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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 30.pdf
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Christ Chas W'd & Is'c who arrivd with T Daly this morning @ 9 & Em'Y in Sleigh - Chas & Em'y to Method Prayr Meeting |
+ | |||
+ | Mr McCullocks Butter &c - the rest to Orville - Alex Ia's Annie & Befsy came to dinner with Chas & Em'y for hour after we had finished - McCullock Watson & Irwin @ 6-~.</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
+ | <td>Fanning & Milling 15 Sacks Wheat, but did not load understanding that the price has fallen to 5/9 yk. hauld a firewood log - Is'c M & E in Sleigh to Stratford Sent letter to McCullock inclosing oats for Cultivator 44 ~ </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>~</td> |
− | |||
<td>fine till ev'g then rain</td> | <td>fine till ev'g then rain</td> | ||
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Wilf at 9 am accomp'd by Henry to Mr Tyes ret'd @ 4 with H.T Annie & Lucy T & C. Rumbull |
+ | |||
+ | Chas to Stratford twice with the Orrs Jane Daly & Michell | ||
+ | |||
+ | left @ 11 with C Rumbull</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
+ | <td>Nil - sold Gad Gurtis 2 Bush's Oats @ 1/3 s'd --- | ||
+ | all the young folks ex Wilf'd to Mr Dalys to tea - ret'd @ 1 1/4 am left John at Alex's | ||
+ | |||
+ | Stranger bot on Gall Whiskey for Hay & {illegible} to his Horses - gave him a small pail of Rhubarb & Marta Lettuce See & d6 Mr John Tyson</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>6</td> |
− | |||
<td>rather heavy snow even'g</td> | <td>rather heavy snow even'g</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Henry & the Mifs Tyes Chas M & E left @ 11 for ~ returned @ 8 pm |
+ | |||
+ | Filling 15 Sacks Wheat for market & pottering ~ Mrs T. {illegible} - | ||
+ | |||
+ | McNaughton killd yesterday chopping | ||
+ | |||
+ | John came from Alex's @ 5 1/2 went again at 6 & ret'd @ 8</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Chas left @ 4 1/4 with Wheat as above - @ 6 Alex calld on his way down & took up John ~ Christ'n to Stratford attending funeral of McNaughton as above - got in a log firewood & pottering</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Wilfred to P Office brot letter from Henry to Mrs T. --- pd ---- |
− | <td></td> | + | |
− | <td></td> | + | pottering - Chas ret'd from Galt &c@ 7 pm |
− | <td></td> | + | |
+ | sold Ferries (Adum for) 27 Bush's Wheat @ 6/7 yk | ||
+ | |||
+ | $22.1.1 yk = ----------- r'd | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rhubarb 7 1/2 Strap rep'd 3 pr Bees Was 7d to Expences 7/2 -- pd --- 8 2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brought a Crate Crockery for Mr Daly | ||
+ | |||
+ | Debit him for Carriage $2. ~~</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
<td>fine</td> | <td>fine</td> | ||
<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
+ | <td>Sold to a pafsing Teamster 1 Bush'l Oats & rec'd | ||
+ | |||
+ | aft at home</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>2</td> |
− | |||
<td>Snow till noon</td> | <td>Snow till noon</td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Charles took up Mr Dalys Crate of Crockery - Mrs T. accompt'd him |
+ | |||
+ | had repairs to Sleigh at Sharmans - Fanning & filling & loading 15 Sacks Wheat for Market tomorrow </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Wilfred left @ 6 for Ferries with Wheat as above raining a little Z/p |
+ | |||
+ | hauling firewood</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas to P Office before breakfast - no letters or paper | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fanning Wheat & pottering - Wilfred arrived @ 12 noon | ||
+ | |||
+ | sold to Beetle 2730 lbs Bush's Wheat @ 6/7 yk = C7 r'd </td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>13</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>snow showrs</td> | ||
+ | <td>22</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Road expence -- p'd</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
+ | <td>Fanning filling Sacks & loading 15 Sacks Wheat | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chas to Stratford aft'n taking Mrs T & Em'u | ||
+ | |||
+ | had 3 Spikes put onto Waggon Wheel - set'd @ 8 | ||
+ | |||
+ | pd I C W Dalys brot to 22d p Book</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine</td> | ||
+ | <td>2 bel Z</td> | ||
+ | <td>10 pm 2 bel Z</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Robert Kay -- to this time ph{illegible}</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>2 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>George Watson to 22'd ins't ph{illegible} </td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | + | <tr> | |
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>I I E Linton -- to this time p'd</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Friday</td> | ||
+ | <td>26</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas left @ 6 with Load Wheat as above | ||
+ | |||
+ | Looking after Bark & pottering - pd Mrs T for Mifs Cofsey </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>13</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine </td> | ||
+ | <td>6 below</td> | ||
+ | <td>5 below</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
+ | <td>Christ'n on Bell to P. Office &c - no letters or papers | ||
+ | |||
+ | firewood - Stables & pottering</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine & clear</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>18 below</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>Z</td> |
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas ret'd @ 4 pm with 3 Barrels Whiskey for Watson having left 1 at Fords | ||
+ | |||
+ | yesterday morning - got to Everetts @ 1 pm & remained all night | ||
+ | |||
+ | sold 28 Bush's 20 lbs Wheat @ 6/10 yk = $24. 19 1/2 Cts = </td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>~ r'd</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine </td> | ||
+ | <td>6 above</td> | ||
+ | <td>2 below</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>pd Shoeing Horses $5/ Expences 5/8 for ----- pd (rec'd <s>L</s>5.10.3 1/2)</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>10 </td> |
+ | <td>8 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas took up Mr Watsonss 3 Bls Whiskey - Carriage 15/ - | ||
+ | |||
+ | fanning filling & loading 15 Sacks Wheat & pottering </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>morn'f fine ev'g Snow</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>11 below</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>8 above</td> |
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | <td>Wilfred @ 6.40 to Ferries with Wheat as above <s>$74</s> | ||
+ | |||
+ | hauld in the last of the Hay Stack opposite Barn - pd Washers</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Snow nearly all day</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>8 above</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>4 above</td> |
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>31</td> | <td>31</td> | ||
+ | <td>Got in 2 Sleigh Loads Straw from West Barn | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wilfred arrrived @ 11 pm having left 28 Bush's Wheat at Ferries to be | ||
+ | |||
+ | exchanged for Flour &c - brot 4 Barrels Salt for G Watson advanced for Do $10. & {illegible} 1 Feb. | ||
+ | |||
+ | and some Goods part of the way for Chalmers for he receivd r'd </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>paid for And. Marvels Almanac 3 1/2 - pipes 2d & Road expences 6/ {illegible}</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>3 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> |
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1844 January
Sunday | 14 | Christ Chas W'd & Is'c who arrivd with T Daly this morning @ 9 & Em'Y in Sleigh - Chas & Em'y to Method Prayr Meeting Mr McCullocks Butter &c - the rest to Orville - Alex Ia's Annie & Befsy came to dinner with Chas & Em'y for hour after we had finished - McCullock Watson & Irwin @ 6-~. | fine | |||||
Monday | 15 | Fanning & Milling 15 Sacks Wheat, but did not load understanding that the price has fallen to 5/9 yk. hauld a firewood log - Is'c M & E in Sleigh to Stratford Sent letter to McCullock inclosing oats for Cultivator 44 ~ | 5 | ~ | fine till ev'g then rain | 18 | 30 | |
Tuesday | 16 | Wilf at 9 am accomp'd by Henry to Mr Tyes ret'd @ 4 with H.T Annie & Lucy T & C. Rumbull
Chas to Stratford twice with the Orrs Jane Daly & Michell left @ 11 with C Rumbull |
gloomy | 34 | ||||
Wednesday | 17 | Nil - sold Gad Gurtis 2 Bush's Oats @ 1/3 s'd ---
all the young folks ex Wilf'd to Mr Dalys to tea - ret'd @ 1 1/4 am left John at Alex's Stranger bot on Gall Whiskey for Hay & {illegible} to his Horses - gave him a small pail of Rhubarb & Marta Lettuce See & d6 Mr John Tyson |
2 | 6 | rather heavy snow even'g | 20 | 20 Ber stormy | |
Thursday | 18 | Henry & the Mifs Tyes Chas M & E left @ 11 for ~ returned @ 8 pm
Filling 15 Sacks Wheat for market & pottering ~ Mrs T. {illegible} - McNaughton killd yesterday chopping John came from Alex's @ 5 1/2 went again at 6 & ret'd @ 8 |
Snow all day | 19 | ||||
Friday | 19 | Chas left @ 4 1/4 with Wheat as above - @ 6 Alex calld on his way down & took up John ~ Christ'n to Stratford attending funeral of McNaughton as above - got in a log firewood & pottering | very little snow | 20 | 18 | |||
Saturday | 20 | Wilfred to P Office brot letter from Henry to Mrs T. --- pd ----
pottering - Chas ret'd from Galt &c@ 7 pm sold Ferries (Adum for) 27 Bush's Wheat @ 6/7 yk $22.1.1 yk = ----------- r'd Rhubarb 7 1/2 Strap rep'd 3 pr Bees Was 7d to Expences 7/2 -- pd --- 8 2 Brought a Crate Crockery for Mr Daly Debit him for Carriage $2. ~~ |
5 | 11 | 1 | fine | 3 | 10 |
Sunday | 21 | Sold to a pafsing Teamster 1 Bush'l Oats & rec'd aft at home | 1 | 2 | Snow till noon | 13 | 12 | |
Monday | 22 | Charles took up Mr Dalys Crate of Crockery - Mrs T. accompt'd him had repairs to Sleigh at Sharmans - Fanning & filling & loading 15 Sacks Wheat for Market tomorrow | 15 | 24 | ||||
Tuesday | 23 | Wilfred left @ 6 for Ferries with Wheat as above raining a little Z/p hauling firewood | rain early aft'n fine | 40 | 31 |
Wednesday | 24 | Chas to P Office before breakfast - no letters or paper
Fanning Wheat & pottering - Wilfred arrived @ 12 noon sold to Beetle 2730 lbs Bush's Wheat @ 6/7 yk = C7 r'd |
5 | 13 | 2 | snow showrs | 22 | 9 |
Road expence -- p'd | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Thursday | 25 | Fanning filling Sacks & loading 15 Sacks Wheat
Chas to Stratford aft'n taking Mrs T & Em'u had 3 Spikes put onto Waggon Wheel - set'd @ 8 pd I C W Dalys brot to 22d p Book |
1 | 7 | 11 | fine | 2 bel Z | 10 pm 2 bel Z |
Robert Kay -- to this time ph{illegible} | 1 | 7 | 2 1/2 | |||||
George Watson to 22'd ins't ph{illegible} | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||||
I I E Linton -- to this time p'd | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Friday | 26 | Chas left @ 6 with Load Wheat as above Looking after Bark & pottering - pd Mrs T for Mifs Cofsey | 13 | 9 | fine | 6 below | 5 below | |
Saturday | 27 | Christ'n on Bell to P. Office &c - no letters or papers firewood - Stables & pottering | fine & clear | 18 below | Z | |||
Sunday | 28 | Chas ret'd @ 4 pm with 3 Barrels Whiskey for Watson having left 1 at Fords
yesterday morning - got to Everetts @ 1 pm & remained all night sold 28 Bush's 20 lbs Wheat @ 6/10 yk = $24. 19 1/2 Cts = |
6 | 1 | ~ r'd | fine | 6 above | 2 below |
pd Shoeing Horses $5/ Expences 5/8 for ----- pd (rec'd |
10 | 8 1/2 | ||||||
Monday | 29 | Chas took up Mr Watsonss 3 Bls Whiskey - Carriage 15/ - fanning filling & loading 15 Sacks Wheat & pottering | morn'f fine ev'g Snow | 11 below | 8 above | |||
Tuesday | 30 | Wilfred @ 6.40 to Ferries with Wheat as above |
Snow nearly all day | 8 above | 4 above | |||
Wednesday | 31 | Got in 2 Sleigh Loads Straw from West Barn
Wilfred arrrived @ 11 pm having left 28 Bush's Wheat at Ferries to be exchanged for Flour &c - brot 4 Barrels Salt for G Watson advanced for Do $10. & {illegible} 1 Feb. and some Goods part of the way for Chalmers for he receivd r'd |
3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | ||
paid for And. Marvels Almanac 3 1/2 - pipes 2d & Road expences 6/ {illegible} | 7 | 3 1/2 |