1855

April 1 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach he told us that is the last time he would preach in caintown Jock sick

2 very stormy day fixed sapbukets

3 drew 5 loads of ceader. Jonney drew I choped Jock & Margret went to Aunt Marys on A viit he bought five Bushel Scotch wheat paid eight shilling & six pence per Bushel from Wm Cowan

4 drew 6 load of ceader & 3 load of ash rails John Ackland helped

5 taped the sugar bush 99 trees Rowsom move to his Father David went with hime with the Horses & slaugh

6 went to Charlestown with Elingham Jock taped more of the bush

7 drew 3 basswood & 3 oke logs to colmans mill

8 went to caintown& heard the Rev Mr German preach fine Day

9 drew oke logs & 5 pine log

10 Do 5 pine logs we sold all the oke logs to Mr Dicson but 2 there was 19 1/4 standards log he paid me fou pounds & he owes me three pounds three shillings & nine pence very stormy rain & snow

11 drew 1 oke log 15 ft & 2 12 ft in the forenoon Snow & rain in the afternoon

12 very hard frost this morning drew 3 elem & 3 black ash log to colmans saw mill

13 drew 5 loads of rails to the barnyards

14 fixed the fences along the road very rainy to day

15 no meeting to Day fine Day

16 went to Samuel Innes & got the hand hamer faced

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