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CR. Days 



By carts hauling manure from Ferry Barn to No. 2 French s 6 



By cleaning loose manure about stables, and hauling it to lot in 

 tended for lucerne 5 



By hauling corn from Ferry, and bran and meal from Mill wood 



to Mansion 2 



By hauling stones to repair the crossing-place of Muddy-Hole 



Swamp, at the head of French s meadow 2 



By Old Jack in care of granary 6, Old Frank in care of stock 6 12 



By Peter, in care of mares, mules, and jacks 6 



By Gunner digging brick earth 3, cutting poles to build a brick 



house 2 5 



By putting up post-and-rail fence leading to Ferry Barn 5 



By hauling seine, cleaning, striking, and packing fish 41 



By Easter Monday 22 



By sickness Boatswain 6, Mima 3, Richmond 3, Postilion Joe 3, 



Lynna 3, Sam 3 21 



Total 132 



Increase, 2 Calves and 2 Mules. Received from Mill, 22 bushels of 

 Meal, and 29 bushels of Bran; from Ferry, 3 barrels of Corn. Stock, 

 11 head of Cattle, 4 Calves, 60 Sheep, 28 Lambs, 4 working Mares, 4 do. 

 Horses, 5 Colts, 4 spring do., 2 Jacks, 2 old Jennies, 1 do. three years 

 old, 1 do. two years old, 1 do. one year old, 15 Mules, 10 one year old, 

 2 spring do.; and 11 Mares. 



DE. Days 

 Ditchers, for the work of 6 men, amounting per week to 36 



By Baths and Paschal mortising posts 1, fencing Ferry-Barn new 



lane 4 10 



By Boatswain and Robin mauling rails 1, and fencing as above 4 . . 10 



By Charles hauling seine 5 



By Dundee sawing trunnels with Dogue-Run hands 5 



By Easter Monday 6 



Total 36 



N. B. There has been almost one day and part of another lost by 

 rain this week. 



DR. Days 



Muddy-Hole Farm for the work of 3 men and 9 women, amounting 



per week to 72 



Cn. 

 By listing in No. 2 4 



