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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 11.pdf
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1842 February
Monday | 20 | Sold ~ Brown a Bar'l Salt 330 lbs @ $3 1/4 P 216 lbs 16/3
50 extra wt @ 1/yk p 16 - 3/ 1/12 ~ r'd pd for tinkering Sundries Boys at Pines, got out 3 Logs - even'g to Tea - Mr & Mrs Gournlock T & J Daly 2 Mr & Mifs Nickles Alex & Annie - left at 12 Frank came for Mifs Tye - they left at 1 PM | 19 4 1/2 0 11 1/2 | fine | 5 ab. | |
Tuesday | 21 | at Pines - brot in 4 Logs - Whaley enquired for Oats - Carrot do 18th inst | Snow Show'rs | 18 | 20 | |
Wednesday | 22 | do 2 Land Stewart do Had Rankins oxen for the day | do | 16 | 2 | |
Thursday | 23 | do sawing & chopping - Emily to Stratford brot from Dayls 1/2 g'n
Letter paper a pair Supars 1/3 - Hooks & Eyes & pr Tape 3 1/2 T Daly let impafs{illegible} Letter from Wm to Is p.o. - rec'd from Alex Crerar for Turnip Seed sold 20 {illegible} 42 | 1 3 | fine | 2 | 2 |
Friday | 24 | at Pines - brot in 5 Logs - T Daly bor'd our Sleigh to go to Wilmot
D Robertson calld to buy oats - pd Mrs T for Mr R Stewart for Mrs. Jn Stewart & Mrs Crerar 1 /~ pasteboard 4'd | 1 6 1 4 | very fine | 4 | 19 |
Saturday | 25 | at Pines - brot 2 Logs - Gournlocks Goods & property seiz'd by Ferrie Emily in sleigh accomp'd T Daly & the Nickles to Hamburg. Tom Jne & Mifs Lydia ret'd at 5 oclock tea. left our Sleigh bor'd yesterday - had Alex oxen | fine | 17 | 30 | |
Sunday | 26 | Mrs T & Em'y to Church - calld at Gournlocks - dined at Alex's ret'd with all the brrs to tea - Chas took Alex oxen last n't & ret'd this ev'g | Snow Show'rs | 23 | ||
Monday | 27 | Christ'n Chas & W'd at Pines brot Logs - Is'c with 3 Sacks F Wheat to Mill (not done) - 4 Sacks oats to be crush
sold to Mr Daly 15 lbs Leather (for Seighmiller ) @ 2/3 - 1.13.9 16 Lard 3'd 4 which overpay our acco't to 31 Dec 6/77 1/2 1.17.9 to Cr in new acco't Is. pd Mrs Sargint Bal'ce of Williams Note to Saml Izar due 25 Dec'r Last of p L 12.10.- by $45 from Wm & $5 from Mr. T. Rec'd from I & H Isars Balance of Acc't to this time pd Mrs T. Bal'ce of $10 borrowed of her in Toronto sent notice to Rob't. Peard that if his Note of | 6 3 1 5 M F | do | 23 | |
Tuesday | 28 | at Pines - brot 12 Logs - had Alex oxen @7 PM Is'c to Stratford for Grist, Mrs T accomp'd him | Sn Showers | 14 | 14 | |
Wednesday | 1 | at Swamp - brot 10 Logs - at West Barn cutting round Straw Stack &c
evening Chas & I in Sleigh to fetch Mrs Gournlock &c to Tea - but in consequence of the excited state of Mr J. G the old gent requested Chas & self to stop there which we did & remained till nearly 11 - McCull'h & Jackson there | Snow Show'rs | 12 | 7 | |
Thursday | 2 | Sold Alex'r Fisher 1 Bar'l Salt 320 lbs @ 3 1/4 $280 -.16.d
extra w't 40 lbs @ 1/yk - 2.6 red'd 18.9 Boys at Swamp brot 5 Logs making in all 50 Logs & one acre of Oats sold 15 ins 1.3 leaving a Bal. due on Oats - 9 | 6 | |||
Friday | 3 | Rec'd of Alex Fisher the above balance - 9
Boys at Swamp - brot a Load of Shingle Blocks - Em'y at P.O. - no letters or Pap'rs Alex had Oats in paym't of what was borrowd at thrashing time | fine | 8 | Zero | |
Saturday | 4 | Paid Mrs T for Mrs Coumans knitting 3 pr Socks @ 1/3 - 3/9
Spinning 1 to Wool for do 1/28 Boys brot remainder of Shingle Blocks from Swamp morn'g - aftern'n Charles thrice to Stratford 1.2.1 = 4 Pine Logs markd W.P. the rest pottering Mrs Meanys Faney died last night | 4 9 | 8 Bel.Z | 6 above | |
Sunday | 5 | W'd Heifer had a Heifer @ 7 AM Chas & the Ladies to Meeting (Byers) in Sleigh Alex & Anne ret'd with them to dinner | beautiful | 10 below | 6 above | |
Monday | 6 | Chas with oxen took 2 & Wilf'd with Horses 5 = 7 Logs to Stratford - also 2 Sacks oats to be crushd Johnny took away Sighmillers Heifer return for Taxation to Jn Yackie this day | do | 6 below | 5 ab | |
Tuesday | 7 | Chas mares - 5 Logs - W'd oxen 2 Logs - Is & Ch's pottering
Mifses Lucy & Annie Tye arr'd @ 11 1/2 - evening the Mifs Chas the Ladies Chas & I to Dalys - took up Annie - the party Mr & Mrs Gournlock Mifs Lydia Nickle & their own family - Mr McCullock & Alex took tea &c with the Boys - found them here @ 2 100 acres Land - 45 cultivated 55 uncultivated unitarians 2 Horses
2 oxen 3 Cows 2 over 2 years old | do | 12 below | 17 above | |