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1845 February
1845 February
Wednesday | 12 | Is & W'd with Wm Crerar 2nd Con tooking after Sebrons Men cutting Pines - have not taken any from his or his Lot Isaac afternoon to Daly's re Lot 38 to meet - Scott suspect no go calld at Kirbys & borrowed his Sleigh - pottering, loading 2 Sleighs & preparing for journey to Hamilton -- | fine | 26 | 10 | |||
Thursday | 13 | Is & W'd left @ 7 1.2 for Hamilton with 8 Brls Ashes fm Watson $ of Notes 1/2 Sov'n 12/3 = $11.2.3 C'y Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & pottering - borrowd of Jno Stewart 49 lb Flour - Do - inst 22 1/2 lb -- In's Izard here ev'g 2 or 3 hours Alex & Annie calld about 4 on their way from Toronto - brought a parcel Sundries for Mrs T & a pr Buckskin Mitts for me - also a Canadian | fine | 3 bel. Z | 9 ab. | |||
Friday | 14 | Got by Poison Fox N. 10 (Slu{illegible} ) Spot has a Heifer calf @ 10 am brought it into House for the night - pottering.. | show'rs of Sleet | 14 | 28 | |||
Saturday | 15 | one of the sucking Pigs smotherd by its Mother this morn'g at 9 Ch'r pottering - a busy day | Do rain | 34 | 31 | |||
Sunday | 16 | Christ'n to Stratford Hickey - brot from P. Off. letter from Aunt Jane to Mrs T
Is & W'd arr'd from Hamilton @ 4 pm
paid expences on road |
1 | 9 | 2 | a little Sn ev'g | 28 | 18 |
Monday | 17 | Is & W'd @ 9 to Stratford with Watsons Goods as above - ret'd @ 12 -- Isaac at 4 pm having with D Keppan been chuckd out of the Sleigh west of Mrs Meanys - the Mares (Nell & Bell) running off - he recieved a blow in the mouth, breaking a piece from a tooth - mouth & nose considerably swoln - Christ'n pottering as usual - Alex & Annie to tea | fine | 28 | 31 | |||
Tuesday | 18 | W'd took home Kirbys Sleigh - borrowd sheet post paper of Mrs Meany Is & Ch'r winnowing Wheat & preparing for market tomorrow paid Mr R Stewart & Ann Cresar | ~ | 3 | ~ | fine | 29 | 30 |
Wednesday | 19 | W'd left @ 8 for Ferries with Sacks Wheat 24 Bush'ls Got by P 2 Foxes No 11 & 12 Dog & Slut - - after dinner Isaac took tea with Mrs R. & Mr R. at Galt - Christ'n pottering | fine | 34 | ||||
Thursday | 20 | Is & Ch'r killing Spotted Hog & the young Suckre & pottering Wilfred ret'd from Ferries about 12 - brot Flour Bran & Shorts for 10 Bls Flour for 14 " - - " rec'd a rec't @ 578 yk J Bush'ls in Tin Boxs Expences 9 1/2 pm Black Befs has just had a litter of 8 & 1 more during the night | 3 | 2 1/2 | show'r Rain | 40 |
Friday | 21 | Is & Ch'r butchering & barreling Spotted Hog & Got into Cellar part of a Hill of Potatoes - Wilfred with Nance & Bell to Hayesville for a Load Lumber for Wm Crerar to his Debit 7/6 | fine & warm | 37 | 37 | |||
Saturday | 22 | Got into Cellar remaining part of Hill Potatoes & pottering | show'r ev'g | 34 | 35 | |||
Sunday | 23 | all at home - W'd aft'n to Mrs Meanys with Tickets from Mr Robinson | gloomy a show'r rain & snow ev'g | 37 | 34 | |||
Monday | 24 | Wilf'd hauling fire Logs &c Is & Ch'r started to look after a Sugar bush - but falling in with a racoon track followed & killd a very fine Male, & returned - skind & got from it nearly a pint of oil - weight 13 lbs | fine | 32 | 34 | |||
Tuesday | 25 | Blue Birds Pigeons - Boys all after Racoons - killed 5 young one 6 lbs ea after'n did not fine any - shot 2 Pheasants - D Stewart brot 1/2 g'n Port Paper & Daly | fine | morn'g 56 36 | 41 | |||
Wednesdy | 26 | Isaac to Mrs Meanys re Robinsons Ball & to Stratford - ret'd 5 pm Christ'n & W'd cobling - & pottering ev'g 7. Is C. & Martha to Mrs Meanys - took 25 lb Flour in fulll of what we borrowd 20th Dec'r being 3 lbs over | flash show'r | 32 | 23 | |||
Thursday | 27 | I.C. & W South hunting after a Pine for Tap trough - Preparing Waggon Annie her to tea | snow ev'g | 17 | 24 | |||
Friday | 28 | Is again to Stratford in search of a partner to Huron Hotel @ 3 Ch'r with Waggon for Annie @ 5 - 3 Boys M & Annie started | fine snow even'g | 21 | ||||
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Saturday | 1 | the party from Robinsons got home at 12 3/4 pm - the Ball a failure nearly all his Galt friends having disappointed him Mrs T. walk as far as Gad Curtis' to meet them | fine | 30 | 32 | |||
Sunday | 2 | all at home | rain great part of day | 36 | 34 | |||
Monday | 3 | an inch of Snow during last night & continues Is & Ch'r at Sugary 2 or 3 hours morn'g & Do afternoon - W'd sick list | fine | 27 | 20 | |||
Tuesday | 4 | at Sugary morning & again afternoon Peter Robinson (Queen's Bush) brot 10 Bush's Siberian Wheat Red Chaff to pay in a month - to be left at Izards - @7 / yk= $8 3/4} Mrs T. sold her Cow & Calf to Duncan McNaughton for $7.~ to be pd for & taken away in 2 or 3 days | fine | 18 | 32 |