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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 92.pdf
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<td>Saturday</td> | <td>Saturday</td> | ||
<td>20</td> | <td>20</td> | ||
| + | <td>Con'd - brot forward</td> | ||
| + | <td>13</td> | ||
| + | <td>15</td> | ||
| + | <td>~</td> | ||
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| + | <td>paid for a Barrel Salt $2 3/4 </td> | ||
| + | <td>~</td> | ||
| + | <td>13</td> | ||
| + | <td>9</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Calf skin for Straps 7 1/2 road exp's 5/6 | ||
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| + | Tom firewood &c &c</td> | ||
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| + | <td>6</td> | ||
| + | <td>17</td> | ||
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<td>Sunday</td> | <td>Sunday</td> | ||
<td>21</td> | <td>21</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Barron & Henry to Stratford in Sleigh & with Mrs B & Child'n |
| + | a short drive East</td> | ||
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<td>Monday</td> | <td>Monday</td> | ||
<td>22</td> | <td>22</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr Barron & H'y in Sleigh to Stratford calld at Dalys &c |
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| + | W'd at Rankins Pig Killing aftern'n with Tom preparing for Market</td> | ||
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<td>Tuesday</td> | <td>Tuesday</td> | ||
<td>23</td> | <td>23</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd left @ 6 am with Sacks Sib'n for Ferries |
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| + | Mr Barron & Henry left @ 7 - cold morning & good sleighing | ||
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| + | began collecting furniture &c for a Sleigh Load for Toronto</td> | ||
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<td>Wednesday</td> | <td>Wednesday</td> | ||
<td>24</td> | <td>24</td> | ||
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd returned from Ferries & Galt |
| − | <td></td> | + | |
| − | <td></td> | + | sold Ferrie 41 Bush'l Siberian @ 6/6 yk -- </td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>8</td> |
| + | <td>2</td> | ||
| + | <td>1 1/2</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Expences -- </td> | ||
<td></td> | <td></td> | ||
| + | <td>5</td> | ||
| + | <td>~</td> | ||
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| + | <td>Mem Griffith says that Ferrie will pay 2d 4 B'ls add to vide 4 March the reduction having been made on a false report all packing & preparing a Load Goods for Toronto | ||
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| + | Mrs Stewart brot from P. Office a Letter from Christ'n pd a Canadian & a Church</td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>25</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W'd left @ 10 1/2 with Sleigh Load as above - gave him $14 report states the roads below Fryfogels gets to be quite sloppy & the hills bare</td> |
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| + | <td>Friday</td> | ||
| + | <td>26</td> | ||
| + | <td>Paid Wm Riley so much advancd by him to his Brother Thos coming up the Country fm England </td> | ||
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>1 1/2</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Mr William Chambers with 2 others calld to inquire about this Lot & begs to have a time as soon as settled - wheater to be let for a year or longer time or to be sold, & the price each place - addrefsed to him case of WP McLaren Hamilton |
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| + | Brown calld about Lot 25 | ||
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| + | Wilmot Sheep No. 2 had a Lamb this m'g Tom prepared a place & brot them home hauling firewood - & took a Feather Bed lent to Mr Roper - driving Cattle from No Stack & rep'g fence | ||
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| + | Chambers says Sleighing is good to Hamilton & Toronto</td> | ||
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1847 February
| Tuesday | 16 | W'd & Lathy removing Peas from Stack into Barn alarmed by the Soot in the Stove Pipe taking fire - Wilf'd soon got on the roof & extinguished it - took the whole down & had them thoroughly cleaned & put up again | sleet or snow nearly all day | |||||
| Wednesday | 17 | pd Riland for Hand Ladle - 9d - for Letter fm In'y & paper 7 1/2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Sleigh Tongue | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| rec'd of Mrs Barron for Cask Beer fm Galt --- .10. --
& for Postages to 31 Dec'r -- 10.4 1/2 W'd to Stratford aft'n & brought out the above morning with Lathy getting Peas into Barn |
1 | ~ | 4 | |||||
| Thursday | 18 | Paid John Cowmans on acco't of Simons Wages $40 prec't | 10 | ~ | ~ | |||
| W'd & Lathy getting in more Peas - preparing & fixing new Tongue to Sleight -- Sn
one of our Sheep had 2 Lambs this morn'g at Jno Stewarts sent to P. Off'ce for Mrs Stewart Letter Martha to John gave W'd for tomorrow - 5 Sov'n @ 24/6 = 24 1/2 3 $10 Notes -- 30 1 " 4 __/_____ 4 } 58 1/2 to pay for Thrashing Mill &c. |
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| Friday | 19 | Wilfred left @ 6 am to take down a Load Wheat for Rankin & to accompany him to Galt to pay for thrashing Mill
Mr Barron & Henry arrived in Sleigh @ 4 1/2 pm - left Toronto yesterday morning. Tom & his father winnowing Wheat till Mr B. & H arrived got in a little Hay from No Stack. |
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| Saturday | 20 | W'd returnd from Galt &c - paid my 1/2 of Rankin & my joint Notes to Crombie & Co - due 1 ins't 16.5.~
1 Feb 48 -- 16.5.~ 32.10.~ deduct for paym't of the 2 Notes before 1st March payment -- 5.~~ 17.10.~ paid my half -- |
13 | 15 | ~ |
| Saturday | 20 | Con'd - brot forward | 13 | 15 | ~ | |||
| paid for a Barrel Salt $2 3/4 | ~ | 13 | 9 | |||||
| Calf skin for Straps 7 1/2 road exp's 5/6 Tom firewood &c &c | 6 | 17 | ||||||
| Sunday | 21 | Mr Barron & Henry to Stratford in Sleigh & with Mrs B & Child'n a short drive East | ||||||
| Monday | 22 | Mr Barron & H'y in Sleigh to Stratford calld at Dalys &c W'd at Rankins Pig Killing aftern'n with Tom preparing for Market | ||||||
| Tuesday | 23 | W'd left @ 6 am with Sacks Sib'n for Ferries
Mr Barron & Henry left @ 7 - cold morning & good sleighing began collecting furniture &c for a Sleigh Load for Toronto |
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| Wednesday | 24 | W'd returned from Ferries & Galt sold Ferrie 41 Bush'l Siberian @ 6/6 yk -- | 8 | 2 | 1 1/2 | |||
| Expences -- | 5 | ~ | ||||||
| Mem Griffith says that Ferrie will pay 2d 4 B'ls add to vide 4 March the reduction having been made on a false report all packing & preparing a Load Goods for Toronto Mrs Stewart brot from P. Office a Letter from Christ'n pd a Canadian & a Church | ||||||||
| Thursday | 25 | W'd left @ 10 1/2 with Sleigh Load as above - gave him $14 report states the roads below Fryfogels gets to be quite sloppy & the hills bare | ||||||
| Friday | 26 | Paid Wm Riley so much advancd by him to his Brother Thos coming up the Country fm England | 19 | 1 1/2 | ||||
| Mr William Chambers with 2 others calld to inquire about this Lot & begs to have a time as soon as settled - wheater to be let for a year or longer time or to be sold, & the price each place - addrefsed to him case of WP McLaren Hamilton
Brown calld about Lot 25 Wilmot Sheep No. 2 had a Lamb this m'g Tom prepared a place & brot them home hauling firewood - & took a Feather Bed lent to Mr Roper - driving Cattle from No Stack & rep'g fence Chambers says Sleighing is good to Hamilton & Toronto |
