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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 30.pdf
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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 --- | + | <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 | 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> | + | 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> |
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<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</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'sStranger 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 |
