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1843 October

Monday	16	Charles to dalys @ 10 for a Load 15 Kegs Butter to take to Hamilton tomorrow - Christ.n thrashing Oats / flail / - Isaac & W.d after Bob & Beſs - & Pheasants - got 2 of the latter - Beſs came home - Bob still missing -				Snow Hard rain		35
Tuesday	17	Charles started @ 4^1/4 with Load Butter for Hamilton - gave him 9$ thrashing Peas with Colts - Daly & Tom passd down @ 10^1/2 - {Below this it reads: 'pd Washers'}	--	2	6	rain hail snow		33
Wednesday	18	Wilfred ploughing - Is & Christn at Alex's fixing a Shed Bessy bro! a Letter from P. Office - f.m Mr &Mrs. Barron (pd)				rain &c.	31
thursday	19	Paid Meany for 14^3/4 lbs Beef @ 3{cs?} --------- Mrs. T & Isaac left A 12^1/2 for Hamilton @ $1^1/2 each by a Markham Teamster / a Sadler, & Boot Shoemaker / a Teel a latter Gave Isaav in Silton ---- ----- Eliza Fisher paid for Mrs. T. a $4 note - 1. _ ._ Change out by {Two letters or symbols, maybe initials, are written by cannot be deciphered} Half {Sou?} ----- 12.2 Bal.n sem. {illegible?} to Mr T. --- 7.¹⁰6 {Below it reads: 'amo. of Acco - 8.4'} Puttering morn.g aft.n Ch.r & W.d to Alex Roofing Shed {eve?} Is have his oxen tomorrow & Saturday	-- -- rec.d of M. Jun. 21 /2	2 5	2^1/2 - - 2	fine	31 3	36
friday	20	Christ.n with Alex; oxen W.d our own ploughing Hutchinson wishes to have a p.n of Pigs in the Spring he took up today a Staff Durham Bull, {A word has been scratched out} 16 months old a g.o yearling Heifer - & a Cow ^1/2 Durham ^1/2 Ayrshire - {qu?}: Alex had ' 3 pints Whisky WT & {Rotesh?}		- -	- -	fine high wind aft.n	40	58
Saturday	21	very heavy rain from 3 or 4 to 6 am: with high wind - ploughing as yesterday Martha to P Office - no letters - - ----- Ch.r	--	-	3^1/2	rain	49	32
Sunday	22	row at 6 & walkd to Orrville expecting to find letters &c from Mr. Jackson for William with directions how to proceed from NYork to W. Indies &c. found all in bed & Alex does not go down to day as he canot get a load. Christn walkd to Stratford & got the Letters from Jackson - at 4 Wilf.d on Bill to P. Office with letter to Mama inclosing Jacksons letter of introduction to Dc Forest & Sons 82 South St. NYork - & instructions to W.m - for his passage.				some snow &c.	32	29

1843 October

Monday	23	Christn took Alexs yoke home - putting up fences &c. W.d ploughing gatherd Apples from Tree No. 2 from Gate West. & No. 4 g.o - about 2 doz				beautiful	20	26
Tuesday	24	Alex started from this @ 9 for Hamilton - had from him 10^1/4 lbs Beef {Above this it reads 'n.n neck'} @ 3 C.r Began taking up potatoes - interrupted before 12 by Charles arrival after dinner he proceeded with his Load to Mr Dalys with oxen wiz! {On the right of the following three items is a right curly bracket followed by a 'w!'} 32 Crates Crockery 1 Cask Hardware 1 Box Axes Expenses to & at Hamilton Mrs. T & C {Above it reads: '@ 30. 7^1/2} {Below it reads: 'on return 11 11^1/2 ---C.' And below that it reads: '2.2.7'}	} 2	2	7	g.o rain & snow	24 36	31 32 showery
Wednesday	25	Cha.s after breakfast to P. Office - no letters - @ 11 Wilfred to Seigmillers rising a Tannery - John Scott calld & paid $2 on acco! of his Note p - 17/1 C.r -- (pd to M. Jack.n) - gave my rec! McTavishes had their Bouness & paid 6/6 - (m.jn) {Below it reads 'Sn.'} Rankin calld with an Agreement on part of the Settlers to repair the Bridge at the Lake - agreed to give 4 days - to go to C.r of Statute Labour for year 1844 - begin on Monday next	--	--	7^1/2
Thursday	26	taking up Potatoes - 20 Bush.s into Hill No. 1 - -	-	-	-	dull	26	32
friday	27	afternoon thrashd 6 Bush.s Peas with Mares - & puttering Cha.s to Mr Dalys & had a tooth extracted				snow show.r	28	30
Saturday	28	Charles to P. Office before breakfast - bro! letter from Mrs. T. {An arrow points up to 'owing to daly gd'} announcing Williams determination to go to NYork immy {immediately} & thence to W Ind.s {West Indies} on So. of the States all puttering & preparing for Cha.s to start tomorrow for Hamilton & Toronto taking Martha & Annie - the Latter sleeps here tonight thrashed with flail 6 Bush.s Oats for the journey. gave Cha.s $7E note	3 Pints Whisky Mr. Meany			tolerably fine inch of snow at daybreak	22	30
Sunday	29	Cha.s Martha & Annie left @ 6^1/4 - Alex reachd this @ 3^1/4 pm with his horses having left his Waggon & load at trytogels {Below it reads: 'with oxen'}on account of the rain				Snow & Rain	32	34
Monday	30
Tuesday	31

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