File #23270: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 32.pdf"

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1844 February
Tuesday 13 Chas twice to Seigmillers Stratford with Bark ab't 2 Cows or Christ'n & W'd Sheds replacing Cover on Oven & helping to load Bark Snow aft'n 32 26
Wednesday 14 Wilf'd morn'g hauling & chopd firewood aft'n Load Bark to Seigmiller Christ & Chars to Seigmillers Wilmot does not trade Cattle for Bark' Leather Boots Harnefs &c. ret'd @ 6 pm had Jacksons Cutter Wilf'd brot Letters from P Office 2 Valentines M & E 1d each Cultivator for & 1 from Wm & Isaac dated S Augustine 21 Jan 7 9 11 1/2 beautiful 20 15
Thursday 15 11the Fox taken Christ'n - ab't 11 - Christ'n Chas M E Mifses Daly & Mickle in Sleigh left for Tyes - W'd pottering Snow all day 20 28
Friday 16 Chris & the rest of the party ex Emily (who remains for 2 or 3 days) arr'd @ 3 1/2 pm after a Snack Chas conveyd Mifses Daly & Mickle on Sleigh to Stratford - W'd pottering brot from Mrs Tyes 1 Bush'l Mercer Potatoes Snow Showr 24 24
Saturday 17 Hauld Load Straw from West Barn ~ Fanning Wheat hauling firewood & chopping Do paid Douglas McTavish for weaving 11 yds Flannel @ 6d pr yd lefs d for Cash 6 5 ~ fine 16 7
Sunday 18 Chas to Stratford - Hickey - Mr. Meany Alex Annie & Alecky here to tea - Horses ran off leaving Sleigh &c &c on the road - Chas took up Mr M Annie & Child Ia's & when to {illegible} had 1 B'l oats gloomy 12 24
Monday 19 Charles took 4 Loads Bark to Seigmillers sup. not quite 4 Cord Christ'n & W'd thrashing with flail (Wheat) paid Sub'n to Tho Williams, having had his House burnt 1 3 beautiful 22 34
Tuesday 20 Paid washers 3/. 3 ~ Do 32 37
" to ICW Daly for my note to Comm'n of Canada Comp'y pay'le 31 Dec 1842 --- L 11.5 & Int. on Do for July 1842 to this date 1.3.9 12 8 9
being for first Instalm't on Lot 37 - 2nd Con So Easthopes - Exp's at Shall Wilf'd took 2 Loads Bark to Seigmillers Ch'r & Chas removing Bark for Bush So to roadside 9
Wednesday 21 Charles with Mares 4 Loads W'd oxen 1 L'd Bark to Seigmillers walkd to Stratford to a drup'd a meeting of Ag'l Society proved a meeting of Committee only - Bal'ce of Funds on hands of the Treasurer this day L68 {illegible} returned on Sleigh with Charles - Edmund Scott promises to pay his Note by an order on Mr Maccullocks Mrs T & Martha visiting in Brockden Mr Jones is reported to have received $3000. today gloomyrafsed thaw 32 31
1844 February
Thursday 22 Chas with oxen 1 Load - W'd Mares 3 - 4 L'ds Bark to Seigmillers - making in the whole as measured by his Man 20 Cords 15 feet & ag'e to be charge 20 Cords - Christ'n afsisting in loading, cleaning sheds & pottering Jones Longworth & Daly, down the road & M at Bells to Queens Bush &c - Back {illegible} inundated yesterday & today by the thaw yesterday today & very serious damge to Burks furniture &c &c fine sleighing bad even to Stratford& not practiceable below Fnpfagets 25 25
Friday 23 Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Flail - Wilf'd chopping & hauling firewood & pottering gloomy & cold Snow ev'g 28 24
Saturday 24 Chas to Stratford before breakfast - no letters or Papers Z/f Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Fanning Do & filling 8 Sacks W'd pottering & afsisted aft'n - beautiful 10 17
Sunday 25 Mr T. M. Christ'n & W'd to Stratford in Sleigh - Methodist meeting on return had Sandwiches & tea at mr Meanys - home @ 7 1/2 Do 7 24
Monday 26 @ 4 1/4 Charles to Ferries with 8 Sacks Wheat & 8 Do Oats - z/- Christ'n & W'd chopping North - obliged to quit @ 4 pm in consequence of heavy rain aft'n rain 19 36
Tuesday 27 Christ'n & W'd chopping forenoon - Ch'r Do aft'n W'd poulticing his knee Chas & Emily arrived @ 4 pm Sold to Ferrie 14 1/3 Bush'ls Wheat @ 6/6 yk x --- 2 18 2 fine 26 23
pd for 6 yds Diaper @ 1/10 yk -- 6.10 1/2 2 Sheets Pasteboard -- 7 1/2 Road expences -- 2.9 1/2 10 3 1/2
brot from Ferries 212 lbs Oatmeal for 16 Bls 7 lbs Oats Do 133 lbs Bran & 15 lbs Shorts in Due Bill got a frest Due Bill for 6 Barrels Flour on demand
Wednesday 28 Chas W'd & M Jim in Sleigh to Stratford &c $4. delivered to P Kostner 11 Bush's Tailings of Wheat in full of (prec't) Whiskey Acc't to this morning - Brot from him a Cast of Do 9 Galls @ 1/10/1/2 --- 16.10 1/2 -- lefs 1 1/4 Galls which he deducts as an @ note on W. for Custom --- 14.6 1/2 Cash p'd him 14 6 1/2 fine 13 30
& for Gallon Bottle 2.6 2 6
pd for Axe Handle 6d postage Inquirer 7
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