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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 93.pdf
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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 | W'd & Tom clearing up Ropers Barn wrote to Henry inclosing $35 to get a Bill in London pay'le to Thos. Riley | fine { |
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Sunday | 14 | Tom took the above letter to P Office | 8 | 15 | ~ | morn'g fine ev'g Snow | ||
Monday | 15 | W'd to Stratford forenoon - brot from Willson & Colman 2 Gall's Whisky @ 2/Cy & pd | ~ | 4 | ~ | Snow showers | ||
for 2 lb nails @ 9d yk -- | ~ | ~ | 11 | |||||
sold & delivered to WH Hine
3 Galls Oil & Can for L1.~. C'y Rankin here aft'n with W'd & Tom fixing thrashing Mill Fryfogel calld with afsefsment Roll. |
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Tuesday | 16 | Thrashing Mill - Rankin - 1 Horse - 2- D Stewart & Horn - Jno Stewart Man & 2 Horses - W & J Crerar - Campbell - Tom Henryke & Flyn - W'd Tom & Brother 3 Mill started @ 8 1/4 finished about 5 | very cold | |||||
Wednesday | 17 | Tom absent St Patricks day - W'd pottering - Mifs Daly calld. brot from P. Office a letter from Henry to me & one from Henry & Isaac re Lots inclosed & not pd also a Canadian & a Church not pd | fine & mild | |||||
Thursday | 18 | W'd calld at J Stewarts re thrashing Mill &c &c after'n writing to Henry - took the letter to P Office - was late - will go by Sundays mail | fine |