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March

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  <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td>
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  <td>2</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load of sawdust for the ice house here this forenoon he for one another in the afternoon for home fine day</td>
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  <td>3</td>
  <td>stormed most of the Day no work done</td>
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  <td>4</td>
  <td>Ad went for A load of lumber for the sugar house there is about 5 inches of snow this morning & is still snowing</td>
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  <td>X</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Ad went for A load of wood for Wm McNiel he is not able to do any work the snow is about six inches deep I went to the Hall this morning & voted J Taylor </td>
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  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ad went for a load of lumber to the Dulcimain Sawmill to day</td>
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  <td>X X</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Dito   Do    Do   fine Day roads gone Watt came here from Delta this afternoon I send a Note for him</td>
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  <td>8</td>
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  <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain</td>
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  <td>9</td>
  <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of lumber rain most of the day snow nearly gone so that the Roads is bair</td>
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  <td>10</td>
  <td>not any work done only choreing snowed night</td>
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  <td>11</td>
  <td>Ad took 4 load of hay from here this morning & 1 of straw</td>
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  <td>12</td>
  <td>Jonney & Ad fixed the foundation of the house {illegible} and fore the boiling of the sap for sugar fine day</td>
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  <td>14</td>
  <td>rain still did a little at the sugar house</td>
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  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Ad & Jonney worked at the sugar house this they got some of the siding & rafters up & roof on</td>
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  <td>17</td>
  <td>they are working at it got roof on & siding is done</td>
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  <td>18</td>
  <td>snow last night & there is about three is inches</td>
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  <td>19</td>
  <td>there is 7 inches of snow on the land this morning it is a fine day clear and very cold it is the heavyist storm we have had Jonney is helping A Cornett to S{illegible}</td>
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  <td>20</td>
  <td>rain & sleet this morning Jonney went to do same work for Mrs Spidel this morning rain most of the day</td>
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  <td>21</td>
  <td>rain most all day rain & f{illegible}ing</td>
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  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td>
 </tr>

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  <td></td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>the snow is nearley all gone the ground is covered with water Ad taped 60 maple trees to day </td>
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  <td></td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Hugh McKay is building the chimney for the boiling pan in the sugar house fine day Ad taped 60 more trees to day</td>
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March

1		Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning
	2	Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load of sawdust for the ice house here this forenoon he for one another in the afternoon for home fine day
	3	stormed most of the Day no work done
	4	Ad went for A load of lumber for the sugar house there is about 5 inches of snow this morning & is still snowing
X	5	Ad went for A load of wood for Wm McNiel he is not able to do any work the snow is about six inches deep I went to the Hall this morning & voted J Taylor
	6	Ad went for a load of lumber to the Dulcimain Sawmill to day
X X	7	Dito Do Do fine Day roads gone Watt came here from Delta this afternoon I send a Note for him
8		Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain
	9	Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of lumber rain most of the day snow nearly gone so that the Roads is bair
	10	not any work done only choreing snowed night
	11	Ad took 4 load of hay from here this morning & 1 of straw
	12	Jonney & Ad fixed the foundation of the house {illegible} and fore the boiling of the sap for sugar fine day
	13	rain most of the day no work done
	14	rain still did a little at the sugar house
15		Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day
	16	Ad & Jonney worked at the sugar house this they got some of the siding & rafters up & roof on
	17	they are working at it got roof on & siding is done
	18	snow last night & there is about three is inches
	19	there is 7 inches of snow on the land this morning it is a fine day clear and very cold it is the heavyist storm we have had Jonney is helping A Cornett to S{illegible}
	20	rain & sleet this morning Jonney went to do same work for Mrs Spidel this morning rain most of the day
	21	rain most all day rain & f{illegible}ing
22		Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening
	23	the snow is nearley all gone the ground is covered with water Ad taped 60 maple trees to day
	24	Hugh McKay is building the chimney for the boiling pan in the sugar house fine day Ad taped 60 more trees to day

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