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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
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  <td>Snow in the night & till 9 this morn'g  2 or 3 in
 
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I C & W'd at Sugary all day</td>
 
 
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
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   <td>snow till 9 after'n fine</td>
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  <td></td>
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   <td>snow till 9 aftern'n fine</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td>27</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
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  <td>All at Sugary till 4 1/2 pm when W'd came home & went to Stratford
 
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bot 3 wooden pails at Maccullocks @ 2/6 - at Dalys Sm
 
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paid Kays acco't  ----- cash 1.5
 
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p order on /Ad'm Seigmiller -- -- 1
 
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borrowd of W'd $2    2.5
 
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on return at 8 went to the Bush with provisions -  all came in @ 8
 
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brot from P. Off'e letters - Aunt Jane to Martha & M'y to Mrs T. 9d due Daly</td>
 
 
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>7 1/2</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
   <td>fine</td>
 
   <td>fine</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
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  <td>at Suagary all day - till 1 am 8th</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>shower 4 heavy ev'g</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td>Shower 4 heavy ev'g </td>
 
   <td>25</td>
 
   <td>25</td>
 
   <td>48</td>
 
   <td>48</td>
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
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  <td>had of Mrs T. & paid Dun'n McNaughtons acco't 1844 
 
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at Sugary till 11 pm. Duncan took away Cow & Calf</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>17</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>6</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
   <td>fine</td>
 
   <td>fine</td>
 
   <td>49</td>
 
   <td>49</td>
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
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   <td>all at home</td>
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
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   <td>at Sugary till 12 pm brought home about 60 lbs very nice Sugar
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   <td></td>
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Mrs Tom walkd to Stratford & back</td>
 
 
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   <td></td>
 
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
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   <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 & brought skin home
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at Sugary till 11 </td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
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  <td>-  Do  -----  2 am of 13th  {words scratched out}</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after'n fine</td>
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  <td></td>
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   <td>snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after fine</td>
 
   <td>32</td>
 
   <td>32</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
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  <td>Zackis calld & filld up Afsefsm't Roll
 
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200 acres Land - 54 acres cult'd  146 un.  - Lots 37  - 1st & 2nd Con.
 
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4 Horses - 2 Oxe 1 milk Cow -
 
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3 Head 2 @ 4 yrs old
 
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4 Males 2 Females  - 6 Unitarians - first Roll in which a Column has been headed for that denom'n
 
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Boys at Sugary till 11 pm
 
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received of Ab'm Bullar - Hector 44  2/6  --  -- rec'd  </td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>2</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>6</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>beautiful</td>
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  <td></td>
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   <td>beautiful </td>
 
   <td>26</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
 
   <td>34</td>
 
   <td>34</td>
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
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  <td>brought home 80 & 30  lbs Sugar - 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>snow great part of the day</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td>Snow good part of the day</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
 
   <td>15</td>
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   <td>hauld remains of Beauty  fm Crerars Chopping to Swamp South
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   <td></td>
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hauling & chopping firewood</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
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  <td>Alex & Annie here at noon - Martha & Chris'n head at Orrville home @ 10 3/4  </td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>tol...</td>
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  <td></td>
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   <td>tol..</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
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   <td>Is & Ch'n getting Wood for more troughs - W'd hauling firewood
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   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
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Is to Stratford with Waggon even'g
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   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
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pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart -  </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>~</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>3</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>~</td>
 
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   <td>snow show'r</td>
 
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   <td>24</td>
 
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   <td>24</td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Do </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>18</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>18</td>
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   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
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  <td>Is & Christ'n winnowing Wheat  - W'd pottering  </td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Do </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>12</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>15</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
 
   <td>20</td>
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  <td>Is & C. winnowing Oats - W'd hauld Log firewood - solderd Coffee Pot
 
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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>
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   <td>Do </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>22</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>21</td>
 
   <td>21</td>
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  <td>Is & C at Sugary  - Sap not running - fixd a few troughs . W'd poll'g
 
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ev'g Is Ch'r Mrs T & M to Stratford  - got 2 pr Boots fm Seigmiller</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>fine</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>7</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>18</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>22</td>
 
   <td>22</td>
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   <td><u>Befsy</u> had a Calf @ 7 1/2 am Heifer
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   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
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rec'd from Wm Anglin for Hec. 44 </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>~</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>10</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>~</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>beautiful</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>7</td>
 
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   <td>24</td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>23</td>
 
   <td>23</td>
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  <td>Isaac attended the funeral of the Sargints Son aged 8, who died yesterday</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>tol.</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>32</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>31</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>24</td>
 
   <td>24</td>
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  <td>all at Sugary          traped a Mink South</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Snow m'g aft'n fine</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>31</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>27</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>25</td>
 
   <td>25</td>
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  <td>rec'd of Duncan Campbell Hec 44 ------ </td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>2</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>6</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>fine</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>26</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>28</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
 
   <td>26</td>
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  <td>W'd at Jno Crerars raising a Barn
 
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Is & Ch'r at Sugary till 1 1/4 - 27 lbs
 
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Snow disappearing in clearaces except  except our Bush & a little under fences</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>fine</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>30</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>46</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
 
   <td>27</td>
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  <td>W'd again at Crerars raising  - Is & Ch'r at Sugary  - @ 4 pm Annie & Befsy came & with Mrs T wnet to them
 
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ret'd  @      Isaac walkd home with A & B.
 
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Mosquitoes</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>beautiful </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>36</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>54</td>
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   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
 
   <td>28</td>
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  <td>Christ'n at raising  to Mr McNaughtons home @ 2 am 29th
 
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Is & W'd at Sugary - brot home 42 lbs Crushed Sugar n't of pails  34 lbs + 22 1/2 = 56 1/2 - 14 1/2 = 42</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>fine</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>41</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>48</td>
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   <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
 
   <td>29</td>
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  <td>Is & C at Sugary  - W'd stables & pottering
 
−
 
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took up Parsnips 28 & 29th  </td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Do </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>noon 72
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
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36</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>55</td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
 
   <td>30</td>
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  <td>all at home</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Do </td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>40</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>56</td>
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   <td></td>
 +
  <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>31</td>
 
   <td>31</td>
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  <td>W'd at Peddies raising - ad'n to Barn  Is & Christ'n at Sugary - brot in a quantity of <u>something</u> --
 
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<u>Turner</u>  - called 9 @ 10 am rem'd the Day & slept the night on Sofa</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>54</td>
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   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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<table>
 
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1845 March

Wednesday 5 snow till 9 aftern'n fine 27
Thursday 6 fine 20 33
Friday 7 Shower 4 heavy ev'g 25 48
Saturday 8 fine 49 37
Sunday 9 fine 30 28
Monday 10 fine 26 31
Tuesday 11 fine 22 27
Wednesday 12 snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after fine 32 28
Thursday 13 beautiful 26 34
Friday 14 Snow good part of the day 30 20
Saturday 15 Do Do 14 17
Sunday 16 tol.. 17
1845 March
Monday 17
Tuesday 18
Wednesday 19
Thursday 20
Friday 21
Saturday 22
Sunday 23
Monday 24
Tuesday 25
Wednesday 26
Thursday 27
Friday 28
Saturday 29
Sunday 30
Monday 31
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