1842

November

<tdSnow all day & high wind> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Friday	18	Chas. laid up with Boil on throat, the rest pottering	16		16	14
Saturday	19	Threshing Sp Wheat for Mill & pottering Isaac assisting McPherson to drive a Steer as far as Alex's broken a Leg at the Bridge & is to be killed		Sno wall day, now 3 p 4 in	14	23
Sunday	20	Christ'n & Chas. to Alex's - the former rem(illegible}		Snow nearly all day	20	20
Monday	21	W'd calld by Rankin 1 for AM to go for the Doctor to Mrs R but the good Lady was confined before W'd passed. He was calld a second time at 4 to go to Dalys for Wine & Whisky Christ'n at Alexs assisting preparing for thrashing Mill tomorrow Is & Chas. thrashing Sp. wheat for Mill W'd hauling Wood &c &c		Light snow shower	20	19
Tuesday	22	Isaac Christ'n & Chas. at Alexs - thrashing Mill - run all night Wilf to Mill with 4 Bush. 40 lbs Wheat (too late} Mrs T. with him bro ! 2 Inquirers - T Rob! Pearls not 6 L1.8.6 due 22 Jan ?		tolerably fine a little Snow ev'g	17	27
Wednesday	23	Is. Christ'n & Chas. at Alexs as yesterday - W'd to Mill for Grist bro! 6 lbs Soap from Mr Daly - for Washers Is & Chas. ret. at night	3	Snow Showers	26	32
Thursday	24	Christ'n at Alex! Is & Chas thrashing Sp. Wheat W'd Carpenter spottering		fine	27	21
Friday	25	do do do		Snow {illegible} even	23	21
Saturday	26	Isaac & Chas. to 24 for Load Hay - t to try fogels afraid of axes on 2 Horses -- value 16. -- 2 Oxen 8. -- 5 Cows 15. 1 over 2 years 1. L 40 1st p L Land 100 acres 1st p acrew viz		in all	12	7
		on Williams Land 100 Acres 8/14 X Christ'n & Wilf winnowing Wheat & pottering --			8	8
Sunday	27	An Indian having lost a Child in Hooping Cough calld to beg a piece of board for a Coffin - Wilfred made him one wrote Letter to Elr Torf{illegible} which on Nell took to P. office		heavy snow all night & thro this day now 15 @ 18 in deep		16

1842 November ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Wheat cannot be ground for 2 or 3 days sold Spots Hide to Kay (who pd Mr T 68 bs @3.17 brot from Dalys a Letter Aunt June 31 Oct to self - pd for snuff ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ & Chas at Church ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Monday	28	Winnowing Oats & peas at Wms Lot - W'd choppd firewood & pottering		more Snow 2 feet deep	16	12
Tuesday	29	Thrashing Sp. Wheat, cleaning Sheds & pottering		very fine	1	13
Wednesday	30	Thrashing Peas with mares & Colts Hauling Firewood &c &c		Snow Shower	20	22
Decem'r Thursday	1	Winnowing Peas - Hauling Ha{illegible} from West Barn to Cattle Shed &c &c Emily Christ'n to Alex's & Stratford - bro't ! Gall Whisky from Mr Daly		a little snow	20	23
Friday	2	Thrashing do - mares & Colts & pottering pd Mr Stewart (Donald) for Sugar	6	gloomy	23	33
Saturday	3	Thrashing peas - brot from Wms Barn Bush'ls Christ'n & Mr T to Mill with {blank space} Bushls	7 for	fine warm	33	27
Sunday	4	Mrs F M E Christn		fine	18	32
Monday	5	Thrashing Peas as on 2nd Had Geo Scotts Ram from Runkin		Snow 8 @ 3	32	22
Tuesday	6	Isaac with Horse Sleigh to Mill for Grist 9 Bl H6 {illegible} 18} 9 Bushls 22 lbs brot from Dalys Sweet Oil 3 1/2 {illegible} - Martha with him to Mrs Gounlocks took Gip's brindle Pup to Sharman - Mr T. to Kerby's		fine	Zero	18
Wednesday	7	Making & fixing new Tongue for to Ox Sleigh & pottering rec'd of Laing for keep of a yoke Steers	a 5	fine	16	24
Thursday	8	pd Mrs Jn. Stewart for Worsted 3 oz @5/ yd for the Oxen & Mares Hauled to Barnyard a Pine Log from South & pottering	7	rain all day - freezing	25	32
Friday	9	Rec'd of Rev'd D Allan on acco't of Mr McLaren to be remitted to John $12 1/2 + L3.3.6 took to Mill on Ox Sleigh Pine Log brot in yesterday brot 2 Loads Hay from 24 - took 3 drunken Indians home to Wigwam on Ox Sleigh 5 pm	3.2.1		26	23
Saturday	10	Chas with Oxen to Mill - Lumber pm Log taken up yesterday thrashing Peas & pottering - pd Reynolds altering Calves	13	gloomy	11	20
Sunday	11	Mrs T M.E & Chas to Meeting Byers