File #23290: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 52.pdf"

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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 L1.8.6 1/2 Tape (black) for H. use 7 1/2 paid for Mrs T. 2/10 2/ of it for cotton Batting 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
1845 February
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
March
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