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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 66.pdf
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+ | <td>Paid Mrs Jno Stewart (Mrs T) for <u>T Riley</u> 2 pr Socks3/9 Mitts 1/10 1/2 | ||
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+ | W'd to Jno Stewarts 6 am thrashing mill - home about 2 pm | ||
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+ | Tom preparing at West Barn for thrashing Mill | ||
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+ | finished cutting up & weighing Beef -- 4 quarters 611 lb | ||
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+ | Beef 611 lb @ 3 1/2 cents - $21.38 Hide - 77 | ||
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+ | Hide 77 --- 4 cts -- 3.08 Head --- 37 | ||
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+ | Tallow 33 3/4 - 10 cts ------3.37 Tallow -- 33 | ||
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+ | Offal - Head Heart Liver 17 759 | ||
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+ | $28.----- | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>7 1/2</td> |
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<td>snow show'rs </td> | <td>snow show'rs </td> | ||
<td>8</td> | <td>8</td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>3</td> | <td>3</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd at Donald Stewarts - thrashing Mill - home @ 6 when 2 Stewarts came with the Mill & in part fixd it at West Barn |
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+ | Tom opened large Hill of Potatoes & took out & boild about B'ls for Pigs | ||
+ | - got in a Load firewood & evening on to Stratford for sundries - 2 Inquires not pd for | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>4</td> | <td>4</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Thrashing Mill - D'd Stewart Mary, & his young man - Jno & Ann Stewart, 1 Horse Wm & Jno Crerar - Riley & Sons - 2 Stewarts, 4 Horses, W'd & Tom 2 Horses - 7 Horses = 13 |
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+ | Fall & Spring mixd - Bkfast Dinner & Supper - 5 Bo's Whisky | ||
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+ | 2 Indians calld @ 9 pm & had parcel left here a fortnight since</td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>5</td> | <td>5</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd morning to Stratford - bot ab 15 yds Sacking @ &c |
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+ | Tom | ||
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+ | @ 3pm all ex. self to Wm Crerars - marriage James Fraser to his oldest daughter | ||
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+ | Jane Daly arrived 1/2 hour after in Hamiltons Sleigh & went to them the Ladies ret'd @ 7 1/2 - had a Note from Mr Daly offering<u><s> L</s>60 in overdue Store Notes, & to pay the Companys claim</u> Tom home @ 1 W'd @ 3</td> | ||
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd M & E in a Sleigh to Stratford - at Sharmans had 2 new Shoes to Horses the rest fixd - Tom took out of Hill & boild in Cook H ab't 5 B'ls Potatoes |
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+ | Mrs Maccullock Alex Annie & Befsy Orr calld in Cutter</td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr & Mrs Charnook took tea with us - Alex Orr & Watson (Watsons) calld evening -- </td> |
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1845 December
Sunday | 23 | 2 in of Snow in the n't - All at home - Dalys Teamster calld on his way fm Hamilton - let a part of his Load, having previously left a part at Robinsons & at Fryfogels - brot a Parcel (Trufs) from Henry for Mrs T & self | heavy snow snowed last n't sup. now 6 in</td> | 29 | 33 | |||
Monday | 24 | A Gent X{with a dot in each quadrant} from Dunday had Charley to the Dunbars in Cutter & left his Horse (knockd up)
Had from John Stewart a Canadian quart Salt - W'd & Tom both hunting after the Calves forenoon - found 2 at T Sargints & the 3rd at Kirbys & brot them home looking very poor - @ 1 Tom to Stratford & returned @ 5 - W'd pottering & setting fox traps |
fine | 18 | 20 | |||
Tuesday | 25 | rec'd of Mr Sutton of Hamilton for Hire of Charley to Monteiths & back & keep of his Horse for the night ------
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~ | 5 | ~ | fair, gloomy | 18 | 27 |
Wednesday | 26 | W'd with Bell & Charley to Wm Crerars - thrashing mill - left off at 5 having broken a Cog of small wheel Tom chopping Brands in fallow & hauling 2 Loads firewood & pottering | gloomy | 29 | 25 | |||
Thursday | 27 | W'd & Tom hauling Sp Wheat from East & West Barn m'g - aft'n Tom thrashing & pottering - W'd took a traveller (1 Legd in Sleigh to Stratford & rec'd from him brot back Mr Watson, high, who remained the night | 3 | 9 | snow show'rs Sleighing {in bold} | 19 | 25 | |
paid at McCullocks distillery for 4 G's Whiskey@ 3/ yk | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Mickle In. | 7 1/2 | |||||||
Friday | 28 | Killing & Scraping Bl Befs' 2 young Pigs 2 months old
Watson a good eal annoyd by sicknefs from yesterdays excefs went home at noon with John Stewart &c in his Sleigh hauling a Load Wheat West & pottering - cleaning & varnishing Harnefs pd Mrs John Roy Stewart 3/- Factory & letters for House use 1/5 |
4 | 5 | snow show'rs nearly all day | 11 | 13 | |
Saturday | 29 | W'd & Tom - morn'g aftern'n 1 oC W'd to Wm Crerars thrashing Mill - Tom to Chopp'g for fire wood - where he had a fit (Epileptic) but contrivd to get home - very bad for 2 or 3 hours - it seems he has been subject to them at distant intervals. | more snow | 12 | 16 | |||
Sunday | 30 | Tom as usual today except complaining of a little headache Alex & Befsy Orr calld & took tea with us | tol. | 12 | 12 |
Monday | 1 | Tom @ 9 1/2 to John Stewarts for the day - thrashing Mill -
Killd the 3 yr old Black Steer - Wm Crerar afsisting W'd till noon did not dine here Wilf'd ev'g to Seigmillers sold them Hide ev't 77 lb @ 4 cts $3 5d C'y Mrs T & Em'y accomp'd him Mrs to Orrville Em'y to Stratford |
fine | 15 | 16 | |||
Tuesday | 2 | Paid Mrs Jno Stewart (Mrs T) for T Riley 2 pr Socks3/9 Mitts 1/10 1/2
W'd to Jno Stewarts 6 am thrashing mill - home about 2 pm Tom preparing at West Barn for thrashing Mill finished cutting up & weighing Beef -- 4 quarters 611 lb Beef 611 lb @ 3 1/2 cents - $21.38 Hide - 77 Hide 77 --- 4 cts -- 3.08 Head --- 37 Tallow 33 3/4 - 10 cts ------3.37 Tallow -- 33 Offal - Head Heart Liver 17 759 $28.----- |
5 | 7 1/2 | snow show'rs | 8 | 10 | |
Wednesday | 3 | W'd at Donald Stewarts - thrashing Mill - home @ 6 when 2 Stewarts came with the Mill & in part fixd it at West Barn
Tom opened large Hill of Potatoes & took out & boild about B'ls for Pigs - got in a Load firewood & evening on to Stratford for sundries - 2 Inquires not pd for |
a little snow | 7 | 16 | |||
Thursday | 4 | Thrashing Mill - D'd Stewart Mary, & his young man - Jno & Ann Stewart, 1 Horse Wm & Jno Crerar - Riley & Sons - 2 Stewarts, 4 Horses, W'd & Tom 2 Horses - 7 Horses = 13
Fall & Spring mixd - Bkfast Dinner & Supper - 5 Bo's Whisky 2 Indians calld @ 9 pm & had parcel left here a fortnight since |
tol | 12 | ||||
Friday | 5 | W'd morning to Stratford - bot ab 15 yds Sacking @ &c
Tom @ 3pm all ex. self to Wm Crerars - marriage James Fraser to his oldest daughter Jane Daly arrived 1/2 hour after in Hamiltons Sleigh & went to them the Ladies ret'd @ 7 1/2 - had a Note from Mr Daly offering |
snow show'rs | 16 | 20
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Saturday | 6 | W'd M & E in a Sleigh to Stratford - at Sharmans had 2 new Shoes to Horses the rest fixd - Tom took out of Hill & boild in Cook H ab't 5 B'ls Potatoes Mrs Maccullock Alex Annie & Befsy Orr calld in Cutter | snow show'rs | 16 | ||||
Sunday | 7 | Mr & Mrs Charnook took tea with us - Alex Orr & Watson (Watsons) calld evening -- | fine |