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THE CANADIAN Pocket DIARY FOR 1876.

TORONTO : PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROTHERS, Manufacturing Stationers.

JANUARY SUNDAY 2 1876

Wife & I stay at home all day. don't go to church. I don't feel well, out late last night at Wordens

Monday 3rd, Go to Tannery at 8 & remain all day. Pay Brown off in full to date.

This should be Tuesday the 4th

JANUARY MONDAY 3 1876

Get Buggy from {Waters?} & drive to StC to Draw at {SB?}. Make 2 Dfts on on TPH 1 at 54 ds & 1 at 64 ds for $1900 ca. Dis & stamps $65.34. I retain to apply on last months Expenditure $550.66 Send WPHe pr Ex5 $3184.00. & get Rx.{while Rx usually applies to prescriptions in the 20thc sense, here it appears to mean receipt} Don't have Bank Book it's in Toronto.

6 Wordon Comes back with msg get back at 5. Expenses $3.50, Caudy 40.

We all go to Catholic concert, Ada plays with Miss Allison, get home at 11. Wife tells me about Warren Claus's second daughter 15 years old having a baby son by Alex McNicken of Manitoba.

Was at Tannery all day Monday.

JANUARY THURSDAY 6 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 This day entries are made on Wednesday Page Jan 5th & continued on this.

Get Telegram from C Parsons that In will be down on Train tonight Meet HM/n at 7. Then go to Cars & meet CP. We go home & sit till 12 1/2 P.M. talking. He says Brown goes to Toronto & offers to do {work?} in Brum House at 16 cts, per Hide

JANUARY FRIDAY 7 1876

CP & I go to Tannery at 9. Bring meat at at Sandhos 60 cts.. meet Brown on our way down. Stay at Tannery till 2. Jim McFarland brings Hide pr 5 cts. I tell Jim about WS. We (CP + I) go at to dinner at 2. back at 4. Mills brings 56 Hides from S Cath. Takes over 25 Rolls 199 {Pds?} 297 {ga'pts} Harness to Car for TP & Co. & brings back 2 Ratio Japonica. We go to {Mrs Ketchams?} after that & stay till 11. go home & sit up till 1 am

JANUARY SATURDAY 8 1876

CP & I go to Tannery at 9 1/2 get shipping bill of Campbells last 18 Rolls & CP takes it We take Cars to Chippawa meet Renson from Peplers then CP much pleased with my Sole Leat{Sole leather} back to Bridge. I pay for Horse $2.00. Dinner for CP & I $100. I take cars at 720 for home. Ticket 50 cents. Maud Watt & Lansing go to Buffalo & back today. Get Telegram from M {Grithin?} for 25 Hides

JANUARY SUNDAY 9 1876

I go to Church alone, stay in all P.M. M & I go into Mothers & take car. Uncle John tells me of his troubles.

Like Summers night this Eving.

JANUARY MONDAY 10 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Pay Tom MClellans Hide Bill for last month $8 35. Dan Serves for 2 12 Car loads Coal last month $152 29 Dont go out this Evig.{evening}

JANUARY TUESDAY 11 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Jim Sadler {begins?} north this am. in Parties place, at 100 pr.day. I pay JCScott his a/c {account} (private) against Tanning 1129+ take. Rx Pay ELonghurst last month a/c for Hicks $1219 Ship Cassels & Stinson 10 whole Hides 395 {leather?} out of 723{#} {symbol for pound weight} Gren Hide {Greenhide refers to the unprocessed hide of an animal, typically from cattle, that has been freshly removed from the animal and has not undergone any tanning or other chemical treatment} 34 cts on a/c night.

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 12 1876

Cold Go to Tannery at 8 1/2 Stay all day. Nothing of importance to note.

JANUARY THURSDAY 13 1876

Cold Go to Tannery at 8. Stay down all day. Make out Statement for DrC. & mail to TP & Co

JANUARY FRIDAY 14 1876

go to Tannery at 8. meet Flint Currie by Seniors.store his face all sore & Eye Black. Ship to LJCampbell 100 Tanned hides 3608. the Inspected might bring $755# which gives 231$ over 1/2 or nearly 53 41/100 %. I get 3 sides out of the 33 {sds Sole Leat.{Sole leather} I sent to Chippewa to be roll'd, the 30 sds being sent to TP& Co. from Chippewa. I get no weights of it, Inspected weights of the 3 sds I get an 1/87 1/78 1/72 & the other 3 sds weigh 65½ #, or a little over 55 ½ %. Give old Burns $100 this am. Pay Geo A Clement $9 my a/c in full to date.

Mssr Ketcham goes to Buffalo with Cunningham today. he has been here 2 or 3 days.

JANUARY SATURDAY 15 1876

Warm & mild

Go to Tannery at 8 1/2. meet R Brewer. He goes to Toronto on Cars. Hugh & I put up the small Whistle beside the large one. I go up to dinner at 2 Enclose note for $114 to Lyman Bros. due 8th Apl next. GeoLonghurst brings Hide 43 xx 5½ cents. Pay G Wooding IOU P to rare $30.0 on a/c this a.m.

JANUARY SUNDAY 16 1876

Sunshiny Lovely morning like April

Sacrament at Church today. Maria & I go. We find Baby quite sick on our return from Church. I go for Dr Anderson Mrs {Ketchum?} comes over & gives Baby some Homeopathy medicin. She is very sick all night

JANUARY MONDAY 17 1876

Baby no better. I go to Tannery I sell Dick Briggs 1 side Sole Leather 21 1/2 dollars. 33 cents $709. Sample He dont pay for it to day. wants to try it first. I get my Books ready & {bouchures or brochures?} to take to Toronto in the morning. go home at 6 1/2 P.M.

JANUARY TUESDAY 18 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 1/2. take cars for Toronto. & Tram to Bridge 50cts. Ticket to Toronto return 4.25. Stop over at Hamilton till 5 25 p.m. Call at Mc {Arthur's?}. he is not at home, see his foreman, & have talk about lea. I get dinner 50cts. Meet Donnelly on train also Irwin Boiler Maker. We take Pullman car 25cts. Arrive at Toronto at 7. Meet Mrs. Milloy at {American house?}. long talk with her. I don't go out anywhere. D Milloy & I sit & talk, till bed time.

{obscured by flattening tool}

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 19 1876

Get up at 7. go to Parsons at 9. they tell me they don't like Sole leat {Sole leather}. We have some words over it. I tell them it isn't 1/2 roll'd. I don't get much satisfaction form them. After dinner I go up to Court to hear the Clements trial. First go up to the Queens with Capt Dick to find Scadding. Have long talk with him. about the Tannery & a/c. He shows me a Breech loding Gun he wants me to take. price $100. In P.M. I go to Parsons & Rutledge & I try to get the Books straightened but dont accomplish it. Dick & Scadding come to Hotel to see me. I don't go out. Mrs. Milloy sick today. Willie wants me to go to his place to spend day but I decline. Parsons told me today I might get someone else to take place in Tannery.

JANUARY THURSDAY 20 1876

Don't get up till 8, go to TP & Co. store at 10 talk to Parsons about Lawders note due tomorrow. he won't advance any funds. Says we will take Stock on Feb 1st & {decides} after that I can draw what is coming to me. Call to see J.W.Fletcher at Blalles office. he is out, meet Cassels on the Street. Have talk with Sloan on Street about Belt-leat he says they cant afford to pay 38 cts, I take Cars at 3.15. P.M. for home. Donnelly meets me at train. Capt Dick waits down with me. We get home at 8. I find letter from TP& Co. Enclosing Cheque to Balance last months Exp.$ at Tannery for $109.18. I sign a Note of Accomodation at Toronto for them for $4500 blank date. I borrow $10 from TP& Co. to bring me home.

JANUARY FRIDAY 21 1876

Donnelly sents Horse & Buggy for me to go to StC. He cant go. sends Joe Gates to drive me. I meet Lawder in StC {St. Catharines} & tell him about Note due today, he goes with me to I Bank & renews his own note. I pay the {dis?} $8.25. I then talk with Crombie about last Gold {Dft}.& {Exc?} J McPhail tells me Ira Crombie returned to StC today. Lawder tells me the Sombra lot was advertized & sold for taxes again & he paid them. I get home at 2 P.M. & go to Tannery.

JANUARY SATURDAY 22 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. take Lunch & stay all day. Burk gets his 1st Car load of Pork down last night & hauls it to day. I give nothing (on TP & Co. TP & Cos cheque to change for $109.08, I lend J Murphy #20, & get his Rx I pay McCainchow $30 & 8 cts. got $13 before, making $4 & I pay them on a/c {?} Shingling & fixing my mothers house & take Rx. {Geo Longhenst brings?} & Hide 93$ at 5/cts.

JANUARY SUNDAY 23 1876

I go to Church this AM. Maria dont go. Baby not well yet. I dont go out again Worden calls in the Eveg sits awhile.

Uncle John & Son comes in on PM & Uncle John tells us of his troubles etc.

JANUARY MONDAY 24 1876

I go to Tanner at 8, take my lunch, & remain at Tannery all day. I make out list of all Leat. gone out of Tannery since 1st Feby. last to date, & show Uncle John this Eveg.

I pay C.Worden on a/c $12 this day

I enclose TP&Co. $10 this Amt I borrow'd from him when in Toronto last.

JANUARY TUESDAY 25 1876

I go to Tannery at 8. Call at Woodingtons for bal of money on TP&Co Cheque for $10918. I pay Woodington on a/c $16 & take Rx. I go over to Wordens house & pay him $12 in a/c. Then go to Tannery, & remain all day Capt. Grale calls in PM. & tells me about Old {Bruus?} T Mills draws 2 loads Hides over from other building

JANUARY WEDNESDAY 26 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Tom Mills comes down & I ship McArthur 25 Tann'd Hides 7 06 $ & Mills brings Cases bags down from Express office. Anthony Hooley comes in PM, & works with Claus & Hugh & Jim fill up Glue Stock for F M lease Buffalo. I sell Soln Brooman 2 Damaged side Sole lea. 1790, 30 cts=525, {hr?} to pay me in Wood. Maple. Pawling from StC calls to see me about slides for Seunis machine belts says he gets 2½ cts accdly{accordingly} per ft. Burk draws up {Cars?} 2nd Car of Pork today

JANUARY THURSDAY 27 1876

The day is like a May day so warm. Go to Tannery at 8. Geddes sends his freight a/c in I telegraph TP&Co to Seed Cheque for Auil $3804.

I go up to dinner today,

I pay TM Rowland $350 amt of my Mothers a/c & take Rx.

JANUARY FRIDAY 28 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. I begin counting Hides in vats today for Stock taking remain at Tannery all day.

JANUARY SATURDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Borrow 3800 from Woodington & Pay F Geddes freight ½ {2nd.?} Get letter from McAishin to ship some Hides. I telegraph him. Get cheque from TP&Co this Evig for $38. on a/c Freight. Wife pays Sandho in full to date for Meat & gets Rx.

JANUARY SUNDAY 30 1876

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JANUARY MONDAY 31 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Ship 25 Tann'd Hides to McAishin 777# which overruns 31.#. Donnelly gets 1 Bus lime.

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 1 1876

Take Stock in Tannery today

Leat. in Tannery as follows viz:_

1488 Whole Hides in Tan vats

201 Sides " " "

33 W Hides in Dry Room

50 Damaged Sides "

3 Sds Sole & 83 do Harness

25 " N°2 Harness & 1½ Horse Hides

2 " Russell Bridle

135 W Hides in Brum House

191 G S Do in store

45 Bales Japonica 250 su 16250#- 6 cts

23 Jack {Balmain?} 176 su 4048 # - 8 cents

2000 Bru. Haus 15 cents. 1500# Glue Stock 2 cts.

35 Bus lime 22 cents. Material $50.

FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 2 1876

very cold Stormy all day with Snow. Send Stock list this day to TP&Co with letter. Get letter from TP&Co, saying they could not sell leat in Montreal for more than 28 cts Rx mos. & only A Campbell at that & that Toronto Manufactures wont buy Sole Leat as they had Contracted with Tanners in States for {Oak?} Sole leat trimmed at 40 cts. _ {A?} Donnelly (W.G) gets 1 Bush Lime per Joe Gates 40cts. Jas Carnochan gets 2 Bush Lime Paid 80 cts. I Sadler get 4 cows tails 20 cts. none of which pays me, Jas Barry of SunBridge calls yesterday about Fleshings. I get letter from Case today about more Glue Stock.

I take 1st Glass this evig before wife

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 3 1876

very Cold

Go to Tannery at 8½. Geo Watts comes to Tannery with me, & buys 1 sd Sole (Damaged) at 6 xx 27 cts, = $432, Paid

Have talk with H Carson about his Wages & tell him about TP&Co letter rc'd by one last night, that they Co. could only get offer from LJ Campbell for the Whole Hides of 28 cts 4 mos. Hugh agrees to take $10 per Week & no less, this does not include the agreement about watching. I go home at 7 P.M.

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 4 1876

Cold stormy. Alex Swinton calls at house with his a/c $225. I pay him $125, on a/c. Mail letter to Barry & Sloan about leat & to E H Scadding. Car comes down last night with I suppose 10 Bbls O Extract in Bond, re'c Postal Card from C Tarble about it bring at 7 & {Eui?} & mail reply this A.M. telegraph this A.M. to Coll with CSRR Agt at Victoria about it, Make Bbl Soft Soap at tannery this P.M. Buy Post Stamp - 50 cts.

FEBRUARY SATURDAY 5 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & remain all day. nothing of importance transpires

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 6 1876

Go to Church alone, dont go out until this Evig. & then go over to Ketchums.

FEBRUARY MONDAY 7 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. get Protest letter from Manufacturers Bank Buffalo that Cases Dft was refused payment, telegram Case to learn why. remain at tannery all day - write TP&Co about Case not paying Dft etc. etc. about drawing.

Get 383 Hides from {Strond?} Haul'd from Car to Tannery, 340 No 1 & 43 No 2, they overrun by Scale weight 1038# 6 / Mills hauls them 8 loads

== FEBRUARY TUESDAY 8 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 remain all day. get telegram from TP&Co to Know about Extract & why I hadn't written & reply, 10 Bbls O Extract comes down on Train tonight. write Barry & Sloan

FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 9 1876

Go to Tannery at 8½. Get word that Extract is in Pound. I borrow $30 from Woodington to buy duties I only pay deposit on 5 Bbls $16, & thirty

write to Ottawa about it, to see if it can come in {freight?L&E?}

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 10 1876

Heavy Thunder Storm tonight

Go to Tannery at 7 & stay all day Begin putting in Extract this P.M. Mills hauls it over. Get telegram from Parsons that he will be over this Eveg on train. I make out a full statement of leat. sold for past 2 Years & make out profit on same. the 1st year we arranged 31 Hides pr week at 37 cts pr H. 2nd year 50 Hides pr week at 34

Meet CP at train we sit & talk till 12½. I show him Rutledges mistake of 1000. CP tells me they put {pieces?} of leat down to McArthur to 30 & Sold to LJ Campbell when there last week at 27 cts cash

Get { 1 Gal? Sale?} Whisky from Woodington

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 11 1876

Raining hard

Get breakfast at 8, & go to Tannery get buggy from Donnelly at 12 & go to StC. I draw make Dft {draft} on TP&Co for $4900, draw out $4450 Cash, go to Welland House & count it & I {Expend?} $4150 to TP&Co Toronto & Take Rx. I retain $300 & leave balance in Bank after deducting on Des & Stamps. C Postmans with me. Buggy breaks down on way back, after tea we go over to Mrs Ketchums & spend Eveg. get letter from McArthur about shipping 25 Hides this Inst. {?} 25 (next ?}

FEBRUARY SATURDAY 12 1876

CP & I got to Tannery ay 9. We take cars at 10 for home. Shop 25 Tann'd Hides to McArthur this A.M. 826 # 30 cts $247,80 I remain at Tannery all day. pay men off at noon for Jany. Pay Longhurst for his {Laus.?} Hides $7.42 Installment his Hardware a/c $2005 & grocery a/c $100 Pay I Sadler 75 for 3/4 days work this Month, & Makin his Blacksmith 7 @ $375. After tea go to Paffards. D Follett very {Drunk?} & also Bob Figrette.

Mother & Herbert goes out to Rogers today.

{same as previous page}

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 11 1876

Raining hard

Get breakfast at 8, & go to Tannery get buggy from Donnelly at 12 & go to StC. I draw make Dft {draft} on TP&Co for $4900, draw out $4450 Cash, go to Welland House & count it & I {Expend?} $4150 to TP&Co Toronto & Take Rx. I retain $300 & leave balance in Bank after deducting on Dis & Stamps. C Postmans with me. Buggy breaks down on way back, after tea we go over to Mrs Ketchums & spend Eveg. get letter from McArthur about shipping 25 Hides this Inst. {?} 25 (next ?}

FEBRUARY SATURDAY 12 1876

CP & I got to Tannery ay 9. We take cars at 10 for home. Shop 25 Tann'd Hides to McArthur this A.M. 826# 30 cts $247,80 I remain at Tannery all day. pay men off at noon for Jany. Pay Longhurst for his {Laus.?} Hides $7.42 Installment his Hardware a/c $2005 & grocery a/c $100 Pay I Sadler 75 for 3/4 days work this Month, & Makin his Blacksmith 7 @ $375. After tea go to Paffards. D Follett very {Drunk?} & also Bob Figrette.

Mother & Herbert goes out to Rogers today.

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 13 1876

Go to Church alone, see Miss Pollook there in Mrs. Haneys Pew comes with her nephew. I dont go out again today.

FEBRUARY MONDAY 14 1876

Lovely spring morning,

Go to Tannery at 8½, Mis Haddock starts for Chicago, her Uncle sick, I send my cheque to Lyman Bros for $11934 to pay my note due on 19th, I pay H Paffards a/c $1525, A Daveys a/c $130, D Servos Coal a/c of Dec 29th $12960. H Paffard tells me they found where Uncle John had paid more into Bank than he gave himself Cr for viz: $17500 or thereabouts. I got letter from F.M. Case. I sleep down stairs tonight. I write JB Pluent about Tariff on Leat Uncle John pays one 80 a/ for Old Carnochan for 2 Bus Lime.

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 15 1876

Snowing a little & thawing

Go to Tannery at 8. Ian & Frank putting thro balance of 100 Hides & hanging up. Get out another Carboy of Acid this AM John Carnochan come & I pay him $5404 bal of his a/c against Tannery, & pay him $10 on House a/c, & take Rx for both, give wife $500 more this AM, making in all $18 out of this month's pay.

FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 16 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. stay all day. Pay Uncle John $200 to pay on my Life Insurance & I sign Rx for the profits. I pay John Co Ball $4 for a Hide he left at Tannery sometime ago & take Rx.

FEBRUARY THURSDAY 17 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & remain all day. In the Evig. {evening} go to Neelons meeting & stay till 11. Get Tickets for Wife & Ada to go to Buffalo return pay $330.

FEBRUARY FRIDAY 18 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Write JR Plusub at Court Customs & Johnson about duties on O Extract & mail this PM. Wife & Ada go to Buffalo this AM. Get my Cheque cashed by H Paffard for $40. He pay me $38 & owes me $200 on it.

FEBRUARY SATURDAY 19 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. make out Statement & GeoWoods a/c & send to T.P.&Co. Worden calls at Tannery tells one {arrow points up to TP&C} Bank told him on Thursday last comeing from St Caths (Nomination day) that after the Election he was going to have me arrested again for Perjury. Parker brings 25 Bus Lime this Noon

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 20 1876

Go to Church, M. stays at home. GeoSims comes in & has {?} I go to InoSandho's child funeral, & stop in at Wordens. Miss Cook Alma's old girl calls this P.M. wanting to hire

FEBRUARY MONDAY 21 1876

Fine Morning

Go to Tannery at 8. Pay Sandho in full to date for Meat $527, take Rx Get 11½90 Com'd {Bus?} $115 / 104. Ship McArthur 25 Hides 777# -- 30 cts. Ticket weight 733# - 44# over ½ Mills takes leat.{leather} over to Station & hauls 2 loads Hides from Storehouse Send by Mail this A.M. #10 to TC Gagnier on a/c Tobacco, Register letter Geoffrey Hansler calls to see me.

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 22 1876

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{Sleeking = The currier then went to work with a sleeker, a specialist tool resembling a short, bladed knife which forced any remaining tanning fluid from the hide. The hide was then ready to be dressed, to make it smooth, waterproof, strong and flexible.}

{23-24 and 25-26 missing?}

FEBRUARY SUNDAY 27 1876

Go to Church

C Hughs Tanner & Currier comes to see me this P.M. Have long talk with him He says he would come & work in Carsons place at pa 50 per moth. think of hiring him.

FEBRUARY MONDAY 28 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Get Cheque Cash'd at Woodingtons for $5480. Borrow $20 from him. Paid. Ship TP&Co. 49 Bbls No. 2 Sole. 799# {symbol for pound weight} & 2 Sds {sides} No. 1. 43 #. McArthur 25 Hides 709#, 32# on ½ LJ Campbell 4688# 18 Rolls 90 Hides overrun 245½#

New Currier O Hughes begins work {sleeking?} this A.M. Pay Geddes $56.61, & #.30 for Tickets. Get letter from TP&Co. enclosing 2 cheques for $50 ea.

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. C Hughs starting remain at Tannery all day. Get letter from TP&Co. to Draw at {IB?} per letter for $1900. I send Dft {draft} to get $1000 cash. & Dft for $86445 send TP&Co. $675, Discount & Stamps $3555, & Keep $325, on Thursday 2 {sentence from "I send off" to "Thursday 2" has an X across it} Get $20 from Woodington this mn {morning?} on the Cheques (2) & leave str. 2 Cheques of $50 {en?} with him & take his due Bill for $60 paying him back the $20 I borr'd yesterday. I Enter 5 Rolls O Extract this A.M. pay 7pm Kirby $1700 for same

MARCH WEDNESDAY 1 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. send letter enclosing Dft to TP&Co for $1900 to {IBS& C?} for stay at Tannery all day

MARCH THURSDAY 2 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Get proceeds of Dft sent yesterday to TP&Co., send TP&Co. $675 Cash. Dft payable to my order for $86445 Discount & stamps $3555, & {retain?} $325 for Tannery Expenses

Pay to Waters $600 on a/c on N. Webbs his a/v against Tannery in full $960 {hfs?} Bus {Hair?} $1200 on a/c my private a/c Pay Retshies $150 sawing wood

MARCH FRIDAY 3 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. & remain all day. Pay Men this Eve'g. I pay C Hughs $150 & the 50 cts I gave him Sunday makes $200 Ive paid him. I engage him from Mch 1st at $750 per week to look after tanning & carry out my instructions. I tell Carson I've engaged him.

{repeat of 2 pages back}

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. C Hughs starting remain at Tannery all day. Get letter from TP&Co. to Draw at {IB?} per letter for $1900. I send Dft {draft} to get $1000 cash. & Dft for $86445 send TP&Co. $675, Discount & Stamps $3555, & Keep $325, on Thursday 2 {sentence from "I send off" to "Thursday 2" has an X across it} Get $20 from Woodington this mn {morning?} on the Cheques (2) & leave str. 2 Cheques of $50 {en?} with him & take his due Bill for $60 paying him back the $20 I borr'd yesterday. I Enter 5 Rolls O Extract this A.M. pay 7pm Kirby $1700 for same

MARCH WEDNESDAY 1 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. send letter enclosing Dft to TP&Co for $1900 to {IBS& C?} for stay at Tannery all day

{same as 3 pages back and as previous page}

FEBRUARY TUESDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. C Hughs starting remain at Tannery all day. Get letter from TP&Co. to Draw at {IB?} per letter for $1900. I send Dft {draft} to get $1000 cash. & Dft for $86445 send TP&Co. $675, Discount & Stamps $3555, & Keep $325, on Thursday 2 {sentence from "I send off" to "Thursday 2" has an X across it} Get $20 from Woodington this mn {morning?} on the Cheques (2) & leave str. 2 Cheques of $50 {en?} with him & take his due Bill for $60 paying him back the $20 I borr'd yesterday. I Enter 5 Rolls O Extract this A.M. pay 7pm Kirby $1700 for same

MARCH WEDNESDAY 1 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. send letter enclosing Dft to TP&Co for $1900 to {E.SS& C?} for stay at Tannery all day

{repeat of 2 pages back}

MARCH THURSDAY 2 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Get proceeds of Dft sent yesterday to TP&Co., send TP&co. $675 Cash. Dft payable to my order for $86445 Discount & stamps $3555, & {retain?} $325 for Tannery Expenses

Pay to Waters $600 on a/c on N. Webbs his a/v against Tannery in full $960 {hfs?} Bus {Hair?} $1200 on a/c my private a/c Pay Retshies $150 sawing wood

MARCH FRIDAY 3 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. & remain all day. Pay Men this Eve'g. I pay C Hughs $150 & the 50 cts I gave him Sunday makes $200 Ive paid him. I engage him from Mch 1st at $750 per week to look after tanning & carry out my instructions. I tell Carson I've engaged him.

MARCH SATURDAY 4 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & remain all day.

MARCH SUNDAY 5 1876

Go to English Church with Ada. No Church at ours G Sims & C Hughs come up in P.M. & have long talk.

MARCH MONDAY 6 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & remain all day. Rolling up leat {leather} to ship to Campbell

Pay D Waters for Buggy this day $600

MARCH TUESDAY 7 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Ship 30 Rolls 150 Tann'd Hides to LJ Campbell $60, 5116# {remaining?} 240#

I write & Enclose Blake {Kerr?} & Boyds {law firm} $2500 on a/c Mrs. Newton $40 on a/c Rent, Mail Tepman Bros the Dft on TP&Co, for $114 due Apl 11. in lieu of my note, returned

MARCH WEDNESDAY 8 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & remain all day

MARCH THURSDAY 9 1876

Go to Tannery 8 & stay all day No word of Japonica & Extract yet.

MARCH FRIDAY 10 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Take Cars for Buffalo at 10 {$?} to see Case about the Money he owes I Barry comes down & takes 7 Bbls Fleshings & pays $100 payment accdly per BBl. He goes up in Cars with me to Bridge Mrs & Mr Hill go to Buffalo Case cant raise money today says he will tomorrow I go up to Toyrstle {Toye's Stable?} & get Stovevalve etc. Toyes Partner goes to depot with me. We miss the Cars.

MARCH SATURDAY 11 1876

Get home to Night

MARCH SUNDAY 12 1876

Stay in all day

MARCH MONDAY 13 1876

Heavy snow Storm this a.m. Go to Tannery at 7. Mail Ship McArthur 25 Hides 709# Send Invoice by mail. Get Buggy from Donnelly & drive up home. Get served by Granger for Bank for me to appear at the Judges Chambers in Re my Insolvent matter. Cases Brother comes down to night on Cars

MARCH TUESDAY 14 1876

Get word Case is here, go to I T Kirbys office get Warrant to arrest Case if he dont pay get to Tannery at 8 & find it is {Mr?} H Case. after long talk he pays me $85 accdly {accordingly}& buys 26 Bags {Sds?} 909#s. 1½ cts $13.63 2 oz Bags Net 150 45100 1½ cts 6.77 300 Tails

$100 3.00 / 23.40

or $26.62 accdly. Go up at 3 p.m.

MARCH WEDNESDAY 15 1876

to Tannery at 8 Ship 26 Rolls 130 Tann'd Hides to Campbell & Co Send Invoice to T.P. & Co. & Enclose accommodation note to them for $1500. 4 mos. from the 17th inst. deposit the $20 accdly, with Mr. Kirby for Give 5 Bbls O Extract, & get it haul'd over & 40 Bales Japonica I telegram & write to P McCarthy this a.m. to be present tomorrow at the Judges office StC in Bank matter. Pay Ino Parkers son for Services since Jany $1640 & Hide 56# & 4½ cts $256 He hauls 35 Bus New Lime, 3 Bbls oil arrives to day shipp'd on the 7th.

MARCH THURSDAY 16 1876

Heavy Storm Sleet & Snw.

Drive Mother to StC. She is examined by Ry {Reet?} before Lawder is agreed to Mortgage & Deed I give iou on the Tannery. They dont Ex' me. Meet Capt. Bartlett & wife at Munay House, Hotel Bill 100 Cigars 50 cts. Rubbers $125. Get Home at 6_ Send Waters $200 to pay for Horse & buggy today. _

MARCH FRIDAY 17 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Ship TP&Co. 47 Sds Sole 818#. Ticket weights 737. which gives 81# over weight G Longhurst bring 1 No 1 Hide 62# 5½ cts. Pay Wm Longhurst for Jas. Robinson 1 No. 2 Hide 107# 4½ cts = $4.81.

MARCH SATURDAY 18 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & stay all day Get telegram from McArthur to ship 25 Hides & letter from TP&Co to ship H Keorack {Montrar?} 100 Tannd Hides

MARCH SUNDAY 19 1876

Go to Church In afternoon go up & see Mr McCarthy, meet Peter & Tom there. Call at {Aggs?} then home & remain in

MARCH MONDAY 20 1876

Go to Tannery at 8, Martin, Morrison at office ready to start for Lockport to find Bill Watts. I tell him not to go till tomorrow. Ship McArthur 25 Hides 692# 30 cts = $207.60, overruns 30½# Worden calls in p.m. & we talk over with Morrison about Watts & his going to Lockport tomorrow

MARCH TUESDAY 21 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Morrison starts on Cars for Lockport. I give him $800 Worden & I take Stage at 12 for StC. Get telegram from Morrison Watts is in Caledonia. We take Cars & return home. our Expenses $400, meet Morrison at Bridge

MARCH WEDNESDAY 22 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Parker brings load lime 33 Bus Ship K Keorack Montrar 100 Tann'd Hides 3358#

Remain at Tannery all day. Get letter from TP&Co enclosing 2 cheques of $50 ea = $100. Telegraph Bill Watts at Caledonia to meet me at StC tomorrow night

MARCH THURSDAY 23 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Parker brings 35 Bus Lime, Get Roy Cigars at Clement & Millers for Lawder $350 dont pay. H Paffard Cashes Cheque for me , $50, Worden Morrison & I take Stage at 12 for StC. Give Lawder his Cigars. Bill Watts arrives at 630 p.m. We got to Whittens Saloon in Eve'g. Morrison goes to get Geo.Andrews, dont get him. Albert Brown comes in & sits with us till after 10, we then go to Murray House. Meet Willie Watt & {Lauring?} Sit up till 1. Worden & I sleep in Parlour.

MARCH FRIDAY 24 1876

Breakfast at 7. Meet Bill Watts at 8. tells me about Morrison wanting to make money etc. out of me. We all take stage at 9 for home. Lend Watts $100, Expenses $1050. Find Amelie was at house when I get back. Got to Tannery at 1, home at 7. Meet Bill Watt at house. Eli Barey calls & shows me papers he got to serve Bank with. _

Pay Hugh Carson off this Eve'g. He leaves

MARCH SATURDAY 25 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Pay John Talbot #100 for Shoveling Snow to date. Call in Wm Kirby's office & pay him duties on O Extract 10 Bbls $3340 He hands me back the $20 American Bill I deposited with him some days ago. Go to office, Bill Watts there, I write letter to J McDonald Caledonia for him, to send him Watts $2600 to my address here, & Watts borrows from me $2600 till the other comes, & tells me to open letter & take the money. Watts starts for Lockport this P.M. to remain till I meet him at Court. Rec from TP&Co this a.m. 53 No. 1 Hides 3293#

MARCH SUNDAY 26 1876

Go to Church this am. & {Ketchum?} in all day after. Wrote Mrs. Courtney son Robertson, Lyman Bros & Blake, Kerr & Boyd to send {S?} affidavit._

MARCH MONDAY 27 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Rec from TP&Co per Jos Gibson Yorkville 90 No 1 Hides 5 of 39#, {?} cts = 401.73 36 No 2 2279# 6½= $148.13

Inspection 6.30 = $556.16

The above bull short by scale weight 350#

MARCH TUESDAY 28 1876

Go to Tannery at 8½, remain all day.

Get cheque from TP&Co for $100 to pay Freight CSRR up to 25th pay Freight & take Rx

Make out {sum? } Statement for March February to T.P.& Co.

MARCH WEDNESDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 8, remain all day

Run Engine all morning.

MARCH THURSDAY 30 1876

Go to Tannery at 8.

D. Servos starts delivering our load of Coal today 11 tons $540

MARCH FRIDAY 31 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Me Start clearing out vats. T Mills hauls over from Station 5 Bbls I Extract {4?} Bbl {Sds?} each. Get Horse & sleigh from D Water & drive Wife up River. Miss Currie calls this P.M. Wife out. Rec from TP&Co. 4 cheques, as follows 1 - $125, 1 - $75, 1 - $75 & 1 - $50 = $325

Pay H Chrysler for 4 3/4 #Butter @ 27 Cts pp

" " 50# Flour @ 287 $143

APRIL SATURDAY 1 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Receive from SYard Stroud 156 Hides 138 No 1 & 18 No 2.

Pay Men off today all but GeoSims

I Parker brings 35 Bus Lime Lend IMcCourtney $200 this am. M Morrison tells MrsC in person of Worden & myself what George Andrews admitted to Wm Watts about Fire.

APRIL SUNDAY 2 1876

Go to Church. Capt. Barclay & wife there, & Cartwrights, Garrett calls in P.M. Worden in Eve'g.

APRIL MONDAY 3 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Roll up Lea {leather} for Montrar & Hamilton Morrison & I take Cleases stage for StC. I go to buy I Scott's Hides. Worden takes cars this a.m. for Lockport to get Bill Watts, meet Mrs. Courtney at Browns office. Oysters 60 cts. Stage fare $100 I give Worden $400 to go to Lockport, & $500 to apply on my a/c. Meet {Bruk?} returning from StC.

APRIL TUESDAY 4 1876

Get up at 6½. Worden & I breakfast then to Browns Office. Worden starts for Akron Ohio, see Sinclair, Queens Council, about Mrs Courtneys rent, give Watts $150, Worden $100. Buy Scotts Hides Heifer Hides at 6½ cts & Steers No 1s at cts Morrison & I take stage & return home Fare $100 Bill at Murray House for Worden Watss Morrison & myself $400 3 Pair Rubbers $1.62 {laundry?} 50 cts Buy Hat at Andrew $325, pay him for it. {Rx?}

Get letter from Francis Albright

APRIL WEDNESDAY 5 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. M Fletcher sends me Copy of A (Scius?} Evidence not what I want. Stay at tannery all day. D Waters gets {busd'ane?} & dont pay for it. Mr. Snider comes in & had long talk go home & dont go out. After tea Wife & I go up to Saul Tracys. I engage him to go to work in Morning.

APRIL THURSDAY 6 1876

Saul Tracy begins work this A.M.

Go to Tannery at 8, & remain all day. Write E J Brown, & TP&Co. get letter from T.P. & Co enclosing Campbells Inspectors Certificate of {short weight?} also A Keoracks. I write T.P.& Co. Willie Milloy comes in this noon & sits awhile. I go home & dont go out again. Get letter from E.J.B. Buy 5# Cod fish from D McMillan & pay him 50 cts. for it.

TP&Co enclose cheque in letter today for $108.53 to pay St C ? & coal a/c D Severs called Saw Tracy Lynesworth this a.m.

APRIL FRIDAY 7 1876

Go to Tannery at 8, meet Garret at Paffards, he leaves for New York on train. Jas Scott the Carpenter dies this a.m. Porters Wife I hear is dying. I go to Tannery & send him home. He comes & gets order on Sandho 2nd Rerf. Write & mail TP&Co letter about shortage on Montrar Leat. {leather} Buy 50 cts postage stamps today, Rec from TP&Co per letter this day 1 Cheque $11853 to pay Coal a/c Rec'd, Mch 1st.

APRIL SATURDAY 8 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Get $47 from Woodington on Cheque of $125. He to pay balance on Tuesday. Mrs Courtney calls at 2 P.M. stays till 4, she tells me Bruk went to StC on Wednesday & wanted Crown Attn {attorney} IMcKeon to arrest she & I for Conspiracy. McKeon told him Mrs. Courtney was laying information against him for Arson. Bruk told him the House was not insured. Bruk put in a Claim for Insurance in his bill against Courtney; Doorley (Tom) serves me with Bill filed in Chancery against me by Bruk to break Mothers rent & on Tannery. Pay Peter Hooley $850 - ½ of last months wages. Go up town at 6. John Canochan & I go & pay Mrs Jas Scott $3125 I leave Rx with her to sign, she's to give it to Canochan. Sandho

APRIL SUNDAY 9 1876

Go to Church after Church go up to Aggs. Dunc is just starting for P&R. I remain till 2 till funeral of Jas Scott starts. Sam Huidle tells me he saw Wooton & Bruk together last night at 9 P.M. after Funeral go home & dont go out again. _ Except into Mothers at 8½ M & I go in.

APRIL MONDAY 10 1876

Lovely day.

Go to Tannery at 8. See some fellows for thefrom StC shooting {Crows?} on the River. The City has Steam up this a.m. trying her boilers. Worden comes in at 11 & I read Bruks Bill to him. He goes over River. I write Jar. McEdwards this a.m. to send me Copy of my Evidence in any Insolvent matter.

Jim Holohan not at work to day.

APRIL TUESDAY 11 1876

Lovely day

Go to Tannery at 8. Jim Holohan at work. Put down Drain to Brun House. Take Cleases Stage for StC. Fare 50 cts. See Calvin Brown, about Montrars evidence make fresh bargain with Scott about his Hides buy all his No 1 Steers from 58 to 90 # @ 7 cts. & all No 1 Heifer Hides from 58# at 6½ cts 2 months. See Lawder "tight." Cigars & oysters 75 cts, Candy 50 cts, Fare home on Cars 87 cts. Worden goes on to Rockport & Rochester tells me about party at Rockt going with him to Buffalo. Mrs Hudson come down from StC. Mrs. Milloy comes home. Pay Worden $400 this am leaving balance due of $500 in all

APRIL WEDNESDAY 12 1876

Raining

Go to Tannery at 8. Talk with Paffard Heny & Clement about Bruk. Get letter from TP&Co last night to draw I draw by Letter today send my cheque for $2400. Sign accomodation note to TP&Co for $1600. Blank & return to them by Mail. Get telegram from TP&Co about Hides. Also telling me to Keep $60 out of Dft money. Get letter from McArthur to send 600 more Hides.

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APRIL TUESDAY 11 1876

Lovely day

Go to Tannery at 8. Jim Holohan at work. Put down Drain to Brun House. Take Cleases Stage for StC. Fare 50 cts. See Calvin Brown, about Montrars evidence make fresh bargain with Scott about his Hides buy all his No 1 Steers from 58 to 90 # @ 7 cts. & all No 1 Heifer Hides from 58# at 6½ cts 2 months. See Lawder "tight." Cigars & oysters 75 cts, Candy 50 cts, Fare home on Cars 87 cts. Worden goes on to Rockport & Rochester tells me about party at Rockt going with him to Buffalo. Mrs Hudson come down from StC. Mrs. Milloy comes home. Pay Worden $400 this am leaving balance due of $500 in all

APRIL WEDNESDAY 12 1876

Raining

Go to Tannery at 8. Talk with Paffard Heny & Clement about Bruk. Get letter from TP&Co last night to draw I draw by Letter today send my cheque for $2400. Sign accomodation note to TP&Co for $1600. Blank & return to them by Mail. Get telegram from TP&Co about Hides. Also telling me to Keep $60 out of Dft money. Get letter from McArthur to send 600 more Hides.

APRIL THURSDAY 13 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Dont hear from Crombie to day abput Dft. Ship McArthur 50 Hides 1502# remain at Tannery all day. Telegram Crombie about Dft. & Dft. to my order for $1500, Cash $805, Dis. Stamps & Conv. $4436 I retain $50 out of Cash & send TP&Co all the rest of Cash & Dfts. this is sent on the 14th

APRIL THURSDAY 13 1876

Go to Tannery at 8, up to Mail at 11. Get money & Dfts from Crombie & send same to TP&Co less Dis @ $50, Kept out by IAB as per Instructions.

APRIL SATURDAY 15 1876

Get up at 5 Herbert & I go out shooting Pigeons, shoot Crow & SawBill {Red breasted Merganser duck}. River full of Ice. Pigeons dont fly

Paid Marten Dolan teaming to loads $150 up to Mch 31st Pay Woodington on a/c. Rm @ $25 & take Rx.

APRIL SUNDAY 16 1876

Go to Church & Stay in Balance of day.

APRIL MONDAY 17 1876

Take Cars for Toronto this am Take papers for Blake Kerr & Boyd to go on with Answer to Bruk Bill served on me in Chancery. Take the fast train from Hamilton this is 1st train thru run, go down in 105 hours five minutes arrive at 430 P.M., go to Parsons then up to Blakes office & see Fletcher. Ed Scadding & Parsons come down to American this Eve'g & stay till 11. Ticket from Bridge $420, Dinner 50 cts.

Ship McArthur 50 Hides 1532# @ 30 cts.

APRIL TUESDAY 18 1876

Go to Blakes office at 10 & have long consultation with JW Fletcher, go into all the Case with him. Buy Shoes for Wife & Baby at Hewitts & pay for them $200, order shoes for myself & dont pay for them, price $600. Meet Elijah Moore tanner from St Thomas at American Parsons have long talk. Go to Theatre with him tonight. Agnes Booth & Junius Brutus Booth, act. { father JB Booth Sr died in 1852 so must be brother, Junius Brutus Booth Jr. & sister-in-law Agnes, of John Wilkes Booth}

APRIL WEDNESDAY 19 1876

Take train at 10 for StCaths Moore goes as far as Hamilton Bill at American $350 Paper 50 cts, Fraw at SBank S&C on TP&Co as per Instructions for $2500, Dis & Stams $4082 sned TP&Co pr Expenses $240900 & retain $50. Dinner at StC 50 cts. get home via CSRR {Canadian Southern Rail Road} at 8 P.M.

APRIL THURSDAY 20 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 & stay all day am. Capt Dick comes to Tannery & we go up town together. stop in at Clements get Dinner & have sleep, go to Tannery at 4, Have Go in Clements & Millers Stores this eve'g Bruk there, I till about his {Banks?} getting $800 from S Herou of John Frasers money. Bruk goes out, Donnelly there, Tom Ball & I got home together. I pay Ross the Barber $150 for mending Adas Guitar, Pay Mrs Mulholland $20 on a/c her Bill is $17 & I give her 2 - $10 Bills

APRIL FRIDAY 21 1876

Dont feel well, stay at home all day. Aurelia Mars calls

APRIL SATURDAY 22 1876

Str{Steamer} City of Toronto, leaves at 6½ a.m. for Toronto; I stay at Tannery all day.

APRIL SUNDAY 23 1876

Go to Church. Go to Tannery at 3 P.M. & stay till 6. Jno McMillan & father there.

APRIL MONDAY 24 1876

Str {Steamer} City makes her 1st trip this AM. River full of Ice. it has been snowing steady since a week ago Saturday. She cant go up River. Claesons comes over. I ship 63 Sds {sides} 8 Rolls of Sole Leat {leather} to TP&Co 1440 # which yields 60% leat. I get Horse & Buggy from D Waters & CP & I drive out to 4 mile pond I shoot a Duck but dont get it get back at 6. CP & I sit up till 1 A.M. talking, he promises to pay me my money middle of next month. Our profits for 1 Year at 150 Hides per Mch is $25000.

APRIL THURSDAY 25 1876

CP takes City & returns this A.M., seems much pleased with prospects.

APRIL FRIDAY 26 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Ship JD McG 50 Hides 1649½ # 50 cts., $49485 Get Horse & Buggy from D Waters this P.M. & take wife out for drive to 4 Mile Pond. Get Telegram from TP&Co to ship 50 Hides to Montrar to their order as they arriv. by Boat tomorrow.

Ship 1 sack {d&air?} to TP&Co 8 Bushels

APRIL THURSDAY 27 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Ship 50 Tannd Hides to order of TP&Co to Montrar & get Hardman & Co. 1483#, 30 cts each $444.90._ remain at Tannery all day

APRIL FRIDAY 28 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Jno McMillan gets 3 Bus. Lime & 6 Bus. before. Telegraph TP&Co to send me $330 Sandho brings 5 Hides 290 8 cts $1595.

APRIL SATURDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Longhurst brings 1 Hide 45# 5½ @ 247. I remain at Tannery all day._

APRIL SUNDAY 30 1876

Go to Church. Mrs. Milloy calls in P.M. I dont go out. Cha& Hughs & Morrison work at Engine to day both get very Drunk

MAY MONDAY 1 1876

Go to Tannery at 8, find 2 pieces Glass broken in office & Blood on the Windows & door, discover Hughs was very drunk yesterday Hughs promises to join the Sons of Temperance. goes up with me & see Robt Warren, & introduce him to Warren.

MAY TUESDAY 2 1876

Go to Tannery at 6½ Robt Jacobs Beasemans begins work. Ship Bus Lime 80bbl to Hallam v Boat this AM Get letter from C Parsons about Hallams {illegible cut off} me 50 Hides from Hallam by Boat today. They fall 6 11/50 # short pr Hide. Get letter from TP&Co enclosing $200 Cash & 3 Cheques $50 each in all $350. Pay Men this Eve'g.

Str City, cant get to Wharf for Ice. When she returns from Queenston {?} Ice away.

MAY WEDNESDAY 3 1876

Go to Tanry at 7 F Clark & Anthony at work this AM. Str City gets in today. Get letter from TP&Co about drains $1900, at 3 mos. Put up Hair for Hallam 200 Bags Draw out Statement for Apl. stay at Tannery till 9 PM.

MAY THURSDAY 4 1876

Go to Tanry at 7. Ship Bags 200 Hair on City to Hallam. I go over for Boat this 1st time today. Send Fletcher & Cassels & Boyd, about my Mothers Answer H Bruks Bill. In. Scadding & Hewitt & return shares he Made for me see Kerr & Anderson about Invoice & Marshalls a/c. Have talk with Charley Howe about Sole Leat Sit at Americans & talk with Capt. Bartlett till 12. Parsons returns from Montreal today, tells me he can sell Hardman lots of Leat. & Campbell will take 100 Hides per week.

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MAY WEDNESDAY 3 1876

Go to Tanry at 7 F Clark & Anthony at work this AM. Str City gets in today. Get letter from TP&Co about drains $1900, at 3 mos. Put up Hair for Hallam 200 Bags Draw out Statement for Apl. stay at Tannery till 9 PM.

MAY THURSDAY 4 1876

Go to Tanry at 7. Ship Bags 200 Hair on City to Hallam. I go over for Boat this 1st time today. Send Fletcher & Cassels & Boyd, about my Mothers Answer H Bruks Bill. In. Scadding & Hewitt & return shares he Made for me see Kerr & Anderson about Invoice & Marshalls a/c. Have talk with Charley Howe about Sole Leat Sit at Americans & talk with Capt. Bartlett till 12. Parsons returns from Montreal today, tells me he can sell Hardman lots of Leat. & Campbell will take 100 Hides per week.

MAY FRIDAY 5 1876

Take Boat at 7 for Mai {Maine} and Expenses $225 Pay Scadding yesterday $100 for having my Coat fixed last fall. Very Cold & Stormy Crossing Lake River full of Ice. Hard work getting to Wharf, Boat dont go to Lewiston.

MAY SATURDAY 6 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Get Horse & Buggy from D Waters & go to StC & take wife. Capt dick brings me Papers by Boat this AM from Blake Kerr & Boyd. I take them to StC & hand in to Ford McDonald & pay him 60 cts. It is the answer to Bruks bill in Chancery. I sign & execute I C Deed to land in Raleigh of Mr Settles for Ryker (J.C.) I draw on TP&Co for $1900 as per instructions from them, draw at 3 mos @ 7 3/8 & send TP&Co r Expense $1857. Dis & Stamps $42.42. Pay Tom Mills this Eve'g $20 on a/c.

MAY SUNDAY 7 1876

Go to Church in am & pm Mr Hughs comes up & we take walk to old Fort. Dont go out again.

MAY MONDAY 8 1876

Go to Tannery at 6½. Go to Lewiston on Boat with Capt Dick. Ice heavy After dinner Servos begins hauling Car load of Coal. We are quite out. We have up 63 Hides. Get notice that Cask of Mead has arriving for C.S.R.R. Pay Wm Longhurst $1580, last months Hide a/c. including a 62# Hide in Mch. He tells me Chittendens are {Cornering?} this week & F Cassier is going to move on his farm.

Call in at Clements (G.A.) & have some Bitters with Dentist, after that I T Kirby Tom Blair & Murphy & I got to Longs & have some. Kirby & I go to his office & have {fuss?}

MAY TUESDAY 9 1876

Get home at 10 last night, up at 8 this a.m. Walk to Tannery with Ada Coln Kingsmills body comeing over in Boat. Boat cant get in for Ice, lands at Fort passengers Alex Servos & I drive to Fort. I feel badly. I.T. Kirby & I have row at Wordens sale Alphins Cox & I go to Tannery.

MAY WEDNESDAY 10 1876

Dont go to Tanry today, dont feel well

MAY THURSDAY 11 1876

George Sims comes up to house at noon & tells me C Hughs is drunk. I go down with George & dismiss Hughs. Put S Hindle on to watch tonight. Hughs very bad.

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MAY FRIDAY 12 1876

Go to Tannery at 6 30 A.M. Hughs still drinking. Sam Hindle watches at Tannery last night. Insure Mothers dwelling house & furniture for $2500 for 3 Years in Manufacturers & Merchants Mutual Co Alpheus Beamer, Hamilton also $2000 on Machinery etc. in Tannery I pay him $1350 on Policy on House C Parsons come over in Boat & returns again. He hands me $30 for Expenses, say he'll let me have the Money I ask'd for on 15th mn receive letter from IT Kirby, accepting mine wirtten yrterday to him Hughs joins the Sons tonight

S Hindle watches tonight

MAY SATURDAY 13 1876

Go to Tannery at 6. Find Hughs not at all right yet. Jno McMillan has {Bren?} the Constable up for assault. I am supoened also Hughs. see Hughs coming out of Welshs saloon. I tell him when I get back to Tanry I will pay him off Monday. He asks me to try him one week more. I promise. Leave Tannery at 9 P.M.

Ian Hindle watches tonight.

MAY SUNDAY 14 1876

C Hughs calls before I am up. I talk with him he is all right. I go to Church, Jessie McFarland dont {G?} Home. After dinner go to Tannery find all right Worden & Grale call, walk up together

Ian Hindle dont watch tonight

MAY MONDAY 15 1876

Go to Tannery at 6. find all right. Get leather ready to ship to McArthur tomorrow F Currier goes to Boat to meet Chittendens, they dont come. I remain at Tannery all day, dont go to dinner.

Pay Porter in full to day his balance due on 1st May.

MAY TUESDAY 16 1876

Go to Tannery at 645. Dolan hauls Lea 10 Rolls to Cars & brings back Bbl Chemicals Pay Freight on same $469 Give Geddes $5 Bill he hasn't change & says he will send me balance. Get letter from NC 248 George St. also from A Beamer about Insurance. Ship McA 50 Hides 1848#, over 8 # over ½ Buy 1 Box Herrings from Ian Miller t& pay him 50 cts. Steve Sherwood for 2 Bolts 50 cts. Morrison puts them in. F Currie goes to Boat & meets Mrs Crittenden & Lawyer & drives them home. Get shoes from Hewitt today.

MAY WEDNESDAY 17 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. remain there all day

MAY THURSDAY 18 1876

Go to Tannery at 7.

Take Boat at 11 for Toronto. We go from Wharf to Wharf in 1 hour & 8 Minutes.

MAY FRIDAY 19 1876

Take Boat at 7 for Niagara arrive at 910, remain at Tannery all day.

MAY SATURDAY 20 1876

Raining

Go to Tannery at 7. Scadding & wife come over. He & I drive to StC. Get Horse & Buggy from D Waters. Make Dft on TP&Co. at 3 Mos for $3200. Proceeds $3147.26 Expenses $375

MAY SUNDAY 21 1876

We all attend Church Scadding & I go to Tannery in P.M.

MAY MONDAY 22 1876

Scadding & Wife take Boat for Toronto. I take Cars for the S Bridge, NC comes from Hamilton arrives at Bridge at 11 We go over Bridge put up at Atwoods.

MAY TUESDAY 23 1876

I catch train at 8, cross the Bridge, & take CSRR home. Pay Bill at Atwoods $500 Extras $400, NC takes WYC to S & boat home.

MAY WEDNESDAY 24 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. remain all day.

MAY THURSDAY 25 1876

Ship LJ Campbell the 50 Tann'd Hides 1625½ #.

MAY FRIDAY 26 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Pay R Best 400 steak 50 cts. Ship 210 Tann'd Hides to TP&Co 5433#. 42 Rolls. 33 Sds {sides} overruns 184#. Get supoena to attend Rosseau's trial at Police office. Hugh Sims goes up. Get D Waters Phaeton & drive Wife up River. Call at Capt Bartletts & Jim McFarlands. See Mrs. Chittendens Carriage at Paffards House. Drive up as far as Thompsons. Thompson comes out & talks to us & wants us to go in. We see Deal Smith at Flint Curries old House & Miss Currie talking to her at gate. She (D.S.) lets us as see her going in.

MAY SATURDAY 27 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Have some words with Hughs about Weighing leat {leather} I weigh it over. Find he made mistake. Ship 100 Tann'd Hides to L.J. Campbell {?} 3277½# overruns 15 1/{?} in all.

Pony Meat from I Bishop pay him 58 cts. Meet youngest Miss Thompson at Boat, she dont speak. Garrett & Miss Hugett go up on Cars to Buffalo.

MAY SUNDAY 28 1876

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MAY MONDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½ take Deed from my Mother, for Blake, Kerr & Boyd, of Milloy to myself, also Insurance Policy. Take Rothsay for Toronto at 930 Gale Dickson & family go over. Meet Scadding make out Insurance Policy Application for 2000 more on Tannery. Get Shoes for Ada $325. Have long talk with Fletcher about misdirecting letter Parsons complains about Sole Leat. {Sole Leather} shows me some Baltimore, it is not as firm as mine, show it to his man who agrees with me, return by Rothsay Expenses $200 Parsons starts for Montreal this Eve'g

MAY TUESDAY 30 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Miss Thompsons 2 - come down in Car, have long talk with them. Mrs. Chittenden Lizzie & John & little John come to station & go up on Cars. I send Adas shoes over by Capt Dick. to clean (ge? word cut off}

MAY WEDNESDAY 31 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. stay all day. nothing of importance to note.

JUNE THURSDAY 31 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. remain all day. nothing of importance to note.

JUNE FRIDAY 2 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Raining Write Fannie Thompson & mail letter. C Parsons & Wm Thom come over by City this P.M. & return by same boat. C Parsons hands me $250 on a/c last months Expenditure says he will send Cheque for balance. He also hands me 2 Notes 1 at 2 Mos for $500. 1 at 3 Mos. for $400 payable to my self to apply on my private a/c. I to take them to StC & get easier discounted I intend trying it at IB tomorrow.

JUNE SATURDAY 3 1876

Get Horse & Buggy from D Waters. Go to Tannery at 7. Go to StC to try & get TP&Co. notes cash'd for $900, cant get it done.

Buy Lace Shawl for Wife. Mrs. Ketchum picks it out. She goes up with me.

JUNE SUNDAY 3 1876

Go to Church. C Hughs calls up in on his way from Church this P.M. I dont go out this Eve'g.

JUNE MONDAY 4 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Buy Ticket on Rothsay return 150 go to Toronto. Dinner 50 cts. Go to Thom & Parsons about Notes & money. They give me 1 cheque dated 13th inst. for $250. 2 cheques dates today for $125 each on private a/c & tell me to keep the Note dated on 3rd for 3 mos for $400 & get some cash'd at Bank in StCaths. They also give me a cheque to Balance last month a/cs for $6363.

I get back at 615 P.M.

Ship J Hallam 200 Bags Hair 50 cts - $100.

D Waters gets of Sds Harness Leath. 131# @ 40 cts = $5240 dont pay for it

JUNE TUESDAY 6 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Shipp'd 10 Rolls 50 Tann'd Hides to order of TP&Co. Montreal. @ 28 cts cash for W T Egan.

Jas Barry sends down for Fleshings & sends $500 accdly {accordingly} by Boy. Give him 6 {½?} Bbls.

Go up to Lewiston on boat this P.M. Get letter from C Worden this AM. L Follett cashes cheque of $6363 this Am. I pay him $20 for Porter & Luscombes a/c. JC McMillan cashes cheque of $1.25 for me on Boat.

JUNE WEDNESDAY 7 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Shippd 2 Rolls 10 Hides to Jas Newton, Richmondhill 312#s. 30 cts CP tells me he pays for it.

Send cheque by McMillan for $125 to get chequed for me in Toronto. I go up to Lewiston this P.M. & he pays it to me. I pay Jim Holoan & Hooley & Hughs their due Bills against me. Pay Webber $40 on a/c & J Mills bal of his a/c $ {blnak} . Wife goes to Buffalo this a.m. I give her $1500.

JUNE THURSDAY 8 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Rec'd from T.P. & Co. 1 Bbl Oil 43 Galls @ 70 cts $3010, going to return the last Bbl they said it being bad. it contains 47½ {Schs?} at 80 cts = {blank} Pay H Chrysler $700 for Porter & take his Rx. Porter lends the money out of his pay with me to give Chrysler. Pay John Canochan $2700 bal in full due him. S Hindle comes in for pay. dont pay him.

A D Fullmer slanders myself & my Mother in {GeoAClements?} Store today in presence of Wn Purcell & Jarrd Stocking. He told them my Mother Perjured herself & told lies in the Witness Box. {prior?} to {whatever?} I told her to swear, to, that I also perjured myself & he was going for me. etc.

JUNE FRIDAY 9 1876

Go to Tannery at 8½. J Stocking stops me & tells me what A.D. Fullmer said about myself & mother in GAClements Book store yesterday. Wm Purcell tells me the same thing. ( See other page June 8th.) Robt Jacobs tells me Fullmer was trying to entice him to leave my Employment & go with him to Port Perry.

Telegraph TP&Co to send more Hides. quite out. Pat Joe Carrs $500 on a/c of $15 due him for Gardening at Mothers. Give Wife $800 this a.m. to pay Soph {Sophia} as wages on 15th

JUNE SATURDAY 10 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. remain all day.

JUNE SUNDAY 11 1876

Go to Church and down to Tannery in P.M. & out to Dr Watts in Eve'g. Hughs walks as far as Oak Bush with me.

JUNE MONDAY 12 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. C Parsons comes over in P.M. & remains over night. We go to Royal in Eve'g & Roll 10 Pins get home at 10½ sit & talk till 12

JUNE TUESDAY 13 1876

Get Horse & buggy from D Waters & CP & I go to StC. He wants me to Draw for Note due on 15th for $2400. Crombie not do it until thursday. Says he will cash my note of $400 of TP&Co on the 1st July. We drive around by Queenston & crop over to Lewiston & get CP gets Chapman to sign Deed. I witness it. See F Currie & John in StC, meet Mrs. C & daughter at Pine Grove going to Thompsons. dont look of them It rains heavy & get caught in it. CP & I go to Mrs Ketchums in Eve'g.

Parsons tells me this Eve'g to Keep $150 out of proceeds of Dft on Thursday. Peppler calls this Eveg & we buy the other Steer Hides he got from McCarthy today @ 46 3/4

JUNE WEDNESDAY 14 1876

Go to Tannery at 9. Peppler comes over to Tannery & its & talks with Parsons & I hire Boat leaves at 11. We are to take the No 1 Steers a/c from 60 to 85 cts. Ship Bbl Oil 47½ Galls to TP&Co @ 80 cts = $3800 Ship 50 Tann'd Hides to TP&Co order Montreal 1584#

JUNE THURSDAY 15 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. C Hughs comes Herbert & Harvey come to Tannery to fish off Wharf this P.M.

Nothing of note to day.

Dont get proceeds of Dft today from J.B.

JUNE FRIDAY 16 1876

C Hughs comes to house at 7 & tells me about row with Mrs McMillan last night, he has her Father up &fined $500 & costs. I get proceeds of Dft frm JB this noon, as follows 1 Dft on Toronto for $1500 payable to JAB act. & $84250 in Cash.

Get telegram from Scadding to go to Toronto this Eve'g. I go over & take funds with me. Ed meets me at Boat; I pay him at Hotel $49. for Insurance on Mothers House & 2000 on Tannery in Gore Mutual.

JUNE SATURDAY 17 1876

Go to Hewitts after buying Fish tackle. Pay Hewitt for my Shoes got few weeks ago $600 in full to date & order another pair. He tells me about Fullmer having a piece of my Leat {Leather} Go to T.P. & Co. & pay over proceeds of Dft less $150 on Private a/c & duries $4482. The{y} give me cheque for $8252 for tonight on O Extract 20 Bbls rec Thursday. I go to Hays & Co of {?} Furniture, come back on City this P.M. Expense $200.

JUNE SUNDAY 18 1876

Go to Church with Wife this A.M. to Tannery in P.M. see the Noice on Mrs Courtneys lot defaced & my name on it.

JUNE MONDAY 19 1876

Go to Tannery at 8 see Mrs C & family in Carriage at Chryslers Telegraph J Barry to send for Fleshings his man comes down to day & Takes 8 bbls 480 accdly {accordingly}

Give Wife $10 on a/c pay Longhurst Bert & Bishop my private a/c in full to date.

Jas Barry calls this Eve'g & shows me what Bruk put up on Mrs Courtneys notice in lot. I Keep the Paper. I recognize Bruks hand writing in the word "alias"

JUNE TUESDAY 20 1876

Go to Tannery at 710

nothing of importance to day

M Dolan brings 50 Hides from Peppler & Shepherd pr TMcCarthy

JUNE WEDNESDAY 21 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. remain all day.

M Dolan brings 50 Hides from T McCarthy bot from Peppler & Shepherd Toronto.

Harry Clarkson - written from New York.

JUNE THURSDAY 22 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. remian all day nothing of importance today

JUNE FRIDAY 23 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. R Thorne comes in on Boat at 935 We go fishing after dinner, have poor luck.

JUNE SATURDAY 24 1876

Up at 3 A.M. Thorne Hubert & I go fishing no luck

Get Horse & Buggy fr Waters & Thorne & I go to StC. I {?} Dft on TP&Co 3 mos for $2500. Get Sold Dft on N York for $93280 Balance of $2445.07 Get proceeds of Dft. Draw out $4.69 overcharge on last Dft. Give it all to R Thorne at my office. I hand him back a Cheque TP&Co gave me on 17th for Toronto (& pay freight on {Sds?} for $8053 & R Thorne hands me Cash for same. I pay Geddes $30 on a/c of Freight. Mrs Thorne comes over & they both stay & spend Sunday.

JUNE SUNDAY 25 1876

R Thorne & I go to Church. Anne sick. Thorne & I go to see Dr. Henderson. R Thorne orders Horse & Buggy from D Waters & drives Mrs Thorne to Queenston afterwards Thorne & I drive out to 4 Mile Pond.

JUNE MONDAY 22 1876

Breakfast at 8½. Thorne & wife go to Lewiston & back I take Boat & go to Toronto with them. Go to Hays & Co. & see about furniture I buy Wash Stand $975 Bureau for Ada $15.00 Stair Carpet 12 Yds. 12 yd $100, 2 Hammocks $800 4.00 Fish Tackle 65 cts Meet McArthur at T.P. & Co. they are bringing him to Settlement of some Kind. C.P. tells me, they will ose $2000 with him. I take tea at Scaddings & Gussie, Aggie George & I go to Horticultural Concert. meet Parsons & Horace Thoner get home at 10½ stay at Scaddings.

JUNE SUNDAY 23 1876

Leave at 7 on City for home, find all right at Tannery.

M Dolan goes up for balance of Hides (34) from TMcCarthy bot from Peppler & Shepherd send up 4 small Hides to J Scott to sell. 181# in all at 5 cts = $905 Have to pay 20 cts for Inspection Dolan hands me balance $885

Ada goes over on Boat to School Concert with Mrs Milloy.

W{Prager?} & Pope call about Atlas I pay him $800 & take Atlas this settles a/c Horse runs away & break buggy. I get Blake Kerr & Boyds a/c to day $108.

JUNE WEDNESDAY 28 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. Ada & Mrs Milloy comes over. The Furniture comes over. Wife much pleased with it. Carpet for Stairs comes Telegraphs for Stairs Rods remain at Tannery till 7½ P.M.

JUNE THURSDAY 29 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Stair Rods come over by City. When I go to dinner help Wife put Stair Rods down. Go to Tannery & stay till 7½.

JUNE FRIDAY 30 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. D Servos delivers Gdr. of Coal. Longhursts Steam scow gets ½ ton Coal charged. Roll up & Ship for City this P.M. 150 Tann'd Hides 48#

Lend Chas Hirou $100

JULY SATURDAY 1 1876

Dominion day

Go to Tannery at 8. Porter & Hughs at work. Excursions from Toronto & Buffalo. Ned Heron comes over on City, goes to Tannery & sits till Boat comes down River. he returns in her. I go with Herbert to Capt Bartletts talk about "Starling." Go up to dinner at 100 return to Tannery at 3, Capt Mrs Bartlett & myself go to Lewiston on Steam Yacht run up in 45 Minutes, come down in 30° {° symbol for minutes}

Have 1st look at Royal tonight Ada & I go down & hear music

JULY SUNDAY 2 1876

Wife & I go to Church, and go back afterwards. We get a rain Storm this P.M.

JULY MONDAY 3 1876

Go to Tannery at 7. Lizzie & Mrs Crittenden go to Buffalo on Cars. I take stage for StC, get note of TP&Co payable to myself discounted proceeds $3902 Note is for 400 at 3 ms. Dis $698, Expenses to StC $175 Buy Gloves for Wife $100, Suspenders for Self 60 cts.

Pay H Curlisk $2400 on a/c Pay Thad S Davis of Buffalo $700 accdly {accordingly} on old a/c, meet him on Street with John McKeon

JULY TUESDAY 4 1876

Paid Papers on a/c $1000

Get {?} for Blake, Kerr & Boyd $100 Coat 375 {umbrella?} 225 suspenders for Hubery 125 toothbrush 60 cts. Expenses $200 & let from TP&Co $242 to pay mens wages for June.

JULY WEDNESDAY 5 1876

Take Boat at 7 Heavy Fog Wife & Ada at Boat. N Chittenden goes up on Boat. I go up with wife. Dont speak to Chittenden. Will Sage comes down. I begin this P.M. to get our monthly statements. I pay men off this noon. Robt Jacobs goes by Boat to Toronto & Oshawa says he will be back Tuesday.

JULY THURSDAY 6 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. work at statements all day. Gn. busi Get Monthly statement off, & go to work taking Stock. Give Statements to Hamey on Boat to Mail in Toronto.

{Gnat?} Storm to day & Rain

JULY FRIDAY 7 1876

Go to Tannery at 7½. Busy at Stock all day. Get thro' this P.M. give Inventory to Abbott on the Boat to take to TP&Co also Enclose McCordicks letter about Hair. George Sims shows me a Hide with grain gone. I find pack in the {Barn Bin?} in very bad state Have Sims take it up.

C Heron & Wife come in Tannery this e ve'g I show Mrs H thro Tannery.

JULY SATURDAY 8 1876

Go to Tannery at 8. remain till noon. Get Horse & Buggy from D Waters & drive up to Parkers for River. Take Wife & Annie with me, get home at 8.

Get telegram from TP&Co & ship all rough leat dry 1st Boat Monday

Thermometer 92° in Shade today

JULY SUNDAY 9 1876

Extremely hot. Thermometer 96° in Office in Tannery today. Wife & I go to church. I dont go out again.

JULY MONDAY 10 1876

Very hot this A.M. go to Tannery at 8. Ship 75 Hides for City this eve'g 2358# ships 88 {?} for City this P.M. 2553½ # Dolan brings my Bureau & wash stand to day from Boat.

JULY TUESDAY 11 1876

Go to Tannery at 8, remain all day nothing of moment to note . Mr Hughs at work finishing Harness.