1855

July 17 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting sent $10.10C in A letter to Dr Ryrson for Books for School Library Father paid Sherwood & Steel $10 as retaining fee he paid $10 before very heavy rain

18 mowed the remainder of the peace at the woods rain to Day

19 fixed at the Cap rain to Day

20 fine Day raked the hay

21 Drew in six small load of hay that is the first

22 no Meeting to Day

23 mowed in the 2 field the uper half very cloudy

24 mowed in the field North side of the road East line drew in 2 loads of hay from the 2 field

25 mowed in forenoon North side road east line cock part 2 fields very warm day themometer 80 in shade

26 rained most of the day worked A little at John Yonges cradle

27 raked hay in the 2 field & in the dich North side of the road

28 worked at the cap rained parts of the day

29 went to Caintown & heard the Rev'd Mr German preach

30 finished puting the roof on the cap rained parted of the Day

31 raked & drew in the hay in the field North side turned over the cockes & drew in 9 loads from that field

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