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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 69.pdf
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Emily to Stratford morn'g - took to Mickle Note complaining of neglect of not sending letter when I sent up (by Rankin) last Saturday |
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+ | brot from Daly & Mickle Coffee 1 lb - 1 doz Corks - 1/2 Papers - Pills from Dr. Moore | ||
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+ | Tom& W'd winnowing Sib'n Wheat - filling Sacks for Market | ||
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+ | in the even'g both to Sharmans to get 2 or 3 nails put into Horses Shoes</td> | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Tom took to P. Off'ce a letter Mrs T.M J'n to John -</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd left @ 6 1/2 am for Ferries with 19 Sacks Wheat (Sib'n) |
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+ | Tom @ 9 to D'd Stewarts for the day Pig Killing - took rifle Powder & 4 Balls - Tom home from Donalds @ 5 pm | ||
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+ | one of the old McTavish's reports that Mr Jones the Cons'r has been thrown from is horse & killd at Toronto - Rankin says that Dr Flynn saw him yesterday morning at Goderich - Cherry's calf very bad</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 | Emily to Stratford morn'g - took to Mickle Note complaining of neglect of not sending letter when I sent up (by Rankin) last Saturday
brot from Daly & Mickle Coffee 1 lb - 1 doz Corks - 1/2 Papers - Pills from Dr. Moore Tom& W'd winnowing Sib'n Wheat - filling Sacks for Market in the even'g both to Sharmans to get 2 or 3 nails put into Horses Shoes |
gloomy | 24 | 25 | |||
Sunday | 11 | Tom took to P. Off'ce a letter Mrs T.M J'n to John - | Snow show'rs | 23 | 24 | |||
Monday | 12 | W'd left @ 6 1/2 am for Ferries with 19 Sacks Wheat (Sib'n)
Tom @ 9 to D'd Stewarts for the day Pig Killing - took rifle Powder & 4 Balls - Tom home from Donalds @ 5 pm one of the old McTavish's reports that Mr Jones the Cons'r has been thrown from is horse & killd at Toronto - Rankin says that Dr Flynn saw him yesterday morning at Goderich - Cherry's calf very bad |
Do aft'n | 20 | 10 | |||
Tuesday | 13 | tol. | 14 | 17 | ||||
Wednesday | 14 | snow morn'g | 24 | |||||
Thursday | 15 | fine | 12 | 34 |