1854 P.S.

Day book and Memoranda

November 5th. Sunday This day I commence keeping a Memoranda of weather work and Business transactions. Cold with a thin layer of snow.

Monday 6.th Raining all day. 3 ^1/2 dozen herrings at a York shilling per D.

Tuesday 7th. Forenoon rainy but cleared off in the afternoon.

Wednesday 8th. Fine weather. 2 white fish from 9 Iden Goble at 7 ^1/2 each. Cow sick.

Thursday 9th.

Friday 10th. Cutting corn stalks. 43 pounds of pork from Thurner. 11 lbs of candle fat. Cow improving

Saturday 11th. Digging potatoes and odd jobs. 2 doz. herrings at 7 ^{1/2 d} and P.d. and 8 lbs. of white fish at 3 cents per lb. Began to rain at night.

Sunday 12th. Cloudy all day with a sligh fall of snow in the evening.

Monday 13th. Sleet and snow from the South-west. 87 ^1/2 Dox. herrings at 7 ^1/2 p. Doz. from Iden Goble which we had him pack in a pork and whiskey barrels.

Tuesday 14th. Cold with snow. Cut a few logs for the oxshed. Shelled corn &c.

Wednesday 15th. Morning wet but cleared off at noon. Cutting logs for ox shed: sawing clapboard lengths and digging trench for potatoes. Trout from Iden Goble 1 shilling cur

Thursday 16th. Cold and cloudy. A light coat of snow on the ground Getting out clapboard stuff. Digging trench. Filling up a manger in ox shed. Fred hunting oxen all day

Friday 17th. Morning showery, sunshine at midday and rain in the afternoon. Fred after oxen all day. Boiled some pumpkins digging trench for turnips and splitting Clapboards.

Saturday 18th Snow falling all day in intervales and thawing. putting oxen-cogs on ox shed and getting them oats

P.2. Sunday 19th Cold with showers of hail and snow.

Monday 20th Snowing all the morning. Rob and Fred went to the village and brought 9 lbs of clapboard nails and 6 ^{1/2 d} shingle nails Booked to me. Shelling corn, dawing

Tuesday 21st Fine ale day, with 16 inches snow on the ground. finished putting up on shed.

Wednesday 22nd Fresh morning. Snowing all day. Putting roof on the on shed but did not finish.

Thursday 23rd I left Saugeen for Hamilton to get the money, sent by our friends in England. I left Robert to keep day book. Fine and blowing all the day. finished roofing the on shed, Ground corn. Bedeck the ?. Snow almost all gone.

Friday 24th Raining all day. Crosssurveyor the path. and chopped a little fine wood.

Saturday 25th Very wet alll day. 15 ^{1/2 d} lbs of white fish from John Est 1.11 d not Paid

Sunday 26th Snowing all day.

Monday 27th Fine the fore part of the day but clouded over in the afternoon. Father and Robert Underbrushing. Fred and Phillip hunting the beach after butter

Tuesday 28th Dull in the morning. Fine in the afternoon. Underbrushing in the morning but after turnips in the afternoon.

Wednesday 29th Cloudy with sunshine at intervals. Finished putting the white turnips and carted it 5 bag fuls into the cellar.

Thursday 30th Sharp wind and snowing most of the time.

December Friday 1st Very strong wind with snow. Ground a little corn piercingly cold

Saturday 2nd fine cool and cloudy. Underbrushing. Cutting firewood.

Sunday 3rd Cold and snowing all day.

Monday 4th Went Underbrushing but the cold was so intense we were

obliged to return put a few pieces of wood for the fire.

Tuesday 5th Strong wind and snowing. Ground some corn and cut a little fire wood.

Wednesday 6th Milder but snowing all day; fetched 4 bags of turnips home cut fire wood

Thursday 7th Very cold and windy: cut some fire wood fetched some turnips home.

Friday 8th, I came home this morning and went to Turners in Hespler noon and paid for the cow. Sleighed turnips home. Paid 20 Dollars for cow.

Saturday 9th Gathering moss for stopping roof of house, drawing turnips home, mild and thawing,

Sunday 10th Thawing with a light frost.

Monday 11th Cold with flights of snow at intervals. Robert stopping roof with moss. Philly attending to the cow and oxen, Father Fred grinding corn in Morning. Father after tub on lake Shore in the afternoon. Boiling pumpkins went to Kennedys store fetched 1 gallon of oil and two pairs of boots boots 3 Dol. per pair oil 2 Dol. did not pay. Settled with Turner for 11 pounds of tallow a 5 d per lb. and 43 lbs of at 3 dol. 1.2.6d left 6d. due me. Emptied privy, chopped fire wood.

Tuesday 12th. Boiling pumpkins, cutting firewoord, cutting logs for turnip cellar, grinding wheat, stopping roof of house with miss. Morning cold with flights of snow finer in the afternoon,

Wednesday 13th Boiling pumpkins, cutting logs, getting brush into our shed. Bought Brick saw of John Goble 3.9 d. Fixing frame on shed? 1 shilling sold to ? one Butchers knife and 6 awls. Settled with Mrs Goble for washing and cooking 11 s. 3 d. due Iden Goble 1 Dollar and ^{1/2 d} and 8 ^{1/2 d} d. mending shoes

Thursday 14th. Getting logs for fire wood. Boiling pumpkins, and underbrushing fine and dry preceded by slight frost

Friday 15th. Mild cloudy day. Boiling pumpkins, and underbrushing, signed petition for division of Saugeen into wards. Cash in hand 30 £ 12 s. 1 ^{1/2 d} d. I have not yet made out the account of money expended on journey.

Saturday 16th. Cold in the morning bitterly cold in the afternoon underbrushing, boiling pumpkins. Took the sow to Shantz hog. Settled with Kennedy 2.10.0 d left 5 d due Kennedy.

Sunday 17th Cold, dull, fine.

Monday 18th Extremely cold, went to Conaways to get proper papers on Iden, and John Gobles land, but did not get them. Paid Kennedy 5 d. spent 1.5 d on breadstuf at the village. Costed Miles Wilton's letter at Arran. P.O. Grinding corn, boiling pumpkins, underbrushing, shelling corn.

Tueday 19th Cold but fine. Went to Salter's with oxen and helped to put up log leanto. Boiling pumpkins, under Brushing, fetching sow home. A men called for Father to go off milling to Kincardine. One short from Paul Nedy's 4 s. 4 ^1/2d.

Wednesday 20th Cold and dull, Under brushing. finished boiling pumpkins drawing turnips home and fire wood drawing and chopping. The following is an account of moneys expended by me since leaving for Hamilton. For board lodging and drink £3.11.1^1/2d. Pair of Boots £1.0.0 Seeds 15 Shillings. Stove Bridges 2.6 d. Mr G. Leeds for trouble 5.0 ditto travelling expenses 8..8d. Settled with him for money borrowed at £2.10.0. Pair of pants 13..0 d. 2 shirts 18..9 d. Books 3.^1/2d. Settled with Donald Gordon for apple trees £2.9.4 d. Pipe 1.6 d. Nails 1.10^1/2d. Settled with Turner for cow 5.0.0 d. paid the monet to the wife. Settled for pork and tallow £1..2.6 Turner owed me 3 shillings gave him 1.0.0 d. leaves 6 d. due me. Paid in advance to Robert Reid 7..6 d. A Quarters Postage in advance 4 d. Postage on two letters 9 d. one of them to P.S. Stevenson Esquire. Hamilton. One poundd of biscuit 9 d. Goods from Calders 8.9 d. Settled with Mrs J. Goble. 11..3 d. Total £17.0.2^1/2d.

Thursday 21st Cold fine pleasant. Underbrushing. Father started

for Kinkardine to Frasers mill to work started about half past 3 in the morning. Father 1.0.0.

Friday 22nd. Sunshine with a most severe frost. Shelling and grinding corn. Went to Turners for a little flour but could not get it. Cutting fire wood and Underbrushing.

Saturday 23rd Morning, Cold but fine Milder in the course of the day. Went to the mouth; settled with Calder £7.7.6 due him for store goods and provisions. Paid £2.7.3 d. for 8 ^1/2 yds of Canadian Cloth 1 shillings worth of thread 4 pounds of shot at 7 ^1/2 per lbs. 3 boxes of gun caps at 5 per box. Paid 2 s.6 d. to Tailor for cutting out 2 pair of trousers.

Sunday 24th Mild and lowering in the morning but sun shine for a considerable part of the day: thawing very fast.

Monday 25th Getting up sweeds all day it being mild and pleasant. Robert broke Iden's turnip knife. In the evening I settled up accounts with Iden for the past year money due him in all £14.7.6^1/2 Potatoes £5.0.0. and bill for fish stomaching ? 9.7.6^1/2 d. I gave two Notes payable to Iden in order on demand. one of accounts are ignored for the past year. The notes are dated from 26th.

Tuesday 26th White frost but got out mild during the day; Got all the sweeds that could be see: ground corn Phillip doing odd jobs.

Wednesday 27th Extremely mild with slight frost in the evening. Underbrushing Fred cutting stumps.

Thursday 29th Mild and wet but in the after part of the day extremely cold with snow. Shelling corn. Making one handle grinding corn etc.

Friday 30th Fining stove. Went to Turners ^1/2 barrel and 12 pounds of flour £1.1.0 27^3/4 of Beff at 4^1/2d. S 10.4^1/2d. 8 lbs tallow S 6.8 d. 6 d paid me.

Broke the runner off the sleigh. Very cold all day.

Saturday 30th Grinding corn. Mending sleigh. Cutting fire wood. Making saw horse. drawing fire wood. Phillip suffering with pain in the teeth. Paid Mr J Goble for forty two pounds of borrowed flour in flour. Fine and cool.

Sunday 31st Milder and Fine but not thawing.

Monday 1st 1855. January Mild and pleasant. Chopping Phil went to Turners this morning.

Tuesday 2nd. Mild and beautiful thawing all day. Underbrushing got 5 tubfuls of Sweeds home. Got the puppy home from Iden Gobles.

Wednesday 3rd. Mild and pleasant. Snow nearly all gone. Pulling turnips. cutting corn stalks etc. Strong wind blowing from the South east.

Thursday 4th. Rain in early morning, but cleared off Fine and cold with rain in northwest. Me and Robert at Craigs raising roof pulling turnips.

Friday 5th. Cold but pleasant. 3 of us to Craigs raising in the morn Phil to Kennedys: after turnips, underbrushing, setting up six troughs. Paul to George Burnes Canes? for 1854 £2.17. 8 ^1/2 d. Began to feed sweeds.

Saturday 6th. Rain, warm with strong easterly wind. Shelling corn. Cutting fire wood. digging parsnips pulling sweeds.

Sunday 7th. Fine but cool. very remarkable weather for the time of the year. The snow here all disappeared and the weather is more like Spring.

Monday 8th. Fine and cool. ground bare and quite hard: Ground corn to bushel of corn to Iden Goble for toll due him. Underbrushing. Examined potatoe heaps and found many

rotted.

Tuesday 9th fine and cool Underbrushing. Finished about four acres laid out by Robert while I was away to Hamilton.

Wednesday 10th. Weather cool and pleasant. Attended school meeting Put 11 ^1/2 bags of sweeds into cellar. Gathered Idens Sweeds tops together. Began Underbrushing on Idens lot. Fred chopping all the morning.

Thursday 11th. Cool and cloudy rain and snow during the day heavy rain in the evening wind south west. Logging.

Friday 12th Morning cool and cloudy rain in the evening. Underbrushing. Received a letter from Father ^1/2d. Fred down the beach in the morning. Cow & oxen went off but did not return.

Saturday 13th Snowing and blowing from the north. very cold. Sow Breaming fetched Fullers Hog. Shelling corn. Fred went to Mouth. A letter Jon? Tom? Soynes? 10 d 3 Milk pans 5.7 ^1/2 d. Spent 2 d. ?Posten? News to ?Thede? Wilson. And letter to G Leeds. Cutting fire wood. Phil fetched oxen home from Parishes. Grind my corn.

Sunday 14th. Extremely cold snow in the evening.

Monday 15th Cold and dull. Drawing home swedes 2 bag fulls and to tubfuls. drew home two sleigh loads of corn stalkes. carried Idens 2 Kettles home. Fred went to Turners and Tailors. Phil chopping. Rob and me after flour to Kennedys 111 lb at 7^1/2 per barrel candle moulds 2 shillings Shirt Father got total 1.7.2 ^1/2 paid.

Tuesday 16th. Mild and pleasant. Me and J Goble began to get out stuff for sleigh. Took Fullers Hog home. Chopping.

Wednesday 17th. Fine and thawing. Getting out stuff for sleigh in morning raising school house in afternoon. Boys chopping.

Thursday 18th. Snowing and blowing not very cold. Father came home. Getting out sleigh stuff. Chopping. Phil to post Office.

Friday 19th. Cloudy and fine. Fred to village pocket stuff 2.6 d. Paid to Postmaster 3 on paper which was not due and 1 d on neighbours papers and self 1 d ordered oil can after sleigh.

Saturday 20th Cool and cloudy. After sleigh getting 11 bags of Swedes home cutting firewood Phil with oxen to Stuarts drawing barn logs.

Sunday 21st. Cool and cloudy, snowing and blowing later in the in the day: 8 pounds of tallow from Turners by Iden Goble paid for us before mentioned.

Monday 22nd. Blowing hard from the west, with snow. After sleigh Boys doing odd jobs. Father started for Kincardine

Tuesday 23rd. Very cold wind west, but not much of it snowing gently all day. Phil drawing barn logs for Stuart. Chopping etc.

Wednesday 24th Cold and snowing. Chopping.

Thursday 25th. Cold and fine, chopping etc.

Friday 26th. Wind in the north cold in the afternoon storming. Chopping.

Saturday 27th. Cold storming in the after part of the day. Shelling corn grinding. Chopping fire wood. Chopping. Phil to Kennedys. soap 1.6 ^1/2 d. soda 3 d. Pair of ? from Oden Goble 13 shillings.

Sunday 28th Fine and cold. cloudy in the afternoon

Monday 29th Snowing went to Kennedys 115 pounds of flour 19. 5 ^1/2 d.for Month. Sleigh? skirting 1 shilling paid. Shelling corn.

Tuesday 20th Snowing and blowing all day, milder. Shelling corn.

Wednesday 31st. Mild, cloudy, fine. Shelling corn. Phil and Robert fetched the Sleigh home and began to break a row in the line. Iden Goble mending Roberts Boots 3.9 per pair.

February Thursday 1st. Blowing from the west, cold and some snow. Robert and Fred clearing the house and chopping wood. Phil and ne breaking a row to the line. carried some corn to Staffords on the way to the vollage paid 7 ^1/2 d.

Friday 2nd. Cold and blowing. Went to sawmill got 100 feet of lumber at 1 Dollar not paid. Making sleighbox. Getting Sweeds in 8 tubfuls and 9 bag fuls.

Saturday 3rd. Cold and storming in the evening. very cold. Carried 26 bushels of corn to Loynes received in payment 19 ^1/2 Dollars. 4 pounds of coffee, 2 yds of portsethy? and one crock 10 shillings. Broke crockpot coming home. 12 dray teeth and 1 ? 1 .11.0d Paid. Brought leather for Iden. Brought ^1/2 hundred of Sugar for Kennedy from Spence's not settled. Brought 1 hundred of flour from Staffords for Stuart.

Sunday 4th. Very cold wind in the east.

Monday 5th. Intensely cold all day. sunshine wind east North East. not much of it. Doing a few odd jobs in the house. In the afternoon cutting firewood, grinding corn Phil to Kennedys ^1/2 gallon oil 2 oz ginger, ^1/2 oz nutmeg not paid.

Tuesday 6th. Extremely cold. little or no wind. Plastering a few of the worst holes in the old shanty cutting firewood.

Wednesday 7th. Cold but more moderate. Cutting cordwood. Father came home in the evening.

Thursday 8th. More moderate, sunshine. Making axe handle finishing sleigh box making stool cutting cordwood.

Friday 9th Cold and pleasant. Went to saw mill. Could not get lumber. 123 lbs of flour from Kennedys 1.0.11^1/2 Paid oil and other things. Phillip got 5.7^1/2 paid. me 1.3 bringing sugar. Robert and Fred chopping. Went to Salters for 2 barrels of fish for Kennedy.

Saturday 10th. Chopping. Fine and mild.

Sunday 11th. Fine and pleasant a few flakes of snow falling in the morning and during the night.

Monday 12th. Mild wind from the East. In the afternoon stormy. Chopping till noon. Mother began to use the last bag of flour.

Tuesday 13th. Strong wind from the east and very mild. Snowing? and raining all day. Went to Kennedy with Salters fish also to the Mouth paid for ten? corn 5.0 sh. for molasses 5.0 for flannell 3.6 for matches 3 d. received from Reid the 3 d paid by mistake to Roy. Paid to Roy at Kennedys for 42 pounds of flour for J. Goble Paid 1..3 for oil can for Father received 1..3 from etc. for etc.

Wednesday 14th. Mild with a few light showers in the evening. snow. Father left for Kinkardine Phil? drove him in the sleigh to Bruce. Received from father 10.0 d chopping.

Thursday 15th. Slight frost but mild during the day chopping getting sweeds in and some wood home. half sleighbox of sweeds.

Friday 16th. slight frost and some snow. Wind north west Chopping.

Saturday 17th. Dull cool wind from the north west with a little snow chief part of the day cutting fire wood, chopping. Fred doing odd jobs all the morning. Phil at home in the afternoon. Received the Canadian Agriculturalist for February.

Sunday 18th Dull and cool

Monday 19th. Dull wind in the north west very little of it. cold. Chopping.

Tuesday 20th Cold clear in the morning, warm sunshine during the day. Chopping.

Wednesday 21st. Cloudy in the morning but cleared out a warm sunshiny day. finished chopping the piece that was underbushed previous to the last underbrushing.

Thursday 22nd. Dull and cold. Chopping in the morning but came home on account of the cold. Getting fire wood in the afternoon. Phil went with Salter for his things to John bulls corners.

Friday 23rd Very cold with sunshne at intervals. Cutting fire wood. Fred to village 7 of soap, 2..10 d paid. J. Goble putting hoops on Stuarts churn 7^1/2d. New churn for Mother. Myself in house all day with bad cold.

Saturday 24th. Very cold wind from the west snowing slightly. Went to Turners got 103 lbs of flour 15 shillings Got parer for Axe 7..6 d. Turner and me square Robert and Fred after fire wood.

Sunday 25th. Cold with north westerly wind and snowing at intervals.

Monday 26th Cold with westerly wind snowing at intervals. Got one load of sweeds into cellar cleared dirt out of pigs pen. We have not been able to chop on account of the wind and cold. Began the last bag of flour

Tuesday 27th Cold sunshine in the forenoon but dull towards night Chopping.

Wednesday 28th Cold fine and pleasant: chopping. To Iden Goble mending Phillips boots 3..9 d not paid.

March Thursday 1st. Mild and pleasant. wind south east. Attended meeting at Staffords gave to Patriotic fund 2.6 d. paid to Iden Goble 3.9 pence being one years Payment for Canadian Agriculturalist. boys chopping. Father returned from Kincardine 3 weeks hence I have to go for pigs

Friday 2nd Mild and snowing wind south. Chopping. Robert suffering from a sore on his thigh.

Saturday 3rd. Mild but dull. Chopping. Father out in the afternoon. Robert confined on account of his thigh.

Sunday 4th. Mild with strong wind from the south west, very pleasant.

Monday 5th. Morning, extremely warm rain thunder and westerly wind in the afternoon and night. Father Robert and Fred chopping. Me and Phillip to the Mouth, 102^1/2 pounds of flour one axe and 1 pound of Sulphur 16..8 d and 6.10^1/2 d. Bottle of Turpentine 1.10^1/2 d. Key for Staple of one yoke 3 ^1/2 d. thread 7 ^1/2d Received note from Town clerk.

Tuesday 6th. Morning cool wind north. Chopping drawing fire wood. afternoon Robert cutting fire wood.

Wednesday 7th. Morning cool snowing during chief part of the day. Chopping in the morning. fixed the sow house in the afternoon, grinding coffee splitting fire wood. Began the last bag of flour.

Thursday 8th. Cool and pleasant in the morning. Storming in the afternoon. Borrowed some lumber of Iden to form a threshing place. Father Robert and Fred Chopping. Phil with me chief part of the day but went to Kennedys bought 2 pounds of soap @ ^1/2 d.

not paid Friday 9th. Storming from the North west. Father and boys in the house. myself thrashing a little at times. Boots mended.

Saturday 10th Morning cold but fine. Chopping. Robert not well. Myself thrashing. John Goble paid me 7.6 for flour from Kennedys as before noticed.

Sunday 11th Dull and thawing.

Monday 12 Morning fine cool but thawing in the middle of the day. Father to Shantzs to hear if wanted. Robert and Philly got some sweeds into the cellar in the morning. Chopping the rest of the day. Self thrashing.

Tuesday 13th Morning cool and windy which increased to a furious storm during the day. Nothing doing. wind in the east.

Wednesday 14th Fine mild and pleasant. Chopping. Myself thrashing.

Thursday 15th Morning rainy then snowing all the forenoon Wind west. Fine in the afternoon. Cutting firewood thrashing. 2 white fish of Iden Goble 1..3 d. not paid Robert to Kennedys

Friday 16th Fine and warm Phillips went to Staffords and got 117 lbs of flour not paid. Chopping in the afternoon. I thrashed a little.

Saturday 17th Snow and rain during the day Thrashing. Letter by Uncle Iden. 7^1/2 d.

Sunday 18th Day fine and pleasant wind South west.

Monday 19th. Morning fine but storming towards night

Went to shells to clean some wheat for Mill about 9 ^1/2 bushels. Went to see Wrights cow, got half a bushel of pease from Turner for which he is to have the same measure of corn. Father Robert and Fred chopping Robert got three tubs and three bags full of sweeds into the cellar.

Tuesday 20th. Storming from the south west. Shelled ^1/2 bushel of Corn for Turner.

Wednesday 21st. Morning dull and cold afternoon fine with cold. Father and Phill went to Frasers Mill. Let Father have 2 dollars and 3^1/2 d. Went to look a cow on 2 concession: Balanced accounts with James Stuart. Due me for 3 bushels of potatoes 7.6 d. Balance of money due me when he borrowed 5 Dollars ^1/4. Due him for fish 9. ^1/2 d. Balancing due me £ 1.4.7^1/2 d. from Iden Goble 2 white fish 1.3 d. Robert and Fred getting fire wood and chopping.

Thursday 22nd. Morning very cold sunshine during the day. Fitting pigsty and getting fire wood

Friday 23rd. Storming thawing, fine in the afternoon. Chinking a shed cutting fire wood, chopping. Received 3 Follars from Stuart.

Saturday 24th. Very cold wind west north. Father came home late last night from mill leaving the sleigh at Shells of Bruce. Went for sleigh this morning. Flour from our own wheat 3 bags fine shorts corse ditto and bran 2 Barrels on account of wages for one month.

less one day = 12 Dollars. Cash for Balance for rest of the month 17 Dollars which is one months wages at 30 Dollars. Fred chopped some fire wood. Brought home pigs 3 -- at 1^1/2 Dollars each paid.

Sunday 25th. Cold and dull fine in the afternoon. Heavy fall of snow the night previous.

Monday 26th. Wind south east blowing hard and snowing heavily nearly all day. Went to J. Turners. Paid him 30 Dollars for which I was to have a cow 48 pounds of Timothy seed and a Coly dog. Brought the cow home with me. Father and boys chopping in the morning.

Tuesday 27th. Morning cool, changeable during the day. Father and Boys chopping. Myself thrashing. Bought Roberts hen of him for 1.3 d and paid him 1.3 d as pocket money. Phill is paid and Fred has 3d due him yet.

Wednesday 28th. Cool and dull all day. Thrashing. Chopping. Phil drawing home firewood. Fred chopping firewood. 2 whitefish from Iden Goble 1.3 d. and half a bushel of potatoes.

Thursday 29th. Cold in the afternoon. fine and pleasant. Father Robert Fred chopping. Phil drawing firewood. Thrashing. Bought Freds hen 1.3 d.

Friday 30th. Morning cool, beautifully fine and warm all day. Father Robert and me finished chopping the piece ? out by Robert. Fred thrashing Kennedys in the afternoon. Coffee 3 lbs, 3.9 and jug 2.0 d paid Letter from Aunt Edmund Leeder. another from Bircham and two Newspapers from Woodson 1. 10 ^1/2 Paid

Saturday 31st. Mild and thawing with very strong wind from the South west. Robert getting sap boughs to the trees. Father and Phil after logs for firewood. Fred thrashing. Me after hoop stuff and fixing barrels 84 clout nails of John Goble.

Sunday 1st of April Cold wind off the lake.

Monday 2nd. Cold but clear with wind from the north. Me and Phil went to Turners in the morning. Brought home Timothy Seed as before mentioned and two bushels of potatoes for which Turner is either to have the same measure in return or 2 shillings per bushel. Robert after sap boughs. Father and Fred chopping over on J. Gobles lot. Iden and me measuring lines and measured up the chopping. I did for him. Slashing 2 acres 3 of rods? Chopping 1 a. 1 rod? 20 chains. underbrushing 1 a. 3 r. 1 rod.

Thursday 3rd. Cold, sunshiny. Father and Phil went to Saw mill came back empty. Fred chopping and Father and Phil in the afternoon. Robert after ? buckets washing spouts. Coopering made one handle.

Wednesday4th. Morning been mild and thawing during the day. Father, Robert, Fred and chopping over in ?. Fixed an axe handle carried buckets for trees. Sapping trees in the afternoon. Balerneed arrived with John Goble the result will appear in a day or two.

Thursday 5th. Fine mild and pleasant. Robert Phil went to

Turners for 8 bushels of potatoes which makes ten bushels we have had of him. Father and Fred chopping. I after fixing boiling place etc. to Robert helping in the afternoon. two white fish of Iden.

Friday 6th. Snowing but mild. fine the latter part of the afternoon. Robert after firewood and Fred ground coffe in the morning chopping in the afternoon. fixing fire place and boiling gathering sap. Iden for mending Freds boots 2..9 d.

Saturday 7th. Fine and pleasant. Sow pigged late at night she had 6. Boiled 18 pails ful of sap. Chopping.

Sunday 8th. Fine wind in the west. one pig died.

Monday 9th. Clear and cool. Boiled down 35 pails ful of sap. Phil went to Shantzs had no lumber. Fred chopping firewood. Father and Robert chopping another pig died.

Tuesday 10th. Cold and fine snowing in the afternoon. Chopping. Self thrashing, another pig died.

Wednesday 11th. Fine and pleasant. F.R.F. and P. chopping finished John Gobles in the afternoon. Phil chopping firewood Thrashing. Good run of sap all day.

Thursday 12th. Frosty morning day fine. fine run of sap partly boiled 34 buckets full of sap. Father chopping. Rob thrashing. Fred and Phil chopping firewood. Phil went to Store spent 6 for paper.

Friday 13th. Rain in the morning, fine rest of day. Fred went to village quart of beer 7^1/2 d times from old country 1 d. Johns paper ^1/2 d. spent 1 d Tea 1.10 ^1/2 d. Two buckets of sap and finished boiling down. Father chopping. Robert thrashing. Phil chopping firewood.

Saturday 14th. Fine and warm snow melting very fast. Father and Robert chopping Fred chopping firewood Phil and me went to Staffords cleaned up 12 bushels of wheat Assessor came along in the morning 236 acres of land 3 head of stock ? at 179 Pounds.

Sunday 15th Warm and pleasant

Monday 16th. Very warm snow melting fast. Father chopping Robert thrashing. Fred after firewood chopping barn loggs.

Tuesday 17th. Warm Dull and raining at intervals during the day. Boiling 19 buckets of sap for vinegar. Father chopping when suitable. Robert thrashing when fine. Fred went to help raise blacksmiths shop in morning: Phil drawing houselogs and fire wood. 4 yards shirting at 8 per yd paid. lost yorker.

Wednesday 18th Thunder last night. fine and clear this morning,a few drops of rain in the evening. Father chopping. Robert with Fred thrashing. Phil drawing barn loggs Chopping loggs.

Thursday 19th. Rain in the morning, fine and warm during the day. Father Rob. Phil digging potatoes. Fred thrashing oats chopping barn logs. planted 54 and 24 peach stones.

Friday 20th. All of us at Stuarts raising morning dull afternoon fine and hot Phil drawing logs. Father and Fred cutting fire wood. Robert and me gardening. Fred went to the store a pound of coffee and a pound of pepper. 2..3d. found the yorker.

Saturday 21st, Fine. Robert and Father digging potatoes afternoon me and Robert planted potatoes, onions and sowed. ^1/2 an oz. of onion seed. chopping barn logs myself in the morning. Phil drawing all day. Fred thrashing. Sunday fine and cool.

Sunday 22nd Fine and cool.

Monday 23 Sharp find frost last night. Warm and fine. Father and Robert digging potatoes. Fred thrashing. Phil drawing logs. bad toothache.

Myself cutting logs. Planted some Rhubarb seed, and Black Spanish radish seed.

Tuesday 24th. Fine warm and sultry. Omitted on the 21/4 setting down kneading trough of Goble not P. Basket of Iden 1..10^1/2 d. Father and Fred in the morning. Robert in the afternoon digging potatoes finished in our own place and began in Idens. Thrashing. Phil pulling up stray turnips Self after Barn logs. Last night set fire to the heaps we bagged in the winter burning well. Sowen half the lettiice seed sent by Jonathan Loynes.

Wednesday 25th Cool and dull rain during the forenoon fine chief part of the afternoon and rain in the evening. Father and Robert digging potatoes. Fred thrashing. Phil drawing logs for Idens pigsty in the morning drawing barn logs in the afternoon. Myself gardening sowen the long beet seed.

Thursday 26th. burn all last night till 3 this morning fine the rest of the day with cold north wind. Father and Robert chopping in the forenoon digging potatoes in the afternoon. Fred chopping logs about the clearing thrashing in the afternoon. Phil to Salters withe oxen logging. Chopping barn logs myself.

Friday 27th Frost last night fine and pleasant during the day. Father and Robert after potatoes. Fred and Phil chopping up logs and drawing them together in the clearing. I went to the village. Mending Uncle Idens turnip knife. 7^1/2 d. Gallon of oil 1.6 d. Newspapers 2^1/2d. 4 pounds of coffee. 5..0 d. pound of sugar 6 d. 8 pounds of apples at 8 d. 5.4.1. 2 lbs of tobacco 3..0 d. 4 pounds of pot barley at 3^1/2 d. 1.2 d.

Saturday 28th Dull and cold all day wind easterly with rain part of the day. Logging at Idens me and Phil. Father and Robert after potatoes. Robert after starting part of fence in the morning. Fred odd jobs planted spinach seed in the morning, and Red beet and carrots in afternoon.

Sunday 29th Warm, a Thunder storm last night and during early morning. Monday 30th. Morning fine and Warm afternoon raining. Rosa of a bull calf last nigh. Logging up fragments in the morning. 7^1/2 due Iden for mending Phils boot.

May

Tuesday 1st. Fine and warm. Father Fred and Phil pulling and drawing home sweeds. Robert cutting toggles for fence. In afternoon Father after log heaps Robert staking fence Fred and Phil clearing away straw and other materials from where the stack? stood. Self went to take [[Ret'd ministers ? of office?]] in afternoon split and put in a piece of fence near the road on the bank. Planted some sweedish turnip for seed. An Eclipse tonight of the moon. total.

Wednesday 2nd. Fine and warm. Father me and Phil helping Stuart to put in boundry fence. Robert and Fred getting stakes out of the swamp, leveling mounds? of turnips in clearing preparatory to the sowing of grain.

Thursday 3rd Warm and pleasant. Father Phil and me helping Stuart to put in fence, finished in the afternoon. Robert and Fred levelling knowls of earth. Phil drew some ? or stakes after the fence was finished. John Goble had 1^1/2 bushel of wheat, not Pd.

Friday 4th. Fine with north wind which made it pleasant working. Logging. Sowed some chickory seed. Uncle Iden had 1 bushel of wheat. Burnt some brush last night.

Saturday 5th. Fine and cool in the morning. warm during the day. logging. John Goble butchered the calf and pigs.

Sunday 6th. Dull and cool much ice on the lake.

Monday 7th. Quite cold with north wind. East

wind. Dull all day. snowing in the morning. Logging.

Tuesday 8th. Morning cold with rain and sleet. Father Robert & me leveling earth in the clearing. Fred and Phil cutting fire wood etc. In afternoon logging, finished between Stuart and us. Afternoon evening rather milder.

Wednesday 9th. Sharp, white frost last night. Mild and pleasant all day. wind north. Leveling and burning rakins raking tend log fires clearing stumps of drawing fence stakes, dragging etc.

Thursday 10th. frost last night. fine and warm all day. Robert away to Hilkers raising. Father levelling, Fred raking, Phil dragging. Cleaning wheat and getting fit for sowing, spread ashes. Robert sowed some flat Dutch cabbage seed and Salsify.

Friday 11th. White frost. Fine day dull and show of rain towards night. Sowed 3 bushels 1^1/2 Racks? of wheat and some Timothy seed. Phil dragging in the morning, I made a drag. Father, Robert, Fred, leveling, burning etc.

Saturday 12th. Fine and dull raining slightly in the first of the morning. Sowed the Timothy seed between Stuart and me. drew logs off land and spread the ashes. Father Fred and Robert planting pease in the afternoon. Phil dragging sower some wheat.

Sunday 13th Morning fine. dull in the evening with rain at night.

Monday 14th fine. Father and boys finished planting pease and ploughed some carrots. Phil dragging sower some wheat cutting short stumps close to the ground. Me and Robert made a hen house. Old hen hatched 7 chicks.

Tuesday 15th. Very warm with strong wind from South West and South in the afternoon and evening Thunder with heavy showers of rain: Sower some wheat this morning. Phil dragging. Father and rest finished sowing carrot seed and commenced planting potatoes.

Finished sowing wheat. sowed in all about 7^1/4 bushels on something like 5 acres. Received from James Stuart 2 Dollars on his account.

Wednesday 16th. Fine. Father Robert and Phil planting potatoes. Phil finished draging in wheat. Fred cutting potatoes. Put up a pigs yard. Omitted settling down in part on Stuart's account 1.10^1/2 d. on the 14th.

Thursday 17th. Fine but cool. Dragging. potatotes planting, levelling. Cleaning out cellar. 8 bushels of potatoes planted. Thrashing. barley, sowed some:

Friday 18th. Fine, warm, wind easterly by South. Finished thrashing barley. 6 bushels. Cleaned up barley oats 3^1/2 and wheat 6 bushels. Levelling and burning brush. Finished sowing and dragging in barley. 3 bushels. Took the pigs off, last of them. 1 Dozen herrings of of Goble 7^1/2 d. N.P.

Saturday 19th. Fine. warm. 10 herrings of Iden Goble 7^1/2 d burning brush clearing up straw and stuff now Just laid riders on fence. next road fetched two barrels home from sugar boiling place. got barley straw home. Phil hunting oxen all the morning draging in afternoon, took sleigh harness?

Sunday 20th. Fine.

Monday 21st. Fine and warm. Burning brush, cutting fence logs. Sowed some oats, draging, had one bushel of oats of J. Goble which makes goods in kind had he wishes to be repaid in oats after harvest. One trout of Iden Goble 1 shilling N.P.

Tuesday 22 Fine and warm. Burning brush. chopping fence logs, draging, half a dozen herrings of Iden.

Wednesday 23rd. Thunder and rain in morning fine and hot during the day. chopping up trees, burning brush. Making fence between Stuart and me. Phil and me at Stuarts logging 12^1/3 of Ground of Iden at 3 cents per lb. Mother went to Store spent for shirting and one pound of coffee 1.4 9d.

Thursday 24th. Fine and pleasant.

Boys had a holiday and went to the Mouth hunting oxen all the morning, draging, loging, burning brush. 14 herrings of Iden 7^1/2

Friday 25th. Cool last night. Fine and pleasant. draging, planting corn for fodder. One trout Iden Goble. gave me pounds? think that we are square. planted some cucumber seeds.

Saturday 26th. Frost last night. hunting cattle in the forenoon odd jobs putting up boundry fence between Stuart and me, Donald Stuarts brother helping. Sowed some Rhubarb.

Sunday 27th. Frost last night very severe. cool all day.

Monday 28th. Fine and warm no frost. logging, sowed some millet, and some glory of England pease.

Tuesday 29th. Fine and warming must be Indian Summer. logging, Planted Bull Pease. One dozen herrings from Uncle Iden N.P. Cow beauty. went to bush.

Wednesday 30th Fine but very smoky same as yesterday. Logging.

Thursday 31st. Mild and showers rain towards night. Loging. planted sugar beet. June

Friday 1st. rain in the afternoon. The wind North and cool. Planted some sugar beet. Levelling. cut a little firewood.

Saturday 2nd. From this date to the 9th we had of Iden Goble 2 dozen and 9 herrings at one penny a herring.

Sunday 3rd

Monday 4th.

Tuesday 5th.

Wednesday 6th.

Thursday 7th.

Friday 8th.

Saturday 9th. Borrowed 37 lbs of flour of John Goble also 60 lbs of oats for which he is to have the same weight in oats after harvest.

Sunday 10th.

Monday 11th. Very cold for time of year. planting corn begun on the Friday.

Tuesday 12th. planting potatoe. cool.

Wednesday 13th Planting potatoes. Phil over at Salters with cattle in the morning., drawing barn logs in the afternoon. Mild and Pleasant. Carried my wheat about 10 bushels to Iden's on Monday expecting to start for Frasers Mill at night but have not been able to get off for contrary winds.

Thursday 14th. Fine and Mild. Robert to Staffords raising planting potatoes. ^1/2 Dozen herrings from Idens 6 d. Started for Mill in boat with a grist in company of J. Goble. Robert Craig, and James Stuart. 11 bushels. forced to take it to Port Albert all the mills on this side of it being short of water.

Friday 15th.

Saturday 16th.

Sunday 17th.

Monday 18th.

Tuesday 19th Wednesday 20th Arrived home. Since I left they have finished potatoes and commenced underbrushing on Idens place, cut some rail lengths etc. Spent ont the voyage 3.1^1/2d. From the village store goods by Fred 4.4^1/2 d.

Thursday 21. Moist and warm. Made one handle. underbrushing. From Elgin 14^1/4 of pork and 7^1/2 lb 8.11d. ^1/2 for paper 1^1/2 etc.

Friday 22 Fine and warm James Stuart helping me to make shingles. underbrushing, drawing, barn logs clearing up round the house.

Saturday 23rd. Hot splitting rails underbrushing, planting and clearing round the house. Fred went to Elgin Port. 29 lbs 16.3 d. 1.11^1/2 d.

Sunday 24. Dull but plesant.

Monday 25. Warm. Put a fire into chopping burn pretty well.

Tuesday 26th

Wednesday 27th

Thursday 28th The last two days fixing for foundation for barn.

Friday 29th Raised the foundation for barn.

Saturday 30 After Hands Butting barn logs. Fred and Mother went to Store. Planted corn on the land where Manses corn failed on Thursday omitted to insert

Sunday July the 1st.

Monday 2nd. J. Stuart, and J. Goble helping to get things ready for raising barn. Omitted putting down on Sunday 17 lbs of trout at 3/^1/2 per lb . Cow gone off this evening.

Tuesday 3rd. Raising barn, threatened to Rain during the day but held off till night when it Thundered and lightened with heavy rain. I had 23 hands. Had of John Goble 13^1/2 lbs of trout 2 & 3 d. Sharpening Craigs cut saw 7 ^1/2d.

Wednesday 4th Warm and moist. Cutting up timber for logging. Planting corn where grubs has taken it. Attended school meeting for deciding the way the teachers Salary is to be raised by tax.

Thursday 5th. Went to Shantzs after lumber to shingle on. Got 1200 and 4 feet mitre at Store. 3 d. Planting Corn. Burning and piling Brush. Phil not very well over at Salters rather better then ^1/2 the day. Robert at Buller's in return for use of Oxen on day of raising.

Friday 6th. Warm rain in the middle of the day. Logging.

Saturday 7th.

Sunday 8th. Took Beauty to Thomas Turners bull.

Monday 9th. Myself sick.

Tuesday 10th. Prepariing for turnips.

Wednesday 11th Robert to Campbells raising.

Thursday 12th. sowed sweeds.

Friday 13th. Clearing off and raking for Sweeds. Bought of Lehnen and Ruby 10 yds of Denim at 13 d per yd 10.10 d. Sugar 1..3d. 13^1/2 lbs of Pork at 7^1/2 per lb. 8.5^1/2 d. 1 Gram Cradle 10/0.1 Three pronged Hay fork 5/0 d Charged to a/c.

Saturday 14th. Preparing for sweeds.

Sunday 15th Very Hot.

Monday 16th. Extremely Hot. Began work on road. Robert loging at Fullers.

Tuesday 16th. very warm. Road work. Chopping up logs etc.

(omitted on Saturday 7th. Fred at Lehnens raising). Phil draging in sweeds.

Tuesday 17th. Very warm. Road work. Chopping fit for loging.

Wednesday 18th. Very warm. Road work. Robert loging at Frasers. Burning brush chopping up for loging etc.

Thursday 19th. Road work, loging. Wet in the afternoon. Fred to store 4 lbs of Coffe 5/0 Sugar 5 lb 1 pr. of drill? 1/6. 1 Cream pt. two shillings & 6 d.

Friday 20th. Road work, loging.

Saturday 21st.

Sunday 22nd.

Monday 23rd.

Tuesday 24th.

Wednesday 25th. From L.& Rubys by Fred 6^1/2 yd of Shirting at 7^1/2 d (4/1 d.) 1 oz of Pepper 1 d. 1 lb of washing soda 5 d. Carried 4^1/4 lbs of Butter at 1/s. lb 4.3 d.

Thursday 26th.

Friday 27th.

Saturday 28th. 6 lbs of Tobacco from Rubys 7/6 d. Yesterday and this forenoon me and Iden opening Road. yesterday Father at Henrys raising.

Sunday 29th.

Monday 30th. Loging.

Tuesday 31st. Bought of L.& Ruby 1 Cradle Sythe 6..3 on a/c Raking and burning.

Wednesday August 1st. Bought of L.& Ruby 8 lbs of Nails at 4^1/4 per lb. £1/10.6 d. 30 lbs of Rice at 4^1/2 --11..3 d to my a/c Drawing lumber from saw mill.

Thursday 2nd. Drawing lumber from mill. Ox sick in the afternoon. Bought of L.& Ruby 1 jug, gallon of molasses whet stone 6.2d. 3 lbs of Salts 1..10^{1/2 1/4}lb of ginger 6 d.

Friday 3rd Father at Turners Raising. helping Iden to saw shingle blocks. cutting up logs.

Saturday 4th. Cutting Rafters. Sowed white turnips.

Sunday 5th.

Monday 6th. Drawing and laying bottom logs in fence. Getting Rafters. 16^3/4 of Beef of James Turner no Paid.

Tuesday 7th. Cutting and drawing Rafters. Pulled Thrashed Turnip Seed.

Wednesday 8th. Stewart helping to lay down Plates on barn Peeling potatoes etc.

Thursday 9th. Stuart helping with barn

Friday 10th. Saturday 11th. Stewart helping. Sunday 12th.

Monday 13th. Stewart helping.

Tuesday 14th. Bought of L.& Ruby. 4 lbs of Coffee 4/8 d. 1 lb of Tea 3/9 d. 1 lb of Soda 3 d. - 4/2 d ^1/2 lb of Saltpetre 2 Bars of Soap 3/6

Wednesday 15th. 1^1/2 Dozen Herrings of Iden Goble /6d. Shingle making.

Thursday 16th. Shingle making

Friday 17th.

Saturday 18th. Bought at L.& Ruby one Dollars worth of Sugar 3 axes at 6.30 d each.

Sunday 19th.

Monday 20th. Salter returned one day on account of his road work. Father at Reeder raising - shingle making Machine for father from John Goble.

Tuesday 21st. Salter returned second days work.

Wednesday 22nd 1 dozen herrings from Stewart 1 s. 10 from Iden Goble 9 d.

Thursday 23rd.

Friday 24th.

Saturday 25 By Fred from L.& Rubys 30 lb of Rice at 4^1/2 11.3 d. 2 lbs of Coffee 2/6 a. 1 Do Candles 1 s. 1 d.

Sunday 26th.

Monday 27th.

Tuesday 28th Robert to Shupes raising.

Wednesday 29th.

Thursday 30th. 2 dozen fish from Iden.

Friday 31st. In the afternoon at Idens raising. omitted yesterday 1.05 lbs of flour of Fraser bag and all. Mother at the store. bill not known.

September

Saturday 1st.

Sunday 2nd.

Monday 3rd. This afternoon commenced cutting wheat.

Tuesday 4th.

Wednesday 5th. Fish 1 dozen 9 d ?

Thursday 6th Half head and 10 pounds of pork of Stewart 5/8 d.

Friday 7th.

Saturday 8th. These two last days we have got some wheat under cover.

Sunday 9th.

Monday 10th. Cut Pease. Finished cutting wheat, and commenced on the Oats. 1 Dozen fish from Iden 9 d.

Tuesday 11th.

Wednesday 12th. Bill of Things got by mother at Rubyes as before mentioned 16/1 d. One Dollars worth of Sugar by me today. After lumber to Staffords in the morning, rain in the afternoon.

Thursday 13th. 121 pounds of flour of Fraser bag and all. Drawing lumber from saw mill. cutting oats and barley.

Friday 14th. Finished cutting oats

Saturday 15th. 2 dozen fish Iden 1.6 d finished drawing in wheat.

Sunday 16th.

Monday 17th. Wet all day.

Tuesday 18th Making shingle.

Wednesday 19th. Loging, Thrashing wheat for seed at Staffords.

Thursday 5 bushels of wheat of Stafford.

for which he is to have 5 bushels of spring wheat. 3 yds of Satinnet at 3/8 per yd. one Barrel of Salt 15/s 2 Dozen fish from Iden Goble 1.6 d.

Friday 21st. Shingle making, 1 doz fish 9d. of Iden.

Saturday 22nd. Sowed 4 bushel of wheat.

Sunday 23rd Brought the calf out for first time

Monday 24th.

Tuesday 25. 1 Dozen fish from Iden.

Wednesday 26th. Bought at L.& Ruby 2 lbs of coffee 2/6 d ^1/2 lb of Tea 1..10^1/2 d 1 yd of linen and binding 1/0 d 1 oz. nutmeg 7^1/2d. Large tin dish 3/1^1/2d 1 lb of candle 1/1 d.

Thursday 27.

Friday 28th.

Saturday 29th. Father getting in barley.

Sunday 30th.

October

Monday 1st. Bought of L.& Ruby 26 lbs of Pork at 7^1/2per lb 16.3d. 20 lbs of Rice 4^1/2 per lb 5/10 of Sugar 5/0 d Balance on goods 1.0^1/2 d due L and Ruby. Onions of Iden as pay for wheat and Timothy.

Tuesday 2nd. Robert raising Browns Mill 2 dozen fish Iden Goble 1.6 d.

Wednesday 3rd.

Thursday 4th.

Friday 5th.

Saturday 6th. Bought goods of L.& Ruby 3.3 d.

Sunday 7th.

Monday 8th. Dug 27 pailfuls of potatoes.

Tuesday 9th. Dug 34 pailfuls of potatoes 2 Doz fish of Iden 1.6 d.

Wednesday 10th. Dug 46 pailfuls potatoes. One Dung pork 7 lbs of candles paid 4/10^1/2

Thursday 11th. Dug 34 pailfuls of potatoes. put 34 bags of corn over head this week.

Friday 12th.

Saturday 13th.

Sunday 14th.

Monday 15th. Borrowed 10 dollers of Mrs J. Goble and with it paid fraser for 1 barrel of flour.

Tuesday 16th.

Wednesday 17th. 2 Dozen fish of Iden. 1..6d.

Thursday 18th. Fred went to Store. 1 pair of Braces 9d., finished gathering corn. 40 pails of potatoes

Friday 19th. 45 pails of potatoes.

Saturday 20th. 2 Doz. fish Iden 1/6 d. 32 pails of potatoes.

Sunday 21st. 2 Doz. fish of Uncle Iden

Monday 22nd. Dug 85 pails of potatoes

Tuesday 23rd. Dug 7 pails of potatoes but had to quit as it snowed some and was very cold.

Wednesday 24th. Settled with James Salter, and received in payment for work done during the summer 2 loads of Pumpkins.

Thursday 25th. Bought of L.& R. Candles 2/2 d Nutmeg 7^1/2 d. Bought one Whiskey Barl. 3/5 d.

Friday 26th. Carried 2 Barrels of fish for a man to 11 Con. of Bruce 3 Dollars.

Saturday 27th. Dug 31 pails of potatoes.

Sunday 28th.

Monday 29th. Dug pails of potatoes. Craigs presented us a pair of Ducks. Bought 12 chickens of Fraser 4/5 d n/pd.

Tuesday 30th.

Wednesday 31st.

November

Thursday 1st. Fine weather.

Friday 2nd.

Saturday 3rd. 3 Doz. Herrings Iden.

Sunday 4th.

Monday 5th.

Tuesday 6th.

Wednesday 7th. White fish and Trout of Iden 2.3 d.

Thursday 8th.

Friday 9th.

Saturday 10th. 2 Doz. herrings of Stuart N.P.

Sunday 11th.

Monday 12th. Went to village 1 Pair of Boots for Robert 3^1/2 Dollars. leather 7^1/2 d. Gallon of oil 6.3 d 2 Buckles 4 d. cotton. 4 d. all paid.

Tuesday 13th.

Wednesday 14th. 2 dozen fish of Stuart. 1^1/2 Bushels of potatoes of Iden to be paid in ox labour.

Thursday 15th, 2 white fish 1/3 d. 2 Doz. fish 1/6 d. Began to feed pigs on mush on Thursday evening. Boiled to the present 84 pints of c meal. Omitted on the 14th. By Fred Bought of L & Ruby bill 13/9d.

Friday 16th.

Saturday 17th. Boiled 46 pints of corn Boots for Phill of L & Ruby 3 Dollars.

Sunday 18th.

Monday 19th. 30 Pints of corn for hogs 1 chick of Fraser.

Tuesday 20th. Laid out the underbrushingon Iden & Johns Lots. 30 Pints of corn for hogs. A call from Shantzs for Father. Phil with oxen half the day at Salters.

Wednesday 21st. ^1/2 day with oxen. Dr. Boiled 21 pints of corn for hogs. Bought of L & Ruby 3 pairs of Boots for 2 d. ? pound of Candles 1/1d. 10 lbs of cut nails 3.9 d. Envelopes 7^1/2 d. Two Bell straps 6.3 d.

Thursday 22nd. 42 pints of corn for the pigs.

Friday 23rd. Ditto Do. Do. Do.

Saturday 24th. 56 Do. Do.

Sunday 25th. 28 Do. Do.

Monday 26th. 42 Do. Do.

Tuesday 27th. 27 Do. Do. Pulling sweeds.

Wednesday 27th. 42 Do. Do. Bought of L.& Ruby to the amount of £ 2.0.3 d. Posted letter to Mrs Alfred Parker.

Thursday 29th. Paid Iden 3 lbs of nails due on account of Trap. Boiled corn 34 pints. Phill working at Stewarts

Friday 30th. 42 pints of corn.

December

Saturday 1st. 28 pints of corn

Sunday 2nd 28 pints of corn

Monday 3rd. 42 pints of corn

Tuesday 4th, 42 pints of corn

Wednesday 5th. Carried to village by boat potatoes sold. 20^1/2 d. 1/2 dollar per bush. 28 pints of corn.

Thursday 6th. Robert to Bullers raising.

Friday 7th. 42 pints of corn.

Saturday 8th. Helping Stuart to saw shingle blocks 42 pints of corn.

Sunday 9th. 28 pints of corn.

Monday 10th.

Tuesday 11th. 48 pints of corn. Paid ^1/2 a Dollar for making two pair of mitts and 5^1/2 for fish.

Wednesday 11th. Bought of Lenhen & Ruby 1^1/2 lbs of rope one coffee mill one bar of soap total 4^1/4 d paid postage on letter to Fraser 3 d.

Thursday 12th. to Mouth. Fred, Phil, and me with potatoes. 8 Dollars 3 york shillings. sold two hogs.

Friday 13th. Killed hogs Mr Goble helping.

W Saturday 15th. Carried hogs to Mouth on Sleigh sow weighed 163 lbs. Hog 165 lbs sow at 10 cent hog 10^1/2 received for both 32^1/2 Dollars bought one lb of tea 3/9 d. paid to Robert Reid 7/9 d. being subscription for New of The Week for ensuing year. Bought one light axe for Phill 9 yorkers

Sunday 16th.

Monday 17th.

Tuesday 18th.

Wednesday 19th. Took sow to hog.

Thursday 20th. Took little sow to hog: Paid to collector 24 Dollars 3 shillings and 11^1/2 d. being my tax for this year. Bought of L.& Ruby per bill 1.0.5d. and on Decem. 15th. box of matches 3.9 d.

Friday 21st.

Saturday 22nd.

Sunday 23 omitted entering on Friday Phill and cattle drawing logs for Stuart.

Monday 24th. raising at Stuarts.

Phil and oxen half a day

Tuesday Christmas day measured the land we chopped for Stuart. 6 Chains.

Wednesday 26th. Fred and oxen at Frasers. half a bushel of corn to Iden for toll.

Thursday 27th.

Friday 28th. Bought of L. & Ruby one bar of Soap 1.3 d.

F Saturday 29th. Bought of L. & Ruby 3^0/4 of Raisins A 1.3 d. ^1/2 yd of Mole skin 1.6 d. Paid Turner 1.0.0 £ for 10 bushels of potatoes I had in spring

Sunday 30th.

Monday 31st. Bought of James Turner a cow 30 Dol. with interest payable in 4 months from this. 466 feet Board measure of plank from Shantz By R&P.

1856

January

Tuesday 1st. Balanced accouts with Iden Bill due him for fish shoemaking £3.17.11d. Interest on 45 acres of Land at 6 per cent value of land 5 Dollars per acre and two Notes. value of £14.7.6 d. Interest £4.5 ? Bought sugar kettle £1.5.0 d. received from Iden 1d. Total due Iden for the year 1855 £9.8.0 d. For which Iden received my note payable 12 months from date Total due Iden by me £80..0.6.

Wednesday 2nd. Cleaned up 5 Bushels of Barley. Paid ^1/2 Bushel of corn as toll to Gobel

Thursday 3rd. 280 feet plank measure. Barley cropped.

Friday 4th. Bought of L. & Ruby 1^3/4 lb of rope 1.9 d. Ginger 2 lbs. Rosehips? 9 shillings. paid. Fetched the first turnips down into the house. Borrowed two Bush of wheat and one bag

of Sweeds of J. Stuart. Had the wheat ground.

Saturday 5th.

Sunday 6th.

Monday 7th.

Tuesday 8th. 400 feet of Boards from Shantz. Bought Phils Hog 7 Dollars.

Wednesday 9th.

Thursday 10th. Cleaned 4^1/2 Bush of Barley. Bought L & Ruby goods per bill 15.0 d.

Friday 11th. Barrel of Ruby 1.10 per d. Pork Barrel of Staffords paid ^1/2 Dollar. Killed pig weighed 70nlbs. Bought Phils hog 7 Dollars.

Saturday 12th.

Sunday 13th.

Monday 14th. Sow to hog.

Tuesday 15th. 3^3/4 of Barley cleared one Bag of wheat of Stuart.

Wednesday 16th. John Goble helping after Barn. half Day.

Thursday 17th. John Goble helping after Barn all day raising posts and beams

Friday 18th. Carried 15 Bushels of potatoes to Rubys set of on my ac. Paid for mending ring for on yoke 1.3 d.

Saturday 19th.

Sunday 20th.

Monday 21st. Mother to Store Bought of L & Ruby 2 bars of soap 4 lbs of nails.

Tuesday 22nd.

Wednesday 23rd. 4 lbs of nails at L & Ruby

Thursday 24th. Killed two pigs and old sow pigs weighed 76 & 81 lbs.

Friday 25th. Cleaned up 5^1/2 Bushels of Barley

Saturday 26th. Half Barn floor fit to thrashing

Sunday 27th

Monday 28th. Cleaned up 3^1/4 of wheat and sent it to mill. Ringle for on yoke 2.6 d.

Tuesday 29th. Phil teeming? for Pilgrim.

Wednesday 30th. Phil came home this evening

Thursday 31st.

February

Friday 1st. lent to John Goble 45 lbs of flour with Bag.

Saturday 2nd. Letter from W. Fraser.

Sunday 3rd.

Monday 4th. Started to Kincardine. cleaned up 11^1/4 bushels of wheat.

Tuesday 5th. 1^1/2 Dollar to tea meeting ^1/2 Dollar Ring for Oxen yoke. All paid.

Wednesday 6th. Got pease into barn.

Thursday 7th. Stewart 111 lbs of which I had borrowed in the fall. Due Robert ? 5 d.

Friday 8th.

Saturday 9th. a hundred of Shorts? of Shantz.

Sunday 10th.

Monday 11th. 56 Sheaves of wheat previously 180 Phil to village for Salter.

Tuesday 12 Thrashed 42 Sheaves split 30 rails

Wednesday 13th. Paid Stewart the wheat I owed him. - Paid Stafford 5 Bushels due him for fall wheat. Saold 3 Bush of oats at 2.3d.

Thursday 14th.

Friday 15th. Salter working

Saturday 16th. Do. 60 of Shrubs of Shantz. Thrashed 44 Sheaves of oats.

Sunday 17th.

Monday 18th. Thrashed 82 Sheaves.

Tuesday 19 Thrashed 20 Sheaves

Wednesday 20. 41 Bushels of oats to Stafford at 2.3 d. 4.12.3 Paid to Ruby on my account.

Thursday 21. Sold 4 Bushels of oats 9.6 d. 1 Dozen Sheaves 3 shillings.

Friday 22nd.

Saturday 23rd. Thrashed 32 Sheaves of Oats

Sunday 24th.

Monday 25th. Thrashed 80 Sheaves for Reced. of Shantz 10 Dollars Paid J. Goble 15 Dollars.

Tuesday 26th. Do ditto 77 D.

Wednesday 27th.

Thursday 28th. Cleaned up 29 B. of oats. 90 lbs of Shrubs of Shantz 2 oz. of Mustard L & Ruby.

Friday 29th.

March

Saturday 1st.

Sunday 2nd.

Monday 3rd. Bag of Bran from father Bought S & paltry? 3 yorkers.

Tuesday 4th. Went with Fraser to Arran

Wednesday 5th. came from Arran. Reced of Fraser 6 dollars for Myself and team? and one dollar due me for work done whilst here.

Thursday 6th. Omiited entering on the 4th goods by Fred of L & Ruby one hat 5 shil. pair of pants 13.9 d. Thrashed 64 Sheaves of wheat.

Friday 7th. One Gallon of Fluid? of L & Ruby. Thrashed 40 Sheaves.

Saturday 8th. ? Beer. one pair Gloves 3.1^1/2d. ^1/2 yd of Moleskin 1.6 d. pants 15 shillings 14 nails split 30 lbs of Clover seed from Turner 5 Dollars paid also paid for Beef 1 Dollar Thra9th. sher 20 sheaves.

Sunday 9th.

Monday 10th. Thrasher 98 Sheaves of wheat. Monday bought of L & Ruby 9 yds of Cloth 1 Bag of Bran of Shantz

Tuesday 11th. Bought of L & Ruby one Hogshead of butter. Bought 1 Pork Barrel of Stafford ^1/2 paid. Reced ? weighed 150 lbs Thrashed 40 Sheaves of wheat.

Wednesday 12th, Cleaned up 17 Bushels of wheat.

Thursday 13th. Thrashed 117 sheaves

Friday 14th. Received a letter from Shelton ? 10 c. Thrashed 104 sheaves.

Saturday 15th. thrashed 80 Do.

Sunday 16th.

Monday 17th.

Tuesday 18th. 5 yds of cloth of Ruby Sent 5 bags of oats to mill.

Wednesday 19th.

Thursday 20th. letter from W Fraser.

Friday 21st. Posted letter to W. Parker and J. Maris?

Saturday 22nd.

Sunday 23rd.

Monday 24th. 2 Boxes 1.3 oz.

Tuesday 25th.

Wednesday 26th.

Thursday 27th.

Friday 28th.

Saturday 29th. Received by Father from Shantz 4 Dollars.

Sunday 30th.

Monday 31st. Bought of L & Ruby 2 Bars of Soap Bottle of Medicine.

Tuesday April 1st Bought one Chaff knife 7.6 d. ^1/2 lb of clout nails 9 d Sheet of tin and two boxes of matches 1^1/2 d. Sold 5^1/2 of egss 4.4^1/2 Paid. Bought of L & Ruby 8 yds at 10 d.

Wednesday 2nd Bought of L & Ruby 2^1/2cotton at 4^1/2 one yd of ? 1.3 d Settled with John Goble for the last year Due to him £3 .19.3 d. not P.

Thursday 3rd 2 Barrels of flour to Ruby at 8 dollars per brl.

Friday 4th.

Saturday 5th. Facing? for chaff took 3 sheaves ^1/4 lb of hops 1.3 d. Fred took Buyers sow to hog.

Sunday 6th.

Monday 7th.

Tuesday 8th. Chaff Engin. of J Goble 10.0 d.

Wednesday 9th. Getting out House logs. John Goble helping.

Thursday 10th. Bought of Lehnen & Ruby 3 axe handles 3.0 d. & 11 lbs of Dried Apples

John Goble helping.

Friday 11th. On Bows of ? 2.6.d. per John Goble helping.

Saturday 12th. Turnip cutter 10 n 0 d. Pd. 2 lb of candles & 3 d of lolypops.

Sunday 13th.

Monday 14th. Cleaned up 10 bush. of wheat Bought of L & Ruby whip and handle and combs 2.8^1/2 d. Phil went on trail?

Tuesday 15th. 3^1/2 Bushels of wheat cleared

Wednesday 16th. Brother home from Shantzs Brought cash 12 Dollars. Received from W Fraser of Kincardine 25 Dollars bring balance due to Father

Mon June 9th Father to Shantzs.

June 10th Bought of Shantz 28 lbs of Shorts? & 40 lbs of bran

11th Sold 5 pigs at 5 weeks for 6^1/4 Dollars Let Salter have two N.P.

14th Bull? to Iden. 1 Dollar and 7^1/2 d for tobacco. For Shoe mending & 9 shillings. Paid John Goble for Shard cutter 9 shillings. 2.3 d of Shantz 108 lbs of bran. of Shorts 100 lbs 4^1/2 Dollars per barrel of Len & Ruby 4 bushels of dried apples 10 Dollars

July 1st Father returned from Shantzs. 3 weeks.

1857

June Monday 22 na. Sturgeon of J Goble one Dollar ten cents.

25th. Doditto of Stewart one Dollar twenty cents. Fish for Stewart 14 lbs 70 cents D D 16lbs Iden Goble mendning Brothers boots for Doller.

August 18th. Began to cut Fall wheat Finished on lst of Sept.

31st. James Stewart 87 lbs of flour being part pay for cutting Spring wheat. Began to cut spring wheat on the 27th. Finished 29. Cleaned and sent 9^1/2 Bush. of fall wheat to mill.

September

1st. Finished carting fall wheat.

2nd. 71 lbs of flour to John Goble being part pay for cutting spring wheat. Stewart cut my grass seed. not Paid.

7th. Bought of Fenwick 42^1/2 lbs of fish ro be paid in flour

8th. Commenced threshing with

Swintons Machine finished (fall wheat) on the tenth at noon. Due Swinton 12 Dollars. Two sperm of Horses from Shantz. two days at five Dol. per day. Robert Edgar one day. Aron Fortney one day. James Stewart two days. John Goble two days. 10^1/2lbs of of John Goble.

12th. 12 Bush of wheat to mill

15th. 56 lbs of flour as pay for fish to Renwick. 90 lbs do. to John Goble which pays him for cutting spring wheat and leaves 41 lbs due to me. James Stewart 87 lbs flour which pays his share for Harvesting spring wheat and leaves 84 lbs due to me.

14th. Sowed 3^1/4 Bush. of Fall wheat.

18th Sent 16 Bush of wheat to mill.

25th. Finished oat Harvest.

26th. Finished Harvest by getting up pease.

October

2nd. Sent 16 Bush of wheat to mill.

3rd. Sowed 9^1/4 Bushels of wheat.

13th. Sowed 7^1/2 Bushels James Stewart Borrowed 297 lbs of flour

James Stewart borrowed 227 lbs of flour

Oct 3rd. Sold 243 Bush. and 13 lbs of Fall wheat at 3.9 per Bush. 24 Received pay for wheat 182 Dollars and 9^1/2 d. Bought of MacLaren Tobacco 17^1/2 lbs 4 .Dol one shilling and 7^1/2 d. Salt 2 barrels 6 Dol. Box of Candles 38 lbs 7 Dol. 1 a 2d. White fish ^1/2 Barrel 4^1/2 Dol Paid Swinton for 2 days thrashing 12 Dol. Took up note for Fred 16 Dol. Paid Ruby 100 Dol. Paid Schwendker for Phillips Vest 1^3/4 Dol. Paid to Ahrens $5.95. Paid to John Goble Interest due last April & 10 Dol. Craig for pigs 4^1/2 Dol.

Oct 28. Gave my note for a piece of Cloth Due in one year from date

Dec 4th. Bought of John Fellon a ? for which I gave my note for the sum of 25 Dol payable 13 months from date.

11th 2 Pair of Boots of Ahrens 9 Dol. to be paid in the middle of January.

12th. 4 Bush. of barley, to Fortney it being part pay for cradling Barley.

Balanced accounts with James Stewart Balance due him on account 7 s. 5 d. Received from him his share of road money 6 D. and one Dol. for Viol. Paid him one Dollar and a half After adding all the flour account together and settling for cutting Timothy seed. There is yet due me 545 lbs. Pease 16^1/2 Bushels. Sold to John one and a half Bush. To Iden 4 Bush. Mr. J. Goble half a day Killing bull and picking lumber.

1858

February 16 received from James Stewart 234 lbs of flour as a return for that borrowed. 234+116=371 545-343=174-.99=.75

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