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1844 February

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>cont'd  - let Mrs Meany have 1 1/4 G's Whiskey @ 1/10 1/2 = 2/4

Chris'n chopping hauling & splitting firewood. W'd laid up with bad knee</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Christ'n & Chas chopping m'g till calld off to a Chopper @ 3 pm

W'd making Sugar troughs morn  - An Iris Chopper agreed to come this even'g@     p week

pd Postage of a letter Martha to William  ----

Chas with Waggon to Stratford aft'n bot of Mr Daly a stiff Hog  w  281 
 lbs @ $4 ~ Christ'n  & W'd cut it up ev'g</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>gloomy</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>March

</tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Christ'n & W'd making Sugar Troughs  - morn'g  Do. aft'n  No.

Chas chopping  No  Chopper not yet come - guefs a Loafer</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain all Day</td>
  <td>38</td>
  <td>45</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Christ'n & W'd making Sugar troughs - Chas chopping in Swamp No

Alex brot from P office a letter W.T. to Mrs. T & Is'c to self date 12 feb </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tolerable</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>25</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Charles to P office after dinner with Letters W.T. to Mrs G Greenhon & Eleanor  Toohunter at Cookerns 45 Tor  1 Sgs  - letters T to Mrs Jos & Charles to John  - Emily to Mrs Meanys - aft'n Christ'n  Do - 
  All rec'd @ 10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow nearly all day</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Christ'n & Chas chopping No  ~ <u>W.T.</u> Do Hemlock in Swamp

Wilfred hauling troughs to Sugary - making troughs &c &c  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>10</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Chr'n & Chas chopping  No   Wilf'd at Sugar Bush & pottering

Engaged a Chopper Mr Anderson /Irish/ to com on thursday for a month $7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Chas & Christ'n chopping No.  Wilf'd in Sugar Bush  Sm  
</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>7 1/2</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>
All the Boys to Stratford  ev'g  - took Letters Mr T & Martha to Ellen & to William  pd for letters</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>brot 1 Axe frm <s>Linton</s> Daly - & 3 Helves Linton pd </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Chas & Christ'n chopping No  Wilf'd Martha & Em'y  <u>Sugar making</u>

2 Letters till 7 pm  - W'd till      <u>no Chopper</u> </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Christ & Chas chopping & hauling Rail logs from No to Road

Wilf'd M. & E. at Sugary  - WT Do   8 @ 11 made 27 1/2 lbs

Saw<u> first Blue Bird</u></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain all day</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>38</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Christ'n & Chas chopping & hauling Rail Timber - Wilf'd  Emily & I at Sugary  - no Sap till afternoon - made 18 lb</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>morn a little snow Snow aft'n clear ev'g</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>

<table>

1844 March

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Charles to Stratford moning</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>29</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Christ'n  & Chas chopping No - a good deal for Rail Timber

Wilfred Martha Emily & I at Sugary  - has run pretty well till 3 pm</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>38</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Pigeons & Blackbirds  - Chas to Stratford to inquire after a Chopper nothing fixd - Wilf'd Em'y & Christ'n at Sugary - brot home a bottle of Syrup  - sugar off 37 lbs 10 oz

W Cofsy calld with afsefsment Rool - returned as {illegible}

200 Acres Land - 50 Cultivated - 150 uncult'd

2 Cows - 2 Oxen 1 Bull - 8 Hornd Cattle under 2 yrs

2 Horses  3 under 3 years   - unit'ns</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain all day</td>
  <td>40</td>
  <td>40</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>all Chopping - pd Mrs T - Snuff - 7 pm  Mrs Cumming

for Spinning Grey yarn for Cloth 4 lbs 10 oxz @ 10d - 3/10 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>5 1/2</td>
  <td>rain early morn'g aft'n beautiful fine</td>
  <td>40</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Chas to W Cofseys to District School Meeting @ 9 pm got home @ 9 pm

Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & cleaning Stables

Wilfred at Sugary  no Sap morn'g  16 Pails collected aft'n</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>cold & fine</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>all chopping - even'g 7 Chas to Stratford  - School businefs - ret'd @ 10

@8 Christ'n & W'd to Sugary to make molafses - ret'd @ 1 or - very little Sap</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain and snow nearly all day</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>all chopping  - M. & E walkd to Stratford  1 Inquirer no letters

pad Mrs Anglin Sen'r for knitting Socks  3 pr @ 1/yk  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>10 1/2</td>
  <td>Snow Showrs </td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>all at home</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>19</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Got in from West Barn 3 loads Straw - & from Stack 2 Loads Hay 
 W. T underbrushing Swamp</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow nearly all day</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>10</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Christ'n & Chas chopping - Jas Carey calld & after going to Monteiths with Chas agreed to come tonight to <u>Chop</u> for a month for $10 
- $2 to be paid in Cash  @ $8 by on order on Monteith - Wilfred M & E at Sugary  ev'g  ret'd brot in 2 pails Sap     9 pm no <u>Casey</u>

Sugard off 15 lbs  <u>Crushd</u>  @ 3 1/2   {illegible} 20 lbs </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow showrs evg heavy</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Casey arrivd @ 7  accomp'd Mrs T. for Mrs Cowmans knitting 3 1/4 lb wool

Mrs Sargint had a Sleigh Load of Hay - no charge

Casey & the Boys chopping all day - Dr Moore calld wanting accommodation for Cattle & Sheep  - is to have a Load Straw  - 2 or 3 mo's  ev'g </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>8 1/2</td>
  <td>Snow all day</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>19</td>
 </tr>

<table>

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1844 February

Wednesday	28	cont'd - let Mrs Meany have 1 1/4 G's Whiskey @ 1/10 1/2 = 2/4 Chris'n chopping hauling & splitting firewood. W'd laid up with bad knee
Thursday	29	Christ'n & Chas chopping m'g till calld off to a Chopper @ 3 pm W'd making Sugar troughs morn - An Iris Chopper agreed to come this even'g@ p week pd Postage of a letter Martha to William ---- Chas with Waggon to Stratford aft'n bot of Mr Daly a stiff Hog w 281 lbs @ $4 ~ Christ'n & W'd cut it up ev'g		9	gloomy	34	37
March
Friday	1	Christ'n & W'd making Sugar Troughs - morn'g Do. aft'n No. Chas chopping No Chopper not yet come - guefs a Loafer			rain all Day	38	45
Saturday	2	Christ'n & W'd making Sugar troughs - Chas chopping in Swamp No Alex brot from P office a letter W.T. to Mrs. T & Is'c to self date 12 feb			tolerable	32	25
Sunday	3	Charles to P office after dinner with Letters W.T. to Mrs G Greenhon & Eleanor Toohunter at Cookerns 45 Tor 1 Sgs - letters T to Mrs Jos & Charles to John - Emily to Mrs Meanys - aft'n Christ'n Do - All rec'd @ 10			Snow nearly all day	26	26
Monday	4	Christ'n & Chas chopping No ~ W.T. Do Hemlock in Swamp Wilfred hauling troughs to Sugary - making troughs &c &c			fine	15	10
Tuesday	5	Chr'n & Chas chopping No Wilf'd at Sugar Bush & pottering Engaged a Chopper Mr Anderson /Irish/ to com on thursday for a month $7			fine	6	30
Wednesday	6	Chas & Christ'n chopping No. Wilf'd in Sugar Bush Sm		7 1/2	fine	16	28
		All the Boys to Stratford ev'g - took Letters Mr T & Martha to Ellen & to William pd for letters		9
		brot 1 Axe frm ~~Linton~~ Daly - & 3 Helves Linton pd	1	3
Thursday	7	Chas & Christ'n chopping No Wilf'd Martha & Em'y Sugar making 2 Letters till 7 pm - W'd till no Chopper			fine		32
Friday	8	Christ & Chas chopping & hauling Rail logs from No to Road Wilf'd M. & E. at Sugary - WT Do 8 @ 11 made 27 1/2 lbs Saw first Blue Bird			rain all day	34	38
Saturday	9	Christ'n & Chas chopping & hauling Rail Timber - Wilf'd Emily & I at Sugary - no Sap till afternoon - made 18 lb			morn a little snow Snow aft'n clear ev'g	29	32

1844 March

Sunday	10	Charles to Stratford moning			fine	20	29
Monday	11	Christ'n & Chas chopping No - a good deal for Rail Timber Wilfred Martha Emily & I at Sugary - has run pretty well till 3 pm			beautiful	24	38
Tuesday	12	Pigeons & Blackbirds - Chas to Stratford to inquire after a Chopper nothing fixd - Wilf'd Em'y & Christ'n at Sugary - brot home a bottle of Syrup - sugar off 37 lbs 10 oz W Cofsy calld with afsefsment Rool - returned as {illegible} 200 Acres Land - 50 Cultivated - 150 uncult'd 2 Cows - 2 Oxen 1 Bull - 8 Hornd Cattle under 2 yrs 2 Horses 3 under 3 years - unit'ns			rain all day	40	40
Wednesday	13	all Chopping - pd Mrs T - Snuff - 7 pm Mrs Cumming for Spinning Grey yarn for Cloth 4 lbs 10 oxz @ 10d - 3/10	4	5 1/2	rain early morn'g aft'n beautiful fine	40	26
Thursday	14	Chas to W Cofseys to District School Meeting @ 9 pm got home @ 9 pm Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & cleaning Stables Wilfred at Sugary no Sap morn'g 16 Pails collected aft'n			cold & fine	24	26
Friday	15	all chopping - even'g 7 Chas to Stratford - School businefs - ret'd @ 10 @8 Christ'n & W'd to Sugary to make molafses - ret'd @ 1 or - very little Sap			rain and snow nearly all day	27	32
Saturday	16	all chopping - M. & E walkd to Stratford 1 Inquirer no letters pad Mrs Anglin Sen'r for knitting Socks 3 pr @ 1/yk	1	10 1/2	Snow Showrs	32	26
Sunday	17	all at home			Do	22	19
Monday	18	Got in from West Barn 3 loads Straw - & from Stack 2 Loads Hay W. T underbrushing Swamp			Snow nearly all day	11	10
Tuesday	19	Christ'n & Chas chopping - Jas Carey calld & after going to Monteiths with Chas agreed to come tonight to Chop for a month for $10 - $2 to be paid in Cash @ $8 by on order on Monteith - Wilfred M & E at Sugary ev'g ret'd brot in 2 pails Sap 9 pm no Casey Sugard off 15 lbs Crushd @ 3 1/2 {illegible} 20 lbs			Snow showrs evg heavy	16	24
Wednesday	20	Casey arrivd @ 7 accomp'd Mrs T. for Mrs Cowmans knitting 3 1/4 lb wool Mrs Sargint had a Sleigh Load of Hay - no charge Casey & the Boys chopping all day - Dr Moore calld wanting accommodation for Cattle & Sheep - is to have a Load Straw - 2 or 3 mo's ev'g	2	8 1/2	Snow all day	25	19

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