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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 32.pdf
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Chas twice to Seigmillers Stratford with Bark ab't 2 Cows or |
+ | Christ'n & W'd Sheds replacing Cover on Oven & helping to load Bark</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
+ | <td>Wilf'd morn'g hauling & chopd firewood aft'n Load Bark to Seigmiller | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ & Chars to Seigmillers Wilmot does not trade <s>Cattle</s> for Bark' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leather Boots Harnefs &c. ret'd @ 6 pm had Jacksons Cutter | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wilf'd brot Letters from P Office 2 Valentines M & E 1d each Cultivator for & 1 from Wm & Isaac dated S Augustine 21 Jan 7 9 </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>11 1/2</td> |
− | |||
<td>beautiful</td> | <td>beautiful</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>11the Fox taken Christ'n - ab't 11 - Christ'n Chas M E Mifses Daly & Mickle in Sleigh left for Tyes - W'd pottering</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Chris & the rest of the party ex Emily (who remains for 2 or 3 days) arr'd @ 3 1/2 pm after a Snack Chas conveyd Mifses Daly & Mickle on Sleigh to Stratford - W'd pottering |
+ | |||
+ | brot from Mrs Tyes 1 Bush'l Mercer Potatoes</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
+ | <td>Hauld Load Straw from West Barn ~ Fanning Wheat | ||
+ | |||
+ | hauling firewood & chopping Do | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Douglas McTavish for weaving 11 yds Flannel @ 6d pr yd lefs d for Cash 6 </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>~</td> |
− | |||
<td>fine</td> | <td>fine</td> | ||
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Chas to Stratford - Hickey - Mr. Meany |
+ | |||
+ | Alex Annie & Alecky here to tea - Horses ran off leaving Sleigh &c &c | ||
+ | |||
+ | on the road - Chas took up Mr M Annie & Child | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ia's & when to {illegible} had 1 B'l oats</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
+ | <td>Charles took 4 Loads Bark to Seigmillers sup. not quite 4 Cord | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ'n & W'd thrashing with flail (Wheat) | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Sub'n to Tho Williams, having had his House burnt </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>3</td> |
− | |||
<td>beautiful</td> | <td>beautiful</td> | ||
<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
+ | <td>Paid washers 3/. </td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>Do </td> | ||
+ | <td>32</td> | ||
+ | <td>37</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>" to ICW Daly for my note to Comm'n of Canada Comp'y pay'le | ||
+ | 31 Dec 1842 --- L 11.5 | ||
+ | |||
+ | & Int. on Do for July 1842 to this date 1.3.9</td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>8</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>being for first Instalm't on Lot 37 - 2nd Con So Easthopes - Exp's at Shall | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wilf'd took 2 Loads Bark to Seigmillers | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ch'r & Chas removing Bark for Bush So to roadside</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Charles with Mares 4 Loads W'd oxen 1 L'd Bark to Seigmillers |
+ | |||
+ | walkd to Stratford to a drup'd a meeting of Ag'l Society | ||
+ | |||
+ | proved a meeting of Committee only - Bal'ce of Funds on hands of the Treasurer this day <s>L</s>68 {illegible} | ||
+ | |||
+ | returned on Sleigh with Charles - Edmund Scott promises to pay his Note by an order on Mr Maccullocks | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mrs T & Martha visiting in <u>Brockden</u> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Jones is reported to have received $3000. today</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas with oxen 1 Load - W'd Mares 3 - 4 L'ds Bark to Seigmillers - making in the whole as measured by his Man 20 Cords 15 feet & ag'e to be charge 20 Cords - | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ'n afsisting in loading, cleaning sheds & pottering | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jones Longworth & Daly, down the road & M at Bells to Queens Bush &c - | ||
+ | |||
+ | Back {illegible} inundated yesterday & today by the thaw <s>yesterday</s> today & very serious damge to Burks furniture &c &c</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>fine |
− | + | ||
− | <td></td> | + | sleighing bad even to Stratford& not practiceable below Fnpfagets </td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
+ | <td>25</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
+ | <td>Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Flail - Wilf'd chopping & hauling firewood & pottering</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>gloomy & cold Snow ev'g</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>28</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>24</td> |
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas to Stratford before breakfast - no letters or Papers Z/f | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Fanning Do & filling 8 Sacks | ||
+ | |||
+ | W'd pottering & afsisted aft'n - </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>beautiful </td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>17</td> |
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
+ | <td>Mr T. M. Christ'n & W'd to Stratford in Sleigh - Methodist meeting | ||
+ | on return had Sandwiches & tea at mr Meanys - home @ 7 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Do </td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Monday</td> | ||
+ | <td>26</td> | ||
+ | <td>@ 4 1/4 Charles to Ferries with 8 Sacks Wheat & 8 Do Oats - z/- | ||
+ | |||
+ | Christ'n & W'd chopping North - obliged to quit @ 4 pm in consequence of heavy rain</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>aft'n rain </td> |
+ | <td>19</td> | ||
+ | <td>36</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>Tuesday</td> |
+ | <td>27</td> | ||
+ | <td>Christ'n & W'd chopping forenoon - Ch'r Do aft'n W'd poulticing his knee | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chas & Emily arrived @ 4 pm Sold to Ferrie 14 1/3 Bush'ls Wheat @ 6/6 yk x ---</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine</td> | ||
<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
+ | <td>23</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>pd for 6 yds Diaper @ 1/10 yk -- 6.10 1/2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | 2 Sheets Pasteboard -- 7 1/2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Road expences -- 2.9 1/2 </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
+ | <td>3 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>brot from Ferries 212 lbs Oatmeal for 16 Bls 7 lbs Oats | ||
+ | |||
+ | Do 133 lbs Bran & 15 lbs Shorts in Due Bill | ||
+ | |||
+ | got a frest Due Bill for 6 Barrels Flour on demand</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
+ | <td>Chas W'd & M Jim in Sleigh to Stratford &c $4. | ||
+ | |||
+ | delivered to P Kostner 11 Bush's Tailings of Wheat in full of (prec't) Whiskey Acc't to this morning - Brot from him a Cast of | ||
+ | |||
+ | Do 9 Galls @ 1/10/1/2 --- 16.10 1/2 -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | lefs 1 1/4 Galls which he deducts as an @ note on W. for Custom | ||
+ | --- 14.6 1/2 Cash p'd him </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>14</td> | ||
+ | <td>6 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine</td> | ||
+ | <td>13</td> | ||
+ | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>& for Gallon Bottle 2.6 </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>pd for Axe Handle 6d postage Inquirer</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<table> | <table> |
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1844 February
Tuesday | 13 | Chas twice to Seigmillers Stratford with Bark ab't 2 Cows or Christ'n & W'd Sheds replacing Cover on Oven & helping to load Bark | Snow aft'n | 32 | 26 | |||
Wednesday | 14 | Wilf'd morn'g hauling & chopd firewood aft'n Load Bark to Seigmiller
Christ & Chars to Seigmillers Wilmot does not trade Leather Boots Harnefs &c. ret'd @ 6 pm had Jacksons Cutter Wilf'd brot Letters from P Office 2 Valentines M & E 1d each Cultivator for & 1 from Wm & Isaac dated S Augustine 21 Jan 7 9 |
11 1/2 | beautiful | 20 | 15 | ||
Thursday | 15 | 11the Fox taken Christ'n - ab't 11 - Christ'n Chas M E Mifses Daly & Mickle in Sleigh left for Tyes - W'd pottering | Snow all day | 20 | 28 | |||
Friday | 16 | Chris & the rest of the party ex Emily (who remains for 2 or 3 days) arr'd @ 3 1/2 pm after a Snack Chas conveyd Mifses Daly & Mickle on Sleigh to Stratford - W'd pottering brot from Mrs Tyes 1 Bush'l Mercer Potatoes | Snow Showr | 24 | 24 | |||
Saturday | 17 | Hauld Load Straw from West Barn ~ Fanning Wheat
hauling firewood & chopping Do paid Douglas McTavish for weaving 11 yds Flannel @ 6d pr yd lefs d for Cash 6 |
5 | ~ | fine | 16 | 7 | |
Sunday | 18 | Chas to Stratford - Hickey - Mr. Meany
Alex Annie & Alecky here to tea - Horses ran off leaving Sleigh &c &c on the road - Chas took up Mr M Annie & Child Ia's & when to {illegible} had 1 B'l oats |
gloomy | 12 | 24 | |||
Monday | 19 | Charles took 4 Loads Bark to Seigmillers sup. not quite 4 Cord
Christ'n & W'd thrashing with flail (Wheat) paid Sub'n to Tho Williams, having had his House burnt |
1 | 3 | beautiful | 22 | 34 | |
Tuesday | 20 | Paid washers 3/. | 3 | ~ | Do | 32 | 37 | |
" to ICW Daly for my note to Comm'n of Canada Comp'y pay'le
31 Dec 1842 --- L 11.5 & Int. on Do for July 1842 to this date 1.3.9 |
12 | 8 | 9 | |||||
being for first Instalm't on Lot 37 - 2nd Con So Easthopes - Exp's at Shall
Wilf'd took 2 Loads Bark to Seigmillers Ch'r & Chas removing Bark for Bush So to roadside |
9 | |||||||
Wednesday | 21 | Charles with Mares 4 Loads W'd oxen 1 L'd Bark to Seigmillers
walkd to Stratford to a drup'd a meeting of Ag'l Society proved a meeting of Committee only - Bal'ce of Funds on hands of the Treasurer this day returned on Sleigh with Charles - Edmund Scott promises to pay his Note by an order on Mr Maccullocks Mrs T & Martha visiting in Brockden Mr Jones is reported to have received $3000. today |
gloomyrafsed thaw | 32 | 31 |
Thursday | 22 | Chas with oxen 1 Load - W'd Mares 3 - 4 L'ds Bark to Seigmillers - making in the whole as measured by his Man 20 Cords 15 feet & ag'e to be charge 20 Cords -
Christ'n afsisting in loading, cleaning sheds & pottering Jones Longworth & Daly, down the road & M at Bells to Queens Bush &c - Back {illegible} inundated yesterday & today by the thaw |
fine sleighing bad even to Stratford& not practiceable below Fnpfagets | 25 | 25 | |||
Friday | 23 | Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Flail - Wilf'd chopping & hauling firewood & pottering | gloomy & cold Snow ev'g | 28 | 24 | |||
Saturday | 24 | Chas to Stratford before breakfast - no letters or Papers Z/f
Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Fanning Do & filling 8 Sacks W'd pottering & afsisted aft'n - |
beautiful | 10 | 17 | |||
Sunday | 25 | Mr T. M. Christ'n & W'd to Stratford in Sleigh - Methodist meeting on return had Sandwiches & tea at mr Meanys - home @ 7 1/2 | Do | 7 | 24 | |||
Monday | 26 | @ 4 1/4 Charles to Ferries with 8 Sacks Wheat & 8 Do Oats - z/- Christ'n & W'd chopping North - obliged to quit @ 4 pm in consequence of heavy rain | aft'n rain | 19 | 36 | |||
Tuesday | 27 | Christ'n & W'd chopping forenoon - Ch'r Do aft'n W'd poulticing his knee Chas & Emily arrived @ 4 pm Sold to Ferrie 14 1/3 Bush'ls Wheat @ 6/6 yk x --- | 2 | 18 | 2 | fine | 26 | 23 |
pd for 6 yds Diaper @ 1/10 yk -- 6.10 1/2
2 Sheets Pasteboard -- 7 1/2 Road expences -- 2.9 1/2 |
10 | 3 1/2 | ||||||
brot from Ferries 212 lbs Oatmeal for 16 Bls 7 lbs Oats
Do 133 lbs Bran & 15 lbs Shorts in Due Bill got a frest Due Bill for 6 Barrels Flour on demand |
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Wednesday | 28 | Chas W'd & M Jim in Sleigh to Stratford &c $4.
delivered to P Kostner 11 Bush's Tailings of Wheat in full of (prec't) Whiskey Acc't to this morning - Brot from him a Cast of Do 9 Galls @ 1/10/1/2 --- 16.10 1/2 -- lefs 1 1/4 Galls which he deducts as an @ note on W. for Custom --- 14.6 1/2 Cash p'd him |
14 | 6 1/2 | fine | 13 | 30 | |
& for Gallon Bottle 2.6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
pd for Axe Handle 6d postage Inquirer | 7 |