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William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 34.pdf

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1844 March
Thursday 21 Casey & the Boys chopping - M & E at Sugary brushing snow out of troughs fine 12 22
Friday 22 Do --- Do --- Do Dr Moore trad Load of Straw 5/ ---- Mr McDonald of Goderich calld - tool a letter Mrs T for Ellen, Toronto Do 20 25
Saturday 23 all chopping - went to Sugary - Sap not running Crerar brot from P. Office letter from Isaac 4 inst Do 11 20
Sunday 24 Chas to Stratford morn'g Em'y to Orrville after dinner taking letter Mrs T. to Isaac & a line W.T. to WJ Jun'r pd 9 Do 23 37
Monday 25 Christ'n Chas & Casey chopd W'd Em'y & I at Sugary - gathering Sap & boiling - F. Sargint had a Load Straw $1 Do 41 31
Tuesday 26 C'r Ch'n & Casey chopping early m'g @ 9 Chas to Cofseys School businefs &c ret'd 2 pm - Ch'n & Casey hauld 5 Loads Hay rem'd of Stack in Hemlock field Wilf'd & Emy Martha at Sugary all day - brought in Sap am I was out 3 or 4 hours morning - Emily 1 evening - pd Washers 1 3 1 4 1 fine till 7 pm then rain 30 38
Wednesday Thursday 27 finished making the Sugar @ 2 1/2 a.m. Milk Pail small Water Pail & Baking tin - in all 40 lbs ~ Chr'n Chas & Casey chopping - W'd & Emily at Sugary gathering & boiling Sap evening Casey on Nell to Stratford - brot sund's as orderd from Dalys rain morn mid day day & wnd, ev'g thunder lightn'g & rain 34 31
Thursday 28 Christ Chas & Ia's chopping before breakfast - after breakfast the 3 grinding axes at Jno Stewarts till 12 - Wilfred at Sugary - after dinner Chas to Smith EArl with Bar Iron to make 2 Coulters to Plough - Wilf'd to J Stewarts grinding Axe - Christ'n & Ia's chopping - Paid my Note to Adam Seigmiller & Co or Bearer due 13/6 March inst ----- finished Sugaring off @ 2 3/4 - 21 lb Cakes - 1 lb scrap'g 4 2 11 rain till 2 or 3 pm 33 34
Friday 29 Christ'n Chas & Ia's chop'g W'd & Em'y at Sugary till 5 brot in about 2 Galls Syrup. dry & cold 23 26
Saturday 30 2 or 3 in Snow in the night - snow till noon - after all chopping Chas twice to Stratford - changd at Days Christophers axes chipd in chopping & bot 1 for Ia's Casey to go to acco't Sn 1/4 oz snow morn'g aft moderate 18 18
Sunday 31 Mrs T & Mr to Stratford Mr Allen Beauty had a Heifer @ 9 3/4 pm beautiful 5 19
1844 April
Monday 1 Ia's & all the Boys chopping - swept Snow out of Sugar troughs fine 14 32
Tuesday 2 Ia's Christ'n chop'g Wilf'd & Em'y at Sugary - best Sap day this season - Bot of Wolfe hind Quarter Beef 182 lbs @ 4 1/2 @ lb pay'lb in 2 mos - $8 - 19 cts Do 28 37
Wednesday 3 Ia's C & C chopping - W'd M & E at Sugary - Made Crush Sugar - lost a considerable quantity by boiling over Ia's to Stratford even'g - to get his axe changed - dhopd - Jno Stewart brot from P. Office Letter from Wm & Isaac to Mr fr dated St Augustine 17 March - post'ge 9d not pd Do 36 50
Thursday 4 Chopping as yesterday - W'd & Em'y at Sugary M. do evening brot in 27 lbs Crushed Sugar - took up Bed Altringham Carrots yesterday & haul into S.West Corner of Bay under Straw Showers 47 48
Friday 5 Chopping as 3rd. W'd & Em'y at Sugary - brot in Boiler suppose near 50 lbs of something expected to prove Crushd Sugar is burnt & neighter one thing nor another - to be experimented upon tomorrow lifted Parsnips - put in Bay next Altringhams fine 38 48
Saturday 6 all the Boys & Ia's chopping - melted the Sugar & by adding a portion of water made it into 5 or 6 Galls Molafses - a little burnt smack Laird Stewart brot from P. Office a Letter Aunt Jane to Martha pm pd fine 39 39
Sunday 7 Chas to Method't meeting - Emily afterwards took letter to P. Office Mrs T & Martha to Aunt June - they dined at Orrville - Alex & Annie came down with them @ 8 oC & remaind 1 hour fine a drop of rain ab't 3 o'c 38 48
Monday 8 Chr's W'd & Ia's chopping - Christ'n sick - Gardening heavy shower thunder &c morn'g aft'n fine 51 53
Tuesday 9 Do --- " ---- " Do Chr still sick - Mrs & Em'y indisposed Maples running but troughs nearly all emptied by Cattle beautiful 35
Wednesday 10 Chas W'd & Ia's chopping - Christ'n still unwell - M & I at Sugary gathered 25 Pails Sap & boiled down to 5 for vinigar paid Mrs Anglin for knitting 2 Pair Stockings 2 6 Do 32 52
Thursday 11 Chas & Ia's finished the Chopping in the Swamp before Breakfast after breakfast with Christ'n & Wilf'd got up Potatoes in Orchard about Pails good. the rest frosted & rotten put Sap Syrup &c into Barrel Do 40 56
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