George Hill Detlor Diary & Transcription, 1827-1843
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1827
May 28 Shear Sheep
29 mashing at Stills House Mr Belton preach
30 do - do got to Bastels with a. B. and to McPhersons
31 Distill --
June 1 Do
2 do
S 3 Philip preach & Jam here
4 got to Training -- stay for Tea to Mr McCoys
5 distilling &c
6 a a & warm min in was on thursday next week 3 days
7 do --
8 do --
9 do -- rain Peter D died today
S 10 Mr Sells preach / Prayer Meeting A B
11 grind work at Still House
12 go for Pumps &aw P D funeral Mr Kirby preach
13 work at do -- do --
14 work on road rain
15 do -- do --
1827
June 16 go this morning to see J. Dunham - he dies about half past 7 AM work on road --
S 17 got to A.B. & Mothers
18 go to J D. funeral Mr Healey preach " let me die 1 h{illegible} of the {illegible}
19 rain. hoe Potatoes & pick wool
20 do - go to G. Scriver pay him $4 for balance of rates & cost - go to Mill - to Isaac's & aunt Betseys
21 about home & set out cabbages
22 wind high hoe Potatoes &c --
23 mash & go to Mr McCoy with Maria & Titus -- Mare Fold {sic}
S 24 John & David here - Mr Booth preach
25 boys here & go home - work at Still house -- Maria D spinning
26 go for Reel to Mr McCoys Mr Poole preach
27 Still -- Ames Picking B{illegible}
28 go to Kingston Stay at Mr Thomas
29 return home with I {illegible} Fraser
30 quarterly meeting at Forshus Mrs Moore & Mr here
1827
July S 1 gr meeting -- Andrew & James here
2 rain --
3 au -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here
4 McBain calls - take at A B
5 Mr Poole & Davidson take breakfast here -- Maria go to Mr McPhersons &c I go to Ias Frasers Barn Bee
6 I go to look at McBeans land
7 Mr Hitchison here to breakfast Shooting &c -- S 8 prayer meeting Ann & John here
9 hoe in garden - & U S Barn Bee very warm
10 work in garden rain Mr Belton preach
11 do -- do ----
12 - Manor's loging Bee
13 cut som thistles - Joe's mowing Bee
14 take Mrs Moore to Fannys I have ague this afternoon, Kitty Dunham here
S 15 I stay home - Mr Booth preach
16 have ague and take medicine
17 Mr Moore & fanny here
1827
July 18 have ague - kill fowl
19 Charles & Tilly married I go to Dr take tea there
20 take an emetic - have ague weddinus call - I take breakfast at Mr McCoys
21 take breakfast at AB got to 4th Town - take Mrs Moore & A Petterson home - Mother & Maria go stay at A Davis.
S 22 at Andrews - go to Wm McR--
23 at Wm go to Carnahans
24 return, take dinner at V Embery Maria has ague on road & stop at Dimonds --
25 rain, at Mothers
26 Maria take Emetic - rain --
27 draw 2 load wood from Mr McCoy's - Mrs McUmber here
28 Maria have ague - I pick berries
S 29 Mr Booth {illegible} preach - aunt Betsey & Mr & Mrs McCoy take tea
1827
July 30 Cradle wheat for A B 3/4
31 do -- do ------ 3/4
Aug 1 rake do -- -- 1/2
2 rain last night - cradle at U.S. part afternoon - 17 hands about
3 cradle at Drs rain tonight
4 dig Potatoes - take tea at Mothers
S 5 Mr Switzer at 4 o'clock
6 cradle for US
7 repair barn door for Dr Mr Poole preach
8 mow for Dr & AB here
9 do -- do Mrs Bradshaw & Mr McCoy here
10 do -- do and do Aunt Anna came up at Fletcher
11 rain last night, work at AB trade horses wt I Paterson
S 12 Mr Booth preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here
13 Work at AB, at harrow & make hay
14 rain mend harrow for WBl
15 cradle oats for U.S. I.C agrees to give charles 6 Bs oats for damage go to Mr McC. Maria {illegible}
16 Threshing for Johseph
17 cut wheat & {illegible} up
1827
Aug 18 work for Charly - Aunt Anna & Kitty here to dinner and go to L Maria to Drs to tea
S 19 take dinner at John C --
20 mow at Chs - put up what
21 Kill calf for Mr Healey Anne has ague Mr Healey preach
22 mowing at Mothers
23 do --- do
24 do -- & go to Chs Pea Bee
25 do -- and draw in hay
S 26 go to Dinner to Mother Robt. Allen returns Kitty & Chs here to tea
27 got to Dr for medicine for Aunt and to Philips & McPhersons
28 mow and help to cut pease
29 {scibble} for s{illegible} mow & cut Pease
30 mow, rain go to Napanee hear of Dd. Nevills death AB & Mrs McCoy go to I Peters at Anderson Bee
31 put up Hay
Sept 1 Sow rye for John -- draw in Hay
1827
Sept 2 S.G.Fisher preach - John Ann & Betsey take dinner - Mr & Mrs McC. AB. K & Chs take tea -- Fannys girl born 1st
3 help to draw in pease
4 go to Philips wt Maria -- call at McP. Shop -- Mr Booh preach
5 got to Isaac's -- Maria to Ias Frasers
6 get out timber for Saw Mill/ raining
7 go to Abbey's help John thresh
8 do house work --
S 9 I. Chs here &c + Il . to dinner Maria go to See Mrs Burley & takes tea at Mothers
10 help John Plough - Maria go to Drs rain -- in night also
11 rain -- go to McCoys {illegible} but don't work help John thresh & kill hog at Charles' -
12 plough for John -
13 rain - threshing, clean up wheat
14 do -- cleaning wheat
15 plough &c turn wheat --
S 16 go to Isaac's -- Mr Healey preach
1827
Sept 17 Sow 9 Bs wheat for Mother finish cuting & drawing pease Maria & children at Mothers
18 geting out timber - rain, take tea at Mr McCoys -
19 do do -- go for grapes, take tea at Drs
20 rain -- go to Abbeys & R Eagan
21 Sow 13 for Chs rain -- a man here to get Still house
22 Sow 1 Bs for Chs - get out some timber - rain lent T Wild - Clarkes Magazine and Life of Buchanan 2 weeks ago
S 23 Mr Booth preach -- Ann & John & A. Allen take tea --
24 got to Forsher's wt board get Scraper for C. Bradshaw draw one load wood kill pig
25 get timber. Henry & Sally Davis here -- rain
26 get do -- Mr Allen go for York
1827
Sep 27 write to A Mercer - enclose an order from W Allen and Scarlet
28 Mrs Healey move - I work 1/2 day at floom
29 get Drs Oxen & Allens cart draw 30 Bs lime --
S 30 Breckenridge here & preach 4 oclock G Fisher do at 10 oclock -- A.B. Mr & Mrs McC all take dinner
Oct 1 work at Mill dam - Mr Wild's brothers come
2 do -- do --- do- rain tonight
3 Commence pulling down house Ias & Polly here this evening
4 at do -- take tea AB kill lamb, for Chs Ias & Polly Fraser here this evening
5 pulling down & drawing house rain, go to Ias F. husking afternoon
6 cold -- pulling down house Matilda & Mary Nich. & H & S. Breacken down
S 7 - stay at home they dine here
8 work at house &c rain
9 do -- do ---- bear in Anderson's orchard
10 rain -- work at house
11 Bellville friends go home work at house
1827
Oct 12 work at house - warn hands to work
13 work on Road -- Mrs Clapp here
S 14 go to A. Betseys to Tea - rain this evening
15 raining - training, but I don't go
16 help John Kill Hog & have Bee to raise house over
17 commence building chimney. Blanchard - John & Chs Chamberlain help
18 working at Do -- John helps McGill go to Blackmsiths for crampons
19 work at do -- John & Fletcher help 1/2 u
20 do rain, half day work --
S21 go to Dinner to John C --
22 rain -- wrote H. Ruttan in fa{illegible} Ias Chamberlain take up Mill Stones - Widow Switzer to be maried
23 rain - work at Mill got {illegible} 24 go to McPhersons for muslin
24 mend Bolt rain
25 go to Booths call at Chapman at Edgars & Abbeys Snow
26 work at house go to Mr McCoys to Tea, Apple Bee Snow
1827
Oct 27 grind -- work at House -- Fanny & her Mother here
S 28 G. Fisher preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here -- rain --
29 work at house rain
30 Snow draw wood for John & Self
31 work 1/2 day at Mill, {illegible}
Nov 1 do -- Maria pluck geese
2 do -- plastering I.G. to to Kingston
3 do --- do and work at roof -- John draw bricks
S 4 Anne & John here A Hawley buried today
5 cold work at house
6 do -- do - do Maria quilting - grind all night
7 work at house --
8 white wash do --
9 move -- with horses & Sleigh
10 Sarah washes -- I work at house
S 11 stay at Mothers --
12 Top off Chimney & begin oven
13 finish oven dig potatoes &c Mrs Clapps return from fannys
14 bank up house bring Turnips Kill hog for Mother wt Joseph
1827
Nov 15 lay hearth - help Is thresh
16 Help Is & he help me plaister
17 put up Kitchen - cold
S 18 hear Mr Dunn at 4 oclock
19 cut & draw wood - Mother agrees to let me have from cra{illegible} line to road - for three years John Sick --
20 work at Saw Mill & help Is
21 go to Napanee get flannel & help Is. go to Meeting Mr Smith preach
22 work at Saw Mill help Mother kill
23 get 4 hens home. U.S. Kill hogs to to Eagans & Waters - buy 3/4 bgs apples of Fralicks
24 drew wood, got the Pork due me by U.S. old a/c
S 25 go to prayer meeting Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner Mrs Clapp go wt them to big creek
26 Blanchard at mothers chimney
27 do -- I work at Saw Mill Prize cattle for Millers & Embury - draw wood
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1827
{down left edge} 2d Owen Robbins 2 boys & I Wood son drowned this evening
Nov 28 work at Saw Mill let Mahon have horse
29 put up Partition Mrs Tupp got to Philips --
30 work at Saw Mill
Dec 1 go to Kingston with Mahon
S 2 stay to 2nd Meeting --
3 remain at Town Mrs Thomson very ill --
4 return home -- Snow
5 draw wood go to meeting Mr Belton preach
6 make stairs - |rain/.
7 go to McPhersons & Deirs dine at McP -- Mr & Mrs McC at Mothers to Tea
8 go to Edgars -- Fralicks & Millers
S 9 go to AB. to tea Snow in Cutter
10 draw wood - got to Millers to prize cattle rec'd of Jas Mink
11 get out a Sleigh crook -- Sarah washes here & Ann Miles take tea
12 go to 4th Town, Stay at Andrews
13 take Dinner at Carnahan's and stay at Wms - prayer meeting
14 return home - rain tonight Mrs Moore
1827
Dec 15 grind axes - & work at Sleigh got to debating School --
S 16 Stay home & at Mothers
17 very cold work at Sleigh
18 moderate do -- do --
19 do -- do do go to Drs evening
20 lent Broadaxe to I Miller work at Sleigh --
21 finish & draw wood --
22 draw 2 loads do --
S 23 A.B. here all day Dr call evening
24 Kill 3 Small Hogs & help kill Mothers Beef -- grind knives at A.B's
25 Stay home --
26 cut Pork &c --
27 draw wood --
28 do -- do ---
29 grind axes -- Quarterly Meeting
S 30 Stay home --
31 A Boy born 5 O clock P.M.
Jany 1 breakfast I, Chas {illegible} draw wood 2 loads -- Dr & harry here
1828
Jany 2 go to McCoys -- & borrow flour of I Chamberlain rain -- draw wood for John
3 grind, Betsey C here all night Mr Belton preached --
4 Andrew & Sam come over & go to Philips
5 rain - got to Meeting at Fralicks
S 6 Mr Shorey exhort at 11 oclock Andrew & Sam here
7 go to Town meeting got colder prayer meeting
8 Freeze hard, go to Mr McPhersons
9 go to meeting of Committee at Yellow Church, Mr & Mrs Belton here --
10 go to Crs & Allens - sold Allen 3 sheep at 12/6 pr head
11 Shoe Sleigh & go to debating scool --
12 draw wood & work at Saw Mill Mrs Clapp here --
S 13 Mr Booth's quarterly meeting Napanee
14 go to U.S. take dinner there & grind
15 draw wood & helpd kill Mothers hogs
16 do do Snow - write Mr Lockwood & Dr Baldwin, {illegible} to Mr Thomson
1828
Jany 17 go up Napanee with Petition Called Mill's - Shoreys - & P Noble's McPherson's - Mr Smith preach
18 go to M. Miller's - & G. Smith {illegible} work at Saw Mill
19 draw wood work at Saw Mill 1/2 Mr & Mrs McCoy here Fanny here
S 20 C.C. & AB & Chs & Fanny & Isaac here
21 work in wood - very cold
22 do & draw wood - prayer meeting here
23 Snow go to McPhersons wt Asher
24 go to 4th Town on ice John C & Ann & Mr Moore - Stay at Wm --
25 Storm return home
26 work in woods
S 27 Snow
28 Wind blow -
29 T. Flagler & Nancy here Isaac & Fanny I & F go home T & N go to Philips prayer meeting here
30 Maria go to Mothers - draw wood
31 I go to Kingston wt Mothers hog
1828
Feby 1 Snow, I return from Kingston
2 Mr Smith here to Dinner
S 3 go to A.B. wt Maria Wyatt chs - died last night Jacob & Nancy there
4 go to 4th Town wt Mrs Clapp
5 go to Hallowell See I Smyth return home Shep{illegible} Mothers --
6 work at S. Mill & go to Drs in evening rain
7 rain, raise floom
8 work at Saw Mill
9 rain -- do -- do
S 10 go to Mothers (all)
11 very cold, get wood Settle with I.V.D.
12 Smith land jobber here
13 got wood & Mr P Smith preach
14 hew timber for Dr take tea at Johns
15 do -- do do take tea at ChS Mother Maria
16 draw wood and work at Mill B & Nancy & John D here
S 17 John & Ann here & go to Mothers
1828
Feby 18 go to Huffs to Perrys & Wheelers
19 return home wt 3 horses, {illegible} take dinner U.S. G. Car{illegible} there
20 go to Allens - grind 2 Bs
21 work at Saw Mill - rain & snow
22 draw wood - & au
23 work at Mill &c
S 24 Maria go to A.B. Ias Chs & G Detlor take dinner here Snow
25 Maria & Bea go to 4th Town I draw wood -- take tea at A.B. borrow $30 of her
26 go to Kingston take Nancy D Stay at N. Duburges
27 return breakfast at Purdys go to Perrys, rain Sleep at A {illegible}
28 go to do & get Mill Stones
29 work in Grist Mill cold Mother go to Bellville
Mch 1 do -- do -- do --
S 2 go to Philips Stay all night
Sophia down 3 return to Blacksmith - and work at Mill - C Mink chop
4 draw wood Mink chop prayer meeting
5 work at Mill Snow
1828
Mch 6 Mary Purdy just & Ann C call I take Sophia & Bell to Mr McCoys - lend U S cutter to go to Huffs - get my axe
7 take Maria to Mr McCoys She with Mrs McC go to McPhersons I settle with D. Hefs for expense of copies of Deed -- I Hefs owes 1 of grind for Mr McCoy & I Chamberlain
8 work at Mill & grind. Mother return from Bellville with I. Chamberlain & Matilda Mc rain Mr Switzer very ill
S 9 go to hear Mr Booth wt Mother & Matilda take Maria to A.B. & go to Mr Switzers wt Anna C.
10 work at Saw Mill, Mr Switzer dies
11 do -- rain -- get Drs Crank
12 do -- grind -- Mr Switzer buried
13 do -- -- Mr Smith preach
14 grind & work at Grist Mill Snow all day
15 Quarterly meeting at Switzers
S 16 do -- Maria & Self
17 C & A Dulmage & Benson here go to Mothers prayer meeting
1828 Mch 18 work at Mill Mary Purdy here go to prayer meeting U.S.
19 work at mill Settle wt Manor go to Mr Beltons to Tea
20 work at Mill go to Mr Smiths
21 do -- Start Saw Mill
22 go to Col Crawfords & I Peters
S23 prayer meeting School House
24 rain -- Sawing -- go to Mr McCoys evening --
25 Sawing -- prayer meeting Mr B
26 Saw for I.U D to make all mill work & drawing Pork from I. Peterson's even --
27 go to Perrys Mill wt Pork - Mr Belton preach
28 worked Saw & Grist Mill Today ( Set a hen)
29 do -- get letter from Lear{illegible}
Sn 30 take dinner at Mothers (rain)
31 work at Saw Mill & Grist Mr McCoy eat Dinner here
1828
Apr 1 work at grist Mill take Maria to Mr McCoys prayer meeting here
2 Sowing - {illegible}
3 do Maria go to U.S --
4 do -- & making head block
5 do -- & finish av
S 6 Ester day Now Mr Booth preach
7 work at Mills (cold)
8 grind - Mothers fox mare fold {sic} prayer meeting US
9 sawing & worked Mill Maria go to Ann's to Tea
10 Saw Mr Smith preached Mother's colt dead
11 Saw & go to Tea to AB Maria there
12 work at Drs Cart
S 13 prayer meeting U.S and go to Big creek wt Mr McCoy W.L. preach Cherry calves
14 put up bars for Sue oak plank
15 got medicine for grind
16 prayer meeting here
17 go to Philips & Mr Millers at ABs dine at MacPhersons
1828
Apl 18 go to Philips for Potatoes Jacob Peterson eat breakfast here
19 work at Grist Mill P. Roblin here with James
S 20 rain meeting here
21 Sow (Cherry calves)
22 {illegible} prayer meeting U.S
23 Do Star Calves
24 repair fence (grind) Mr Norris preach
25 plough garden, repair fence get cherry trees
26 make Sett out currant & cabbage &c
S 27 prayer meeting U.S. I eat dinner there
28 go fishing, make bars &c
29 hewing timber for WBC prayer meeting here Mr Smith Stay
30 Sawing timber WBC We have ague
1828
May 1 grind & saw -- Maria go to A.B
2 Maria very sick - rain plant a few potatoes
3 do -- Sick --
S 4 prayer meeting here
5 Anna Chamberlain here all day I go to Philips for honey rain --
6 go to Drs for medicine &c
7 go to Kingston, Stay at U D
8 breakfast Mr Thomsons return home --
9 go to Philips & george Chamberlain
10 plant Beets & onions - get Scholars
S11 prayer meeting U.S.
12 rain commence School C Dalmage married
13 at do -- do do Sch
14 Do - do ob Child sick
15 Grind 2 Bs do -- do --
16 keep School
17 do -- do
S 18 rain Luke Carycullin here
1828
May 19 keep School, rain Perry here to dinner
20 do go to Peter Millers
20 do rain all day (great flood)
22 do rain U S go to Kingston
23 do Maria go to AB
24 Kill calf go to Mr McCoys Make a milk room
S 25 prayer Meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner (rain)
26 go to School -- cold --
27 do -- cold prayer meeting
28 rain School
29 do --
30 do -- AB Spring Bee
31 do --
June S 1 prayer meeting here
cow 2 School -- U S to tea Mr & Mrs McCoy
3 do -- rain last night
4 go to Training . Maria go to McCoys & Philips Andrew & Jane here rain
1828
June 5 Eve Mink came ab 10 p pr Month -- take tea IC Mr Smith preach
{in margin} Mrs Moore very ill
6 at the lambs & calves school for chs take tea there wt Mr McC
7 School, go to Andrews with Maria
Sn 8 at Andrews go to meeting at Parks -- Mr German exhort return home a man stay here
9 keep School - Settle with T Herns for mother
10 do - prayer meeting here, Sarah Smith jw drink tea here
11 rain - School Shaw W here
12 do Po{illegible} Fraser picking Bee
13 do plant corn planting corn
14 go to 4th Town, Stop at {illegible}
S 15 here Presbyterian preach return to Andrews, with Mr McCoy kill hog 353 bls
16 do {illegible} keep School help Mr McCoy
17 (grind) School rain -- (prayer meeting U S
18 picking Bee at Drs
19 School Mr Smith preach take tea Mr McCoys
1828
June 20 take dinner I.C -- Perry here to tea -- cu
21 keep School Catharine C here
S 22 prayer meeting here
23 School C. Chamberlain here
24 prayer meeting here -- Mr Smith Stay
25 School
26 do -- go Mr Belton return
27 do -- Sow Buckwheat for Chs at AB to tea
28 drew board &c & go to Mifsionary meeting
S29 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Radcliff preach Schl House
30 Mr R Ryerson & Smith at U.S.
July 1 School prayer meeting U S
2 do rain Smith preach
3 do Mr McB{illegible} a {illegible}
4 do -- go to Philips (hoe corn {illegible}
5 do (return from do y
6 go to Philips
S 6 prayer meeting here
1828
July 7 Maria go to 4th Town with Ann & John C
8 rain -- Mr Belton take tea
9 do -- Sett out cabbage
10 School --
11 work at rakes --
12 go to 4th Town to Quarterly meeting -- Stay at Mr Roblins
S 13 qr meeting & return
14 rain last night & today Charles very sick
15 Grind a little corn (rain cut rye -- pick berries
16 rain, mow in garden & cut rye
17 Mr Belton preach, I go to Mr Hawleys & Edgars
18 cut Mothers rye &c
19 have corn hilled - Stay with Charles --
S 20 prayer meeting here
1828
July 21 Go to Election
22 Cut rye & rain prayer meeting here, Andrew stay all night
23 Go to Bath Settle with Dr Forward & Powers
24 go to Bath Election close
25 Mothers mowing Bee
26 rake up hay & rye
S 27 prayer meeting U.S.
28 Bee at A.B. cuting wheat
29 put up hay at mothers, Mrs Belton come home
30 put up hay & draw in Rye
31 threshing rye
Aug 1 finish & send to Mill 6 Bs put up hay
2 put up hay -- cut wheat
S 3 go to Andrews Sam Sick
4 cut wheat & draw in hay rain
5 draw in hay
6 cut Wheat & go to Andrews
1828
Aug 7 return home dine at Mr Belton go to Blacksmith & Taylors
8 draw in wheat & rye rain & thresh
9 go to Taylors -- & help A.B. half a day -- Mrs Belton here Mr Booth take tea there
S 10 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Booth preach 5 oclock Mr Bel
11 rain - go to Mr McCoys settle wt U.S. & John
12 take breakfast at I Cham go to U.S. {illegible} Bee
13 mowing --
14 do -- Amelia sick, Mr Belton preach
15 do -- Dr here - go to Philips Sick to Andrews & Caseys
16 return by Philips - C. C. here
S 17 prayer meeting here
18 mow & keep School Maria & I go to Philips Stay all night
1828
Aug 19 return from Philips Stop at Mr McCoys - Robt & his wife up draw in wheat & put up hay
20 help Chs draw rye - go to Chapmans trade horses
21 mowing -- John Carscullen dies yesterday
22 do - go to Philips Stay all night
23 mow & put up hay Aunt Dulmage up
S 24 do go home - Maria & me go to Philips - Stop for meeting Mr Dunn preach
25 return leave wool at carding machine -- keep School
26 School & go to C.C. Bee
27 Stook hay, & go to Andrews
28 go to 4th Town
29 go to Isaac's & back to Wms Fanny sick --
30 return to Andrews
Sn 31 return home take tea at I.C. Daid here wt us
1828
Sep 1 School, Maria unwell
2 do -- Send by Abbey go to McNeal's & Bastels
rain 3 Maria take Emetic
rain 4 Titus take emetic go to I Frasers & take tea 5 mow at A.B. She here
5 mow School - go to Andrews for apples
6 return --
S 7 prayer meeting U.S. B Ann & I Chamberlain here rain tonight
8 School - go to Drs
9 do - Mr McCoy's Log Bee
10 do -- mowing morning Samuel have ague
11 do -- threshing morning Mr Belton preach
12 do do -- av
13 draw in all hay & peas rain evning --
S 14 prayer meeting here, Andrew & Jane here
15 go to waters with board (School
16 School visit Dr harrow
1828
Sep 17 School Chs C. go to Kingston
18 take emetic School Maria at AB
19 Pill, School -- Wilders family come up A Prundle take breakfast
20 go to court - pay 3/6 to Bastels for Abbey Stop at Andrew Porters
S 21 go to U.S. & Mr McCoys Mother at W. Dettons
22 write Mr Lockwood -- School
23 go to John Embury, to Mr Roblin's & Isaac all sick rain Stay at Wms
24 breakfast G. Emburys, return dine at Drs --
25 School -- take tea at Drs Maria Mother & Ann there
26 School finish
27 Quarterly Meeting Big Creek
S 28 rain -- do -- ac
1828
Sep 29 Cradle Buckwheat & go to Mrs Andersons/ wt Henry/
30 cut buckwheat (grind axe
Oct 1 Kill Hog - rain --
2 grind corn -- put up Hog to fat
3 got wood &c &c
4 go to Conference Mifsionary society meeting
S 5 Andrew & Jane come last night go to meeting hear Bishop &un rain - U Dulmage up
6 ant. I return -- got to Kingston to Mr Pardys wt Mother take 7 mos of Clarkes notes to him, he owes A.B L 3.1.3
7 to Town - Stay at U Daling
8 return -- bring a woman for AB
9 go to Fannys funeral
10 Return take dinner at Mr Emburys
1828
Oct 11 go to G Carscallens wt Mother take dinner
S 12 go to AB's & Mothers
13 cold & windy, McCoy lose an ox --
14 cold -- go to Is Fraser & Mr Beltons --
15 cold - get wood, help Mr Belton pack up -- he stay here
16 go to Bath wt Mr Belton, got Mothers waggon --
17 pick corn
18 do & draw in all
S 19 go to Andrews & return
20 go to Smiths & Kellers for oak plank dig Potatoes
21 finish Potatoes --
22 work at Mill, go to U.S. to tea
23 do do go to I.C. do do do &
24 go to Mr Millers, for apples draw slabs
1898 Grandmother Moore dided
Oct 25 rain, put up fence
S 26 Mr McCoy take dinner here
27 go to Mrs Moore's funeral
28 divide property (rain) I go to I do to Dr Wak's for medicine for John, Stay at Ias Frasers
29 return to Mr Emburys
30 return home
32 grind & work at Mill
Nov 1 do -- take trummel head to Keslers / & sing addrefs
S 2 go to Mothers (rain)
3 work at Mill (do)
4 do -- do -- (do)
5 do -- do --- do
6 do -- do go meeting Mr McC & IUD, Clap {illegible}den
7 Grind all day/rain/ McGill go to Kingston wt Cart
8 rain/grind / draw wood wt Blair's oxen --
S 9 prayer & Clap meeting here go to hear Mr Booth
1828
Nov 10 grind & go to Abbeys & Waters take tea at Mr Wilds Andrew & Jane here
11 go to Bath with Andrew
12 A & I go home, cold take tea Mr Hilands
13 grind / go to Drs to be sworn to apprize damages between Cooper & Miller spend evening wt I Chn --
14 grind {illegible}ster I at Chs -- here get New Shoes --
15 do -- plaister NP. & AB here
S 16 prayer meeting U.S. C Goodr{cut off}
17 spend evening Mr McCoys A & J
18 Snow work at Mill
18 draw logs for house
19 Snow work at Mill
20 work at Mills draw logs
21 raise house --
22 draw stone, Snow
S 23 prayer meeting here Mr McCoy stay
1828
Nov 24 draw wood, Andrew here
25 do do -- do --- go home go to Waters
26 work at house / snow night
27 do do --
28 do -- Shoe Sleigh &c
29 go to Quarterly meeting 4 Town
S 30 at meeting & return home
Dec 1 Mary Purdy died 2 o'clock go as far as Mr McCoys
2 draw lime. rain
3 rain husk corn &c Mr McCoy take dinner
'AD & T W{illegible} married
4 cold Mr Waldron preach
5 work at Chimney
6 do do --
S 7 prayer meeting here - go to tea to Mothers
8 go to Burleys -- go to A.B.'s to tea
9 help I Ditton kill hogs
10 prayer meeting at Chimny go to Mr McCoys wt Maria prayer meeting U S
Dec 11 work at Chimney
12 grind & saw
13 draw wood, grind & saw
S 14 prayer meeting US
15 keep School Dr O Nancy, John & Ann, Mother here
16 do do -- prayer meeting AB
17 do -- do --
18 do __ Mr Highland preach takes dinner Spencers
19 do -- take dinner McCoy help Mother kill hog
20 no School - get wood &c
S 21 prayer meeting here, Mr McCoy stay, go to A.B. & Mr Radcliff preach --
22 School -- A. B. kill Beef
23 prayer meeting here
24 draw wood &c -- take tea mother
25 go to A.B. in cutter
we 26 School, go to I.C. to tea
27 do go to Mr McCoys all night
S 28 prayer meeting U S
1828
Dec 29 School -- mother here to tea
30 cold, Mr & Mrs Highland here to Dinner & Tea
31 snow, prayer meeting U.S.
1829 Jany 1 draw wood Mr Hyland & Waldren preach
2 very cold School Maria spend day at A.B.
3 cold get wood with C
S 4 go to Philips meeting twice
5 return home go to Town Meeting - & grind axe
6 get wood with Charles Philip & Jane here
Edward Thomas here { 7 draw wood for Charles Ann & John Betsey & James here
8 Snow work at Stable
9 Snow cold go to Allens &c
10 cold -- go to Dr's & Allens
S 11 prayer meeting here -- Andrew Sam & David here
12 they go home School go to {illegible} to tea
1829
Jany 13 chop, prayer meeting Mr Highland --
14 Jacob Shaney , George & Polly over -- Storm, draw wood
15 mend cutter. Mr Hyland preach go to Philips, & take tea at Spencers
16 help Charles, go to I.C. to tea
17 go to Haye's --
S 18 Sacramental meeting at P{cut off} I don't go, but take tea at Mothers, Children & Eve go to Philips --
19 cut wood &c--
20 prayer meeting here
21 go to Blacksmiths 4/6
22 go to Bellville, Stay at Mr Lockwoods
23 go to A Meachums
24 go to Grape Island
S 25 go to Meeting &a {illegible}
26 Stay at NW Lockwood
1829
Jany 27 return home Stop at Mrs Carscallens go to prayer meeting U.S.
28 get wood. Shoe Sleigh J & Nancy here
29 go to Andrews with them Maria go to 4th Town
Feby 30 go to choping Bee Mr Highland, Mother return from Kingston --
31 get wood go to here Mr Booth
Feby S 1 go to Napanee wt Mother & to Andrews & 4th Town
2 return to I Petersons Storm --
3 return home prayer meeting here
4 cut wood, go to Mr McPhersons & take tea at Mr McCoys
5 chop wood &c
6 make broom, go to A.B's
7 go to Bellville, with Mother Ann & Annelle
S 8 at meeting & prayer meeting
1829
Feby 9 return home - cold
10 snow go to Mr Deirs, Maria go to A.B's
11 go to Hay's Snow
12 Hayes here -- go to cut wood 1/2 day for Chs spend evening at I Chambs
13 cold --
14 do -- Quarterly meeting
S 15 go to do --
16 get wood with John
17 go to Andrews --
18 at do return, Spend eving at I. Chams
19 Snow chop wood
20 Snow -- at A.B's
21 draw wood -- take eve to Philips
S 22 Mr Shorey at School {illegible}
23 Chop -- Blanchard here to dinnner --
1829
Feby 24 go to Mr McCoys with Maria & Ann to dinner & tea
25 draw wood with Chs
26 Storm go to A.B.'s Hubbard Meachum here
27 go to A. B's wt Maria & Chop some wood for self
28 go to Andrews for Pork & help Chs get wood Mother return, Hubbard & Anne M. Alex {illegible} Marg & Lockwood
Mch S 1 go to Mr Booths, meeting Mrs Bradshaw buried
2 help Chs -- Andrew here
3 Andrew draw wood chs half day
4 rain, clean clock
5 Jane Davis & Mary here I help Chs get Baswood log
6 chop in woods there
7 go to Mr Purdys with Mother
1829
Feby S 8 go to Kingston & meeting
9 stay at Mr Thomsons
10 return, call at Mr Chapmans no prayer meeting
11 cold - Mr Allen moves Ann & John & Mother here
old U.S.{illegible} dies
12 go to Forshus, Hayes & Jacksons - rain
13 cold Stay in house Saml Detlor take tea here
14 cold - Maria unwell
S 15 Mr Hyland preach
16 Snow Mrs McCoy here
7 go up to Mother's, Maria & Mrs McCoy s I go to Drs
18 go to Bath for A.B.
19 go to G. Smiths & Waters
20 Maria Sick. Mothers wood Bee
Girl 21 go to A.B.s & U.S. hire Elizabeth
S 22 prayer meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy & Ann C to dinner
1829
Mch 23 Settle wt Mr Miller in presence of Fletcher
24 prayer meeting here
25 make sap troughs
26 do -- do -- 61
27 work at Still House make Spiles &c
28 Tap 96 trees
S 29 Mr Waldron preach take tea at AB's
30 gather 23 pails sap go to Haye get my Shoes
31 work abt Saw & GRist
Apl 1 go to J Andersons & Drs rain work at Mills rain
2 work at Saw Mill
3 Av -- do, Sawing rain
4 do -- Saw make Sugar rain
S 5 prayer meeting here Snow
6 grind & Saw
7 Saw take tea Mr McC
1829 Elizabeth commence
Apl 8 Saw, Maria go to A B's
9 Collector here, rain sawing
10 Sawing rain --
11 do take breakfast at Mr McCoys
S 12 Mr Hyland preach take dinner at Mothers
13 Saw & grind --
14 do -- prayer meeting here
15 grind & saw
16 write mortgage for Mr Anderson go to An Davis fish
7 return home --
18 boil Sap -- rain
S 19 prayer meeting U.S.
20 drefs stones & grind, rain
21 go to Drs {illegible} Letter gather Sap burn lime pray U.S.
22 grind -- go fishing
23 boiled Sap --
24 finish du --
1829
Apl 25 go to Philips
s 26 prayer meeting here &c Mr Waldron preach at Millers Mr McC. & myself take tea CC
27 rain - Sandy Hanna help a cow at A.B. grind
28 go to Tanners & to A.D. to fish
29 return - make fence go to tea to Mr McC -- (house raising
30 grind, go to Tanners & to P Millers
May 1 do -- Andrew & Jane & M. in law here & go to Philips --
2 make harrow & go to Philips for Maria/ rain Mother sick
S 3 prayer meeting U.S --
4 plough garden, rain/ Sow cabbages onions & Lettuce
5 plant a few potatoes, go to Tanners & blacksmiths, pay postage yesterday
Set Goose 6 make garden, go to Andrews
1829
May 7 return go to Mothers to tea
8 make garden -- grind prayer meeting U.S.
9 Qu Meeting Switzers Stay at Mrs Nevilles
S 10 do -- do -- take dinner R Shorey
11 Cold, talk with Mother --
12 do -- change Pease wt Mr McCoy prayer meeting here
13 Sow 1/2 Bs Pease -- visit GG
14 furrow corn ground & plant 2 {illegible}
15 plant corn --
16 rain -- do -- Jas C. stay here
S 17 prayer meeting U.S. Andrew & J & Mr Roblin here --
18 plant corn. Maria take tea Mothers
19 do -- do -- meeting U.S. grind
20 grind, do -- ---
21 plant corn Ml go to {illegible}
Cut up Pig
22 do Mrs Grant take tea
23 do -- Maria take her mother to Andrews --
Sn - 4 Mr Waldren preach
25 go to Haye's finish corn rain
1829
May 26 bark corn, prayer meeting {illegible}
27 go to Drs & hayes -- & c
28 go to Kingston, Maria, Mother Mr Grant & his wife {illegible}
29 in Kingston at U Dulmages
30 stay at Mr Wrights -- Jeffers there
S 31 Mr Davidson preach take tea at Powers
June 1 return home
2 work in Garden -- prayer meeting U.S.--
3 plant corn in Garden Aunt Anna & Kitty up
4 go to training --
5 visitors, I go to Kingston
6 See Mr Armstrong & return by Mr Purdy's
S 7 prayer meeting School house rain
8 rain, go to Blacksmiths
9 work on roads
1829
June 10 Work on roads
11 go to Kingston
12 return See Mr Armstrong
13 rest, to to I. Chamberlains
S 14 go to Camp Meeting --
15 return.
16 work on road
17 make Scraper
18 do & gate, Maria go to McPherson & I take tea at Mr McCoy
19 go to Spencers & I. Chamberlain
20 rain, finish Scraper
S 21 Go to meeting Big Creek 5 {illegible} with Mr Grant & McCoy
22 hoe garden -- Sow B. Wheat for Mr Grant
23 do -- rain, go to Meeting Mr Hyland preach Maria & mother to Mr McCoys
24 Sow B. Wheat for Charles Maria set up with Kitty
25 -- AM picking Bee
26 W. Casey here for Kettle -- Mr Grant & A George go to Mill
27 training breakfast at McPhers
1829
Jun 28 meeting at School House
29 rain, go no where
30 do --
July 1 go to Kingston with Mother
2 in Kingston
3 do -- & stay at Mr Purdys
4 return home -- Thos & Nancy here, and they go to Andrews -- John Roblin come --
S 5 meeting school house
6 John go home, Examine Corn destroyed by CC oxen -- 200 hillls
7 Catharine Chamberlain dies about 3 oclock PM
8 go to Switzers Chapel to get grave dug and to Mr Shorey's --
9 Mr Walden preach funeral Chas stay here -- Mother & Mrs Chapman trade cattle & waggon --
1829
July 10 Go to Bellville with I. Chamberlain take dinner at P Ruttans Stay at Mr Lockwoods
11 See all friends & return
S 12 meeting School House
13 go to Hayes -- Mrs Chamberlain & Ann & Ias take tea here
14 go to Wildes & Jacksons
15 go to Court take dinner at U. Embury's, return
16 Maria & Ann C. & Betsey go to A. Davis, they hot home
17 helpd Mr Grant make rack go to Kingston wt Chs to night --
18 at U.D. & Mr Thomsons -- return rain
S 19 Maria, Bell & Ann go to Field meeting -- Richmond
20 go to Philips, Mrs Clapp here
21 go to meeting Mr Hyland here Mr Phers
1829
July 22 work at ch{illegible}ts for Mr Hyland take tea at Anns (rain
23 Go to F. D mowing Bee 1/2 day
24 Maria take her Mother to Philips, I help AB 1/2 day give John halter
25 Make hay part of day at A.B.
S 26 go to Field meeting L.Dow preach --
27 rain -- this night/ help A.B. draw hay
28 prayer meeting --
29 rain -- go to the mill wt P Miller
30 rain Mr & Mrs McCoy here
31 looking for cow - John Strike boys Mr Hyland stay here tonight
Augt 1 Go to Qr meeting 4th Town stay at H Davis'
S 2 Mr Ryerson, preach in Orchard return home --
1829 Aug 3 I & Maria go to A Davis, I am {illegible} sick -- return
4 helpd Mr Grant Mow Mr Waldron preach & John Detlor licenced to exhort
5 Go to Andrews help him
6 at Do -- Dr C. there
7 do -- Do -- Do -- Do
8 do & return tonight
S 9 rain, chs take dinner here
10 do very hard wt thunder last night Mow for Mr Grant
11 work for Chs C. Andrew & Jane here
12 go with them to & back from Kingston Mr G. Pea Bee
13 they go home -- Mrs McCoy & Maria go to tea to Mr Grant Mr Dillon Preach
14 work at Pease for Chs
15 do 1/2 day Mr Grant
S 16 David here meeting at School House
1829
Augt 17 Commence haying rain hard this evening
18 raining, with Mr Armstrong mowing
19 rake mow hay, Maria go to Andrews, with Ann C & Ann Spencer
Uncle T.G.S died { 20 rake hay Maria return Uncle Titus died
21 finish do --
22 go to Mill & help GG half day cut pease
S 23 meeting School house Mr & Mrs McCoy take dinner
24 go to help Andrew move Maria go to Mr McC
25 cradle oats for U S prayer meeting School House
26 go to Philips, work half day
27 work for ditto --
28 do -- do -- do --
29 do -- do -- & return, get {illegible} from Mr Armstrong John come with me Trim die tonight
1829 I.C. change my Mare
Aug 30 S meeting School house Tea at Mothers --
31 Go to Napanee & back to Kingston
Sept 1 in Kingston & return to Mr Chapmans - trade horses
2 return home, Maria S & G & Wm Sick. give them Pills
3 remain Sick, cold --
4 do -- Cold, at Is Fraser's N. S dung Bee. write to H Wilde -- Dr here
5 Dr here, Mother stay here
S 6 do -- Mr & Mrs Grant take dinner
7 Mrs McCoy afternoon Mary McUmber here
8 rain, go to Drs
9 go to Drs, he go to Kingston
10 go to A Davis' for apples Sow for F.D. A B here
11 at home --
12 go to Kingston wt I. Ch -- return
1829
Sept 13 meeting School house, rain
14 Go to McPherson's & Philips Mr McCoy to dinner --
15 cuting Buckwheat, prayer meeting
16 finish do - Mr & Mrs McCoy here
17 Sow wheat for Drs, rain Mr Hyland {illegible}
18 go to Napanee -- se McPherson go to Whitehouse, dine with Mr Dier, settle wt do -- he was to pay Keller 20p for John &hn, we owe S. Lewis 13/0
19 get Lease for Saw Mill --
S 20 Mr Hyland preach, Mr Chamberlain exhort, rain
21 rain, Settle wt JVD. E. Chamberlain married --
22 go to Kingston, get Deed for house & return -- C. & John
23 Sold cow -- Kill veal
24 go to Kingston with Mother Stay at U.Dulmages --
25 go to Mr Thomsons See Mr Armstrong
1829
Sep 26 return home -- cold
S 27 prayer meeting School house
28 A.B. & mother take breakfast Matthew Clark & Mr McCoy & wifes take tea. B. Lockwood come down wt John & Ann
29 rain - Milton here
30 Maria go to Mothers & stay
Octb 1 Make door in Mothers bed room --
2 go to Jacob Detlor, ask Dr for Settlement
3 go to Andrews for Apples Simon & Ann Meachum down
S 4 meeting Schoolhouse
5 visiting with Bellville friends
6 go to Napanee
7 Friends go up to Bellville Maria then spend day at Mr McCoys --
8 go to 4th Town, A B & Maria Stay at Jacobs & myself A D
9 return by Mr Emburys
1829
Octr 10 Kill hog for Mother, Chs & Mr McCoy take tea hear
S 11 rain, go to Meeting School house
12 Move to Napanee
13 go to Philips & Chapmans John draw 1 load Mr Grant 3 yester & today
14 go to Mr McUmbers get Measure for Shoes --
15 Mrs McUmber wash, I go to Mothers, Stay at I. Chamberlains
16 return put Glop in windows
17 Mr & Mrs Kitcheson take breakfast
S 18 meeting at Prindles, I Roblin here
19 rain & blow, take down Pot Ash house / Mr & Mrs Huff take tea
20 go to Philips & Mothers trade with John
21 get Potatoes, draw board do &c
22 drawing boards & rails Billy here
1829
Octr 23 Bell & S George go to Mothers I make fence
24 go to Qr Meeting
S 25 at do. Maria at Philips (a daughter
26 go to Philips -- & to Mill
27 do for Waggon get apples David here tonight
28 go home wt waggon & to Mothers Settle wt H Anderson --
29 go to Kingston See Webster /rain )
30 return home (rain,
31 rain, Chs & Ann Peterson Stay all night --
Novr S 1 Stay home, rain Mrs Huff take tea
2 rain, take Shoes back -- go to Philips, Mothers &c
3 fix counter, go to Storehouse Stay all night
4 Send McGill & Fletcher for apples --
5 rain good
6 opening do --
1829
Nov 7 opening goods &c
S 8 Meeting do John Roblin here Mr Bipel take dinner here
9 in Shop Mr & Mrs Barriger here
10 rain -- have apple Bee
11 Mother & John here --
12 Mother go home
13 Amelia & Me go over 3rd Town
14 return, Mr McCoy here
S 15 go to Clafs meeting
16 John & Ann & Bell & John here rain --
17 go to Hester McCoys wedding - stay at John C
18 return home --
19 go to Kingston --
20 Settle with KirkPatrick
21 return home
S 22 Mr Heyland preach I appointed Clafs Steward
23 go to the Mill for flour Spend evening Mr Huffmans
1829
Novr 24 to 27 } nothing particular
28 move Store house
S 29 meeting & go to Mr Barrigers
30 Mifs Twigg commence School -- Sent to Indian Store
Dec 1 procure a waggon
2 Send corn to Bath for Salt
3 cold.
4 do --
5 ---
S 6 rain go to meeting Mr Bifsel preach
7 to 11 home
12 go to Mr Sells --
S 13 at Mothers & Aunt B
14 return home /Mifs Twigg
S 20 Mr Heyland preach I go to Mothers --
21 home David here
to 26 home
S 27 meeting Mr Shorts exhort
28 go to Kingston
to 30 at Kingston
31 return home (watch night)
1830
Jany 1 Mr McCoy & Mr Bifsel here Mr & Mrs Huff Mr & Mrs Barriger dine here
2 home -- John & Anne come
S 3 John & Ann here & Chs
4 go to Town Meeting
5 go to D Herrinerlys this evening
6 go to Mothers, get Clock Snow
7 Mr & Mrs McCoy here
8 Maria & David go over to Mothers & Sill's -- Snow
9 at Lecke & Isaac Carscullens, go to Mothers
S 10 go to 4th Town wt Maria Bell & Mrs Grant -- Stay at Andrews
11 return from Mothers --
12 do home
16 & 17 S Quarterly meeting --
PH. married 19 go to Meeting Mr Ryerson preach U S School house
20 go up to Falls McR. preach
21 do up to do -- Philip Huffman wedding
27 go to T. Chapmans, call at Mothers & Ann
28 Philip & Jane Mr & Mrs McCoy here
30 Settle with Robt Edgar
Feby 3 No School /Mifs T. Sick)
11 & 12 School --
15 15 School
26 Edwd Carscullen married
Mch 3 Go to Kingston wt Mc{illegible}
6 return this morning John go to 4th Town
S 7 Hester Carscullen die (Isaac's wife ) 2 oclock AM
9 buried Mr Bifsel preach
20 Mifs Twigg quit School
Apl 1 Sent S G & Wm to Mr Wilde
11 John Clark died
12 Do buried Maria & myself take tea A.M.B
13 Asabel McCoy married --
14 gave McPherson. Ias Minks note for L11. payable in Lumber in 1st Feby last -- to be endorsed on my note from McPherson & McGregor
1830
May 13 Asabel McCoy married about this time Su 13th April
June 19 Fletcher Dunham, Married
July 30 Elizabeth Wright, a Daug child died 20th)
Aug 10 Aunt McNabb died
Aunt Mary McNab 12 Heard of King's death 26th June 1830
25 Wrote E. Ryerson, enclosing 20 p for Guardian & 30 p for Mifsionary Society -- wrote L Reynolds about Palmer's note & amt --
Sep 6 Kain hung in Kingston, rainy day Agreed with Amelia to teach the boys
14th at 1/2 past 11 O'clock PM a girl born proved to be Mary Matilda
1830
Nov 29 Snow fall about 1 inch this evening -- Mr W. Ryerson here
30 this morning Snow mild
Dec 3 paid Wm Ryerson 16/6 for 2nd Vol C. Guardian
7 very cold first Ice on river
8 snow this evening & night
9 Sleighs running
14 Sold Axe to Mr McBenson, warrant 2 weeks rain, snow all go off
S 19 George Detlor died last night
20 Boys commence School
21 G. Detlor buried
25 Mr Ferguson preach / Bible Sou{cut off}
S 26 Mr Johnson preach
1831
Jany 8 & 9 Quarterly meeting Maria & myself go
Sister Bell 13 tonight half past 11 oclock Sister Bell died --
S 16 Bell buried -- Mr Ferguson preach
1831
Feby 26 Wednesday, Mary Matilda Baptized by Geo Ferguson
Mch 4 Philips Boy died
S 6 buried
11 Ann Wilder died 2 oclock at M
13 buried
24 thunder
25 crofs on the Ice with a Canoe
28 Channel open --
29 rain
Apl 2 & 3 Quarterly Meeting very muddy
9 Snow Storm/ high wind --
S 10 Snow all afternoon
11 Snow go off
12 Pringle commence M{illegible} teaches
28 Pigs
1831
Apl 29 Mr E. Huffman dies 1/2 pt 10 AM --
May S 1 buried Mr Ferguson preach "I know that my Redeemer liveth &c
13 Ann Fraser died
16 Thos Wilde abuse me
1832
Jany Mr Wilde died Mr Givens Preach Funeral
Feby 1 John Detlor & Jane Wilde married
2 Andrew Wilde & C Carscullen married --
3 Ben Clarke & Harriett McNabb married
1832
Feby 6 John P Roblin his wife Mother & Sister here to Dinner
May 21 paid McNeille for 500 feet rough edge board got at his Mill by Huff in winter -- 13/6 in presence of his Clerk P & W Windover _________________________________
Matilda have ague
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July 3th {two lines scribbled out}
19 engaged Crokery board among subscribers
Hugh 9 engaged Searls at $120 p year or he to take the School in his acct by the end of the 1st yr - to give him 3/0 for each 8 hours writing
Augt
24 hard frost
{crossed-out} 27 agrees with Calum Wood - to give him 400. acres of Land of 800. which he is to do the Settlement duty upon -- I am only to do the writing The expenses of agency &c to be born by him -- I take my choice but not to divide lots -- {end crossed-out}
1833
Feby 17th This morning Mrs McCoy Died --
19 Mr Poole preached & Mrs McCoy buried --
23 go to Mr Lockwoods with Amelia --
S 24 hear Mr L. preach the first time --
25 I return & bring Betsey leave Amelias
28 Mother moves to her Barragar farm --
Mch 2 the Coldest day I think by 20 degrees - of any day this winter --
S 3 Mr Poole Preach at Mills
4 go up with A. Davis to Mohawk land --
6 Philip take tea here on his return from 4th Town
April
6 -- Chs Chamberlain married on about this time
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May 9 to 11 Mr Irvine here
27th Mr Armstrong Stay here tonight
28 he leaves here this morning to Wm Sills -- gave Me 5/0
29th Saml Detlor & his Mother here today
29 rain hard
June 3 6 oclock PM a Girl Jane Jerusha
8th Agreed with OBrian to Pack & Hoop Potash Barrels at 6c each
24 Agreed with John Pringle to Pasture my horses & {illegible} for 20p this Season
1833
July 23 Send 3 Boys to School to H ay L
Augt Sun 9 go to head of Lake
Aug 20 Send Samuel about this time
Oct 12 No School from this day to
Nov 7 recommence today
1834 May 10 Last night & this morning Snowing 2 {illegible} all go off by night
14 Snowing again
15 Snow and frost Icicles 1 foot long
April 23 -- Today HC Thomson died at 1/2 past 2 PM
25 -- buried at 5__ PM I was at the funeral
May 19 This morning 1/2 past 12 Samuel Detlor Died
20 buried today 3 oclock
21 go to Mohawk W{illegible} dunning and take Maria to A Darch's -- rain
1834
May 22 Mr Heyland stay here last night -- take breakfast a Dinner -- and return
S 25 Field Meeting --
26 A Shorts call again for his pay -- I agreed to leave it to arbitration -- or he might proceed in Law -- Sent a notice to forbid all persons purchasing the Same note -- to heralds
28 D. Roblin Start for Toronto Philip & myself go up to Taylors auction --
Uncle Walter died July 23
29 rain today --
July 23 Walter W Simons died
Augt 15 paid Nickol Nickolson 25/0 being acct of Schooling D Roblin Sick -- Commence Cholera
Oct 25 returned from Montreal
1835
Mch 5th Ann Maria Chamberlain died
Ann Chamberlain Sister) died
S 8 -- burried today -- Mr Heyland preach
May 28 - Old Mrs Shorey buried today
29 Martha West that was buried
June 10 Eligh Wright died -- about 1/2 past 2 - P.M. this Day
8 Thos Empey Esq. died 4 o'clock A.M
1836
Jany 5 Elizabeth Sophia born 10 Oclock AM
June Elected a member of Parliament
1838
May remove to Brighton
1842
Jany return to Napanee
1843
Oct move into rough easthouse