1855

Feb 14 heavey rain to Day sawed & made some hems

15 still rain & sleet worked at the hames

16 Do Do Do Do Do Do

17 went to McElheneys Mill with 14 bushel of wheat & 2 1/2 of barley roads very bad

18 went to Lyn to quartly meeting

19 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood I went to Belemys Mill wih 14 2/3 bushel of oats got 205 lb of oatmeal fine Day

20 drew 3 load of wood from marsh Jock went to Brockville with wood

21 went Brockville with 10070 beamsticks got L 2.3 for them {in margin - bougth {illegible}} Jock was down with wood ouht 6 11/16 lb of caff cowhide 1s.10 per lb & 21 3/4 sole leather 1/4 1/2 L.2.2.4 shoe thread 5

22 Jock went to Brockville with wood I fixed a cutter shaft for John young this forenoon dew 1 load of wood

23 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood for Rev Mr Smart I drew 2 loads of wood to the house

24 went to Brockville to the Annual Meeting of the County paid five pounds to the widow Philips gave me to Pamlor. Lee he endorsed A Note that he held to her husband Agricultural Socity was chosen President got Buel's Not paid him 7s.6d thee was 1s of intrest

25 went to caintown heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach cold Day

26 went to Ninons for A load Bark that the Widow Philips got from Mr Tutt the Bark was very dark coloured it was damage Tutt took his two foot mill & trid to mesure the quanty but he could not for it was not piled so that he could Mr Willson saw it was Not work over 12s.6d

27 drew 6 loads of wood I choped Jock drawed

28 Do 3 Do Do in the forenoon went to Samuel younges on A visit very hard frost

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