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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 55.pdf
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Ch'n aft'r dinner to Dr Moore & had a tooth extracted | Ch'n aft'r dinner to Dr Moore & had a tooth extracted | ||
| − | Annie & Befsy to tea had Roses d'Amour & sundries - Goldfinches Swallows | + | Annie & Befsy to tea had Roses d'Amour & sundries - <u>Goldfinches</u> <u>Swallows</u> |
Ch'r brot from P.Office letter John to Mrs T - not pd . pd</td> | Ch'r brot from P.Office letter John to Mrs T - not pd . pd</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Is & Ch'n ploughing W'd dragging Sib Wheat - preparing Hotbed |
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| + | Martha to Stratford aft'n ret'd on Stage</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Farm operations prevented by rain put up a few rails at West Barn <u>Thrush</u> & shot 11 Pigeons in Wheat field - Nance - |
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| + | the Cabbages pitted in the fall sprouted, trimd & earthd them up | ||
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| + | on the chance of getting - 17 in n Mrs Cowmans had Red Currant Bushed & Rhub seed</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Isaac sowd 5 Bush Spring Wheat East of Siberian - Wilfred dragging Do |
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| + | Christ'n taking up & snaking Stumps East end of West lot - shot <s>38</s> 27 Pigeons | ||
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| + | <u>Whippoor Will</u> - <u>Martin</u></td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Pigeons very annoying in our Wheat - Wm Crerar Jno Stewart & Rankin have een obliged to re seed a part of their Wheat fields |
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| + | Mrs T to Mrs Meanys afternoon</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td><Monday</td> | <td><Monday</td> | ||
<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sowd Nonparial Cabbage & tender annuals in Hotbed - West Div'n |
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| + | Wilfred to Stratford morn'g took to Dr Moore 2 Wh. Currants, Digitalis Box 4 plants & Picotee Seed -- paid the Dr for drawing Christ'ns tooth -- | ||
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| + | & Daly (or Mickle for 1/4 lb Snuff | ||
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| + | & </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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1845 April
| Sunday | 20 | 3 of Pharnock Sons dined here & afterw'd took Julia home Isaac on Nance took letter to P Office . T. to Aunt Jane - nothing pd 2 of young Spotted Sows Pigs mifsing - all right 21 M | tol. | 36 | 42 | |||
| Monday | 21 | Is & Christ'n ploughing - W'd dragging as on 11th preparing Hotbed in Garden - pd Isaac - pd by him to Wm McDonals for Sleigh borrowd to go to Hamilton | 3 | 9 | fome | 36 | 42 | |
| Tuesday | 22 | Ploughing & dragging as yesterday - Hotbed Do. | Dp | 36 | 49 | |||
| Wednesday | 23 | Isaac sowd 3 B'ls Sib'n Wheat Wh'r ploughing morn'g . W'd Dragging
Ch'n aft'r dinner to Dr Moore & had a tooth extracted Annie & Befsy to tea had Roses d'Amour & sundries - Goldfinches Swallows Ch'r brot from P.Office letter John to Mrs T - not pd . pd |
Do | 47 | 56 | |||
| Thursday | 24 | Is & Ch'n ploughing W'd dragging Sib Wheat - preparing Hotbed Martha to Stratford aft'n ret'd on Stage | Do | 55 | 54 | |||
| Friday | 25 | Farm operations prevented by rain put up a few rails at West Barn Thrush & shot 11 Pigeons in Wheat field - Nance -
the Cabbages pitted in the fall sprouted, trimd & earthd them up on the chance of getting - 17 in n Mrs Cowmans had Red Currant Bushed & Rhub seed |
rain all day | 44 | 46 | |||
| Saturday | 26 | Isaac sowd 5 Bush Spring Wheat East of Siberian - Wilfred dragging Do
Christ'n taking up & snaking Stumps East end of West lot - shot |
fine | 42 | 58 | |||
| Sunday | 27 | Pigeons very annoying in our Wheat - Wm Crerar Jno Stewart & Rankin have een obliged to re seed a part of their Wheat fields Mrs T to Mrs Meanys afternoon | a shower ev'g | 48 | 44 | |||
| <Monday | 28 | Sowd Nonparial Cabbage & tender annuals in Hotbed - West Div'n
Wilfred to Stratford morn'g took to Dr Moore 2 Wh. Currants, Digitalis Box 4 plants & Picotee Seed -- paid the Dr for drawing Christ'ns tooth -- & Daly (or Mickle for 1/4 lb Snuff & |
fine | 36 | 52 | |||
| Tuesday | 29 | fine | 38 | 52 | ||||
| Wednesday | 30 | smart thunder show'r at 1 pm frequent show'r thunder &c rem'r of day | 49 | 60 |
| Thursday | 1 | fine | 52 | |||||
| Friday | 2 | Do | 38 | 46 | ||||
| Saturday | 3 | Do | 39 | 49 | ||||
| Sunday | 4 | Do | 46 | 41 | ||||
| Monday | 5 | Do | 29 | 34 | ||||
| Tuesday | 6 | Do | 47 | |||||
| Wednesday | 7 | Do a little snow | 45 | 31 | ||||
| Thursday | 8 | fine | 22 | 43 | ||||
| Friday | 9 | Do | 40 | |||||
| Saturday | 10 | 45 | 61 | |||||
| Sunday | 11 | Do | 60 | |||||
| Monday | 12 | Do | 52 |
