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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 89.pdf
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+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>23</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd to Mill Hagersville brot home Grist | ||
+ | |||
+ | paid Edward Caisey for 20 Bush'ls Lime prec't </td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
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+ | </tr> | ||
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+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Thursday</td> | ||
+ | <td>24</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd brot in a Load Hay from North Stack - Hauling & chopping firewood | ||
+ | |||
+ | Martha to Stratford for sundries - pd for Biscuits &c -- | ||
+ | |||
+ | sent a Not to Mr Gordon Galt to send certain Medicine p Stage driver</td> | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>0</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>5 1/2</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Friday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Snowing & uncomfortable - all at home - Mr B's Kitty very lam |
+ | |||
+ | W'd to Hagersville for Grist left</td> | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Saturday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>26</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd Chas to Stratford - no parcel from Galt Mr Gordon having left Galt for months for Texas - brot fm P. Office a letter Aunt Jane to self date 30 Nov'r -</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Sunday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Sent Denny with Horse for Dr Moore who came & remaind with us till evening - took to P. Office a Letter to Mr Oliver Chemist Galt for Medicine orderd by Dr Moore to come by Mail - & brought 3 lb Beef from Mrs Jackson - Robins calld aft'n</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Monday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>28</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>lent Rankin $4 1/2 - Rankin & Jno Stewart here for the day afsisting in killing & scraping 4 Hogs -- </td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Tuesday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>29</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Cutting up & weighing Hogs - 242, 211, 225, 245 lb ex Lard</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Wednesday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Packd the whole into 3 Casks - Denny to Hicks, brot parcel Medicine from And'w Oliver Galt 3/3 1/2 - W'd ev'g with Horses for Dr Moore who came & remaind the night</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Barron & Chas on Horses to Stratford morn'g Dr Moore left at same time</td> |
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+ | <table> | ||
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+ | 1847 January | ||
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+ | <table> | ||
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+ | <td>Friday</td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>Paid Wilfred on account $30 - Wilfred Thompson {signature}</td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
+ | <td>~</td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Mrs T p acco't $10.16 9 1/2 & 9 1/2 & 10/6</td> |
+ | <td>11</td> | ||
+ | <td>7</td> | ||
+ | <td>3 1/2</td> | ||
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+ | <td>rec'd of Mrs Barron Mon on Carr'ge Box fm Toronto ---</td> | ||
+ | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>1</td> | ||
+ | <td>3</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>Hauling & chop'g firewood - pd Rankin for Soap 2/3 1/2 Washers 3/ --</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>3 1/2</td> | ||
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<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Sunday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Dr Moore a visit -- Denny home</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Monday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd & I hauld a small Load Hay from Stack N'{illegible) & pottering</td> |
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+ | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>5</td> | ||
+ | <td>Denny ret'd @ 3 pm W'd | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dr Moore lookd in for a minute on way to Geo Scotts,</td> | ||
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+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>6</td> | ||
+ | <td>Walkd to Dalys - rec'd Balance proceeds of Lot 38. p her rec of this date <s>L</s>150 lefs due to Can'a Comp'y L63.10.4 | ||
+ | |||
+ | W'd at Donald Stewarts for the day - thrashing mill - | ||
+ | |||
+ | Denny haul'g & chop'g firewood - Dr Moore a visit</td> | ||
+ | <td>86</td> | ||
+ | <td>9</td> | ||
+ | <td>8</td> | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd at D Stewarts till 1 pm. thrash'g Mill - Denny the chop'g Firew'd</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Friday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd back North in quest of Help - Tom Somebody to call tomorrow</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Saturday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>sent p Alex Orr letter to Henry inclosing the monies as rec'd from Canada Comp'y p Mr Daly for Lot 38, to be placed to Mrs T's |
− | <td></td> | + | |
− | <td></td> | + | Interest Acco't - letter Mrs T to Chas - Do W.T. to John inclosing $10 |
+ | Mrs T to John - Mrs Barron to Octo - also Letter W.T. to | ||
+ | |||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
+ | <td>10</td> | ||
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+ | <td>A Oliver Galt inclosing for Drugs &c | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Hicky - Mr Tye & pupil calld Jefsy Crerar left this ev'g</td> | ||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
− | <td> | + | <td>3 1/2</td> |
− | |||
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− | |||
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Sunday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>rec'd fm P. Office p - a letter Mr to Mrs B. - with an acco't of their perilous journey to Toronto</td> |
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− | <td></td> | + | <td>Monday</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>11</td> |
− | <td></td> | + | <td>Emily to Stratford - brought sundries from Stores - W'd North after Tom ----- who came at 10 @ 11 & remained the day - with Wilf'd & Denny |
+ | |||
+ | hauling Hay from No Stack - chopping firewood & Eliz'th Minges ret'd this evening</td> | ||
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+ | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>12</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd left at 7 @ 8 am with 15 Sacks Wheat for Ferries - Horses {illegible} @ 9 Denny to Stratford for Dr Moore, who had set out before De got there | ||
+ | |||
+ | he rem's with us till 4 pm - no meat to be had in Stratford | ||
+ | |||
+ | fence round Pea Stack leveld to the ground & all the Cattle Colts & Pigs in | ||
+ | |||
+ | Denny & I replaced it but no sooner up than down</td> | ||
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+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
+ | <td>13</td> | ||
+ | <td>W'd ret'd from Ferries about 3 pm - sold him | ||
+ | |||
+ | 25 Bls Siberian @ 5/8 yk --- 4.8.6 1/2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | lefs exp's 4.4 1/2 | ||
+ | |||
+ | & had 2 Bushels Flour</td> | ||
+ | <td>4</td> | ||
+ | <td>4</td> | ||
+ | <td>2</td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
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1846 December
Wednesday | 23 | W'd to Mill Hagersville brot home Grist paid Edward Caisey for 20 Bush'ls Lime prec't | ~ | 12 | 6 | |||
Thursday | 24 | W'd brot in a Load Hay from North Stack - Hauling & chopping firewood
Martha to Stratford for sundries - pd for Biscuits &c -- sent a Not to Mr Gordon Galt to send certain Medicine p Stage driver |
0 | 5 1/2 | ||||
Friday | 25 | Snowing & uncomfortable - all at home - Mr B's Kitty very lam W'd to Hagersville for Grist left | ||||||
Saturday | 26 | W'd Chas to Stratford - no parcel from Galt Mr Gordon having left Galt for months for Texas - brot fm P. Office a letter Aunt Jane to self date 30 Nov'r - | ||||||
Sunday | 27 | Sent Denny with Horse for Dr Moore who came & remaind with us till evening - took to P. Office a Letter to Mr Oliver Chemist Galt for Medicine orderd by Dr Moore to come by Mail - & brought 3 lb Beef from Mrs Jackson - Robins calld aft'n | ||||||
Monday | 28 | lent Rankin $4 1/2 - Rankin & Jno Stewart here for the day afsisting in killing & scraping 4 Hogs -- | ||||||
Tuesday | 29 | Cutting up & weighing Hogs - 242, 211, 225, 245 lb ex Lard | ||||||
Wednesday | 30 | Packd the whole into 3 Casks - Denny to Hicks, brot parcel Medicine from And'w Oliver Galt 3/3 1/2 - W'd ev'g with Horses for Dr Moore who came & remaind the night | ||||||
Thursday | 31 | Mr Barron & Chas on Horses to Stratford morn'g Dr Moore left at same time |
Friday | 1 | Paid Wilfred on account $30 - Wilfred Thompson {signature} | 7 | 10 | ~ | |||
Mrs T p acco't $10.16 9 1/2 & 9 1/2 & 10/6 | 11 | 7 | 3 1/2 | |||||
rec'd of Mrs Barron Mon on Carr'ge Box fm Toronto --- | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Saturday | 2 | Hauling & chop'g firewood - pd Rankin for Soap 2/3 1/2 Washers 3/ -- | 5 | 3 1/2 | ||||
Sunday | 3 | Dr Moore a visit -- Denny home | ||||||
Monday | 4 | W'd & I hauld a small Load Hay from Stack N'{illegible) & pottering | ||||||
Tuesday | 5 | Denny ret'd @ 3 pm W'd Dr Moore lookd in for a minute on way to Geo Scotts, | ||||||
Wednesday | 6 | Walkd to Dalys - rec'd Balance proceeds of Lot 38. p her rec of this date W'd at Donald Stewarts for the day - thrashing mill - Denny haul'g & chop'g firewood - Dr Moore a visit |
86 | 9 | 8 | |||
Thursday | 7 | W'd at D Stewarts till 1 pm. thrash'g Mill - Denny the chop'g Firew'd | ||||||
Friday | 8 | W'd back North in quest of Help - Tom Somebody to call tomorrow | ||||||
Saturday | 9 | sent p Alex Orr letter to Henry inclosing the monies as rec'd from Canada Comp'y p Mr Daly for Lot 38, to be placed to Mrs T's
Interest Acco't - letter Mrs T to Chas - Do W.T. to John inclosing $10 Mrs T to John - Mrs Barron to Octo - also Letter W.T. to |
2 | 10 | ||||
A Oliver Galt inclosing for Drugs &c Mr Hicky - Mr Tye & pupil calld Jefsy Crerar left this ev'g | 3 | 3 1/2 | ||||||
Sunday | 10 | rec'd fm P. Office p - a letter Mr to Mrs B. - with an acco't of their perilous journey to Toronto | ||||||
Monday | 11 | Emily to Stratford - brought sundries from Stores - W'd North after Tom ----- who came at 10 @ 11 & remained the day - with Wilf'd & Denny hauling Hay from No Stack - chopping firewood & Eliz'th Minges ret'd this evening | ||||||
Tuesday | 12 | W'd left at 7 @ 8 am with 15 Sacks Wheat for Ferries - Horses {illegible} @ 9 Denny to Stratford for Dr Moore, who had set out before De got there
he rem's with us till 4 pm - no meat to be had in Stratford fence round Pea Stack leveld to the ground & all the Cattle Colts & Pigs in Denny & I replaced it but no sooner up than down |
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Wednesday | 13 | W'd ret'd from Ferries about 3 pm - sold him
25 Bls Siberian @ 5/8 yk --- 4.8.6 1/2 lefs exp's 4.4 1/2 & had 2 Bushels Flour |
4 | 4 | 2 |