home

11

John Ackland helped David to under pin the wood shed

12

went to Farmersville with 21 pork barrels gave 3 to Wing &
Blanchard & 18 to Green

13

very stormy Day with Snow the first this season drew some
wood

14

the Revd Mr McDonner preached in the forenoon and the
Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon fine Day

15

went to Samuel Innises to the funeral of his son Willian howe
Died on Saturday

16

drew some wood after shoeing the Slaugh the slaugh went
well

17

worked at the woodshed

18

went to Brockville with sasugues got 7 1/2 per lb & 9 for
butter bought 1 bar of sweds iron 4d per lb

26

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John Innis came and made shoes for the horses & I put
some of them on

20

worked at the wood shed in the forenoon & A little at the
oven

1858
Nov
21

Went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shaw preach in the
afternoon

22

finished building the oven John Ackland helped Mr Wm
Rath was hear Wat took him to Fred Purvis fine Day

23

David took Wat to Lansdown to survay very stormy Day
with snow I put A roof on oven let the Ram to the Sheep

24

worked at the wood shed

25

helped Rob to thrash fine day

26

drew wood from the sugar bush

27

cleaned the peas had 15 1/2 bushel

28

Went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach fine
Day

29

helped W. H. Davis to thrash

27

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David went with Wat to Lansdown Snowed about 4 inches
last night

Dec
1

David went to Lyn with pork barrles I worked at the wood
shed

2

David went to Mallorytown for Brick brought 500

3

thrashed oats with Jock horse had 18 bushel or 9 bushel
each

4

worked at the woodshed & fixed the s shool house very
stormy wind & snow this afternoon

5

very stormy Day snow & rain the Revd Mr Shaw preached in
caintown this afternoon

6

went to Charlestown with 20 pork barrels has to Bews roads
very bad

7

thrashed our spring wheat hard frost

8

cleaned the wheat paid Jocke the 8 bushel that I borrowed
& sent 6 1/2 of good & 1 1/2 of tailings to the Mill & 6 bushel
of Buckwheat that Granpa got from John Ackland

9

made A toung for John Younge slaugh & got our deeds from
Granpa & gave or exchanged our deeds for the Thompson
place & the criste place John Yonge & Wat witnessed them

10

clapboard part of the wood shed stormy in the afternoon

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finished the clapboarding fine Day

12

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach in
the forenoon & the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon

13

thrash oats rain & snow

14

killed A sheep & tow pigs heavy rain this afternoon snow
nearly gone

Dec
15

Elen was put to Bed of A Daughter this morning heavy rain
most of the night

16

made a door for the room in the woodshed snow this
afternoon

17

worked at the wood shed

18

Do Do Do Do {Ditto}

19

the Revd Mr Paterson preached in caintown fine Day

20

worked at the floor in the wood shed

21

threashed our poll oats snow & rain most of the Day

22

went to Charlestown with 26 pork barrles & to Bews roads
poor

29

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finished the floor in the wood shed cold day

24

went to Brockville with sausagues got 7 1/2 per lb very cold
bougth an axe from McMillen & Flecher warrent for 30 days

25

made A handle for the axe Wm Hazelwood & famley was
hear for Dinner cold Day

26

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Paterson preach &
the Revd Mr Mills

27

helped Jock to kill A cow then went to Mallorytown for a
load of Brick 600

28

David went to Mallorytown for 600 Brick I built

29

drew some wood of the drowned land

30

Jock & the boys thrashed oats I gave Elen anemic she is
very sick

31

built some brick in the wood shed

1859
January
1

Built A part of a chimney in the woods & then went to
Adam Armstrongs very fine Day

2

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach
in the afternoon

30

3

went to Mallorytown to town meeting there was two
meeting owing to a rong advertisiment the
Conservatives chose Mr. Dowsley for chairman &
Elected Messers Thompson Scott Every Flow & Morton
by aclamation

4

thrashed oats fine day

5

David went to Mallorytown for I Scott to plaster the
weavers house

6

atended on T Scott plastering

7

Do Do {Ditto} rained & thawed

8

finished plastering the cuberd this morning & went
home with Scott he was 2 1/2 days at work fine day

9

David went to caintown with Granp to night & froze
both his Ears coming home Revd Mr. McDonah
preached in the forenoon & the Rev. Mr. Patterson in the
afternoon

10

worked at a cupboard for Jock very cold{in left margin}
{cut off} hard frost

11

Do Do

12

worked at the weavers room

13

thrashed in the forenoon & went to colmans in the
afternoon & got 17 lb of leather at 34c & paid by bill 2.6c

Do {Ditto}

31

which left $5.50 that was charged to Jock

14

Drew wood of the cristies place rained in the afternoon
& went the Funeral of Thomas Dicke in caintown {in left
margin} moved the Loom

1859
Jan
15

worked at the weavers room & fixed the loom

16

went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr Clark preach A
missionary sermon

17

thrashed for John Ackland

18

drew some wood fine Day Revd Mr Morrison preached in
caintown at 6 1/2 oclock

19

went with Revd Mr Morrison to James Hunter

20

went to Malorytown to an Agriculture meeting was chosen
President fine day

21

thrashed Spring wheat little rain this forenoon the Revd Mr
Patterson came here on A visit

22

finished thrashing the chinee wheat

23

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the
forenoon & the Revd Mr Patterson in the afternoon

32

24

David went to Charlestown Farmersville with Barrels for
Elingham to P Wing

25

began to draw logs to McIntosh Mill of the point

26

Do Do Do {Ditto}John Armstrong made some irons for A
neckyoke

27

drew sawlogs to Mc fine Day

28

Snowed about 7 inches last rain this morning thrashed this
forenoon drew sawlogs in the afternoon

29

James Clow & John there Wifes came here on A visit I went
to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting in the afternoon

30

the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon fine Day

31

cleaned the wheat forenoon Drew logs John Armstrong
made evens for whipeltrees & shod Jocks horses

1859
Feb
1

Thomas Scott & Wife here all night on A visit drew S logs in
the afternoon

2

drew S logs very cold day

3

thrashed Spring wheat & finished it very stormy Day wind &
snow

33

4

drew S logs cold Day

5

Do Do Do Do {Ditto}

6

went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in
the afternoon snowed most of the Day

7

drew 8 ash S logs for Braces & 1 hemlock that made 99 logs
that we have got in

8

cleaned the wheat had 24 bushel John Younge & his Wife
came here on A visit & we all went Wm Hazelwoods

9

Snowed all day we went with I Younge to Samuel Younge on
A visit

10

drew the old stack of hay from Cristies place very cold Day
with wind

11

went to Brockville & got 1 per lb for Butter & 6s.3d for
Spitzenburg bought an axe

12

drew some wood & made an axe handle

13

went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mr Morrison preach very
cold Day

14

Harvy Hays came hear & began to hue the timber for the
Barn & shed he is to get fifty dollars for geting out the
timber & framing & raising the building

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worked at the timber for the building

16

Do Do {Ditto} fine Day

17

Do Do Do{Ditto}

18

rained most of the Day

1859
Feb
19

Drew out of the swamp all the timber that was hewed snow
nearly gone fine Day

20

rained most of the Day the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our
School House

21

choped down two of the big Elms trees at the edge of the
sugar bush & drew up some of the tops to the house David
cut his foot

22

Harvy Hays came & huwed more of the timber

23

worke at the timber fine Day

24

Do Do Do Do {Ditto}

25

finished huwing the timer this forenoon & drew out some of
the timber Davids foot very bad Dr Keer looking at it
yesterday

35

26

drew the rest of the timber that was huwed a very stormy
Day snow & rain

27
27

the Revd Mr Patterson preached in caintown this afternoon

28

very stormy Day

1859
March
1

Wat went to Brockville for Dr Ronalds to come & see
Davids leg or foot it is very bad

2

drew ceader from cristes place

3

drew girths & joice out off our swamp

4

went to Lyn for Dr Ronalds to see David

5

finished cuting & drawing the girths & jice thawing fine
Day

6

Jock went to Brockville & brought Dr Ronalds to see David
he is very bad the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our shool
house he stopt hear all night he took Dr Ronalds home

7

went to John Fergusons & got out all the rafters for the
Barn to the Road at his house fine Day slaughing gone
John Younge came here to David

8

very stormy Day Davids foot started a bleeding sent for

36

Dr Ronalds he came & stopted all nigth

9

Adam went home with the Dr

10

Rob went for the Dr again & I took him home fixed
buckets tapt a few trees

11

Jock went for the Dre cant get the Blood stopt he came &
pluged it so as to put A pressure on the artare

12

I went to Mallorytown expeting to meet Dr
Richmond to so as to consult with Dr Ronalds but he did
not come

13

Jock went Brockville for the Dr but he said there was no
need of him coming till tusday when he heard how he was

1859
March
14

fixed buckets heavy rain & sawed stake {step?cut off}

15

fixed up fence Jock went to Lyn for the Dr in the morning
I took him back at night David is doing well roads very
Bad

16

made some bunks fine Day

17

went to the Mill with 12 1/2 bushel of wheat the roads very
bad

37

18

made bunks for the Bull paster Jock went to Lyn for Dr
Ronalds he did not come the Roads very bad

19

went to Lyn on horseback & then walked to Brockville to
see Dr Ronalds about Davids foot his Brother Wm is very
sick he gave me direction how to dress it came to Lyn on
the cars very stormy rain & snow

20

the Revd Mr Shaw Preached in caintown

21

altered the Bull paster fence below the house

22

drew 2 loads of hay from the cap heavy rain this
afternoon made a pair of bunk bars

23

worked in the sugarbush this forenoon & then at the Bull
paster fence

24

worked a little the fence very wet day

25

worked at the Bull paster fence

26

finished the fence

27

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shaw preach in
the afternoon

28

went to Mill with 3 1/2 bushel of corn 8 of oats roads very
bad

38

29

sawed stuff for staks& made them & bu{cut off} Margret
was put to Bed of a Son

30

Lay all day in Bed with inflammation in the left Eye

31

went to a raisen of a shed of McClarys fine Day

1859 David & Elen went to G McClearned & got there teeth fixed
April
1

Worked at Bunks bored & made fine Day

2

shaved some stuff for whipeltrees & drew some hay & the
bunks for the road fence

3

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah in the
forenoon & the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon Preech fine
Day

4

made Bunk fence on the Road west line south side very
high winds

5

very sore Eyes did nothing

6

made Do Do Do {Ditto} Adam went to Lyn for Elingham

7

made A Door for the woodshed & drew stone from Wm
Davis for the foundation of the Barn hard frost last nigth

8

drew dung for the hot Bed & the garden

39

9

drew hay in the forenoon & stone to the road fence for
hogholeing in the afternoon hard frost last night

10

the Revd Mr Boyed preached in caintown

11

heavy rain all Day fixed at A New drag

12

fixed around the house cold Day

13

went to Brockville Paid Dr Ronalds twenty Dollars & I owe
him yet 13 dollars he came 7 times to see Davids foot &
charged 5 dollars A trip he throwed off 2 dollars& that was
33 dollars I qualified {in left margin} fine Day

14

Jock is very bad with Rumatism I went to Hiram Booth to
get him to make what he called sulphate of steel he took A
thick piece of blister steel heated to A whealding heat then
held over A pail of water then put A piece of Brimstone on
it the steel melted & droped into the water- that is taken &
hammered fine and put into Gin 3 wine glass full a day {in
left margin} heavy rain all day

1859
April
15

very cold made the hot bed in the forenoon rained all the
afternoon the ground is all in A swim

16

drew A load of hay from the old barn in the morning &
shod the horses drew stones at the cristes place

17

the Revd Mr Harvy Preached in our School house in the
forenoon & Mr Shaw in caintown in the afternoon

40

18

went Mallory town to an Agricultural Meeting the Boys
drew stones at cristes fine Day

19

all worked at the stones Do Do{Ditto}

20

finished the stones

21

went to John Younges got some peas stopt all night

22

came home from John Younges they are all well

23

very stormy snow & wind the snow above six inches deep

24

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKinze preach

25

went to Samuel Innis to get drag teeth made & yoke for
the horses

26

David began to plow & plowed at cristes ground too wet

27

plowed at cristies I came home from Innises

28

I worked in the garden David plowed

29

finished the plowing at cristes

30

David went to Innises with Granpa he was going to the
Quartley meeting

41

May
1

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie

2

scraped A dich across the field below the Bull paster &
fixed the fence around the field David went to Brockville for
Map paper for Wat

3

Began to sow & sowed rather more than A Bushel of Peas
that I got from John Young & 5 Bushel of our own & 1/2
bushel of Spring Rye in the Cristies place warm & dry {in left
margin} 6 bushel of of Peas in all

4

David finished draging the cristies Place

5

draged the orchard very warm & dry {in left margin} wood
look green

6

plowed in the orchard Do Do Do {Ditto}

7

draged the orchard fine day

8

went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie Preach in
the afternoon

9

a little rain this morning plowed in the orchard

11

finished plowing the orchard that was for potatos & began
the plow below the Bull paster

12

draged the orchard for the potatos begun to plant the
potatos in the orchard

42

13

finished planting the potatoes 3 bushel of Thompsons west
side then 5 bushel of the Dones 3 of cups then 2 rows of
Morinees then the South Amarecan & some Scotch Greays
{in left margin} went to J. Hazelwood on A case between
Wm Murry & J. Cavinaugh for tresspassing

14

Sowed 6 bushel of Chinia Wheat below the Bull paster
sowed 3/4 of A bushel of timithy seed gave it one stroke of
the drag ground very dry

15

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the
forenoon & the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon

1859

A little rain last night

May
16

drew dung to the field below the Bull paster

17

finished drawing dung & went to caintown & heard the
Revd Mr McKenzie preach

18

began to Plow for the corn I thrashed hay for seed Jock &
me went to Lyn with the corps of MrsEdgly She died on
Monday morning 1/2 past twelve Elen & her Mother was
there Rob plowed with us today in the old bull paster

19

plowed in the field below the house

20

Rob plowed in the old Bull paster david draged the corn
ground & I sowed 3 1/2 bushel of Schoch wheat & seed it
down gave it one stroke of the drag {in left margin} 9 1/2
bushel of wheat in all

43

21

Rob helped to plow & I planted the corn in the field below
the house the ground very dry Granpa put A handfull of
ashes in every hill as we planted little rain last night

22

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in
the afternoon

23

Sowed 4 bushel of the poll oats & 5 1/2 of the little while & 1
of the large oats in the field west line North side of the road
begining next the house & 5 quarts of flax seed on 50 pace
by C

24

the Boys all went to Brockville to the Quens birth day I
finishe the draging

25

went to Lyn with Butter firkins for Elingham

26

plowed & sowed 1 bushel of Barley between the dich & the
line & seeded it down

27

drew dung for the turnips in the orchard fine rain to night

28

finished the dung & plowed part of it

29

the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house

30

finished plowing &draged & furrowed part up {in left
margin} washed the sheep

31

planted 9 rows of Sugar beets 3 rows of carrots & 20 rows
of turnips steeped part of the seed over night

44

1859
June
1

Went to Mill with 12 Bushel of wheat & drew 3 loads of
boards had Bobs horse Keat was lame

2

went to the funerl of Robert Woods son he was drowned at
the Narrows washing sheep

3

drew the rafters from Fergusons Rob helped & 13000
Shingles from Weekeses I sold him a cow for them 26
dollars

4

Scored for H. Hayes he has been here since tusday with 2
hands framing the Barn

5

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown

6

worked on the Roads

7

Do DoDo {Ditto} very Dry weather

8

scored for the Barn considerable rain

9

worked at the foundation of the Barn

10

Do Do Do {Ditto} A little rain

11

raised the Barn & shed stable then between 50 & 60 Men
all Day finished about 5 oclock in the afternoon fine Day
Paid Hayes 16$ dollars

45

12

the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house& the Revd
Mr McKenzie in caintown in the afternoon

13

heavy rain to Day made a lader

14

worked at the Barn fine Day Plowed at cristies

15

Do Do Do {Ditto}

16

little rain this morning sowed 1 bushel of Buck wheat at the
cristies East line Mr Trall came & cut Jocks Horse about 11
oclock & about 7 his guts came down so that we had to kill
him Mr Hornybook came to see Watt from Merrickville

1859
June
17

opened Jocks horse there was a regeral pasage along the
cord like a gut worked at Jocks corn & worked at the Barn

18

went to Brockville & bought 1 chest of tea 2.4 & 2 kegs of
nails for the Barn 112 lbs each 4 cents per lb from Robinson
& Easton & Co

19

the Revd Mr Green Bible agent preached at the stone
church in the afternoon

20

worked at the Barn the boys worked at the corn

21

began to Shingle the boys at the corn

22

worked at the Barn the boys at the potatos in little
orchard I went at tea time form 4000 shingles Jock is

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geting from David Tennent

23

went to Brockville & got A peace fo iron & A side of
soleleather from Colman 17 1/2 lb 33 cents per lb $5.77

24

worked at the Barn warm day

25

Do Do {Ditto} A little shower

26

the Revd Mr Harvy preache at our school house& the Revd
Mr McKenzie at caintown in the afternoon warm day

27

worked at the Barn

28

Do Do Do {Ditto}

29

Do Do Do {Ditto}

30

Do Do Do {Ditto} the Boys worked at the Potatos very dry
weather

1859
July
1

Worked at the Barn Jock went to Brockville at the corn bags

2

Do Do {Ditto} the & Jock worked at corn & potatos

3

no Meeting to Day a little rain this morning

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4

worked at the Barn

5

David & Granpa went to westport with the Wool to get
carded very warm

6

worked at the Barn Jocks wat fell & hurt himself Dr Keer
bleed him

7

finished shingleing the Barn

8

worked at Barn alone David & Granpa came home from
westport

9

worked at the Barn Jock went to Brockville the boys hoed
the potatos in the orchard

10

went to Brockville to the Sacrament the Revd Mr Morrison
came home with us & preached in caintown at half past six
oclock this evening & slept all night

11

went to James Hamiltons with Mr Morrison the boys worked
at the corn & potatos

12

drew 20 peices for 2 inches plank from John Cavinnaughs
he gave them to Granpa for work 596 feet board messure &
350 feet from J J McIntosh Wat began to Mow around the
house

13

worked at the Barn floor

14

Drew in the first hay to the the New Barn

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15

Began to cut the fall wheat at cristies place good crop

16

A little rain last night finished the fall wheat this forenoon

17

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown this afternoon
very warm day

1859
July
18

Cut the fall Byre good crop drew in a load of hay

19

the boys helped Jock to cut his fall wheat & shelled 5 of
Bushel Corn & got 3 bushel of wheat from Bob & went to
Mill got 650 feet of boards pine from J.J McIntosh

20

went to Brockville with Elen & met Jonney & brought him
home he came on the cars from Caralton

21

drew in hay front of Elizes hay very light Wat helped bob to
cut his fall wheat

22

the Boys mowed & I shingled part of the stable

23

mowed a little & drew in from Eleyees

24

the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house & the
Revd Mr Willson in caintown

25

heavy rain this morning David went to Charlestown with
firkins for Elingham Adam & me raked up some hay in the

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afternoon

26

mowed this morning heavy rain about 9 oclock

27

mowed below the orchard grass very light Showry weather

28

drew in 2 load of hay in the forenoon & the Bal{cut off}
wheat after dinner then rain & heavy thunder

29

drew in the rest of the fall wheat & Rye & drew in some hay
below the orchard

30

finished mowing the field below the orchard in the forenoon
Wm Moores came here with the Head stone for Mothers
Grave Granpa & me went to the Graveyard with him & put it
up at the head of the grave & he came home with us

31

went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach

1859
August
1

Drew in the hay below the orchard

2

Mowed at cristies place F Moors went home gave him
twenty dollars as part pay for Mothers head stone it is
thirty dollars

3

drew in the hay from cristies & that finished our haying it
is A poor crop

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4

fixed the thrashing Machin put in some new threads
heavy rain most of the Day

5

thrashed & cleaned 11 1/2 bushel of fall wheat very good

6

went to Lyn with the wheat to the Mill Wm Henry had A
raisin of A Barn stopt to it when I was coming home

7

the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house in the
forenoon he stopt hear all night fine Day

8

made the frount Barn doors John Armstrong made the
hinges for them

9

worked at the stable & Barn the boys worked at the
turnips

10

Granpa& me went to Mallory town he went to Jacob
Vandusenns to get buds & left I L Thompson acount to
be sued

11

thrashed part of the fall wheat in the forenoon & went to
the Funeral of Jane Purvis daughter of George Purvis she
was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Mills
preached the church would not hold half the people

12

thrashed the Blue stem fall wheat had 12 1/2 bushel I had
38 1/2 bushel in all sowed 5 1/2 bushel little rain

13

thrashed A little Rye but it was so hot A Day & the horses
sweat so much that we quite

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14

went to the Quartly Meeting at Lyn Granpa went
yesterday there was a great many there very warm Day

1859
August
15

Went to marsh at the head of Larues pond to cut hay
David Jocks Watt with Me & we went with John Ackland
I helped Mr Rosenberg till noon then he is to help to
slack

16

worked in the marsh very warm

17

cockd& stacked & finished what we cut in the marsh

18

worked or mowed A little this morning for Mr Rosenberg
& came home with Mr Edgly Mary is very Sick Dr Keer
says it is the Watter in the head

19

the Boys worked in the swamp below the orchard I did
nothing the Baby is very low

20

the Boys began to cut the peas I cut A little of the Barley
Granmam & Betsey has been here since thirsday the
Baby is so low that they never its side

21

Revd Mr Harvy preached at our School house the Baby is
so low that I did not go

22

Mary Breathed her last about 7 oclock this morning she
suffered a great deal before she died

23

Mary is buried at Granmam but the Rev Mr Morrison

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preached there was A great many there

24

rain most of the Day thrashed the Rye

25

Began to cut the spring wheat good crop

26

finished the chinee wheat then cut the large oats warm
Day

27

cut the Scotch wheat heavy rain & hail this afternoon

28

Revd Mr Mills preached this forenoon & the Revd Mr
McKenzie in the afternoon

29

drew in the Scotch wheat & went to Mill with 11 Bushel of
Rye wat cut some of the oats

30

drew in the chinee wheat the large oats the Barley &
John Youngs peas & Spring Rye

31

hooked peas in the forenoon rain in the afternoon

1859
Sept
1

Finished cuting the little oats very short

2

finished hooking the peas part of them took a second
growth they are green

53

3

drew in Peas fine Day

4

the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house

5

Draged & drew stones of the pea ground dull & wet time

6

drew dung on part of the pea ground for fall wheat

7

plowed for the wheat

8

Do Do Do {Ditto} & drew some dung

9

Sowed about 2 1/2 bushel of the Blue Stem wheat on the
cristies place

10

very wet Day shod the horses

11

the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown very rain & wind
this afternoon

12

thrashed for Jock

13

plowed for the Rye drew the last of the peas

14

Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of Rye in the morning then went to
Thomas Davis dung Bee fine Day

15

went to the Funeral of Thomas Sharp he was Buried in
caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached drew in the last of the

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oats they are the poll oats

X 16

very hard frost last night everything is Killed David plowed
where the Rye was I cut some of the corn

1859
Sept
17

Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Rye that makes 5 bushel of Rye & 2
1/2 Bushel of wheat all on the cristie place

18

the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house

19

cut corn very much brock down fine Day

20

fixed the lids of the Stove very wet day

21

heavy rain most of the Day the boys thrashed peas

22

began to work at the stables dug earth out of the horse
stable & filled into the cow stable

23

went to Farmersville with pork barles for Elingham

X 24

worked the forenoon at the stables Picked the Snows this
afternoon great fog yesterday & to Day

25 25

the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown in the forenoon &
the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon

26

went to Brockville with 2 Barrels of American Apples got

55

10s per Barrels & atended an Agriculture meeting

27

choped old logs on the cristies place John Yonge came
here on foot to tell us Wal of some work at Crosby

28

went to the toll gate with John Yonge this afternoon the
Boys choped on cristies place

29

went to Mallorytown with the Buggy to meet Mr
Hornabrook an aquantance of wats that is going to
Toronto to the Collage

30

thrashed the Buckwheat fine Day

1859
Oct
1

cleaned the Buckwheat had 17 bushel very wet day

2

the Revd Mr Mills preahd in caintown& the Revd Mr Harvy in
our School house heavy rain & hail

3

I helped John Ackland to thrash his Buckwheat the boys
drew the pumkins

4

went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of Snow Apples 1 Barrels I
rolled every apple in paper it is to go to Glasgow the other 2
is for Mr Robinson own use got 3 dollars & 12s.6d each for
the other two

5

went to John Younges with Jock Elen & Margret on a visit
Jock & me went to Kitley Fair fine Day

56

6

helped John Ackland to thrash his wheat

10

helped John Ackland to thrash his oats

11

had a loging Bee on the Cristies place got A fine job done
fired the most the heaps very dry wheather

12

worked at fire & logheaps

13

worked at the fire in the forenoon & began to draw in the
corn the wind rose to a great very high & blew the fire into
the stumps & into the old fences between Ackland & us &
then into across Ackland into Hogan fence burned all the old
stable

1859
October
14

Diged Potatos the ground very dry

15

fine rain last night & to Day husked at corn it is very
poor the white corn is the best

16

the Revd Mr Harvy preached at our School house

17

went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples 1 1/2 of
snows & 1/2 of calvels 12s.6d per barrel sold 1 tub of
butter 17 cents per lb

18

diged potatoes hard frost at night

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finished diging the potatos & killed a hog

20

went to Farmersville with a hog sold it for 5 .1/4 dollars
per hundred it weigh 257 lb bought a plough for 9 3/4
dollars 1 extra mold & 2 extra shares

21

shod the horses

22

david began to plow on the cristie place

23

the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in caintown in the
afternoon

24

david plowed the ground very dry I came home from
John Younge I went there on Saturday he got himself
hurt he is better

25

dug the carrots good crop

26

David went to Brockville with A load of turnips for
Hucheson 1d per bushel

27

peeld turnips hard frost

28

finished the turnip fine crop hard frost

29

drew in the potatos

30

the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our school house

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drew wood as sleepers for the stable

1859
Nov
1

drew sleepers for the stable in the forenoon hewed some of
them in the afternoon

2

Went to Mallorytown to the cattle Show took the 1 premium
on the 3 year old Bull & on the year old 2 on the Bull calf &
on the Black cow 1 on 2 year old heffr 2 on the year old
heffer 1 on fall wheat 1 on turnips 1 on Sugar Beets 2 on
carrots 3 on fall wheat in the field 1 on turnips in the field

3

killed the hogs Bob & Wm Davis helped in the forenoon went
to caintown heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach & helped
to dig A grave for Samuel Younges child it died last night

4

went to Samuel Youngs child funeral the Revd Mr Harvy
preached in caintown church there was a large funeral fine
wheather kind of smokey

5

laid the floor in the horse stable

6

went to Lyn for Granpa he was at the Quartly meeting cold
day

7

went to Larzena Mats & trade horses & is to give him 15
dollars next spring then I helped Edgly to thrash

8

helped Edgly to finishe thrashing his wheat worked at the
stable in the afternoon

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worked at the Stable in the forenoon thrash oats for Edgly in
the afternoon

10

I Killed a Bull of Robs & gave him ours a part of his his was 2
year old ours 1 year old rained & snowed all day

1859
Nov
11

worked at the stable Jock & the boys drew stones

12

went to Brockville with Sausagues sold them 7 1/2 lb settled
with Baxter & payed him ₤ 2"6"1

13

rained & snowed all day so that there was no Meeting

14

worked at the stable Jock & Granpa went to Mallorytown
Granpa sued J.L. Thompson for 45$ got 4 loads {lime?}

15

I worked at the stable put the horses in it for the first time
had them in at the uper barn hard frost

16

worked at the stable fine Day

17

worked at the Cow Stable began to {pave? cut off}

18

Do {Ditto}at the paving of the stable

19

finished the paving fine weather for the paving nailed up the
rest of the Boards

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20

snowed a little in the forenoon the Revd Mr McKenzie in the
afternoon

21

worked at the Stable jointing board

22

Do Do Do {Ditto}

23

went to the funeral of Charels Booth he was buried at the
Booth bureing ground the Revd Mr McKenzie prached at Lyn

24

worked at the Bails for the cows & got them in for the first
time

25

fixed shoes for the horses & shod Bet

26

shod Duch & went to Lyn with 15 1/2 bushel of turnips 1s.3
per bushel sold 6 yrd fullcloth 4s per yrd Bought a coat for
David settled Lee & Lamb & payed them 12s.2d

27

the Revd Mr Mills preached at caintown

28

went to Lyn with 25 Bushel turnips 1s.3d per bushel

29

fix at the horse stable put in a window Killed the Bull

30

helped Jock to show his horses

1859
Dec

Thrashed 8 1/2 bushel of wheat cleaned & went to Mill &

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took 2 bushel corn little rain

2

Stormed all Day wind & Snow chored

3

helped W Hogan to put tow logs on his stable in the
forenoon killed 3 sheep in the afternoon very cold Day

4

no meeting very stormy Day

5

went to Charlestown with 3 pork barles to Bews & took our
full cloth to Farmersville & a check web for Mr Clark left
them at Parishes

6

went to John Younges with Elen & Jock fine morning began
to rain about noon rained all night so that we had to stay all
night snow all gone then snowed till noon

7

we came home with the Slaugh after dinner roads bad

8

killed 3 sheep for Jock & 2 hogs 1 for me. very cold & stormy
Willson was here seen him for 37 years Granpa went to
Mallorytown with {?}

9

David helped W.H. Davis to thrash & mended shoed

10

cobled shoes & thrashed some oats

11

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Willson preach cold
Day

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12

cleaned 22 bushel oats sold a South Down Ram Mr John
Green 4$

13

thrashed some of the little oats

14

made shoes for Bill

15

Do Do Do {Ditto}George

16

thrashed oats for Jock

17

went to Brockville with sauguses got 7 1/2d per lb met
Jonney & Watt they came from Packenham

1859
Dec
18

very stormy Day no Meet meeting heavy Snow

19

stormy snow drew wood in the afternoon

20

went to the funeral of the Widow Bail she died at her
Fathers Mr John Mansels

21

went for our hay at the Marsh Bob & Wat went with me

22

Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto}

23

went with Bob to the marsh he bought A stock for eight
Dollars

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thrashed with Jock at his oats in the forenoon then went to
Charlestown with John Elingham & to Farmersville to see
about our cloth

25

heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our shool house very
cold Day

26

went to Farmersville for Blue cotton yarn got 2 bundles paid
10s per bundle & took 8 bushel of turnips to John Kincaid he
got 2 bushel on the 11 of December that made 10 in all I got
7s worth of mogezins leather & I fell at Kincaids & cracked
one of my ribs

27

not able to work with my side

28

Do Do Do{Ditto} very cold weather

29

Do Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto}

30

snowed about 5 inches last night

1860
1

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown this afternoon
very cold Day

2

went to Mallory town to the Town meeting there was 15
councillors nominated vote for Loranzo Mott Wm Tennent Wm
Forester Amisa Mallery & came home

3

went to John Younge to peg Boots he could not peg with
his he had sore legs very cold weather the boys went to

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7

Adam came for me to John Younges for come home we made
a pair of Boots for Adam. David Robert & Granpa shoes for
Elen & Isable A heavy rain most of the Day

8

intended to go to Brockville to the Screament the roads was
so bad that we could not go rained midle of the Day the Revd
Mr Willson preeched in caintown& the Revd Mr Harvy in our
School house

9

thrashed the spring Rye side very sore

10

the boys cleaned the Rye had 2 1/2 bushel & thrashed John
Youngs peas & cleaned them has about {?}1/2 bushel

11

went to the school meeting selected Thomas Davis again
Johny went to S Stewarts for the Revd Mr Morrison he
preaches in caintown to night

12

the Revd Mr Morrison came last night he heard the children
say Ten oclock Jock took him to Lyn to Day

1860
Jan
13

Thrashed Jocks fall wheat fine Day

14

Do our Scotch wheat this forenoon David went to Mallory
town & bought a great coat for $8 dollars gave 5 yards
{green?} fullcloth 4s.6d per yard paid the rest on {a/c?}

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the Revd Mr Randals preached a missionary sermon this
forenoon a the Revd Mr McKenzie preeched in the afternoon

16

went to Mill 6 bushel of Buckwheat &10 bushel oats fine Day

17

cleaned the scotch wheat had 13 1/2 Bushel

18

thrashed the chinne wheat this forenoon

19

cleaned & went to the Mill with 12 bushel of wheat

20

cleaned part of the wheat in the forenoon then went to
Mallorytown to the Annual Agriculture meetting was put in
President again the nearly gone roads bare

21

finished cleaning the chinnee wheat had 46 Bushel good
crop we have raised 100 Bushel of wheat in all this Season

27

began to cut pine saw logs in the swamp Jonney helped
Jock ade & me our teem

28

all hands worke at the logs & both teams

29

went to Meeting

30

worked at the logs

31

Do Do Do{Ditto}

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1

{illegible line} was up in the frount {line illegible}

2

{illegible} back to {illegible} all Day fine wheather

3

4

went to Brockville to an agriculture meeting {illegible} went
with me {illegible} brought a lot of {illegible} at {illegible} paid
10 dollars toward them he owes 11 or 12 yet

5

went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Willson preach Snow
nearly gone

6

went to Elerrys sawmill & got 14 shillings worth of Butternut
lumber

7

drew firewood out of the swamp

8

drew ceder of the drowned land at cristies for fences there
the fields nearly bare

9

worked at the cedar fine Day

10

Do Do Do{Ditto}

11

Do Do Do{Ditto} David helped yesterday & to Day

12

No Meeting to Day in caintown it was quarterly Meeting at Lyn
the roads so bad that we did not go they were bair

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13

drew the small hemlock that was puled for the fence on the
line betwen Ackland snow

14

began to Draw pine logs to Mc Mill drew 14

15

went to Lyn with 68 flour Barrels for Colman

16

went to Elbe to see John Robeson about Wats Mare she got a
nail in her foot a fortnight ago he will come & see her tomorow

17

drew 12 pine saw logs to Mc's Mill

18

drew 12 Do Do {Ditto}snowed this afternoon snowed & blowed
all day did not go to Meeting

1860
Feb
20

cobled shoes very stormy in the forenoon drew 8 logs to
Mc Mill

21

drew 20 pine logs to Mc Mill

22

rained so that the snow is nearly gone thrashed 23 the poll
oats

24

drew 9 loads of wood of the Lake & put 2 shoes on dutch

25

went to Beverly to see Mr Cosgrove about wat Mare &
brought him in with me we went with the Buggy the roads
good from Farmersville

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did not know that there was any meeting the Revd Mr
McKenzie preached

27

fixed the Buggy drew rails of the Lake

28

I fixed the Slaugh the Boys drew of the Lake

29

rained all the forenoon at night we skined the Gery colt she
got her leg brock about a mounth ago by a kick

1860
March
1

Wind south in the morning 9 oclock south East at 3
oclock wind North Shod Jock horses fine Day

2

put 2 shoes on Bet, little rain, cleaned he oats

3

David went to Mill with 16 bushel of oats & put 15 in a bin
thats was 30 of poll oats

4

the Revd Mr Willson Preached in caintown

5

worked at the Buckets

6

Do Do Do {Ditto} David went to Lyn with a cord and half
of Bark sat on Leader and Coax for selling liquor with
Lisence fine 1 pund with costs

7

went to Mill with 18 bushel of wheat went to Anders with
Waggon Wheel for Huntly to fix it is to go on Tennents
acount he got a cow from Me last fall Valued at 17 dollars

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in work

8

went to Mill with 18 bushel of wheat

9

drew rails & wood out of the swamp frount of the house
the swamp good but there is no snow in the fields

10

worked in the swamp at rails & wood

11

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown in the
afternoon

12

worked in the swamp at ceeder & wood

1860
March
17

Went to Lorenzee Motts & Paid him fifteen Dollars that I
owed him on the trade of horses

18

the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown

19

Sawed Bunks in the calf paster {in left margin} stormed 6
times to Day rain & snow

20

went S. Innises & got the waggon tire welded & punched
an old crobar for an arbour for the boreing machin that
am makeing very stormy Day

21

went to Rueben Fields to see about our annual report he
did not send it when he should

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22

came home from Fields roads very bad

23

drew wood from the hill in drags snowed {in left margin}
snow

24

went to Brockville in the Buggy got 2 1/2 per pound & 2d
per lb for the fore quarters paid the Widow Ronalds
twelve dollars that I owed the Dr for atending David

25

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown

26

worked at the frame for the boreing Machin

27

went to Lyn with 54 flour barrels to Colman with Edglys
waggon

1860
April
1

No Meeting to day owing to a quarterly meeting at
Mallortown fine Day roads very bad

2

drew dung to Cristes place for corn where the fall wheat
was last year above the road hard frost

3

drew dung the same I worked at the boreing machin {in left
margin} drew dung for hot bed

4

thrashed the Barley & cleaned had 4 bushel in the forenoon
Bored over 100 bunkbottoms it works well {in left margin}
rain

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5

works at the boring finished ours & some of Jock fine Day
{in left margin} A little snow

6

finished Jocks this morning over 200 st{cut off} all
together went to the Funeral of John Miller he Died on
wedenday he was buried at the Stone church the Revd Mr
Bell preached the church could not hold all that was there
the roads is very bad

7

split a few rails on the line between Jock & me blow the
orchard David went to Yonge M{cut off} A fishing got some
pike

8

went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in
afternoon fine day after the rain

9

worked at the rails & bunks fine Day

10

went to Mill with 15 bushel of oats that wat bought of WH
Davis I worked at a drag for John Innis

11

at cristes but could not the frost was in the roads he had to
quit the boys made bunks

12

finished puting up the line fence on the second field fine
Day

13

made a fence no the side of the 2 acres next the East line

1860
May

Begun to sow & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of chinnie Wheat in the

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field below the Bull paster ground very dry

2

Sowed 7 bushel of peas at cristies place 3 of them I got
from John Younge Sowed the Hungarian grass seed in the
garden {in left margin} 7 in all of peas

3

{in left margin} wood look green splite rails at cristies in the
fore noon went to A raising off a house of Mr McClearys in
the afternoon very warm & Dry weather

4

Sowed poll 7 bushel of poll oats at cristies

5

Sowed 9 bushel of oats 5 of them poll 4 off them I got of
John Young they are next Edgleys line very warm & dry no
rain this spring yet

6

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown Granpa went
to Lyn yesterday & came home to Day on foot to the
Quarterly meeting

7

David finished draging at Cristies I planted corn in the
Garden put plaster in the drill the first row on the top next
the Barn next row leached ashes then 3 rows with ashes on
the top {in left margin} planted Sugar Beets thunder
showers to the East

8

split rails at cristies John Edgley helped very warm

9

{in left margin} a little shower this morning sowed 1 1/2
bushel of Rye next the barn David plowed there yesterday
plumb Trees in full blossom

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laid up the fence at the foot of the hill at cristies

11

laid up the fence next the woods at cristes

12

went to Farmsvill with 32 firkins 8 to Mullvenue 10 to Demin
14 to Green warm Day

13

the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown

14

sowed 5 bushel of scotch wheat 2 of it I got from Mr
Lawson & 3 from Ferguson the first 4 ridges is Lawsons the
Fergusons al in the west of the Barn

15

David plowed the potato ground Ad helped Jock to plant
very dry weather

16

I trimed some dry limbs of the apple trees & spread dung
for the corn

1860 snow & rain last nigth
snow & rain
April
14

Went to Mallortown to an Agriculture Meeting the boys
choped wood hard frost this morning

15

Mr Fletcher preached at caintown Mr Mills sick

16

David began to plow at cristies place below the road I split
rails on the line next Ackland

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{in left margin} shower of rain Sowed some cabbage seed
in the hot Bed & dug up some old trees in the orchard

18

planted 11 trees in the orchard 4 at the house

19

made A waggon box fine Day

20

went to Brockville with Jonney he is going to Packinham to
work Bougt 4 barrels of Plaster 1 of waterlime 1 of salt the
plaster 6s.3d lime 7s.6d salt 7s.6 roads very good

21

Sowed 2 barrels of Plaster on the frount of Lizies next the
line west side on the line got a hefer calf from Adam

22

the Revd Mr McKnzie preached of caintown

23

went to Thomas Scotts to get him to come & plaster the
scistren

24

began to make the line fence on the cristies place next
Ackland {in left margin} little snow last night Do {Ditto} this
morning

25

Planted 6 Appel trees in the orchard David finished plowing
below the Barn at cristies very bad with my stomac

26

Thomas Scott plastered the cistren plowed the Garden &
1/4 acre for carrots & Beets in the orchard

27

hard frost this morning planted Early potatos in the garden
David plowed in the field below the Bull paster

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hard frost this morning David Do {Ditto} in forenoon went
to Samuel Younges & got 10 bushel of oats 1s.9d per bushel

29

the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown

30

finished plowing below the bull paster then draged &
furowed up the carrot ground the boys raked a& sowed
the carrots & 1/4 lb Mangol seed 1 row & 1/2 I took Elen to
Lynn she is going to school there & board at the Clows {in
left margin} Woods begin to look Red

1860
May
17

Planted 12 bushel of potatos at cristes Mr Lawson planted a
peice with us I went to the Funeral of Mr John Booth he was
buried at the Booth Buring place there over 90 buggys &
carrages the Revd Mr McKenzie preached

18

plantd parted of the corn & sowed nearly 2 1/2 bushel of
oats on the Rye ground & 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the fall
wheat ground where they were killed out fine shower this
afternoon {in left margin} rain

19

finished planting at cristes corn & potatos a fine rain to Day
every looks well {in left margin} rain & showers

20

Revd Mr McKenzie Preached at caintown {in left margin}
frost this morning

21

drew dung to orchard for turnips fine Day

22

finished drawing the dung & plowed some potatos first now
the Great Chillie potato a seedling the net No 1 seedling

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finished the plowing in the orchard planted 4 Bushel

24

went to McIntosh Mill with 2 bushel of corn & 14 of wheat &
drew a load Boards David went Mallorytown to traning
Adam went to Farmersville great works to be done

25

Draged & furrowed the orchard for the turnips

26

sowed the turnips 2 1/2 lbs fine rain this morning

27

the Revd Mr Mills preached his farewell sermon {in left
margin} rain this morning

28

I took the roof of the old barn & washed the sheep

29

drew the to old Barn or logs of it into the road fine Day

30

dug part of a dich next the Barn

31

drew stones from the old Barn to the dich a fine rain to
night {in left margin} rain

1860
June
1

drew stones & worked at site of the old Barn in the
forenoon Sheered the sheep in the afternoon Jock & Bob
helped fine day

2

plowed & planted the old Barnyard in squasses melons
corn & cucumbers moved the fence of the Bull paster line
in the orchard warm day

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3

went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr Green the Bible
Society Agent preach

4

moved part of the Bullpaster onto the line in the orchard

5

plowed & scraped the noll at the road opisite the Barn so
as to level it for the dich fine rain this afternoon

6

worked at the dich at the Barn

7

went through the corn with disk & began to hoe it fine
morning wind south in the afternoon the wind was south
west with rain & colder

8

worked at the corn in the morning then it rained

9

10

no Meetting to Day

11

Adam works on the Roads I went to Lyn withe 64 flowr
barrels for Thomas Willson & drew five loads from his shop
at Lyn to the Mill & station 64 in 4 of the loads & 8 in one in
all 328 flour barrels

12

worke on the roads fine Day

13

I went to Farmerville with 32 firkins

14

worke on the roads

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Do {Ditto} on the roads

16

Jock had a dung Bee

1860
June
17

No Meetting to Day the Preachers is at conference

18

worked at the Beets & carrots very dry weather rain this
morning & this afternoon

19

went to Brockville paid Mr Reid twelve dollars on acount
Bought a circle & iron for the Buggy sold a calf 2d per lb

20

went to charlestown with 20 butter firkins for Bews rain 2

21

went to Westport with the wool rain to Day

22

got the wool carded & came to Mr Childings stopt all night

23

came home with the wool warm Day

24

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached this afternoon the Bees
swarmed a very large swarm

25

worked at the turnips fine Day

26

Do Do Do {Ditto}very heavy showr this afternoon {inleft
margin} rain

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finished the turnips & plowed the potatoes in the Garden

29

went to Charlestown for a load of bolts very heavy rain at
Keyes & most of the road home again {in left margin} rain

30

the ground to wet for to hoe worked at two hay waggon
racks warm Day put the Bett Mare & the Dutch to Lees
horse or the Black hawk to give him 7 dolars& he insures
both mares

1860
August
1

came home from the march there was not of hay for to
keep us & we gave it to Edgly & Hogan to stack & give us
one half of his part raked & took in the hay below the bull
well fine Day

2

mowed at cristies & the grass seed had 130 sheefs

3

raked & drew home the hay from cristies rained

4

cut the Rye at cristies & the fall wheat they were both
very badly winter killed

5

Quarterly meeting at Lyn Granpa went to Wm Clows
yesterday with Bet & the Buggy Wat & Elen went to a
field meeting beyond Moores & then to John Youngs on a
visit

6

the boys hoed the Beets & Carrots & I worked at the
Backbarn door Jocks Baby A Robson over here I had him
on my knee at the table he went down & fell on the
harthstone & pulled the teakettle on to himself it was
Boiling & scalded his face breast & arm very bad Dr Keer

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put lime water & linseed oil on it

7

began to underbrush in the swamp very warm day

8

Sandy Stewart & Wife came on a visit & to see the Baby

9

underbrushed a little rained in the forenoon fair & fine in
the afternoon worked in the swamp

10

worked in the swamp in the forenoon drew in the Rye in
the afternoon John Clow & Wife were here on a visit & to
see Robson

11

drew stones from the gangway of the old Barn to the
dich between the garden & the Barn

12

went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach

13

rained all day Thomas Scott & Wife here all day to see
Jocks Baby he is very bad David went to Farmersville
with Wat & brought a sheepskin from Kincaids for
mittens to bind with

1860
July
17

Mowed frount of Elizes fine Day John Yonge & wife here

18

Do {Ditto}& raked & cocked some of the hay a little rain last
night

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rain little lost night fine Day

20

Drew in 6 load of hay very warm Day

21

mowed a little heavy showr this forenoon quite cool

22

the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown

23

Mowed frount of Elizes & drew in one load rain at noon

24

David worked for Jock mowed & drew in one load rain this
afternoon

25

finished mowing frount of Elizes the boys drew in 2 loads
with of hay

26

went to John Youngs got 5 1/2 bushel of wheat & saw Clows
Reaper cut fall wheat on the farm of Petter Davis there was
to have been 4 Reapers there but there was only Clows &
Cossets Cosset & Clow could not agree about there Judges
& Cosset would not reap & left the field some rain

27

went to Lyn with 9 1/2 bushel of wheat got 150 lb of corn
meal 7s.6 per hunder lb drew in all the last of the hay frount
of Elizes

28

mowed below the Bull well & drew in 2 load from it fine Day
{in left margin} rain

29

rained all Day did not got to meeting

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very dull this morning Bob David Robert Armstrong & me
went to the March on Sherwood place

31

rained this forenoon {in left margin} rain

1860
July
1

Went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach
fine Day

2

hoed the potatos in the orchard & went through the Beets
& carrots

3

Began to hoe the potatos at Cristies rained in the afternoon

4

finished the potatos & plowed through the corn

5

went to Sam Innises put a new axel reach & headblock in
the Buggy heavy rain last night & most of the Day the
ground has got a compleat weting

6

mended the harness this forenoon the ground to wet to hoe

7

went to Brockville to hear a sermon before sacrament stopt
at Aunt Marys all night she is very poorly

8

partook of the sacrament Jock Margret & Elen came down
this morning I came home with them {in left margin} rain

9

went to Lyn with 28 flour barrels & 5 firkins for J Williams
Darling got the firkins & colman the barrels heavy rain at

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noon {in left margin} rain

10

helped Rob to fix his hay rack fine day

11

worked at the turnips carrots & beets the Revd Mr Morrison
preached at caintown & stopt at Jocks all night he brought
him up

12

I went to Lyn with the Revd Mr Morrison the boys worked at
the turnips

13

went to Charlestown for a load of bats David began to Mow
a little fine Day

14

the boys all went to the mountain to huckleberry I mowed a
little in the forenoon

15

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown

16

began to Mow in the field frount of Elizes went to Lyn with
{smudged out} flour Barrels for Colman & 5 firkins to Baxter
rain about noon {in left margin} rain

1860
Sept
1

began to cut the Scotch wheat beyond the barn fine crop

2

the Revd Mr {Honeywell?} preached in caintown

3

went to Brockville to see the Prince of Wails he was to be at
5 oclock he did not come in till after dark saw his hat & that

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was all the town was beautifully luminated at night & a
torchlight prosession went along with him through the
streets got home at one oclock

4

worked at the wheat & oats John Edgley & Rob Armstrong
helped John Yonge & two of his Boys came hear on there
road to Lansdown to help Cristie

5

finished the oats a most of the wheat Rob helped fine Day

6

finished all the cutting fine Day the Wind North East

7

drew the peas & the oats from cristies & part of the wheat
west of the Barn this forenoon fine crop rain in the
afternoon

8

drew in the rest of the wheat west of the Barn this forenoon
fine crop rain in the afternoon {in left margin} first rain
{illegible} storms

9

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown

10

went to Mill with 10 bushel of oats for the horses

11

James Clow & his wife came to see Granpa drew in the
wheat from Criste place rain this afternoon

12

thrashed the wheat from criste place cleaned it & had 8
bushel took it to the Mill

13

the Boys went to Mallory town to a picnic

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14

went to Brockville & met John Robeson & his daughter
Agness they came on a visit

15

drew stones to the dich at the Barn

1860
Sept 16

the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in
caintown

17

went to Wm Hazelwoods with John
Robinson & Granpa Jock Margret & Elen the
Boys cut the {o?}

18

Hazelwoods are all here & at Jocks

19

went to Brockville with John Robinson &
Daughter seen them on the Railcars for
Careton

rain
{illegible)tuist

20

went to John Younge with Elizabeth stopt
over night then went Oxford to look at a
farm of Kenneth Morrisons do not like it

rain

21

rain

22

23

came from John Youngs this morning heavy
wind David plowing in the field west of the
Barn Granpa very poorly

the Revd Mr McKenzie preached at
caintown

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rain

24

began to dig the potatos at cristies fine day
John Younge & his Wife came to see
Granpa he is very poorly rain at night

rain

25

rained most of the day Granpa was taken
with spiting of Blood spit about a pint went
for Betsy & Dr Keer

26

Adam went to Gibsons for wild grapes
David helped Jock to log I fixed at the
Barnyard & cut part of the Buckwheat

rain

27

finished cuting the Buckwheat in the
forenoon & thrashed Jocks Buckwheat

frost

28

heavy rain last night thrashed & cleaned 13
bushel of schotch wheat & pulled a waggon
load of corn heavy wind

29

very heavy frost the first to kill the vines cut
the cornstalks that we picked the corn off
& diged some potatos Picked Snow apples

30

the Revd Mr Har{illegile} preached in
caintown

{probably Oct 1860)
{first part of page largely illegible}
4

very wet day went to Bobs &
Kincaids to get there {illegible}

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{large
chunk
illegible}

Robert & Mrs {rest illegible}

11

drew in & thrashed the
Buckwheat

12

cleaned the Buckwheat had 30
bushel John Innis came at noon
to thrash the Peas finished & then
went to Jocks & finished them

13 drew a load of
punkins& picked
some apples

14

the Revd Mr Armstrong preach at
caintown

rain

15

cleaned the peas had 35 bushel
very wet day {illegible}

1859
May

28th

Bought of N. Baxter

.₤

s

40 yrds of cotton 7 1/2 per yrd

2

5

d

6 Do {Ditto} print 7 1/2 Do

3

9

1 Pair of shoes

6

6

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1 vest 3s 1 quart of vinegar 7 1/2

3

7

1860 Sept 19

10s

6 Susan

1859
July

11

Bought of Lamb & Sec

1 scyth 5s.6d 2 snaths 6s.2 whitstone 8d

L

12

1859
Received from {grandp?} 4 yrd Cotton bought out of it or paid
March 2s for Roof spent 2 1.3 horse nails 7 1/2 sugar 1.2
March 12 .2s.6d candle
12 Crity for sash 7s.6d
March 19th bought a piece of uper leather 8s.2d
sundrs 2s
April 13 paid Dr Ronalds 20S iron 16s.3d
chain 4s barley & rice 5s coal 3s.4 1/2 razor 1s.3d nails 2s.9d
harness leather & buckles 2s.9d shoethread 7 1/2 oil 2s.9d
Agriculture Sc 10s Jesup 5d sundres 1s.9d

1859
May the Barn acount gave Harvy Hay a cow for 30 dollars towards his pay per the Framing
$30

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gave W. Weeks for shingle a cow 26 for 13 thousand

June

received from Jock 30 dollars

bought 224 lb nails 4 1/2 cents per lb &
2s for kegs

bought 10 lb boards nails

2

6

Do {Ditto} 10 lb shingle nails

2

6

Do{Ditto} 5 lb large Do{Ditto}

1

3

D{Ditto} 2 lb small

August

Nov

6

Do{Ditto} 3 lb wrought Do{Ditto}

1

6

Do 10 lb st{illegible}

2

6

Iron for hinges

4

1

20 lb nails

4

6

4 set of hinges

6

1

screws

1

4
1/2

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1860
August 7

2 lb nails

1

3

5 lb Do{Ditto}

1

1 1/2

2 lb wrought nails

1

3

{Apr?}

24

{pork?} {?}

Apr

19

Joseph Davis choped

22

John Ackland Do{Ditto}

23

Joseph Davis Do{Ditto}

24

Wm Hazelwood Do{Ditto}

Work done for John Elingham
1859
butter

3

9

Mar

29

Went to Farmersville with 65 flour
barrels to P Wing

6

3

April

6

Adam went to Lyn with 30 butter
firkins Darling 10 Baxter 10 Jakes 10

6

3

May

25

Went to Lyn with 24 butter firkins

6

3

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Baxter 18 Derby 6

July

13

Do{Ditto} to Farmersville 30 butter
tubs Williams 6 Green 12 Blanchard 12

6

3

{illegible}

25

Do{Ditto} to Charlestown 22
Do{Ditto} to Do{Ditto} Bews

6

3

Sept

24

Do{Ditto} to Farmersville 36 pork
Barrels 10 to Wills & Mrs 10 to Wign &
Bl 16 to Green

6

3

Nov

4

Do{Ditto} to Charlstown 24 Pork
Barrels to Bews

6

3

Dec

5

Do{Ditto} 8 Do Do{Ditto}

6

3

Do{Ditto} to Lyn 68 flour Barrels to
Colman

6

3

1860

March

27

Do{Ditto} to Lyn 54 flour Barrels for
Colman

6

3

May

12

Do{Ditto} to Farmersville with 32
firkins 8 to Mulvaner 10 to {?} 14 to
Green

6

3

26

Do{Ditto} to Lyn 53 flour Barrles to
Colman

6

3

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June

July

13

Do{Ditto} to Farmersville 32 firkins 10
to Mulvaner 20 to Green

6

3

20

Do{Ditto} to Charlestown with 20
firkins for Bewes

6

3

29

Do{Ditto} to for a load of bolts

6

3

13

Do{Ditto} to Do Do Do{Ditto}

6

3

16

Do{Ditto} to Lyn with 30 flour Barrels
6 to Colman 5 firkins to Baxter

6

3

5s

5d

1859 pay received from John Elingham
₤

s

Jan

23

received from P Wing jug 1s.10 1/2 d
Syrup 4s sugar 9d 9 pills 1.7

7 10
1/2

April

6

received fish 1s.3d candle 1s.3d
Salavatus 3d

2

May

25

Do {Ditto} from Baxter 10 lb nails
2s.6 plow shear 2.6

5

knife 1s.8d crockry 1s.2d candles 1s.8

4

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d

9

6

starch 6 redlon 4 1/2

July

Sept

10

13

10 lb shingles nails 2s.6d salaratus 7
1/2d candles 1d coffe 1s.3d
{topases?} 1 10 1/2

7

3

25

paper starch files allspice powder
broom candle

6

3

24

horse nails 7 1/2 rosen 4 soape 1s.3d
spoons 1s collar 1s.1d file 7 1/2 thread
.3 pencl 4 1/2

5

6
1/2

1 barrel

1

6

Nov

4

1 lb paper 1s.3d 1 Jack knife 3s.9d 1
barre

6

6

Dec

5

niting needle 2 horse nails 1s.3d
opum 10 1/2 d salaratus 7 1/2

2

11

thread 1s rope 1s.6d

May

12

receivd from Green 7 yrds cotton 7
1/2 lining 3s9d buttons 5d

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1/2

June

5

two Butter firkins 2.6 each

5

13

papper 1s Book 1s.3d hoe 1s.10 1/2d
Bowls 1.8 pins 7

7

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7
1/2

July

20

pills 1s.3d paper 1s.3 slate 7 1/2d
spoons 1s.3d allspice 5 1/2
shoethread 3 paper 6d thread 6

6

3

29

1 pair shoes 5 from Elingham 1 pair
of shoes 7s.6d July 6

5[7

6

13

from Bews 1 hayfork 4s 1 lb
salavatus 7 1/2

4

7
1/2

16

cash 11s.3d

4

7
1/2

11

3

5

1859 July got some Buds from Mr {illegible} in caintown
{illegible} at his house East then No 2 then No 5
1

went to Adam Armstrong on A visit Thomas Scott & wife was
there on A visit to

2

drew wood for Elingham half Day

3

went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach

4

went to town Meeting

sent 1 dollar to Thompson & Co for the Ath{cut off} October 21. 1859

Sketch #1:

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{2 lines at 45 degrees diagonal meeting up to a vertical. 1 horizontal line from base of first
45 diagonal line, intersecting 2 45 diagonal line meeting vertical}
5 feet long {on 1st 45 degree diagonal}
Do{Ditto} {on 2nd 45 degree diagonal}
1 foots 3 inches {on Horizontal Line}
6 feet {on Vertical line}
teeth 8 1/2 inches {under sketch}

Sketch #2
{looks like a stake in the ground, hilled up around base with 3 horizontal bars intersecting at
regular intervals}
11 inches long {on first horizontal bar}
10 inches long {on second horizontal bar}
9 1/2 long {on third horizontal bar}
6 inches apart {on vertical in between horizontal bar}
{on vertical stake} 3 inches {between ground and first horizontal} 6 inches { between first
and second horizontal bars
15 inches from sadle to the top Bar {written vertically on right hand side of sketch

Sketch #3 {A curved arc with a circle and the beginning and end, and at the top midpoint
of arc.}
7 inches to the center {written above first half of arc}
this is the cavis or halter part of the Breaking harness {written below sketch}

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