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+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>Snow in the night & till this morn'g 2 or 3 in. | ||
+ | |||
+ | I C & W'd at Sugary all day</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>snow till 9 aftern'n fine</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>27</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
+ | <td>All at Sugary till 4 1/2 when W'd came home & went to Stratford | ||
+ | |||
+ | bot 3 wooden pails at Maccullocks @ 2/6 - at Dalys Sn | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Kays acco't Cash 1 5 | ||
+ | |||
+ | p order on Ad'm Seigmiller ---- 1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | borrowd of W'd $2 2.5.~ | ||
+ | |||
+ | on return at * went to the Bush with provisions - @ all came in @ 8 | ||
+ | |||
+ | brot fom P. Off'ce letters Aunt Jane to Martha & H'y to Mrs. T. 9d due Daly</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>7 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>fine</td> | ||
+ | <td>20</td> | ||
+ | <td>33</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Friday</td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>at Sugary all day - & till 1 am 8th</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Shower 4 heavy ev'g </td> | ||
+ | <td>25</td> | ||
+ | <td>48</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
+ | <td>8</td> | ||
+ | <td>had of Mrs T & pasd Dun'n McNaughtons acco't 1844 | ||
+ | |||
+ | at Sugary till 11 pm . Duncan took away Cow & Calf</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>6</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>49</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>37</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td>all at home</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>28</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Monday</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | <td>at Sugary till 12 pm - brought home about 60 lb very nice Sugar | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mrs T & M walkd to Stratford & back | ||
+ | |||
+ | </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>31</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>Beauty not having come home last night, went this morning in quest of her & found her dead in W Crerars Chopping lying on her back & much swoln - W'd skind her & brouht skin home | ||
+ | |||
+ | at Sugary till 11</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>22</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>27</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td> --- Do ----- 2 am of 13th {word obliterated}</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>32</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>28</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
+ | <td>13</td> | ||
+ | <td>Yackie calld & filld Afsefsment Roll | ||
+ | |||
+ | 200 Acres Land - 54 acres cult'd 146 un: - Lot 27 1st & 2nd Con | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4 Horses - 2 Oxen 1 Milk Cow | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3 head 2 @ 4 yrs old | ||
+ | |||
+ | 4 Males 2 Females = 6 Unitarians - first Roll in which a Column has been headed for that denom'n | ||
+ | |||
+ | Boys at Sugary till 11 pm | ||
+ | |||
+ | receiv'd of Ab'm Buttar - Hector 44 2/6 -- rec'd </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>6</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>beautiful </td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>34</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Friday</td> | ||
+ | <td>14</td> | ||
+ | <td>brought home 80 lb Sugar & 30 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Snow good part of the day</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>20</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
+ | <td>15</td> | ||
+ | <td>hauled remains of Beauty fm Crerars chopping to Swamp South | ||
+ | |||
+ | hauling & chopping firewood </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Do Do </td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>17</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
+ | <td>16</td> | ||
+ | <td>Alex & Annie here at noon - Martha & Christ'n tead at Orrville & home @ 10 3/4</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>tol..</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>17</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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+ | <td>Monday</td> | ||
+ | <td>17</td> | ||
+ | <td>Is & Ch'r getting Wood for more troughs - W'd hauling firewood | ||
+ | |||
+ | Is to Stratford with Waggon even'g | ||
+ | |||
+ | pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart -------</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>snow show'r </td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Do</td> | ||
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>19</td> | ||
+ | <td>Is & Christ'n winnowing Wheat - W'd pottering {illegible} 71</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Do</td> |
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>15</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
+ | <td>20</td> | ||
+ | <td>Is & C. winnowing Oats - W'd hauld Log firewood - solderd Coffee Pot | ||
+ | |||
+ | even'g Is & W'd in Sleigh to Stratf'd brot 3 G's Whisky fm Watson's </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Do </td> | ||
+ | <td>22</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Friday</td> | ||
+ | <td>21</td> | ||
+ | <td>Is & C at Sugary - Sap not running - fixd a few troughs - W'd pottering | ||
+ | |||
+ | ev'g Is Ch'r Mrs T & M to Stratford - got 2 pr Boots fm Seigmillers</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
+ | <td>18</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
+ | <td>22</td> | ||
+ | <td>Befsy had a Calf @ 7 1/2 am. Heifer | ||
+ | |||
+ | rec'd from Wm Anglin for Hec. 44 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Is & Ch'r at Sugary - Sap dropping slowly ret'd @ 11 am | ||
+ | |||
+ | again after Do Do -- Wilf'd cleaning Stables - hauling firewood &c.</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>beautiful </td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
+ | <td>23</td> | ||
+ | <td>Isaac attended the funeral of the Sargints Son aged 8 - who died yesterday | ||
+ | |||
+ | trapd a Mink South </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>tol.</td> | ||
+ | <td>32</td> | ||
+ | <td>31</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Monday</td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | <td>all at Sugary</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Snow m'g aft'n fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>25</td> | ||
+ | <td>rec'd of Duncan Campbell Hec 44 | ||
+ | |||
+ | all at Sugary - brot home 27 lb very nice Crushed Sugar | ||
+ | |||
+ | Is. trapd another Mink -- </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>6</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>28</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>26</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd at Jno Crerars raising a Barn | ||
+ | |||
+ | Is & Ch'r at Sugary till 1 pm 27th</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>46</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
+ | <td>27</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd again at Crerars raising - Is & Ch'r at Sugary - @ 4 pm Annie & Befsy came & with Mrs T. & M went to them | ||
+ | |||
+ | at {illegible} Isaac walkd home with A & B. </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>beautiful</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>36</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>54</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Friday</td> | ||
+ | <td>28</td> | ||
+ | <td>Christ'n at raising to Mr McNaughtons - home @ 2 am 29th | ||
+ | |||
+ | Is & W'd at Sugary - brot home 42 lbs Crushed Sugar n't of Pails 34 1/2 + 22 1/2+= 56 1/2 - 14 1/2 = 42 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mosquitoes | ||
+ | |||
+ | Snow disappeard in clearances except except in Bush & a little under fences</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>fine</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>41</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>48</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
+ | <td>29</td> | ||
+ | <td>Is & C at Sugary - W'd stables & pottering | ||
+ | |||
+ | took up Parsnips - 28 & 29th</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Do </td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>36</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>55</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
+ | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | <td>all at home</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Do</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>40</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>56</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Monday</td> | ||
+ | <td>31</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd at Peddies raising - ad'n to Barn - Is & Christ'n at Sugary - brot in a quantity of <s>something</s> --- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <u>Turner</u> - calld 9 @ 10 am rem'd the Day & slept the n't on Sofa</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td> | + | <td>54</td> |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<table> | <table> |
Revision as of Mar 17, 2024, 9:11:58 PM
1845 March
Wednesday | 5 | Snow in the night & till this morn'g 2 or 3 in. I C & W'd at Sugary all day | snow till 9 aftern'n fine | 27 | ||||
Thursday | 6 | All at Sugary till 4 1/2 when W'd came home & went to Stratford
bot 3 wooden pails at Maccullocks @ 2/6 - at Dalys Sn paid Kays acco't Cash 1 5 p order on Ad'm Seigmiller ---- 1 borrowd of W'd $2 2.5.~ on return at * went to the Bush with provisions - @ all came in @ 8 brot fom P. Off'ce letters Aunt Jane to Martha & H'y to Mrs. T. 9d due Daly |
7 1/2 | fine | 20 | 33 | ||
Friday | 7 | at Sugary all day - & till 1 am 8th | Shower 4 heavy ev'g | 25 | 48 | |||
Saturday | 8 | had of Mrs T & pasd Dun'n McNaughtons acco't 1844 at Sugary till 11 pm . Duncan took away Cow & Calf | 17 | 6 | fine | 49 | 37 | |
Sunday | 9 | all at home | fine | 30 | 28 | |||
Monday | 10 | at Sugary till 12 pm - brought home about 60 lb very nice Sugar
Mrs T & M walkd to Stratford & back |
fine | 26 | 31 | |||
Tuesday | 11 | Beauty not having come home last night, went this morning in quest of her & found her dead in W Crerars Chopping lying on her back & much swoln - W'd skind her & brouht skin home at Sugary till 11 | fine | 22 | 27 | |||
Wednesday | 12 | --- Do ----- 2 am of 13th {word obliterated} | snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after fine | 32 | 28 | |||
Thursday | 13 | Yackie calld & filld Afsefsment Roll
200 Acres Land - 54 acres cult'd 146 un: - Lot 27 1st & 2nd Con 4 Horses - 2 Oxen 1 Milk Cow 3 head 2 @ 4 yrs old 4 Males 2 Females = 6 Unitarians - first Roll in which a Column has been headed for that denom'n Boys at Sugary till 11 pm receiv'd of Ab'm Buttar - Hector 44 2/6 -- rec'd |
2 | 6 | beautiful | 26 | 34 | |
Friday | 14 | brought home 80 lb Sugar & 30 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm | Snow good part of the day | 30 | 20 | |||
Saturday | 15 | hauled remains of Beauty fm Crerars chopping to Swamp South hauling & chopping firewood | Do Do | 14 | 17 | |||
Sunday | 16 | Alex & Annie here at noon - Martha & Christ'n tead at Orrville & home @ 10 3/4 | tol.. | 17 |
Monday | 17 | Is & Ch'r getting Wood for more troughs - W'd hauling firewood
Is to Stratford with Waggon even'g pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart ------- |
3 | ~ | snow show'r | 24 | 24 | |
Tuesday | 18 | Do | 18 | 18 | ||||
Wednesday | 19 | Is & Christ'n winnowing Wheat - W'd pottering {illegible} 71 | Do | 12 | 15 | |||
Thursday | 20 | Is & C. winnowing Oats - W'd hauld Log firewood - solderd Coffee Pot even'g Is & W'd in Sleigh to Stratf'd brot 3 G's Whisky fm Watson's | Do | 22 | ||||
Friday | 21 | Is & C at Sugary - Sap not running - fixd a few troughs - W'd pottering ev'g Is Ch'r Mrs T & M to Stratford - got 2 pr Boots fm Seigmillers | fine | 7 | 18 | |||
Saturday | 22 | Befsy had a Calf @ 7 1/2 am. Heifer
rec'd from Wm Anglin for Hec. 44 Is & Ch'r at Sugary - Sap dropping slowly ret'd @ 11 am again after Do Do -- Wilf'd cleaning Stables - hauling firewood &c. |
~ | 10 | ~ | beautiful | 7 | 24 |
Sunday | 23 | Isaac attended the funeral of the Sargints Son aged 8 - who died yesterday trapd a Mink South | tol. | 32 | 31 | |||
Monday | 24 | all at Sugary | Snow m'g aft'n fine | 31 | 27 | |||
Tuesday | 25 | rec'd of Duncan Campbell Hec 44
all at Sugary - brot home 27 lb very nice Crushed Sugar Is. trapd another Mink -- |
2 | 6 | fine | 26 | 28 | |
Wednesday | 26 | W'd at Jno Crerars raising a Barn Is & Ch'r at Sugary till 1 pm 27th | fine | 30 | 46 | |||
Thursday | 27 | W'd again at Crerars raising - Is & Ch'r at Sugary - @ 4 pm Annie & Befsy came & with Mrs T. & M went to them at {illegible} Isaac walkd home with A & B. | beautiful | 36 | 54 | |||
Friday | 28 | Christ'n at raising to Mr McNaughtons - home @ 2 am 29th
Is & W'd at Sugary - brot home 42 lbs Crushed Sugar n't of Pails 34 1/2 + 22 1/2+= 56 1/2 - 14 1/2 = 42 Mosquitoes Snow disappeard in clearances except except in Bush & a little under fences |
fine | 41 | 48 | |||
Saturday | 29 | Is & C at Sugary - W'd stables & pottering took up Parsnips - 28 & 29th | Do | 36 | 55 | |||
Sunday | 30 | all at home | Do | 40 | 56 | |||
Monday | 31 | W'd at Peddies raising - ad'n to Barn - Is & Christ'n at Sugary - brot in a quantity of |
54 |