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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
 
   <td>1</td>
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   <td>repaid Mrs T. monies borrowd of her May 19 - 5/ - June 4 - 7/6 - june 13 <s>L</s>2.10. ----
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   <td></td>
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W'd going to Hamilton with Mrs T & Martha -- $26.  2/10s Mont'l Bank
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   <td></td>
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 +
Mrs T. Martha & W'd left @ 3 - intending to sleep at Robinsons
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 +
Simon to Stratford with Waggon, borrowd Awning for Waggon
 +
 
 +
brot from Mr Daly a Barrel Pork $13 - & from D & M. 1 lb Tea &c
 +
 
 +
up again evening & brot from Do 2 Scythe Shues - Denny Garden'g
 +
Hine stair case</td>
 +
   <td>3</td>
 +
   <td>2</td>
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   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>fine
 
   <td>fine
 
a few drops rain 6 @ 7 pm & thunder
 
a few drops rain 6 @ 7 pm & thunder
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
 
   <td>2</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Simon began mowing Timothy North - Denny turning Do  & Bo. @ 10 1/2 am
 +
 
 +
Hine preparing Bannister - Dr Moore calld @ 6 am breakfast & a glafs & ret'd</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
 
   <td>3</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Simon calld out of bed at midnight by Mrs Neilson with a Cow
 +
 
 +
Simon Denny & Hine engaged as yesterday - Hine left after his early tea
 +
 
 +
sent by him to Mitchells Store for Glafs Cloth 4 sheets - & 6 large screws
 +
 
 +
Sowd Malta Lettuce</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
 
   <td>4</td>
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  <td>Denny to Stratford m'g - brot a Paper radish S'd 1/2 qu'r Letter Paper & a Canadian not pd - aftern'n with Simon at Hay - no Hine
 +
 +
Sowd Bed Beans - Had Riley & Wife & Mrs Thorns here & delivered to them all Toms property  taking their joint rec't ex. Stable Shovel which is to call for & money{?} which is large to the Father  - due to Riley for a days work 2.6
 +
 +
for his Boy a day 1.3
 +
 +
Wilf'd arr'd fm Hamilton @ 10  1/2 pm  lefs H{illegible}  7.6 pd him </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
−
   <td></td>
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   <td>1</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>3</td>
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  <td></td>
 
 
   <td>thunder storm
 
   <td>thunder storm
 
7@8 pm</td>
 
7@8 pm</td>
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>5</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Simon to his friends - the rest at home --</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
 
   <td>6</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>W'd Simon & Denny at Timothy - Leah Do aft'n
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 +
transplanted Cabbages y2X</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
 
   <td>7</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>W'd Simon Denny Haying - Charnock came a little before noon @ 5/yk p day
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   <td></td>
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−
   <td></td>
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W'd to Stratford ev'g with 5 Barrels Salt for McGregors
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   <td></td>
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 +
debit them for teaming $1 p Bl ----<s>L</s>1.5.~
 +
 
 +
Paid for Reg White Lead (for which debit Hine ~.10.~
 +
 
 +
Turk{illegible}mber for self ------------- ~.2.~
 +
 
 +
a Barrel Salt -- Do    --------------~.9.4 1/2
 +
 
 +
Tolls 3/. Expenses L1.4.1/2 ------- 1.7.1/2
 +
 
 +
borrowd W Crerars Waggon & took up Wheel of our own to be repaird</td>
 +
   <td>2</td>
 +
   <td>8</td>
 +
   <td>5</td>
 
   <td>Do</td>
 
   <td>Do</td>
 
   <td>52</td>
 
   <td>52</td>
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   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>Wednesday</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
 
   <td>8</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>rose @ 4 - raining - Denny to P Office, no letters 1 Canadian
 +
 
 +
W'd Charnock, S. & D. putting Timothy into Cock - afterw'ds Sim. & Charnock mowing South Denny raking - W'd to Sharmans for Waggon Wheel
 +
 
 +
Emily & Leah gathering raspberries & Currants - price of former at Stratf'd  2d p quart</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
 
   <td>9</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Had Donald Stewart  John Crerar  Charnock W'd Simon & Denny
 +
- Horses & oxen hauld & stackd Timothy North - Watson & Cleghorn stopd for a Glafs</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
 
   <td>10</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>@ 9 1/2 W'd Charnock Sim & Denny at Hay South till 2 1/2 pm when interrupted by a storm of thunder rain & hail & occasional showers till night - Hine left after tea
 +
 
 +
Lintons Cow put in field for 3 or 4 hours - night</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
 
   <td>11</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>W'd ploughing among Potatos  - Denny driving - Charnock & Sim mowing So
 +
 
 +
transplanting Celery - Bill brot from P Office a Letter from Mrs with a rather more favorable acco't of Martha - not pd
 +
 
 +
Charnock & Simon finished 2 Bo'e Whisky about in latter</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
 
   <td>12</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Sim. Denny & Leah to their friends - Denny has not ret'd 10 pm wrote to In's by Mr Cleghorn to forward oils by first chance</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>Monday</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
 
   <td>13</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Charnock came soon after 5  - Denny @ 11.  all at Hay South - thunder shower
 +
 
 +
5@ 6 prevented topping Stack Timothy - finished transplanting Celery</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>Tuesday</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
 
   <td>14</td>
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  <td>all rose @ l - All out South turning & Stacking Hay --
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pd Casey on acco't of Lime </td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>10</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>-</td>
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  <td></td>
 
 
   <td>fine</td>
 
   <td>fine</td>
 
   <td>44</td>
 
   <td>44</td>
 
   <td>48</td>
 
   <td>48</td>
 
  </tr>
 
  </tr>
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  <tr>
 
  <tr>
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  <td>Wednesday</td>
 
−
  <td>15</td>
 
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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  <td></td>
 +
  <td>Emily for Washers </td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>3</td>
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  <td>~</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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  <td>Wednesday</td>
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  <td>15</td>
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  <td>@ 9 - at Hay South - Mr & Mrs Daly stopd on ret'n from Guelph
 +
 +
Emily to P. Office  - 4 Papter no letters - pd for
 +
 +
Matches 1d  Sn. 7/2  - Papters  vide 18th  </td>
 +
  <td></td>
 +
  <td>~</td>
 +
  <td><s>8 1/2</s></td>
 
   <td>a few drops rain 5 @ 6 pm</td>
 
   <td>a few drops rain 5 @ 6 pm</td>
 
   <td>40</td>
 
   <td>40</td>
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   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>Thursday</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
 
   <td>16</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>9 1/2  - at Hay South all day - Mrs Sargint  Mifses Hewit Daly Smith & Orr to tea</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>Friday</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
 
   <td>17</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>"  -- finishd stacking Hay South - sup 8 @ 10 Ton - moving Hemlock field
 +
 
 +
delivered to Thos Fennels Hines last Box to be taken to him --</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>Saturday</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
 
   <td>18</td>
 +
  <td>9 1/2 Mowing Hemlock field & making Hay - Housd 4 Loads in Barn
 +
 +
Emily & Leah to Stratford - sold to Mrs Mitchell 13 quarts Currants - 6d yk - 4 1/2 C'yto be taken in Sugar
 +
 +
took a few Black Currants to Mrs Daly
 +
 +
pd Em'y for Sn - 7 1/2 - matches 1d. Papers 3d
 +
 +
Charnock home after supper - Ia's Izard with 21 Childr'n here to gather Raspberries</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>10 1/2</td>
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  <td></td>
 
 
   <td>Do </td>
 
   <td>Do </td>
 
   <td>44</td>
 
   <td>44</td>
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   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>Sunday</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
 
   <td>19</td>
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   <td></td>
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   <td>Sim Den & Leah to their friends - ret'd to tea - Dr Moore calld @ 7 am & again @ 12</td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
 
   <td></td>
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   <td>62</td>
 
   <td>62</td>
 
  </tr>
 
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1846 July

Wednesday 1 repaid Mrs T. monies borrowd of her May 19 - 5/ - June 4 - 7/6 - june 13 L2.10. ----

W'd going to Hamilton with Mrs T & Martha -- $26. 2/10s Mont'l Bank

Mrs T. Martha & W'd left @ 3 - intending to sleep at Robinsons

Simon to Stratford with Waggon, borrowd Awning for Waggon

brot from Mr Daly a Barrel Pork $13 - & from D & M. 1 lb Tea &c

up again evening & brot from Do 2 Scythe Shues - Denny Garden'g

Hine stair case		 3 2 6 fine

a few drops rain 6 @ 7 pm & thunder

but soon cleard up		 61 68
Thursday 2 Simon began mowing Timothy North - Denny turning Do & Bo. @ 10 1/2 am Hine preparing Bannister - Dr Moore calld @ 6 am breakfast & a glafs & ret'd fine 62 64
Friday 3 Simon calld out of bed at midnight by Mrs Neilson with a Cow

Simon Denny & Hine engaged as yesterday - Hine left after his early tea

sent by him to Mitchells Store for Glafs Cloth 4 sheets - & 6 large screws

Sowd Malta Lettuce		 fine 50 64
Saturday 4 Denny to Stratford m'g - brot a Paper radish S'd 1/2 qu'r Letter Paper & a Canadian not pd - aftern'n with Simon at Hay - no Hine

Sowd Bed Beans - Had Riley & Wife & Mrs Thorns here & delivered to them all Toms property taking their joint rec't ex. Stable Shovel which is to call for & money{?} which is large to the Father - due to Riley for a days work 2.6

for his Boy a day 1.3

Wilf'd arr'd fm Hamilton @ 10 1/2 pm lefs H{illegible} 7.6 pd him 		1 3 thunder storm 7@8 pm 55
Sunday 5 Simon to his friends - the rest at home -- fine 67 66
Monday 6 W'd Simon & Denny at Timothy - Leah Do aft'n transplanted Cabbages y2X Do 57 64
Tuesday 7 W'd Simon Denny Haying - Charnock came a little before noon @ 5/yk p day

W'd to Stratford ev'g with 5 Barrels Salt for McGregors

debit them for teaming $1 p Bl ----L1.5.~

Paid for Reg White Lead (for which debit Hine ~.10.~

Turk{illegible}mber for self ------------- ~.2.~

a Barrel Salt -- Do --------------~.9.4 1/2

Tolls 3/. Expenses L1.4.1/2 ------- 1.7.1/2

borrowd W Crerars Waggon & took up Wheel of our own to be repaird		 2 8 5 Do 52 55
1846 July
Wednesday 8 rose @ 4 - raining - Denny to P Office, no letters 1 Canadian

W'd Charnock, S. & D. putting Timothy into Cock - afterw'ds Sim. & Charnock mowing South Denny raking - W'd to Sharmans for Waggon Wheel

Emily & Leah gathering raspberries & Currants - price of former at Stratf'd 2d p quart		 fine ex.a few drops morn'g 56 65
Thursday 9 Had Donald Stewart John Crerar Charnock W'd Simon & Denny - Horses & oxen hauld & stackd Timothy North - Watson & Cleghorn stopd for a Glafs 60 4pm 90 77
Friday 10 @ 9 1/2 W'd Charnock Sim & Denny at Hay South till 2 1/2 pm when interrupted by a storm of thunder rain & hail & occasional showers till night - Hine left after tea Lintons Cow put in field for 3 or 4 hours - night fine till 2 pm thunder with hail & rain 72 noon 92 73
Saturday 11 W'd ploughing among Potatos - Denny driving - Charnock & Sim mowing So

transplanting Celery - Bill brot from P Office a Letter from Mrs with a rather more favorable acco't of Martha - not pd

Charnock & Simon finished 2 Bo'e Whisky about in latter		 Showers with thund'r & light'g 72 72
Sunday 12 Sim. Denny & Leah to their friends - Denny has not ret'd 10 pm wrote to In's by Mr Cleghorn to forward oils by first chance misty morn'g got out fine 59 61
Monday 13 Charnock came soon after 5 - Denny @ 11. all at Hay South - thunder shower 5@ 6 prevented topping Stack Timothy - finished transplanting Celery rain 5 @ 7 pm 47 58
Tuesday 14 all rose @ l - All out South turning & Stacking Hay -- pd Casey on acco't of Lime 10 - fine 44 48
Emily for Washers 3 ~
Wednesday 15 @ 9 - at Hay South - Mr & Mrs Daly stopd on ret'n from Guelph

Emily to P. Office - 4 Papter no letters - pd for

Matches 1d Sn. 7/2 - Papters vide 18th 		~ 8 1/2 a few drops rain 5 @ 6 pm 40
Thursday 16 9 1/2 - at Hay South all day - Mrs Sargint Mifses Hewit Daly Smith & Orr to tea fine 40 50
Friday 17 " -- finishd stacking Hay South - sup 8 @ 10 Ton - moving Hemlock field delivered to Thos Fennels Hines last Box to be taken to him -- fine 40 54
Saturday 18 9 1/2 Mowing Hemlock field & making Hay - Housd 4 Loads in Barn

Emily & Leah to Stratford - sold to Mrs Mitchell 13 quarts Currants - 6d yk - 4 1/2 C'yto be taken in Sugar

took a few Black Currants to Mrs Daly

pd Em'y for Sn - 7 1/2 - matches 1d. Papers 3d

Charnock home after supper - Ia's Izard with 21 Childr'n here to gather Raspberries		 10 1/2 Do 44 58
Sunday 19 Sim Den & Leah to their friends - ret'd to tea - Dr Moore calld @ 7 am & again @ 12 fine 47 62
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