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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <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
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 +
rec'd from M Watson to pay for Salt </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
−
   <td></td>
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   <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></td>
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
−
   <td></td>
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   <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>
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>4</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>8 1/2</td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
</tr>
 +
  <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>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
</tr>
 +
  <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>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
</tr>
 +
  <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>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
  <td>Snow</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></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>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>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>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
  <td>beautiful</td>
 
−
  <td>15</td>
 
−
  <td>22</td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>8</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>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
  <td>rain</td>
 
−
  <td>24</td>
 
−
  <td>31</td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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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></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>torents snow</td>
−
   <td>Snow</td>
+
   <td>7 above</td>
−
  <td>33</td>
+
   <td>21</td>
−
   <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>10</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></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>a little snow</td>
−
   <td>Snow</td>
+
   <td>20</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>11</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>
 
   <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>Friday</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>" Wm McDonald for Hog bo't  23 Dec  122 lbs
 +
 
 +
@ $2.1/yk = @7.12.11 1/2 </td>
 +
  <td></td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 +
  <td>6</td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <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>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>Receivd of Wm Anglin for Hector 43 </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>5</td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
  <td>10 <s>NC</s></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>Fanning Wheat - filling & loading 16 Sacks for Market tomorrow</td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <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>
 
  <tr>
−
   <td>Saturday</td>
+
   <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>
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<table>
 
<table>

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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 NC
Saturday 6 bro't letters from AW's Joseph & from Mrs Garkin both pd & the latter inclosing inclosing 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 L100 {illegible} - signed at J Mcfarlane Sub Agent payable to WT -- Boys pottering Chas quite knack up
1844 January
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

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
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 Zf @ 11 John Stewart came up to afsist in killing & scraping Big Befs - remained 3 hours (1 for dinner) - dark before Christ'n & Chas finishd cleaning & preparing for Market - 1 only of Black Befs' litter living 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
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