File #23262: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 24.pdf"

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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 -- -- rec.d of M. Jun. 21 /2 2 5 21/2 - - 2 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
1843 October
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!'} 32 Crates Crockery 1 Cask Hardware 1 Box Axes Expenses to & at Hamilton Mrs. T & C {Above it reads: '@ 30. 71/2} {Below it reads: 'on return 11 111/2 ---C.' And below that it reads: '2.2.7'} } 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

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