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Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary & Transcription, 1827-1843 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1827 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 May 28 Shear Sheep 29 mashing at Stills House Mr Belton preach 30 do - do got to Bastels with a. B. and to McPhersons 31 Distill -- June 1 Do 2 do S 3 Philip preach & Jam here 4 got to Training -- stay for Tea to Mr McCoys 5 distilling &c 6 a a & warm min in was on thursday next week 3 days 7 do -- 8 do -- 9 do -- rain Peter D died today S 10 Mr Sells preach / Prayer Meeting A B 11 grind work at Still House 12 go for Pumps &aw P D funeral Mr Kirby preach 13 work at do -- do -- 14 work on road rain 15 do -- do -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 June 16 go this morning to see J. Dunham - he dies about half past 7 AM work on road -- S 17 got to A.B. & Mothers 18 go to J D. funeral Mr Healey preach " let me die 1 h{illegible} of the {illegible} 19 rain. hoe Potatoes & pick wool 20 do - go to G. Scriver pay him $4 for balance of rates & cost - go to Mill - to Isaac's & aunt Betseys 21 about home & set out cabbages 22 wind high hoe Potatoes &c -- 23 mash & go to Mr McCoy with Maria & Titus -- Mare Fold {sic} S 24 John & David here - Mr Booth preach 25 boys here & go home - work at Still house -- Maria D spinning 26 go for Reel to Mr McCoys Mr Poole preach 27 Still -- Ames Picking B{illegible} 28 go to Kingston Stay at Mr Thomas 29 return home with I {illegible} Fraser 30 quarterly meeting at Forshus Mrs Moore & Mr here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 July S 1 gr meeting -- Andrew & James here 2 rain -- 3 au -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here 4 McBain calls - take at A B 5 Mr Poole & Davidson take breakfast here -- Maria go to Mr McPhersons &c I go to Ias Frasers Barn Bee 6 I go to look at McBeans land 7 Mr Hitchison here to breakfast Shooting &c -- S 8 prayer meeting Ann & John here 9 hoe in garden - & U S Barn Bee very warm 10 work in garden rain Mr Belton preach 11 do -- do ---- 12 - Manor's loging Bee 13 cut som thistles - Joe's mowing Bee 14 take Mrs Moore to Fannys I have ague this afternoon, Kitty Dunham here S 15 I stay home - Mr Booth preach 16 have ague and take medicine 17 Mr Moore & fanny here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 July 18 have ague - kill fowl 19 Charles & Tilly married I go to Dr take tea there 20 take an emetic - have ague weddinus call - I take breakfast at Mr McCoys 21 take breakfast at AB got to 4th Town - take Mrs Moore & A Petterson home - Mother & Maria go stay at A Davis. S 22 at Andrews - go to Wm McR-- 23 at Wm go to Carnahans 24 return, take dinner at V Embery Maria has ague on road & stop at Dimonds -- 25 rain, at Mothers 26 Maria take Emetic - rain -- 27 draw 2 load wood from Mr McCoy's - Mrs McUmber here 28 Maria have ague - I pick berries S 29 Mr Booth {illegible} preach - aunt Betsey & Mr & Mrs McCoy take tea </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 July 30 Cradle wheat for A B 3/4 31 do -- do ------ 3/4 Aug 1 rake do -- -- 1/2 2 rain last night - cradle at U.S. part afternoon - 17 hands about 3 cradle at Drs rain tonight 4 dig Potatoes - take tea at Mothers S 5 Mr Switzer at 4 o'clock 6 cradle for US 7 repair barn door for Dr Mr Poole preach 8 mow for Dr & AB here 9 do -- do Mrs Bradshaw & Mr McCoy here 10 do -- do and do Aunt Anna came up at Fletcher 11 rain last night, work at AB trade horses wt I Paterson S 12 Mr Booth preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here 13 Work at AB, at harrow & make hay 14 rain mend harrow for WBl 15 cradle oats for U.S. I.C agrees to give charles 6 Bs oats for damage go to Mr McC. Maria {illegible} 16 Threshing for Johseph 17 cut wheat & {illegible} up </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Aug 18 work for Charly - Aunt Anna & Kitty here to dinner and go to L Maria to Drs to tea S 19 take dinner at John C -- 20 mow at Chs - put up what 21 Kill calf for Mr Healey Anne has ague Mr Healey preach 22 mowing at Mothers 23 do --- do 24 do -- & go to Chs Pea Bee 25 do -- and draw in hay S 26 go to Dinner to Mother Robt. Allen returns Kitty & Chs here to tea 27 got to Dr for medicine for Aunt and to Philips & McPhersons 28 mow and help to cut pease 29 {scibble} for s{illegible} mow & cut Pease 30 mow, rain go to Napanee hear of Dd. Nevills death AB & Mrs McCoy go to I Peters at Anderson Bee 31 put up Hay Sept 1 Sow rye for John -- draw in Hay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Sept 2 S.G.Fisher preach - John Ann & Betsey take dinner - Mr & Mrs McC. AB. K & Chs take tea -- Fannys girl born 1st 3 help to draw in pease 4 go to Philips wt Maria -- call at McP. Shop -- Mr Booh preach 5 got to Isaac's -- Maria to Ias Frasers 6 get out timber for Saw Mill/ raining 7 go to Abbey's help John thresh 8 do house work -- S 9 I. Chs here &c + Il . to dinner Maria go to See Mrs Burley & takes tea at Mothers 10 help John Plough - Maria go to Drs rain -- in night also 11 rain -- go to McCoys {illegible} but don't work help John thresh & kill hog at Charles' - 12 plough for John - 13 rain - threshing, clean up wheat 14 do -- cleaning wheat 15 plough &c turn wheat -- S 16 go to Isaac's -- Mr Healey preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Sept 17 Sow 9 Bs wheat for Mother finish cuting & drawing pease Maria & children at Mothers 18 geting out timber - rain, take tea at Mr McCoys - 19 do do -- go for grapes, take tea at Drs 20 rain -- go to Abbeys & R Eagan 21 Sow 13 for Chs rain -- a man here to get Still house 22 Sow 1 Bs for Chs - get out some timber - rain lent T Wild - Clarkes Magazine and Life of Buchanan 2 weeks ago S 23 Mr Booth preach -- Ann & John & A. Allen take tea -- 24 got to Forsher's wt board get Scraper for C. Bradshaw draw one load wood kill pig 25 get timber. Henry & Sally Davis here -- rain 26 get do -- Mr Allen go for York </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Sep 27 write to A Mercer - enclose an order from W Allen and Scarlet 28 Mrs Healey move - I work 1/2 day at floom 29 get Drs Oxen & Allens cart draw 30 Bs lime -- S 30 Breckenridge here & preach 4 oclock G Fisher do at 10 oclock -- A.B. Mr & Mrs McC all take dinner Oct 1 work at Mill dam - Mr Wild's brothers come 2 do -- do --- do- rain tonight 3 Commence pulling down house Ias & Polly here this evening 4 at do -- take tea AB kill lamb, for Chs Ias & Polly Fraser here this evening 5 pulling down & drawing house rain, go to Ias F. husking afternoon 6 cold -- pulling down house Matilda & Mary Nich. & H & S. Breacken down S 7 - stay at home they dine here 8 work at house &c rain 9 do -- do ---- bear in Anderson's orchard 10 rain -- work at house 11 Bellville friends go home work at house </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Oct 12 work at house - warn hands to work 13 work on Road -- Mrs Clapp here S 14 go to A. Betseys to Tea - rain this evening 15 raining - training, but I don't go 16 help John Kill Hog & have Bee to raise house over 17 commence building chimney. Blanchard - John & Chs Chamberlain help 18 working at Do -- John helps McGill go to Blackmsiths for crampons 19 work at do -- John & Fletcher help 1/2 u 20 do rain, half day work -- S21 go to Dinner to John C -- 22 rain -- wrote H. Ruttan in fa{illegible} Ias Chamberlain take up Mill Stones - Widow Switzer to be maried 23 rain - work at Mill got {illegible} 24 go to McPhersons for muslin 24 mend Bolt rain 25 go to Booths call at Chapman at Edgars & Abbeys Snow 26 work at house go to Mr McCoys to Tea, Apple Bee Snow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Oct 27 grind -- work at House -- Fanny & her Mother here S 28 G. Fisher preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here -- rain -- 29 work at house rain 30 Snow draw wood for John & Self 31 work 1/2 day at Mill, {illegible} Nov 1 do -- Maria pluck geese 2 do -- plastering I.G. to to Kingston 3 do --- do and work at roof -- John draw bricks S 4 Anne & John here A Hawley buried today 5 cold work at house 6 do -- do - do Maria quilting - grind all night 7 work at house -- 8 white wash do -- 9 move -- with horses & Sleigh 10 Sarah washes -- I work at house S 11 stay at Mothers -- 12 Top off Chimney & begin oven 13 finish oven dig potatoes &c Mrs Clapps return from fannys 14 bank up house bring Turnips Kill hog for Mother wt Joseph </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Nov 15 lay hearth - help Is thresh 16 Help Is & he help me plaister 17 put up Kitchen - cold S 18 hear Mr Dunn at 4 oclock 19 cut & draw wood - Mother agrees to let me have from cra{illegible} line to road - for three years John Sick -- 20 work at Saw Mill & help Is 21 go to Napanee get flannel & help Is. go to Meeting Mr Smith preach 22 work at Saw Mill help Mother kill 23 get 4 hens home. U.S. Kill hogs to to Eagans & Waters - buy 3/4 bgs apples of Fralicks 24 drew wood, got the Pork due me by U.S. old a/c S 25 go to prayer meeting Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner Mrs Clapp go wt them to big creek 26 Blanchard at mothers chimney 27 do -- I work at Saw Mill Prize cattle for Millers & Embury - draw wood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {duplicate of previous page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 {down left edge} 2d Owen Robbins 2 boys & I Wood son drowned this evening Nov 28 work at Saw Mill let Mahon have horse 29 put up Partition Mrs Tupp got to Philips -- 30 work at Saw Mill Dec 1 go to Kingston with Mahon S 2 stay to 2nd Meeting -- 3 remain at Town Mrs Thomson very ill -- 4 return home -- Snow 5 draw wood go to meeting Mr Belton preach 6 make stairs - |rain/. 7 go to McPhersons & Deirs dine at McP -- Mr & Mrs McC at Mothers to Tea 8 go to Edgars -- Fralicks & Millers S 9 go to AB. to tea Snow in Cutter 10 draw wood - got to Millers to prize cattle rec'd of Jas Mink 11 get out a Sleigh crook -- Sarah washes here & Ann Miles take tea 12 go to 4th Town, Stay at Andrews 13 take Dinner at Carnahan's and stay at Wms - prayer meeting 14 return home - rain tonight Mrs Moore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Dec 15 grind axes - & work at Sleigh got to debating School -- S 16 Stay home & at Mothers 17 very cold work at Sleigh 18 moderate do -- do -- 19 do -- do do go to Drs evening 20 lent Broadaxe to I Miller work at Sleigh -- 21 finish & draw wood -- 22 draw 2 loads do -- S 23 A.B. here all day Dr call evening 24 Kill 3 Small Hogs & help kill Mothers Beef -- grind knives at A.B's 25 Stay home -- 26 cut Pork &c -- 27 draw wood -- 28 do -- do --- 29 grind axes -- Quarterly Meeting S 30 Stay home -- 31 A Boy born 5 O clock P.M. Jany 1 breakfast I, Chas {illegible} draw wood 2 loads -- Dr & harry here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Jany 2 go to McCoys -- & borrow flour of I Chamberlain rain -- draw wood for John 3 grind, Betsey C here all night Mr Belton preached -- 4 Andrew & Sam come over & go to Philips 5 rain - got to Meeting at Fralicks S 6 Mr Shorey exhort at 11 oclock Andrew & Sam here 7 go to Town meeting got colder prayer meeting 8 Freeze hard, go to Mr McPhersons 9 go to meeting of Committee at Yellow Church, Mr & Mrs Belton here -- 10 go to Crs & Allens - sold Allen 3 sheep at 12/6 pr head 11 Shoe Sleigh & go to debating scool -- 12 draw wood & work at Saw Mill Mrs Clapp here -- S 13 Mr Booth's quarterly meeting Napanee 14 go to U.S. take dinner there & grind 15 draw wood & helpd kill Mothers hogs 16 do do Snow - write Mr Lockwood & Dr Baldwin, {illegible} to Mr Thomson </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Jany 17 go up Napanee with Petition Called Mill's - Shoreys - & P Noble's McPherson's - Mr Smith preach 18 go to M. Miller's - & G. Smith {illegible} work at Saw Mill 19 draw wood work at Saw Mill 1/2 Mr & Mrs McCoy here Fanny here S 20 C.C. & AB & Chs & Fanny & Isaac here 21 work in wood - very cold 22 do & draw wood - prayer meeting here 23 Snow go to McPhersons wt Asher 24 go to 4th Town on ice John C & Ann & Mr Moore - Stay at Wm -- 25 Storm return home 26 work in woods S 27 Snow 28 Wind blow - 29 T. Flagler & Nancy here Isaac & Fanny I & F go home T & N go to Philips prayer meeting here 30 Maria go to Mothers - draw wood 31 I go to Kingston wt Mothers hog </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Feby 1 Snow, I return from Kingston 2 Mr Smith here to Dinner S 3 go to A.B. wt Maria Wyatt chs - died last night Jacob & Nancy there 4 go to 4th Town wt Mrs Clapp 5 go to Hallowell See I Smyth return home Shep{illegible} Mothers -- 6 work at S. Mill & go to Drs in evening rain 7 rain, raise floom 8 work at Saw Mill 9 rain -- do -- do S 10 go to Mothers (all) 11 very cold, get wood Settle with I.V.D. 12 Smith land jobber here 13 got wood & Mr P Smith preach 14 hew timber for Dr take tea at Johns 15 do -- do do take tea at ChS Mother Maria 16 draw wood and work at Mill B & Nancy & John D here S 17 John & Ann here & go to Mothers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Feby 18 go to Huffs to Perrys & Wheelers 19 return home wt 3 horses, {illegible} take dinner U.S. G. Car{illegible} there 20 go to Allens - grind 2 Bs 21 work at Saw Mill - rain & snow 22 draw wood - & au 23 work at Mill &c S 24 Maria go to A.B. Ias Chs & G Detlor take dinner here Snow 25 Maria & Bea go to 4th Town I draw wood -- take tea at A.B. borrow $30 of her 26 go to Kingston take Nancy D Stay at N. Duburges 27 return breakfast at Purdys go to Perrys, rain Sleep at A {illegible} 28 go to do & get Mill Stones 29 work in Grist Mill cold Mother go to Bellville Mch 1 do -- do -- do -- S 2 go to Philips Stay all night Sophia down 3 return to Blacksmith - and work at Mill - C Mink chop 4 draw wood Mink chop prayer meeting 5 work at Mill Snow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Mch 6 Mary Purdy just & Ann C call I take Sophia & Bell to Mr McCoys - lend U S cutter to go to Huffs - get my axe 7 take Maria to Mr McCoys She with Mrs McC go to McPhersons I settle with D. Hefs for expense of copies of Deed -- I Hefs owes 1 of grind for Mr McCoy & I Chamberlain 8 work at Mill & grind. Mother return from Bellville with I. Chamberlain & Matilda Mc rain Mr Switzer very ill S 9 go to hear Mr Booth wt Mother & Matilda take Maria to A.B. & go to Mr Switzers wt Anna C. 10 work at Saw Mill, Mr Switzer dies 11 do -- rain -- get Drs Crank 12 do -- grind -- Mr Switzer buried 13 do -- -- Mr Smith preach 14 grind & work at Grist Mill Snow all day 15 Quarterly meeting at Switzers S 16 do -- Maria & Self 17 C & A Dulmage & Benson here go to Mothers prayer meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Mch 18 work at Mill Mary Purdy here go to prayer meeting U.S. 19 work at mill Settle wt Manor go to Mr Beltons to Tea 20 work at Mill go to Mr Smiths 21 do -- Start Saw Mill 22 go to Col Crawfords & I Peters S23 prayer meeting School House 24 rain -- Sawing -- go to Mr McCoys evening -- 25 Sawing -- prayer meeting Mr B 26 Saw for I.U D to make all mill work & drawing Pork from I. Peterson's even -- 27 go to Perrys Mill wt Pork - Mr Belton preach 28 worked Saw & Grist Mill Today ( Set a hen) 29 do -- get letter from Lear{illegible} Sn 30 take dinner at Mothers (rain) 31 work at Saw Mill & Grist Mr McCoy eat Dinner here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Apr 1 work at grist Mill take Maria to Mr McCoys prayer meeting here 2 Sowing - {illegible} 3 do Maria go to U.S -- 4 do -- & making head block 5 do -- & finish av S 6 Ester day Now Mr Booth preach 7 work at Mills (cold) 8 grind - Mothers fox mare fold {sic} prayer meeting US 9 sawing & worked Mill Maria go to Ann's to Tea 10 Saw Mr Smith preached Mother's colt dead 11 Saw & go to Tea to AB Maria there 12 work at Drs Cart S 13 prayer meeting U.S and go to Big creek wt Mr McCoy W.L. preach Cherry calves 14 put up bars for Sue oak plank 15 got medicine for grind 16 prayer meeting here 17 go to Philips & Mr Millers at ABs dine at MacPhersons </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Apl 18 go to Philips for Potatoes Jacob Peterson eat breakfast here 19 work at Grist Mill P. Roblin here with James S 20 rain meeting here 21 Sow (Cherry calves) 22 {illegible} prayer meeting U.S 23 Do Star Calves 24 repair fence (grind) Mr Norris preach 25 plough garden, repair fence get cherry trees 26 make Sett out currant & cabbage &c S 27 prayer meeting U.S. I eat dinner there 28 go fishing, make bars &c 29 hewing timber for WBC prayer meeting here Mr Smith Stay 30 Sawing timber WBC We have ague </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 May 1 grind & saw -- Maria go to A.B 2 Maria very sick - rain plant a few potatoes 3 do -- Sick -- S 4 prayer meeting here 5 Anna Chamberlain here all day I go to Philips for honey rain -- 6 go to Drs for medicine &c 7 go to Kingston, Stay at U D 8 breakfast Mr Thomsons return home -- 9 go to Philips & george Chamberlain 10 plant Beets & onions - get Scholars S11 prayer meeting U.S. 12 rain commence School C Dalmage married 13 at do -- do do Sch 14 Do - do ob Child sick <pre>15 Grind 2 Bs do -- do -- </pre> 16 keep School 17 do -- do S 18 rain Luke Carycullin here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 May 19 keep School, rain Perry here to dinner 20 do go to Peter Millers 20 do rain all day (great flood) 22 do rain U S go to Kingston 23 do Maria go to AB 24 Kill calf go to Mr McCoys Make a milk room S 25 prayer Meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner (rain) 26 go to School -- cold -- 27 do -- cold prayer meeting 28 rain School 29 do -- 30 do -- AB Spring Bee 31 do -- June S 1 prayer meeting here cow 2 School -- U S to tea Mr & Mrs McCoy 3 do -- rain last night 4 go to Training . Maria go to McCoys & Philips Andrew & Jane here rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 June 5 Eve Mink came ab 10 p pr Month -- take tea IC Mr Smith preach {in margin} Mrs Moore very ill 6 at the lambs & calves school for chs take tea there wt Mr McC 7 School, go to Andrews with Maria Sn 8 at Andrews go to meeting at Parks -- Mr German exhort return home a man stay here 9 keep School - Settle with T Herns for mother 10 do - prayer meeting here, Sarah Smith jw drink tea here 11 rain - School Shaw W here 12 do Po{illegible} Fraser picking Bee 13 do plant corn planting corn 14 go to 4th Town, Stop at {illegible} S 15 here Presbyterian preach return to Andrews, with Mr McCoy kill hog 353 bls 16 do {illegible} keep School help Mr McCoy 17 (grind) School rain -- (prayer meeting U S 18 picking Bee at Drs 19 School Mr Smith preach take tea Mr McCoys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 June 20 take dinner I.C -- Perry here to tea -- cu 21 keep School Catharine C here S 22 prayer meeting here 23 School C. Chamberlain here 24 prayer meeting here -- Mr Smith Stay 25 School 26 do -- go Mr Belton return 27 do -- Sow Buckwheat for Chs at AB to tea 28 drew board &c & go to Mifsionary meeting S29 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Radcliff preach Schl House 30 Mr R Ryerson & Smith at U.S. July 1 School prayer meeting U S 2 do rain Smith preach 3 do Mr McB{illegible} a {illegible} 4 do -- go to Philips (hoe corn {illegible} 5 do (return from do y 6 go to Philips S 6 prayer meeting here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 July 7 Maria go to 4th Town with Ann & John C 8 rain -- Mr Belton take tea 9 do -- Sett out cabbage 10 School -- 11 work at rakes -- 12 go to 4th Town to Quarterly meeting -- Stay at Mr Roblins S 13 qr meeting & return 14 rain last night & today Charles very sick 15 Grind a little corn (rain cut rye -- pick berries 16 rain, mow in garden & cut rye 17 Mr Belton preach, I go to Mr Hawleys & Edgars 18 cut Mothers rye &c 19 have corn hilled - Stay with Charles -- S 20 prayer meeting here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 July 21 Go to Election 22 Cut rye & rain prayer meeting here, Andrew stay all night 23 Go to Bath Settle with Dr Forward & Powers 24 go to Bath Election close 25 Mothers mowing Bee 26 rake up hay & rye S 27 prayer meeting U.S. 28 Bee at A.B. cuting wheat 29 put up hay at mothers, Mrs Belton come home 30 put up hay & draw in Rye 31 threshing rye Aug 1 finish & send to Mill 6 Bs put up hay 2 put up hay -- cut wheat S 3 go to Andrews Sam Sick 4 cut wheat & draw in hay rain 5 draw in hay 6 cut Wheat & go to Andrews </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Aug 7 return home dine at Mr Belton go to Blacksmith & Taylors 8 draw in wheat & rye rain & thresh 9 go to Taylors -- & help A.B. half a day -- Mrs Belton here Mr Booth take tea there S 10 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Booth preach 5 oclock Mr Bel 11 rain - go to Mr McCoys settle wt U.S. & John 12 take breakfast at I Cham go to U.S. {illegible} Bee 13 mowing -- 14 do -- Amelia sick, Mr Belton preach 15 do -- Dr here - go to Philips Sick to Andrews & Caseys 16 return by Philips - C. C. here S 17 prayer meeting here 18 mow & keep School Maria & I go to Philips Stay all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Aug 19 return from Philips Stop at Mr McCoys - Robt & his wife up draw in wheat & put up hay 20 help Chs draw rye - go to Chapmans trade horses 21 mowing -- John Carscullen dies yesterday 22 do - go to Philips Stay all night 23 mow & put up hay Aunt Dulmage up S 24 do go home - Maria & me go to Philips - Stop for meeting Mr Dunn preach 25 return leave wool at carding machine -- keep School 26 School & go to C.C. Bee 27 Stook hay, & go to Andrews 28 go to 4th Town 29 go to Isaac's & back to Wms Fanny sick -- 30 return to Andrews Sn 31 return home take tea at I.C. Daid here wt us </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Sep 1 School, Maria unwell 2 do -- Send by Abbey go to McNeal's & Bastels rain 3 Maria take Emetic rain 4 Titus take emetic go to I Frasers & take tea 5 mow at A.B. She here 5 mow School - go to Andrews for apples 6 return -- S 7 prayer meeting U.S. B Ann & I Chamberlain here rain tonight 8 School - go to Drs 9 do - Mr McCoy's Log Bee 10 do -- mowing morning Samuel have ague 11 do -- threshing morning Mr Belton preach 12 do do -- av 13 draw in all hay & peas rain evning -- S 14 prayer meeting here, Andrew & Jane here 15 go to waters with board (School 16 School visit Dr harrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Sep 17 School Chs C. go to Kingston 18 take emetic School Maria at AB 19 Pill, School -- Wilders family come up A Prundle take breakfast 20 go to court - pay 3/6 to Bastels for Abbey Stop at Andrew Porters S 21 go to U.S. & Mr McCoys Mother at W. Dettons 22 write Mr Lockwood -- School 23 go to John Embury, to Mr Roblin's & Isaac all sick rain Stay at Wms 24 breakfast G. Emburys, return dine at Drs -- 25 School -- take tea at Drs Maria Mother & Ann there 26 School finish 27 Quarterly Meeting Big Creek S 28 rain -- do -- ac </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Sep 29 Cradle Buckwheat & go to Mrs Andersons/ wt Henry/ 30 cut buckwheat (grind axe Oct 1 Kill Hog - rain -- 2 grind corn -- put up Hog to fat 3 got wood &c &c 4 go to Conference Mifsionary society meeting S 5 Andrew & Jane come last night go to meeting hear Bishop &un rain - U Dulmage up 6 ant. I return -- got to Kingston to Mr Pardys wt Mother take 7 mos of Clarkes notes to him, he owes A.B L 3.1.3 7 to Town - Stay at U Daling 8 return -- bring a woman for AB 9 go to Fannys funeral 10 Return take dinner at Mr Emburys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Oct 11 go to G Carscallens wt Mother take dinner S 12 go to AB's & Mothers 13 cold & windy, McCoy lose an ox -- 14 cold -- go to Is Fraser & Mr Beltons -- 15 cold - get wood, help Mr Belton pack up -- he stay here 16 go to Bath wt Mr Belton, got Mothers waggon -- 17 pick corn 18 do & draw in all S 19 go to Andrews & return 20 go to Smiths & Kellers for oak plank dig Potatoes 21 finish Potatoes -- 22 work at Mill, go to U.S. to tea 23 do do go to I.C. do do do & 24 go to Mr Millers, for apples draw slabs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1898 Grandmother Moore dided Oct 25 rain, put up fence S 26 Mr McCoy take dinner here 27 go to Mrs Moore's funeral 28 divide property (rain) I go to I do to Dr Wak's for medicine for John, Stay at Ias Frasers 29 return to Mr Emburys 30 return home 32 grind & work at Mill Nov 1 do -- take trummel head to Keslers / & sing addrefs S 2 go to Mothers (rain) 3 work at Mill (do) 4 do -- do -- (do) 5 do -- do --- do 6 do -- do go meeting Mr McC & IUD, Clap {illegible}den 7 Grind all day/rain/ McGill go to Kingston wt Cart 8 rain/grind / draw wood wt Blair's oxen -- S 9 prayer & Clap meeting here go to hear Mr Booth </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Nov 10 grind & go to Abbeys & Waters take tea at Mr Wilds Andrew & Jane here 11 go to Bath with Andrew 12 A & I go home, cold take tea Mr Hilands 13 grind / go to Drs to be sworn to apprize damages between Cooper & Miller spend evening wt I Chn -- 14 grind {illegible}ster I at Chs -- here get New Shoes -- 15 do -- plaister NP. & AB here S 16 prayer meeting U.S. C Goodr{cut off} 17 spend evening Mr McCoys A & J 18 Snow work at Mill 18 draw logs for house 19 Snow work at Mill 20 work at Mills draw logs 21 raise house -- 22 draw stone, Snow S 23 prayer meeting here Mr McCoy stay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Nov 24 draw wood, Andrew here 25 do do -- do --- go home go to Waters 26 work at house / snow night 27 do do -- 28 do -- Shoe Sleigh &c 29 go to Quarterly meeting 4 Town S 30 at meeting & return home Dec 1 Mary Purdy died 2 o'clock go as far as Mr McCoys 2 draw lime. rain 3 rain husk corn &c Mr McCoy take dinner 'AD & T W{illegible} married 4 cold Mr Waldron preach 5 work at Chimney 6 do do -- S 7 prayer meeting here - go to tea to Mothers 8 go to Burleys -- go to A.B.'s to tea 9 help I Ditton kill hogs 10 prayer meeting at Chimny go to Mr McCoys wt Maria prayer meeting U S </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 11 work at Chimney 12 grind & saw 13 draw wood, grind & saw S 14 prayer meeting US 15 keep School Dr O Nancy, John & Ann, Mother here 16 do do -- prayer meeting AB <pre>17 do -- do -- </pre> 18 do __ Mr Highland preach takes dinner Spencers 19 do -- take dinner McCoy help Mother kill hog 20 no School - get wood &c S 21 prayer meeting here, Mr McCoy stay, go to A.B. & Mr Radcliff preach -- 22 School -- A. B. kill Beef 23 prayer meeting here 24 draw wood &c -- take tea mother 25 go to A.B. in cutter we 26 School, go to I.C. to tea 27 do go to Mr McCoys all night S 28 prayer meeting U S </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Dec 29 School -- mother here to tea 30 cold, Mr & Mrs Highland here to Dinner & Tea 31 snow, prayer meeting U.S. 1829 Jany 1 draw wood Mr Hyland & Waldren preach 2 very cold School Maria spend day at A.B. 3 cold get wood with C S 4 go to Philips meeting twice 5 return home go to Town Meeting - & grind axe 6 get wood with Charles Philip & Jane here Edward Thomas here { 7 draw wood for Charles Ann & John Betsey & James here 8 Snow work at Stable 9 Snow cold go to Allens &c 10 cold -- go to Dr's & Allens S 11 prayer meeting here -- Andrew Sam & David here 12 they go home School go to {illegible} to tea </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Jany 13 chop, prayer meeting Mr Highland -- 14 Jacob Shaney , George & Polly over -- Storm, draw wood 15 mend cutter. Mr Hyland preach go to Philips, & take tea at Spencers 16 help Charles, go to I.C. to tea 17 go to Haye's -- S 18 Sacramental meeting at P{cut off} I don't go, but take tea at Mothers, Children & Eve go to Philips -- 19 cut wood &c-- 20 prayer meeting here 21 go to Blacksmiths 4/6 22 go to Bellville, Stay at Mr Lockwoods 23 go to A Meachums 24 go to Grape Island S 25 go to Meeting &a {illegible} 26 Stay at NW Lockwood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Jany 27 return home Stop at Mrs Carscallens go to prayer meeting U.S. 28 get wood. Shoe Sleigh J & Nancy here 29 go to Andrews with them Maria go to 4th Town Feby 30 go to choping Bee Mr Highland, Mother return from Kingston -- 31 get wood go to here Mr Booth Feby S 1 go to Napanee wt Mother & to Andrews & 4th Town 2 return to I Petersons Storm -- 3 return home prayer meeting here 4 cut wood, go to Mr McPhersons & take tea at Mr McCoys 5 chop wood &c 6 make broom, go to A.B's 7 go to Bellville, with Mother Ann & Annelle S 8 at meeting & prayer meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Feby 9 return home - cold 10 snow go to Mr Deirs, Maria go to A.B's 11 go to Hay's Snow 12 Hayes here -- go to cut wood 1/2 day for Chs spend evening at I Chambs 13 cold -- 14 do -- Quarterly meeting S 15 go to do -- 16 get wood with John 17 go to Andrews -- 18 at do return, Spend eving at I. Chams 19 Snow chop wood 20 Snow -- at A.B's 21 draw wood -- take eve to Philips S 22 Mr Shorey at School {illegible} 23 Chop -- Blanchard here to dinnner -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Feby 24 go to Mr McCoys with Maria & Ann to dinner & tea 25 draw wood with Chs 26 Storm go to A.B.'s Hubbard Meachum here 27 go to A. B's wt Maria & Chop some wood for self 28 go to Andrews for Pork & help Chs get wood Mother return, Hubbard & Anne M. Alex {illegible} Marg & Lockwood Mch S 1 go to Mr Booths, meeting Mrs Bradshaw buried 2 help Chs -- Andrew here 3 Andrew draw wood chs half day 4 rain, clean clock 5 Jane Davis & Mary here I help Chs get Baswood log 6 chop in woods there 7 go to Mr Purdys with Mother </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Feby S 8 go to Kingston & meeting 9 stay at Mr Thomsons 10 return, call at Mr Chapmans no prayer meeting 11 cold - Mr Allen moves Ann & John & Mother here old U.S.{illegible} dies 12 go to Forshus, Hayes & Jacksons - rain 13 cold Stay in house Saml Detlor take tea here 14 cold - Maria unwell S 15 Mr Hyland preach 16 Snow Mrs McCoy here 7 go up to Mother's, Maria & Mrs McCoy s I go to Drs 18 go to Bath for A.B. 19 go to G. Smiths & Waters 20 Maria Sick. Mothers wood Bee Girl 21 go to A.B.s & U.S. hire Elizabeth S 22 prayer meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy & Ann C to dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Mch 23 Settle wt Mr Miller in presence of Fletcher 24 prayer meeting here 25 make sap troughs 26 do -- do -- 61 27 work at Still House make Spiles &c 28 Tap 96 trees S 29 Mr Waldron preach take tea at AB's 30 gather 23 pails sap go to Haye get my Shoes 31 work abt Saw & GRist Apl 1 go to J Andersons & Drs rain work at Mills rain 2 work at Saw Mill 3 Av -- do, Sawing rain 4 do -- Saw make Sugar rain S 5 prayer meeting here Snow 6 grind & Saw 7 Saw take tea Mr McC </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Elizabeth commence Apl 8 Saw, Maria go to A B's 9 Collector here, rain sawing 10 Sawing rain -- 11 do take breakfast at Mr McCoys S 12 Mr Hyland preach take dinner at Mothers 13 Saw & grind -- 14 do -- prayer meeting here 15 grind & saw 16 write mortgage for Mr Anderson go to An Davis fish 7 return home -- 18 boil Sap -- rain S 19 prayer meeting U.S. 20 drefs stones & grind, rain 21 go to Drs {illegible} Letter gather Sap burn lime pray U.S. 22 grind -- go fishing 23 boiled Sap -- 24 finish du -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Apl 25 go to Philips s 26 prayer meeting here &c Mr Waldron preach at Millers Mr McC. & myself take tea CC 27 rain - Sandy Hanna help a cow at A.B. grind 28 go to Tanners & to A.D. to fish 29 return - make fence go to tea to Mr McC -- (house raising 30 grind, go to Tanners & to P Millers May 1 do -- Andrew & Jane & M. in law here & go to Philips -- 2 make harrow & go to Philips for Maria/ rain Mother sick S 3 prayer meeting U.S -- 4 plough garden, rain/ Sow cabbages onions & Lettuce 5 plant a few potatoes, go to Tanners & blacksmiths, pay postage yesterday Set Goose 6 make garden, go to Andrews </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 May 7 return go to Mothers to tea 8 make garden -- grind prayer meeting U.S. 9 Qu Meeting Switzers Stay at Mrs Nevilles S 10 do -- do -- take dinner R Shorey 11 Cold, talk with Mother -- 12 do -- change Pease wt Mr McCoy prayer meeting here 13 Sow 1/2 Bs Pease -- visit GG 14 furrow corn ground & plant 2 {illegible} 15 plant corn -- 16 rain -- do -- Jas C. stay here S 17 prayer meeting U.S. Andrew & J & Mr Roblin here -- 18 plant corn. Maria take tea Mothers 19 do -- do -- meeting U.S. grind 20 grind, do -- --- 21 plant corn Ml go to {illegible} Cut up Pig 22 do Mrs Grant take tea 23 do -- Maria take her mother to Andrews -- Sn - 4 Mr Waldren preach 25 go to Haye's finish corn rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 May 26 bark corn, prayer meeting {illegible} 27 go to Drs & hayes -- & c 28 go to Kingston, Maria, Mother Mr Grant & his wife {illegible} 29 in Kingston at U Dulmages 30 stay at Mr Wrights -- Jeffers there S 31 Mr Davidson preach take tea at Powers June 1 return home 2 work in Garden -- prayer meeting U.S.-- 3 plant corn in Garden Aunt Anna & Kitty up 4 go to training -- 5 visitors, I go to Kingston 6 See Mr Armstrong & return by Mr Purdy's S 7 prayer meeting School house rain 8 rain, go to Blacksmiths 9 work on roads </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 June 10 Work on roads 11 go to Kingston 12 return See Mr Armstrong 13 rest, to to I. Chamberlains S 14 go to Camp Meeting -- 15 return. 16 work on road 17 make Scraper 18 do & gate, Maria go to McPherson & I take tea at Mr McCoy 19 go to Spencers & I. Chamberlain 20 rain, finish Scraper S 21 Go to meeting Big Creek 5 {illegible} with Mr Grant & McCoy 22 hoe garden -- Sow B. Wheat for Mr Grant 23 do -- rain, go to Meeting Mr Hyland preach Maria & mother to Mr McCoys 24 Sow B. Wheat for Charles Maria set up with Kitty 25 -- AM picking Bee 26 W. Casey here for Kettle -- Mr Grant & A George go to Mill 27 training breakfast at McPhers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Jun 28 meeting at School House 29 rain, go no where 30 do -- July 1 go to Kingston with Mother 2 in Kingston 3 do -- & stay at Mr Purdys 4 return home -- Thos & Nancy here, and they go to Andrews -- John Roblin come -- S 5 meeting school house 6 John go home, Examine Corn destroyed by CC oxen -- 200 hillls 7 Catharine Chamberlain dies about 3 oclock PM 8 go to Switzers Chapel to get grave dug and to Mr Shorey's -- 9 Mr Walden preach funeral Chas stay here -- Mother & Mrs Chapman trade cattle & waggon -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 July 10 Go to Bellville with I. Chamberlain take dinner at P Ruttans Stay at Mr Lockwoods 11 See all friends & return S 12 meeting School House 13 go to Hayes -- Mrs Chamberlain & Ann & Ias take tea here 14 go to Wildes & Jacksons 15 go to Court take dinner at U. Embury's, return 16 Maria & Ann C. & Betsey go to A. Davis, they hot home 17 helpd Mr Grant make rack go to Kingston wt Chs to night -- 18 at U.D. & Mr Thomsons -- return rain S 19 Maria, Bell & Ann go to Field meeting -- Richmond 20 go to Philips, Mrs Clapp here 21 go to meeting Mr Hyland here Mr Phers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 July 22 work at ch{illegible}ts for Mr Hyland take tea at Anns (rain 23 Go to F. D mowing Bee 1/2 day 24 Maria take her Mother to Philips, I help AB 1/2 day give John halter 25 Make hay part of day at A.B. S 26 go to Field meeting L.Dow preach -- 27 rain -- this night/ help A.B. draw hay 28 prayer meeting -- 29 rain -- go to the mill wt P Miller 30 rain Mr & Mrs McCoy here 31 looking for cow - John Strike boys Mr Hyland stay here tonight Augt 1 Go to Qr meeting 4th Town stay at H Davis' S 2 Mr Ryerson, preach in Orchard return home -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Aug 3 I & Maria go to A Davis, I am {illegible} sick -- return 4 helpd Mr Grant Mow Mr Waldron preach & John Detlor licenced to exhort 5 Go to Andrews help him 6 at Do -- Dr C. there 7 do -- Do -- Do -- Do 8 do & return tonight S 9 rain, chs take dinner here 10 do very hard wt thunder last night Mow for Mr Grant 11 work for Chs C. Andrew & Jane here 12 go with them to & back from Kingston Mr G. Pea Bee 13 they go home -- Mrs McCoy & Maria go to tea to Mr Grant Mr Dillon Preach 14 work at Pease for Chs 15 do 1/2 day Mr Grant S 16 David here meeting at School House </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Augt 17 Commence haying rain hard this evening 18 raining, with Mr Armstrong mowing 19 rake mow hay, Maria go to Andrews, with Ann C & Ann Spencer Uncle T.G.S died { 20 rake hay Maria return Uncle Titus died 21 finish do -- 22 go to Mill & help GG half day cut pease S 23 meeting School house Mr & Mrs McCoy take dinner 24 go to help Andrew move Maria go to Mr McC 25 cradle oats for U S prayer meeting School House 26 go to Philips, work half day 27 work for ditto -- 28 do -- do -- do -- 29 do -- do -- & return, get {illegible} from Mr Armstrong John come with me Trim die tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 I.C. change my Mare Aug 30 S meeting School house Tea at Mothers -- 31 Go to Napanee & back to Kingston Sept 1 in Kingston & return to Mr Chapmans - trade horses 2 return home, Maria S & G & Wm Sick. give them Pills 3 remain Sick, cold -- 4 do -- Cold, at Is Fraser's N. S dung Bee. write to H Wilde -- Dr here 5 Dr here, Mother stay here S 6 do -- Mr & Mrs Grant take dinner 7 Mrs McCoy afternoon Mary McUmber here 8 rain, go to Drs 9 go to Drs, he go to Kingston 10 go to A Davis' for apples Sow for F.D. A B here 11 at home -- 12 go to Kingston wt I. Ch -- return </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Sept 13 meeting School house, rain 14 Go to McPherson's & Philips Mr McCoy to dinner -- 15 cuting Buckwheat, prayer meeting 16 finish do - Mr & Mrs McCoy here 17 Sow wheat for Drs, rain Mr Hyland {illegible} 18 go to Napanee -- se McPherson go to Whitehouse, dine with Mr Dier, settle wt do -- he was to pay Keller 20p for John &hn, we owe S. Lewis 13/0 19 get Lease for Saw Mill -- S 20 Mr Hyland preach, Mr Chamberlain exhort, rain 21 rain, Settle wt JVD. E. Chamberlain married -- 22 go to Kingston, get Deed for house & return -- C. & John 23 Sold cow -- Kill veal 24 go to Kingston with Mother Stay at U.Dulmages -- 25 go to Mr Thomsons See Mr Armstrong </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Sep 26 return home -- cold S 27 prayer meeting School house 28 A.B. & mother take breakfast Matthew Clark & Mr McCoy & wifes take tea. B. Lockwood come down wt John & Ann 29 rain - Milton here 30 Maria go to Mothers & stay Octb 1 Make door in Mothers bed room -- 2 go to Jacob Detlor, ask Dr for Settlement 3 go to Andrews for Apples Simon & Ann Meachum down S 4 meeting Schoolhouse 5 visiting with Bellville friends 6 go to Napanee 7 Friends go up to Bellville Maria then spend day at Mr McCoys -- 8 go to 4th Town, A B & Maria Stay at Jacobs & myself A D 9 return by Mr Emburys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Octr 10 Kill hog for Mother, Chs & Mr McCoy take tea hear S 11 rain, go to Meeting School house 12 Move to Napanee 13 go to Philips & Chapmans John draw 1 load Mr Grant 3 yester & today 14 go to Mr McUmbers get Measure for Shoes -- 15 Mrs McUmber wash, I go to Mothers, Stay at I. Chamberlains 16 return put Glop in windows 17 Mr & Mrs Kitcheson take breakfast S 18 meeting at Prindles, I Roblin here 19 rain & blow, take down Pot Ash house / Mr & Mrs Huff take tea 20 go to Philips & Mothers trade with John 21 get Potatoes, draw board do &c 22 drawing boards & rails Billy here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Octr 23 Bell & S George go to Mothers I make fence 24 go to Qr Meeting S 25 at do. Maria at Philips (a daughter 26 go to Philips -- & to Mill 27 do for Waggon get apples David here tonight 28 go home wt waggon & to Mothers Settle wt H Anderson -- 29 go to Kingston See Webster /rain ) 30 return home (rain, 31 rain, Chs & Ann Peterson Stay all night -- Novr S 1 Stay home, rain Mrs Huff take tea 2 rain, take Shoes back -- go to Philips, Mothers &c 3 fix counter, go to Storehouse Stay all night 4 Send McGill & Fletcher for apples -- 5 rain good 6 opening do -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Nov 7 opening goods &c S 8 Meeting do John Roblin here Mr Bipel take dinner here 9 in Shop Mr & Mrs Barriger here 10 rain -- have apple Bee 11 Mother & John here -- 12 Mother go home 13 Amelia & Me go over 3rd Town 14 return, Mr McCoy here S 15 go to Clafs meeting 16 John & Ann & Bell & John here rain -- 17 go to Hester McCoys wedding - stay at John C 18 return home -- 19 go to Kingston -- 20 Settle with KirkPatrick 21 return home S 22 Mr Heyland preach I appointed Clafs Steward 23 go to the Mill for flour Spend evening Mr Huffmans </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Novr 24 to 27 } nothing particular 28 move Store house S 29 meeting & go to Mr Barrigers 30 Mifs Twigg commence School -- Sent to Indian Store Dec 1 procure a waggon 2 Send corn to Bath for Salt 3 cold. 4 do -- 5 --- S 6 rain go to meeting Mr Bifsel preach 7 to 11 home 12 go to Mr Sells -- S 13 at Mothers & Aunt B 14 return home /Mifs Twigg S 20 Mr Heyland preach I go to Mothers -- 21 home David here to 26 home S 27 meeting Mr Shorts exhort 28 go to Kingston to 30 at Kingston 31 return home (watch night) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1830 Jany 1 Mr McCoy & Mr Bifsel here Mr & Mrs Huff Mr & Mrs Barriger dine here 2 home -- John & Anne come S 3 John & Ann here & Chs 4 go to Town Meeting 5 go to D Herrinerlys this evening 6 go to Mothers, get Clock Snow 7 Mr & Mrs McCoy here 8 Maria & David go over to Mothers & Sill's -- Snow 9 at Lecke & Isaac Carscullens, go to Mothers S 10 go to 4th Town wt Maria Bell & Mrs Grant -- Stay at Andrews 11 return from Mothers -- 12 do home 16 & 17 S Quarterly meeting -- PH. married 19 go to Meeting Mr Ryerson preach U S School house 20 go up to Falls McR. preach 21 do up to do -- Philip Huffman wedding </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 27 go to T. Chapmans, call at Mothers & Ann 28 Philip & Jane Mr & Mrs McCoy here 30 Settle with Robt Edgar Feby 3 No School /Mifs T. Sick) 11 & 12 School -- 15 15 School 26 Edwd Carscullen married Mch 3 Go to Kingston wt Mc{illegible} 6 return this morning John go to 4th Town S 7 Hester Carscullen die (Isaac's wife ) 2 oclock AM 9 buried Mr Bifsel preach 20 Mifs Twigg quit School Apl 1 Sent S G & Wm to Mr Wilde 11 John Clark died 12 Do buried Maria & myself take tea A.M.B 13 Asabel McCoy married -- 14 gave McPherson. Ias Minks note for L11. payable in Lumber in 1st Feby last -- to be endorsed on my note from McPherson & McGregor </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1830 May 13 Asabel McCoy married about this time Su 13th April June 19 Fletcher Dunham, Married July 30 Elizabeth Wright, a Daug child died 20th) Aug 10 Aunt McNabb died Aunt Mary McNab 12 Heard of King's death 26th June 1830 25 Wrote E. Ryerson, enclosing 20 p for Guardian & 30 p for Mifsionary Society -- wrote L Reynolds about Palmer's note & amt -- Sep 6 Kain hung in Kingston, rainy day Agreed with Amelia to teach the boys 14th at 1/2 past 11 O'clock PM a girl born proved to be Mary Matilda </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1830 Nov 29 Snow fall about 1 inch this evening -- Mr W. Ryerson here 30 this morning Snow mild Dec 3 paid Wm Ryerson 16/6 for 2nd Vol C. Guardian 7 very cold first Ice on river 8 snow this evening & night 9 Sleighs running 14 Sold Axe to Mr McBenson, warrant 2 weeks rain, snow all go off S 19 George Detlor died last night 20 Boys commence School 21 G. Detlor buried 25 Mr Ferguson preach / Bible Sou{cut off} S 26 Mr Johnson preach 1831 Jany 8 & 9 Quarterly meeting Maria & myself go Sister Bell 13 tonight half past 11 oclock Sister Bell died -- S 16 Bell buried -- Mr Ferguson preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1831 Feby 26 Wednesday, Mary Matilda Baptized by Geo Ferguson Mch 4 Philips Boy died S 6 buried 11 Ann Wilder died 2 oclock at M 13 buried 24 thunder 25 crofs on the Ice with a Canoe 28 Channel open -- 29 rain Apl 2 & 3 Quarterly Meeting very muddy 9 Snow Storm/ high wind -- S 10 Snow all afternoon 11 Snow go off 12 Pringle commence M{illegible} teaches 28 Pigs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1831 Apl 29 Mr E. Huffman dies 1/2 pt 10 AM -- May S 1 buried Mr Ferguson preach "I know that my Redeemer liveth &c 13 Ann Fraser died 16 Thos Wilde abuse me 1832 Jany Mr Wilde died Mr Givens Preach Funeral Feby 1 John Detlor & Jane Wilde married 2 Andrew Wilde & C Carscullen married -- 3 Ben Clarke & Harriett McNabb married </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1832 Feby 6 John P Roblin his wife Mother & Sister here to Dinner May 21 paid McNeille for 500 feet rough edge board got at his Mill by Huff in winter -- 13/6 in presence of his Clerk P & W Windover _________________________________ Matilda have ague _________________________________ July 3th {two lines scribbled out} 19 engaged Crokery board among subscribers Hugh 9 engaged Searls at $120 p year or he to take the School in his acct by the end of the 1st yr - to give him 3/0 for each 8 hours writing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Augt 24 hard frost {crossed-out} 27 agrees with Calum Wood - to give him 400. acres of Land of 800. which he is to do the Settlement duty upon -- I am only to do the writing The expenses of agency &c to be born by him -- I take my choice but not to divide lots -- {end crossed-out} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1833 Feby 17th This morning Mrs McCoy Died -- 19 Mr Poole preached & Mrs McCoy buried -- 23 go to Mr Lockwoods with Amelia -- S 24 hear Mr L. preach the first time -- 25 I return & bring Betsey leave Amelias 28 Mother moves to her Barragar farm -- Mch 2 the Coldest day I think by 20 degrees - of any day this winter -- S 3 Mr Poole Preach at Mills 4 go up with A. Davis to Mohawk land -- 6 Philip take tea here on his return from 4th Town </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 6 -- Chs Chamberlain married on about this time _____________________________________ May 9 to 11 Mr Irvine here 27th Mr Armstrong Stay here tonight 28 he leaves here this morning to Wm Sills -- gave Me 5/0 29th Saml Detlor & his Mother here today 29 rain hard June 3 6 oclock PM a Girl Jane Jerusha 8th Agreed with OBrian to Pack & Hoop Potash Barrels at 6c each 24 Agreed with John Pringle to Pasture my horses & {illegible} for 20p this Season </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1833 July 23 Send 3 Boys to School to H ay L Augt Sun 9 go to head of Lake Aug 20 Send Samuel about this time Oct 12 No School from this day to Nov 7 recommence today 1834 May 10 Last night & this morning Snowing 2 {illegible} all go off by night 14 Snowing again 15 Snow and frost Icicles 1 foot long April 23 -- Today HC Thomson died at 1/2 past 2 PM 25 -- buried at 5__ PM I was at the funeral May 19 This morning 1/2 past 12 Samuel Detlor Died 20 buried today 3 oclock 21 go to Mohawk W{illegible} dunning and take Maria to A Darch's -- rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1834 May 22 Mr Heyland stay here last night -- take breakfast a Dinner -- and return S 25 Field Meeting -- 26 A Shorts call again for his pay -- I agreed to leave it to arbitration -- or he might proceed in Law -- Sent a notice to forbid all persons purchasing the Same note -- to heralds 28 D. Roblin Start for Toronto Philip & myself go up to Taylors auction -- Uncle Walter died July 23 29 rain today -- July 23 Walter W Simons died Augt 15 paid Nickol Nickolson 25/0 being acct of Schooling D Roblin Sick -- Commence Cholera Oct 25 returned from Montreal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1835 Mch 5th Ann Maria Chamberlain died Ann Chamberlain Sister) died S 8 -- burried today -- Mr Heyland preach May 28 - Old Mrs Shorey buried today 29 Martha West that was buried June 10 Eligh Wright died -- about 1/2 past 2 - P.M. this Day 8 Thos Empey Esq. died 4 o'clock A.M 1836 Jany 5 Elizabeth Sophia born 10 Oclock AM June Elected a member of Parliament 1838 May remove to Brighton 1842 Jany return to Napanee 1843 Oct move into rough easthouse </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0d8c8feb7cb38b9f396cf0f00e0fa46.pdf 2101d9e5eb9a10ee3fc6f2ecf4c2382f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1822-1849 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary, 1834-1849 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1834 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1822-1849 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary, 1824-1827 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1824 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. 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George Hill Detlor Diary & Transcription, 1822-1824 George Hill Detlor Diary, 1824-1827 George Hill Detlor Diary & Transcription, 1827-1843 George Hill Detlor Diary, 1834-1849 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary & Transcription, 1822-1824 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1822 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {red leather cover, with scuffing and torn spine} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nitrous spirit of aether furams burnt Allum 2 do__ 1823 John Roblin Dr To 20 1/2 day Schooling to Mr Port Dec 15 commence going to Saml 1824 Apr 16 discontinued Do } 3 3/4 Medicine - Calcined Sponge, dandelion or Stramonium, for turbuckes on the Lung and Myrrh and bark in more advanced stages - reduced to an inpalpable powder and set a float by the whe{cut off} taking put into a black tin can there is a cylindrical having bristles inserted in its side and turned by a crank on the ouside on the top is a mouth piece which conveys the preparation to the lungs when the air of the box is suffic Andrew loast 6 day {illegible} -ently loaded, the patient closes the nostrils, while he makes a full inspiration from the mouth piece of the inhaler (or box) this is repeated three or four times in the day. The stomach must be supplied with a generous, but not too stimulating dish - Dr Middleton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Journal 1822 May 29 B. Anderson die & I was call'd upon to afsist in laying out - half day plough for comstock 30 Ploughed until 10 O'clock and Anthony planted corn Mr McDavid preached An funeral sermon the this evening Ann Dulmage here Johny Lockwood very sick with high fever taken a few days ago Jerusha geting better Fr George quite unwell {illegible scribble} June 1 went to Q Meeting took Ann Fanny & Ann Dulmage & Uncle Mr Metcalf preached the end of all things is at hand &c 2 M Love feast formed the old resolution of living more near to GOD Mr Willson preached from Acts 20 ch.28 to 1" down 31 verse took a plough to Casey to get Shears cast and agreed to pay 10p for Pattern for the same - Breakfasted at </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 June 3 Carnahans, returned home in company with Mr Ryan who left us at Hane's corner found John still sick & Fr George son with a bile on his back - Mr Portt & John Suttons set up - N.B. borrowed the Life of Dr Coke of W. Moore 4 This morning uncle Samuel calls before I am out of bed to get our waggon & horses for the purpose of going to Mill and I am to use his to plough with Jacob Smith takes wool at 2/o D Dunham warns me to work on road Friday & Saturday next some rain this morning 5th Frost last night severe enough to Stiffen grafs - Anthony finish in planting corn - commence sowing Oats, sowed 3 1/2 Bs today 6 Huyak here with his Horse - a cloudy morning A George geting better -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Jun 6th sowed 3 Bs Oats today & some grap seed -- 7 worked on road with Team 8 began to draw stone & Logs off the summer fallow went to Forshus barn raising in afternoon - on return found Mrs Moore & Mrs R here - M returned from Smith's creek after selling his land on thursday last -- 9 Maria taken very ill 10 D Dunham set for given M medicine an emetic & physic Saml plants early corn this morning commenced summer fallow 11 plough this morning untill rain falls about 9 O'clock Wm returns home - takes Mary & Mr Moore - lent our waggon to Joshua Long to go to Kingston </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Maria continues very ill supposed Typhus Fever 13 & 14 ploughing but Mr McCoy waggon Maria Still ill 15 ploughing for Saml 16 Mr Flint preached last sermon 'my hearts desire & prayer to God is &c" 17 went to 4th Town little waggon get plough shares - hail & rain -- 18 returned - served with writ from German writes Dr Baldwin a subject 19 paid my postage account Prindle & Man came to work 20 Fell trees for Timber ploughed 3 furrows 21 Prindle & Dunn board in Mothers room 22 they go home this evening 23 open a Sunday School Marie is much better </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 23 Jacob & Ann Peterson here 24 Hugh & John come this morning John works half the day and goes home rest for Anthony Wm M R. come for Jane K{illegible} a calf 25 John works for Anthony - commence raking hay Hugh to work this week & next for a Pistol & 3 a Shot - Maria some better Mrs Miller sat up last night 26 nothing extraordinary 27 go to Kingston put in a plea by M.S Bidwice agh German's suit -- 28 return home in company with preacher -- 29 John goes home this morning 30 Sunday school opened July 1 drawing rails agreed with </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Anthony to clear up the back field take stone off and split rails half basswood and rest hard - to fence it - I am to draw stone two days for him and to pay hom $14 in trade and $10 in trade for what he has done to the other field July 2 drawing rails this morning Mother agrees to keep Fanny's young cow to return her in four years from the 1h Oct 1821 with heifer calf that will be three years & three months old or pay the difference if 2 yr old she calved yesterday which is a heifer brought in one load of Hay today this evening Prindle, Dunn & Denions come to work </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 3 Abe Dimond Scores half a day says the debating Society is means of p{illegible}ting the morals of its members scored & hewed timber of Shed 4 Do -- Do -- Ann & Fanny got to 4" Town - Saml to I Frazers. Loging bee returns tomorrow noon - 5 Drawing Timber - Dunn goes home after breakfast draws timber 6 finished Carpenters go home soon after dinner Samuel turns his Mare & colt out 7 I am confined with the cholera Morbus - scold Fanny after going to hear McDowell 8 I go to mill with 9 bs what & 1 1/4 corn -- Prindle & Dimone come about noon 9 Dunn came before noon finish ploughing summer fallow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 10 raised the Shed 11 Carpenters work up Barn Smith brings Shingles - Hugh finishes summer fallow Harrowing 12 The water in the creek run over the mill dam --- Anthony (tipsey) settle with Mr McCoy, put Calf in Drs Field 13 Prindle goes home after Breakfast Dunn & Dimond after dinner - Anton {illegible} S 14 Join Sunday School Bradshaw exhorts 15 Prindle, D & D come just before noon -- 16 Saml goes to M. Millers Mowing Bee -- I am confined with a Bile under the arm 17 This morning Anthony goes off not worked any since Wednesday last </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 18 agreed with Hugh & John Allen to Hoe, all the corn & Potatoes to commence on Monday next for an order on McPherson for 20 P and 1 Gall Whiskey I am to plough the same & board them I borrow Nails six pounds cut Shingle Nails of U Saml, {illegible} 29th Aug 19 Carpenters finish Shed and go home at Noon Prindle not worked at Shed this week himself except today - I began to X plough follow - another Bile coming on my arm Maria has her picking Bee 20 Hive a swarm Bees - ploughed with U.S. Horses. Dr gives me some bitters Scotch {drawing, possibly a violin} S 21 Sunday School -- A. Davis here 22 Hugh & {illegible} com to Ho{?} - Mr Lockwood com to cut the thistles & Timothy for 2/3 -- 23 go to Drs Mowing Bee </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 24 rained a little in the night Do -- al fore noon Saml goes to Bee with oxen (Butterfields) 25 mr McBride & myself begin tthe wheat - killed a calf 3 1/2 weeks one of Fanny's Sheep dies -- says the cows increase in their milk 26 B. Chamberlain cradles one day for Josh a Long, for 50 Slabs Mc Bride works 1/4 of the day - Hugh & John carry Sheaves about 2 Hours I shocked 659 this afternoon 27 Comstocks man works today Wm returns from Philips with waggon - Shocked 591 Sheaves S 28 Griffes Preached V Rom. I ver Maria quite out of humour with me for saying I would wish to withdraw from the American connexion 29 began to draw in our Wheat {illegible} to Don McCoys Bee Saml engaged to help this week began after Breakfast cut our front Wheat Do-- D.D. -- & Draw in all back -- Old Land 1250 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> J 1822 July 30 Saml going to D McCoys mowing Bee - Mothers had a picking Bee I draw in three load Hay (4 cocks of Thistles) 31 a Man came to {illegible} draw in 710 Sheaves Wheat from front field - Comstock Boy takes 8 Bs Wheat to Mill this morning for us Aug 1 cut the rye this morning and mow a little, Lucas comes to grind Scythe to cradle the fist of Anderson's wheat 350 Sheaves engaged an Irishman for five Months 3 at 7 Dolls & 2 CAsh at {illegible} month to be paid in Stock at a fair valuation - commences working this morning Kill a Sheep this morning Little with Prindle - give him 3. Dafoes Note and my due Bill for L5.2.0 for plank 1 1/2 hr @ {illegible} & 3/4 boards for 3/6-- Saml goes to a Bee to cut Andersons Wheat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 3 clean out the Spring, mow grap - cut Wheat {illegible} (Saml done) S 4 rain last night continues this morning lent 12 Yeoman Life of Dr Buchanan 5 Hugh & John {illegible} I go to I Longs Bee to Mow - Saml also 6 John & Hugh commence this morning to work eight days each for two {illegible} Bibles - Hugh Ploughs 7 Danl & myself mow this morning for Saml - we draw in 5 Loads Hay & 1 Wheat -- 400 Sheaves Yesterday & today back fallow Hugh Plough 8 4 Loads back follow 120 and 2 Do Hay - Mow for Saml 9 Mow this morning (Saml for me) draw in one Load Hay cut Pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 10 Saml mows with us untill Breakfast -- John Allan not here today -- this forenoon Wm Hare cut Hay in follow and draw in three loads Hy and earley Pease (1/2 load) S 11 rain this morning Mr Poole preached "Behold we have left all, what Shall we have therefore 12 John comes to work & Hugh -- sold Bay colt to D Lucas for cutter & harnefs & five Dollars, he promises to help Log the swamp in a fortnight hence lent Mr Poole Bensons Sermons cut all back Hay 13th bring cutter & harnefs finish cuting Hay and got to U. Dunham's mowing Bee 14 John gos to D Dunhams & Hugh to work for him, draw in 3 Loads Hay New Land -- rains this evening 15 Hugh goes home this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 15 rains this morning -- commence threshing with flail 120 sheaves produced 5 Bushels for seed Comstock with me apprised the damages done to U.S. Pease, by H.A. Hogs & Cattle at 5 1/2 Bs no rain since about 9 O'Clock. 16 got Jack & Kate Shod - ploughed a little this morning -- turn hay &c brought in two Loads Hay from back follow & 2 from corn & oats field Hugh goes home 17 draw in 1 Load Hay the last go to Adolphustown - Danl Clarke goes to Kingston this evening & returns Monday evening Rain S 18 Mr Shorts Preach & Peale Do 19 go to D Ruttans Do 20 return home Sold 4 chaires to trade out at Quaking Do 21 began ploughing 3rd time Do 22 ploughed & went to Dallers & Van Koughnetts -- P Ruttanham </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 22 let Saml have calf Skin for Boots on acct of the 5 day work done by him in Harvest rain 23 Kill Sheep this morning Danl & Saml got to Andersons Pea & Oat Bee afternoon do 24 cut Pease afternoon (Danl Saml go for Johns shoes -- got a letter from H.C.T. today I must be in Kingston as Webster is there Aunt Mary Embury calls this evening to see if I will take her with me 25 go to Kingston take Aunt Embury, Stay at Purdys to night -- 26 go to Town this morning see Webster {illegible} I Lockwood came up with James 27 see Do - return to Purdys with Mother and Irinda rains -- stay all night rain 28 return home -- Saml goes to Mill 27th -- 5 Bs -- takes Wool 29 plough & cut Pease Cut Mrs Anderson 34 Flour </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 30 Chamberlain, Peale & U.T. take Dinner -- Saml Maria, Ann & Anulin go to shoemaking -- 31 {illegible} Chamberlain -- Waggon & Oxen - promised to cut at Armstrongs for Peale's & Chamberlain 1/2 Tea -- draw in 6 Loads Pease Saml gets his Boots -- Mrs McCoy here Sep S 1 rain this morning -- all day rain 2 Daniel Clarke leaves us takes two Sheep for his pay -- Saml goes to Bellville at Noon -- I work on road half a day oxen & self -- 3 rain clear up Barn & Thresh with Horses -- 200 Bald 4 plough & cave up wheat Mrs McMullen & George here 5 plough & Sow 1 Bs & Harrow it in Saml returns from Belleville 6 Sow 1 Bs & plough it in -- finish ploughing 3rd time - draw in 3 loads Pease & all ) got to McCoys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Sep 7 rain last night & today Sow 3 Bs S 8 got to Philps & return to meeting at 4 -- D.D. preached 9 lent D McCoy waggon sow 1 1/2 Bs Do 2 1/2 Bs rec'd a letter from Thomson today that Webster accepts our proposals (10th) Fanny begins spining sow 4 Bs finish sowing & harrowing back field 11 commenced ploughing Pea ground Do toping corn charlotte Maria got to McCoys 12 ploughing &c 13 finish Pea ground & Sowed 4 1/2 PP 4 1/4 Bs harrow Irinda here 14 finish harrowing & plough furrows go to 4th Towns, Sleep at S. D{illegible} S 15 hear McPeale Preach 16 Breakfasted at Mr Moores got the stove of John Clapp, change with G. Embury for Franklin Stove & a Reel -- engage a small wheel of him 17 got to Kingston See Webster </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sep 18 In Kingston 19 arrange businefs with Webster Wm T & myself to pay him as follows 19" spc 1823 -- 50 19 D 24 -- 50 19 " 25 -- 75 19 " 26 75 } L250 with Interest from this Day See A. Shorts, purchased his Land in Pittsburgh return home this evening {in left margin} rain 20 agreed with Saml to take my right in the Still House & Shorts Land and one hundred Dollars at the end of five years -- commence ploughing back field - cut Oats Kill Sheep {in left margin} rain 21 cut Oats & pick up corn Stalks Frost Sunday S 22 a very severe frost last night 23 D D Do -- Settle with Saml & Mr Lockwood Samuel is to learn me to Distill 24 finish cutting oats & draw in 3 load - lent V Embury Horse 25 draw in all oats but half a load -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Sep 26 take the Bull to McMillen and he is to send the cow home in a fortnight Irish Preacher 27 Disputing all round -- commence threshing Flax a lamb died last night School meeting egage P{illegible} if he pr{illegible}re 16 scholars to give him $10 pr Month {in left margin} rain rain 28 Shear the lamb & take out fat rain 29 nothing except Fanny & John go to Philips Do 30 Mend plough bring in 1 load corn & spread flax Oct 1 draw wood for Butterfield draw in corn, began to feed old cow Pumpkins 2 finish our Corn & Stalks - turn cattle in corn field 3 sold Joseph H Prefson the Land in Sophiasburgh for L25 to be paid in Cash or merchantable flour -- 1st June next also gave him my acct for L1.10 in payable some day draw one Load Potatoes 13 1/2 Bs Apple Box U.S. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 4 2nd Load Potatoes 13 1/2 Bs Root House 5 Anderson returns flour to to 4th Town with Maria horse back -- Sunday 6 Hear A Shorts Preach 2nd John 9th V 7 call on Van Shriver -- I. Garrison, D Ruth dine at I. Peterson's leave Bay Mare at A Shorts to wean the colt came home, rains this evening {in left margin} rain 8 drew in all Potatoes 9 1/2 Bs 9 go for Kingston -- 10 arrive in Town -- 11 Do our businefs and lave with Maclean Certificate Marriage Certificate to be registered -- 12 return Home by Col Clark S 13 do nothing 14 work on Road commence boiling Pumpkins 15 boil Pumpkins -- 16 Threshing. Wm here Rye 17 go to Mill 10 1/2 BS </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Oct 18 rain Husk Corn -- Wm goes home takes Jerusha & Mary - John goes with him on Jack - Wm {illegible}cked {illegible} this morning 19 rain Maria & Young my go with me to McCoys - get Barrel salt S 20 Philip over & Jacob Peterson no preaching in consequence of rain 21 Fanny & her Mother came over 22 Kill Pig, Snow afternoon Snow began to Plough corn field Do 23 Mend ploughs Hen & 8 Chickens 24 Ploughing -- 25 Maria goes to Philips/McCoy apple Bee draw in 5 Load corn about 100 Bs ears 26 go to Training S 27 about 2 o clock this morning Uncle Dunham came for Maria to go to D MacCoys 28 rain & Snow rain 29 Draw Wood 30 go to Frasers Barn Bee 31 Snow -- Hariett Embury married Nov 1 Draw wood P A 2 got to Milll& John Embury {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Snow Nov 3 Sunday T J Quarterly Meeting - Snow 4 made a firm agreement with Mother respecting Team &c fee Killed 1 Partridge & went with a Load of B.W. Straw for Comstock Mother goes to Drs on horse back Put hogs in pen 5 Pile Pumpkins 6 help Comstock cover coal pit 7 up D McCoy house plank 8 Draw in Pumpkins 8 Saml goes to J. Empeys for cow I draw wood for self & Mr Charmin 9 Fanny & Mrs Clapp goes home 10 Fanny & John return - I got to Sunday School - discontinued S 11 Kill a Pig, John goes to Philips & Ropes bring foal Leather Rain 12 draw in all corn take Comstock 11 Bs Corn , get 100 Bricks - of Butterfield Rain 13 Finishe front field - 12 1/2 Bs Ws B. Wheat turn cattle in Rain 14 go to Bradshaws Maria & Fanny go to MCoy cut Brush 15 Lay Hearth, drew wood take {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Nov 15 Lockwood old Sow to fat upon Sha{illegible} 16 Two Sheep killed this morning one dead & other hurt by dogs ash hands to Bee S 17 Mr Peele preached 18 ask hands to Bee & ploughing 19 go to P.D. Bee Kill 2 Hog Snow 20 have Barn Bee about 30 hands Snow 21 Snow Shell corn 22 Kill 3 Hogs, John Johnson return Snow 23 Hunting {illegible} 1 Partridge S 24 John leaves here McCoys 25 Cut Pork & draw wood to to 26 Leh McBrides have three of Fannys Sheep 1 White ew -- 79 -- 1 Black Do -- 90 -- 1 White Do Lamb 58 to return double in 3 years -- 26 Matthew help me cut pine Trees 27 Mr & Mrs McCoy here 28 Kill Hogs for S.D. & DD 29 get Horses Shod Tr{illegbile} Philo S 30 go hunting with Saml I J & FB DW 1 Stay Home 1 Snow 2 go to Mr Chamberlains 3 put Stove up 1 {illegible} 4 Snow Thresh Wheat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 & drew Load wood for School Dec 5 Go to McCoys Bee half day Aunt Betsy here talk about reports or Falsehoods told by McCoys or Maria Snow 6 nothing extrordinary 7 go to D McCoys explain reports Debating Society opened - William here came last night S8 go no where 9 go to Mill & Comstocks 6 Bs Wheat 2 1/2 B.W -- get fulled cloth mild 10 Mrs Chamberlain stayed here last night 11 go to Millers Bee Mr Peal Preached 12 Mr Peal Stayed with us lastnight went to Mill went to Mill for St{illegible}ing raised Stove House 13 drew wood & thresh Pease 14 ------ Do ------- S 15 remained Home (cold) Cold 16 Cut Wood - (very cold) 17 go to Mill, Mr & Mrs Chamberlain & Uncle Dunham here (Stay) 18 Kill old Sow - and cows 19 go to McCoys to help raise stable 20 Mason at work at Mothers go to Dallers & Bradshaws </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 18 22 Dec 21 go to Mill but no grist, make door frame for Mother - hear Mr Peale very ill -- S 22 very cold this evening, P. McBride ill cold 23 go to Mill - Wm here -- very cold 24 draw wood, Mason finish John goes home with Wm C 25 Snow this morning A. Shorts Preach 26 Ann & Matthew McCoy call here Grand Mother & Aunt Kitty pay Mother a visit & call in on us -- Aunt Betsy see Mother Fanny to give me one Dollar for every C -- d. within six years 27 Mr Peale died Wednesday night & buried today at 2nd Town M H Uncle Dunham Preach - draw all board & Slabs home -- 28 fixing House & {illegible} S 29 Mr Chamberlain preached Rev 3 20 V 30 cut wood help US kill cow Mr & Mrs McCoy here 31 draw wood, kill Sheep 1823 Jany 1 go to library meeting (go to mill) Snow all day 2 let Bradshaw have Stove - draw wood 3 go for Heifer to I Empeys Maria & Anne go with me to McCoys -- 4 go to 2nd Meeting 4th Town Maria {illegible, cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Jany S 5 Mr Ryan Preach G. Clapp take sacrament 6 go to 4th Town Meeting and to A Shorts get Deed and gives my note payable in 10 years for L22.3.2 with 3 per Cent Interest - hear D. Wright preach stay at S. Dorlands 7 conclude bargain with Mr Moore for John Roblin to Stay with me -- bring him over & come home 8 agreed to Kepp Mr Lockwoods cows for the Hay in Stack and Still Slops as much as I want he has not difstilled since 28th Also he brought his geese here yesterday to day I take Mother to Judge Fishers - John Ham preached this evening 9 Snow Mother & Maria go to McPhersons -- I thresh 10 Mr Lockwood lets the Horse break cutter I go with him to fetch it home Mrs Smith here, {illegible} Storms & very cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Jany 11 Grand M & K Dulmage at Mo{illegible} very cold this morning threshing S 12 Cold & Storm - K.D. take Dinner here & I .Chamberlain Do A George Sick 13 Cold - threshing &c Fanny go to Drs Aunt Embury. Dr & Nancy at Mothers 14 clean up 13 1/2 Bs Pease. ingage 4 or 5 flour Barrel of Mr Dixons 15 went to mill with wheat & 6 Bs Pease for Horses 16 settle with Butterfield, draw wood 17 get Hay of D Lucas, Mr & Mrs Moore came this evening Mr Lockwood returned last night without his liscence 18 go up to Philips with Mr & Mrs Moore Maria & Amelia - grandmother come up to see Mother go up to Mr Levitzs with them to hear Philip - Dine at Mr C. Clark. M. & A McCoy here 20 Mr Portt commence school 21 Mr Moore goes home, I cut wood 22 Cut & draw wood 7 loads 23 go with Mr Lockwood for money Mr Keeler preached M Chamberlain returns from below in cold 24 & 25 Threshing wheat {illegible} S 26 go to 2nd Town Meeting {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Jan 27 & 28 Threshing - go to McPhersons I & P Fraser tonight 29 go to Weaving Mill, Tanners &c 30 John goes to School today I go to 4th Town - Fanny & Amelia 31 return home today Feby 1 clean up 38 1/2 Bs Wheat - Saml takes team to JS Frasers Bee S 2 Mr Levitz exhorts 11 o Clock 3 clean up 8 1/2 Bs Wheat 4 go to Mill. got to T Peters hear Mr Chamberlain rec'd Christ Jess as you have Mrs McCoy here - broke handfull flax 5 cut Wood, Mr Moore came & ret'd - Mr & Mrs Chamberlain 9 oclock come & return - a boy born 6 settle with Daller George Chamberlain goes to Kingston with oxen & cow May 7 Saml & Jane Dorland here 8 go to Belleville, Mother Maria Anne S 9 Mr Ryan Preached 10 11 & 12 go to Ben Clapps, Ketchisons, Fosters & John Canniffs & D Roblins 13 come home I. Thomson A.F. {last line cut off and illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Feb 14 take Wheat to Mill 15 Do flour from Do S 16 no Preaching -- 17 go to Kingston with flour 18 return J go to Judge Fishers with 19 Aunt McNabb & Mr Moores. 20 return - got to Hear Mr Chamberlain 21 Belleville friends return this morning 5 days rec'd of Hugh Fletcher 25% Hay go to Meeting -- the Stack of Hay Stands 5 days foddering but about 22 threshing oats S 23 go no where 4 Pigs 24 clean up oats 8 Bs 10 {illegible Straw wa{illegible} 25 threshing Pease -- 7 Bs Seed & 5 for Horses 26 go to Library with the Chamberlains sold old Mare Pigs 28 27 thresh {illegible} wheat - 4 Pigs Mch 1 Clean up 15 Bs Wheat S 2 very cold & blowing 3 H Andrews brings his wheat to thresh 4 go to Bible Society meeting rain 5 take 14 Bs ashes to Bath, See Dr Chambers rain 6 7 Cut wood stake 1 Load to School 8 get 1 Horse shod, Mrs T & Mrs D up Sn 9 go to McCoys see S Purdy 10 go to Longs & fulling Mill rain 11 visitors all here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Mch 12 lent uncle Saml Horses for Hay 13 went to 4th Town - offered Canniff 10 ct per bushel for Potatoes 14 Wm here - a Pedlar to whom we gave all our Brock Copper Wm & Lamb goes to Kingston -- 15 Pedlar leaves here -- get measure for boots S16 at Home lend Saml cutter 17 go for Kingston -- take Mother & BL North bring C. Da{illegible} 18 & 19 return & stop at Is. Frasers at night got with I Johnson to look for money 20 wrote to Mother not {illegible} 21 borrow of Mr Chamberlain $14 L20 of Mr Lockwood -- 16 sent an order to Larker - 16 paid I Johnson for His Horse $46 NB $4 allwed on old balance due Johnson 22 Mr Carnahan here sick with her S 23 go no where 24 Mr & Mrs C. go home got to Election 25 draw wood Hardware 17 26 go to Flax mill Bidow 20 Fanny came home 27 Mr Clapp go home 28 & 29 cut wood & go to Richmond with Hi{illegible} S 30 go to 4th Town with Maria & S Roger 31 return, go to Election Ham 13 head </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 April 1 get flour of 20 Bs Home from Mill & Start Saw Mill 2 & 3 Saw & fix Mill - rain- 4 pay Mr Ryan by giving uncle Saml 10 5 go to gr Meeting with Fanny S 6 7 get Boots home begin to boil sap 8 mow last night draw rail cut 9 & 10 sawing - 15 Logs Write Mr Scarlet 11 get wheel home cold 12 draw ox yokes & Post timber S 13 Stay at home 14 & 15 saw & make skiff {illegible} fishing 16 Mr & Mrs Chamberlain here - go fishing Skin Fannys cow 17 Do Do Do get Pork 18 go fishing this night & saw 19 Do & finish sawing S 20 Mr Chamberlain girl sick 21 Mothers Heifer died 22 Saw 3 pr Sleigh runners 23 go to Training rain J Lockwood taken ill 24 & 25 saw & make Harrow S 26 Stay at home 27 go for {illegible} Trees - got Fishing 28 John D Lockwood died 5 M: before 12 oclock AM 29 & 30 plant 50 apple Trees {illegible} &c May 1 sow spring wheat J Lockwood buried 2 Illegible 2 1/2 Bs E Pease & Hay {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 3 Kill two shoats - to help Palmatin S 4 stay at home snow 5 Make a Roller Snow 6 Roll Hay seed - plough garden 7 Split stakes for garden fence rain 8 Raining all day Uncle Samuel settle bill with F. $1 before 12 MS 1 C D 9 got to Edgars to get Hand mendd 10 split rails S 11 go to Mr Chamberlains Cold 12 split rails with R. Allen 13 & 14 repair Kitchen split rails &c 15 & 16 lay up fence commence stone fence 17 Flax Bee (Anderson's Barn raised) 18 thunder & lightning this evening 19 make fence stone 20 go to Bath and fish Red F Suckers 21 finish garden fence. Mrs Caseys here U. Saml - goes to Kingston to see G. Mother 22 Sow 3 1/2 Bs Oats for U Saml & plant 1 Bs Potates for self, finish ploughing for {illegible} 23 Sowed 2 1/2 Bs Flax & 1 1/2 Bs Oats & 1 Bs Pease 24 plough for Pease sent Mare to Horse S 25 {illegible} J. here, very cold 26 lent 2 Chains to P Detlor, plough sowed 3 1/2 Bs Oats & 3 Bs Pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 May 26th Invite neighbours to the wedding -- 27 commence furrowing corn ground Allen's Bee Harrow & plough John Detlor's calf Dead taken from cow 28 furrow & plant Corn 29 -- D D. with Mother (paid postage) 30 finish corn & go to McPherson 31 go to Adolphustown & fetch Sam S June 1 great disputed C Charlook 2 warm men to work - road finish ploughing in Potatoes 3 Fanny Married 4 go to Frasers & shear sheep 5 plant Potatoes 6 finish - Do work Road 7 sow 4 1/2 Bs Oats -- John goes to 4th Town S 8 stay Home John ask consent D.D. Bee 9 Sam & John ret'd - finish Melons take 2'd time not take 10 hard frost this morning work on Road alter Lambs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 11 work Road Mr & Mrs McCoy here 12 Turnpike road in McDo{cut off} 13 work on road - Bro's Wright 14 Bro Wright here & lent him concordance lent Bro: Miller Log{cut off} finish Road work S 15 Isaac, Fanny& Jane go to hear Jeffers 16 go to Mills & trade Jack away for a pair St{cut off} 17 go to 4th Town get plo{cut off} 18 return 19 cut Brush 20 Kill a sheep -- rain 21 go to Arbitration & bring {cut off} S 22 stay Home 23 go for plough & Irons {cut off} 24 go to Mills & commence ploughing summer follow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {up left side} 24 {illegible} took Kate to Horse 25 go to edgars for Coulter 26 commence mowing {top of page} 27 {missing} the rails for D. Dunham {missing} up Hay rain tonight {missing} Mr Chamberlain {missing} fill for L1-6-0 {missing} Training {missing} from Isaac V Fanny here {missing} ush Hoe corn {missing} w in 5 Loads Hay {missing} Jas Fraser waggon {missing} in 2 load Hay {missing} Mill {missing} 4 1/2 Bs Buckwheat finish Corn hoeing {missing} d Mother returned {missing} ish summer follow {missing} young people go to {illegible} meeting {missing} Boy born 1/2 past 4 {missing} rainy a little this morning Mow & go to D McCoy Bee {missing} wing Kitty Dunham ill {missing} Mill sent {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 10 Cut & make Hay rain 11 draw in 4 small loads 12 Kill sheep this morning draw in 2 Loads 13 Fanny & Isaac here 14 finish falling trees & commence ploughing potatoes mowing 15 exchange Cows with McBride Aunt Dulmage here 16 Mother & Saml & Aunt D go to Kingston Mow & Hoe set out Turnips 18 Mother & Saml return - draw in 8 Loads Hay lent I.F. oxen 19 Hoe Potatoes & go to Frasers raising - Wm Here -- S 20 nothing extraordinary 21 cut back Hay & Hoe corn 22 finish Do this morning rake it </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 23 draw in 2 Loads Hay New Land 24 Hoe corn 25 go to 4th Town borrow 6 Dolls Mr Moore in 4 wa{illegible} pay D Hawley -- 26 go to mills for Rolls pay postage acct S 27 Isaac here, rain 28 drive Bus, Amelia go to School, commence a plough rain night School 29 finish plough & go to Blacksmiths, take Tea at Smiths 30 Saml drive his Bus, I pull the first cucumber, cut Rye for U Saml -- got to McCoys 31 & finishe today, commence our Wheat Aug 1 cuting our Wheat 2 help D McCoy 3/4 day John go to 4th Town 3 Stay home rain I {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 4 Raining Mow grafs back of Barn 5 cut Wheat for Ma & U S 6 draw in 6 Loads Wheat 7 finish all wheat 8 draw put up hay 9 draw in 2 large loads Hay back of Barn get Horses shod S 10 Mr Shorey exhort 10 oclock Isaac & Fanny here 11 set fire in Orchard & commence ploughing for {cut off} 12 ploughing & Threshing 2 1/4 13 get plough mended and go to D Dunhams Tea 14 threshing with Horses 15 go to Mill take 9 Bs Irinda Embury here & Philip 16 Fire running, Isaac & go S 17 watch Fire, Wm & David 18 finish crop ploughing & har{cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 19 cut Spring Wheat 20 finish Do (in all 330 Sheaves cut oats & finish grafs 21 thresh 7 Bs Rye 2 D D Boys ploughing for Rye Samuel went to James Frasers Bee yesterday 22 cut Flax & ploughing 23 finish Do & Do S 24 go to S Peters with Mrs Chamberlain hear Powley go to Frasers & return in evening 25 Sow 3 Bs Rye, go Gordanior Mrs Fraser &c here -- 26 measure boards for Mr Lour 27 finish corn stalks & trade oxen with S. Gordanior go to Frasers for Maria Mother &c 28 return go to ploughing {illegible} am to let Isaac Fraser horse my share of saw mill for one year from this date, he to do the necesfary repairs & pay my $15 {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 29 go to M. Millers Log Bee 30 ploughing & go to Philips S 31 rain return home Sept 1 finish Sowing Rye - 3 1/4 Bs in allsike threshing seed wheat 2 ploughing mend Bridge Maria make soap at Mrs C rain 3 plough thresh & kill pig 12 T{illegible} pack up Hog, lent 12 Pork 4 ploughing go to meeting 5 commence sowing - Mr & Mrs McCoy here 6 lent D D my Gun let Palmatier have a Sheep for Damages cone his grain finish old land follows 5 1/2 Barley go to 4th Town Mrs Moon ill {in left margin - "wheat 5 1/4} S 7 go to meeting stay at Mr Cl{illegible} 8 come home & commence threshing 9 Wm goes home & I plough </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Sept 10 ploughing - Maria returns 11 Ditto -- 12 Ditto -- rain 13 finish Do & commence sowing S 14 stay home McDowell {illegible} 15 finish old Land sowing 3/4 Rye 6 Wheat & commence choping let Mr McCoy have oxen 16 go to Village left an order in B.C. -- Boys finish seed wheat rain 17 thresh with Horses 18 go to Mill wh 8 Bs 19 spread flax go to McCoys 4 Wind 20 go to Mill Frost S 21 go to Clafs. U.L. Leader Fanny here man call Janie & John go to Phillips frost frost 22 everything killed by frost go to D. McCoys Bee frost 23 go to Philips all Kill Hog, cut B. Wh{cut off} 24 Loging & burning. Mr Moore 25 Do Do settle with Presson 26 Do Mr Moore return </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Sept 27 sowing 1 Bs draw in B Wheat loging &c S 28 go to Meeting Mr Shorey exhort frost 29 sow 1/4 Bs - Hail & Snow 2 Bs 30 Do 3/4 frost 29 Three {illegible} US Oct 1 commence clearing meadows Allan Mrs. 2 dig Potatoes 3 Do -- do -- 4 finish go 4 Town Maria ({illegible} & Wm) S 5 go to Meeting from Caseys 6 return home Wm Maria 7 plough 8 Do -- 9 Do -- 10 go to Training & 4th Town S 11 return home & take down {cut off} S 12 go to Joshua Longs Funeral 13 go to Mill & Kill 2 Hogs Aunt Dulmage 14 ploughing Wm come to Mill 15 commence front meadow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr b. preached Oct 16 plough 7 cut Brush Mr Chamberlain moves 17 plough & kill 4 Hogs 18 got to Gr meeting 2nd Town S 19 Do -- Do -- Maria 20 draw sand & lime -- rain 21 got to Kingston with Cattle 22 in Kingston 23 return home & plough 24 ploughing -- 25 repair chimney & plough S 26 clafs meeting & take Tea Sam & Ann got to Philips 27 plough & go to Blacksmiths Isaac commence repairing Mill 28 Mothers Dung Bee 29 ploughing Saml commence School 30 Do Mr C Preached 31 Do U.S. apple Bee Nov 1 rain -- Margaret Detlor {illegible} S 2 Margaret died this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 children chicken Pox Nov 3 get Smith to make coffin snow and plough 4 go to Funeral 5 plough Mr & Mrs McCoy have goose ploughs 6 help J.D. kill cow 7 ploughing Uncle Dunham here 8 Do -- S 9 go to clafs Meeting 10 plough & plaster Snow 11 borrow 22 lb Flour of D D 12 go to I Detlor's Dung Bee Snow 13 plough & help D D kill Beef Mr Breakenridge Preach Mr Millers apple Bee 14 Plough send 2 Bs to {illegible} 15 finish front field go to Mill. David here S 16 go to clafs meeting 17 help D D kill 4 hogs 18 go to Adolphustown 19 return with Salmon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>Nov </pre> 20 sent to Mill 2 1/2 Bs Mr German here rain 21 mend Waggon 22 go to S. S. Barn Bee S 23 go to clafs Meeting Polly Fraser 24 go to Village - Mr Clark & McCoy here -- & U.S & Kitty & c 25 Snow, and thresh with horses an Indian boy making Brooms 26 go to Mill get 8 1/2 Bs ground 27 help U.S. make oven Mr Chamberlain preached 28 go to U. D. dung Bee 29 get out sleigh crook go to Drs S 30 go to clafs Meeting Isaac & F. here Dec 1 making sleigh go to McCoy 2 Do -- finish U S oven Wm here 3 bring home colt & go to Isaac 4 raise stone for road Fanny here 5 help Isaac U D here 6 go to J A Smiths Bee brushing S 7 to clafs Meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Decr 8 finish sleigh snow 9 help Philip with Lumber 10 D D D return Ben Clapp here 11 Do go to Kingston - I draw wood stove 12 cut wood for Mr Breakeningo put up stove 13 thresh 6 1/2 Bs Wheat go to McCoys with B & I Lockwood agree with I.L to furnish wood at 3 1/2 p {illegible} S 14 stay home, U.S. went to Kingston yesterday I lent him cutter 15 commence furnishing wood 16 do nothing 17 Kill cow & go to Belleville 18 go to Iron works sell Beef & Wheat 19 return to Belleville, buy Saddle D Lucas 20 return home Mr & Mrs McCoy here S 21 go to clafs meeting -- 22 go to Mill Wm here with David 23 go to Kingston get salt {illegible} & return home in night 24 storming go to Philips 25 Philip & family & Isaac & Fanny here get Wm V christianed by Mr Ch{illegible} 26 draw wood 27 Do Do </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Kitty & Anna Dulmage up Dec 28 S Mr Switzer exhorts 29 got to Mill with 9 Bs rain 30 go to Mrs Long's wood Bee 31 go to Mill and get wheat ground 1824 Jany 1 Maria, Jane, John and boys go snow to 4th Town in cutter I go to D D in evening Snow in night 2 cut roads to fence Logs U.S. Kill 2 Hogs 3 George Cham'n cut Sams Hair got to Waters with Cowhide & Calf skin M. Garrison & Wife here -- S 4 Do go home -- before breakfast I go to Clafs meeting -- 5 Do Town Meeting with I A. Smith snow stop at Jacob Detlors & Drs -- Do 6 draw 1 Load wood -- David comes for Sam -- Maria, Jane & young ones go to Philips -- John & David go to I. Frasers 7 Jane & David go home I draw a load wood to school House </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 8 take wheat to Mill for U. Saml go to Rofses, P. Perry's & Mr Chamberlains -- Mr Heeley preached McMadden up rain 9 draw wood -- Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- rain this evening -- lent 3 Hams & 2 Lambs to be smoked rain 10 sold John vest Pattern & Boots 5/{cut off} Thos Flagler & Nancy here -- S 11 go to Frasers, Maria stay with them -- rain 12 L & N. go home & we return thresh rain 13 clean up wheat D. D. here Isaac Saws cold 14 go to Mill -- paid postage up &c a/c -- Grandmother A. K. & K.D here write to Corn & Farmers Store 15 cut wood for DD 16 go to Mill for Mother 17 go to Kingston with U.D.D and Cath'n Dulmage </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 17 stay at Mr Thomsons dine at Mr Armstrongs S 18 go to Love Feast JM Madden preached -- Mr Ch'n preached 6 o'clock Whitehead Mr Whitehead goes home 19 return as far as Mr Tilly 20 arrive at home this morning Maria unwell -- Dr & Nancy call this evening 21 cold morning I A Smith returns some borrowed Tools clean up flax see cut wood Mr Lockwood Moves family 22 go to Blacksmith get Min{illegible} shod Mrs Smith here Mrs McUmber washes Mr Richardson preached Mr Chamberlain stays here 23 D McCoy helps me cut & draw wood Mrs McCoy here, Isaac & Fanny here Polly Frasers & J S Chamberlain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 24th get Hams & Jowels from Mr McCoy, go to Mills get 6 lbs Sugar for Mother Keep 3 lbs myself of Turnips from Davis Maria goes to Bradshaws S 25 Mr Levitz exhorts, Jas & Polly Fraser stay at Mothers, last night Maria & myself go to McCoys Ann & Amelia go to Belseys -- 26 go to Election G. Ham elected gave Lasker note of Hand per 13.11.3 and trade 1.7.6 Mrs McCoy goes to Belleville 27 go to Napanee get Cloth and new lines made by Philip Mr & Mrs Breakenridge at Mothers 28 go to 4th Town, Maria & boys 29 go to Court House Isaac takes his cow 30 return home get Coat cut Mr I Thomas Aunt. John and Aunt Macham come down </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 31 Dr Spencer & Mrs Here call & return Belleville friends here Mrs R. and girls come over Feby 1 stay home very cold 2 storming and blowing 3 snowing, William go to Napanee and then Home, I draw 1 Load of wood Belleville friends go to Mr McCoys with Maria & self 4 write Mr Thomson for Pork by D McCoy -- Maria new Boots 5 Make Block sleigh, very cold go to Meeting Mr Walden preached 6 snowing - draw wood go to D.D. Maria & myself George Cham'n comes & stays all night 7 fine morning -- boys thresh Mr & Mrs Moore here I went to Philips for George {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 S Feby 8 Maria & self go Philips to Breakfast, Mr McCoys to Dinner -- hear D.D. preach in evening J Mr Moore goes & returns from Kingston, Myself go to Mr McDowall & get Bbl Pork Mr Moore says Pork is 13 Dolls: in Kingston Maria & Mrs Moore go to Isaac's in afternoon. D.D. comes over this evening Thunder Rain {vertical in margin} 10 Mr & Mrs Moore go home Maria & self go to McKenzies with ashes I drew 4 Loads wood. Mr & Mrs McCoy here all go to Mr Breakinridge 11 Raining, all day Isaac Saws thresh G. Cham here 12 Cold, thresh all spring Wheat 4 1/2 Bs 13 Cut wood, Aunt Betsy at Mothers get my fine Boots footed & home we have to crofs on Ice above the House -- 14 draw 100 Rails out of Woods J Embry & L Detlor </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Feby 15 S. snow, go to clafs 16 snow -- draw 223 Rails and 2 loads wood -- 1 Lamb last night 17 drew 52 Rails & 1 L wood go to 4th Town, Mother & Amelia 18 go to Judge Fishers & return home 1 Lamb 19 very cold, cut & draw 3 L. woods Mr Lockwood comes over Temporary Quarter Meeting 4th T 20 fine Morning - paid Gordanich 10p on note, get stove G&G Thoes and 1/2 Bs Pease of D McC. Mr & Mrs Chamberlain here & Mrs McCoy Mr Breakenridge Bee Poor collector here get 5 p Tea -- paint Floor 21 Thresh with oxen 225 Sheaves get all leather from Rofs grand Mother up at Mothers S 22 go to Clafs, 23 thresh 205 Sheaves, all 24 clean up wheat 23 Bs Maria go to Mr McCoy quilting I go for her </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> go to Philips with Mr & Mrs McC Sam R. very ill -- 2 Lambs 1824 Feby 25 draw wood, go to hear Mr Poole -- Jeffers here Snow 26 go with a load of board for Mr Lowe -- Storming 27 Stormy snow 1 foot I go to Mill for Mother with 11 1/2 Bs all her wheat 28 fine morning, cut Bee Tree got 20 lbs Honey, gave Mother 5 S 29 go to Clafs -- too late Mch 1 very cold, draw wood 2 go to 4th Town with board 3 go to Sodom with flax seed get oil pay P. Roblin 1 Keg Pl 15p 1 G. oil 5p see all his boys &c 4 return home with Jane go for Hay for Mr Lockwood Mr Lockwoods Hogs kill two lambs Mr & Mrs McPherson here go to Meeting Mr Bre'n preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 5 - send Mr Lockwoods Hogs Home draw 4 loads fence logs go to Frasers, with Maria Jane and George. go to Court return by Frasers and by D. Dunhams. Rain S 7 go to clafs Isaac, Fanny & Sam here -- snow 8 fine morning, I draw 304 Rails to front field Is F. brin 6 Chai{illegible} Maria & Sam & George & Ann go to McCoys. Philips & Lockwoods 9 draw out 170 Rails and 45 of them to front field Mary Detlor here -- S.D. & D.D. & Aunt B. I settle with them -- 10 draw out 130 Rails, 21 to field goet Barrel Pork of M. Miller Isaac take G.George over. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mch 11 help G. Chamberlain frame his house. Maria, Jane & John got to 4th Town -- Amelia goes with me 12 draw out 40 Rails & 280 to front field.. Maria & John return -- Snow 13 go to Election Meeting S 14 go to clafs stop at U.S. 15 Meet Dayton at Edgen give him until 1st May to pay $18.41p by paying costs. Mother, Maria return to to Chapmans, & village return I cut wood, D McCoy, draw & Load 16 draw 7 loads fence Logs 1 L wood Mrs & Mr McCoy here. Snowing 17 Snow, cut wood & draw 3 Loads fence Logs -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 18 fine morning, draw 6 L W and 5 L.Logs -- Mr Chamberlain preached 19 go to look for Hay to I Detlors & Bradshaw (none-- meet Mr Chamberlain at D.D. draw 4 L.Logs. Mother, Maria and Ann go to McPhersons -- storm 20 rain wind blow {in margin} Let McCormack have Kettle for 12 {illegible} Sugar - John got flour from Mill -- I draw rails and plank from Mill -- got Henry 21 go to clafs -- stop at U.S. 22 send Philip's Pork home Mother & Maria go to Millers & Lockwoods -- W. Lockwood cow dies, I go to P. Detlor -- cut Sap trough 23 Snow -- kill Mother's calf Mr & Mrs Breakenridge here -- Aunt Betsey & Granmother in Mothers room </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 24 go to Jacob Detlors & borrow 6 Dollars. pay Mrs Chamberlain call at D Dunhams -- U Samuel there 25 Sow hay seed, Grandmother go home draw 2 loads wood M. Carnahan & Mifs O'Neal call this afternoon - U Saml here this evening -- 26 make sap trough lent I Chamberlain 1 Yoke oxen 27 old Cherry calved I help I Cham'n draw out timber 2 yoke oxen -- 28 rain -- stay home gave I Ch'n Collectors Bond to give Markland 29 Isaac Sowing. Mr McCoy take breakfast </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 30 foggy morning, Asahel McCoy here before we were all up -- sold by C. Chamberlain 1/3 M Brick -- 10p No 8644-D Bank Canada to E Cates 2 Lambs -- I make sap trough Saml kills Calf -- G. Ch'n take supper -- I cut large pine acrofs the Creek -- 31 mend fence, cut rails & stakes Isaac takes supper -- Apr 1 Tap trees -- cut rails go to meeting M B. Preached snow Dolly Dunham stays all night 2 draw sap, 7 pails, cut & split Stakes -- 3 fine morning, draw stakes split stakes -- Mr Porth here S 4 stay home - I. Embury take dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Apr 5 1 Lamb, Make rails & stakes D.D. leaves Mr Chamberlains papers for me 6 go to Adolphustown to attend Mr C. trial -- stay at S. Dorlands with Mr Breakenridge 7 no Trial - return pay Jacob Detlor 20p all on Mrs Chamberlain -- settle with D. Ruttan, go to D Dunhams, 8 D Dunham here, he writes to Abm Paul, Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- I am very ill with a cold 9 " fine day, I do nothing Mr Lockwood, stay all night 10 go to Dr Meeting, attend Mr Chamberlain Trial at S Dorland -- S 11 go to love feast, Mr Metcalf preached </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Apr 12 1 Lamb return home, crofs Bay with Powers & Kernel 13 raining. I gave S. D -- copy of Reg'd orders 14 send flax seed to Philips and write for corn get 6 qts -- make lane fence -- Mother Maria & George go to D.D. myself go for them -- 15 Snow & rain, cut oak stakes 16 A Fraser take Breakfast old Mary Detlor, here to Dinner Grandmother came to supper in Mothers room. A friend to Angus stuck up at School House, split stakes & rails 17 split Rails, make fence -- John goes to 4th Town -- Saml with him S 18 go to Clafs. D.D. there, comes and draws a Tooth for Maria </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Apr 19 Saml comes home with R. Jeff{cut off} John returns -- I caught a fish -- go fishing with D. Dunham - repair front fence {in left margin} Sett Goose 20 set the Boys to work today Philip here, make fence 21 draw dung on garden Stake front fence -- go fishing tonight -- get 17. fine day 22 fine morning, draw dung on Garden & plough it, go fishing 30 23 get Horse of H. Anderson to go to training, return in rain to go for Arms 15th May and to train last Saturday in June go to McCoys with Maria & S.G. Mr Lockwood & family come 24th Cold morning, go fishing, go to School meeting & D Dunham, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 S Apl 25 go to S Peter's, hear D.D. rain, John goes to Frasers 26 John returns with Butter Fanny here -- make fence &c &c lent S.D. plough 27 make fence plough garden make spear -- 28 cold morning. cut Rails go down fishing to Bay, return without any - Maria goes to Mrs Smiths 29 rain - old Mrs Anderson buried -- split 133 Rails, go to D Dunhams, Rain 30 cold morning - split 224 go fishing -- got 1 fish May 1 old Cow Brock calved 1 split rails - drill S 2 Meeting 10 Oclock Mr B. Sunday School 3 Oclock 3 split & draw rails and lay fence, rain this evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 4 Isaac stays here all night snows this morning, finish back fence commence ploughing John Detlor very ill, go fishing catch 4 5 hard frost -- ploughing, take out Potatoes 4 Bs 6 alter Lam cut off tails plough - lent D McC clevis 7 Rain, cut Log, send John to Philips, hear the Grand father Simons dead Mr & Mrs here 8 Mother ill, John Better I go to Philips - get sugar &c at John Clark S 9 Mr Lockwood here -- we go to Fanny's. return 10 plough -- Star Calfs make fence D.D. fows 4 1/2 Bs Pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 11 ploughing for Corn &c put up fence between Andersons on Creek -- I go for medicine for Mother 12 Furrough for corn & Potatoes lent D.D. 1 yoke oxen, gave William and emetic for whooping cough rain 13 Rain fast, split Logs for rails -- 14 Snow {illegible} Mch -- split rails John Harrows for D.D. Mothers 2 cows calve -- 15 cold morning - I go to Col Craigs get guns, shop at P. Ruttans for Book go to N. Harris stay at Mr Moores, S 16 go to Breakfast to G. Clapps rain go to Meeting A. Shorts, preach go to G. Clapps to breakfast, return home bring Mrs Clapp with me -- Ann & John go to Napanee. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 18 Plant potatoes & Corn I Dun{cut off} afsist us, John Detlor able to Do -- finish large piece about 50 {cut off} Mrs Clapp goes to Fanny's with Ann 19 plough for corn 20 Do -- Do -- 12 Goslins 21 sow Pick Oats & 1/3 Bs Flax furrow for corn 1 Lamb Commence burning summer follow 22 plant corn (finish) Do Boys go to Philips -- P & I here S 23 Philip & Jane call ( from Fanny's, Maria go to Mrs McCoy 24 finish planting corn go to see Mr McCoy -- 25 commence ploughing follow Frost go to Edgars get Coulter altered Maria & Mrs Clapp go to McCoys 26 Frost very hard -- ploughing Fishing at Big Creeks 27 fine morning, ploughing, Mr Lockwood over, Maria & her Mother go to Fannys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 28 rain last night, plough Mother receives her money 29 Mr & Mrs Moore here, plough Kill Sheep S 30 Frost -- go to Mrs Lockwoods Mr Moore to Philips Is & Fanny here -- -- 31 Mr & Mrs Moore return lent D McCoy waggon, go to Edgar Shear Sheep, plough go fishing catch Eels -- 17 June 1 plough (rain) go to Freds -- Allan shear sheep --- {in left margin} Colt {illegible} 2 Saml returns from Kingston ploughing, Sent 2 1/2 Bs Spring Wheat to Mill 3 Ann goes to Bath to get married, plough raining </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 June 4 Rain, ploughing 5 ploughing -- Road Labour commenced today S 6 Polly Haight & C. Dunkin here-- I go to Sunday School go to clafs - all of us take Tea at U.S. 7 rain a little, plough -- go to Blacksmiths, borrow a Harrow Tooth of D.D. commence Hoeing corn 8 fine morning, Maria Pluck 3 Geese -- Ploughing Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- 9 ploughing -- shoot pigeon Put Polly to Andersons Horse go to Meeting , Mr Walden preach 5 o'clock -- call at U.S. 10 plough, kill pigeons, finish field on Hill in front of House 11 rec'd of Mr Dayton six Dollars Can{illegible} C.N 3725.1207.7152.D8822 A 6420 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 June 11 commence ploughing front field -- Isaac & Fanny here 12 go to Crawford for Jury take Maria to Mrs Chamberlain rain, paid S. Detlor 10p York B{illegible} S 13 go to Sunday School dine at U.S. 14 very cold all day, plough John & Saml go to Mr Lockwood with Hiefer. Isaac Frasers borros S. plane, plough guage Brace Bitt, & compafs -- Davis McCoy cut my hair -- 15 go to Kingston take Mother stop at Purdy's stop at Dulmages 16 trade at Armstrongs stop at Thomsons -- 17 return home 18 hoe corn, burn old fence on calf 19 go to 4th Town Maria & Mrs {illegible} S 20 Quarter Meeting. Independence 21 return home -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 June 22 Rain, making cradle 23 Do -- ploughing, lent the waggon to John Cham'n settle with Allen -- 24 plough, Rain go to D.D. -- 25 ploughing, finish front field 26 go to Training - give out Muskets, appoint training last Saturday in September - -- S 27 go Philips with Wm 28 fine morning. U.S. got to Kingston Plough & commence hoeing Potatoes get Share & Coulter Sharped John returns from 4th Town Maria & Ann go to see Betsey 29 ploughing in Pea ground Mother goes to Betsey, Mr & Mrs Breakenridge here </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed