1844 December
| Sunday |
22 |
all at home |
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cloudy |
26 |
32 |
| Monday |
23 |
borrowed of Mrs W Crerar 20 1/4 lb Flour
Whaley & Son came @ 6 am - Keppan & man @ 5
Rankin & Pat - Donald Marg't - John Stewart & Rutherford - W Cresar & 2 - & Reilly (Mex)
thrashd (with Keppans 4 & our 4 /Sheaves 1200 - in all Sheaves 4834
finishd (-11- & removd Mills to West East Barn - after dinner
thrashed the whole of the oats Sheaves 2700 - Keppan left @ 6 -
W'd with Oxen took Mill Wheels to Peter McNaughtons |
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snow show'rs |
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22 |
| Tuesday |
24 |
Is. to Village on Bell - brot Letter from Eb'r Tadhunter pd postage |
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1 |
2 1/2 |
fine |
21 |
27 |
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W'd to Do with Sleigh - took up Bush's Wheat brot back flour & sundries frm Watson & Daly Sm
Is & Ch'r cleaning Stables fanning Wheat for Mill &c -
McDermid & Moadly here @ Dick & Nell for 10 Mar @ 5/. p day
W'd took them with him this ev'g - Whaleys left after supper |
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7 1/2 |
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Wednesday |
25 |
All ex Self in Sleigh to Stratford - Hickey - ret'd @ 2 1/2 - afterward Christ'n & W'd in Do as far as Lot 24 -- |
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rapid thaw |
32 |
40 |
| Thursday |
26 |
Sleighing at an end - Getting Oat straw into Barn & pottering
Wilfred to Stratford had a tooth extracted by Tom Daly |
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light show'rs of rain fore'n |
43 |
25 |
| Friday |
27 |
fixing Straw Stacks & fence west end of Hemlock field |
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fine |
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22 |
| Saturday |
28 |
Isaac to Stratford - no letters or Papers - brot from Dalys 2 lbs raisins 1/6
& 1 lb Currants 1/- C'y -------pd him |
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2 |
6 |
Do |
20 |
26 |
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W'd aft'n to Fryfogels with a sick or tipsy Dutchman (Waggon) & ret'd
chopping Firewood & pottering |
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3 |
9 |
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| Sunday |
29 |
Mrs T & Christ'n to Mrs Meanys - ret'd to tea |
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Do |
25 |
24 |
| Monday |
30 |
Whaley & Son came at 6 am
Is & W'd to Sharmans with Nell & Nance - in returning brot Watson
Mrs Meany Bessy & Ja's to tea &c - took them all home @ 12 1/2 |
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Snow show'rs |
36 |
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| Tuesday |
31 |
Winnowing
after dinner Mr Tye calld on his way to Stratford. Wilfred drove Mr. T.
M.L. Mr Stewart to Brocksden - ev'g Martha & the Boys to Mrs Meanys |
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fine |
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35 |
1845 January
| Wednesday |
1 |
Grinding Axes at Mr Stewarts - Mr Tye calld on his way to Stratford & took a Glafs Hotstuff - Mrs T & M walkd to Stratford Hicky preaching -
- Sam & Tom Daly came down to tea - after which Tom & the Boys calld at Jno Stewarts & W Cresars
Whaley Sen'r indisposed went home before supper |
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Raods continue bad
for sleighing or Waggon mild |
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| Thursday |
2 |
Began Chopping South - W'd to Mill 6 Bush's 48 lbs Wheat - pruning Apple Trees
Tye calld on return - as yesterd- could not trade away his pails Candles &c -- |
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fine tonite |
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25 |
| Friday |
3 |
Whaley Sen'r returned this morning 7 @ 8 o'C - both left off work @ 9 3/4 home @ 10 hr.5 m
Wilf'd to Mill brot Flour &c from Wheat left yesterday
Mrs T. accomp'd him to Bridges! whose child has been severely burnt
& to Mrs Sargints
Killed the little Sow Pig Cripple No. 3 |
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heavy rain last night
& great part of the day |
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34 |
| Saturday |
4 |
morn'g Cutting up Cripple & putting into old Brine
aft'n Is & Ch'r to Jno Stewarts - killing 2 Hogs - W'd pottering
Rankin brot us letters from P. Office from Ann & James & Ann T Greenhous
Ralph (4 1/2 more to pay) & {illegible} - & one from Mrs Jos:
to Mrs T inclosing L100 {illegible} a portion of Legacy to former frm Mr Best
Whaley Son & neph'w came this morning - the last at 9 @ 10 oC' & left in the ev'g |
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fine |
27 |
32 |
| Sunday |
5 |
Dr Moore dined with us - Is to Mrs Meanys after dinner |
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gloomy
little snow |
24 |
22 |
| Monday |
6 |
morning Pottering - aft'n chopping - Whaley Jr & Cousin came @ 5 3/4
wrote letter to go by T Daly & Jam - Mr T. to Henry inclosing the Bill rec'd 4 ins't - Bank of British North America L100 Sterl pay'ble to Mrs Martha Thompson with the Current Prem of Exchange - dated
Provincial Bank of Ireland Dublin Agency 20 Nov 1844
To the Managers of the Branch of Toronto
Indorsed to Henry 6 Jan 7 1845 - cannot make out the Signature at first
also Mrs T to Emily - W.T to Mrs Barron Isaac to H'y
{in left margin, written vertically} Grand Row between Roman & Orangemen Jas Paton stabd & not likely to recover Boyd much injured by Hurdsmith after Town meeting |
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cloudy & cold |
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18 |
| Tuesday |
7 |
Whaleys having finished their job 5 1/2 acres left to day about 3 pm
Boys chopping to - paid Washers Roy Stewart & Janet Cresar |
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3 |
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snow show'rs |
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21 |
| Wednesday |
8 |
Isaac & Christ'n chopping - W'd hauling & chopping firewood - |
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even'g heavy snow |
22 |
25 |
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