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1845 September

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Reynolds alterd  Boar Pigs v.v.o. & 10 Sows @ 1/yk = 6/3

Ch'n W'd & Tom branding up in Chopping - lost my Snuff Box</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol.</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>45</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom thrashing Peas & Oats - Christ'n setting Bl Ashes for Soap & pottering

repaid Mr Crerar flour borrowd  ins't </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain morn. till night</td>
  <td>47</td>
  <td>47</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>even'g Tom hauling firewood.  W'd at Mrs Stewarts Washboard & pottering

aft'n both ploughing - Chr'n to P. Office morn'g  brot a Canadian &c

paid letter from Mr Barron inclosing $23 = L5.15.- to pay as under

Mrs Sargint for Cash Butter 230 lb    r'd

Cask 21 lb Bag 3 ls -- 24

@ 206 lb @ 6d    - L5.3.__
</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>_</td>
  <td>rain foren'n aft'n gloomy</td>
  <td>44</td>
  <td>45</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mr Dunkin for 9 lb Cheese  7 1/2  ------   ~.5.7 1/2

Self - Bal'ce left unp'd for teaming &  ---------.5.~

5.13.7 1/2

remains due to Mr B ______________.1.4 1/2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>--</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom ploughing Ch'r churning morn'g

aft'n hoeing thistles &c - Emily to Stratford - posted letter

M Jun{illegible} to Mrs Jos T. Dublin & paid Mrs Sargint

as above Pr{illegible} </td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>3 </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>gloomy</td>
  <td>36</td>
  <td>46</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>paid Mrs Crerar for 3 lbs Butter @ 5d  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>factory Cotton House use </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Mrs J & Roy Stewart washing -----</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>red'd from Mr Barron (p Mrs T) for Ribbons purchased at Watsons & chargd to my acco't </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Tom ploughing till interrupted by heavy rain - aft'n thrashing wheat

W'd  Do  - aftn'n setting Saw - Ch'r pottering</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>heavy show'rs</td>
  <td>44</td>
  <td>40</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r trapd 5 muskrats - Gathered Hops

Emily to Stratford brot letters (pd) - from Aunt Jane to WT Betsy Ralph to Mrs T</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>all ( self excepted to Stratford - Hickey --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>showers</td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>W'd &  Tom ploughing - Christ'n  taking down & putting up Bed &c

old Befsy after been absent 2 or 3 days was found in So Clearance with 3 Pigs</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>-</td>
  <td>67</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Killed Sow - single S{illegible}  Reynolds. Bob Tom ploughing  W'd rep'g Plough</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>heavy showers</td>
  <td>60</td>
  <td>54</td>
 </tr>

<table>

1845 October

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>W'd & tom ploughing - Ch'r to Stratford - brot a Colorist brot 14 lb Salt for Watson

C Rumball came about 3 pm</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>showers</td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td>47</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom ploughing  - Ch'r with C Rumball after Pheasants &c got none

even'g Chr'n . CR. M & E to Mr Dalys - a party --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine

a show'r ev'g</td>
  <td>49</td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Show Day - Sold - McFarlane 4 Pigs @ $1/2 - @ 2.~ ~ r'd on acco't 
Ch'r M. & E. ret'd from Mr Dalys about 9 or @ 10 1/2  C'r W'd M E & I to Stratford in Waggon - Mr Tye  Wm Puddicombe & Geo Hobson Judges of Live Stock - H'y Puddicombe &c   of Grain &c

Tom took Bull up but no offers on him

</td>
  <td>1 1/4</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>tol.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>M E &I dined at Mr Dalys - got home about 6.  Home to Tom &c 7 1/2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Tom thrashing Wheat - Ch'r to P. Office - brot letter fm Henry to Pd

W'd pottering  - Tom had a Hymn Book at Mickles yesterday

Ch'd to me, which he will pay me soon </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Tom to Stratford - all at home - Sharnock took tea with us</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Showers

very heavy in early evening</td>
  <td>42</td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>W'd ploughing - Tom thrashing wheat - Ch'r & tom winnowing  & preparing 6 3 Sacks for Mill tomorrow</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>33</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Ch'r Mrs T Martha in Waggon to Robinsons - Ch'r proceeded to Hagersville with 3 Sacks    Bush's Wheat & got in exchange  Flour    Bran      Shorts

got home at 7 after a most wearisome drove - rain part of way home

W'd & Tom got up a Hill of Potatoes  25 Bush'ls Red</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Ch'n  W'd & Tom got in part of a 2nd Hill of Potatoes Red - Rain with came on heavy at noon continued heavily to the present time 10 pm - prevented more being done noon till night </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>heavy rain noon till night</td>
  <td>44</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>rec'd of McFarlane Balance for 4 Pigs delivered this day

Tom thrashing Oats morning - ploughing aft'n Christ'n to P. Office nothing W'd nill </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>rain all ev'g & early morn'g  aft'n gloomy</td>
  <td>54</td>
  <td>55</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Tom & W'd ploughing - Ch'r washing Bottles for Vinegar & pottering

Lifted Onions & Dahlia roots & brot into House</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>slight show'r ev'g</td>
  <td>50</td>
  <td>56</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Tom & W'd ploughing Ch'r rep'g fence of Paddock next House

M & E to Stratford - brot sundries from Mickle & letter p pd Ellen to Em'y</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>46</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>Ch'r started for Stratford but returned in consequence of rain

Tom took to P.Office Letter self to Henry </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Showers</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>T Daly Mifs Mickle & Em'y in Light Waggon  left at 12 for Mr Tyes

Chas Rumball was obliged to walk - W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n Ch'r preparing a fireplace Stake pole &c for Washers to their purposes

hunting Bull &c over this Swamp from Hemlock field - broke out of his own field into Garden, destroyed Lilac, Black Currants Cabbages &c --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>
<table>

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1845 September

Monday	22	Reynolds alterd Boar Pigs v.v.o. & 10 Sows @ 1/yk = 6/3 Ch'n W'd & Tom branding up in Chopping - lost my Snuff Box				tol.	29	45
Tuesday	23	W'd & Tom thrashing Peas & Oats - Christ'n setting Bl Ashes for Soap & pottering repaid Mr Crerar flour borrowd ins't				rain morn. till night	47	47
Wednesday	24	even'g Tom hauling firewood. W'd at Mrs Stewarts Washboard & pottering aft'n both ploughing - Chr'n to P. Office morn'g brot a Canadian &c paid letter from Mr Barron inclosing $23 = L5.15.- to pay as under Mrs Sargint for Cash Butter 230 lb r'd Cask 21 lb Bag 3 ls -- 24 @ 206 lb @ 6d - L5.3.__	5	15	_	rain foren'n aft'n gloomy	44	45
		Mr Dunkin for 9 lb Cheese 7 1/2 ------ ~.5.7 1/2 Self - Bal'ce left unp'd for teaming & ---------.5.~ 5.13.7 1/2 remains due to Mr B ______________.1.4 1/2		5	--
Thursday	25	W'd & Tom ploughing Ch'r churning morn'g aft'n hoeing thistles &c - Emily to Stratford - posted letter M Jun{illegible} to Mrs Jos T. Dublin & paid Mrs Sargint as above Pr{illegible}	5	3	~	gloomy	36	46
		paid Mrs Crerar for 3 lbs Butter @ 5d		1	3
		factory Cotton House use	~	~	6
		Mrs J & Roy Stewart washing -----	~	3	~
		red'd from Mr Barron (p Mrs T) for Ribbons purchased at Watsons & chargd to my acco't	~	2	6
Friday	26	Tom ploughing till interrupted by heavy rain - aft'n thrashing wheat W'd Do - aftn'n setting Saw - Ch'r pottering				heavy show'rs	44	40
Saturday	27	W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r trapd 5 muskrats - Gathered Hops Emily to Stratford brot letters (pd) - from Aunt Jane to WT Betsy Ralph to Mrs T				fine	34	48
Sunday	28	all ( self excepted to Stratford - Hickey --				showers	48
Monday	29	W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n taking down & putting up Bed &c old Befsy after been absent 2 or 3 days was found in So Clearance with 3 Pigs				fine	-	67
Tuesday	30	Killed Sow - single S{illegible} Reynolds. Bob Tom ploughing W'd rep'g Plough				heavy showers	60	54

1845 October

Wednesday	1	W'd & tom ploughing - Ch'r to Stratford - brot a Colorist brot 14 lb Salt for Watson C Rumball came about 3 pm				showers	48	47
Thursday	2	W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r with C Rumball after Pheasants &c got none even'g Chr'n . CR. M & E to Mr Dalys - a party --				fine a show'r ev'g	49	52
Friday	3	Show Day - Sold - McFarlane 4 Pigs @ $1/2 - @ 2.~ ~ r'd on acco't Ch'r M. & E. ret'd from Mr Dalys about 9 or @ 10 1/2 C'r W'd M E & I to Stratford in Waggon - Mr Tye Wm Puddicombe & Geo Hobson Judges of Live Stock - H'y Puddicombe &c of Grain &c Tom took Bull up but no offers on him	1 1/4	6	3	tol.
		M E &I dined at Mr Dalys - got home about 6. Home to Tom &c 7 1/2
Saturday	4	Tom thrashing Wheat - Ch'r to P. Office - brot letter fm Henry to Pd W'd pottering - Tom had a Hymn Book at Mickles yesterday Ch'd to me, which he will pay me soon		1	2
Sunday	5	Tom to Stratford - all at home - Sharnock took tea with us				Showers very heavy in early evening	42	32
Monday	6	W'd ploughing - Tom thrashing wheat - Ch'r & tom winnowing & preparing 6 3 Sacks for Mill tomorrow				fine	26	33
Tuesday	7	Ch'r Mrs T Martha in Waggon to Robinsons - Ch'r proceeded to Hagersville with 3 Sacks Bush's Wheat & got in exchange Flour Bran Shorts got home at 7 after a most wearisome drove - rain part of way home W'd & Tom got up a Hill of Potatoes 25 Bush'ls Red					34	48
Wednesday	8	Ch'n W'd & Tom got in part of a 2nd Hill of Potatoes Red - Rain with came on heavy at noon continued heavily to the present time 10 pm - prevented more being done noon till night				heavy rain noon till night	44
Thursday	9	rec'd of McFarlane Balance for 4 Pigs delivered this day Tom thrashing Oats morning - ploughing aft'n Christ'n to P. Office nothing W'd nill		3	9	rain all ev'g & early morn'g aft'n gloomy	54	55
Friday	10	Tom & W'd ploughing - Ch'r washing Bottles for Vinegar & pottering Lifted Onions & Dahlia roots & brot into House				slight show'r ev'g	50	56
Saturday	11	Tom & W'd ploughing Ch'r rep'g fence of Paddock next House M & E to Stratford - brot sundries from Mickle & letter p pd Ellen to Em'y				fine	46
Sunday	12	Ch'r started for Stratford but returned in consequence of rain Tom took to P.Office Letter self to Henry				Showers
Monday	13	T Daly Mifs Mickle & Em'y in Light Waggon left at 12 for Mr Tyes Chas Rumball was obliged to walk - W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n Ch'r preparing a fireplace Stake pole &c for Washers to their purposes hunting Bull &c over this Swamp from Hemlock field - broke out of his own field into Garden, destroyed Lilac, Black Currants Cabbages &c --				tol.		48

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