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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 55.pdf
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| + | Aftern'n dragging Spring Wheat South - Mr Tye calld, going to Stratford - | ||
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| + | I & Ch'n ploughing West Lot - W'd preparing a <u>monster</u> Hotbed - behind Barn -</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Paid Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart |
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| − | <td></td> | + | Is & Ch'n ploughing at West lot - W'd to Stratford with Waggon |
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| + | brot 1 Gall'n Whisky from Watsons - Mr Tye dined with us</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sowd Malta & Brighton Lettuce &c in Hotbed East - also Melon frm Ellen |
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| + | Is & Ch'n ploughing at West Lot morn'g aft'r winnowing Wheat | ||
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| + | Wilf'd dragging Do </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 -- | 1 | 3 | fine | 36 | 52 | |
| & Daly (or Mickle for 1/4 lb Snuff & left it
Aftern'n dragging Spring Wheat South - Mr Tye calld, going to Stratford - I & Ch'n ploughing West Lot - W'd preparing a monster Hotbed - behind Barn - |
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| Tuesday | 29 | Paid Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart
Is & Ch'n ploughing at West lot - W'd to Stratford with Waggon brot 1 Gall'n Whisky from Watsons - Mr Tye dined with us |
~ | 3 | ~ | fine | 38 | 52 |
| Wednesday | 30 | Sowd Malta & Brighton Lettuce &c in Hotbed East - also Melon frm Ellen
Is & Ch'n ploughing at West Lot morn'g aft'r winnowing Wheat Wilf'd dragging Do |
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 |
