1856

Oct 13 David & watt went to Charlestown with pork barles for Bews

14 picked Apples & went to Adam Armstrong Elen & Margret was on A visit

15 went to Danial Nowlan for a sheep to kill he had 6 six on shares he is to give 4 four this year & 15 fifteen in three years from this Date

16 made 3 doors for Rob Armstrong

17 Robert Hengry came to fraim A wood house for Jock Jock & Rob & me Score for him & he hewed

18 worked at the timber some rain

19 went to caintown & heare the Revd Mr German preach

20 went to Brockville to An Agriculture Meeting got A Ram lamb in behalf of the Township Socitie he cost 50$ I bougth 1 side of sole leather 1s.10 1/2d per lb & 1 side of uper leather 2s per lb went to John Yonges to get him to make A pair of boots for Watt he has hurt his sholders that as done nothing for 5 weeks fine weather

21 came home & the boys was diging the potatos

22 helped Henary at the timber Jock & the boys & James Ackland helped them at the potatos

23 worked at the potatos James Ackland helped

24 drew some wood Mr Ruben Moot & Wife came here & went Heneys Wiks & then came & slept all night hung 3 doors for bob this afternoon

25 Showed Mr Moot the drowned land on both places went to Lyn this afternoon to an agriculture Meeting

26 the Revd Mr McMurray preached in Junetown

27 went to Brockville with Father he had to go on Mr Ki{illegible} will I took 1 1/2 barrels of snow & 1 barrel of Calvell apples to Turners 10s per barrel

28 Rubert Henery raised A wood house at Jocks

29 the boys finished plowing the field at the new barn

30 rained most of the Day

31 went to Lyn to an agriculture meeting

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