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1845 February

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Is & W'd with Wm Crerar 2nd Con tooking after Sebrons Men cutting Pines - have not taken any from his or his Lot

Isaac afternoon to Daly's re Lot 38 to meet - Scott suspect no go

calld at Kirbys & borrowed his Sleigh - pottering, loading 2 Sleighs & preparing for journey to Hamilton --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>10</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Is & W'd left @ 7 1.2 for Hamilton with 8 Brls Ashes fm Watson

$ of Notes  1/2 Sov'n 12/3 = $11.2.3 C'y

Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & pottering - borrowd of Jno Stewart  49 lb Flour - Do -  inst 22 1/2 lb -- In's Izard here ev'g  2 or 3 hours

Alex & Annie calld about 4 on their way from Toronto  - brought a parcel Sundries for Mrs T & a pr Buckskin Mitts for me - also a Canadian</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>3 bel. Z</td>
  <td>9 ab.</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Got by Poison Fox N. 10  (Slu{illegible} ) Spot has a Heifer calf @ 10 am brought it into House for the night - pottering..</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>show'rs of Sleet</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>one of the sucking Pigs smotherd by its Mother this morn'g at 9

Ch'r pottering - a busy day</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do rain</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Christ'n to Stratford  Hickey - brot from P. Off. letter from Aunt Jane to Mrs T

Is & W'd arr'd from Hamilton  @ 4 pm

paid expences on road <s>L</s>1.8.6 1/2  Tape (black) for H. use 7 1/2

paid for Mrs T. 2/10   2/ of it for cotton Batting</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>a little Sn ev'g</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>18</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Is & W'd @ 9 to Stratford with Watsons Goods as above - ret'd @ 12 --

Isaac at 4 pm  having with D Keppan been chuckd out of the Sleigh west of Mrs Meanys - the Mares (Nell & Bell) running off - he recieved a blow in the mouth, breaking a piece from a tooth  - mouth & nose considerably swoln - Christ'n pottering as usual - Alex & Annie to tea

</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>W'd took home Kirbys Sleigh - borrowd sheet post paper of Mrs Meany

Is & Ch'r winnowing Wheat & preparing for market tomorrow

paid Mr R Stewart & Ann Cresar</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>W'd left @ 8 for Ferries with    Sacks Wheat  24 Bush'ls

Got by P 2 Foxes No 11 & 12  Dog & Slut - - after dinner Isaac took tea with Mrs R. & Mr R. at Galt - Christ'n pottering</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Is & Ch'r killing Spotted Hog & the young Suckre & pottering

Wilfred ret'd from Ferries about 12 - brot Flour Bran & Shorts for 10 Bls Flour

for 14 " - - "  rec'd  a rec't @ 578 yk J Bush'ls in Tin Boxs  Expences

9 1/2 pm Black Befs has just had a litter of 8 & 1 more during the night</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>2 1/2</td>
  <td>show'r Rain</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>40</td>
 </tr>

<table>

1845 February

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Is & Ch'r butchering & barreling Spotted Hog & Got into Cellar part of a Hill of Potatoes - Wilfred with Nance & Bell to Hayesville for a Load Lumber for Wm Crerar

to his Debit 7/6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine & warm</td>
  <td>37</td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Got into Cellar remaining part of Hill Potatoes & pottering </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>show'r ev'g</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>35</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>all at home - W'd aft'n to Mrs Meanys with <u>Tickets</u> from Mr Robinson </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomy a show'r rain & snow ev'g </td>
  <td>37</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Wilf'd hauling fire Logs &c Is & Ch'r started to look after a Sugar bush - but falling in with a racoon track followed & killd a very fine Male, & returned - skind & got from it nearly a pint of oil - weight 13 lbs</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td><u>Blue Birds</u> <u>Pigeons</u> - Boys all after Racoons - killed 5 young one 6 lbs ea

after'n did not fine any - shot 2 Pheasants - D Stewart brot 1/2 g'n Port Paper & Daly </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>morn'g 56

36</td>
  <td>41</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesdy</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Isaac to Mrs Meanys re Robinsons Ball & to Stratford  - ret'd 5 pm

Christ'n & W'd cobling - & pottering

ev'g 7. Is C. & Martha to Mrs Meanys - took 25 lb Flour in fulll of what we borrowd  20th Dec'r being 3 lbs over</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>flash show'r</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>23</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>I.C. & W  South hunting after a Pine for Tap trough - Preparing Waggon

Annie her to tea</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow ev'g</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Is again to Stratford in search of a partner to Huron Hotel

@ 3 Ch'r with Waggon for Annie  @ 5 - 3 Boys M & Annie started </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine snow even'g</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>March</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>the party from Robinsons got home at 12 3/4 pm - the Ball a failure nearly all his Galt friends having disappointed him

Mrs T. walk as far as Gad Curtis' to meet them </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>30 </td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>all at home</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain great part of day</td>
  <td>36</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>an inch of Snow during last night & continues

Is & Ch'r at Sugary  2 or 3 hours morn'g & Do afternoon - W'd sick list</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>20</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>at Sugary morning & again afternoon

Peter Robinson (Queen's Bush) brot 10 Bush's Siberian Wheat Red Chaff to pay in a month - to be left at Izards -   @7 / yk= $8 3/4}

Mrs T. sold her Cow & Calf to Duncan McNaughton for  $7.~

to be pd for & taken away in 2 or 3 days</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>
<table>

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1845 February

Wednesday	12	Is & W'd with Wm Crerar 2nd Con tooking after Sebrons Men cutting Pines - have not taken any from his or his Lot Isaac afternoon to Daly's re Lot 38 to meet - Scott suspect no go calld at Kirbys & borrowed his Sleigh - pottering, loading 2 Sleighs & preparing for journey to Hamilton --				fine	26	10
Thursday	13	Is & W'd left @ 7 1.2 for Hamilton with 8 Brls Ashes fm Watson $ of Notes 1/2 Sov'n 12/3 = $11.2.3 C'y Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & pottering - borrowd of Jno Stewart 49 lb Flour - Do - inst 22 1/2 lb -- In's Izard here ev'g 2 or 3 hours Alex & Annie calld about 4 on their way from Toronto - brought a parcel Sundries for Mrs T & a pr Buckskin Mitts for me - also a Canadian				fine	3 bel. Z	9 ab.
Friday	14	Got by Poison Fox N. 10 (Slu{illegible} ) Spot has a Heifer calf @ 10 am brought it into House for the night - pottering..				show'rs of Sleet	14	28
Saturday	15	one of the sucking Pigs smotherd by its Mother this morn'g at 9 Ch'r pottering - a busy day				Do rain	34	31
Sunday	16	Christ'n to Stratford Hickey - brot from P. Off. letter from Aunt Jane to Mrs T Is & W'd arr'd from Hamilton @ 4 pm paid expences on road L1.8.6 1/2 Tape (black) for H. use 7 1/2 paid for Mrs T. 2/10 2/ of it for cotton Batting	1	9	2	a little Sn ev'g	28	18
Monday	17	Is & W'd @ 9 to Stratford with Watsons Goods as above - ret'd @ 12 -- Isaac at 4 pm having with D Keppan been chuckd out of the Sleigh west of Mrs Meanys - the Mares (Nell & Bell) running off - he recieved a blow in the mouth, breaking a piece from a tooth - mouth & nose considerably swoln - Christ'n pottering as usual - Alex & Annie to tea				fine	28	31
Tuesday	18	W'd took home Kirbys Sleigh - borrowd sheet post paper of Mrs Meany Is & Ch'r winnowing Wheat & preparing for market tomorrow paid Mr R Stewart & Ann Cresar	~	3	~	fine	29	30
Wednesday	19	W'd left @ 8 for Ferries with Sacks Wheat 24 Bush'ls Got by P 2 Foxes No 11 & 12 Dog & Slut - - after dinner Isaac took tea with Mrs R. & Mr R. at Galt - Christ'n pottering				fine		34
Thursday	20	Is & Ch'r killing Spotted Hog & the young Suckre & pottering Wilfred ret'd from Ferries about 12 - brot Flour Bran & Shorts for 10 Bls Flour for 14 " - - " rec'd a rec't @ 578 yk J Bush'ls in Tin Boxs Expences 9 1/2 pm Black Befs has just had a litter of 8 & 1 more during the night		3	2 1/2	show'r Rain		40

1845 February

Friday	21	Is & Ch'r butchering & barreling Spotted Hog & Got into Cellar part of a Hill of Potatoes - Wilfred with Nance & Bell to Hayesville for a Load Lumber for Wm Crerar to his Debit 7/6	fine & warm	37	37
Saturday	22	Got into Cellar remaining part of Hill Potatoes & pottering	show'r ev'g	34	35
Sunday	23	all at home - W'd aft'n to Mrs Meanys with Tickets from Mr Robinson	gloomy a show'r rain & snow ev'g	37	34
Monday	24	Wilf'd hauling fire Logs &c Is & Ch'r started to look after a Sugar bush - but falling in with a racoon track followed & killd a very fine Male, & returned - skind & got from it nearly a pint of oil - weight 13 lbs	fine	32	34
Tuesday	25	Blue Birds Pigeons - Boys all after Racoons - killed 5 young one 6 lbs ea after'n did not fine any - shot 2 Pheasants - D Stewart brot 1/2 g'n Port Paper & Daly	fine	morn'g 56 36	41
Wednesdy	26	Isaac to Mrs Meanys re Robinsons Ball & to Stratford - ret'd 5 pm Christ'n & W'd cobling - & pottering ev'g 7. Is C. & Martha to Mrs Meanys - took 25 lb Flour in fulll of what we borrowd 20th Dec'r being 3 lbs over	flash show'r	32	23
Thursday	27	I.C. & W South hunting after a Pine for Tap trough - Preparing Waggon Annie her to tea	snow ev'g	17	24
Friday	28	Is again to Stratford in search of a partner to Huron Hotel @ 3 Ch'r with Waggon for Annie @ 5 - 3 Boys M & Annie started	fine snow even'g	21
March
Saturday	1	the party from Robinsons got home at 12 3/4 pm - the Ball a failure nearly all his Galt friends having disappointed him Mrs T. walk as far as Gad Curtis' to meet them	fine	30	32
Sunday	2	all at home	rain great part of day	36	34
Monday	3	an inch of Snow during last night & continues Is & Ch'r at Sugary 2 or 3 hours morn'g & Do afternoon - W'd sick list	fine	27	20
Tuesday	4	at Sugary morning & again afternoon Peter Robinson (Queen's Bush) brot 10 Bush's Siberian Wheat Red Chaff to pay in a month - to be left at Izards - @7 / yk= $8 3/4} Mrs T. sold her Cow & Calf to Duncan McNaughton for $7.~ to be pd for & taken away in 2 or 3 days	fine	18	32

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