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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 93.pdf
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a chap looking in at the windows & lurking round the House @ 9 pm refused to answer when spoken to, but went into the Paddock & over the fence into the road. where he walked - on going towards him he proceeded westward & we saw no more of him - supped him to be the poor British man that calld 2 or 3 weeks back</td> | a chap looking in at the windows & lurking round the House @ 9 pm refused to answer when spoken to, but went into the Paddock & over the fence into the road. where he walked - on going towards him he proceeded westward & we saw no more of him - supped him to be the poor British man that calld 2 or 3 weeks back</td> | ||
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1847 February
| Saturday | 27 | Tom firewood & pottering - High wind & Snow last night & continued nearly the whold of this day drifts in many places 2 @ 3 feet deep | Wind East | |||||
| Sunday | 28 | no stirring out - Wind round to west - blustry & Snow great part of the day | wind West | |||||
| March | ||||||||
| Monday | 1 | Tom to Rankins after breakfast not being able to get horses to work Mill got in from No. Stack all the Hay worth bringing - T Cawston came afternoon with an order from Mr Linton Sec'y to deliver the Societys Bull to him - Tom helpd him over the Bridge - took Cawstons Rec't back of Lintons order | fine | " | ||||
| Tuesday | 2 | Tom at Rankins for the day - thrashing Mill - T. Cawston & another came again for Bull - having placd him the slip & returnd yesterday even'g | fine | " | ||||
| Wednesday | 3 | Tom Chopping & hauling firewood &c - ev'g Martha Em'y Jn & I at Ropers Tea &c | " | " | ||||
| Thursday | 4 | Tom chopping firewood & pottering - W'd arrivd about brot a Load from Toronto to Guelph for Mr Stone for which Henry receivd paym't $6. -- rec'd of Ferries so much short pd 24 ult'a 2 yk B'l for 41 Bush. | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Expences of journey to Toronto & bk including Paper & Wafers 1 1/2 Canary Seed 2/6 -- &c p W'ds acco't ---- 2.16.7 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |||||
| Receivd of Mrs Barron for B'l Cider pd for to Robinson Ball'e --- | 5 | ~ | ||||||
| P. Crerar brot from P. Office - Letter Aunt Jane to Martha inclosing
one Mrs Joseph {illegible} gave W'd -- $14 -- 3.10. rec'd of Ferrie ~.4.3 3.14.3 Exp's 2.16.7 ret'd W.T. - .17.8 Tom firewood &c &c Paid W. H Hines run to Stevens for Grave --- |
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| Friday | 5 | tom thrashing Oats - all collecting & preparing packing &c another Load for Toronto | fine | |||||
| Saturday | 6 | Tom outdoor work - got in a few Potatoes from Hill - tolerably good pd WH Hine prec't Coffin $8 -- accot Carpent'g $2 | 2 | 10 | ~ | gloomy | ||
| P. Kostner for 9 G's Whisky had | 13 | 1 1/2 | ||||||
| T. Daly calld with a Mr Botteston or Rawbinson Ronaldson to inquire about the Lot - defered giving any answer for a week - till W'd determines one way or the other. | ||||||||
| Sunday | 7 | all at home | rain | |||||
| Monday | 8 | W'd & Tom winnowing Oats &c | ||||||
| Tuesday | 9 | Do -- | ||||||
| Wednesday | 10 | bringing into Cellar Hill of Potatoes - Pink Eyes Cups & Red
let Mrs Roper have 3 large Pails full - to be repaid. Robert Forrest near Peter Mcintosh re Lots 37 -- |
| Thursday | 11 | W'd at 8 am to call at Rankins & with him to go to Ferries taking
Sacks of Sib'n Tom to Stratford with Letters - Wilf'd to Henry - Self Do re Lots 37 1 & 2 Con Jno Stewart & a young Man re 37 - accommodated Jones an Irishman 6 or 7 Con behind Bells with Sup & Bed - sued by Watsons representation for tomorrow rec'd of Mrs Jas Keppan on acco't of 11.York for Onion Seed 46 a chap looking in at the windows & lurking round the House @ 9 pm refused to answer when spoken to, but went into the Paddock & over the fence into the road. where he walked - on going towards him he proceeded westward & we saw no more of him - supped him to be the poor British man that calld 2 or 3 weeks back |
7 1/2 | fine | ||||
| Friday | 12 | Rec'd of Campbell Laird Stewarts Hec 45
Tom cleaning ox Stable m'g 11 am got his Brother & to West Barn to Winnow Wheat - Roper wanting the Lumber |
2 | 6 | fine Sleighing at an end | |||
| W'd ret'd from Ferries about 6 pm sold him 27 Bush'ls Siberian @ 6/8 yk --- r'd | 5 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| Expences pd | ~ | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Saturday | 13 | fine { |
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| Sunday | 14 | morn'g fine ev'g Snow | ||||||
| Monday | 15 | Snow showers | ||||||
| Tuesday | 16 | very cold | ||||||
| Wednesday | 17 | fine & mild | ||||||
| Thursday | 18 | fine | ||||||
