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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 39.pdf
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| + | Dr Moore came today @1 - prepared medicine &c for William | ||
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| + | dined & took tea & left @ 7 ~ . ~ Ia's McWilliams accomp'd W'd hme to Bush So E of Wms South Clearance while he had seen Befs & </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 | Is'c & Christ'n fencing - Chas dragging fallow So. - W'd hauling firewood &c
Dr Moore came today @1 - prepared medicine &c for William dined & took tea & left @ 7 ~ . ~ Ia's McWilliams accomp'd W'd hme to Bush So E of Wms South Clearance while he had seen Befs & |
fine | 55 | 53 | |||
| Saturday | 29 | fine | 55 | 59 | ||||
| Sunday | 30 | Cloudy rain ev'g | 84 noon | 71 | ||||
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| 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 |
