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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 68.pdf
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| − | <td>all at home | + | <td>all at home - Mr Barron & Charles arrived 4 @ 5 in a borrowd Cutter having last night got out of the road & been upset near Flambro West, the Horses dashing off at full sprint & breaking his own Sleigh to pieces & scattering parcels here & there, many of which are lost - after walking a mile the Horses were found standing quietly in a Creek. Robinson calld even'g |
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W'd & Tom to Reynolds in Sleigh with Wh Befs - brot home on Monday m'g</td> | W'd & Tom to Reynolds in Sleigh with Wh Befs - brot home on Monday m'g</td> | ||
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1845 December
| Tuesday | 23 | cont'd brot from Galt for Daly & Mickle 7 Bus's Salt & delivered them this even'g by W'd & Tom - Carr'ge 3/6 yk J B'ls brot from Watsons 2 Gall's Ferries Whisky @ & some trifles fm D & M | ||||||
| Wednesday | 24 | Tom chopping firewood - & Sleigh Crook - W'd making Saw Handle &c &c
Jno Stewart brot from Daly & M 1/2 lb Bl. & 1/2 lb Green Tea Sandy Fisher brot fm P.O. a Canadian & a ltter frm Ch'r to Mrs T. 9d owing |
gloomy | 12 | 21 | |||
| Thursday | 25 | Mrs T, Emily Wilf'd & Tom to Stratford Hickey - brot from Jacksons a parcel for me from Henry, (Coat & Waistcoat) & a Spectacle Case from Mrs B for which I am her Dr - also Bruce's Sermons bound & letters from Henry to me & John likewise |
snow show'rs | 20 | 16 | |||
| Friday | 26 | Had Wm Riley & John Crerar & Killd 4 Pigs - Bl. Befsy's 18 mos old turned out old Befsy being short of food - now remaining Black Befsy
White sow - 7 Pigs 10 months old Bl Befs - 5 Do white Sow 6 months old W'd Fox No 1 - pm |
fine | 16 | 11 | |||
| Saturday | 27 | Cut up & filled Barrel Pork No. 1 - about 2 Pigs - rem'r left to be barreld Monday
tapd vinegar B'l & drew off Butter tub full & put into Cellar to settle W'd & Em'y to Stratford @ 4 1/2 - notice to Kirk that we had no Pork to spare brot from P.O. letter from Mrs Jos. T to MGar'r via Queenston - pd post'ge |
9 1/2 & | fine colder | 10 | 24 | ||
| Do of letter from Ch'r 24 ins't & 2 Canadian 1/2 = 2/3 -- Sn 7 1/2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Sunday | 28 | all at home - Mr Barron & Charles arrived 4 @ 5 in a borrowd Cutter having last night got out of the road & been upset near Flambro West, the Horses dashing off at full sprint & breaking his own Sleigh to pieces & scattering parcels here & there, many of which are lost - after walking a mile the Horses were found standing quietly in a Creek. Robinson calld even'g W'd & Tom to Reynolds in Sleigh with Wh Befs - brot home on Monday m'g | fine | 25 | ||||
| Monday | 29 | fine | 31 | 22 | ||||
| Tuesday | 30 |
| Wednesday | 31 | fine | 18 |
