The town pump. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Work for 
     
     Go vernor 
     
     Fanning. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Across the river 
     
     for wood. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Spinning 
     
     wheel work. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1780: 
     
    
   
   
    
     9 July — To oars for the great Barge of Black Spruce two of 15f‘ long, Three 
     
     of 161“ D° & one of 17f‘ long. Together 95f‘ at 4(1 £1 =115=8d and 
     
     Bring all the Oars masts boom & garfs out of the woods at my Back 
     
     5 = 0 more. 
     
     That about July y9 20‘“ Got of M'Callbeck 500 foot of pine board for 
     
     our house. 
     
    

    
     22 July — at the woods looking out hard timber 
     
    
   
   
    
     22 Mar. — To a new brake or handle [for the town pump] of dry black birch 
     
     O = 2 = 6 
     
    

    
     28 Mar. — Made for the town pump a uper Box or Valve of young Yellow 
     
     Birch 7 hours O=3=6 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1781: 
     
    
   
   
    
     S 
     
    
   
   
    
     4 Jan. — For Gov’“ Patterson a Strong grindstone pruceframe Compleat. 10 = 6 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     1784: 
     
    
   
   
    
     1786: 
     
    
   
   
    
     1787: 
     
    
   
   
    
     10 Jan. — Self & Lad part of 2 days squareing a pine which is to saw into 
     
     boards. 10S 0d 
     
    
   
   
    
     16 Dec. — To Doctr Nickelson two Door post together 1/6 and 38 f‘ of pine 
     
     boards. 35 2d 
     
    

    
     16 Dec. — To Govenor Fanning two Door post together 1/6 and 152 ft ‘2'6 of 
     
     pine dry Board 
     
    

    
     28 Dec. — All day Making Close horse. 0" To 6 f‘ of 2 '" pine plank, 1/ 
     
    
   
   
    
     16 Jan. — At Govnr Fanings fireplace below. “a“ D° to 14 ft of 1 1/z pine slab 
     
     15 9d and 21 of 2" nailes 10 ‘/2 
     
    

    
     17 Jan. — At D° fire place above To 10 fI of pine board 10“. D° 25 of 20d 
     
    

    
     nailes /6 all day. 
     
    

    
     18 Jan. - All day on the Stairs and Railes 8 f‘ of pine board 8". 
     
    

    
     1 Mar. — To one large Kitchen table of pine Containing 25 feet. toga [i.e. 
     
     together] 15-0 
     
    

    
     29 Oct. — To 49 ft of best pine board. 4:0 
     
    
   
   
    
     From January 7788 to August 7797 there is almost a ten-year gap for which no daybook 
     
    
   
   
    
     survives. 
     
    
   
   
    
     1797: 
     
    
   
   
    
     1798: 
     
    
   
   
    
     30 Dec. — At Green Poplar Rocks all indoors. 
     
    
   
   
    
     19 Mar. — Went Over the water with Offe [i.e. Theophi/us, Chappe/l’s son]. 
     
     Cut a long shore White & Yellow Birch and he brought some home 
     
    
   
   
    
     with y8 dog. 
     
     5 Apr. ~ Get into ye house some beach Rims & a few into the shop. 
     
     9 Apr. — Ranged the beach Rims in & about the house 
     
    
   
   
    
     23 Apr. — Out of the Garden took the Oak Rims cut them to their Length. 
     
     Put them over the shop. They Ammount to 50 wheels. They had 
     
     been abroad 14 months & 20 days. Very good Oak. 
     
    

    
     2 May — went over ye water the first time. Brought 10 pickets & some birch. 
     
    

    
     12 May — sold to Widdow McKinnes the fine wheel No. 119 Oak bed Oak 
     
    
   
   
    
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