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Is. & Chas Cradling Wheat - Mr. Stewart & McWilliams raking Chr'r {short for Christian or Christopher? Ch'n and its variations are the more consistent spelling?} & W'd binding.
Mrs. T. & M. calld on Mrs. Meany by whom she (Mrs. T.) rec.d a parcel f'm Dublin in which was £1 . 1 . - for me from Eliz'h {Elizabeth} Thompson for a {p.n?} Cambric sent to her for sale some years ago - rec'd £1. 1 Stirlg C.y {Below this line reads: Sar'n & Shill'g} |
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| Thursday |
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morning threatening rain but got out fine - hauld 3 Waggon & 3 Cart Loads of Wheat - aftern'n Cradling &c. &c. |
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Cradling &c morning - @ 11 threatening rain hauld in 1 Waggon & 1 Cart Load Wheat - which had the benefit of a Shower - aftern'n again fair - proceeded evening in Waggon some to Alex's & some to Stratford for our Cask Whiskey from Kostner - again none ready - bro! from P. Office Letter Ellen & Emily to Mrs. T. & M. - paid - |
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Showers 11 @ 1 or 2 |
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| Saturday |
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finishd hauling Spring Wheat Waggon & Cart Loads all in good condition
Mrs. Meany & Annie took tea with us - Mrs Sargint & Mrs. Jackson {illegible}. |
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fine
wW wind
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| Sunday |
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Mrs. T. M & Chas to Stratford - Mr. Allan - took tea at Mrs Meanys
Macculloch {McCulloch} Alex Risk & Watson calld - G. Gournlock Do - |
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fine |
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| Monday |
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a Sharp frost - Squash - Manures - Cucumbers &c. Potatoe tops in field & Garden & Beans. Tomatoes Capsicums. Balsams. M. Convolvus. Delichor - all destroyd
M at Alex's Cradling &c Oats |
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| Tuesday |
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Killd a yearling Sheep W T - at 12 Cha.s Rumball came on horseback & remains till tomorrow - @ 3 McCulloch came with his Gun - Isaac & he went out till dusk & bro! in 8 Pheasants each 4 -
Chas ploughing South aft.n - ret'd Hind Qu'r {quarter} Mutton to Raukin |
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dull |
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| Wednesday |
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Charles ploughing - W'd hauling firewood - Is'c & Chr'n rep'g fences &c.
C{harles} Rumball left @ 3 with a small pailfull of Cranberries |
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Rain from morning till night - Nil. - -- - - |
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rain all day |
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| Friday |
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{--p.n?} in Stable - &Harness - aft.n Cha.s ploughing - puttering
Mrs. T sold 2 yearling Sheep to Ja.s Thompson @ $2 1/4 & rec'd paym't sold him also 2 y.r old Steer (Mrs. T & {Hy?}) for $10 to be taken & p.d for on Monday next - P.d J Thompson for 13 1/2 lbs Beef @ 5 eC {Beneath this it reads: had 30 ull:}
bro! a Letter pd from Aunt Jane to self & 3 Inquirers |
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4Yn |
Rain till noon & Show'r aft'n |
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| Saturday |
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Wilf'd ploughing - the rest cleaning shed & pottering |
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fine |
54 |
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| Sunday |
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Chas to P. Office with letter Mrs T - M. T & Marthas to Aunt Jane |
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fine |
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1843 September
| Monday |
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Chas & Wilf'd ploughing - Is & Ch'r pottering - Ring for Bull - Gatepost &c. {Below this it reads:} cleaning near shed
Put up Big Bess to fatten - |
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| Tuesday |
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Chas ploughing with oxen - Is & Ch.rn thrashing Peas with Mares & Colts
Wilf'd repairing his Plough - Ch'n & W'd gatherd Hops - even'g Isaac to Wm Smiths - no money to be had - |
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| Wednesday |
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Chas & Wilf'd ploughing - Is & Christ'n winnowing Peas - cleaning near Shed
& assisting Jas Thompson to butcher the Steer sold to him (-pd for it $10)
Martha walkd to Stratford - no Letters - Annie one from Emily - Sn - 9d
Christian Summers (French) & his companion Dutch requested a Bed 9.th Con. North of Fryfogel |
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fine
a few drops rain about 11
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Chas & Wilf'd ploughing - add.l {additional} fence to Hay Stack, trench - emptying Shed.
gatherd apples from Tree So East corner 11 doz: {dozen} |
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smart show.r 2 @ 3 |
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| Friday |
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Wilf'd ploughing morning - the rest putting up a new fence round Garden
the Bull & oxen having broken in last night & eaten nearly all the Cabbages & made sad destruction among the Currant bushes - Lilacs Tarnaracs Spruce - Beets Parsnips Carrots &c &c &c - W'd assisted afternoon |
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a few drops rain aft.n |
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| Saturday |
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Chas to P. Office before breakfast - bro! letter from William to Mrs. T. dated Staten Island 11 ins't --------- pd Post.ge f'm Queenston 9
putting up Garden fence finishd West & South sides
Gatherd apples from Tree on West side: 3d from entrance - about 31/2 doz:
Mrs. T walkd to Stratford - & bk {back} - dined at Mr. Maccullochs {McCulloch}
Alex took his Colts to Reynolds - having traded them for a yoke of Steers 3 yr old & 15$ in Cash. |
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| Sunday |
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Chas to Stratford |
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Rain ev.g |
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| Monday |
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Putting up new fence front of Garden - Removing dung &c from East Shed |
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misty rain all day & {Word is cut off by page} |
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Do ----------------- Do ----------------- Do ------- Do {Meaning, doing the same as yesterday}
McCarthy pd $5. on acco't of his Vendue Note, for which gave him my rec! - pd the above to Mrs. T. -
pd Mrs. Roy Stewart & Ann Crerar -------
p.d Mrs. T. for a Butter Tub bo! {bought} of Trom ---- |
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tolerable.
very cold
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| Wednesday |
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Hauling Manure from East Shed & Barn yard to field behind Garden
Annie had a letter from Wm & bro! {illegible?} Ellen to Mrs. T. ~ {A word is scratched out and cannot be deciphered} postage due Mr. Daly {G.d?}
Dr. Mott of N. York has rather an unfavorable opinion of W's Cast
Rankin borrowd Whiskey a large trench Bottle - ret'd 4th Dec'r |
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