1857

January 1 Worked at the stair in the house fine Day

2 Jock went to Brockville with some Apples got 5 shillings per bushel for comon & 6s.3d for pomgree I made 3 window fraims for Jocks wood shed

3 shod the colts the Boys went to John Yonges & they took 7 Bushel of turnips 6 per Bushel to John Kincaids & that made 10 bushel that he has got it is A very stormy day now

4 no meeting to Day

5 started this morning half past 3 oclock for Ramsay with Jonney Elen & Hanna Hazelwood got to John Robinsons about 8 oclock they are all Well

6 went to Kellocks & young Johns

7 went to Arches James & Gemals

8 went to Packenham with Jonney very cold Day

9 came to Scots to Day

10 got home all well very cold week

11 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach very cold Day

12 threashed & creaned 40 bushel of oats

13 went to Charleston with 20 pork Barrels for John Elingham to David Bews

14 went to the School meeting & then went to Mr Vansons for the reports Elen went J Scotts on A visit cold Day

15 Jock went to Brockville for the Revd Mr Morrison & he preached in caintown to night

16 Mr Morrison examined the children in the chatechism this forenoon & we thrashed in the afternoon

17 went to Aunt Mary with Granmam & Elen Robert Robertson died yesterday very cold day.

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