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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 89.pdf
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>9</td> | <td>9</td> | ||
| − | <td>sent p Alex Orr letter to Henry inclosing the monies as rec'd from Canada Comp'y </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 |
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| + | 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 | ||
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| + | <td>2</td> | ||
| + | <td>10</td> | ||
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| + | <td>A Oliver Galt inclosing for Drugs &c | ||
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| + | Mr Hicky - Mr Tye & pupil calld Jefsy Crerar left this ev'g</td> | ||
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| + | <td>3</td> | ||
| + | <td>3 1/2</td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>10</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>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>11</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 |
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| + | hauling Hay from No Stack - chopping firewood & Eliz'th Minges ret'd this evening</td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>12</td> | <td>12</td> | ||
| − | <td></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 |
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| + | he rem's with us till 4 pm - no meat to be had in Stratford | ||
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| + | fence round Pea Stack leveld to the ground & all the Cattle Colts & Pigs in | ||
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| + | Denny & I replaced it but no sooner up than down</td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>13</td> | <td>13</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd ret'd from Ferries about 3 pm - sold him |
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| − | <td></td> | + | 25 Bls Siberian @ 5/8 yk --- 4.8.6 1/2 |
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| + | lefs exp's 4.4 1/2 | ||
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| + | & had 2 Bushels Flour</td> | ||
| + | <td>4</td> | ||
| + | <td>4</td> | ||
| + | <td>2</td> | ||
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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 |
