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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 10.pdf

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1843 February

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Tuesday7Is'c & Chas with Mares to 24 for Bricks about 200 - Christ'n & W'd carpentering & relaying Hearth - red'd of Rankin for set Sleigh Bells ( formerly purchase of Ignads for $2/7 6Snow Show'rs very cold8
Wednesday8Isaac & Chas - mares to 24 brot about 100 Bricks Christ'n & Wilf'd Bricklaying - sold to Laing & del'd to Bell 64 Bush's Oats @ 11yk & rec'd 2

Paid G & J Gournlock $10 2 10

John came from Alex's, Drefsed & off West - Em'y do after after Dinner, & all the Boys do after Tea in Sleigh ret'd @ 12 1/4
light snow Show'rs8
Thursday9Collecting Sacks & preparing for Chas & John going East tomorrow gave John to pay Mr Price amo't of McPherson & Cranes Bill for Duty & charges on Care of Providence red'd 20 Aug. paid John for Isaac1 8 5 1 3do morn10
Friday10@ 4 1/2 Chas with John as pafsenger & about 30 Bush'ls Oats left for Preston or a Market - Chinking East Shed & put up Beauty - pottering do even'g rain for some hours {illegible} storm of wind till morn833
Saturday11Martha Mifs Tye & Robert arr'd at 4 1/2 Chas ret'd from Galt @5
sold Davidson Galt. Oats w 40  26/34  Bush'ls @ 1/yk

brot from Durand 2 Bar'ls Salt left 31 ull $ 6.62 1/2

1 Bl do purch'd 10 im 330 lbs @ $2 1/2 3.12 1/2 $9.75

Dr to Hogs 31 all - $16.49

Cr by Salt as above 9.75

$6.74

pd TollGates 3'd 1/2 doz Cups & Saucers 5/. Salaratus 7 1/2

handling Exp's 5/5

Fanning Oats & pottering
1 13 9tolerable15
Sunday12Beauty had a Bull Calf before Daylight - all ex Wilf'd & self in Sleigh to Church - ret'd with Alex & Annie to Dinner @ 3 ~ Befsy & Is'c to tea R't Tye left @ 1 ~ Christ'n took to P. office Letters W.T. & Mrs T. to Aunt Jane & Christ'n to Jos. Famerfine1012
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