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a slight covering of Snow {in Bold} at daylight & continues
Hamilton & W'd at Pafsage 2nd Coat & began Dining room {illegible}
Simon Firewood - whitewash &c &c - W'd making Plough handles &c
rec'd p of Dalys letter from John at Hamilton |
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a little Snow m'g aftern'n
fine & cold |
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| Sunday |
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Hamilton left at daylight taking 3 pr old Boots - Denny ret'd @ 2 or 3 pm laid up with bad foot from a fall with a Log Wood this evening. |
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fine |
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| Monday |
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Hamilton came after breakfast - plastering Din'g Room - W'd pottering - Denny Do & aft'n to Stratford for Whiting - none to be had
Linseed &c --
White Sow about 3 or 4 days - sup'd to have Pigs No or West Barn |
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fine cold |
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| Tuesday |
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Hamilton Plastering Din'g Room Sim & Den. plough'g W'd to Duncan the Smiths & pottering W'd found Sow behind Hay Stack in Bush with 9 Pigs 5 White 4 spotted |
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| Wednesday |
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Hamilton left @ 10 3/4 - after fixing Stone supports (2) to back of House
settled his account to this time us under
his charge for Plastering 19 1/2 days @ $1 -- $19.50
Cr By 2 Bl's Wheat sold him @ $3/4 --- 1.50
By so much done by him to Wilf'd -- 8.~
to Mrs T. -- 5. 46 14.96
pm{illegible} by him } Balance pd him in Cash ------ $4.54 |
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snow show'r |
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Paid Mr Roy & Ann Stewart |
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| Thursday |
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W'd ploughing forenoon broke the Plough in two which is ruined unlefs & cannot be repaired - afternoon to Stratford & purchased one of Pindar for $10 1/2 pay'ble in January. Simon ploughing all day - Denny pottering
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snow show'r |
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| Friday |
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W'd fixing new plough & afternoon ploughd with it - heavy work for Cattle
Simon Marking Wheat with Horses - Denny Pottering
Hamilton came again this morn'g 8 @ 9 - whitewashed Staircase & room first Coat |
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Hail show'r |
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| Saturday |
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Hamilton left after breakfast - Cr Wilfred for 5/ pd him for yesterdays work
W'd Sim & Denny preparing Wheat for Mill - firewood So
Hamilton took away Blacky & Red Heifer sold him by W'd |
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Hail show'r |
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| Sunday |
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W'd to Stratford Mr Allan - sent letter to P. Office Mrs T to Jno W. T pottering
Charnock to tea Robinson calld -- |
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fine |
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| Monday |
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Paid Alex McTavish taxes for 1846
Simon ploughed S West of Fall Wheat - W'd whitewashing &c Din'g room
Denny pottering - Had a Bottle Brandy from Whisky from Rankin
Margaret Crerar came to us this morning @ $3 p month
Mrs {illegible} with us today scouring floors |
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show'r aft'n
rain'g 11 pm |
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1846 October
| Tuesday |
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Borrowd of W. Crerar 32 lb Flour - Simon to Stratford with 10 1/2 Bush'ls 3310 lb Spring Wheat Bran & Shorts Wheat to be ground - brot
W'd ploughing with Horses & new plough - Denny walkd to Stratford with
lbs Butter for Mrs Daly - brot to Do from Daly & M
Mrs Lathy had 14 lb Flour up Pillow Case @ 2 1/2 cts p lb |
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| Wednesday |
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W'd & Simon ploughing So Denny scraping Whitewash &cto Blacksmith East
White Sow & pigs home this morn'g but off again. seen by Marg only |
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fine |
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| Thursday |
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Walkd to Stratford dined at Mrs Dalys then an interview with Mr & Mrs Roper re Lot 38 - use to come down tomorrow - calld at Jacksons & Hines & orderd a pair Boots at Kays same as last. - Hine cannot come as promised tomorrow.
brot from P. Office Letter Mr & Mrs Barron Hamilton post mark 7d & 3 Papers
Mrs B & W.T now pd - put in Letter Mrs to Mr B. --
met W'd in the village who had come up for a new plough, Simon having broken his in the same way as Wilfred's 22 ins. got one at McGregors $4
brot also 3 G's Whisky from McGregors --
W'd ploughing morn'g - Simon all day - ( 9 young pigs as right @ W't Barn |
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a show'r 4 pm |
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| Friday |
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W'd carpentering Kitchen table & form -- Soldering sundries &c
Simon ploughing - Denny pottering
Mr & Mrs Roper took a snack with us - walked to West Lot. & after inspecting the North Clearance ret'd & offerd L150 for Lots & improvements to meet them at Mr Dalys tomorrow -- |
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fine |
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| Saturday |
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Walkd to Stratford 9 a.m. calld at Hicks & pd him for Bott Brandy had calld in the Mangs at Sharmans re Bull - expect money in 2 or 3 weeks
met Mr Roper at Dalys by appointment & with him signed agreement for purchase & sale of Lot 38 - for L150 H & C'y for right of Lot & Improvements
Emily followd me - we dined at Dalys - on return borrowd a rubber Coat & Shawl at Jacksons - & called at Wilkins & Mrs Sargints, where Emily remains for the night - rain Snow & Hail with high wind from N.E. got home about 5 thoroughly soakd & tired.
Simon ploughing forenoon aft'n too wet - W'd & Denny pott'g in doors |
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rain Hail Snow
aft'n & ev'g heavy |
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