Sunday |
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Dr Moore pd Wm a visit @ 5 pm took tea as did Dr Flquerfufsunh & Alex & Annie -- |
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fine |
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Monday |
22 |
Killd Sheep No 6 a Wether - Hauld into Barn Loads Hay fm Hemlock field
interrupted by rain - Mr & Mifs Junk dined with us on their way from Hamilton brought a small box of sundries from John Dr Moore to tea with us returning from Rev'd Mr Allans
Sn at Dalys for Duncan Fisher |
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showers |
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Tuesday |
23 |
Hauld into Barn a Load Hay from Hemlock field & 1 Load from So side again interrupted by heavy rain - putting Logs to at bottom of Bottom of Bay to preserve Grain re from damp - Mr Bignall of Goderich calld on Charles respecting District Schools |
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heavy showers afternoon |
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Wednesday |
24 |
Wilfred to Hamilton Wilmot brot 525 feet flooring @ $1.-
165 " Siding 5/yk
the rest Mowing & Haymaking as the weather permitted
transplanted Cucumbers - laying {illegible}fsing Wms
Miss'rs Bimcombe & Tye dined with us on the way to Mr Dalys alos Dr Moore on his way to Mr Allans - Alex ovr brot us letters from Mr Barrett & Barret & Mr Barron 9d thr'n Ewart 4 1/2 - note for @ |
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showery |
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Thursday |
25 |
All mowing South Emily to Stratford aft'n took to P. Office Letters
Mrs T to Ellen inclosing $ W.T. to I B Ewart Esq. Dundas paid for latter
brot 1 quart Whisky from Watsons |
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fine |
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56 |
Friday |
26 |
Mowing till breakfast time - then hoeing Potatoes (Nell) till noon afternoon got into Barn 3 Loads Hay - |
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morn'g gloom aft'n fine |
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55 |
Saturday |
27 |
Paid Mr Allen Guelp for Whisky Barrel not returned prec! {illegible} Pearsons
Making Hay & hauld 4 Loads into Barn
Martha to P. Office - brot Letters from Mr Jas El'n Todhunk - & Mrs Barron all paid - & one for Christ'n from Mr Farmer also pad .. I Inquirer
Box shipd to the Catherine directed to John at Hamilton
White Hog (Brother of Boar/ found dead in Shed this morning |
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beautiful |
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57 |
Sunday |
28 |
Is & Chas to Stratford meeting (Methodist/ dined at Orrville - Annie & Befsy came with them to tea - took Letter to P. Office Mrs T to Ellen |
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Monday |
29 |
Chas left before 5 am for Dundas on foot to bring 2 donkeys from Mr Ewart
Mowing all day - Laid Pi{illegible} Mrs T to Stratford . Dr Moore supplied {illegible} with 4 oz Botle $6. |
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fine |
noon 83 |
70 |
1844 July
Tuesday |
30 |
Mowing morning & even'g - interrupted by rain - (finished) -
Emily to Stratford aft'n brot pint Madeira from Watson's |
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rain nearly all day |
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71 |
Wednesday |
31 |
Making Hay afternoon got in 1/2 Load - Mr & Mrs Daly calld on their way to Tyes - when they reachd D'd Stewarts obligd to return here in consequence of tremendous storm of thunder lightning wind ahil rain which commenced about 5 & continued from 2 to 3 hours - one of the largest Hemlocks between us & Seigmillers blown down acrofs the road & the live Beech at West end blown over lot blown down carrying 7 or 8 Pannels of rails - & letting into the Crops 7 Horses & a number of Cattle which the Boys observed & found out before much damage was done
When the Dalys left @ 8 - their Horse (probably alarmed at the thunder
lightning / that Mrs D - borrowd old Nell & drove behind a Waggon going up
Cabbages - Onions &c - Hollyhocks up by the roots prostrate & leaves torn off - Wheat must laid probably not to rise again '
pd Washers - Mrs Roy Stewart 1/6 Kitty Crerar 2/3 |
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thunder storm even'g |
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Thursday
August |
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Dr Moore calld @ 11 3/4 - visit to William - while at dinner was calld away to Jno Stewarts young man suffering very much fm Gravel complaint
making Hay -- so so yesterday & to day prevailing sicknefs & bowel complaint
Charles returnd from Dundas this afternoon about bringing 3 Jenny Afses in prime order pd him expences --- 13.5
& for What he pd Reynolds for altering 1.3 |
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Friday |
2 |
Making Hay & hauling into Barn 4 Loads in good order |
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fine |
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Saturday |
3 |
Isaac & Chas at Alex's with Horses & Waggon for day for which he is to bring a Load Lumber from Wilmot with Chas on Monday
Christ'n & Wd at Jno Stewarts a few hours with oxen hauling & stacking Hay - at both places ob'd to leave off by rain
Is & Chas to Sharmans ev'g with Mares - 2 new Shoes - 4 removed
Jno Stewart had a hind quarter Mutton wt. 17 3/4 lbs Killd today N.7
sent old Cradle to Dr Flyn / by a Hamilton Teamster - 2 @ |
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rain aft'n |
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Sunday |
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Chas & Emily to Stratford - Hickey - Dr Moore called after visiting Curtis at Jno Stewards & dined - after dinner Mrs T walked to P.Office with letters herself to Mrs Barron & to Mrs Jos T Dublin |
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fine |
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