1857

Feb 18 Fixed the floor of the horse stable fine day

19 a little snow lsat night drew A load of wood from the sugarbush to the School house the roads very bad

20 went to Yonge Mills with 45 flour barrels in the waggon roads very rough snow in the afternoon

21 cut some of the oake on the drowned land & drew it up to the house

22 went to Brockville to the scarement with the cuter roads bad

23 drew logs up to the house fine day

24 Do Do in the forenoon the roads has got so bad that we cant draw any more & the water is rising very fast

25 went to the funeral of A son of Mr Dixson the Miller at Mc's with the Buggy roads very bad

26 worked at the line fence on the south side of the road East line

27 Do Do Do in the forenoon made some bunk in the afternoon cold Day

28 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting it was the Annual Dr Richmond came home with us A very cold Day we had the Buggy

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