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William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 67.pdf

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1845 December below Z
Monday 8 Wilf'd & tom winnowing Wheat & preparing for Market fine 22 27
Tuesday 9 Fenced round Straw Stack West - preparing -- Do thrashing a few Oats Wilfred & Mrs T. in sleigh to Stratford - got order from Daly & Mickle to bring 6 Barrels Salt from Galt - Carr'se 3/6 yk 1 B'l. wrote to Mr Daly declining his offer for Lot 38. kept Copy show'rs rain & snow 26 26
Wednesday 10 W'd left @ 6 .50 for Ferries & Galt with 16 Sacks Wheat - Tom hauling firewood , opening Hill & boiling Wheat & Potatoes for Pigs Emily in Reynolds Sleigh to P. Office, nothing Maccullock & Alex pafsd for Hamilton & Tor'to sent letter to Isaac snow show'rs 14 12
Thursday 11 Tom cleaning up Tailings & Chaff of Wheat in West BArn &c &c Wilfred ret'd from Galt &c - sold the Wheat to Bucksh 28 1/2 Bush'ls @ 8/6 yor k ---- 7.11.4 lefs expenses " " .5.7 1/2 7 5 8 1/2 gloomy without snow 10 9
paid Forbes Galt for a Barrel Salt $2 1/2 -- pd brought from Do 6 B'ls Salt for Daly & Mickle 12 6
Friday 12 Paid Mrs T for 12 yds Striped Shirting for 3 Shirts 6 1/2 .6.6 4 yrds Do for Christ'n ---- 2.2 a 2 1/2 Bush'l Wheat Sack, ready made 1.3 2 Pocket Handkfs @ 1/yk -- 1.3 W'd to Stratford with 6 B'ls Salt for Daly & Mickle Debit them for Carriage @ 3/6 yk == C'y 13/ 1 1/2 Tom thrashing Oats - hauling firewood - boiling pigsmeal &c Mr & Mrs Kirke & Mr & Mrs Reynolds to tea 11 2 fine 4
rec'd of Reynolds for a Lot of Sundries & pd Mr T. 24 d returned to Wm Crerar & Wilf'd Salt in full of what we borrowd from him at different times. 10 ~
11 above
Saturday 13 repaid Jno Stewart a quart Salt borrowd 24 ult -- Tom hunting after mifsing Calf without succefs - suppose it must have perished in the Snow - chopping firewood &c Wilfred with Charley to Rankins - thrashing Mill was brought home on horseback after dinner having had part of the third toe cut off by the small wheel of the machine & the Great & second toe much bruised -- Emily walkd to Stratford & back - no letters fine till 8 1/2 pm then Snow 13 above 28
1845 December
Sunday 14 W'd sufferd a good deal last night from 10 till 1 am but has been much freer from pain today & going on favorably - all at home gentle thaw without rain 34 29
Monday 15 Tom twice to Stewarts - deliverd 18 & 20 Bush'ls Ashes - 38 B'ls took Pickle out of Beef Barrel & boild Do - added Salt bro in 6 Beets from Garden Tom brot from Dalys a Phial British Oil & Piece of Salve for Wilfreds foot & had a quart Whisky to treat brot also {illegible} our Lumber fine 29 33
Tuesday 16 Tom twice to Ashery 21 & 20 Bushels --- 41 B'ls boiling Potatoes paid Mrs Roy Stewart & Ann Crerar. M & E to Stratford 3 ~ fine 22 14
Wednesday 17 Tom took 24 Bushels Ashes & brot Mr Stewarts mem'r for the whole viz 103 Bushels @ 4d. L1.14.4 W'd much better to-day & has removed to his usual Dormitory gloomy & a little snow 26 34
Thursday 18 Tom & Horses to Reynolds thrashing Mill W'd evening walkd to Crerars & Stewartss day fine ev'g heavy snow 28 20
Friday 19 T. Daly had a Load Straw yesterday - Tom hauling firewood boiling Potatoes &c &c W'd making handle to Saw had from Rankin Flour 34 lbs includng Sack by our Steelyards 37 snow show'r a good deal last night 1 4
Saturday 20 Tom with his nephew Jos. Riley, winnowing Wheat for Market W'd Chopping firewood - repairing Sleigh &c . Em'y to Stratford W'ds yearling Hiefer on - & was so a fortnight ago. Snow show'rs 1 6
Sunday 21 Mrs T Emily & Tom in Sleigh to Stratford - Mr Allan - all dined @ 3 oC T Daly calld on his return from Galt - gave W'd a com'n to bring 6 or 7 B'ls Salt from Batters on Elliot fine 10 6
Monday 22 Wilf'd left @ 7 1/4 for Ferries & Galt with 17 Sacks Wheat Tom putting up fence round Straw Stack West - boiling Potatoes Henry & Lucy Tye Mr Easton & Mifs Adelaide Smith took a snack with us on their way to Mr Dalys - Alex Orr & ______Wilson - a glafs Grog even'g 11
Tuesday 23 Tom hauling & chopping firewood &c Wilf'd ret'd from Galt about 5 pm sold to Adam Ferrie 26 1/2 Bush'ls Wheat @ 8/8 yks - 7.3.6 1/2 lefs expences -- .5.7 1/2 6 7 11 gloomy 16 12
Paid for Whip & Stock ------ 1.10 1/2 1 lb Currants ------------.10. 4 Bush's Wheat ground at Hagersville & brot home Flour &c over 2 8 1/2
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