1857

Jan 18 Went to funeral of Robert Robinson he died on the fifteenth there was 34 sloughs& cutters at the funeral he was buried in the Brockville cemetery very cold day

19 drew some wood very cold Day

20 Jock went to Greenbush Mill with 24 Bushel of wheat he did not get his grist

21 went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting very stormy

22 drew some wood A very cold day

23 Jock went to Greenbush for his grist he got his cheeks frozen it was A very cold day I worked at A slough for John Younge

24 we went to lyn to the Anual Meeting of the Agriculture Society Jock & Margret give R Colm{cut off} A deed to {illegible} A part of the cristy place & he received A note for seventy five pounds paible in three mounths with intrest

25 no meeting to Day

26 cut down five oaks some of them for hubs

27 drew up the hub stuff & 3 logs of the big tree 2 of them 14 feet long stormy day A king of tho{cut off}

28 thrashed 1000 sheafs of spring wheat Jock went to Seelys with 4 hubs logs no one there

29 went to Johns youngs with Elen Margret & Jock on A visit fine Day

30 cleaned the wheat had 35 bushel

31 drew 2 load of wood A very stormy snowed very heavy all Day the boys took A sow to Wm Tennents boar

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