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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 52.pdf
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Blue Birds Pigeons - Boys all after Racoons - killed 5 young one 6 lbs ea |
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| + | after'n did not fine any - shot 2 Pheasants - D Stewart brot 1/2 g'n Port Paper & Daly </td> | ||
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1845 February
| Wednesday | 12 | Is & W'd with Wm Crerar 2nd Con tooking after Sebrons Men cutting Pines - have not taken any from his or his Lot
Isaac afternoon to Daly's re Lot 38 to meet - Scott suspect no go calld at Kirbys & borrowed his Sleigh - pottering, loading 2 Sleighs & preparing for journey to Hamilton -- |
fine | 26 | 10 | |||
| Thursday | 13 | Is & W'd left @ 7 1.2 for Hamilton with 8 Brls Ashes fm Watson
$ of Notes 1/2 Sov'n 12/3 = $11.2.3 C'y Christ'n hauling & chopping firewood & pottering - borrowd of Jno Stewart 49 lb Flour - Do - inst 22 1/2 lb -- In's Izard here ev'g 2 or 3 hours Alex & Annie calld about 4 on their way from Toronto - brought a parcel Sundries for Mrs T & a pr Buckskin Mitts for me - also a Canadian |
fine | 3 bel. Z | 9 ab. | |||
| Friday | 14 | Got by Poison Fox N. 10 (Slu{illegible} ) Spot has a Heifer calf @ 10 am brought it into House for the night - pottering.. | show'rs of Sleet | 14 | 28 | |||
| Saturday | 15 | one of the sucking Pigs smotherd by its Mother this morn'g at 9 Ch'r pottering - a busy day | Do rain | 34 | 31 | |||
| Sunday | 16 | Christ'n to Stratford Hickey - brot from P. Off. letter from Aunt Jane to Mrs T
Is & W'd arr'd from Hamilton @ 4 pm paid expences on road |
1 | 9 | 2 | a little Sn ev'g | 28 | 18 |
| Monday | 17 | Is & W'd @ 9 to Stratford with Watsons Goods as above - ret'd @ 12 --
Isaac at 4 pm having with D Keppan been chuckd out of the Sleigh west of Mrs Meanys - the Mares (Nell & Bell) running off - he recieved a blow in the mouth, breaking a piece from a tooth - mouth & nose considerably swoln - Christ'n pottering as usual - Alex & Annie to tea |
fine | 28 | 31 | |||
| Tuesday | 18 | W'd took home Kirbys Sleigh - borrowd sheet post paper of Mrs Meany
Is & Ch'r winnowing Wheat & preparing for market tomorrow paid Mr R Stewart & Ann Cresar |
~ | 3 | ~ | fine | 29 | 30 |
| Wednesday | 19 | W'd left @ 8 for Ferries with Sacks Wheat 24 Bush'ls Got by P 2 Foxes No 11 & 12 Dog & Slut - - after dinner Isaac took tea with Mrs R. & Mr R. at Galt - Christ'n pottering | fine | 34 | ||||
| Thursday | 20 | Is & Ch'r killing Spotted Hog & the young Suckre & pottering
Wilfred ret'd from Ferries about 12 - brot Flour Bran & Shorts for 10 Bls Flour for 14 " - - " rec'd a rec't @ 578 yk J Bush'ls in Tin Boxs Expences 9 1/2 pm Black Befs has just had a litter of 8 & 1 more during the night |
3 | 2 1/2 | show'r Rain | 40 |
| Friday | 21 | Is & Ch'r butchering & barreling Spotted Hog & Got into Cellar part of a Hill of Potatoes - Wilfred with Nance & Bell to Hayesville for a Load Lumber for Wm Crerar to his Debit 7/6 | fine & warm | 37 | 37 | |||
| Saturday | 22 | Got into Cellar remaining part of Hill Potatoes & pottering | show'r ev'g | 34 | 35 | |||
| Sunday | 23 | all at home - W'd aft'n to Mrs Meanys with Tickets from Mr Robinson | gloomy a show'r rain & snow ev'g | 37 | 34 | |||
| Monday | 24 | Wilf'd hauling fire Logs &c Is & Ch'r started to look after a Sugar bush - but falling in with a racoon track followed & killd a very fine Male, & returned - skind & got from it nearly a pint of oil - weight 13 lbs | fine | 32 | 34 | |||
| Tuesday | 25 | Blue Birds Pigeons - Boys all after Racoons - killed 5 young one 6 lbs ea after'n did not fine any - shot 2 Pheasants - D Stewart brot 1/2 g'n Port Paper & Daly | fine | morn'g 56 36 | 41 | |||
| Wednesdy | 26 | flash show'r | 32 | 23 | ||||
| Thursday | 27 | snow ev'g | 17 | 24 | ||||
| Friday | 28 | fine snow even'g | 21 | |||||
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| Saturday | 1 | fine | 30 | 32 | ||||
| Sunday | 2 | rain great part of day | 36 | 34 | ||||
| Monday | 3 | fine | 27 | 20 | ||||
| Tuesday | 4 | fine | 18 | 32 |
