1 10 1 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f33b2c12c75eb565cd513227f01ff80.pdf 336344785bcc7cf69921891c86c40411 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b8d2ccd5c315ffbb07d932296376296c.pdf 7871b11b9b838198a0eaadacc7a621ce PDF Text Text Andrew Brown Scott (1835 - 1878)  1857 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Contents Counting House Calendar, Banking Table, a Blank Space for Memoranda for every day in the year, Cash Account for each Month, Annual Summary of Cash Account, Bills Payable and Receivable. {facing page} Calendar for the year 1857 == A TABLE == Showing the number of days from any day in the month to the same day in any other month throughout the whole year. January February March April May June July August September October Jan. 365 334 306 275 245 214 184 153 122 92 Feb. 31 365 337 306 276 245 215 184 153 123 March 59 28 365 334 304 273 243 212 181 151 April. 90 59 31 365 335 304 274 243 212 182 May. 120 89 61 30 365 334 304 273 242 212 June. 151 120 92 61 31 365 335 304 273 243 July. 181 150 122 91 62 31 365 334 303 273 Aug. 212 181 153 122 92 61 31 365 334 304 Sept. 243 212 184 153 123 91 61 31 365 334 �Oct. 273 242 214 183 153 122 92 61 30 365 Nov. 304 273 245 214 184 153 123 92 61 31 Dec. 334 303 275 244 218 183 153 122 91 61 Explanation.-How many days are there from the 10th of January to the 10th of June? Look for January in the column at the left hand, then seek for June along the line to the right, and you find the number of days to be 151. DIARY FOR 1857. January, Thursday, 1. 1857. Made about 1455¾ calls more or less &c Friday, 2. Making distance table for map of Peel Saturday, 3. Same as yesterday - Went to Mr Ellis to hurry him up with the Lithograph of Peel January, Sunday, 4. 1857 No Entries Monday, 5. Same as on Saturday - finished about 4:30 P.M. Tuesday, 6. Transfering information from map of Peel to the tracings of the several Townships Went to Brampton by the evening cars January, Wednesday, 7. 1857 About the Village all day doing little or nothing �Thursday, 8. intended to travel through the county of Peel today but the weather was too cold Friday, 9. left Brampton about 9:30 A.M. then through Stanleys Mills, Castlemore, Coleraine, Bolton, Macville, Sand Hill,(Paisley), & Mono Mills, to Orangeville Hunting information for map of Peel. Neither the clerk of the Gore or the clerk of Albion were at home. Consequently could not get the school sections of either of said townships. January, Saturday, 10. 1857 Left Orangeville about 8:00 A.m. went to Alton staid there an hour then went to Charleston & got the school sections of Caledon from Dodds, the clerk promised him a map for the same information. Then drove home about 5:15 P.m. found {illegible}vin had telegraphed friday to go to town - ran over to station - just in time for cars Sunday, 11. No Entries Monday, 12. Went to Brantford by Mornings train to get clothes to go to the bush - when I got back again 11.00 AM Mr Jack thought I had better not go as I would be too late to overtake him before he got started from Orillia - went to Ellis in the afternoon to get the Map of Peel January, Tuesday, 13. 1857 Working at plan of peel {text is vertically written across Tuesday and Wednesday, the ink is faded} Wednesday, 14. Took the tracing to Ellis in the forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening to travel in search of information for map of Peel. Thursday, 15. Went to Bolton's Village to get a map of the school sections in Albion. Mr Swinarton said I could get it from County Clerk next week - Called on the Clerk of the Gore for the same purpose. he said the Township collector had it �January Friday 16 1857 Went to Streetsville to get the school section of Toronto from the Town Clerk - he hadn't then said I could get them from the County Clerk - went to Springfield & got a good deal of information from Mr Taylor Councillor for the first Ward Saturday 17 Very cold & stormy day - staid home all day Sunday 18 No entry January Monday 19 1857 {Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel Went from Brampton to Toronto in the forenoon - went to Fitzgerald's to copy map of Streetsville before leaving Brampton and he gave me one to bring with me Tuesday 20 intended to meet Mr McCowan at the Scarboro Station but was too late for the Cars Wednesday 21 Went to the the Cars to go to Scarboro - Cars dont call there went to Mink's and hired a horse and went to McCowan’s house did a little measuring on his Lot but could not finish on account of not having a description of Mrs Borwicks property arrived in Toronto about 6.00 P.M. January Thursday 22 1857 {Written Vertically Along Left Side} Working at Plan of Peel -- but not very hard Searched in registrey office for Description of Mrs Borwicks Lot & made Description of 24 Acres off the north part of Mr McCowans portion of Lot No 22 Con C Scarboro Working at plan of Peel in the afternoon - Got a plan of the school sections of Toronto Township from Mr Elliott Clerk of County Council Friday 23 of the school sections sent map of township of Toronto back to Mr Elliott by F Forster �Saturday 24 Took map of Peel to Mr Ellis W Case of Bell.V. White decided before the Chief justice in Bells favour - recieved map of school sections of Chinguacousy from McCollum Wm went to Brampton in the evening January Monday 26 1857 {Written vertically across Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th} Working at Distance table of Peel &c &c &c {No Entries for January 26, 27, 28 and 29} {Written vertically along left margin} had a thundering bad cold working a little at Distance table of Peel Friday 30 Finished distance table and took it to Ellis’ about 1:00 P.M. went to Brampton at night {No entries for January 31 and February 1} Monday 2 Arrived in Toronto about noon put School sections of Chinguacousy and the Gore in map of Peel Tuesday 3 Working a little at map of Muskoke Road Wednesday 4 did not do much in the office went to Brampton to go to the Loydtown to get map of school sections of Albion Thursday 5 raining and storming all day did not go to Loydtown as I intended February Friday 6 1857 Went to Loydtown and got copy of Mr Osler's Map of Albion - I Pattullo went with me - Stopped at Bolton going and coming �Saturday 7 Went to Town in the morning and put school sections of Albion on the map of Peel - went Back to Brampton in the evening. Witt went with me {No entry for Sunday February 8} February Monday 9 1857 Came to Toronto in the morning. Went to Ellis and got the map to make a few alterations W.H. came in in the morning Tuesday 10 {Entries for 10th and 11th are written in darker ink over lighter entries} In office greater part of day - attended Proffessor Chapmans lecture on mineralogy from 1 to 2 P.M. in evening company at Unwins danced &c &c till 3:00 Am of 11th Wednesday 11 at work at Hastings farm - Charley and John were with me February Thursday 12 1857 {Written with darker pen over lighter entry} Went to Elliis 3 or 4 times to see about map of Peel attended lecture at College Friday 13 With Charley & John working at Hastings farm found I had made a mistake in measuring across the lot last fall measuring 12.50 instead of 12.58 ½ Saturday 14 at Ellis all forenoon got 3 or 4 proof sheets about 12 noon sent 8 out to Brampton in the afternoon {No Entry for February Sunday 15 1857} �Monday 16 in office part of day - went to Crown Land office to get field notes and instructions of Township of North Gwillimsbury Tuesday 17 attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toronto _____________ February Wednesday 18 1857 At work at survey of the Hastings farme Charley and John with me. - finished it Thursday 19 Attended lecture in the afternoon Went to Brampton in the evening to see about Proofs of Map of Peel Making tracing of Plan of Grand trunk Railway through County of Peel - in the forenoon Friday 20 Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home. Came to town in the morning February Saturday 21 1857 Finished tracing of Grand Trunk railway map {No Entry for Sunday February 22} Monday 23 Coppying the field notes taken at Sutton into another February Tuesday 24 1857 Corrected A.F. Wrights map for registry - attended lecture Wednesday 25 not doing much in the office Went to Brampton in the evening to get proofs of Peel �Thursday 26 Came to town in the morning attended lecture in afternoon Chas Robertson went with me took corrected Proof of Peel to Ellis February Friday 27 1857 Commenced and nearly finished a map of the town of St Mary's for J Lays Esq Saturday 28 Finished map of St Mary's in the forenoon did nothing in the afternoon this day finishes 2 years service March Sunday 1 {No Entry} March Monday 2 1857 With Roberts and John Guy left Toronto for Sutton where arrived about 4:30 P.M. Tuesday 3 Produced townline down to the Lake and about 20.00 on to the ice - where I took Angles to the islands and to several objects on shore traversed the shore from the Townline to Jackson's Point Wednesday 4 With Roberts and John surveying Jackson's Point March Thursday 5 1857 Finished Preliminary survey of Jacksons Point Friday 6 Met Mr Lyndsay in the morning to run his line. concluded not to run it untill they petitioned Parliament for a local act for the Lake Con to Gwillimbury - went to see Mr Mossington about running his line but he did �not want it run untill Peter Barton swore to the Post bet - Nos 7 & 8 - in afternoon made pencil sketch of Jackson's point - called at Howards in forenoon - and at Trent's in the evening Saturday 7 running line between Nos 1 & 2 in the 8th for R.Reeford March Sunday 8 1857 {No Entry} Monday 9 Snowing hard all day - done nothing done Tuesday 10 in forenoon ran a compass line part of the way through lot 14. lake con North Gwillimbury for J A Lindsay in afternoon running line bet {bet is shortform for between} 1 & 2 8th con Georgina for Reeford March Wednesday 11 1857 Finished line bet 1 & 2 --- Thursday 12 Chaining line bet 1 & 2 in forenoon to put down posts - in afternoon attended races at Jackson’s Point Friday 13 Finished chaining line bet 1 & 2 and put down Posts on the Townline 1/2 way up the lot March Saturday 14 1857 Finished putting in the posts on the Townline Sunday 15 Went up to Mr Howards in the evening Monday 16 Put in the posts at the 9th Con line moved Mr Bouchiers post at S.W. L of No. 1 in the 9th con 16l farther south - put down the posts between 1 & 2 �March Tuesday 17 1857 Ran a line along the 7th con line to bet 6 & 7 in the 6th con - then bet 6 & 7 parallel to the Townline - then cleared and measured across the Fronts of lots 7, 8, & 9 in the 6th con - where I found an old post lying down & the point in the ground planted a cedar one in its place Wednesday 18 raining in the morning & looked like rain all day. had so far to go to work did not go - making plan of Reeford lot Thursday 19 Charley sick John and I chained across 6th Con bet 6 & 7. then chained on 7th Con line bet across 7 & 1/2 of 8. then sent John home with instrument I planted posts - on front of 6th bet 7 & 8. at centre of 7 & at centre of 8. March Friday 20 1857 Finished Mr Bouchiers lot at French Village about 6:15 P.M. Saturday 21 Snowing in the forenoon Finished Mr Reefords Plan - in afternoon ran lines bet 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 of Mr Reefords lots Sunday 22 {No Entry} March Monday 22 1857 Running lines in Mr Reefords Lots Tuesday 23 Same as yesterday Wednesday 24 Charley & John same as yesterday I made 2 pencil sketches of the point to thew proposed subdivision finished them about 3:30 P.M �March Thursday 26 1857 Finished running lines for Mr Reeford about 4:30 P.M. Friday 27 Posting off Mr Bouchiers portion of no 2 - 18th con of Georgina - about half of the day - Charley at home not well Saturday 28 Left Sutton at 11 A.M. Arrived in Toronto at 7:00 P.M. John and I walked from Dughill to Lefroy Charley went on to H. Landing March Sunday 29 1857 {No Entry} Monday 30 making pencil plan of Jacksons point for Mr Bouchier Tuesday 31 Trying to get up a plan of Mr Bouchier's property in Georgina attended lecture at College April Wednesday 1 1857 Working at Mr Bouchiers plan. Thursday 2 Same as yesterday - attended lecture in afternoon Friday 3 With Mr Unwin - measured the outlines of Mr Gwynes lot on corner of Yonge st and 3rd Con Line. then went over Mrs, Seymour's lot (25. 3rd con). Arrived at home about 3:30 P.M. �April Saturday 4 1857 Made copy of Diary and Accounts for April - made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot - in afternoon packed up & sent 18 mounted maps of Peel to Brampton. 3 Col and 6 plainer to Thompson's the same to Bain & the same to McLear Sunday 5 {No Entry} Monday 6 made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymour's lot packed up for Mr Walford, 12 coloured & 12 plain maps of Peel. April Tuesday 7 1857 Making copy of Diary and Accounts for January and February 1857. attended Geological lecture Wednesday 8 Making plan of Mr Gwyne's lots on Yonge st Thursday 9 in forenoon making plan of Gwyne's lots in afternoon went to Brampton April Friday 10, to Monday 13 1857 {No Entries} Tuesday 14 Came to Toronto in the morning working at Gwynes plan Wednesday 15 in forenoon. With Unwin, Jack and Roberts. Surveying water lots for Mrs Brown in afternoon working at Mr Bouchiers plan April Thursday 16 1857 Working at Gwynes lots Plan attended lecture in afternoon �Friday 17 ditto Saturday 18 Same in forenoon - in afternoon with Unwin and Jack - surveying on E side of don - and south of Don and Danforth road - for J Leys Esqr April Sunday 19 Monday 20 1857 With Jack till 2:00 P.M, survey Arthurs lot East of Don. Then plotting the survey rest of day Monday 20 See yesterday made 2 bets with W. H. F. 1st an even bet of 8 1 that he would not enter 3 first classes, at the University 2nd a bet of 8 2 to 8 1 that he would not take any three that he could mention - he mentioned Geology - English Literature & Mathematics Tuesday 21 Working a little at Gwynes plan April Wednesday 22 1857 With John Guy surveying Park lot No 24 for Revd. Mr Given's Thursday 23 Calculating contents of park lot No 24 - & several other jobs - too numerous & unimportant to mention Friday 24 part of the day helping U. & J. to survey Mrs Brown's lot April Saturday 25 1857 helping Jack to survey Mrs Brown lot on front street. Went to Brampton in afternoon Sunday 26 {No Entry} �Monday 27 Came in from Brampton in the morning. Working at Gwynne's plan remainder of day April Tuesday 28 1857 in forenoon helping Jack to make some calculations for the survey of Mrs Browns lot on Front st in afternoon with Jack making the survey Wednesday 29 With Chas and Joe and C Unwin in the afternoon. resetting the post on the Denison Estate homested Thursday 30 Same as yesterday with Chas and Joe May Friday 1 1857 Same as yesterday. finished about 1:00 P.M. raining all day Saturday 2 In the office all day Sunday 3 {No Entry} May Monday 4 1857 in the morning with Chas & Joe went up to work at Mr Gwynne's lot above Yorkville - worked at then until noon, when it came on heavy rain - at home all the afternoon - t in the evening took a letter to the Colonist office - which I wrote in answer to one written by E Nugent Tuesday 5 Tuesday in the office all day - sent 25 mounted maps to Brampton and 34 coloured to Carter to get mounted �Wednesday 6 Mr Unwin - with Jones & Butterworth went to orillia in the morning putting some coloured maps on deeds for Bacon - finished one and partly finished 2 - - - May Thursday 7 1857 With Charley and Joe. Working at Gwynes lots near Yorkville finished at 5:00 P.M. Friday 8 in office all day doing nothing Saturday 9 with Chas and Joe working at the Given's estate - making preliminary survey May Sunday 10 1857 {No Entry} Monday 11 {Entries written over older faint ones with darker ink} same as yesterday - finished at 7:00 P.M. when I went to Judge Harrison's - when he told me to tell Ley's that he stopped me surveying untill he had a settlement with him Tuesday 12 met Mr Jarvis at Caerhowel, at 11:00 a.m. to take off Lots 30 E of William st 3H32 W of William and E of Dummer st and A. E and W of Murray st - sent Joe for posts, went to office for Charley - commenced at 3:00 P.M. & finished at 6 P.M. William went to Brampton at night May Wednesday 13 1857 in forenoon made sketch of the Givens farm in the afternoon. went with Jack to Thornhi �Thursday 14 We met Mr Passmore at Townline. to run line between 18 and 19 2nd Con Markham - ranged out the Townline and Angled nearly up to line bet 18 and 19. when it came on to rain very heavy* raining from about 10:00 a.m. *about 4:00 P.M. Friday 15 ran the line as far as line bet 18 and 19 when it commenced raining very heavy Went to house and drew up a bond bet. Helmkay and Phillips - and took affadavits of Peter Wise & John Helmkay. Jack and Passmore went to Phillips at night May Saturday 16 1857 measured across front of Lots 18,19 & 20, ran line between 18 & 19 finished about 5:00 P.M. when they took Affadavit of Peter Phillips - Left Helmkays about 7:30 P.M. they brought Jack and I as far as Hoggs Hollow - wher we walked to Toronto arriving about 1:15 A.M. of Sunday Sunday 17 {No Entry} Monday 18 drew out proposed subdivision of Leys property May Tuesday 19 1857 did nothing in the forenoon - in afternoon helped Jack to stake off a lot on Victoria street Wednesday 20 {Again written over with darker ink} Charley sick - sent Joe & Muldoon up with some posts (327) to Leys place - H Butterworth and I ran College street through then we straightened & chopped out the West side of the Centre street & planted a post where it intersects the north side of College street in the morning sent carpet bag to Wm at Brampton (per Express) �Thursday 21 Joe and I working at Ley's place ran out line on the East side of West street and planted post at the intersection of College st May Friday 22 1857 With Charley and Joe working at Ley's place Saturday 23 in office all forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening Sunday 24 {No Entry} May Monday, 25 1857 {No Entry} Tuesday 26 came to Toronto in the morning- Wednesday 27 raining in the morning - in office all day doing nothing May Thursday 28 1857 raining in the morning - same as yesterday Friday 29 With Charley & Joe working at Ley's place stopped at Church's tavern at night Saturday 30 Same as yesterday - in afternoon helping Jack & Jones to take levels of Given's street May Sunday 31 1857 {No Entry} �June Monday 1 raining in the morning - went up to Ley's place about 12:00 Charley & Joe with me Tuesday 2 Working at Ley's place from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. went to Town after supper June Wednesday 3 1857 went up about 11:00 A.M. went to Grand trunk switch 3:30 intending to go to Brampton. but could not get on. came on to rain very heavy about 4:00 Thursday 4 Working from 7:00 A.M. till 7:00 P.M. - went to Town after supper Friday 5 staid in office all day. helping Jack to make plan of Leys place Charley & Joe working at Ley's place June Saturday 6 1857 went up to Ley's about 9:00 A.M. working till 4:00 p.m. when went to help Jack & Jones to take levels of Denis? st sent Joe home after dinner to cut some wood Sunday 7 {No Entry} Monday 8 Raining - working at the plan of Given's Estate June Tuesday 9 1857 Same as yesterday - went to Brampton in the afternoon �Wednesday 10 at Brampton Thursday 11 Came to Town in the evening June Friday 12 1857 slight showers throughout the day. working at Ley's plan of the Given's Estate Saturday 13 With Joe working at Ley's place Sunday 14 {No Entry} June Monday 15 1857 in forenoon produced St Patrick's st through to Bathurst st {Written diagonally across part of Monday 15 and Tuesday 16} With Joe working at the Given's Estate Wednesday 17 with JCharley & Joe at same {Written diagonally across Thursday 18, Friday 19, and part of Saturday 20} With Charley and Joe working at the Givens Estate Saturday 20 commenced raining at noon and rained all the afternoon June Sunday 21 1857 {No Entry} �Monday 22 raining greater part of day in office doing little or nothing Tuesday 23 with Chas & Joe at the Givens estate {Written diagonally across Wednesday 24 and part of Thursday 25} same as Tuesday Thursday 25 I went to Town in the evening Friday 26 in office all the forenoon went up to Givens about 5:00 P.M. June Saturday 27 1857 at the Givens place all day went to town in the evening Sunday 28 {No Entry} Monday 29 raining all the forenoon went to Brampton afternoon met Uncle's John & David going to Guelph __________________ {Written diagonally across Tuesday 30, and part of Wednesday July 1 at Brampton July Wednesday 1 attended meeting of Cricket Club in the evening �Thursday 2 come in in the morning. then went up to the Cricket ground staid there till noon. afternoon at the office got J 36 from Jack and went up and paid Fields for board - and bro' down the things from the Given's survey July Friday 3 1857 doing very little in office - in afternoon commenced to make a tracing of part of Canada to put on plan of part of Brampton Mr Unwin arrived from the bush about 9:30 P.M. taking all by surprise Saturday 4 went to cars to meet Uncle David then went round town with him untill 11:30. then went with him to the boat for Niagara he started about 12:00- in afternoon doing a little at tracing of part of Canada - and stretching cloth to mount paper for plan of Muskoka Road Survey Sunday 5 {No Entry} {Written across July Monday 6 1857 and Tuesday 7} Making a sketch of part of Rosepark for George Duggan Esq together with several other jobs Wednesday 8 finished sketch in the forenoon in afternoon made and sent out to Brampton a tracing of part of A,F S plan shewing proposed alteration of streets July Thursday 9 1857 in morning recd telegraph from A.F.S to get Fitzgerald. went up to Cricket ground to tell him staid till 1:30 - in afternoon in the office doing nothing Friday 10 went out to Brampton in the morning played a game at Cricket in the afternoon �Saturday 11 returned from Brampton in the morning - staid at the house all afternoon not well July Sunday 12 1857 {No Entry} Monday 13 in forenoon plotting lines of Muskoka Road in afternoon went with Unwin to trac{e} out Townline across 1st Con York and take ofbservation of North star - Jack came along about 11:00 P.M. to help, when he laid down and went to sleep. consequently was of a great deal of help - (over the left) staid out all night Tuesday 14 went to work as soon as we could see and finished tracing out Townline then walked into town arrived about 9:00 A.M. got breakfast and went to sleep slept till noon - after dinner went to office - working at Muskoka road plan July Wednesday 15 1857 working at Muskoka road Plan in the forenoon - afternoon doing nothing at night took observation of Polaris on line bet 23 and 24 1st Con York finished at 12:00 - midnight Thursday 16 started to run line bet 23 and 24 - but commenced raining - in office all day Friday 17 with Mr Unwin and Jack started line bet 23 and 24 then Jack went to office Unwin and I with Joe run it thro then measured from it to W. City limit on North City limit July Saturday 18 1857 in morning went to Brampton. then went over to Norval to play cricket with the Norval club beat them badly. they kicked up a fuss - we came away late without our dinner. becau{se} the president would not apologize &c �Sunday 19 {No Entry} Monday 20 came to Town in the morning. mad up Mr Bourchiers Act for surveying in March July Tuesday 21 1857 surveying at Mrs Seymours lot. with Chas and Joe - Muldoon took up posts and tent &c - intend camping out for the survey Wednesday 22 same as yesterday in the evening hired a man to come tomorrow. at $1.50 per day Thursday 23 same as yesterday man working to day - not worth $1.50 but cant get one for less. I left about 5:15 P.M. and came to town July Friday 24 1857 {Fainter entry written over with darker pen} Raining in morning - went up to Mrs Seymour's Lot about noon - raining all the afternoon staid in camp doing nothing - at night hired a boy to work tomorrow for 3/9 Saturday 25 {Overwritten with darker pen} With all party cutting out lines all day - paid man and boy 18/9 - told mam to come again on Monday at noon. Went to town at night - Joe left tonight Sunday 26 {No Entry} �July Monday 27 1857 {Overwritten with darker pen} With James (a boy hired in Joes place) went up to Mrs Seymour's lots and put up the tent in the forenoon - in afternoon with him & man cutting out lines Tuesday 28 {Overwritten with darker pen} Same as yesterday afternoon paid off man. went to town in the evening leaving James at the camp Wednesday 29 {Overwritten with darker pen} Went up again with Chas in the morning staking off lots all day James went to Town at night to bring up some victuals in the morning July Thursday 30 1857 {All Entries to August 4 overwritten with darker pen} Staking off the lots from 7:00am till 8:00p.m. Friday 31 Same as yesterday - finished about 8:00 P.M. when got supper & packed up the camp &c & went home - arrived about 10:30 P.M. very heavy thunder shower from 3:30 till 5:30 P.M. August Saturday 1 Made rough sketch of Mrs Seymour's lots to make plan from in the forenoon went to Brampton in the afternoon took Gustave Genereux with me August Sunday 2 1857 {No Entry} �Monday 3 Went to Town in the morning went over to Island in the afternoon with A Butterworth & Unwin to have a bathe Tuesday 4 Went to Sutton in the forenoon in afternoon with John Trent staked off Mr Trent's last lot (No 25) {S}tr J.C.M burnt at Barrie at night August Wednesday 5 1857 {All Entries from August 5 to August 9 overwritten with darker pen} in the morning laid out foundation for Church. then (about 9:00 AM) went to Mr Ritchie's to see about surveying the Georgina Glebe lot - about 11:00 A.M. took angle on Jacksons point bet Townline and a line from a tree in Innnisfil to the chimney of the parsonage - went over to lot & looked around for post &c got dinner at Mr Sibbalds about 4:00 P.M. left there about 5:00-went to Mr Syall's to see if he knew anything concerning the posts between 6 & 7 in the 8th con. got tea there about 6:00 then went to the village - hired a man to chop tomorrow Thursday 6 With man running a line parallel to Townline on sideroad between 6 & 7 in 8th con Georgina - got no dinner went up to Mr Trent's in the evening hired John Croto in the evening for tomorrow Friday 7 With the 2 men cutting out the line August Saturday 8 1857 in the morning got Mr Lyall to help me to find the posts of road between 6 & 7 found the post on East side of road finished laying off the Glebe about 8:20 P.M. got dinner at Mr Sibbalds Sunday 9 Went to church in forenoon went up to Mr Howards in afternoon �Monday 10 in morning made up Mr Sibbald's account $30½ of which I recd $16 and paid off accounts up there measured sheppards hayfield - about 12 Acres came to Toronto in the afternoon August Tuesday 11 1857 With Mr Unwin went to Barrie to do a job for shortis & co - when got there found another survey{or} at it. then examined part of lot 23 in the 7th Con Vespra - came to Toronto in the evening Wednesday 12 In the office - not doing much Thursday 13 same as yesterday went to Brampton in the afternoon Friday 14 came to town in the morning. {Written diagonally across part of Friday 14th and part of Saturday 15th} in the office doing little or nothing Saturday 15 went to Brampton at night Sunday 16 {No Entry} August Monday 17 1857 Came to town in the morning {Written diagonally across part of Monday 17th and part of Tuesday 18th} in the office doing little or nothing �Tuesday 18 in afternoon with Mr Unwin went by stage to Sydenham. then walked up to Thos Copeland's on the N 1/4. W 8. 1st Con N Dundas Street - to be ready tp commen{ce} in the morning to Lay off 10 acres for- Caldwell. Wednesday 19 at work all day. finished at 6:00 P.M. when we got supper - & Copeland drove us to Town. arrived at 11:15 P.M. August Thursday 20 1857 up at Cricket Ground all day Canada vs United states Friday 21 Went up to the Cricket Ground at 11:00 A.M. game finished at 1:00 P.M. Canada winning with 7 wickets to spare After dinner surveying for S Ridout with Mr Unwin Saturday 22 in forenoon making plan of S Ridouts place Lots south of Jerard street in afternoon with Mr Unwin and James staking off the Lots Charley working at the plan August Sunday 23 1857 {No Entry} Monday 24 in afternoon went to Brampton to see about an Account. Starrat recd as he said from Unwin Tuesday 25 At Brampton saw Mr Starrat at night August Wednesday 26 1857 Came to Town in the morning - working at map of Muskoka Road. checking it over &c �Thursday 27 in forenoon same as yesterday. went around town with Aleck from 12:30 till 2:30 Friday 28 Checking over map of Muskoka Road survey. in afternoon went to meet the great Western cars - to meet Lizzie but she didnt come August Saturday 29 1857 this forenoon the same as yesterday forenoon - in afternoon met the boat and Cars. for Liz but she didn't come went out to Weston by cars Went over to Denisons to get some money. They not at home coudn't pay if they were - went to Kenter's for same purpos{e} with the same success. staid at John Rauls at night John Scott staid with me Sunday 30 Went to meeting {2ce} A. F. and W. H. came down in the buggy staid all night Monday 31 Saw Kenter in morning said he couldn't pay now. but would sometime (or never) came in by the morning cars helping Jack to copy the field notes of Muskoka Road plan survey September Tuesday 1 1857 forenoon the same as yesterday. in after-noon went to the boat and Cars to meet Lizzy but she didn't come Wednesday 2 in forenoon hunting up bearings of lines diverging from Main Line of Muskoka Road afternoon same as yesterday afternoon Thursday 3 part of forenoon same as yesterday rest calculating distances chained for Diary in afternoon same as yesterday. Went to Brampton �September Friday 4 1857 at Brampton. played 2 games of Cricket Saturday 5 at home all day Sunday 6 {No Entry} September Monday 7 1857 came to Town in the morning doing nothing in the office Tuesday 8 in the morning made draft of description of a road through 33 con. at Scarboro. then leveled Mr Unwins garden - in afternoon same as last tuesday. at night went to Wellington where saw W. H. S and J. L. they going to Owen Sound tomorrow morning Wednesday 9 {Written diagonally across Wednesday space} doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing doing nothing cos why. nothing to do September Thursday 10 1857 same Friday 11 Same Saturday 12 Same �September Sunday 13 1857 {No Entry} Monday 14 part of forenoon with Mr Unwin measuring S. Ridouts lot on Adelaide st Tuesday 15 forgot what I was doing this day but believe it was doing nothing September Wednesday 16 1857 {Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 17} Working at old plan of Toronto put on it the Plan of lots at Don Station Mrs Ridouts Plan & several others Friday 18 {Written diagonally across Friday space} Making calculations of Jacksons Point Survey. preparitory to making plan for the board of Examiners September Saturday 19 1857 left office 11:00 A.M. went to went home with W.H.S. got dinner after dinner went up to G W R Stn to meet girls - Cars 1/4 hour bhind time got Brown to wait girls come hurried them up left trunks behind. Just in time Sunday 20 {No Entry} Monday 21 at home September Tuesday 22 1857 {Entries overwritten with darker pen for 22 to 25} in afternoon went over and laid off a 1/2 acre lot for School house at 3rd line East - finished at 4:00 �recd $3.00 for same $0.50 and $1/2 for hoses Wednesday 23 Fair day - at home & at fair all day Thursday 24 in morning went over to Mr Hutton's and measured 2 lots. to make description got home at 3:00 P.M. then made out descriptions. finished at 11:00 P.M. September Friday 25 1857 sent descriptions to town by J. C.Cummins Esq - to get Unwin and Jack's signature staked off Mr Cummins lot at home rest of day Saturday 26 at Cricket ground greater part of day match bet Brampton and Norval clubs Brampton victorious by 25 having 98 in one innings - to Norvals 73. in two innings - recd descriptions from Toronto and gave them to J. C. Cummins Sunday 27 {No Entry} September Monday 28 1857 Loafing all day i.e. doing nothing Tuesday 29 came to Toronto in the morning Wednesday 30 doing nothing �October Thursday 1 1857 Same Friday 2 in afternoon with Mr Unwin went up Leys place to measure distance between posts planted on W side of Shaw St and the West side of st in 2nd con opposite Saturday 3 doing little or nothing October Sunday 4 1857 {No Entry} Monday 5 part of day going around town with W. H. Scott hunting up a boarding house for him. Tuesday 6 Liz and Hat. came to town and staid at Ley's. I went there in evening staid till 10:00 October Wednesday 7 1857 In office all day Thursday 8 In office all forenoon, in afternoon went with Mr J. C. Cummins to Yorkville to see some lots which he wanted changed Friday 9 With Charles & James went to Yorkville and altered the lots for J. C. Cummins Esq. finnished about 1:00 P.M. posted a plan of same to him at night October Saturday 10 1857 in forenoon in the office in afternoon went to Weston �Sunday 11 at Weston Monday 12 came to town in the morning in afternoon in the office {fancy little squiggles at the bottom of page} October Tuesday 13 1857 {Written diagonally across Tuesday, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15} in the office the greater part of the time doing little or nothing October Friday 16 1857 afternoon went to Brampton to do a job for John Clark Saturday 17 Surveying J Clark's lot in Brampton finished about 3:30 P.M. Sunday 18 {No Entry} October Monday 19 1857 Came to town in morning then made description of J Clark's lot. than by afternoon cars with Thompson went down to Scarboro. station then walked to Thompson's tavern on Ringston Road to see Morgan about some survey to be made for him. Staid there all night Tuesday 20 after breakfast. Morgan drove us up to Armstrongs. on the Markham and Danforth Roads. then went to survey and lay out Morgans lots parts of lot 20 1st Con - Wednesday 21 at the same wrought very late trying to finish. but could not �October Thursday 22 1857 commenced at 6:30 A.M. finished at 8:00 A.M. then had breakfast. rode by stage to railroad crossing then walked along railroad to Station and came by cars to Town. arrived at 11:00 A.M. rest of day making plan of Morgans lots. Friday 23 making plan of Morgans lots Saturday 24 finished Morgans plan in forenoon afternoon had toothache very bad October Sunday 25 1857 {No Entry} Monday 26 in forenoon took specification for a Theodolite to Potters to send for it concluded to wait till next week - about noon took several altitudes of the sun. afternoon trying to fcalculate Latitudes by 2 altitudes of the Sun Tuesday 27 took several altitudes of the Sun with the Sextant measuring the angle between the sun and its reflected immage in a plate of Water October Wednesday 28 1857 {Written diagonally across Wednesday and Thursday 29} in the office doing nothing Friday 30 helping Mr Unwin to survey J. Ridouts lots on Seaton Street finished about 4:30 p.m. �October Saturday 31 1857 in the office all forenoon doing little or nothing. in afternoon went to Brampton November Sunday 1 {No Entry} Monday 2 in morning went over to E Fletcher's to run line between 2 & 3. 2nd Con W.H.S. which Bristow had run before. I came 7 inches farther south than his line finished about 3:00 P.M. came to town in evening. November Tuesday 3 1857 in office all day doing nothing Wednesday 4 {Written diagonally across Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5} Working at R B Denison's Plan of Bellevue Estate November Friday 5 1857 {Written diagonally across Friday 6th and Saturday 7} Working at R B Denisons Plan of Bellevue Estate Sunday 8 {No Entry} November Monday 9 1857 Same as friday and Saturday Tuesday 10 With Thompson & James surveying for Bell. on Bathurst and Adelaide sts finished at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday 11 going round town with Liz and Hattie sent Liz to Brampton and Hattie to oshawa - at night �November Thursday 12 1857 in morning went to see Bell. he was not in. then went to Crown Land office to get measurements of lots about Bathurst & Adelaide sts relating to Bells survey rest of day working at Plan of Bellevue Friday 13 forenoon same as yesterday afternoon went to Weston Saturday 14 came to Town in the morning - worked a little at Plan of Bellevue - in afternoon went to Brampton - Robert Lowis's Barn Burnt about 7:00 P.M. November Sunday 15 1857 {No Entry} Monday 16 came to Town in the morning. got to office about noon. working a little at Plan of Bellevue Tuesday 17 same as yesterday afternoon November Wednesday 18 1857 nothing Thursday 19 in morning with Thompson and James went up to Givens Estate when it came on rain went home. afternoon nothing Friday 20 with Thomson and James working at the Givens's Estate November Saturday 21 1857 Snowing all day doing nothing �Sunday 22 {No Entry} Monday 23 {Written sideways} in morning with Thomson went up to the Givens Estate to make some measurements finished about noon. afternoon putting distances on map of the Given's Estate November Tuesday 24 1857 in morning went to G.T.R. to go to Brampton 1 minute too late then went up to Given's Est to help Unwin, Roberts, Thomson, & James. left there at three P.M. went to Brampton Wednesday 25 at Brampton all day doing nothing heard Mr Ormiston lecture in the evening at Mechanics instute Thursday 26 measured part of Nr 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy for McBride & Starrat went to town in the evening November Friday 27 1857 in forenoon went made description of part of No 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy afternoon went to Brampton Saturday 28, Sunday 29, November Monday 30 1857, December Tuesday 1& Wednesday 2 {No Entries} December Thursday 3 1857 in forenoon went over to third line East (No 12) with Mr Armstrong to 1 measure two wheat fields finished about 2:30 P.M. Friday 4 came to town in the morning �Saturday 5 doing nothing December Sunday 6 1857 {No Entry} Monday 7 With Mr Unwin & Thompson made survey for R. L. Denison of piece of ground occupied by Burgess Tuesday 8 Went to office in the forenoon comparing plan of Newmarket - - afternoon at home sick December Wednesday 9 1857 at home all day ill Thursday 10 at the office in forenoon doing nothing at home all afternoon. met A. F. S. at Wellington at night Friday 11 in office all day to attend case of Burgess Vs Denison in County court December Saturday 12 1857 the same - about 11:00 A.M. went up to Yorkville with J. R. J. to examine damage done to Heward's property by letting water off the road back at 12:30 - in afternoon Sunday 13 {No Entry} �Monday 14 doing nothing in particular Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16, Thursday 17 {Written top to bottom along right side through all of the above dates} helping J. R. Jack a little with the plan of Newmarket December Friday 18 1857 in the morning with Unwin and Jack went up to Yorkville to examine a water course through Heward's property finished about noon. then went home met W. H. S. he was going to Oshawa. went in his place for Hattie and Miss Arkland. raining nearly all day Saturday 19 in the morning brought up Hattie and Miss A to Toronto she they staid at Ley's all day Liz & A. F. came in from Brampton. all went to Brampton at night Sunday 20 Went to English church twice December Monday 21 1857 at home all day doing nothing the Misses Ley's came out of town tonight Bowlly then staid all night being out at the Elections Tuesday 22 went up to Edmonton with Dr Bull to get the state of the polles. had an upset and broke the cutter Misses Sellar T Sellar J Thistle and J Wright over tonight Wednesday 23 doing nothing all day - the Misses Leys went home at night went up to Patersons at night �December Thursday 24 1857 nothing all day - at Thistles at night enjoyed myself until 12:00 P.M. Friday 25 Christmas day sleighing party went up to Dublin danced for 2 hours then came home again Saturday 26 Took up carpet in front room shook it and put it down again Sunday December 27 1857 {No Entry} Monday 28 at Brampton Tuesday 29 came to town in the morning at Brampton December Wednesday 30 1857 came to Town in the morning doing little or nothing Thursday 31 Same as yesterday went to the station at 4:00 P.M. saw W Thistle there gave him my return ticket �Memoranda George Dodds clerk of Caledon T McCallum " " Chinguacousy government survey to Unwin & Jack last summers - Ac - to Unwin Butbe to Unwin Memoranda Subscribers to map of Peel A. F. Wright Esq Toronto Wm Forser Brampton Memoranda Wright J Fitzgerald Scott A " W Pattullo A " J Solar Observation Oct 26/57 11-50-15 - a.m.- 38 - 29 33° - 29½ 0 - 13 8 - 42 - P.M .- 33+18° 0 - 17 - 30 " " 33 - 06½ 0 - 22 - 03 " " 32 - 57 12-7{0} �Memoranda Octr 27 h M S 10 - 53-10 - 63 + 45 I I 11 - 07 - 30 - - - 65 - 31 - Centre 11 - 27 - 30 - - - - - 66 + 52 - Centre 11 - 54 - 45 - - - 67+22 - Centre 12 - 00 - 20 - - 67 - 22 " 12 - 06 - 35 - - 67 - 11 " 12 - 10 - 00 67-11 - 12 - 53 - 40 - - - 64 - 00 Memoranda Board in 1856 William from 15th Novr to 17th Decr A.B. from 15 Novr to 31 Decr Excepting 2 week Receipts for Peel Wm McLellon. 1. map on Account 15.0 recd from J Lynch on Peel Account 3.0.0 �Cash Account - April Date Rec'd Paid 8th Cash. C.Unwin 2.00 21st C Unwin 2 pr boots 8.00 Cash Account - May Date Rec'd Paid 4th C Unwin cash 2.00 carting posts to Yorkville .75 6 postage 05. 05 13 J. B Jack. Cash 1 23 J. R. Jack. Cash 1 Cash Account - June Date Rec'd Paid 8th Mrs Ridout - Paint for lots 33.3 13 mending picket 12.5 �Cash Account - July. Date. Rec'd. Paid. 1st J. R. Jack. cash 36 ~ Board at Fields 36 ~ Cab 2 ~ mag. of Theodlite 25 7 Postage 10 9 " cash. C Unwin 4 ~ 21 " " " 10 Carting posts (Leys) 3 00 " " (Mrs Seymour) 1 50 " " Unwin 37 ½ - ¼ cwt biscuit 1 50 28th Axemen (Mrs Seymour 5 75 50 00 50 47 ½ �CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST Date. Rec'd. Paid. 4 Excursion Ticket. Sutton 3 00 Cash ( C Unwin 7 00 10 3 {3 written in pencil} 1st Axeman 2 50 7 {written in pencil} 2nd ~ } Sibbald. 16 00 1 { pencil} 10 {written in pencil} Cash. (T. Sibbald 16 00 1 {written in pencil} board at Shepperds 3 00 paper. pencils & c 3 {written in pencil} 20 passage. Sutton to Toronto 2 12 ½ Cab from station home 50 �11 2 tickets to Barrie 3 75 Registry office Barrie 50 15 Cash. (C. U.) 1 00 18 Cash to C.U. 1 00 22 " C.U. (Peel) 20 00 24 Cars to Brampton 75 29 to Weston & back 62½ Cash (C.U) 1 00 25 00 40 95 CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER. Date. Rec'd. Paid. 22 School trustees chinguecousy 3 50 26 J.P. Hutton 9 00 24 search registry Brampton 37½ 37½ �24 horse hire 1 50 26 Cars, to Toronto ³⁄₉ cab 1/{5} 1 00 12 50 2 87 ½ CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER. Date. Rec'd. Paid. cash. (C Unwin) 6 00 Postage 10 bottle {gum}. 37 ½ 19 2 to Scarboro 7 75 board at .ditto. 3 50 22 stage cars & cab. home 1 45 19 . cash per J. Clark 6 00 6 00 12 17 ½ �CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER. Date. Rec'd. Paid. 2 Cash. per E Fletcher 6 00 " to J.R. Jack 50 " per C Unwin 2 00 4.6.3 16 1.25 ____________ 17.25 CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER. Date. Rec'd. Paid. 2 J Armstrong for measuring wheat field 4 00 3 Cab from stn 2 25 4 00 - 25 �CASH ACCOUNT - SUMMARY Rec'd. Paid. Account of 1857 70 60 76 90½ JANUARY, 10 00 8 30 FEBRUARY, 5 00 1 83 MARCH, 24 00 20 22½ APRIL, 2 00 8 00 MAY, 4 00 80 JUNE, 33½ 46 JULY, 50 00 50 47½ AUGUST, 25 00 40 95 SEPTEMBER, 12 50 2 87½ OCTOBER, 6 00 12 17½ NOVEMBER, 6 00 -- -- DECEMBER, 4 4 00 - 25 219 10 223 19½ 24 �JANUARY - BILLS PAYABLE. Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. J Trent Aug 5 1 day surveying & travelling 6 Expenses 3 9 00 RECEIVABLE T Sibbald Aug 10th 3½ days surveying 21 0 1 Axeman 2 days " 1.25 2 50 1 " 2 " " 1.50 3 00 Travelling Expenses 4 30 50 10th Buy Cash 16 00 14 50 {Several mathematical equations written at top of the January - Bills Payable page. Some entries written over with darker pen.} �FEBRUARY - BILLS PAYABLE Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. Captⁿ shaw's tender for Givens st Excavations per yard 0/9 91 surface grading per rod 15/0 planking ~ ~ 8/0 3 ft box culverts per yard lineal 15/0 18 inch " " " " 5/6 12 " " " " " 4/6 ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ RECEIVABLE. Mrs Seymour July To 10 days surveying 60 00 " C.R. 8 days @ 7 1.50 12 00 �" John Joe & James 10 day . 1.50 15 00 Axemen 5 75 110 posts ~ 7 33 Carting d~~ 1 50 2 Weeks board board & @3.00 20 00 MARCH - BILLS PAYABLE Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. J Leys Esqr Givens lot June 27 24½ days surveying to date 147 00 1 Assistant 22 ½ days @ 1.50 33 75 Assistant 21 days @1.00 21 00 Board. 9 weeks @ 4.00 36 00 740 posts @ 49 33 �RECEIVABLE. - Morgan Dr Oct 20 to 2½ days surveying & traveling 15 00 assistant {ditto} {ditto} 3 75 board 3 50 traveling expenses 2 20 Plan 5 00 29 70 {large ink splotch on bottom of right hand page) JUNE - BILES BAYABEE {Text should read BILLS PAYABLE, but the letter P and two L's has been filled in to look like the letter B.} Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. Theodolite 154 00 Compass Telescope 9 00 Chain 5 00 �Tape Protractor Scales. 10.20.30.40 Boxwood 6 00 " 50 & 60 Ivory 6 00 parallel ruler Straight edge Set squares 1 doz pins BECEIVABEE. {text should read RECEIVABLE but the letters R and L have been filled in to look like the letter B.} {No Entries} JULY - BILES PAYABLE. {text should read BILLS but the letter L has been filled in to look like the letter B.} Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. {No Entries} �AUGUST - BILLS PAYABLE. Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. Unwin & Scott T{o} J Ellis Dr Feb 25 drawing map of Peel on Stone 50 00 1000 copies @ $5.00 per 100 50 00 paper for D{o} 42 quires 33 60 12 sheets American ship &c 75 134 35 By cash (per A.B.S.) 30 00 104 35 RECEIVABLE. {No Entries} �SEPTEMBER - BILLS PAYABLE. Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. April 29 G F Denison Esqr 160 May 4th J Gwyme Esq 50 May 27 ~~ J Leys Esq 327 June 2 ~ ~ ~ 183 RECEIVABLE. {No Entries} OCTOBER - BILLS PAYABLE. Date. Name. Dolls. Cts. Mr Thompson's Class M 30. Nov --- not there T 3 Dec - not there M 7 ~ there T 10 ~ no class M 14 ~ there �T 17 ~ not there M 21 A B Scott {Written very faintly in pencil} ~ ~ A B Scott {Written very faintly in pencil} RECEIVABLE. {outlined with pencil. No Entries other than some mathematical calculations written sideways on left side} {There is a mathematical calculation written on the bottom of the left hand page.} {The page on the right hand side is the back cover of the diary. It is filled with numerous mathematical calculations and a few drawings of triangles. The latitude of Toronto (43°. 39'.35" N) is prominently written at the top of the page. The text on this page is written in both ink and pencil, though it appears that there was an attempt to erase some of the writing done in pencil.} For more information on Andrew Brown Scott, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca    � 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 Andrew Brown Scott Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew Brown Scott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857 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, Peel County, Chinguacousy Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Andrew Brown Scott Diary & Transcription, 1857 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 Andrew Brown Scott Diary & Transcription, 1857 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1857 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Andrew Brown Scott Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Photocopy of Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew Brown Scott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archive 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, Peel County, Chinguacousy Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Contents</h2> Counting House Calendar, Banking Table, a Blank Space for Memoranda for every day in the year, Cash Account for each Month, Annual Summary of Cash Account, Bills Payable and Receivable. {facing page} Calendar for 1857 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == A TABLE == Showing the number of days from any day in the month to the same day in any other month throughout the whole year. <table><tbody><tr><td></td> <td>January</td> <td>February</td> <td>March</td> <td>April</td> <td>May</td> <td>June</td> <td>July</td> <td>August</td> <td>September</td> <td>October</td> <td>November</td> <td>December</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan.</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>306</td> <td>275</td> <td>245</td> <td>214</td> <td>184</td> <td>153</td> <td>122</td> <td>92</td> <td>61</td> <td>31</td> </tr><tr><td>Feb.</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>337</td> <td>306</td> <td>276</td> <td>245</td> <td>215</td> <td>184</td> <td>153</td> <td>123</td> <td>92</td> <td>61</td> </tr><tr><td>March</td> <td>59</td> <td>28</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>304</td> <td>273</td> <td>243</td> <td>212</td> <td>181</td> <td>151</td> <td>120</td> <td>90</td> </tr><tr><td>April.</td> <td>90</td> <td>59</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>335</td> <td>304</td> <td>274</td> <td>243</td> <td>212</td> <td>182</td> <td>151</td> <td>121</td> </tr><tr><td>May.</td> <td>120</td> <td>89</td> <td>61</td> <td>30</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>304</td> <td>273</td> <td>242</td> <td>212</td> <td>181</td> <td>151</td> </tr><tr><td>June.</td> <td>151</td> <td>120</td> <td>92</td> <td>61</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>335</td> <td>304</td> <td>273</td> <td>243</td> <td>212</td> <td>182</td> </tr><tr><td>July.</td> <td>181</td> <td>150</td> <td>122</td> <td>91</td> <td>62</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>303</td> <td>273</td> <td>243</td> <td>212</td> </tr><tr><td>Aug.</td> <td>212</td> <td>181</td> <td>153</td> <td>122</td> <td>92</td> <td>61</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>304</td> <td>273</td> <td>242</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept.</td> <td>243</td> <td>212</td> <td>184</td> <td>153</td> <td>123</td> <td>91</td> <td>61</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>304</td> <td>273</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct.</td> <td>273</td> <td>242</td> <td>214</td> <td>183</td> <td>153</td> <td>122</td> <td>92</td> <td>61</td> <td>30</td> <td>365</td> <td>334</td> <td>304</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov.</td> <td>304</td> <td>273</td> <td>245</td> <td>214</td> <td>184</td> <td>153</td> <td>123</td> <td>92</td> <td>61</td> <td>31</td> <td>365</td> <td>335</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec.</td> <td>334</td> <td>303</td> <td>275</td> <td>244</td> <td>218</td> <td>183</td> <td>153</td> <td>122</td> <td>91</td> <td>61</td> <td>30</td> <td>365</td> </tr></tbody></table> Explanation.-How many days are there from the 10th of January to the 10th of June? Look for January in the column at the left hand, then seek for June along the line to the right, and you find the number of days to be 151. <h2>DIARY FOR 1857.</h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 1 Made about 1455 3/4 calls more or less +C Friday 2 Making distance table for map of Peel Saturday 3 Same as yesterday-went to Mr Ellis to hurry him up with the Lithograth of Peel Monday 5 Same as Saturday finished about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday 6 Transfering information from map of Peel to the tracings of the several townships went to Brampton by the evening cars </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 7 About the Village all day doing little or nothing Thursday 8 intended to travel through the county of Peel today but the weather was too cold Friday 9 left Brampton about 9:30 A.M. then through Stanleys Mills, Castlemore, Coleraine, Bolton, Macville, Sand Hill,(Paisley), + Mono Mills. to Orangeville hunting information for map of Peel. Neither the clerk of the Gore or the clerk for the Albion were at home. Consequently could not get the school section of either of said townships. Saturday 10 Left Orangeville about 8:00 A.m. went to Altonstaid there an hour then went to Charleston + got the school sections of Caledon from Dodds, the clerk promised him a map for the information. Then drove home about 5:15 P.m. found {Uncertain name} had telegraphed friday to go to town-ran over to station-just in time for cars Monday 12 Went to Brantford by Morning train to get clothes to go to the bush - when I got back again 11-00 AM No luck thought I had better not go as I would be too late to overtake him before he got started from Orillia - went to Ellis in the afternoon to get the Map of Peel </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 13 Working at plan of peel {text is diagonally written across Tuesday,13. and Wednesday,14.the ink is faded} Wednesday 14 Took the tracing to Ellis in the forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening to travel in search of information for map of Peel. Thursday 15 Went to Boltons Village to get a map of the school sections in Albion. Mr {Swinerton?} said I could get it from community clerk next week-Called on the Clerk of the Gore for the same purpose. He said the Township collector had it Friday 16 Went to Streetsville to get the school section of Toronto from the Town Clerk-he had it then said I could get them from the County clerk-went to Springfield & got a good good deal of information from Mr Laylor Councillor for the first Ward r Saturday 17 Very cold stormy day-staid home all day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 19 {"Working at Plan of Peel" is written vertically across Monday, 19. and Tuesday, 20.} Went from Brampton to Toronto in the forenoon-went to Fitzgerald's to copy map of Streetsville before leaving Brampton and he gave me one to bring with me Tuesday 20 intended to meet Mr McCowan at the scarboro Station but was too late for the Cars Wednesday 21 Went to the the cars to go to Scarboro-cars dont call there went to Mink's and hired a horse and went to McCowan’s house did a little measuring on his Lot but could not finish on account of not having a description of Mrs {Borwicks?}p property arrived in Toronto about 6.00 P.m. Thursday 22 Searched in registry office for description of Mrs Borwicks Lot & made description of 24 acres off the northpart Mr McCowans portion of Lot No 22 Con C Scarboro Working at plan of Peel in the afternoon-got a plan of the school sections of Toronto Township from Mr Elliott clerk of County Council Friday 23 of the school sections sent map of township of Toronto back to Mr Elliott by T {or J}Forster {Written vertically across Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th is "Working at plan of Peel but not very hard} Saturday 24 Took map of Peel to Mr Ellis to case Bell.V. White decided before the chief justice in Bells favour - recieved map of school sections of Chinguacousy from Mr CollumWm went to Brampton in the evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 26 {Written vertically across Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th "Working at distance table of Peel"} Wednesday 28 {Written vertically across the 28th, 29th, and 30th "had a thundering bad cold working a little at Distance table of Peel} Friday 30 Finished distance table and took it to Ellis’ about 1:00 P.m. went to Brampton at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday Feburary 2 Arrived in Toronto about noon put sShool sections of Chinguacousy and the Gore in map of Peel Tuesday 3 Working a little at map of Muskoka Road Wednesday 4 did not do much in the office went to Brampton to go to the Loydtown to get map of school sections of Albion Thursday 5 raining and storming all day did not go to Loydtown as I intended </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 6 Went to Loydtown and got copy of Mr Oslers map of Albion- {I or J} Pattullo went with me- Stopped at Bolton going and coming Saturday 7 Went to town in the morning and put school sections of Albion on the map of Peel- went Back to Brampton in the evening. Walt went with me Monday 9 Came to Toronto in the morning. Went to Ellis and got the map to make a few alterations W.H. came in in the morning Tuesday 10 In office greater part of day-attended proffessor Chapmans lecture on mineralogy from 1 to 2 P.m. in evening company at {Unions?} danced &c &c till 3:00 AM of 11th Wednesday 11 at work at Hostuys farm- Charley and John were with me </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 12 Went to Ellis 3 or 4 times to see about map of Peel attended lecture at college Friday 13 With Charley & John working at Hastings farm found I had made a mistake in measuring across the lot last fall measuring 12-50 instead of 12-58 ½ Saturday 14 at Ellis all forenoon got 3 or 4 proof sheets about 12 noon sent 8out to Brampton in the afternoon Monday 16 in office part of day - went to crown land office to get field notes and instructions of township of North Gwillimsbury Tuesday 17 attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toront Tuesday 17 attended lecture at college made tracing of map of Toronto </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Wednesdy 18 at work at survey of the Hastings farm Charley and John with me finished it Tuesday 19 attended lecture in the afternoon went to Brampton in the evening to see about proofs of map of Peel making tracing of plan of grand trunk Railway through county of Peel-in the forenoon Friday 20 Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home came to town in the morning Saturday 21 Finished tracing of grand Trunk railway map Monday 23 Copying the field notes taken at sutton into another bookWednesday 18 At work at survey of the Hastings farm Charley & John with me - finished it Tuesday 19 Attended lecture in the afternoon went to Brampton in the evening to see about Proofs of map of Peel making tracing of Plan of Grand trunk Railway through County of Peel - in the forenoon Friday 20 Could not get the map of Peel on account of J Lynch not being at home came to town in the morning Saturday 21 Finished tracing of Grand Trunk railway map Monday 23 Coppying the field notes taken at Sutton into another book </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 24 Connected A.F. Wrights map for registry - attended lecture Wednesday 25 not doing much in the office Went to Brampton in the evening to get proofs of Peel Thursday 26 Came to town in the morning attended lecture inafternoon Chas Robertson went with me took corrected proof of Peel to Ellis Friday 27 Commenced and nearly finished a map of the town of St Mary's for J Leys Esq Saturday 28 Finished map of St Mary's in the forenoon did nothing in the afternoon this day finishes 2 years service </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday March 2 WIth Roberts and John Guy left Toronto for Sutton where arrived about 4:30 P.m. Tuesday 3 Produced townline down to the lake and about 20.00 on to the ice- where I took angles to the islands and to several objects on shore traversed the shore from the township to Jackson's Point Wednesday 4 With Roberts and John surveying Jackson's Point Thursday 5 Finished Preliminary survey of Jacksons Point Friday 6 Met Mr Lindsay in the morning to run his line. concluded not to run it until they patitioned parliament for a local for a local act for the Lake con N Gwillimbury-went to see Mr Morsington about running his line but he did not want it run until Peter Barton swore to the post bet W 7+8-in afternoon made pencil sketch of Jackson's point-called at Howards in forenoon-and at Toronto in the evening Saturday 7 running line between W 1+2 in the 8th for R.Reeford </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 9 Snowing hard all day- nothing done. nothing done Tuesday 10 in forenoon ran a compass line part of the way through lot 14. lake con North Gwillimbury for J A Lindsay in afternoon running line bet {bet is shortform for between} 1 & 2 8th con Georgina for Reeford Wednesday 11 Fininshed line bet 1 & 2 Thursday 12 in forenoon Chaining line bet 1 & 2 to put down posts- in afternoon attended races at Jackson’s Point Friday 13 Finished chaining line bet 1 & 2 and put down Posts on the townline 1/2 way up the lot </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 14 Finished putting in the posts townline Sunday 15 Went up to Mr Howards in the evening Monday 16 Put in the posts at the 9th con line moved Mr Bouchiers post at S.W. L of No. 1 in the 9th con 16 l {small letter l may be shortform for lengths} farther south- put down the posts between 1 & 2 Tuesday 17 Ran a line along the 7th con line to bet 6 & 7 in the 6th con - then bet 6 & 7 parallel to the townline - then cleared and measured across the Fronts of lots 7,8, & 9 in the 6th con - where I found an old post lying down and the point in the ground planted a cedar in into place Wednesday 18 raining in the morning and looked like all day. had so far to go to work did not go- making plan of Reeford lot Thursday 19 Charley sick John and I chained across 6th con bet 6 & 7. then chained on 7th con line across 7 & 1/2 of 8. then sent John home with instrument I planted posts - on front of 6th lot 7 & 8. at centre of 7 & at centre of 8. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 20 Finished Mr Bouchiers lot in French Village about 6:15 P.M. Saturday 21 Snowing in the forenoon finished Mr Reefords Plan - in afternoon ran lines bet 1 & 2 and 2 & 3 of Mr Reefords lots Monday 22 Running lines in Mr Reefords lot Tuesday 23 Same as yesterday Wednesday 24 Charley & John same as yesterday I made 2 pencil sketches of the point to shew proposed subdivision finished them about 3;30 P.M </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 26 Finished running line for Mr Reeford about 4:30 P.M. Friday 27 Posting off Mr Bouchiers portion of no 2, 18th con of Georgina about half of the day - Charley at home not well Saturday 28 Left Sutton at 11 A.M. arrived in Toronto at 7:00 P.M. John and I worked from Dughill to Lefroy Charley went on to N. H. Landing Monday 30 making pencil plan of Jacksons Point for Mr Bouchier Tuesday 31 Trying to get up a plan of Mr Bouchier's property in Georgina attended lecture at college </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 1 Working at Mr Bouchiers plan. Thursday 2 Same as yesterday-attended lecture in afternoon Friday 3 With Mr Unwin- measured the outlines of Mr Gwynes lot on corner of younge st and 3rd con line. then went over mrs, Seymour's lot (25. 3rd con). Arrived at home about 3:30 P.m. Saturday 4 Made copy of diary and accounte for april-made a pencil sketch of Mrs Seymonur's lot- in afternoon looked up and sent 18 mounted maps of Peel to Brampton. 3 Col and 6 plain to Thompson the same to Baire and the same to McLear Monday 6 made a pencil sketch of MRS Seymours lot packed up for Mr Walford, 12 coloured and 12 plain maps of Peel. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 7 Making copy of Diary and account for January and February 1837. attended geological lecture Wednesday 8 Making plan of Mr{Uncertain name} lot on Yonge st Thursday 9 in forenoon making plan of {uncertain name}lot in afternoon went to Brampton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 14 Came to Toronto in the morning working at gwynes plan Wednesday 15 in forenoon. With Unwin, Jackand Roberts. Surveying water lots for Mrs Brown in afternoon working at Mr Bouchiers plan Thursday 16 Working at gwynes lots{crossed out}. Plan attended lecture in afternoon Friday 17 ditto Saturday 18 Same in forenoon- in afternoon with unwin and jack-surveying on E side of don- and south of Don and Danforth road- for J Seys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 19{scathced out and says Monday 20} With Jack till 2:00 P.m, survey Arthers lot East of Don. Then plotting the survey rest of day Monday 20 See yesterday made 2 bets with W.HJ. 1st an even bet of 1 that he would not enter 3 first classes, at the university 2nd a bet of 2 to 1 that he would not take any three that he could mention-he mentioned geology-English literature and mathematics Tuesday 21 Working a little at gwynes plan Wednesday 22 With John guy surveying park lot No 24. for Revd. Mr Gien's Thursday 23 Calculating contents of park lot No 24- and several other jobs- too {uncertain word} and unimportant to mention Friday 24 part of the day helping U, and J. to survey Mrs Browns lot </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 25 helping Jack to survey Mrs Browns lot on front street. Went to Brampton in afternoon Monday 27 Came in from Brampton in the morning. Working at gwynares plans remainder of day Tuesday 28 in forenoon helping Jack to make some calculations for the survey of Mrs Browns lot on Front st in afternoon with Jack making the survey Wednesday 29 With Chas and Joe and C Unwin in the afternoon. resetting the post on the Denison Estate homestead Thursday 30 Same as yesterday with Chas and Joe </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday May 1 Same as yesterday. finished about 1:00 P.m. ruining all day Saturday 2 In the office all day Monday 4 in the morning with Chas and Joe went up to work at Mr gwynaes lot above yorkville- worked at then until noon. when it came on heavy rain- at home all the afternoon- in the evening took a letter to the colomist office- which I wrote in answer to one written by G Mngeut Tuesday 5 Tuesday in the office all day- sent 25 mounted maps to Brampton and 34 coloured to Carter to get mounted Wednesday 6 Mr {uncertain name}-with Jones and Butterworth went to orillia in the morning putting some coloured maps on deeds for Bacon- finished one and partly finished 2. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 7 With Charley and Joe. Working at gwynes lots near Yorkville finished at 5:00 P.m. Friday 8 in office all day doing nothing Saturday 9 with chas and Joe working at the given's estate-making prelimaniary survey Monday 11 same as yesterday-finished at 7:00 P.m. when I went to judge Harrison's when he told me to tell Lay's that he stopped me surveying until he had a settlement with him Tuesday 12 met Mr Faruis at Caerhowel, at 11:00 a.m. to take off lots 30 E of William st 31 and 32 W of William and E of Dummer st and A.E and W of Murray st sent Joe for posts went to office for Charley- commenced at 3:00P.m. and finished at 6 P.m. William went to Brampton at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 13 in forenoon made sketch of the giveus farm in the afternoon went with Jack to thornhi Thursday 14 We met Mr Passmore at Townline. To run line between 18 and 19 2nd con Markham-ranged out the townline and angled nearly up to line bet 18 and 19. when it came on to rain very heavy{asterisk} rainning from about 10:00 a.m. {asterisk}about 4:00 P.m. Friday 15 ran the line as far as line bet 18 and 19 when it commenced raining very heavy went to house and drew up a bond bet. Helmkay and Phillips- and took affadavits of Peter Wise and John Helmkay. Jack and Passmore went to Phillips at night Saturday 16 measure across front of lots 18,19 and 20, ran line between 18 and 19 fininshed about 5:00 P.m. when they took affadavit of Peter Phillips-Left Helmkays about 7:30 P.m.they brought jack and I as far as Hoggs Hollow-when we walked to Toronto arriving about 1:15 a.m. Monday 18 drew out proposed subdivision of Lays property </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 19 did nothing in the forenoon. in afternoon helped jack to take off a lot on Victoria street Wednesday 20 Charley sick- sent joe and muldoon up with hosts (327) to Lays place- H Butterworth and I sem College street through then we straightened and chopped out the west side of the centre street and flanted a post where it intersects the north side of college street in the morning sent carpet bag to Wm at Brampton for Express Thursday 21 Joe and I working at Lay's place ran out line on the East side of West street and flanted posts at the intersection of college st Friday 22 With Charley and Joe working at Lays place Saturday 23 in office all forenoon. Went to Brampton in the evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 26 came to Toronto in the morning- Wednesday 27 rainny in the morning-in office all day doing nothing Thursday 28 rainny in the morning-same as yesterday Friday 29 With Charley and Joe working at Lay's place stopped at church's tavern at night Saturday 30 Same as yesterday- in afternoon helping Jack and Jones to take levels of givens street </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday June 1 rainning in the morning-went up to Lay's place about 12:00 Charley and Joe with me Tuesday 2 Working at Lay's place from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. went to town after supper Wednesday 3 Went up about 11:00 a.m. went to grand trimk switch 3:30 intending to go to Brampton. but could not get on. came on to rain very heavy about 4:00 Thursday 4 Working from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.- went to town after supper Friday 5 staid in office all day. helping Jack to make plan of Lays place Charley and Joe working at Lay's place </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 6 went up to Lay's about 9:00 a.m. working till 4:00 p.m. when went to help Jack and Jones to take levels of Demia st sent Joe home after diner to cut some word Monday 8 Rainning- working at the plan of given's Estate Tuesday 9 Same as yesterday-went to Brampton in the afternoon Wednesday 10 at Brampton Thursday 11 Came to town in the evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 12 slights showers throughout the day. working at Lay's plan of the given's Estate Saturday 13 With Joe working at Lay's place Monday 15 in forenoon prodieed st Patrick's st through to Bathurst st {Across Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 is written "With Joe working at the given's Estate} Wednesday 17 with Charley and Joe at saue </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across Thursday 18, Friday 19, and Saturday 20 "With Charley and Joe working at the givens Estate} Saturday 20 commenced raining at noon and rained all the afternoon Monday 22 rainy greater part of day in office doing little or nothing Tuesday 23 with Chas and Joe at the givens estate </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25:"same as Tuesday"} Thursday 25 I went to town in the evening Friday 26 in office all the forenoon went up to givens about 5:00 p.m. Saturday 27 at the givens place all day went to town in the evening Monday 29 raining all the forenoon- went to Brampton afternoon me uncle's John and David going to guelph </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across Tuesday 30, and Wednesday July 1:"at Brampton"} Wednesday July 1 attended meeting of cricket club in the evening Thursday 2 come in in the morning. then went up to the cricket grond stand there till noon. afternoon got 36 from from Jack and went up and paid Fields for board- and brought down the things from the givens survey Friday 3 doing very little in office- in afternoon commenced to make a tracing of part of Canada to put on plan of part of Brampton Mr Unwin arrived from the bush about 9:30 p.m. taking all by surprise Saturday 4 went to cars to meet uncle David then went rond town with him untill 11:30 then went with him to the boat for Niagara he started about 12:00- in afternoon doing a little at tracing of part of Canada- and stretching cloth to mount paper for plan of muskoka Road survey </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th "Making a sketch of Rest of Rosepark for george Duggan Esq together with several other jobs"} Wednesday finished sketch in the forenoon in afternoon made and sent out to Brampton a tracing of part of A,F. plan shewing proposed alteration of streets Thursday 9 in morning read telegraph from A.F.{uncertain letter}to get Fitzgerald. went up to cricket ground to tell him staid till 1:30- in afternoon in the office doing nothing Friday 10 went out to Brampton in the morning played a game at Cricket in the afternoon Saturday 11 returned from Brampton in the morning-staid at the house all afternoon not well </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 13 in afternoon plotting lines of muskoka Road in afternoon went with Unwin to tra out townline across 1st con york and take observation of north star-Jack came along about 11:00 p.m. to help when he laid down and went to sleep. consequently was of a great deal of help-(over the left) staid out all night Tuesday 14 went to work as soon as we could see and finished tracing out townline then walked into town arrived about 9:00 a.m. got breakfast and went to sleep slept till noon- after dinner went to office-working at muskoka road plan Wednesday 15 working at muskoka road plan in the forenoon-afternoon doing nothing at night took observation of polaris on line bet 2 3 and 24 1st con york finished at 12:00-midnight Thursday 16 started to run line bet 23 and 24-but commenced raining-in office all day Friday 17 with Mr Unwin and Jack started line let 23 and 24 then Jack went to office Unwin and I with Joe run at thrs then measured from it to W. city limit on North City limit </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 18 in morning went to Brampton. then went over to norval to play cricket with the norval club beat then badly. they kicked up a fuss-we came away late without our dinner. because the presidant would not apologize Monday 20 came to town in the morning. mad up Mr Bourchiers act for surveying in March Tuesday 21 surveying Mrs seymours lot. with chas and joe-muldoom took up posts and sent +c- intend camping out for the survey Wednesday same as yesterday in the evening hired a man to come tomorrow at $1.50 per day Thursday 23 same as yesterday man working to day- not worth $1.50 but cant get one for less. I left about 5:15 p.m. came to town </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 24 Raining in morning-went up to Mrs Seymour's lot about noon-raining all the afternoon staid in camp doing nothing-at night hired a boy to work tomorrow for 3/9 Saturday 25 With all party cutting out lines all day-paid man and boy 18/9-told man to come again on monday at noon. Went to town at night-joe left tonight Monday 27 With James (a boy hired in Joes place) went up to Mrs Seymour's lots and put up the tent in the forenoon-in afternoon with him and man cutting out lines Tuesday 28 Same as yesterday afternoon paid off man. went to town in the evening leaving James at the camp Wednesday 29 Went up again with chas in the morning staking off lots all day James went to town at night to bring up some victuals in the morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 30 Staking off the lots from 7:00am till 8:00p.m. Friday 31 Same as yesterday-finished about 8:00p.m. then got supper and packed up the camp +c and went home-arrived about 10:30 p.m. very heavy thunder shower from 3:30 till 5:30 p.m. Saturday August 1 Made rough sketch of Mrs Seymour's lots to make plan from-in the forenoon went to Brampton in the afternoon took gustave geneienk with me Monday 3 Went to town in the morning went over to island in the afternoon with A Butterworth and Unwin to have a bathe Tuesday 4 Went to Sutton in the forenoon in afternoon with John Trent staked off Mr Trent's last lot (W 25) W,I.C,M burnt at Barrie at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 5 in the morning laid out foundation for church. then (about 9:00am) went to Mr Ritchie's to see about surveying the geogina globe lot- about 11:00 a.m. took angle on Jacksons point bet townline and a line from a tree in Innnisfil to the chimney of the parsonage-went over to lot and looked around for post +c got dinner at Mr Lillalds about 4:00 p.m. left there about 5:00-went to Mr Lyall's to see if he knew anything concerning the posts between 6 and 7 in the 8th con. got tea there about 6:00 then went to the village-hired a man to chop tomorrow Thursday 6 With man running a line parallel to townline on sidewad between 6 and 7 in 8th con georgina-got no dinner went up to Mr Trent's in the evening hired John croth in the evening for tomorrow Friday 7 With the 2 men cutting out the line Saturday 8 in the morning got Mr Lyall to help me to find the posts of road between 6 and 7 found the post on East side of road finished laying off the globe about 8:20 p.m. got dinner at Mr Libbalds Sunday 9 Went to church in forenoon went up to Mr Howards in afternoon Monday 10 in morning made up Mr Sibbald's account $30 1/2 of which I need $16 and paid off accounts up there measured shepperds hayfield about 12 acres came to Toronro in the afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 11 With Mr Unwin went to Barrie to do a job for shortis and co-when got there found another survey at it. then encamined part of lot 23 in the 7th con vespra-came to Toronto in the evening Wednesday 12 In the office-not doing much Thursday 13 same as yesterday went to Brampton in the afternoon Friday 14 came to town in the morning.{Written across Friday 14th and Saturday 15th "in the office doing little or nothing} Saturday 15 went to Brampton at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 17 Came to town in the morning {Written across Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th "in the office doing little or nothing"} Tuesday 18 in afternoon with Mr Unwin went by stage to Sydenham. then walked up to Thos Copelands on the N 1/4. W 8. 1st con N Dundas street-to be ready tp commenc in the morning to lay off 10 acres for- Caldwell. Wednesday 19 at work all day. finished at 6:00 p.m. when we got supper- and copeland drover us to town. arrived at 11:15 p.m. Thursday 20 up at Cricket ground all day Canada vs United States Friday 21 Went up to the Cricket ground at 11:00 a.m. game finished at 1:00 p.m. Canada winning with 7 wickets to spare after dinner surveying for S Ridont with Mr Unwin Saturday 22 in forenoon making plan of S Ridonts place lots south of gerard street in afternoon with Mr Unwin and James staking off the lots Charley working at the plan </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 24 in afternoon went to Brampton to see about an account. Starrat read as he said from Unwin Tuesday 25 at Brampton saw Mr Starrat at night Wednesday 26 came to town in the morning-working at map of Muskoka Road. checking it over +c Thursday 27 in forenoon same as yesterday. went around town with aleck from 12:30 till 2:30 Friday 28 Checking over map of muskoka Road survey. in afternoon went to meet the greet Western cars- meet aijjie but she didnt come </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 29 this forenoon the same as yesterday forenoon- in afternoon meet the boat and cars. Joe dig but she did'nt come went out to the Weston by cars went over to Denisons to get some money. They not at home coudnt pay if they were-went to Henter's for same purpose with the same success. staid at John Rauls at night John Scott staid with me Sunday 30 Went to meeting 2ce A.f. and W.H. came down in the buggy staid all night Monday 31 Saw Heiter in morning said he could'nt pay now. but would sometime (or never) came in by the morning cars helping Jack to copy the field notes of muskoka Road place survey Tuesday September 1 forenoon the same as yesterday. in after-noon went to the boat and cars to meet Lizzy but she didnt come Wednesday 2 in forenoon hunting up leavings of lines diverging from main line of Muskoka Road afternoon same as yesterday afternoon Thursday 3 part of forenoon same as yesterday rest calculating distances chained for diary in afternoon same as yesterday. Went to Brampton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 4 at Brampton. played 2 games of Cricket Saturday 5 at home all day Monday 7 came to town in the morning doing nothing in the office Tuesday 8 in the morning made draft of description of a road through 33 cot. carbow. then leveled Mr Unwins garden-in afternoon same as last tuesday. at night went to Wellington where saw W.H. and J.L. they going to Owens Sound tomorrow morning Wednesday 9 {"Doing nothing" written multiple times, slanted across the whole section} cos why. nothing to do </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 10 same Friday 11 Same Saturday 12 Same Monday 14 part of forenoon with Mr Unwin measuring {uncertain letter}. Ridouts lot on Adelaide st Tuesday 15 forgot what I was doing this day but believe it was doing nothing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th "Working at old plan of Toronto not on it the of lots at Don station Mrs Ridruts plan and several others"} Friday 18 Making calculations of Jacksons point survey. preperitory and making plan for the board of Examiner Saturday 19 left office 11:00 a.m. went to went home with W.H.S. got dinner after dinner went up to G W R H to meet grids-cars 1/4 how bhind time got Brown to wait grids came hurried them up left trunks behind. just in time Monday 21 at home </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 22 in afternoon went over and laid off a 1/2 acre lot for school house at 3rd line East-finished at 4:00 need $3.00 for same $0.50 and $4 for house Wednesday 23 Fair day-at home and at fair all day Thursday 24 in morning went over to Mrs Hutton's and measured 2 lots. to make description got home at 3:00 p.m. then made out descriptions. finished at 11:00 p.m. Friday 25 sent description to town by L.C.Cummins Esq to get Unwin and Jacks signature staked off Mr Cummins lot at home rest of day Saturday 26 at cricket ground greater part of day match bet Brampton and Norval clubs Brampton victorious by 28 having 98 in one innings- to Norvals 73. in two innings-reed descriptions from Toronto and gave them to L.C. Cummins </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 28 Loafing all day i.e. doing nothing Tuesday 29 came to Toronto in the morning Wednesday 30 doing nothing Thursday October 1 Same Friday 2 in afternoon with Mr Unwin went up Leys place to measure distance between posts planted on W side of shaw st and the West side of St in 2nd con opposite Saturday 3 doing little or nothing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 5 part of day going around town with W.H. Scott hunting up a boarding house for him. Tuesday 6 Ly and Hat. came to town and staid at Ley's. I went there in evening staid till 10:00 Wednesday 7 In office all day Thursday 8 In office all forenoon, in afternoon went with Mr J.C. Cummins to Yorkville to see some lots which he wanted changed Friday 9 With charley and James went to Yorkville and altered the lots for J.c. Cummins Esq. finished about 1:00 p.m. posted a plan of same to him at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 10 in forenoon in the office in afternoon went to Weston Sunday 11 at Weston Monday 12 came to town in the morning in afternoon in the office {Written across Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th "in the office the greater part of the time doing little or nothing"} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 16 afternoon went to Brampton to do a job for Clark Saturday 17 surveying J Clarks lot in Brampton finished about 3:30 p.m. Monday 19 Came to town in morning then made description of J Clark's lot than by afternoon cars with Thompson went down to Scarboro station then walked to Thompson's tavern on Rnigston Road to see Morgan about some survey to be made for him. Staid there all night Tuesday 20 after breakfast. Morgan drove us up to Armstrongs. on the Markham and Danforth Roads. then went to survey and lay out Morgans lots parts of W 20 1st con- Wednesday 21 at the same wrought very late trying to finish. but could not </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 22 commenced at 6:30 a.m. finished at 8:00 a.m. then had breakfast. rode by stage to railroad crossing then walked along railroad to Station and came by cars to town. arrived at 11:00 a.m. rest of day making plan of Morgans lots. Friday 23 making plan of Morgans lots Saturday 24 finished Morgans plan in forenoon afternoon had toothache very bad Monday 26 in forenoon took specification for a Theodolite to patters to send for it concluded to wait till next week-about noon took several altitudes of the sun. afternoon trying to calculate Latitudes by 2 altitudes of the sun Tuesday 27 took several altitudes of the sun with the sextant measuring the angle between the sun and its reflected immage in a plate of water </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 "in the office doing nothing"} Friday 30 helping Mr Unwin to survey I. Ridouts lots on seation street finished about 4:30 p.m. Saturday 31 in the office all forenoon doing little or nothing. in afternoon went to Brampton Monday November 2 in morning went over to E Fletcher's to run line between 2 and 3. 2nd con W,H,F. which Bristow had run before. I came 7 inches farther south than his line finished about 3:00 p.m. came to town in evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 3 in office all day doing nothing {Written across Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th "Working at R B Deuison's plan of Bellevne Estate"} {Written across Friday 6th and Saturday 7th "Working at R B Deuisons plan of Bellevne Estate"} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 9 Same as friday and saturday Tuesday 10 With Thompson and James surveying for Bell. on Bathurst and Adelaide sts finished at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday 11 going round town with Sig and Hattie sent Sig to Brampton and Hattie to oshawa-at night Thursday 12 in morning went to see Bell he was not in. then went to Crownland office to get measurements of lots about Bathurst and Adelaide sts relating to Bells survey rest of day working at plan of Bellevne Friday 13 forenoon same as yesterday and afternoon went to Weston Saturday 14 came to town in the morning- worked a little at plan of Bellevne- in afternoon went to Brampton- Robert Sowis's Barn Burnt about 7:00 p.m. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 16 came to town in the morning got to office about noon working a little at plan of Bellevne Tuesday 17 same as yesterday afternoon Wednesday 18 nothing Thursday 19 in morning with Thompson and Laynes went up to grivens Estate when it came on rain went home. afternoon nothing Friday 20 with Thompson and James working at the grivens Estate </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 21 Snowing all day doing nothing Monday 23 in morning with Thompson went up to the grivens Estate to make some measurements finished about noon. afternoon making distances on map of the griven's Estate Tuesday 24 in morning went to G.T.R. to go to Brampton 1 minute too late then went up to griens Est to help Unwin, Roberts, Thomson, and James left there at three p.m. went to Brampton Wednesday 25 at Brampton all day doing nothing heard {uncertain word} Orniston lecture in the evening at Mechanics {uncertain word} Thursday 26 measured part of W 2 3rd con E.H.S. {uncertain word} for Mr Bride and Starrat went to town in the evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 27 in forenoon went made description of part of W 2 3rd con E.H.S. Chinguacousy afternoon went to Brampton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday December 3 in forenoon went over to third line East (W 12) with Mr Armstrong to 1 measure thro wheat fields finished about 2:30 p.m. Friday 4 came to town in the morning Saturday 5 doing nothing Monday 7 With mr Unwin and Thompson made survey for R.L.Deuison of piece of ground recuped by Burgess Tuesday 8 Went to office in the forenoon comparing plan of newmarket-afternoon at home sick </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 9 at home all day ill Thursday 10 at the office in forenoon doing nothing at home all afternoon me A.F.S. at Wellington at night Friday 11 in office all day to attend case of Buiges vs Deuison in county court Saturday 12 the same-about 11:00 a.m. went up to Yorkville with J.R L, to examine damage done to Heward's property by letting water off the road back at 12:30- in the afternoon Monday 14 doing nothing in particular </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written across tuesday 15th, Wednesday 16th, and Thursday 17th "helping J.R. Lack a little with the plan of Newmarket"} Friday 18 in the morning with Unwin and Jack went up to Yorkville to examine a water eourse through Heward's property finished about noon. then went home met S.H,S, he was going to Oshawa. went in his place for Hattie and miss Arkland. Raining nearly all day Saturday 19 in the morning brought up Hattie and Miss A to Toronto they staid at Ley's all day Sig and A.f. came in from Brampton. all went to Brampton at night Sunday 20 Went to English church twice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 21 at home all day doing nothing the misses Ley's came out of town tonight Bowlly then staid all night being out at the elections Tuesday 22 went up to Edmonton with D Bull to get the state of the poles. had an upset and broke the cutter Onisses sellar L Sellar L Thistle and L {uncertain name} over tonight Wednesday 23 doing nothing all day- the misses Leys went home at night went up to Patersons at night Thursday 24 nothing all day-at Thistles at night enjoyed myself until 12:00 p.m. Friday 25 Christmas day sleighing party went up to Dublin danced for 2 hours then came home again Saturday 26 Took up carpet in front room shook it and put it down again </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 28 at Brampton Tuesday 29 came to town in the morning at Brampton Wednesday 30 came to town in the morning doing little or nothing Thursday 31 Same as yesterday went to the station at 4:00 p.m. saw W Thistle there gave him my return ticket </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Memoranda george Dodds clerk of Caledon J Mc Callum chinguacousy government survey to Nuna and Jack last summers-ac-to Unwin Button to Unwin Memoranda subscribers to map of Peel A.J. Wright Esq Toronto W Forser Brampton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Memoranda Wright and Fitzgerald scott and Pattullo A Soler Observation Oct 26/57 11-50-15-a.m.-33 degrees-291/2 0-8-42-p.m.-33+18 degrees 0-17-30--33-03 1/2 0-22-03--32-57 12-70 Memoranda Oct 27 H M S 10-57-10-63+45 I I 11-07-30---65-31-contre 11-27-30---66+52-contre 11-54-45 67+22-contre 12-00-20--67-22 12-06-35--67-11- 12-10-0 67-11- 12-53-40---64-00 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Memoranda Board in 1856 William from 15th Nov to 17th Dec A.B. from 15 Nov to 31 Dec Eccepting 2 week Receipts for Peel W.M. Sellon. 1.map on account 15.0 reed from L Lynch on peel account 3.0.0 Cash Account-April <table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td> <td></td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr><tr><td>8th</td> <td>Cash. C.Unwin</td> <td>2.00</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>21st</td> <td>C Unwin 2 W loots</td> <td></td> <td>8.00</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Cash Account-May <table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td> <td></td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr><tr><td>4th</td> <td>C Unwin cash</td> <td>2.00</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>casting posts to Yorkville</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>6</td> <td>postage</td> <td></td> <td>05.75</td> </tr><tr><td>13</td> <td>g.B Jack.Cash</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>23</td> <td>j.B. Jack. Cash</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table> Cash Account-June <table><tbody><tr><td>Date</td> <td></td> <td>Rec'd</td> <td>Paid</td> </tr><tr><td>8th</td> <td>Mr Ridout-paint for lots</td> <td></td> <td>33.3</td> </tr><tr><td>13</td> <td>mending picket</td> <td></td> <td>12.5</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CASH ACCOUNT - JULY.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td>1st</td> <td>J.R.Jack. cash</td> <td>36</td> <td>~</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Board at fields</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>36</td> <td>~</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cab</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>~</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>mag. of Theodlite</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>7</td> <td>Postage</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> </tr><tr><td>9</td> <td>" cash. C Unwin</td> <td>4</td> <td>~</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>21</td> <td>" " "</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Carting posts (Leys)</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" " (Mrs Seymour)</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" " Unwin</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>37 ½</td> </tr><tr><td>-</td> <td>¼ cut biscuit</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>28th</td> <td>Axemen (Mrs Seymour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> <td>00</td> <td>5</td> <td>47 ½</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2>CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td>4</td> <td>Excursion Ticket. Sutton</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cash ( C Unwin</td> <td>7</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>10 6 {6 written in pencil}</td> <td>1st axeman</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>7 {written in pencil}</td> <td>2nd ~ } Sibbald.</td> <td>16</td> <td>00</td> <td>1 {written in pencil}</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>10 {written in pencil}</td> <td>Cash. (J. Sibbald</td> <td>16</td> <td>00</td> <td>1 {written in pencil}</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>board at Shepperds</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>paper. pencils & a</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 {written in pencil}</td> <td>20</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>passage. Sutton {to?} Toronto</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>12 ½ {same text written below in pencil}</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Cab from station home</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>11</td> <td>2 tickets to Barrie</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Registry office Barrie</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>15</td> <td>Cash. (C. U.)</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>18</td> <td>cash {to?} C.U.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td>22</td> <td>~ C.U. (Peel)</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td>24</td> <td>cars {to?} Brampton</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td>29</td> <td>{to?} Weston & back</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>62</td> <td>½</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>cash (C.U)</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>00</td> <td>40</td> <td>95</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td>22</td> <td>School trustees chuguecousy</td> <td>3</td> <td>50</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>26</td> <td>J.P. Hutton</td> <td>9</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>24</td> <td>search registry Brampton</td> <td></td> <td>37½</td> <td></td> <td>37½</td> </tr><tr><td>24</td> <td>horse hire</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>26</td> <td>cars, {to?} Toronto ³⁄₉ cal ?</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>50</td> <td>3</td> <td>87 ½</td> </tr></tbody></table> <h2>CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>cash. (C Unwin)</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Postage</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>bottle {ginn?}.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>37 ½</td> </tr><tr><td>19</td> <td>2 {to?} Scarboro</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>board at ditto.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>22</td> <td>stage cars & cal. home</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>45</td> </tr><tr><td>19</td> <td>. cash for J. Clark</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td>12</td> <td>17 ½</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td>2</td> <td>cash. {per?} E Fletcher</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" to J.R. Jack</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" {per?} C Unman</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table> 4.6.3 16 1.25 ____________ 17.25 <h2>CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td>2</td> <td>J Armstrong for</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>measuring wheat field</td> <td>4</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>3</td> <td>Cab from stn</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>00</td> <td>-</td> <td>25</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CASH ACCOUNT - SUMMARY</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th></th> <th></th> <th>Rec'd.</th> <th></th> <th>Paid.</th> <th></th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Account of 1857</td> <td>70</td> <td>60</td> <td>76</td> <td>90½</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>JANUARY,</td> <td>10</td> <td>00</td> <td>8</td> <td>30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>FEBRUARY,</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> <td>1</td> <td>83</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>MARCH,</td> <td>24</td> <td>00</td> <td>20</td> <td>22½</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>APRIL,</td> <td>2</td> <td>00</td> <td>8</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>MAY,</td> <td>4</td> <td>00</td> <td></td> <td>80</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>JUNE,</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>33½ 46</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>JULY,</td> <td>50</td> <td>00</td> <td>50</td> <td>47½</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>AUGUST,</td> <td>25</td> <td>00</td> <td>40</td> <td>95</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>SEPTEMBER,</td> <td>12</td> <td>50</td> <td>2</td> <td>87½</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>OCTOBER,</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td>12</td> <td>17½</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>NOVEMBER,</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> <td>--</td> <td>--</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>DECEMBER,</td> <td>4 4</td> <td>00</td> <td>-</td> <td>25</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>219</td> <td>10</td> <td>223</td> <td>19½ 24</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2>JANUARY - BILLS PAYABLE.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>J Trent</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Aug 5</td> <td>1 day journeying & travelling</td> <td>6</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Expenses</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>or</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>T Sibbald</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Aug 10th</td> <td>3½ days surveying</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 Axeman 2 days " 1.25</td> <td>2</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 " 2 " . 1.50</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Travelling Expenses</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>10th</td> <td>Buy Cash</td> <td>16</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>50</td> </tr></tbody></table>{Several mathematical equations written at top of the January - Bills Payable page.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>FEBRUARY - BILLS PAYABLE</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Captⁿ shaw's tender for grievs st</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Excavations per yard</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>surface grading per rod</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>planking ~ ~</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>3 ft for culverts per yard</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>18 inch ~ ~ ~ ~</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>12 ~ ~ ~ ~</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>{There is a large wavy line drawn across entire page.}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Mrs Seymour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>July</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>To 10 days surveying</td> <td>60</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" C.R. 8 days @ 7 1.50</td> <td>12</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" John Joe & James 10 day . 1.50</td> <td>15</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Axemen</td> <td>5</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>110 posts ~</td> <td>7</td> <td>33</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Carting d~</td> <td>1</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2 Weeks board board & @3.00</td> <td>20</td> <td>00</td> </tr></tbody></table><h2>MARCH - BILLS PAYABLE</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>J Leys Esqr {Esquire} Givens lot</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>June 27</td> <td>24¼ days surveying to date</td> <td>147</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 Assistant 22 ½ days @ 1.50</td> <td>33</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Assistant 21 days @1.00</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Board. 9 weeks @ 4.00</td> <td>36</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>740 posts @</td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>- Morgans {Dr?}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 20</td> <td>to 2½ days surveying & traveling</td> <td>15</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>assistant {illegible}</td> <td>3</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>board</td> <td>3</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>{traveling?} expenses</td> <td>2</td> <td>20</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Plan</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>70</td> </tr></tbody></table>{large ink splotch on bottom of right hand page) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>JUNE - BILES BAYABEE</h2> {Text should read BILLS PAYABLE, but the letter P and two L's has been filled in to look like the letter B.} <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Theodolite</td> <td>154</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Compass</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Telescope</td> <td>9</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Chain</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Tape</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Protractor</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>Scales. 10.20.30.40 Boxwood</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>" 50 & 60 Ivory</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>parallel ruler</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>straight edge</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>set squares</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 doz {dozen} pins</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>BECEIVABEE. {text should read RECEIVABLE but the letters R and L have been filled in to look like the letter B.}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table><h2>JULY - BILES PAYABLE.</h2> {text should read BILLS but the letter L has been filled in to look like the letter B.} <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>AUGUST - BILLS PAYABLE.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td>Unwin & Scott</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>T, J Ellis {Dr?}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>Feb 25</td> <td>drawing map of Peel {on Store?}</td> <td>50</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1000 copies @ $5.00 per 100</td> <td>50</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>paper for {Dr?} 42 {guises?}</td> <td>33</td> <td>60</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>12 sheets {illegible} ship &c</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>134</td> <td>35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>By cash (per A.B.U.)</td> <td>30</td> <td>00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td></td> <td>104</td> <td>35</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table><h2>SEPTEMBER - BILLS PAYABLE.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td>April 29</td> <td>G T Denison Esq {Esquire}</td> <td>160</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>May 4th</td> <td>J Gwyme Esq {Esquire}</td> <td>50</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>May 27</td> <td>~~ J Leys Esq {Esquire}</td> <td>327</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>June 2</td> <td>~ ~ ~</td> <td>183</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>OCTOBER - BILLS PAYABLE.</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date.</th> <th>Name.</th> <th>Dolls.</th> <th>Cts.</th> </tr><tr><td>Mr</td> <td>Thompson's Class</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>M</td> <td>30. Nov --- not there</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>T</td> <td>3 Dec - not there</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>M</td> <td>7 ~ there</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>T</td> <td>10 ~ no class</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>M</td> <td>14 ~ there</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>T</td> <td>17 ~ not there</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>M</td> <td>21 ABSentt {Written very faintly in pencil, appears to have been erased.} ~</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>ABSentt {Written very faintly in pencil, appears to have been erased.}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>RECEIVABLE. {The text is outlined with pencil. The drawing forms a box around the text and is accented with a crosshatch pattern.}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table>{There is a mathematical calculation written on the bottom of the left hand page.} {The page on the right hand side is the back cover of the diary. It is filled with numerous mathematical calculations and a few drawings of triangles. The latitude of Toronto (43°. 39'.35" N) is prominently written at the top of the page. The text on this page is written in both ink and pencil, though it appears that there was an attempt to erase some of the writing done in pencil.} </div> transcribed