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1843 October
1843 October
| Monday | 16 | Charles to Dalys @ 10 for a Load 15 Kegs Butter to take to Hamilton tomorrow - Christ'n thrashing Oats / flail / - Isaac & W'd after Bob & Befs - & Pheasants - got 2 of the latter - Befs came home - Bob still missing - | Snow Hard rain | 35 | ||||
| Tuesday | 17 | Charles started @ 41/4 with Load Butter for Hamilton - gave him 9$ thrashing Peas with Colts - Daly & Tom passd down @ 101/2 - {Below this it reads: 'pd Washers'} | -- | 2 | 6 | rain hail snow | 33 | |
| Wednesday | 18 | Wilfred ploughing - Is & Christ'n at Alex's fixing a Shed Bessy brot a Letter from P. Office - f.m Mr &Mrs. Barron pd. | rain &c. | 31 | ||||
| thursday | 19 | Paid Meany for 143/4 lbs Beef @ 3{cs?} --------- Mrs. T & Isaac left @12 1/2 for Hamilton @ $11/2 each by a Markham Teamster / a Sadler, & Boot Shoemaker / a teetotaller Gave Isaac in Silver---- ----- -5- Eliza Fisher paid for Mrs. T. a $4 note - 1. _ ._ Change out by W T Half {illegible}----- 12.2 Bal.n sem. {illegible?} to Mr T. --- 7.106 {Below it reads: 'amo. of Acco - 8.4'} Puttering morn'g aft'n Ch'r & W'd to Alex Roofing Shed am to have his oxen tomorrow & Saturday | --
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rec.d of M. Jun. 21
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fine | 31 3 | 36 |
| friday | 20 | Christ'n with Alex; oxen W'd our own ploughing Hutchinson wishes to have a pr of Pigs in the Spring he took up today a Half Durham Bull, {A word has been scratched out} 16 months old a do yearling Heifer - & a Cow 1/2 Durham 1/2 Ayrshire - {qu?}: Alex had ' 3 pints Whisky WT J Robert | - - | - - | fine high wind aft.n | 40 | 58 | |
| Saturday | 21 | very heavy rain from 3 or 4 to 6 am: with high wind - ploughing as yesterday Martha to P Office - no letters - - ----- Ch'r | -- | - | 31/2 | rain | 49 | 32 |
| Sunday | 22 | rose at 6 & walkd to Orrville expecting to find letters &c from Mr. Jackson for William with directions how to proceed from NYork to W. Indies &c. found all in bed & Alex does not go down to day as he canot get a load. Christ'n walkd to Stratford & got the Letters from Jackson - at 4 Wilf'd on Bill to P. Office with letter to Mama inclosing Jacksons letter of introduction to Dc Forest & Sons 82 South St. NYork - & instructions to W.m - for his passage. | some snow &c. | 32 | 29 |
| Monday | 23 | Christ'n took Alexs yoke home - putting up fences &c. W'd ploughing gatherd Apples from Tree No. 2 from Gate West. & No. 4 do - about 2 doz | beautiful | 20 | 26 | |||
| Tuesday | 24 | Alex started from this @ 9 for Hamilton - had from him 101/4 lbs Beef {Above this it reads 'n.n neck'} @ 3 Cts
Began taking up potatoes - interrupted before 12 by Charles arrival after dinner he proceeded with his Load to Mr Dalys with oxen
viz! {On the right of the following three items is a right curly bracket followed by a 'w!'} |
} 2 | 2 | 7 | g.o rain & snow | 24 36 | 31 32 showery |
| Wednesday | 25 | Chas after breakfast to P. Office - no letters - @ 11 Wilfred to Seigmillers rising a Tannery - John Scott calld & paid $2 on acc't of his Note p - 17/1 C.r -- (pd to M. Jack.n) - gave my rec! McTavishes had their Bouness & paid 6/6 - (m.jn) {Below it reads 'Sn.'} Rankin calld with an Agreement on part of the Settlers to repair the Bridge at the Lake - agreed to give 4 days - to go to C.r of Statute Labour for year 1844 - begin on Monday next | -- | -- | 71/2 | |||
| Thursday | 26 | taking up Potatoes - 20 Bush's into Hill No. 1 - - | - | - | - | dull | 26 | 32 |
| friday | 27 | afternoon thrashd 6 Bush's Peas with Mares - & pottering Chas to Mr Dalys & had a tooth extracted | snow show.r | 28 | 30 | |||
| Saturday | 28 | Charles to P. Office before breakfast - bro! letter from Mrs. T. {An arrow points up to 'owing to Daly gd'} announcing Williams determination to go to NYork imm'y {immediately} & thence to W Ind.s {West Indies} on So. of the States all pottering & preparing for Chas to start tomorrow for Hamilton & Toronto taking Martha & Annie - the Latter sleeps here tonight thrashed with flail 6 Bush.s Oats for the journey. gave Cha.s $7E note | 3 Pints Whisky Mr. Meany | tolerably fine inch of snow at daybreak | 22 | 30 | ||
| Sunday | 29 | Chas Martha & Annie left @ 61/4 - Alex reachd this @ 31/4 pm with his horses having left his Waggon & load at Fryfogels {Below it reads: 'with oxen'}on account of the rain | Snow & Rain | 32 | 34 | |||
| Monday | 30 | Christ'n & Wilf'd at work on Lake Bridge - McCulloch & Jackson took dinner with us | Snow nearly all day | 29 | 26 | |||
| Tuesday | 31 | Do -- Do ------ Do with oxen & Cash - Jackson dined here Mr. McDonald of Goderich left his horse for the night - (a Nephew with him) & went to Mr. Allans. | snow morn'g aft'n fine | 26 | 23 |
