2016 February 22: Amanuensis Monday: J.P.McPherson's Diary, January 1 through March 31,1852

JGH NOTE: Here is another diary entry of James Peter McPherson.  For one reason and/or another,  blogging and the diary took the back seat.  I am sorry about that, but here we are again. 

  
Diary entries for January 1 through March 31, 1852

January, 1852

1^st Thurs. At home. At Mr. Lesters in evening.

2^nd Fri. Chopping @ . At Mr. Andersons in evening. Posted letter to Dysart.

3^rd Sat. Cut Mr. Andersons Coat &a made cap.

4^th Sun. At Mr Lamonts.

5^th Mon. Making Mr Andersons Coat.

6^th Tues. DO DO

7^th Wed. Working at Mr Andersons forenoon - visited by Mr John Edi in the afternoon.

8^th Thurs. Finished Mr. Andersons Coat.

9^th Fri. Cut Wm. Beats vest. Hauled straw for self & Mr. Lester.

10^th Sat. Made Mr Beats vest.

11^th Sun. At home. Visted by Wm Beat.

12^th Mon. Chopping firewood &@

13^th Tues. Chopping &;@

14^th Wed. Chopping &;@ .

15^th Thurs. At Mr. Patons – did not see him.

16^th Fri. Chopping &@

17^th Sat. Hauling firewood with Mr. Lesters team.

18^th Sun. Visited by Mr. & Mrs. Lester. Very cold.

19^th Mon. Excessive cold. Thermometer 24 below Zero.

20^th Tues. Still cold but not so cold as yesterday.

21^st Wed. “ “ Recd letter from Ann Adamson with news of Mrs Westwoods death.

22^nd Thurs. Making vest for Mr Jackman.

23^rd Fri. Posted letter to Ann Adamson. At Mr Patons.

24^th Sat. Finished Mr. Jackmans vest. At Mr. Lesters afternoon.

25^th Sun. At Messers Jackmans & Hendersons.

26^th Mon. At Madison with Messers Lester & Anderson.

27^th Tues. Chopping. At Mr Lester afternoon.

28^th Wed. DO Recd 4 papers from Legislature.

29^th Thurs. DO

30^th Fri. At blacksmiths. Raining all day. Posted letter to Hon A Bottern

31^st Sat. Snowing during the day – chopping in the afternoon.

February, 1852

1^st. Sun. At meeting at the schoolhouse in Verona.

2^nd Mon. Hauling straw for Self and hay for D. Lester.

3^rd Tues. DO DO

4^th Wed. Splitting rails A.M. Recd paper from J. Mitchell.

5^th Thurs. DO DO

6^th Fri. At Constables sale of P Hash goods. Splitting rails.

7^th Sat. Splitting rails. Measured Mr. Bratton for suit of clothes. At school house in evening. No other person came.

8^th Sun. At home.

9^th Mon. Cut Mr. Brattons Coat. At Mr Jackmans.

10^th Tues. Working at DO DO

11^th Wed. At Squire Lesters on Hale & Greenwoods case.

12^th Thurs. Sewing.

13^th Fri. DO

14^th Sat. DO Had visit from Wm Brown.

15^th Sun. At Master Thomas Lester's funeral.

16^th Mon. Sewing.

17^th Tues. DO

18^th Wed. DO Recd letter from Wm Dysart.

19^th Thurs. DO At Henry Bolands in the forenoon.

20^th Fri. DO

21^st. Sat. DO

22^nd Sun. At Britz mill with Wm Brown and at Mr. Lesters.

23^rd Mon. Sewing. Recd oats from Mr. Baird in payment for newspaper.

24^th Tues. Sewing

25th Wed. DO

26^th Thurs. DO Mary at Mr. Lamonts.

27^th Fri. DO Posted letter to R. Grant.

28^th Sat. DO

29^th Sun. Visit of John Edi. At Mr. Lesters in the evening.

March, 1852

1^st Mon. Very stormy – heavy fall of snow.

2^nd Tues. At Messers. Jackman & Hendersons.

3^rd Wed. At Britz mill with saw log.

4^th Thurs. At Mr.Brattons with his clothes. Recd brood sow and corn in payment for them.

5^th Fri. Helping Mr. Lester to clean his oats.

6^th Sat. Chopping for rails and firewood.

7^th Sun. At home.

8^th Mon. At Mr. Patons. Raining toward evening.

9^th Tues. Chopping.

10^th Wed. Chopping forenoon. At Mr. Patons afternoon. River so high that no mail arrived today.

11^th Thurs. Splitting rails. Raining during the day.

12^th Fri. DO DO Weather beautiful, clear & warm.

13^th Sat. Raining hard all day. Red heifer “Nan” had a bull calf.

14^th Sun. Mary at Mr Lesters all last night in consequence of his child being sick. Very stormy – wind SW raining occasionally.

15^th Mon. Splitting rails. Weather clear and warm.

16^th Tues. DO DO Thunder and rain afternoon.

17^th Wed. Very cold – not able to work out of doors. Received a letter from Ann Adamson.

18^th Thurs. Colder than yesterday. Doing Nothing.

19^th Fri. Still cold. Made a willow basket.

20^th Sat. Cold but milder than the 3 previous days. Snowing afternoon and evening.

21^st Sun. Weather clear. Sun strong enough to melt all the snow that fell yesterday. Visited by Mrs. Brown, Mrs Friedlay & Mrs Henderson & Family.

22^nd Mon. Splitting rails forenoon. At Mr Lesters afternoon.

23^rd Tues. DO DO Ӿ

24^th Wed. DO DO forenoon. At Mr. Patons afternoon.Received letter from Mr. R. Grant.

25^th Thurs. Splitting rails. Ӿ Recd bill from Munger Peret, Whyte.

26^th Fri. DO DO

27^th Sat. DO DO

28^th Sun. At Home.

29^th Mon.

30^th Tues. At meeting of Town Board auditing town books.

31^st Wed. Very cold – doing little or nothing but writing.

End of diary entries for January 1 through March 31, 1852.

  

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