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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 39.pdf
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Is & Ch'n fencing - Cutting Rail timber - &c - Eveing Is & Chas in Waggon ( Bell & Jack) to Stratford | Is & Ch'n fencing - Cutting Rail timber - &c - Eveing Is & Chas in Waggon ( Bell & Jack) to Stratford | ||
| − | <u>planted</u> 100 | + | <u>planted</u> 100 Fryfoyles Cabbage - <u>various</u>'</td> |
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<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Chas on Nance to Wilmot - bo't of Homeker 1000 feet of Studs @ 6 1/4 $ pay'ble on delivery |
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| + | brot from Seigmiller 2 pr Boots for Is'c & himself the rest splitting rails - hauling Brands out of Logging So. East &c &c | ||
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| + | put up young white Sow - Befs absent yesterday & today | ||
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| + | afternoon Is & Ch'r to the river & bro't home a nice dish of Trout <u>transplanted</u> some Parsnips</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
| + | <td>rain after 11 last night & continued till this evening almost without interruption | ||
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| + | splitting rails - making Horse & riving Shingles | ||
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| + | transplanted some Red Onions into some Beds - Befs still absent paid Em'y to purchase Chimy</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>1</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>3</td> |
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<td>rain nearly all day</td> | <td>rain nearly all day</td> | ||
<td>57</td> | <td>57</td> | ||
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1844 June
| Thursday | 20 | All at the Bridge with oxen Waggon & Plough Dr Moore pd William a visit - dined with us | fine | 50 | 50 | |||
| Friday | 21 | All logging S.E. Corner outside of Fence - Dr Moore calld on his way to Manleys 13 Con behind Bells but not profefsionally I presume | Do | 46 | 58 | |||
| Saturday | 22 | Logging South - Putting up fense which was burnt on Wm's lit So Chas to P. Office before breakfast - bro't letter Ellen & H.T. to William (not pd) | Do | 48 | 52 | |||
| Sunday | 23 | Dr Moore calld & took Tea &c with us - Watson came in on his return from Hamilton & had a Glafs - gayly how goes it - Martin brot a parcel from Hamilton - a Cage containing medicine from Toronto - Dr M took home Shamonium to mix with Hops & Lobelia for William to smoke - Annie & Befsy to Tea &c. | Do | 61 | ||||
| Monday | 24 | Wilf'd at John Stewarts for the day Logging - Chas morning to Riddles - bot of Mrs Fry to get 128 Drumhead Cabbage Plants @ 2/.yk pr 100 pd
Is & Ch'n fencing - Cutting Rail timber - &c - Eveing Is & Chas in Waggon ( Bell & Jack) to Stratford planted 100 Fryfoyles Cabbage - various' |
1 | 7 | fine rain 7 @ 9 pm | 60 | 67 | |
| Tuesday | 25 | Isaac & Chas ret'd from Stratford this morning having been detained by Jack turning, restive, lying down &c bot for Daly 2 Bush's Timothy Seed & from Watson 21 lbs Clover - sowd this same in 10 acres South bush now Spring Wheat - & pottering planted rem'r of Fryfoyles next Parsnip Beet Seed & as a reserve | showers forenoon aft'n fine | 62 | 67 | |||
| Wednesday | 26 | Chas on Nance to Wilmot - bo't of Homeker 1000 feet of Studs @ 6 1/4 $ pay'ble on delivery
brot from Seigmiller 2 pr Boots for Is'c & himself the rest splitting rails - hauling Brands out of Logging So. East &c &c put up young white Sow - Befs absent yesterday & today afternoon Is & Ch'r to the river & bro't home a nice dish of Trout transplanted some Parsnips |
showers morn'g & ev'g | 60 | 59 | |||
| Thursday | 27 | rain after 11 last night & continued till this evening almost without interruption
splitting rails - making Horse & riving Shingles transplanted some Red Onions into some Beds - Befs still absent paid Em'y to purchase Chimy |
1 | 3 | rain nearly all day | 57 | 65 |
| Friday | 28 | fine | 55 | 53 | ||||
| Saturday | 29 | fine | 55 | 59 | ||||
| Sunday | 30 | Cloudy rain ev'g | 84 noon | 71 | ||||
| JULY | ||||||||
| Monday | 1 | 70 | 60 | |||||
| Tuesday | 2 | fine a few drops ev'g | 50 | 63 | ||||
| Wednesday | 3 | fine | - | 50 | ||||
| Thursday | 4 | Do | 38 | |||||
| Friday | 5 | 47 |
