File #23274: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 36.pdf"

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1844 April
Saturday 27 Christ'n & Chas sowing 7 Bush's Wheat - W'd & Ia's dragging - Chas to Stratford even'g for Sarah pd James Casey for 1 mothn (26ds & 6 days chopping as {illegible} @ $10 pm rest on his accot to Monteith Store 1 Barrel 3.1.6 Mr Ferries Flour for Monteiths rec'd 1.5.- purchased for him an Axe at Dalys 8.9 order on Monteith to supply him with Store Goods --- 15.- pd him Balance this day --- .15.3 3.4.- 3 4 - fine 34 34
Sunday 28 Chas to Flynns &c re District Schools - & to P. Office with letter to Mr Bignall Goderich - Mrs Meany Annie & Alex & Watson even'g fine & cold 28
Monday 29 Christ'n harrowing Wheat & ploughing - Chas digging Garden Wilf - dragging wheat - first Goldfinch Sowd in Hot bed S'd Clair Drumh'd & Early yk Cabb'ge Wh Brocoli Cust'd Borcole - Tomato, Capsinn - Balsam Egg, tricolor M. paris Dahlia Mexican Do fine 27 47
Tuesday 30 Sowd 2 Beds Red onion seed - in Hot Bed Brighton & Malta Lettuce & Red Cabbage - Chas sowd 5 Bush'ls Oats on Christ'n Wilf'd Whip poor Will Do 35 58
Wednesday May 1 Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas digging in Garden Sowd 3 Rows of Silver Skin Onions & 1 Row Yellow - & a Bed of Yellow - Chas to Stratford even'g - sowd Christ'n Tobacco in Hotbed. - gloomy ev'g heavy showers 59 63
Thursday 2 Ch'n & Chas ploughing - W'd making a Harrow, Alex brot parcel for John Emily to P. Office with Letter Mrs T to Wm J. Augustine pf 9 did not get home - Annie here to tea & remain the night morn'g fine even'g thunder storm 59 57
Friday 3 Christ'n & Chas fixd Bull in Barn - Christ'n ploughing - Chas sowd 4 Bush'ls Wheat on late Pea Piece - Wilf'd draggd Do Sowd a Beet Bed 3 So Rows soakd 2 days transplanted from bottom of {illegible} walk a Bed of Malta Lettuce fine of a shower about 2 or 3 50
1844 May
Saturday 4 Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas in Garden - even'g to Stratford Sowd Bed Canterbury Beans - rec'd of Mrs Cowmans for Seeds - 6 paid Mrs Anglin knitting pr Socks --- 9 showers 47 47
Sunday 5 Chas in comp'y with Watson & Alex to Hobsons - ret'd at 7 1/2 & the party took tea - a Teamster (his Horses knockd up requested accommodation for the night Do 44 53
Monday 6 Christ'n & W'd ploughing before breakfast - after'n prevented by rain Teamster left @ 6 Chargd him for Horses 1/3 & 2 Bush'ls Oats 2/6 = 3/9 - rec'd 5/ - to take more oats - 5-- on his return . set by him a Note to Mr Mcdonald requesting the latter to send by forenoon the parcel for Ellen Chas to P Kostners - deliverd at Mill for him at Mill 3d lines below received of Christ'n being a Whip purchased by him at Watsons Store & chargd to my acco't 3 Bush'ls 51 lbs Wheat @ 2 Galls p Bush'l had from him 9 Gall Cask Whisky aft'n 4 4 1/2 rain great part of the day 50 45
Tuesday 7 Christ'n plowing - Chas sowd 4 Bls Oats - & abt 3 Bls yesterday - part of day digging in Garden (C{illegible} Q{illegible} .) - Horse Show - Prize to Christmas - rec'd of John Crerar for Turnip Seed in 1843& 4 1 10 1/2 fine - 53
Sowd 2 Beds Parsnips - Butterfly Bird rec'd of - Fisher for 13 lbs SoapGrease @ 2d 2 2
pd Mr R. Stewart & Jeramiah Cresar 3 ~
Wednesday 8 Christ'n ploughing - Chas sowd 4 Bush'ls Oats - W'd dragging Do Chas rep'g fence on road S East - & burning Stumps Do - the old fence caught fire & was in a great measure consumd - Cat Bird rain morn fine aft'n fine 54 44
Thursday 9 Christ'n ploughing Chas sowd 8 Bush'ls Oats & fencing E of Garden Wilf'd dragging - sowd 1 Bed Surry - 1 Altringham & 1/2 Dub Carrots pd Mrs Rankin for {illegible} in W! of Mutton had & ret'd 7 1/2 fine 32 43
Friday 10 Christ'n finished the ploughing - Chas sowd 7 Bush'ls Oats - W'd dragging aft'n 4 Christ'n to the river got 7 - Frank Burk had another Bush'l Oats for his Dollar left in the 6th Humming Bird Crimson Throat showers 34 46
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