File #23247: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 09.pdf"

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Sunday​29​Mrs T. M & E walkd to Scotch Church - ret'd @ 5 Alex & An to Tea &c brot a Square Bottle of Whiskey. - Big Befs​​fine​4​17Monday​30​Wilf'd to Market @ 6 AM with 4 Hogs & about 30 Bush'ls Otas $9.0.4 Chapman fm Galt papr up with Load Wooden Pails for Daly - met Wilf'd at Schwartz all right - Price of Oats Cash 1/y/{?} - Hogs 2 & 2 1/2 $ --- Boys cutting up Hogs - ev'g Christ'n & Chas to Alexs - Is'c cut up & barreld side pieces of 2 Hogs - Mr Daly had a Load of Straw​​do​10​30Tuesday​31​Barreld Pork part 1, all side pieces in to Cellar - 1 other pieces in Barn Wilderd returned from Galt at 8 1/2 PM: Sold to Elliot Galt 33 Bush'ls Oats @ 7 1/2 L1 - 7 1/2 rec'd Barrel Salt 370 lbs @ $2 1/2 pr 280 lbs - 17 from Duncan Fisher r'd 3.7 for sold Person unknown a Hog 255 lbs @ 2 1/4 -- r'd 1.8.8 " James Durand Preston 3 Hogs 255 - 256 - 228 = 733 lbs @ 2 1/4 -- $16.49 cts By 2 Barrels Salt (left till next trip) $6.62 1/2 {illegible} Bill @ 10 days 42.8.9 9.75 16.37 1/2 short pd 11 1/2 Cr 11 for expenses pd​​incefsant snow high wind nt​30​23February Wednesday​1​brought up 6 Barrels Salt for Mr Daly from Chapmans Wilfred after dinner took up Mr Dalys 6 Blr Salt viz. 300.300.310.310.320.340 @ 2/6/Bl of 280 lbs - 15__ 1.9 to acco't ~~ 16.9 Dt Mr D​​cloudy noon same after​6​-12Thursday​2​Chas to Seigmillers with Bark 1 Cord 1 foot the rest at Pinery - paid Mrs T Mrs Ray Stewart 1/6 Mrs John Stewart 2/6 had of Temperhar 1 lb Tea @ 6/.yk not pd to pay in Skins or Tallow next trip Chas to Duncan Fisher Bl Full 370 lbs @ $23/4.2 19/5 Car'gr 3/1 rec'd 1.2.6​4​Snow show'ng​9​-161843 FebruaryFriday​3​Wilf'd took to Seigmillers 25 ft 8 in Bark thrashing a little Barley with oxen morn & aft'n pottering deliverd to Fisher 27 Bushls 6 lbs Oats @ 8 & red'd on acc't a Half Sovereign Chas to Stratford in Mr Tye's Cutter - ret'd with {illegible} Tye on Ox sleigh - brot from Daly 4 lbs Butter 1 1/2 lbs sugar & a Lg Bottle Whisky from Alex​​Snow Show'rs​18​19Saturday​4​Chas to Seigmillers with Bark 1.1.4 Jan 7 16 1.1.9 17 - 1.5.8 18 - 1.6.4 20 - 1.4.9 27 - 1.2.3 feb 2 - 1.1._ 3 - 00.25.8 8.16 9 @ $34. 9 yk Cradling 57 Hector 5/ 2 36 ~ 9 Cr By Pair Boots - Wilfred ~ ~ ~ 4. Bal due {illegible} by Adam Seigmller & Cusmam $ 32 ~ 9 yk boys thrashing Barley with Colts - John arr'd @ 4 in Mr Dalys Sleigh with Mr D Jane & Mrs Ebbs ~ Mr Tye calld @ 7 oc - Martha accomp'd him in his Cutter on a visit till Wednesday when we use to go for her at G Nance again sick - gave her a warm bran Mash​​fine​16​19Sunday​5​Mrs T & Emily walkd to Meeting Mr Byers at Dalys in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather - Chas to Alex's morn'g Mrs Trel'n @ 2 in Mr Byers Cutter - Emily stopd short @ Annies - after dinner Christ'n & John to {illegible}​​Snow all day​24​20Monday​6​morning nothing done - aftern'n Isaac Chas & John to Straford &c ^Nell & Bell in Sleigh ret'd @ 10 brot from P Kostner 9 1/2 Galls Whisky - from Mr Daly 1 lb Salt petre 1 lb Pepper 2 lbs Sugar 1 lb Soap - 1 lb Nails - from McPherson 5 lbs Butter @ 6 c not pd Chris & W'd Pottering for G & J Gournlock on acco 1.16.6 John retn'd the night with Alex​​Blust & snow showers​12​6

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