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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 34.pdf
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<td>finished making the Sugar @ 2 1/2 a.m. Milk Pail small Water Pail & Baking tin - in all 40 lbs ~ | <td>finished making the Sugar @ 2 1/2 a.m. Milk Pail small Water Pail & Baking tin - in all 40 lbs ~ | ||
+ | Chr'n Chas & Casey chopping - W'd & Emily at Sugary gathering & boiling Sap | ||
− | + | evening Casey on Nell to Stratford - brot sund's as orderd from Dalys | |
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<td>rain morn mid day day & wnd, ev'g thunder lightn'g & rain</td> | <td>rain morn mid day day & wnd, ev'g thunder lightn'g & rain</td> | ||
<td>34</td> | <td>34</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Christ Chas & Ia's chopping before breakfast - after breakfast the 3 grinding axes at Jno Stewarts till 12 - Wilfred at Sugary - after dinner Chas to Smith EArl with Bar Iron to make 2 Coulters to Plough - Wilf'd to J Stewarts grinding Axe - Christ'n & Ia's chopping - |
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− | <td></td> | + | Paid my Note to Adam Seigmiller & Co or Bearer |
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+ | due 13/6 March inst ----- | ||
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+ | finished Sugaring off @ 2 3/4 - 21 lb Cakes - 1 lb scrap'g</td></td> | ||
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<td>rain till 2 or 3 pm</td> | <td>rain till 2 or 3 pm</td> | ||
<td>33</td> | <td>33</td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Christ'n Chas & Ia's chop'g W'd & Em'y at Sugary till 5 brot in about 2 Galls Syrup.</td> |
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>2 or 3 in Snow in the night - snow till noon - after all chopping Chas twice to Stratford - changd at Days Christophers axes chipd in chopping & bot 1 for Ia's Casey to go to acco't Sn 1/4 oz</td> |
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>31</td> | <td>31</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Mrs T & Mr to Stratford Mr Allen |
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+ | Beauty had a Heifer @ 9 3/4 pm </td> | ||
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1844 March
Thursday | 21 | Casey & the Boys chopping - M & E at Sugary brushing snow out of troughs | fine | 12 | 22 | |||
Friday | 22 | Do --- Do --- Do Dr Moore trad Load of Straw 5/ ---- Mr McDonald of Goderich calld - tool a letter Mrs T for Ellen, Toronto | Do | 20 | 25 | |||
Saturday | 23 | all chopping - went to Sugary - Sap not running Crerar brot from P. Office letter from Isaac 4 inst | Do | 11 | 20 | |||
Sunday | 24 | Chas to Stratford morn'g Em'y to Orrville after dinner taking letter Mrs T. to Isaac & a line W.T. to WJ Jun'r pd | 9 | Do | 23 | 37 | ||
Monday | 25 | Christ'n Chas & Casey chopd W'd Em'y & I at Sugary - gathering Sap & boiling - F. Sargint had a Load Straw $1 | Do | 41 | 31 | |||
Tuesday | 26 | C'r Ch'n & Casey chopping early m'g @ 9 Chas to Cofseys School businefs &c
ret'd 2 pm - Ch'n & Casey hauld 5 Loads Hay rem'd of Stack in Hemlock field Wilf'd & |
4 | 1 | fine till 7 pm then rain | 30 | 38 | |
Wednesday
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27 | finished making the Sugar @ 2 1/2 a.m. Milk Pail small Water Pail & Baking tin - in all 40 lbs ~
Chr'n Chas & Casey chopping - W'd & Emily at Sugary gathering & boiling Sap evening Casey on Nell to Stratford - brot sund's as orderd from Dalys | rain morn mid day day & wnd, ev'g thunder lightn'g & rain | 34 | 31 | |||
Thursday | 28 | Christ Chas & Ia's chopping before breakfast - after breakfast the 3 grinding axes at Jno Stewarts till 12 - Wilfred at Sugary - after dinner Chas to Smith EArl with Bar Iron to make 2 Coulters to Plough - Wilf'd to J Stewarts grinding Axe - Christ'n & Ia's chopping -
Paid my Note to Adam Seigmiller & Co or Bearer due 13/6 March inst ----- finished Sugaring off @ 2 3/4 - 21 lb Cakes - 1 lb scrap'g |
4 | 2 | 11 | rain till 2 or 3 pm | 33 | 34 |
Friday | 29 | Christ'n Chas & Ia's chop'g W'd & Em'y at Sugary till 5 brot in about 2 Galls Syrup. | dry & cold | 23 | 26 | |||
Saturday | 30 | 2 or 3 in Snow in the night - snow till noon - after all chopping Chas twice to Stratford - changd at Days Christophers axes chipd in chopping & bot 1 for Ia's Casey to go to acco't Sn 1/4 oz | snow morn'g aft moderate | 18 | 18 | |||
Sunday | 31 | Mrs T & Mr to Stratford Mr Allen Beauty had a Heifer @ 9 3/4 pm | beautiful | 5 | 19 |
Monday | 1 | fine | 14 | 32 | ||||
Tuesday | 2 | Do | 28 | 37 | ||||
Wednesday | 3 | Do | 36 | 50 | ||||
Thursday | 4 | Showers | 47 | 48 | ||||
Friday | 5 | fine | 38 | 48 | ||||
Saturday | 6 | fine | 39 | 39 | ||||
Sunday | 7 | fine a drop of rain ab't 3 o'c | 38 | 48 | ||||
Monday | 8 | heavy shower thunder &c morn'g aft'n fine | 51 | 53 | ||||
Tuesday | 9 | beautiful | 35 | |||||
Wednesday | 10 | Do | 32 | 52 | ||||
Thursday | 11 | Do | 40 | 56 |