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1845 June

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Is'c took a ride with Alex Orr up the road - Alex'r McDonald & Mrs Allan took tea with us  the former left for Niagara & Toronto by Stage @ 6 oC

Isaac had letter from Henry proposing that he & Chas should open a Store &c at Point Windsor for B Thorne & Co --  <s>not pd 9d</s> pd 4 June 9 Isaac</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>42</td>
  <td>58</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Is. & Christ'n cutting rail lumber S't - Wilfred nil. 
</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>59</td>
  <td>70</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Do    Do      Do     Do

<u>transplanting</u> Cabbages Cauliflowers & some an's --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>62</td>
  <td>63</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Training Day - Boys all at Stratford - Is & Ch'r in Waggon - brot a Load Lumber so far for Critz - 1 Gall. Whisky fm Watson - snuff  1/4 lb. & matches  - Wilf'd on Dick --

rec'd of Peter McNaughton for Hec. 44 </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>a little thund'r  {illegible} morn'g with {illegible} light

even'g no rain yet got</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Burning Brush South - Isaac to P Office with letter (Is to Henry

W'd started with Critz Lumber but Dick refused to proceed further than Bulls gate

14 panels of Rails burnt aft'n in absence of Boys --

</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine </td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>repairing the fence burnt yesterday - delightful rain 5 or 6 house without wind</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain @ 10 am till 3 pm</td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Heavy showers in the night - Is & Christ'n splitting rails - W'd ploughing

rec'd of McDairmid <u>on acco't</u> of Horse hire for thrashing

Mill $6 1/2 ----------------- r'd </td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>51</td>
  <td>68</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rec'd from traveller for Bush'l Oats -------------"  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>more rails south burnt to day - about the same as the 7th

looking out for John all day but he has not arrivd 9 pm  - all at home

I & C discovered a Comet N N West low down</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>showers with thunder</td>
  <td>65</td>
  <td>69</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>repairing fence South burnt yesterday  - & splitting rails  - W'd ploughing Grafs So.

Mrs T. <u>walkd</u> to Stratford & back </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>62</td>
  <td>67</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Paid pedlar for 1 lb Tea </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>morn'g fine 4 pm rain

& continues 10 pm</td>
  <td>54</td>
  <td>66</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Is & C. splitting rails - W'd ploughing So.  pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Is & Ch'n getting lumber & splitting into rails - W'd ploughing m'g. drag'g . Pot's aft'r

McNaughton brot letters fm P. Office from El. Todhunter to self. Aunt Jane  Do both pd

& Chas to Is'c  9d not pd & an Inq'r - <u>transplanted</u> Lettuces

</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>56</td>
  <td>64</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>sent to D'd Stewart letter Mrs T. to M. op'd (also a parcel to Mrs Kirk)

hauling rails from Swamp to west Lot - thunder show'r during last night </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>rain till 8 am

show'r 1 pm</td>
  <td>64</td>
  <td>64</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>rec'd of Rankin for Hec. 44

Hauling rails & fencing at West lot </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>52</td>
  <td>61</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1845 June

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Hauling & splitting rails & fencing West Lot

Sowd Bed French Beans</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>50</td>
  <td>49</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>found young Bl & Wh. Sow (12 mo's old) with a litter of 6 in Bush behind West Clear'in So --

& a Lot of young Turkeys in raspberry Bushes under the 2 Hens - removed 1 of the Hens with 7 Chicks into Stable - the other left to collect 2 or 3 Straglers & to hatch rem'r of Eggs --   all at home</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>heavy show'r after'n & ev'g</td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td>58</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Boys with Oxen & Cart at Statute labor Eastward D Taylor  4 Do 8 Do} 12 Do   viz 6 W.T Boys 6 - 2 Pea} 12

to Credit of our acco't for extra work 43 & 44 ---

transplanted Tomatoes &c into Borders

W. Anglin brot home Steelyards - set off his acco't for Bran

against M J'r acco't ag'st Mr Anglin & pd Mrs T. for M  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3 1/2</td>
  <td>fine light show'r</td>
  <td>46</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Hauling & splitting rail & fencing West - Isaac to Mactavishs (lat Truxells )  in expectation of selling Nel & Colt  - no go - offerd $70 yesterday - says he only <u>askd if</u> we would take 70 --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>frost m'g fine & cold</td>
  <td>41</td>
  <td>50</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Christ'n hauling Rails &c  Is & W'd to Stratford even'g on Horse Speculation - brot oatmeal from .    aft'n fencing  ev'g on horses</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>41</td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Splitting rails &c  Mr Sheriff McDonald expects that the Railway Toronto to P. Sarnia is finally arranged - Shares to a great amo't sold at Stratf'd </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>47</td>
  <td>58</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Do   --     --- Do     </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine </td>
  <td>52</td>
  <td>63</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>rec'd of Land Steward for Hec.  44</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>60</td>
  <td>55</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Paid Duncan Keppan for thrashing Mill last Xmas $8 -- </td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>of Leaming 13 - 17 feb last 8 B'ls Ashes down - 2 loads Sun'ds up - </td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Paid Wilf'd  - (borr'd of him 8 about $ & 3 p & for Butter 1/3  --- W. T.

Isaac to Stratford forenoon  brot the above $10  --    Sn. Watson 7 1/2  not pd

Hauling firewood - fencing -- </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Mrs T & Chr'r to Mrs Meanys to Tea - Annie & Befsy ret'd with them @ 10  Is & C saw them home - W'd on sick list</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>60</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Is & Ch'r fencing next raod  {illegible} W'd ploughing back South morn'g - aft to Stratford for a Plough Share

Rob Tye dined with us on his way to Stratford with 2 Cows & Calves for Martin - sleeps here </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>56</td>
  <td>64</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Isaac a volunteer day with our neighbours on road west of Bridge

Christ'n plough'd So with oxen  - W'd   Do with mares. B Tye left @ 7 am.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>a few drops Rain 2 pm</td>
  <td>61</td>
  <td>66</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Walked to Stratford  - Isaac to Do on Mare - attended rail road meeting & put down my name for 5 Shares <s>L</s> 5 each - We dined at Dalys  -  I ret'd in Waggon with Jno Mickell who with 2 trips this e'g Daly took tea at 37 --

paid to Sharman my An'l Subscription to Agricultural Society </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>-</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>56</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Exp's at Hicks ----</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<table>

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1845 June

Sunday	1	Is'c took a ride with Alex Orr up the road - Alex'r McDonald & Mrs Allan took tea with us the former left for Niagara & Toronto by Stage @ 6 oC Isaac had letter from Henry proposing that he & Chas should open a Store &c at Point Windsor for B Thorne & Co -- ~~not pd 9d~~ pd 4 June 9 Isaac			9	beautiful	42	58
Monday	2	Is. & Christ'n cutting rail lumber S't - Wilfred nil.				fine	59	70
Tuesday	3	Do Do Do Do transplanting Cabbages Cauliflowers & some an's --				fine	62	63
Wednesday	4	Training Day - Boys all at Stratford - Is & Ch'r in Waggon - brot a Load Lumber so far for Critz - 1 Gall. Whisky fm Watson - snuff 1/4 lb. & matches - Wilf'd on Dick -- rec'd of Peter McNaughton for Hec. 44	~	7	6	a little thund'r {illegible} morn'g with {illegible} light even'g no rain yet got
Thursday	5	Burning Brush South - Isaac to P Office with letter (Is to Henry W'd started with Critz Lumber but Dick refused to proceed further than Bulls gate 14 panels of Rails burnt aft'n in absence of Boys --				fine	48	52
Friday	6	repairing the fence burnt yesterday - delightful rain 5 or 6 house without wind				rain @ 10 am till 3 pm	48	52
Saturday	7	Heavy showers in the night - Is & Christ'n splitting rails - W'd ploughing rec'd of McDairmid on acco't of Horse hire for thrashing Mill $6 1/2 ----------------- r'd	1	12	6	fine	51	68
		rec'd from traveller for Bush'l Oats -------------"		1	3
Sunday	8	more rails south burnt to day - about the same as the 7th looking out for John all day but he has not arrivd 9 pm - all at home I & C discovered a Comet N N West low down				showers with thunder	65	69
Monday	9	repairing fence South burnt yesterday - & splitting rails - W'd ploughing Grafs So. Mrs T. walkd to Stratford & back				fine	62	67
Tuesday	10	Paid pedlar for 1 lb Tea	~	3	9	morn'g fine 4 pm rain & continues 10 pm	54	66
		Is & C. splitting rails - W'd ploughing So. pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart		3	~
Wednesday	11	Is & Ch'n getting lumber & splitting into rails - W'd ploughing m'g. drag'g . Pot's aft'r McNaughton brot letters fm P. Office from El. Todhunter to self. Aunt Jane Do both pd & Chas to Is'c 9d not pd & an Inq'r - transplanted Lettuces				fine	56	64
Thursday	12	sent to D'd Stewart letter Mrs T. to M. op'd (also a parcel to Mrs Kirk) hauling rails from Swamp to west Lot - thunder show'r during last night		~	9	rain till 8 am show'r 1 pm	64	64
Friday	13	rec'd of Rankin for Hec. 44 Hauling rails & fencing at West lot		10	~	fine	52	61

1845 June

Saturday	14	Hauling & splitting rails & fencing West Lot Sowd Bed French Beans				fine	50	49
Sunday	15	found young Bl & Wh. Sow (12 mo's old) with a litter of 6 in Bush behind West Clear'in So -- & a Lot of young Turkeys in raspberry Bushes under the 2 Hens - removed 1 of the Hens with 7 Chicks into Stable - the other left to collect 2 or 3 Straglers & to hatch rem'r of Eggs -- all at home				heavy show'r after'n & ev'g	48	58
Monday	16	Boys with Oxen & Cart at Statute labor Eastward D Taylor 4 Do 8 Do} 12 Do viz 6 W.T Boys 6 - 2 Pea} 12 to Credit of our acco't for extra work 43 & 44 --- transplanted Tomatoes &c into Borders W. Anglin brot home Steelyards - set off his acco't for Bran against M J'r acco't ag'st Mr Anglin & pd Mrs T. for M			3 1/2	fine light show'r	46
Tuesday	17	Hauling & splitting rail & fencing West - Isaac to Mactavishs (lat Truxells ) in expectation of selling Nel & Colt - no go - offerd $70 yesterday - says he only askd if we would take 70 --				frost m'g fine & cold	41	50
Wednesday	18	Christ'n hauling Rails &c Is & W'd to Stratford even'g on Horse Speculation - brot oatmeal from . aft'n fencing ev'g on horses				fine	41	52
Thursday	19	Splitting rails &c Mr Sheriff McDonald expects that the Railway Toronto to P. Sarnia is finally arranged - Shares to a great amo't sold at Stratf'd				fine	47	58
Friday	20	Do -- --- Do				fine	52	63
Saturday	21	rec'd of Land Steward for Hec. 44		5	~	fine	60	55
		Paid Duncan Keppan for thrashing Mill last Xmas $8 --	2	~	~
		of Leaming 13 - 17 feb last 8 B'ls Ashes down - 2 loads Sun'ds up -	2	16	~
		Paid Wilf'd - (borr'd of him 8 about $ & 3 p & for Butter 1/3 --- W. T. Isaac to Stratford forenoon brot the above $10 -- Sn. Watson 7 1/2 not pd Hauling firewood - fencing --		16	3
Sunday	22	Mrs T & Chr'r to Mrs Meanys to Tea - Annie & Befsy ret'd with them @ 10 Is & C saw them home - W'd on sick list				fine		60
Monday	23	Is & Ch'r fencing next raod {illegible} W'd ploughing back South morn'g - aft to Stratford for a Plough Share Rob Tye dined with us on his way to Stratford with 2 Cows & Calves for Martin - sleeps here				Do	56	64
Tuesday	24	Isaac a volunteer day with our neighbours on road west of Bridge Christ'n plough'd So with oxen - W'd Do with mares. B Tye left @ 7 am.				a few drops Rain 2 pm	61	66
Wednesday	25	Walked to Stratford - Isaac to Do on Mare - attended rail road meeting & put down my name for 5 Shares L 5 each - We dined at Dalys - I ret'd in Waggon with Jno Mickell who with 2 trips this e'g Daly took tea at 37 -- paid to Sharman my An'l Subscription to Agricultural Society		10	-	fine	56	48
		Exp's at Hicks ----			4

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