Lumber from Nova Scotia. A boat for Major Holland: the pine from the West River. More spinning wheel work. 1800: 1801: 1802: Enough with some 0d Short ones for 26 wheels these only ‘/2 dry haveing been out all Summer. 16 Sept — Finish’d boaring ye pine piece for the middle of ye pump. 23 Nov. — Making of 2 tables of pine 22 Jan. — Both of us all day on the Barrows. Choping of Oak &c. Cross cut all day ye handles &c. 12 Feb. — Got 10 sides of Yellow birch. 16 May. — Measur’d the Cargo of boards Mr. Ryne from Ramshack [i.e. Ramsheg, now Wallace, Nova Scot/a]. Total of Cargo 7723 feet besides Refuge boards all pine no plank and but midlin boards. Paid my Self in boards both for the last December Cargo and for this I had for the December Cargo 101 V2 and for this 135 feet. 2 Aug. — Barkt some white birches &c. 13 Aug. — All day at Green Oak Rims Choping &c. 14 Aug. — At Green Oak Rims. 15 Aug. - Choping Green Oak Rims 39 short ones. Long ones 70. Makes 28 wheels. 16 Aug. - Have Now aded 12 more short Ones which make up to 31 wheels. Also have got togather 12 of beach dry short ones which will do well to work in so they will make up to Number 34 wheels. 1 Sept. — The Boat. On Thursday last at Noon Offe began. Went ye West River. Friday Got the pine. Sat, at the pine & Monday Geting Knees or timbers &c. 12 Sept. — The 3 lads on y8 Boat and Ash Oars. 13 Sept. — McKey at the Ash Oars. 22 Nov. — Measur'd for the Govenor in the Coach house. Six of 1 ‘/z pine plank Containing togather 124% feet (when Consider’d as Inch Thick). 17 Dec. — At the wheels and Caried up a fine lot of birch wood the lads brought over. 20 Feb. — Turning Spokes and at Green poplar Rocks. 19 of them and at turning spindels. 14 Mar. — Glued y‘e Black birch Rim. 2 Apr. — Finish’d No. 204. Black birch Rim. 14 May — Over ye water to get fence longers & at green birch for wheels. 15 May — Choping green birch. 2 June — Could not provide Green mapel &c ..... 27 June — to the boat of pine board 12 foot. 8 July — had of Mr. Urquart a quantity of horses white mapel. 9 July — Had of Neighbour Urquart 100 green white mapel Horses for the wheels. 25 July — Also of Mr. Clark 25 feet of pine board. 17 Aug. — Our pump make a new top of pine board 3 Oct. — Took indoors the Oak Rims. 69 long 53 short. 5 Oct. — Plain up the dry’d Oak Rims about 34 wheels. 8 Dec. — At Mr. Streets Cellar to pine board 4d 15 Feb. — At Green Hacks White birch. 16 Mar. — measur’d for Mr. Creamer To Cap Street One Stack of beach wood 20 ft Cord 2/4 fee. D°. Mr. Hutchersons two stacks the first 36 long and one 9 foot long. 36 + 9 = 8 /45/ 5 ms and five 41