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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 69.pdf
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>6</td> | <td>6</td> | ||
| − | <td>W'd & Tom preparing | + | <td>W'd & Tom preparing for thrashing mill - 2 Stewarts came with mill 4 @ 5 & with W'd fixd it -- Tom with Sleigh to Maccullocks (Alex declines selling - said the price was 2/6 p Gall & refered Tom to McGregors where he got 3 Gallons & paid for it </td> |
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| + | <td>7</td> | ||
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<td>Ev'g heavy Snow</td> | <td>Ev'g heavy Snow</td> | ||
<td>28</td> | <td>28</td> | ||
<td>30</td> | <td>30</td> | ||
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| + | <td>paid Washers 3/- Mrs T for Check for Sofa Cover 2/9 </td> | ||
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| + | <td>5</td> | ||
| + | <td>9</td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>7</td> | <td>7</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thrashing Mill - 2 Stewarts & 4 Horses - Rankin / 2 Horses |
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| + | Don'd Stewart & Marg't Jno Stewart & Ann - W Crerars Jefsy & Marg't | ||
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| + | Wilf'd & Tom - 12 - 6 Bo's Whisky - Siberian reported first rate</td> | ||
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<td>Thursday</td> | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
<td>8</td> | <td>8</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & Tom making Straw Stack - fixing Back & front of West BArn & winnowing a few Bush'ls Wheat (Sib'n)</td> |
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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<td>Friday</td> | <td>Friday</td> | ||
<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
| + | <td>W'd & Tom this winnowing Siberian Wheat - Williams C.C. & Sharman calld with power of Att'y Mrs Eliz Thornton to W.T & Sharman | ||
| + | to transfer {illegible} | ||
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| + | Sold to the Thorntons - Sharman & Izard the same & the Exec'rs are to have a general release from the family tomorrow | ||
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| + | Mrs T & M in Jno Stewarts Sleigh to Stratford brot 2 Letters from John the latter announcing the death of Emily Downing on the 1st ins'r pd post'ge </td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| − | <td> | + | <td>9d</td> |
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<td>Do </td> | <td>Do </td> | ||
<td>25</td> | <td>25</td> | ||
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1846 January
| Thursday | 1 | Tom thrashing Peas - Wilf'd ret'd from Corbetts @ 8 pm Mr Barron & Chas left Corbetts at the same time as W'd expected to reach Toronto tonight - W'ds expences | 4 | 3 1/2 | incefsant rain from 8am to 10 pm & continues | 22 | 35 | |
| lent to Reynolds $2 Almanac | 3 1/2 | |||||||
| Friday | 2 | X W'd & Tom winnowing Peas 7 1/2 B'ls Tom thrashing Oats some person has been in the West Barn today | rain cont'd thru night & till 8 this ev'g | 38 | 27 | |||
| Saturday | 3 | W'd & Tom thrashing Oats - pd Wilfred for Tom
receivd from Reynolds so much lent 1st ins - as above |
7 1/2 | light snow show'rs gloomy | 28 | 27 | ||
| Sunday | 4 | Tom in Sleigh took to P. Off'ce Letters W.T. to Henry & Mrs T to Christ'n - pd for latter | fine | 23 | 30 | |||
| Monday | 5 | W'd & Tom thrashing Oats a short time afterwards preparing for thrashing mill at West Barn - putting up Logs to inclose Straw &c - ev'g Tom to Stratford for Whisky - could not get any at Watsons or Dalys - they say none in the village
brot 1 lb Tea fm Watson - 2 lb Soap & 2 lb Butter fm Daly &c W'd got Fox his 3 slut |
fine | 26 | 20 | |||
| Tuesday | 6 | W'd & Tom preparing for thrashing mill - 2 Stewarts came with mill 4 @ 5 & with W'd fixd it -- Tom with Sleigh to Maccullocks (Alex declines selling - said the price was 2/6 p Gall & refered Tom to McGregors where he got 3 Gallons & paid for it | 7 | 6 | Ev'g heavy Snow | 28 | 30 | |
| paid Washers 3/- Mrs T for Check for Sofa Cover 2/9 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| Wednesday | 7 | Thrashing Mill - 2 Stewarts & 4 Horses - Rankin / 2 Horses
Don'd Stewart & Marg't Jno Stewart & Ann - W Crerars Jefsy & Marg't Wilf'd & Tom - 12 - 6 Bo's Whisky - Siberian reported first rate |
light rain nearly all day | 30 | 32 | |||
| Thursday | 8 | W'd & Tom making Straw Stack - fixing Back & front of West BArn & winnowing a few Bush'ls Wheat (Sib'n) | gloomy | 28 | 28 | |||
| Friday | 9 | W'd & Tom this winnowing Siberian Wheat - Williams C.C. & Sharman calld with power of Att'y Mrs Eliz Thornton to W.T & Sharman
to transfer {illegible} Sold to the Thorntons - Sharman & Izard the same & the Exec'rs are to have a general release from the family tomorrow Mrs T & M in Jno Stewarts Sleigh to Stratford brot 2 Letters from John the latter announcing the death of Emily Downing on the 1st ins'r pd post'ge |
9d | Do | 25 | 26 |
| Saturday | 10 | gloomy | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Sunday | 11 | Snow show'rs | 23 | 24 | ||||
| Monday | 12 | Do aft'n | 20 | 10 | ||||
| Tuesday | 13 | tol. | 14 | 17 | ||||
| Wednesday | 14 | snow morn'g | 24 | |||||
| Thursday | 15 | fine | 12 | 34 |
