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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 65.pdf
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>11</td> | <td>11</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Tom ploughing So. Chr'n & W'd hauling manure 8 Loads |
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| + | <u>planted Hops</u> behind Garden fence 7 X 3 - 21 plants | ||
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| + | Hine came at 11 & left at 3 oC - putting Glafs in middle window & over door & fixing the opening between the buildings</td> | ||
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<td>34</td> | <td>34</td> | ||
<td>36</td> | <td>36</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
| + | <td>12</td> | ||
| + | <td>Tom ploughing So. Ch'r & W'd hauling manure from West Barn to SW | ||
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| + | Crerar brot from P. Office - Letter from Henry to Self re farm &c & 1 Canadian an old Ireland Inquirer | ||
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| + | paid Pedlar (Octo's friend) for 1 lb young Hyson</td> | ||
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| + | <td>3</td> | ||
| + | <td>1 1/2</td> | ||
| + | <td>fine</td> | ||
| + | <td>33</td> | ||
| + | <td>28</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>paid Ch'r 1 1/2 - W'd last trip to Wilmot 7 1/2 </td> |
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<td>1</td> | <td>1</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
| + | <td>Walkd to Stratford - left at Dalys Notice Lot 38 for Sale & at Jackson's Bull for Sale $6Z - dined at Dalys - Ch'r also at Stratford inquiring for Team to Hamilton | ||
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| + | Wilf'd making a Box for Christ'n & pottering Tom ploughing So. --</td> | ||
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| − | <td> | + | <td>7 1/2</td> |
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<td>fine</td> | <td>fine</td> | ||
<td>33</td> | <td>33</td> | ||
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1845 November
| Wednesday | 5 | Tom & W'd grinding axes morn'g aft'n hauling manure from Barnyard
So West - |
gloomy | 32 | 36 | |||
| Thursday | 6 | W'd & Tom putting manure in Barn yd into a Heap - Ch'r afsisting aft'n
Christ'n & I grinding Pruning Knives put up a fence round Potato Hills |
light show'rs all day | 37 | 38 | |||
| Friday | 7 | Ch'r W'd & Tom heaping up manure in Barnyard - pruning Currant Bushes
Goldfinches still here put into Vinegar Barrel the Whites of 10 Eggs |
gloomy 10pm snowing | 35 | 36 | |||
| Saturday | 8 | Ch'r to P. Office no letters brot a Canadian Paper - W'd & Tom - Ch'r finished making Ink | light show'r rain & snow | 34 | 36 | |||
| Sunday | 9 | all at home | fine | 28 | 28 | |||
| Monday | 10 | Paid to Henry Izard Taxes for 1845
Land 200 acres --- 16.8 other property ----- 3.10 Asylum ------ 1.4 |
1 | 1 | 10 | fine | 30 | 28 |
| rec'd of Ia's Izard p H'y Izard for 1/2 B'l Onions last winter | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| of Squaws for flour | 1 | 3 | ||||||
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paid Mrs T for tooth Brush &c all hauling manure fm Barnyard to S West 12 Loads |
7 1/2 | |||||||
| Tuesday | 11 | Tom ploughing So. Chr'n & W'd hauling manure 8 Loads
planted Hops behind Garden fence 7 X 3 - 21 plants Hine came at 11 & left at 3 oC - putting Glafs in middle window & over door & fixing the opening between the buildings |
mild gloomy | 34 | 36 | |||
| Wednesday | 12 | Tom ploughing So. Ch'r & W'd hauling manure from West Barn to SW
Crerar brot from P. Office - Letter from Henry to Self re farm &c & 1 Canadian an old Ireland Inquirer paid Pedlar (Octo's friend) for 1 lb young Hyson |
3 | 1 1/2 | fine | 33 | 28 | |
| paid Ch'r 1 1/2 - W'd last trip to Wilmot 7 1/2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Thursday | 13 | Walkd to Stratford - left at Dalys Notice Lot 38 for Sale & at Jackson's Bull for Sale $6Z - dined at Dalys - Ch'r also at Stratford inquiring for Team to Hamilton Wilf'd making a Box for Christ'n & pottering Tom ploughing So. -- | 7 1/2 | fine | 33 | 42 |
| Friday | 14 | fine | 38 | 40 | ||||
| Saturday | 15 | fine | 32 | 40 | ||||
| Sunday | 16 | fine | -- | 39 | ||||
| Monday | 17 | light rain all day | 40 | 50 | ||||
| Tuesday | 18 | fine till {illegible} then heavy showers | 48 | 52 | ||||
| Wednesday | 19 | snow Rain & a little Hail | 38 | 34 | ||||
| Thursday | 20 | fair till 3 pm then heavy show'rs till n't | 40 | 38 | ||||
| Friday | 21 | light snow show'rs | 32 | 28 | ||||
| Saturday | 22 | a little light snow evening | 26 | 31 |
