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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 24.pdf
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1843 October
Monday | 16 | Charles to dalys @ 10 for a Load 15 Kegs Butter to take to Hamilton tomorrow - Christ.n thrashing Oats / flail / - Isaac & W.d after Bob & Beſs - & Pheasants - got 2 of the latter - Beſs came home - Bob still missing - | Snow Hard rain | 35 | ||||
Tuesday | 17 | Charles started @ 41/4 with Load Butter for Hamilton - gave him 9$
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-- | 2 | 6 | rain hail snow | 33 | |
Wednesday | 18 | Wilfred ploughing - Is & Christn at Alex's fixing a Shed
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rain &c. | 31 | ||||
thursday | 19 | Paid Meany for 143/4 lbs Beef @ 3{cs?} ---------
Gave Isaav in Silton ---- ----- Eliza Fisher paid for Mrs. T. a $4 note - 1. _ ._ Change out by {Two letters or symbols, maybe initials, are written by cannot be deciphered} Half {Sou?} ----- 12.2 Bal.n sem. {illegible?} to Mr T. --- 7.106 {Below it reads: 'amo. of Acco - 8.4'} Puttering morn.g aft.n Ch.r & W.d to Alex Roofing Shed {eve?} Is have his oxen tomorrow & Saturday |
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-- rec.d of M. Jun. 21
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fine | 31
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friday | 20 | Christ.n with Alex; oxen W.d our own ploughing
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- - | - - | fine high wind aft.n | 40 | 58 | |
Saturday | 21 | very heavy rain from 3 or 4 to 6 am: with high wind - ploughing as yesterday
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-- | - | 31/2 | rain | 49 | 32 |
Sunday | 22 | row at 6 & walkd to Orrville expecting to find letters &c from Mr. Jackson for William with directions how to proceed from NYork to W. Indies &c.
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some snow &c. | 32 | 29 |
Monday | 23 | Christn took Alexs yoke home - putting up fences &c. W.d ploughing
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beautiful | 20 | 26 | |||
Tuesday | 24 | Alex started from this @ 9 for Hamilton - had from him 101/4 lbs Beef {Above this it reads 'n.n neck'} @ 3 C.r
wiz! {On the right of the following three items is a right curly bracket followed by a 'w!'} 1 Cask Hardware 1 Box Axes Expenses to & at Hamilton Mrs. T & C {Above it reads: '@ 30. 71/2} {Below it reads: 'on return 11 111/2 ---C.' And below that it reads: '2.2.7'} |
} 2 | 2 | 7 | g.o rain & snow | 24 36 | 31
32 showery |
Wednesday | 25 | Cha.s after breakfast to P. Office - no letters - @ 11 Wilfred to Seigmillers rising a Tannery - John Scott calld & paid $2 on acco! of his Note p - 17/1 C.r -- (pd to M. Jack.n) - gave my rec!
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-- | -- | 71/2 | |||
Thursday | 26 | taking up Potatoes - 20 Bush.s into Hill No. 1 - - | - | - | - | dull | 26 | 32 |
friday | 27 | afternoon thrashd 6 Bush.s Peas with Mares - & puttering
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snow show.r | 28 | 30 | |||
Saturday | 28 | Charles to P. Office before breakfast - bro! letter from Mrs. T. {An arrow points up to 'owing to daly gd'} announcing Williams determination to go to NYork immy {immediately} & thence to W Ind.s {West Indies} on So. of the States
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3 Pints Whisky Mr. Meany | tolerably fine inch of snow at daybreak | 22 | 30 | ||
Sunday | 29 | |||||||
Monday | 30 | |||||||
Tuesday | 31 |