1855

March 1 went to Charlestown with a load of barrels for Elingham left them at charlestown Mills for Buels high winds

2 cut 2 oke trees on the drowned land for hamesticks high winds south south west

3 went to Lyn to an Agricultural meeting Elen & Margret went James Clows on A visit

4 went to Junetown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach

5 drew rails & railscuts to the Eastline worked at the rails & wood the most of this week

10 went to Brockville to an Agricultural meeting it was desided to sell the stock that belonged to the socitie on the first of May

11 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach

12 went to Websters Mill for A load of stuff for John Yonge Cristopher & Benjmin yonge went with me & we got 3000 fett of 1 1/2 plank went to Charlestown acrofs the Lake got to Johns about nine oclock

13 came home it began to storm in the afternoon

14 stormed all day

15 drew rails this forenoon Ben Bail helped it stormed & rained in the afternoon

16 drew rails in the for to the West line Bail helped in the forenoon he burned his hand so that he could not work

17 went to Brockville with 700 haim stick got 4s per 1000 John yonge & his Wife came here on A visit very stormy this afternoon

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