File #23334: "William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 96.pdf"

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1847 May
Saturday 1 Mrs Riley paid further on acco't Hay $2.1.10 1/2 yk Cy owes 3. 1 1/2 W'd & Pat in 6 acre peice South ploughing & 11 10 1/2 cold
Sunday 2 at home Do
Monday 3 W'd & Tom Pat at 6 acre pl'g as above Mr Daly had 630 lbs Hay @ $6 p Ton Mr Roper had 1/2 Ton Do Do frost m'g
Tuesday 4 W'd planted Onion Seed Pat dragging Garden aft'n Mr Daly had 2 Loads Hay 1 Ton $6 Martha & Em'y to Stratford - pd Wilson & Coleman ---- ~ 10 3 Do
pd John Monteith ----- 7 1
Wednesday 5 W'd Gardening sowd 2 Beds Red {illegible} preparing Beds Pat at McWilliams with Horses Riddel Jun'r brot from P. Office Letters - Aunt Jane & Mrs Jos to self & inclosing one one from Mrs Cookson to self inclosing to Martha - one for Robert Thompson 6th Con 19th Stratford car of S W Daly Esq - 1 ret'd to P. Office & one from Rev'd J Litchfield on Riley St - 5 Inq'r 1 Canad'n & 1 Church Postage 1/4 C'y not pd fine & mild
Thursday 6 Pat did not come home last night & remains with the Horses at McWilliams over today - W'd Gardening - sowd2 Beds Onion Seed fine & warm
Friday 7 W'd & Pat gardening Sowd 2 Beds Carrot 1 Beet Thrush {bold} fine light rain even'g
Saturday 8 Wilfred at Ropers for the day - Pat getting in firewood - W'd Sowd Cabbage Seeds ret'd to P. Office by Forbes letter for Rob't Thomson (vide 5 ins't T. Daly & Mr Rawlinson on pafsment left a money letter for Mr to Mrs Barron & not pd Roper sent word 9 pm that the oxen had thrown down his fence Note fm Mr Daly to purchase 40 Bush'ls Fall Wheat at Market Price mild aft'n rain
Sunday 9 Eliz'th Minges left pd her in Goods p Acco. Mrs T. M. J{illegible} 7.7 1/2 Mrs Barron 3. 1/1/2 Bal'ce in Cash all at home 2
Monday 10 W. Martha & Mrs Barron in Waggon to Stratford - Mr Daly is to have 40 Bush'ls Fall Wheat on Thursday @ Ag'l Soc'y refuse to pay any thing more for keep of Bull. they claim being $2 short pd on 1/2 y'r to 1 Dr & for 1 qu'r $17.~.~. & to keep for 1 Dec'r to 1 March fine
Tuesday 11 Wilf'd & Pat making new fence East side of Barn Yard light show'r aft'n & ev'g
Wednesday 12 Do Do fixing Gate to Do digging drain &c - Wilf'd took to Mr Dalys Bush'ls Fall Wheat @
1847 May
Thursday 13 W'd took to Mr Dalys Bush'ls Fall Wheat being with yesterdays delivery 40 Bush'ls @ 6 /6 yk -- 8.2.6 1 1/2 Ton Hay ---- $6 Dec 3 & 4th {illegible} 2.5.~ 10 7 6
Paid him Store acco't to 31 Dec'r last 6 15 5
Paid McGregors Store acco't Do ---- pd 2 17 1
Friday 14 Wilf'd left @ 6 am for Ferries with Sacks Fall Wheat Mr Roper had 6 Bush'ls Fall Wheat @ 6/8 yk Cash z/. Pat hunting up Oxen - digging in Garden - burning old fence in Hemlock field &c &c
Saturday 15 Walkd to Stratford - calld at Hines - Everetts - Kays & P. Office brot letter from Mrs Ann Greenston Ralph Do for Mr to Mrs Barron & a Church Kay to make pr Boots by this day fortnight - Everett to call {line stroked out} Pat burning old fence &c on Hemlock field W'd ret'd from Ferries about 5 - sold Ferrie 11 Bush'ls 1/3 @ 6/8 yk r'd 2 7 2 1/2
road Expences 4/9 1/2 Wippletrees 1/. pd 5 9 1/2
brot up a Load fm McGregors which Pat took up {illegible} rec'd from John Stewart {illegible} fm 5 Bush'ls Wheat @ 6/ 6 r'd 1 ~ 3 1/2
Paid Thos Lahy in full of wages (p Wilf'd) 12 6
Sunday 16 W'd found Nelly & her calf behind Ropers & brot them home
Monday 17 W'd & Pat burning in Hemlock field & Swamp - fine Wind East Rasberry Bushes Brush heaps &c destroyed from Hemlock mound to Ropers - some part of Ropers fence destroyd & a little {illegible} N.
Tuesday 18 W'd & Pat planting Potatoes - between Fall & Spring Wheat pd Mrs Roy Stewart for 5 lb Sugar @ 5d ---- 2.1 Mrs Whalley for 4 1/2 lb Do --- 1.10 1/2 3 11 1/2 Scarlet Throat Humming Bird
Paid Martha for Goods supplied Eliz'th Minges on acco't Wages 7.7 1/2 7 7 1/2
Mrs Barron Do Do 3.1 1/2 3 1 1/2
Goods from Mrs Ts Stock 3.4.1 3.14.10 Cash W T. 8 ins't --- 2 acco't of Wages --- L 3.15.~
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