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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 94.pdf
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<td>W'd & Mat winnowing morning - aft'n W'd with Waggon to Stratford for repairs - gave him Silver 10 for mat shop pd 7/6 ret'd 2.6} vide 26th | <td>W'd & Mat winnowing morning - aft'n W'd with Waggon to Stratford for repairs - gave him Silver 10 for mat shop pd 7/6 ret'd 2.6} vide 26th | ||
− | + | firewood & hauling | |
sent parcel of Seeds flower & veg'bleto Mr Roper Pigeons Robins Blues {in bold} </td> | sent parcel of Seeds flower & veg'bleto Mr Roper Pigeons Robins Blues {in bold} </td> |
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1847 March
Friday | 19 | Sold W Cowmans 14 Bush's Sib'n Wheat -- 2.18. 3 1/2
for Seed @ 6/8 yk 9 B'l -- to Dr Simons acco't Paid Wilfred so much advancd to Tom Daly |
2 | 6 | fine & mild | |||
J Charnock Bal'ce P acco't ten't old Whalley killd by a branch falling when chopping | ~ | 3 | 7 1/2 | |||||
Saturday | 20 | W'd to Stratford - brot a Letter to Mrs B - 9d who pd postage to him chopping firewood &c &c -- | heavy rain before day & heavy snow during day | |||||
Sunday | 21 | All at home - H Roper Calld - goes tomorrow m'g in T. Dalys Wag'n to Hamilton to be placed with W.P. McLaren | Hail & Snow even'g | |||||
Monday | 22 | took to Mr Ropers a Parcel addrefsed to John, containing Seeds for himself & a similar packet for him to send to Henry when opportunity offers
Rankin & W'd removed Mill from our Barnyard to his R's premises Laird Stewart calld with a subscription list for the Irish & Scotch pd him & enterd my name -- --- $2 young Hamilton came today at noon - young Reynolds re Lots |
10 | ~ | Do Do before day tol. | |||
Tuesday | 23 | Wilfred & Matthew winnowing Fall Wheat | Hail & Snow showers | |||||
Wednesday | 24 | rec'd of |
12 | 6 | fine | |||
& paid him Hines order for Taxes -- last years acc't
Wilf'd & Mat winnowing & bagging M & Emily walkd to Stratford brot fm P Office a Canadian - & letter Octo to Martha not pd. |
3 | 3 | ||||||
Thursday | 25 | W'd & Mat winnowing morning - aft'n W'd with Waggon to Stratford for repairs - gave him Silver 10 for mat shop pd 7/6 ret'd 2.6} vide 26th
firewood & hauling sent parcel of Seeds flower & veg'bleto Mr Roper Pigeons Robins Blues {in bold} |
tol. ev'g cold | |||||
Friday | 26 | W'd to Stratford - brot home Waggon - pd for Lumber & repairs to Do | 7 | 6 | fine very cold wind | |||
Saturday | 27 | Do Do brot fm P. Office Letter Mr to Mrs B not pd 9d pd by Mrs B. in Papers chopping firewood & pottering Mat Do left after dinner | fine milder | |||||
Sunday | 28 | all at home - sent to P. Off. p H Izard letter Mrs to Mr B. | Do -- | |||||
Monday | 29 | W'd taking down Bed in kitchen & putting up a Bin for Fall Wheat & brought in from Barn 17 Sacks - chopping firewood - no Mat. Hamilton | fine mild day | |||||
Tuesday | 30 | Sold 10 1/2 Bush'ls Fall Wheat @ 6/8 yk & rec'd | 2 | 3 | 9 | sharp frost & cold morn'g after 3 @ 4 Hail & Snow thunder & lightning snow some {illegible} | ||
the young Ropers here to tea - about 8 Coldwell borrowd Waggon
his Conveyance having broken down near the bridge - Mifs Daly came after dinner - delayed by the storm & Emily accomp'd her to Stratford - getting seats in an upward team - snowing fastpd Martha for Mrs Stewarts Butter acco't to this time -- |
6 | 3 1/2 |
Wednesday | 31 | Emily ret'd from Stratford in Cutter with Mrs & Mifs Daly bringing Letters from Aunt Jane to self & Mrs Joseph to Mrs T. - pd & from Isaac to Wilf'd re Lots not pd
pd Thomas Lathy on acco't Wages this day -- $1.5. & pd Wilf'd so much advancd by him to Tom 18th ins't --- 2.6 } prec't W'd & Pat Drummond who came this morning to breakfast getting in Load Hay from South Stack - winnowing wheat & getting into Kitchen |
1 | 5 | 0 | fine | ||
April | ||||||||
Thursday | 1 | Emily to Stratford - pd Jno J E Linton, Doctor Porters acco't 1 visit prece't | 10 | ~ | aft'n & ev'g Snow show'rs | |||
Do -- Mitchells acco't pd
W'd @ 8 to Scotts Mill Hamburg with 10 B'ls Fall Wheat could not be ground today Pat at Sugary & evening chopping firewood took letter to P. Office Self to Henry, inclosing one from Wilf'd to Isaac - aline fm Mrs B to H'y Is or Ch'r - & a Bill Exch of |
7 | 8 1/2 | ||||||
good Friday | 2 | rec'd of Alex Orr - Hec 45 W'd preparing Sugary | 5 | ~ | fine | |||
Saturday | 3 | Mr Barron arr'd p Stage @ 12 1/2 am
Wilf'd hauling rails from back of Triangle to road opposite & from W. Side of Road West Pat at Sugary &c gave Martha to send to Chas by Mr Barron for 2 Lambs wool vests $2 Note 7 1/2 out } |
9 | 4 1/2 | fine | |||
Sunday | 4 | Mr B left p Stage about 7 pm - Pat at home for the day | immense flights of Pigeons daylight till 10 - fine | |||||
Monday | 5 | W'd & Pat at Sugary - morn'g & aft'n | very few Pigeons gloomy aft'n ev'g & 8 @ 12 thunder lightning & some rain | |||||
Tuesday | 6 | |||||||
Wednesday | 7 | Rankin brot from P.Office 6 o 7 Papers 2 Canadian 3 Inqu'rs &c &
none fm Mr B.a money Letter at the Office |
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Thursday | 8 | {in left margin} accommodated a Yorksh man & lot of Cattle rec'd $1 W'd 2/6 Self 2/6 Emily to P. Office brot Letter fm Isaac inclosing Dollar Notes amo't L24 being with 1/6 postage L24 1/6 - amo't of Letter of {illegible } on Com'n Can'a Comp'y pL20 Stg N. 4091 - dated 22 feb 47 to my order rec'd | 2 | 6 | ||||
Paid Reynolds for alt'g Hector & Pigs rec'd of Do acco't of Mrs T's acco't 10 - & pd Martha | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Friday | 9 | W'd & Pat at Sugary m'g aft'n N.W. Corner Fence So of Road Sold Mr Roper 1/2 Ton Hay @ 8 -- | 1 | ~ | ~ | fine | ||
Saturday | 10 | Hauling & putting up rails in Paddock next road Reynolds alt'g Boars Sows |