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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

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  <tr>
 
  <tr>
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  <td>Monday</td>
 +
  <td>22</td>
 +
  <td>Reynolds alterd  Boar Pigs v.v.o. & 10 Sows @ 1/yk = 6/3
 +
 +
Ch'n W'd & Tom branding up in Chopping - lost my Snuff Box</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>tol.</td>
 +
  <td>29</td>
 +
  <td>45</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Tuesday</td>
 +
  <td>23</td>
 +
  <td>W'd & Tom thrashing Peas & Oats - Christ'n setting Bl Ashes for Soap & pottering
 +
 +
repaid Mr Crerar flour borrowd  ins't </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>rain morn. till night</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>47</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>47</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Wednesday</td>
 +
  <td>24</td>
 +
  <td>even'g Tom hauling firewood.  W'd at Mrs Stewarts Washboard & pottering
 +
 +
aft'n both ploughing - Chr'n to P. Office morn'g  brot a Canadian &c
 +
 +
paid letter from Mr Barron inclosing $23 = L5.15.- to pay as under
 +
 +
Mrs Sargint for Cash Butter 230 lb    r'd 
 +
 +
Cask 21 lb Bag 3 ls -- 24
 +
 +
@ 206 lb @ 6d    - L5.3.__
 +
</td>
 +
  <td>5</td>
 +
  <td>15</td>
 +
  <td>_</td>
 +
  <td>rain foren'n aft'n gloomy</td>
 +
  <td>44</td>
 +
  <td>45</td>
 +
</tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>Mr Dunkin for 9 lb Cheese  7 1/2  ------  ~.5.7 1/2
 +
 +
Self - Bal'ce left unp'd for teaming &  ---------.5.~
 +
 +
5.13.7 1/2
 +
 +
remains due to Mr B ______________.1.4 1/2</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>5</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>--</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Thursday</td>
 +
  <td>25</td>
 +
  <td>W'd & Tom ploughing Ch'r churning morn'g 
  
 +
aft'n hoeing thistles &c - Emily to Stratford - posted letter
 +
 +
M Jun{illegible} to Mrs Jos T. Dublin & paid Mrs Sargint
 +
 +
as above Pr{illegible} </td>
 +
  <td>5</td>
 +
  <td>3 </td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 +
  <td>gloomy</td>
 +
  <td>36</td>
 +
  <td>46</td>
 +
</tr>
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>paid Mrs Crerar for 3 lbs Butter @ 5d  </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>1</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>3</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>factory Cotton House use </td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>~</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>~</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>6</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>Mrs J & Roy Stewart washing -----</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>~</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>3</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>~</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>red'd from Mr Barron (p Mrs T) for Ribbons purchased at Watsons & chargd to my acco't </td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 +
  <td>2</td>
 +
  <td>6</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Friday</td>
 +
  <td>26</td>
 +
  <td>Tom ploughing till interrupted by heavy rain - aft'n thrashing wheat
 +
 +
W'd  Do  - aftn'n setting Saw - Ch'r pottering</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>heavy show'rs</td>
 +
  <td>44</td>
 +
  <td>40</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Saturday</td>
 +
  <td>27</td>
 +
  <td>W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r trapd 5 muskrats - Gathered Hops
 +
 +
Emily to Stratford brot letters (pd) - from Aunt Jane to WT Betsy Ralph to Mrs T</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>34</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>48</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Sunday</td>
 +
  <td>28</td>
 +
  <td>all ( self excepted to Stratford - Hickey --</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>showers</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>48</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Monday</td>
 +
  <td>29</td>
 +
  <td>W'd &  Tom ploughing - Christ'n  taking down & putting up Bed &c
 +
 +
old Befsy after been absent 2 or 3 days was found in So Clearance with 3 Pigs</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>-</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>67</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Tuesday</td>
 +
  <td>30</td>
 +
  <td>Killed Sow - single S{illegible}  Reynolds. Bob Tom ploughing  W'd rep'g Plough</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>heavy showers</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>60</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>54</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 +
 +
 
<table>
 
<table>
  
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  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Wednesday</td>
 +
  <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>W'd & tom ploughing - Ch'r to Stratford - brot a Colorist brot 14 lb Salt for Watson
 +
 +
C Rumball came about 3 pm</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>showers</td>
 +
  <td>48</td>
 +
  <td>47</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Thursday</td>
 +
  <td>2</td>
 +
  <td>W'd & Tom ploughing  - Ch'r with C Rumball after Pheasants &c got none
 +
 +
even'g Chr'n . CR. M & E to Mr Dalys - a party --</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine
 +
 
 +
a show'r ev'g</td>
 +
  <td>49</td>
 +
  <td>52</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Friday</td>
 +
  <td>3</td>
 +
  <td>Show Day - Sold - McFarlane 4 Pigs @ $1/2 - @ 2.~ ~ r'd on acco't
 +
Ch'r M. & E. ret'd from Mr Dalys about 9 or @ 10 1/2  C'r W'd M E & I to Stratford in Waggon - Mr Tye  Wm Puddicombe & Geo Hobson Judges of Live Stock - H'y Puddicombe &c  of Grain &c
 +
 
 +
Tom took Bull up but no offers on him
 +
 
 +
</td>
 +
  <td>1 1/4</td>
 +
  <td>6</td>
 +
  <td>3</td>
 +
  <td>tol.</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
−
 
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>M E &I dined at Mr Dalys - got home about 6.  Home to Tom &c 7 1/2</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Saturday</td>
 +
  <td>4</td>
 +
  <td>Tom thrashing Wheat - Ch'r to P. Office - brot letter fm Henry to Pd
 +
 +
W'd pottering  - Tom had a Hymn Book at Mickles yesterday
  
−
<tr>
+
Ch'd to me, which he will pay me soon </td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>1</td>
 +
  <td>2</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Sunday</td>
 +
  <td>5</td>
 +
  <td>Tom to Stratford - all at home - Sharnock took tea with us</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>Showers
 +
 +
very heavy in early evening</td>
 +
  <td>42</td>
 +
  <td>32</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Monday</td>
 +
  <td>6</td>
 +
  <td>W'd ploughing - Tom thrashing wheat - Ch'r & tom winnowing  & preparing 6 3 Sacks for Mill tomorrow</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>fine</td>
 +
  <td>26</td>
 +
  <td>33</td>
 +
</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
  <td>Tuesday</td>
 +
  <td>7</td>
 +
  <td>Ch'r Mrs T Martha in Waggon to Robinsons - Ch'r proceeded to Hagersville with 3 Sacks    Bush's Wheat & got in exchange  Flour    Bran      Shorts
 +
 +
got home at 7 after a most wearisome drove - rain part of way home
 +
 +
W'd & Tom got up a Hill of Potatoes  25 Bush'ls Red</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>34</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>48</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Wednesday</td>
 +
  <td>8</td>
 +
  <td>Ch'n  W'd & Tom got in part of a 2nd Hill of Potatoes Red - Rain with came on heavy at noon continued heavily to the present time 10 pm - prevented more being done noon till night </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>heavy rain noon till night</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>44</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Thursday</td>
 +
  <td>9</td>
 +
  <td>rec'd of McFarlane Balance for 4 Pigs delivered this day
 +
 +
Tom thrashing Oats morning - ploughing aft'n Christ'n to P. Office nothing W'd nill </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>3</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>9</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>rain all ev'g & early morn'g  aft'n gloomy</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>54</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>55</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Friday</td>
 +
  <td>10</td>
 +
  <td>Tom & W'd ploughing - Ch'r washing Bottles for Vinegar & pottering
 +
 +
Lifted Onions & Dahlia roots & brot into House</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>slight show'r ev'g</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>50</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>56</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Saturday</td>
 +
  <td>11</td>
 +
  <td>Tom & W'd ploughing Ch'r rep'g fence of Paddock next House
 +
 +
M & E to Stratford - brot sundries from Mickle & letter p pd Ellen to Em'y</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>fine</td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>46</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
  
 
  <tr>
 
  <tr>
 +
  <td>Sunday</td>
 +
  <td>12</td>
 +
  <td>Ch'r started for Stratford but returned in consequence of rain
 +
 +
Tom took to P.Office Letter self to Henry </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>Showers</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <tr>
 +
  <td>Monday</td>
 +
  <td>13</td>
 +
  <td>T Daly Mifs Mickle & Em'y in Light Waggon  left at 12 for Mr Tyes
 +
 +
Chas Rumball was obliged to walk - W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n Ch'r preparing a fireplace Stake pole &c for Washers to their purposes
 +
 +
hunting Bull &c over this Swamp from Hemlock field - broke out of his own field into Garden, destroyed Lilac, Black Currants Cabbages &c --</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 +
  <td>tol.</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
+
   <td>48</td>
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
−
  <td></td>
 
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
 
<table>
 
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1845 September

Monday 22 Reynolds alterd Boar Pigs v.v.o. & 10 Sows @ 1/yk = 6/3 Ch'n W'd & Tom branding up in Chopping - lost my Snuff Box tol. 29 45
Tuesday 23 W'd & Tom thrashing Peas & Oats - Christ'n setting Bl Ashes for Soap & pottering repaid Mr Crerar flour borrowd ins't rain morn. till night 47 47
Wednesday 24 even'g Tom hauling firewood. W'd at Mrs Stewarts Washboard & pottering

aft'n both ploughing - Chr'n to P. Office morn'g brot a Canadian &c

paid letter from Mr Barron inclosing $23 = L5.15.- to pay as under

Mrs Sargint for Cash Butter 230 lb r'd

Cask 21 lb Bag 3 ls -- 24

@ 206 lb @ 6d - L5.3.__

5 15 _ rain foren'n aft'n gloomy 44 45
Mr Dunkin for 9 lb Cheese 7 1/2 ------ ~.5.7 1/2

Self - Bal'ce left unp'd for teaming & ---------.5.~

5.13.7 1/2

remains due to Mr B ______________.1.4 1/2		 5 --
Thursday 25 W'd & Tom ploughing Ch'r churning morn'g

aft'n hoeing thistles &c - Emily to Stratford - posted letter

M Jun{illegible} to Mrs Jos T. Dublin & paid Mrs Sargint

as above Pr{illegible} 		5 3 ~ gloomy 36 46
paid Mrs Crerar for 3 lbs Butter @ 5d 1 3
factory Cotton House use ~ ~ 6
Mrs J & Roy Stewart washing ----- ~ 3 ~
red'd from Mr Barron (p Mrs T) for Ribbons purchased at Watsons & chargd to my acco't ~ 2 6
Friday 26 Tom ploughing till interrupted by heavy rain - aft'n thrashing wheat W'd Do - aftn'n setting Saw - Ch'r pottering heavy show'rs 44 40
Saturday 27 W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r trapd 5 muskrats - Gathered Hops Emily to Stratford brot letters (pd) - from Aunt Jane to WT Betsy Ralph to Mrs T fine 34 48
Sunday 28 all ( self excepted to Stratford - Hickey -- showers 48
Monday 29 W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n taking down & putting up Bed &c old Befsy after been absent 2 or 3 days was found in So Clearance with 3 Pigs fine - 67
Tuesday 30 Killed Sow - single S{illegible} Reynolds. Bob Tom ploughing W'd rep'g Plough heavy showers 60 54
1845 October
Wednesday 1 W'd & tom ploughing - Ch'r to Stratford - brot a Colorist brot 14 lb Salt for Watson C Rumball came about 3 pm showers 48 47
Thursday 2 W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r with C Rumball after Pheasants &c got none even'g Chr'n . CR. M & E to Mr Dalys - a party -- fine a show'r ev'g 49 52
Friday 3 Show Day - Sold - McFarlane 4 Pigs @ $1/2 - @ 2.~ ~ r'd on acco't

Ch'r M. & E. ret'd from Mr Dalys about 9 or @ 10 1/2 C'r W'd M E & I to Stratford in Waggon - Mr Tye Wm Puddicombe & Geo Hobson Judges of Live Stock - H'y Puddicombe &c of Grain &c

Tom took Bull up but no offers on him

1 1/4 6 3 tol.
M E &I dined at Mr Dalys - got home about 6. Home to Tom &c 7 1/2
Saturday 4 Tom thrashing Wheat - Ch'r to P. Office - brot letter fm Henry to Pd

W'd pottering - Tom had a Hymn Book at Mickles yesterday

Ch'd to me, which he will pay me soon 		1 2
Sunday 5 Tom to Stratford - all at home - Sharnock took tea with us Showers very heavy in early evening 42 32
Monday 6 W'd ploughing - Tom thrashing wheat - Ch'r & tom winnowing & preparing 6 3 Sacks for Mill tomorrow fine 26 33
Tuesday 7 Ch'r Mrs T Martha in Waggon to Robinsons - Ch'r proceeded to Hagersville with 3 Sacks Bush's Wheat & got in exchange Flour Bran Shorts

got home at 7 after a most wearisome drove - rain part of way home

W'd & Tom got up a Hill of Potatoes 25 Bush'ls Red		 34 48
Wednesday 8 Ch'n W'd & Tom got in part of a 2nd Hill of Potatoes Red - Rain with came on heavy at noon continued heavily to the present time 10 pm - prevented more being done noon till night heavy rain noon till night 44
Thursday 9 rec'd of McFarlane Balance for 4 Pigs delivered this day Tom thrashing Oats morning - ploughing aft'n Christ'n to P. Office nothing W'd nill 3 9 rain all ev'g & early morn'g aft'n gloomy 54 55
Friday 10 Tom & W'd ploughing - Ch'r washing Bottles for Vinegar & pottering Lifted Onions & Dahlia roots & brot into House slight show'r ev'g 50 56
Saturday 11 Tom & W'd ploughing Ch'r rep'g fence of Paddock next House M & E to Stratford - brot sundries from Mickle & letter p pd Ellen to Em'y fine 46
Sunday 12 Ch'r started for Stratford but returned in consequence of rain Tom took to P.Office Letter self to Henry Showers
Monday 13 T Daly Mifs Mickle & Em'y in Light Waggon left at 12 for Mr Tyes

Chas Rumball was obliged to walk - W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n Ch'r preparing a fireplace Stake pole &c for Washers to their purposes

hunting Bull &c over this Swamp from Hemlock field - broke out of his own field into Garden, destroyed Lilac, Black Currants Cabbages &c --		 tol. 48
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