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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 64.pdf
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>14</td> | <td>14</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r churning - after Cattle &c - <u>10 pm first snow</u></td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>15</td> | <td>15</td> | ||
+ | <td>light covering of snow & snowing 6 am. W'd & Tom ploughing morn'g Tom aft'n | ||
+ | |||
+ | aft'n W'd pottering - Ch'r to Stratford - Hine &c in quest of Cust'or for Beef | ||
+ | |||
+ | brot 2 Canadian pd & 1 Inquirer pd by C. 1/2d - pd Washers Mrs Jno & Roy </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>~</td> |
− | |||
<td>snow show'rs</td> | <td>snow show'rs</td> | ||
<td>32</td> | <td>32</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>16</td> | <td>16</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>borrowd of Wm Crerar 22 1/2 W. Salt including Sack |
+ | |||
+ | took up & put into Cellar the last of the Potatoes (Mercers) | ||
+ | |||
+ | sup. Bush'ls - Befsy & Mary Crerar & Ann Stewart here</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>17</td> | <td>17</td> | ||
+ | <td><u>Killd Befsy</u> - all butchering - sold to W.H. Hine | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hind quarter 121 lb lefs Sack 2 ls -- 119 lb | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leg of ano'r ---- 65 | ||
+ | |||
+ | 174 @ 4 cts $7.1.9 </td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>16</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td>beautiful</td> | ||
+ | <td>25</td> | ||
+ | <td>36</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>sold to Seigmiller Hide @ 4cts ---62 2.2.5 </td> | ||
+ | <td>0</td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>kept 2 fore Quarters & part of Hind 82 + 42+ 39 + 48 + 84 = 295 @ 3 1/2 Cts 10.4.8 | ||
+ | |||
+ | rend'r Tallow .24 @ 6d C'y Tallow <s>Hind {illegible}</s> 2.2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | value of Cow $ 22.3.10 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wilf to Stratford aft'n with Waggon & del'd the above to Hine & Seigm'r | ||
+ | |||
+ | M Jun'r accomp'd him - both took tea at Mrs Kirkes</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>18</td> | <td>18</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n cutting up, making hook, & hanging up Beef |
+ | |||
+ | & pottering Boiling Pieces into Barrels. -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | receivd from Stratford a letter for Henry dated Hamilton 9th | ||
+ | |||
+ | by private Hand - unknowns.</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>19</td> | <td>19</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Ch'r W'd & Tom to Stratford Allsworth - took to P. Office letter W.T to Henry </td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Thom ploughing - Ch'r pottering - at day light a covering of snow borrowd more Salt of W Crerar</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom ploughing So & at Lot 38 - Ch'r digging up Hops |
+ | |||
+ | T & J Daly & Emily arrivd from Tyes @ 6 1/2 pm . T & J remain the night | ||
+ | |||
+ | E. brot a small Cabbage Rose - 3 Citrons &c from Mrs Tye</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom ploughing West - Christ'n walkd to Dalys & brot Ingredients for Ink |
+ | |||
+ | To Jane Daly left us @ 10 am - M & E to Stratford aft'n | ||
+ | |||
+ | </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom ploughing West - Ch'r at Hops - making Ink &c</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Do -- Do ---- Do Ch'r at Crerars <u>pointing</u> the House |
+ | |||
+ | roof to oven destroyed by fire</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Paid Mrs T for Margaret |
+ | |||
+ | Tom & W'd ploughing West - Dh'r at Crerars</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>26</td> | <td>26</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd to Stratford - Mr Allan</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>27</td> | <td>27</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom Logging & Burning South - Christ'n again at Crerars |
+ | |||
+ | Mrs T & Martha walkd to Allan Bank - Lying in visit</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom burning - Ch'r Do part of day & at Hops - transplanting |
+ | |||
+ | Mrs T & M. walkd to & from Stratford - dined at Dalys - tead at Mrs Sargints</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>29</td> | <td>29</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Tom thrashing W'd Christ'n to P Office brot Letters |
+ | |||
+ | Mrs Joe to Mrs T. pd to Isaac to self - pd | ||
+ | |||
+ | brot also 1 Bottle Whisky from Mickle</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
+ | <td>Wilf'd & Tom thrashing - I walked to Mr Dalys re Lot 38 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mrs T Emily & Christ'n came to me in Waggon aft'n - home@5 | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Mr Dalys Acc't to 31 Dec'r last of Dec inp ap Book </td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>5 1/2</td> | ||
+ | <td>cloudy & warm</td> | ||
+ | <td>54</td> | ||
+ | <td>55</td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>Inclosed in a Note & gave to Mrs Daly to forward to Mr Donkin $1 note & 1/yk on acco't | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Barron for Cheese </td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>7 1/2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | |||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>31</td> | <td>31</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Tom ploughing & winnowing W'd winnowing - making Rack for Waggon & preparing for Market - Ch'r sundries</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd to Sutherlands Mill with 4 Sacks Wheat & brot back flour from our own Wheat lb Shorts - Bran |
+ | |||
+ | Mrs T & Em'y accomp'd him to Robinsons | ||
+ | |||
+ | last Goldfinch seen all other summer birds having previously left</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>2</td> | <td>2</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Tom to Stratford - brot a Patriot sup frm D'd McDonald - Reading news |
+ | |||
+ | took to P.O. letter self to Isaac - inclosing one Mrs T to Chas</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Tom at his Brother in Law's a raising - Christ'n & W'd sundries - 1 in Snow at Daylight |
+ | |||
+ | even'g W'd took Watson to Stratford in Waggon & rec'd $1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ballard calld at 7 pm & pd Mrs T her acco't his charge for plastering | ||
+ | |||
+ | Back Room would come to about $6 --- 9 cts p sq yd. 1Bo Whisky for Mickle | ||
+ | |||
+ | rec'd letters (Circular) from M Jones urging paym't on acco't Lots 37/8</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>4</td> | <td>4</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd & Tom thrashing Peas - Christ'n repairing fences &c | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Mrs Roy & Ann Crerar </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>~</td> |
− | |||
<td>snow in the n't this day gloomy</td> | <td>snow in the n't this day gloomy</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> |
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1845 October
Tuesday | 14 | W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r churning - after Cattle &c - 10 pm first snow | rain morn'g aft'n fine | 40 | 34 | |||
Wednesday | 15 | light covering of snow & snowing 6 am. W'd & Tom ploughing morn'g Tom aft'n
aft'n W'd pottering - Ch'r to Stratford - Hine &c in quest of Cust'or for Beef brot 2 Canadian pd & 1 Inquirer pd by C. 1/2d - pd Washers Mrs Jno & Roy |
3 | ~ | snow show'rs | 32 | 30 | |
Thursday | 16 | borrowd of Wm Crerar 22 1/2 W. Salt including Sack
took up & put into Cellar the last of the Potatoes (Mercers) sup. Bush'ls - Befsy & Mary Crerar & Ann Stewart here |
fine & cold | 30 | 28 | |||
Friday | 17 | Killd Befsy - all butchering - sold to W.H. Hine
Hind quarter 121 lb lefs Sack 2 ls -- 119 lb Leg of ano'r ---- 65 174 @ 4 cts $7.1.9 |
1 | 16 | 9 | beautiful | 25 | 36 |
sold to Seigmiller Hide @ 4cts ---62 2.2.5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||||
kept 2 fore Quarters & part of Hind 82 + 42+ 39 + 48 + 84 = 295 @ 3 1/2 Cts 10.4.8
rend'r Tallow .24 @ 6d C'y Tallow value of Cow $ 22.3.10 Wilf to Stratford aft'n with Waggon & del'd the above to Hine & Seigm'r M Jun'r accomp'd him - both took tea at Mrs Kirkes |
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Saturday | 18 | W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n cutting up, making hook, & hanging up Beef
& pottering Boiling Pieces into Barrels. -- receivd from Stratford a letter for Henry dated Hamilton 9th by private Hand - unknowns. |
Do | 28 | ||||
Sunday | 19 | Ch'r W'd & Tom to Stratford Allsworth - took to P. Office letter W.T to Henry | fine & pleasant | 51 | 37 | |||
Monday | 20 | W'd & Thom ploughing - Ch'r pottering - at day light a covering of snow borrowd more Salt of W Crerar | 12 n. a shower of snow aft disappeard | 33 | 27 | |||
Tuesday | 21 | W'd & Tom ploughing So & at Lot 38 - Ch'r digging up Hops
T & J Daly & Emily arrivd from Tyes @ 6 1/2 pm . T & J remain the night E. brot a small Cabbage Rose - 3 Citrons &c from Mrs Tye |
snow show'rs & very cold | 26 | 20 | |||
Wednesday | 22 | W'd & Tom ploughing West - Christ'n walkd to Dalys & brot Ingredients for Ink
To Jane Daly left us @ 10 am - M & E to Stratford aft'n |
fine | 24 | 24 | |||
Thursday | 23 | W'd & Tom ploughing West - Ch'r at Hops - making Ink &c | fine | 20 | 37 | |||
Friday | 24 | Do -- Do ---- Do Ch'r at Crerars pointing the House roof to oven destroyed by fire | beautiful | 36 | 38 |
Saturday | 25 | Paid Mrs T for Margaret Tom & W'd ploughing West - Dh'r at Crerars | mild, dry | 28 | 38 | |||
Sunday | 26 | W'd to Stratford - Mr Allan | fine | 30 | 46 | |||
Monday | 27 | W'd & Tom Logging & Burning South - Christ'n again at Crerars Mrs T & Martha walkd to Allan Bank - Lying in visit | Do | 35 | 44 | |||
Tuesday | 28 | W'd & Tom burning - Ch'r Do part of day & at Hops - transplanting Mrs T & M. walkd to & from Stratford - dined at Dalys - tead at Mrs Sargints | Do | 37 | 45 | |||
Wednesday | 29 | Tom thrashing W'd Christ'n to P Office brot Letters
Mrs Joe to Mrs T. pd to Isaac to self - pd brot also 1 Bottle Whisky from Mickle |
Do | 34 | 58 | |||
Thursday | 30 | Wilf'd & Tom thrashing - I walked to Mr Dalys re Lot 38
Mrs T Emily & Christ'n came to me in Waggon aft'n - home@5 paid Mr Dalys Acc't to 31 Dec'r last of Dec inp ap Book |
1 | 5 | 5 1/2 | cloudy & warm | 54 | 55 |
Inclosed in a Note & gave to Mrs Daly to forward to Mr Donkin $1 note & 1/yk on acco't Mr Barron for Cheese | ~ | 5 | 7 1/2 | |||||
Friday | 31 | Tom ploughing & winnowing W'd winnowing - making Rack for Waggon & preparing for Market - Ch'r sundries | ||||||
Novem. | ||||||||
Saturday | 1 | W'd to Sutherlands Mill with 4 Sacks Wheat & brot back flour from our own Wheat lb Shorts - Bran
Mrs T & Em'y accomp'd him to Robinsons last Goldfinch seen all other summer birds having previously left |
showers | 48 | 56 | |||
Sunday | 2 | Tom to Stratford - brot a Patriot sup frm D'd McDonald - Reading news took to P.O. letter self to Isaac - inclosing one Mrs T to Chas | fine | 32 | 34 | |||
Monday | 3 | Tom at his Brother in Law's a raising - Christ'n & W'd sundries - 1 in Snow at Daylight
even'g W'd took Watson to Stratford in Waggon & rec'd $1 Ballard calld at 7 pm & pd Mrs T her acco't his charge for plastering Back Room would come to about $6 --- 9 cts p sq yd. 1Bo Whisky for Mickle rec'd letters (Circular) from M Jones urging paym't on acco't Lots 37/8 |
snow nearly all day | 32 | ||||
Tuesday | 4 | W'd & Tom thrashing Peas - Christ'n repairing fences &c paid Mrs Roy & Ann Crerar | 3 | ~ | snow in the n't this day gloomy | 34 |