Two pages of daily logs about agricultural duties. Author likely a Murdoch. Kinsman and Johnsonville discussed as well as the activity of logging.
" 1851 May 31 Bright morning warm pleasant day 4 working
on frame all day Hugh and John Boyd hauling stone
fornoon placing stones for barn and hauling lawn girts
____ June 1st Raining morning cloudy sunshine warm day Hugh
at brother Mcgavin's I sleeping the most of the day
2 bright morning cloudy sunshine cool da 3 on frame 3/4 of it
day Hugh and John Boyd placing stones for barn hauling
sleepers rafters scantling and stanchels D.S. Gas. B.
and I hewd5 sleepers and blacked out 124 pins
3 cloudy cool morning daay cloudy sunshine warm framing
four haves ____ whole day Sam David Stories James Boyd
and I Hugh 1/2 day on frame, John Boyd 1/2 day inviting the
folks to raising
4 Cloudy cool warming day cloudy sunshine 5 hands 1/2 day
James Boyd Davidstorier Hugh and Sam and I David
louder all day framing raised barn afternoon then frame
rafters at night over to kinsman at night with James Miekle
William Miekle Smashed it out got fingers
5 Bright cool morning, da slight showers putting on rafters
fornoon afternoon nailing rafters and framing sleepers James
Boyd Hugh and I David Lauder 1/4 of it day
6 cloudy fair warm morning cloudy some rain for noon
Hugh working for Sam Herring 3/4 I ploughing corn
for John Boyd acre cattle working on north end of road
for noon I with them afternoon hired with George Bissel
for haying very very wet at night
7 Cloudy some slight showers Hugh and I framing
sleepers for barn sold our 4 gear old steers for 60.00
dollars to a Mr powers of mecca
___ Cloudy sunshine warm heavy shower at noon heavy shower
at night David Storier and I at south settlement
seeing W. Mickle
9 Cloudy fair fornoon ____ I hauling sleepers and
putting them under the barn cloudy sunshine afternoon
David Storier Lauder James Bogd Hugh and I puting in
sleepers then Hugh and I sawed timber for James Boyd
from three o clock
10 Bright moring cool day bright draughty Hugh and
D. Lauder baling for Sam Henry I scoring timber for
James Boyd for noon fencing garden afternoon James
Mickle hereat night I went with him
11 Cloudy morning some slight showers for noon _____
Lauder
1848 May 10th Gray Cold ( ) here
11 day David . I plowing with two yoke cattle we all slept tonight
12 the (cold) (showery) plowing all day two (yuek) R all day.
13 Cloudy, showery (for noon?) afternon _____ showers _____ to
David storier _____ went to mill ____ afternoon for
14 (Cloudy?) (?) sunshine Hugh __________ the writing still
making it a little better
15 Frosty morning day clouds - sunshine warm (plowing) for
Davidstorier came home at six in the evening plowed at
________ at house John Henry (loging) afternoon,
16 Cloudy, rainy morning ____ D.H plowing _____
to nine o'clock H hauled two loads of wood formost
afternoon
went to kinsman brought two and a half bushels corn
(meal?) and 2 1/2 bushels wheat flour, get pair shoes
for Agness
pairs 1. 12 1/2 I still making it A little better.
17 Misty mornign day cloudy sunshine warm began to plow corn ____-
David storier 3/4 of it today brought load of hay at noon
James W. Curtney team
ing afternoon Mr storier M boyd and Miss Boyd here
went up for harness at night
18 Bright morning day cloudy sunshine warm H plowing fornoon
Jim(?)
afternoon H (harrowing ) with young team David _______
oats and flour J. ________
I went over to john Boyes and (salted ) sheep Hughwent
home with the ____-
