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March
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Chas Oxen 4 W'd Horse 4 - 8 Logs for Stratford - Is & Christ'n brot a Barrel Pork inot Cellar - the Mifs Tyes left @ 2 - T & J Daly & Annie evening to Tea - Pork now #4 - Oats 1/3 Cr Hay $10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>22 ab</td>
  <td>25</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Rec'd pm  JC Linton amo't of R't Peads Note L1.8.6 1/2 
lefs Lintons Com'n Glap Gray - L'n Chas & W'd  7 1/2
Chas Horses 5- W'd Oxen 4 - 9 Logs - Is & Christ'n pottering sopemaking-</td>
  <td>1.7.11</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>@ 9 Mrs T.M.E. Ch'r. W. & I & Annie in Sleigh to Mr Tyes R
Cha's to Stratford 3 Logs - Isaac pottering - McCullock Gon'l & Alex so'g</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>M.f ine ev'g rain hail&c</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Party from Tyes got home about 1 1/2 p.m.
paid - Laing for 2 B'ls short measure on Oats sold him Salt
Cha's Oxen to Stratford 2 Logs</td>
  <td> Exp's 1.6</td>
  <td>Sn. Shower morn'g</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Cha's & Em'y to Church - ret'd @ 6 for with Alex & Annie to Tea</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Sn. Sh.ev.</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Is & Cha's to Seigmillers Befs - Christ & M'd pottering. </td>
  <td>Exp's7 1/2</td>
  <td>Sn Sh.</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>14</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Cha's Oxen 1 - W'd Horses 4 - 5 Logs to Stratford
Winnowing Barley & pottering - pd Mrs T for Washers Mr J Stewart - Cream</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>fine </td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>Thrashing Barley & {illegible} @ 9 pm Jackson & Johnson pafsed down taking Sargint again to Toronto, being very much worse
the boys & Emily took a drive Westward evening ret'd @11 1/2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine sn sh ev'g</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>8</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Wilf'd with Oxen at Alexs for the day - the rest Thrashing {illegible} & Barley & pottering
Is & Cha's to Stratford &c ev'g - had a Shoe fixed on Nance - brot from P Kostner 9 1/2 Gall's Whisky @ {blank space} to be pd for in Spr Wheat @ {blank space}</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>morn {illegible} ev'g heavy snow</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>18</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Wilfred to Galt with Barley Sacks & a Sack Sp Wheat as a Sample
2 Mifs Tyes call'd on their way to Mr Dalys - Cha's to Stratford <s>for</s> with 8 Bush'ls F Wheat measure - cannot be done for week Fanning</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>18</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Is Ch'r & Cha's pottering - Mifs Tyes dined & left before 3 oC
Wilf'd ret'd from Preston & Galt @ 6 pm ride forw'd</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>19</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1843 March
<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>brot forward. Wilf'd sold James Durand Preston 27 Bush's 14 lbs Barley @ 1/3  - 1.14.1/2
Ford (turins) 2 Bush'ls 2.6
bought of Forbes Galt
1 Bar Salt 300 lbs  @ $2 1/2 - 14.9
of Treadwell & C. 3 Spools Cotton 10 1/2
& 6 yrads Stay Lace
Lime 4 Bush'ls @ 1/yk  2.6
travelling expenses 5.
paid Mr Coumans for 2 pr Mitts 2/-2
& spinning the wool 1/5 
{in left margin vertically} left at torie Doon Mill 1 Bush'l & 50 lbs Sp. Wheat @ 3/yk - Johnson
Is'c & Cha's with Colts took up to Mr Daly  3 Boxes & 3 Parcels from Forbes Galt - 2/9/1/2 </td>
  <td>r'd 1.16.6 1/2
pd 1.2.1 1/2
3</td>
  <td>Sn. Show'rs</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>19</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Nelly had a Heifer @ 7 1/2 a.m. - Cha's & Em'y with Sleigh to Stratford no meeting - Geo Gournlock came with Cha's to dinner </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Sn. Show'r</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>14</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>@ 9 Is & Cha's with Sleigh started for Tyes to buy Hay
Christ'n & W'd cleaned Stable - clear'd snow to from front of Barn 
cut 2 Back Logs ~</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>14</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Christ'n & W'd fanning oats - Is & Cha's ret'd from Tyes @ 3 oC
brot 8 1/2 Cwt @ $5 pr Ton Exp's  pd 
McCullock calld & stopd 2 or 3 hours - Mrs T. Emily Is Cha's & McCullock in Sleigh to Stratford ev'g</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>do</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Fanning Sp. Wheat aft'n Wilf'd & I in Sleigh to Stratford pd G & J Gournlock account & my note to Colin Ferrie {illegible}  Beans >8.1.2.1/s due 2 Sept next
pay'ble at Doon Mills - vis: Bal'ce 7.19.1  Sm 7 1/2
Int to 20 Sept 2.1 1/2 Exal 8
8.1.2 1/2 Jacksons
calld at McCarthys Lintons Dalys Gournlocks, had tea at Jackson McCullock L{illegible} 
summons for next Court to be servd on 29th  inst.
paid Mrs T. for 36 yds striped Shirting for Boys of Rofs & McLeod
do 16 yds  do   Self of Price  1/yk</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow Blust</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
 </tr>
 </tr>

<table>

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March

Wednesday	8	Chas Oxen 4 W'd Horse 4 - 8 Logs for Stratford - Is & Christ'n brot a Barrel Pork inot Cellar - the Mifs Tyes left @ 2 - T & J Daly & Annie evening to Tea - Pork now #4 - Oats 1/3 Cr Hay $10		fine	22 ab	25
Thursday	9	Rec'd pm JC Linton amo't of R't Peads Note L1.8.6 1/2 lefs Lintons Com'n Glap Gray - L'n Chas & W'd 7 1/2 Chas Horses 5- W'd Oxen 4 - 9 Logs - Is & Christ'n pottering sopemaking-	1.7.11	fine	10	26
Friday	10	@ 9 Mrs T.M.E. Ch'r. W. & I & Annie in Sleigh to Mr Tyes R Cha's to Stratford 3 Logs - Isaac pottering - McCullock Gon'l & Alex so'g		M.f ine ev'g rain hail&c	25
Saturday	11	Party from Tyes got home about 1 1/2 p.m. paid - Laing for 2 B'ls short measure on Oats sold him Salt Cha's Oxen to Stratford 2 Logs	Exp's 1.6	Sn. Shower morn'g		9
Sunday	12	Cha's & Em'y to Church - ret'd @ 6 for with Alex & Annie to Tea		Sn. Sh.ev.	10	24
Monday	13	Is & Cha's to Seigmillers Befs - Christ & M'd pottering.	Exp's7 1/2	Sn Sh.	26	14
Tuesday	14	Cha's Oxen 1 - W'd Horses 4 - 5 Logs to Stratford Winnowing Barley & pottering - pd Mrs T for Washers Mr J Stewart - Cream	3	fine	10	26
Wednesday	15	Thrashing Barley & {illegible} @ 9 pm Jackson & Johnson pafsed down taking Sargint again to Toronto, being very much worse the boys & Emily took a drive Westward evening ret'd @11 1/2		fine sn sh ev'g	17	8
Thursday	16	Wilf'd with Oxen at Alexs for the day - the rest Thrashing {illegible} & Barley & pottering Is & Cha's to Stratford &c ev'g - had a Shoe fixed on Nance - brot from P Kostner 9 1/2 Gall's Whisky @ {blank space} to be pd for in Spr Wheat @ {blank space}		morn {illegible} ev'g heavy snow	6	18
Friday	17	Wilfred to Galt with Barley Sacks & a Sack Sp Wheat as a Sample 2 Mifs Tyes call'd on their way to Mr Dalys - Cha's to Stratford ~~for~~ with 8 Bush'ls F Wheat measure - cannot be done for week Fanning			15	18
Saturday	18	Is Ch'r & Cha's pottering - Mifs Tyes dined & left before 3 oC Wilf'd ret'd from Preston & Galt @ 6 pm ride forw'd			16	19

1843 March

Saturday	18	brot forward. Wilf'd sold James Durand Preston 27 Bush's 14 lbs Barley @ 1/3 - 1.14.1/2 Ford (turins) 2 Bush'ls 2.6 bought of Forbes Galt 1 Bar Salt 300 lbs @ $2 1/2 - 14.9 of Treadwell & C. 3 Spools Cotton 10 1/2 & 6 yrads Stay Lace Lime 4 Bush'ls @ 1/yk 2.6 travelling expenses 5. paid Mr Coumans for 2 pr Mitts 2/-2 & spinning the wool 1/5 {in left margin vertically} left at torie Doon Mill 1 Bush'l & 50 lbs Sp. Wheat @ 3/yk - Johnson Is'c & Cha's with Colts took up to Mr Daly 3 Boxes & 3 Parcels from Forbes Galt - 2/9/1/2	r'd 1.16.6 1/2 pd 1.2.1 1/2 3	Sn. Show'rs	16	19
Sunday	19	Nelly had a Heifer @ 7 1/2 a.m. - Cha's & Em'y with Sleigh to Stratford no meeting - Geo Gournlock came with Cha's to dinner		Sn. Show'r	16	14
Monday	20	@ 9 Is & Cha's with Sleigh started for Tyes to buy Hay Christ'n & W'd cleaned Stable - clear'd snow to from front of Barn cut 2 Back Logs ~		do	15	14
Tuesday	21	Christ'n & W'd fanning oats - Is & Cha's ret'd from Tyes @ 3 oC brot 8 1/2 Cwt @ $5 pr Ton Exp's pd McCullock calld & stopd 2 or 3 hours - Mrs T. Emily Is Cha's & McCullock in Sleigh to Stratford ev'g		do
Wednesday	22	Fanning Sp. Wheat aft'n Wilf'd & I in Sleigh to Stratford pd G & J Gournlock account & my note to Colin Ferrie {illegible} Beans >8.1.2.1/s due 2 Sept next pay'ble at Doon Mills - vis: Bal'ce 7.19.1 Sm 7 1/2 Int to 20 Sept 2.1 1/2 Exal 8 8.1.2 1/2 Jacksons calld at McCarthys Lintons Dalys Gournlocks, had tea at Jackson McCullock L{illegible} summons for next Court to be servd on 29th inst. paid Mrs T. for 36 yds striped Shirting for Boys of Rofs & McLeod do 16 yds do Self of Price 1/yk		Snow Blust		9

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