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1842

November
<table>
 <tr>
 <td>Friday</td>
 <td>18</td>
 <td>Chas. laid up with Boil on throat, the rest pottering</td>
 <tdSnow all day & high wind></td>
 <td><s>16</s></td>
 <td></td>
 <td>16</td>
 <td>14</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Saturday</td>
 <td>19</td>
 <td>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 </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>Sno wall day, now 3 p 4 in</td>
 <td>14</td>
 <td>23</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Sunday</td>
 <td>20</td>
 <td>Christ'n & Chas. to Alex's - the former remains </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>Snow nearly all day</td>
 <td>20</td>
 <td>20</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Monday</td>
 <td>21</td>
 <td>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</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>Light snow shower</td>
 <td>20</td>
 <td>19</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Tuesday</td>
 <td>22</td>
 <td>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 note 6 L1.8.6 due 22 Jan ?</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>tolerably fine a little Snow ev'g</td>
 <td>17</td>
 <td>27</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Wednesday</td>
 <td>23</td>
 <td>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</td>
 <td>3</td>
 <td>Snow Showers</td>
 <td>26</td>
 <td>32</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Thursday</td>
 <td>24</td>
 <td>Christ'n at Alex! Is & Chas thrashing Sp. Wheat W'd Carpenter spottering </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>fine</td>
 <td>27</td>
 <td>21</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Friday</td>
 <td>25</td>
 <td>do do do </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>Snow {illegible} even</td>
 <td>23</td>
 <td>21</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Saturday</td>
 <td>26</td>
 <td>Isaac & Chas. to 24 for Load Hay - t to Fryfogels & paid Taxes 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</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>in all</td>
 <td>12</td>
 <td>7</td>
 </tr>
<td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td> on Williams Land 100 Acres 8/14 X Christ'n & Wilf winnowing Wheat & pottering --</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td>8</td>
 <td>8</td> 
<tr>
 <td>Sunday</td>
 <td>27</td>
 <td>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 El'r Todhunter which on Nell took to P. office</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>heavy snow all night & thro this day now 15 @ 18 in deep</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>16</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1842

November

<table>
</tr>
<td>Monday</td>
 <td>28</td>
 <td>Winnowing Oats & peas at Wms Lot - W'd choppd firewood & pottering </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>more Snow 2 feet deep</td>
 <td>16</td>
 <td>12</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Tuesday</td>
 <td>29</td>
 <td>Thrashing Sp. Wheat, cleaning Sheds & pottering </td>
 <td></td>
 <td>very fine</td>
 <td>1</td>
 <td>13</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Wednesday</td>
 <td>30</td>
 <td>Thrashing Peas with mares & Colts Hauling Firewood &c &c</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>Snow Shower</td>
 <td>20</td>
 <td>22</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Decem'r Thursday</td>
 <td>1</td>
 <td>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</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>a little snow</td>
 <td>20</td>
 <td>23</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Friday</td>
 <td>2</td>
 <td>Thrashing do - mares & Colts & pottering pd Mr Stewart (Donald) for Sugar </td>
 <td>6</td>
 <td>gloomy</td>
 <td>23</td>
 <td>33</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Saturday</td>
 <td>3</td>
 <td>Thrashing peas - brot from Wms Barn Bush'ls Christ'n & Mr T to Mill with {blank space} Bushls </td> 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
 <td>7 for</td>
 <td>fine warm</td>
 <td>33</td>
 <td>27</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Sunday</td>
 <td>4</td>
 <td>Mrs F M E Christn</td> & Chas at Church
 <td></td>
 <td>fine</td>
 <td>18</td>
 <td>32</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Monday</td>
 <td>5</td>
 <td>Thrashing Peas as on 2nd Had Geo Scotts Ram from Runkin</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>Snow 8 @ 3</td>
 <td>32</td>
 <td>22</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Tuesday</td>
 <td>6</td>
 <td>Isaac with Horse Sleigh to Mill for Grist 9 Bl H6 lefs sacking 18} 9 Bushls 22 lbs brot from Dalys Sweet Oil 3 1/2 not pd - Martha with him to Mrs Gournlocks took Gip's brindle Pup to Sharman - Mr T. to Kerby's</td>
 <td></td>
 <td>fine</td>
 <td>Zero</td>
 <td>18</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Wednesday</td>
 <td>7</td>
 <td>Making & fixing new Tongue for to Ox Sleigh & pottering rec'd of Laing for keep of a yoke Steers</td>
 <td>a 5</td>
 <td>fine</td>
 <td>16</td>
 <td>24</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Thursday</td>
 <td>8</td>
 <td>pd Mrs Jn. Stewart for Worsted 3 oz @5/ yd for the Oxen & Mares Hauled to Barnyard a Pine Log from South & pottering
 </td>
 <td>7</td>
 <td>rain all day - freezing</td>
 <td>25</td>
 <td>32</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Friday</td>
 <td>9</td>
 <td>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</td>
 <td><s>3.2.1</s></td>
 <td></td>
 <td>26</td>
 <td>23</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Saturday</td>
 <td>10</td>
 <td>Chas with Oxen to Mill - Lumber pm Log taken up yesterday thrashing Peas & pottering - pd Reynolds altering Calves</td>
 <td>13</td>
 <td>gloomy</td>
 <td>11</td>
 <td>20</td> 
<tr>
</tr>
<td>Sunday</td>
 <td>11</td>
 <td>Mrs T M.E & Chas to Meeting Byers</td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td>
 <td></td> 
<tr>
<table>

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1842

November

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 remains		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 note 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 Fryfogels & paid Taxes 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 El'r Todhunter 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 lefs sacking 18} 9 Bushls 22 lbs brot from Dalys Sweet Oil 3 1/2 not pd - Martha with him to Mrs Gournlocks 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

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