File #23292: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 54.pdf"

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1845 April
Tuesday 1 Turner left @ 6 1/2 having during his visit drank upwards of a quart Whisky Is & Ch'r brot home last of Sugar (spoils) sup. 40 or 50 lbs also Boilers Pails &c &c - trough turnd up - a 9 Gall Cask of Sap for vinegar Wilfred repairing Clock & pottering heavy rain in the night day tol.. 35
Wednesday 2 Christ'n & W'd ploughing next Crerars - W'd Plough beam broken Is & W'd replacing Do aft'n - Jno Stewart brought from P. Office Letter from Bowman a few lines added by Aunt Jane (pd) & tea Coffee Ginger & tallow from Watsons Hail & Snow showers with high wind 34 34
Thursday 3 Is & VCh'n ploughing - W'd finishd rep'r to Plough & preparing Drags evening Ch'r & W'd to D'd Stewarts - Quilting Bee - got home @ 12 Hail & Snow showers 23 34
Friday 4 Is & Ch'r plowing W'd making Drags ------- Sam Dalys 7 1/2 fine tol. 34 28
Saturday 5 Do -- --- Do --- ---- fine - {illegible} 34 28
Sunday 6 Mrs Tom intended going in Waggon to Stratford - but alarmed at Dicks plunging declined & had started alone taking letter to P Office - but before reaching the West gate Dick again plunged & fell & threw Bill right over him - all went to afsist him & after loosing all the Harnefs got them up without having sustained any injury - Is & he drove on as far as Kirbys & returned without further incident Mrs T then after dinner walkd to Stratford with the letters Mr T Waters Barron Mr Clear{illegible} & R'd calld aft'r dinner & sat 2 or 3 hours. Snow aff'n 20 20
Monday 7 Wilfred after dinner to Stratford Bell & Dick - Sharmans fixd the Spikes in the new Drags left Oval Boiler to be repaired - took to Mill about 8 Bush'ls Oats to be crushd Bags 34 ls Bag Is & Chris'n pottering - Crib sick supposd from Beauty, Crerars fine very cold 20 18
Tuesday 8 Cleaning Wheat & preparing for Market tomorrow - paid Mrs Roy Stewart & Janet Crerar Watson brot a Box from Harvey Cross {illegible}nt'g Goods & c from Ellen & Letters from {illegible} fine 17 16
Wednesday 9 Wilfred left @ 6 10 am for Ferries with load Wheat for Sale & took his due notes for 14 Bls @ 4/8 yk to bring them Bran & Is & Ch'n burning Beauty - & pottering . planted Peony Do 16 31
Thursday 10 Christ'n ploughing all day - Isaac dragging 1 or 2 hours with Dick & Bell but quitted the ground being too much frozen Wilfred returned from Ferries @ 5 1/2 pm: -- Show Day for Horses - Chaunsy first prize Do 32 35
1845 April
Thursday 10 cont'd - W'd sold to Evrett 2 Bush'ls Wheat for 6 5
to Ferries 24 B'ls Do @ 5/8 yk 4 5 ~
left at Izards for Peter Robertson being for 10 Bush'ls Sib'n Wheat @ 7/yk 2.3.9 lefs Mrs Thompson Acco't ag'st him 7.3 2.3.9 shorts pd short pd 2.3.2 & deed to him - 7 1 15 11
expences on road - - - - 3 5
repaid Wilfred $2 borr'd of him 6 March --.16. rec'd frm W. Bal L2.2.1 brot from Ferries in Sacks 560 lbs Flour & 200 lbs Bran being for his due Note for 14 Bush'ls Wheat left 19 fab'y @ 5/8 yk rep'd Mrs T. borrowd of her 8th March to pay D'n McNaughton 8th M ~ 17 6
rep'd pd Do - her acco't against P Robertson as above 7 3
Friday 11 Isaac ploughing Nell & Nance - Christ'n Do oxen Wilfred harrowing Dick & Bell fine 32 26
Saturday 12 Ploughing & harrowing as yesterday Do 18 36
Sunday 13 Mrs T. & M. on foot - Wilf'd on Dick to Stratford Mr Allan brot Julia Charwock Do 40
Monday 14 Ploughing & harrowing as on Saturday - transplanting Gooseb's Curr'ts & Shrubs Do 34 36
Tuesday 15 Do Do -- -- Do -- Do 26 50
Wednesday 16 Isaac sowd 4 Bush'ls Siberian Wheat - Wilf'd dragging Do {illegible} , Christ'n ploughing even'g Is'c to Stratford - brot from Watsons 1 qu't Whisky 1 lb Tea & 1 lb Coffee Reynolds brot Inquirer 2 B. Canadians moderate rain great part of day 48 38
Thursday 17 All getting in Potatoes from West Field to East Barn {illegible} planted Dahlias from Ellen - Mrs Meany home & R'd Charnock even'g an awful storm of thunder & lightning - a little after 11 pm @ 12 1/2 gloomy & misty storm thunder & lightn'g 11 @ 12 p 38 42
Friday 18 Christ'n ploughing aftern'n Wilf'd harrowing - Isaac sowd 3 Bush'ls Sib'n Wheat morning all repairing fences - Mrs Stewart says that there was a shock of Earthquake last night slight show'r after'n 43 46
Saturday 19 Isaac sowd Grafs seed on part south sown in the fall which partially faild Wilfred at John Stewarts making a Drag - Annie had Black & Red Currant Bushes & Lettuce Seed Jane & T Daly stopd on their way from Toronto & brot Parcels from thence & Hamilton showery 45 39