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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>the Boys M & E & Chas Rumbull - Sleigh Drive to Donkins 3 Sleighs & 2 Cutters - got home @ 11 pm sold 1/4 to Stops to Scott Lot 16 on return Chas stopd at Sharmans - a Ball &c | ||
+ | |||
+ | Nell threw a shoe & left at Stratford - had one of Mr Dalys horses | ||
+ | |||
+ | Expenses for each Gent 5p | ||
+ | |||
+ | rec'd from M Watson to pay for Salt </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>beautiful</td> | ||
+ | <td>15</td> | ||
+ | <td>22</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd with Mares to Duncans to get Shoes fixed | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ch'n & Chas loading Waggon Sacks Wheat for Ferries</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>rain</td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | <td>31</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
+ | <td>rose @ 3 1/4 - raining - W'd & I laid down & rose again @ 6 when there was a covering of Snow - got ready in'y & C Rumbull & W'd left @ 6 3/4 snowing fast. gave W. $4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chas with Alex for the Day winnowing Wheat - Christ'n making Bed for Befs | ||
+ | |||
+ | pottering ~ Had 3 fowls killd eveng by a mink Chas had pd post G. a letter from Henry hinting at a birth for him, to buy Wheat &c at Oakville</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Snow</td> | ||
+ | <td>33</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
+ | <td>4</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas again with Alex fanning Wheat in the 2 days about 83 Bush's | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ'n pottering ~ W'd arrived from Galt about 10 pm | ||
+ | |||
+ | sold to Ferries 29 Bls 18 lbs Sp. Wheat @ 6/3 yk -- </td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>14</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>Snow</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>" 17 Nov 42 - 1 " ---- 50 - " Still Do 3/. ~ " ~ </td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
+ | <td>5 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>21 Dec .43 -22 22 in Spring - 6/ ~"~ </td> | ||
+ | <td>4</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>10.</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>4 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>deduct for my Note to them due 28 Sep 43.8.1.2 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Int on Do to 3d ins! -----3. 9 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>8</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Bal'ce -- 1.15.4 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td> rec'd 1</td> | ||
+ | <td>15</td> | ||
+ | <td>4 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>paid Wilfreds expences to Galt & back </td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>do -- to & at Dunkins N.year </td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>.16</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>& for Whife Stock .3 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>8 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>bro't from Galt 6 Barrels Salt for Mrs Geo Watson Debit him for Carr'r 2/6 p Bark 15p </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | <tr> | + | </tr> |
− | <td> | + | <td></td> |
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>& for 3d p Bas't advance in price pd to -- 1/6 rec'd 16th </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | <tr> | + | </tr> |
− | <td> | + | <td></td> |
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Max Wilf'd at Jacksons an evening party got home @ 3 am 5th</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>5</td> | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>@ 11 Wilf'd removed Salt from Waggon to Sleigh & took to Watsons - Christ'n & Chas fanning Wheat | ||
+ | |||
+ | evening all the young folks to Dalys Party - got home @ 4 3/4 am</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td>< | + | <td>10 <s>NC</s></td> |
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>bro't letters from AW's Joseph & from Mrs Garkin both pd & the latter inclosing <s> inclosing</s> Bill of Provincial Bank of Ireland Dublin Agency Branch on the Bank No 10 dated 25 Nov 1843 Bank of British North America at Toronto p<s> L</s>100 {illegible} - signed at J Mcfarlane Sub Agent payable to WT -- |
+ | |||
+ | Boys pottering Chas quite knack up</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Chas took to P Office Letters Mrs T to Mrs Gaskin 49 U.B.S! & William post'ge 9d |
+ | |||
+ | W T to I & I Dougall inclosing 1 1/2 $ - pd . 1/11 2.8 | ||
+ | |||
+ | </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>8</td> | <td>8</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>paid Chas {illegible} N Years day 1.10 1/2 |
+ | |||
+ | John Stewart pd his Note due 1st ins. to Mr T. M Thompson | ||
+ | |||
+ | fanning filling & loading 16 Sacks Wheat for a Market tomorrow | ||
+ | |||
+ | turnd Big Befs into the outer part of the Shed & put Blacky in her place afternoon the former broke open the door & went west. I found her working her way to in the Bush opposite Wms Barn & bro't her home</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas & Alex started @ 6 1/4 (instead of 4) for Galt at day light | ||
+ | |||
+ | Big Befs had a litter of 3 which she killd in the course of the day | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ'n & W'd chopping splitting & hauling firewood &c</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>torents snow</td> | ||
+ | <td>7 above</td> | ||
+ | <td>21</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | <td>Rec'd of Mrs T on acc't of Tho Sargent on Cow Aug 1842 (8 ins r'd 3.4 1/2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Mrs T - washers pd 3.~ | ||
+ | |||
+ | sent 5 @ 7 Black Befs had a litter of 7 -- dead | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chas arriv'd @ 8 1/4 with 4 Barrels Salt {illegible}ch 280 lbs | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1 for self - 3 for G Watson & a Chest of Drawers - & 2 Hogs self </td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>a little snow</td> | ||
+ | <td>20</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>Charles took up Watsons Salt 3 B'ls & Drawers - D't hime $2 for Carriage | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sold Ferries 28 4/6 Bush's Wheat @ 6/3 yk </td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>4 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
+ | <td>17</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>pd Beckel for 2 Stiff Hogs - 150 & 187 lbs </td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>" for 1 Barrel {illegible} Salt 280 lbs </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>" Expences on road</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>7 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>" Wm McDonald for Hog bo't 23 Dec 122 lbs | ||
+ | |||
+ | @ $2.1/yk = @7.12.11 1/2 </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>pd {illegible} Monteith acc't </td> | ||
+ | <td>pd 4 </td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>4 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Receivd of Wm Anglin for Hector 43 </td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Fanning Wheat - filling & loading 16 Sacks for Market tomorrow</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>Friday</td> |
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>calld Wilf'd @ 4 - got off @ 6 - with Wheat to Ferries <s>Z</s>f | ||
+ | |||
+ | @ 11 John Stewart came <s>up</s> to afsist in killing & scraping <u>Big Befs</u> - remained 3 hours (1 for dinner) - dark before Christ'n & Chas finishd cleaning & preparing for Market - <u>1 only</u> of <u>Black Befs'</u> litter living</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>rain all day very heavy</td> | ||
+ | <td>27</td> | ||
+ | <td>37</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas took Big Befs to Stratford & sold her to Mrs Daly Weighed at Watsons 470 lbs @ $ 4 1/2 p 100 = L5.4.9 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wilfred ret'd from Ferries @ 4 1/2 pm having slept at Everetts' | ||
+ | |||
+ | sold Ferrie 27 Bush's Wheat @ 6/3 yk - $21._.9 yk </td> | ||
+ | <td>r'd 5</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>7 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>a little snow morning</td> | ||
+ | <td>31</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>exch'd Wheat for Flour Exp'd </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>8 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<table> | <table> |
Revision as of Feb 7, 2024, 1:01:26 AM
1844 January
Monday | 1 | the Boys M & E & Chas Rumbull - Sleigh Drive to Donkins 3 Sleighs & 2 Cutters - got home @ 11 pm sold 1/4 to Stops to Scott Lot 16 on return Chas stopd at Sharmans - a Ball &c
Nell threw a shoe & left at Stratford - had one of Mr Dalys horses Expenses for each Gent 5p rec'd from M Watson to pay for Salt |
beautiful | 15 | 22 | |||
Tuesday | 2 | W'd with Mares to Duncans to get Shoes fixed Ch'n & Chas loading Waggon Sacks Wheat for Ferries | rain | 24 | 31 | |||
Wednesday | 3 | rose @ 3 1/4 - raining - W'd & I laid down & rose again @ 6 when there was a covering of Snow - got ready in'y & C Rumbull & W'd left @ 6 3/4 snowing fast. gave W. $4
Chas with Alex for the Day winnowing Wheat - Christ'n making Bed for Befs pottering ~ Had 3 fowls killd eveng by a mink Chas had pd post G. a letter from Henry hinting at a birth for him, to buy Wheat &c at Oakville |
Snow | 33 | ||||
Thursday | 4 | Chas again with Alex fanning Wheat in the 2 days about 83 Bush's
Christ'n pottering ~ W'd arrived from Galt about 10 pm sold to Ferries 29 Bls 18 lbs Sp. Wheat @ 6/3 yk -- |
5 | 14 | 5 | Snow | ||
" 17 Nov 42 - 1 " ---- 50 - " Still Do 3/. ~ " ~ | 3 | 5 1/2 | ||||||
21 Dec .43 -22 22 in Spring - 6/ ~"~ | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
10. | ~ | 4 1/2 | ||||||
deduct for my Note to them due 28 Sep 43.8.1.2 1/2 | ||||||||
Int on Do to 3d ins! -----3. 9 1/2 | 8 | 5 | ~ | |||||
Bal'ce -- 1.15.4 1/2 | rec'd 1 | 15 | 4 1/2 | |||||
paid Wilfreds expences to Galt & back | 5 | 11 | ||||||
do -- to & at Dunkins N.year | .16 | 6 | ||||||
& for Whife Stock .3 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 8 1/2 | |||||
bro't from Galt 6 Barrels Salt for Mrs Geo Watson Debit him for Carr'r 2/6 p Bark 15p | ||||||||
& for 3d p Bas't advance in price pd to -- 1/6 rec'd 16th | ||||||||
Max Wilf'd at Jacksons an evening party got home @ 3 am 5th | ||||||||
Friday | 5 | @ 11 Wilf'd removed Salt from Waggon to Sleigh & took to Watsons - Christ'n & Chas fanning Wheat evening all the young folks to Dalys Party - got home @ 4 3/4 am | 10 |
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Saturday | 6 | bro't letters from AW's Joseph & from Mrs Garkin both pd & the latter inclosing |
Sunday | 7 | Chas took to P Office Letters Mrs T to Mrs Gaskin 49 U.B.S! & William post'ge 9d
W T to I & I Dougall inclosing 1 1/2 $ - pd . 1/11 2.8 |
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Monday | 8 | paid Chas {illegible} N Years day 1.10 1/2
John Stewart pd his Note due 1st ins. to Mr T. M Thompson fanning filling & loading 16 Sacks Wheat for a Market tomorrow turnd Big Befs into the outer part of the Shed & put Blacky in her place afternoon the former broke open the door & went west. I found her working her way to in the Bush opposite Wms Barn & bro't her home |
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Tuesday | 9 | Chas & Alex started @ 6 1/4 (instead of 4) for Galt at day light
Big Befs had a litter of 3 which she killd in the course of the day Christ'n & W'd chopping splitting & hauling firewood &c |
torents snow | 7 above | 21 | |||
Wednesday | 10 | Rec'd of Mrs T on acc't of Tho Sargent on Cow Aug 1842 (8 ins r'd 3.4 1/2
paid Mrs T - washers pd 3.~ sent 5 @ 7 Black Befs had a litter of 7 -- dead Chas arriv'd @ 8 1/4 with 4 Barrels Salt {illegible}ch 280 lbs 1 for self - 3 for G Watson & a Chest of Drawers - & 2 Hogs self |
a little snow | 20 | ||||
Thursday | 11 | Charles took up Watsons Salt 3 B'ls & Drawers - D't hime $2 for Carriage Sold Ferries 28 4/6 Bush's Wheat @ 6/3 yk | 5 | 11 | 4 1/2 | fine | 6 | 17 |
pd Beckel for 2 Stiff Hogs - 150 & 187 lbs | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||
" for 1 Barrel {illegible} Salt 280 lbs | 12 | 6 | ||||||
" Expences on road | 5 | 7 1/2 | ||||||
" Wm McDonald for Hog bo't 23 Dec 122 lbs @ $2.1/yk = @7.12.11 1/2 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
pd {illegible} Monteith acc't | pd 4 | 2 | 4 1/2 | |||||
Receivd of Wm Anglin for Hector 43 | 5 | ~ | ||||||
Fanning Wheat - filling & loading 16 Sacks for Market tomorrow | ||||||||
Friday | 12 | calld Wilf'd @ 4 - got off @ 6 - with Wheat to Ferries |
rain all day very heavy | 27 | 37 | |||
Sunday | 13 | Chas took Big Befs to Stratford & sold her to Mrs Daly Weighed at Watsons 470 lbs @ $ 4 1/2 p 100 = L5.4.9
Wilfred ret'd from Ferries @ 4 1/2 pm having slept at Everetts' sold Ferrie 27 Bush's Wheat @ 6/3 yk - $21._.9 yk |
r'd 5 | 5 | 7 1/2 | a little snow morning | 31 | |
exch'd Wheat for Flour Exp'd | 2 | 8 1/2 |