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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 28.pdf
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1843 December
Saturday | 23 | Wilf'd & Christ'n removd Watsons Goods into Sleigh, took them up & got an acknowledgement (vide 22d 1 ~ bro't back a Pig from Wm McDonald w. 122 lbs @ @ 7 from Henry left us - Emily accompanying him in Cutter & Ch'n & Mrs T. Chas& Wilfred in Sleigh intending to go to Everetts tonight. | light Snow Shower | |||||
Sunday | 24 | Macullocks man came for Lyra - Christ'n accomp'd him as far as Alex's - dined there & came home to tea with Annie Mary & Christ'n no arrangement yet fixed for the Xmas Sleigh Drive, nor can Annie say whether the family will take tea with us tomorrow or not The Wilmot party arrived @ 9 for having dined at Tyes | Do | |||||
Monday | 25 | Reynolds calld - paid him for last years operations 2/6
Alt'd Blacky & 3 other Boars Mrs Meany Annie Alex & Is'c & Mr Watson arr'd to Tea @ 7 3/4 after their drive to the Big Thames with the Maccullock T & J Daly & Nickle left us at 1 for - Alex Christ'n & W'd |
gloomy | 32 | ||||
Tuesday | 26 | Fanning Wheat - fill'd Jacks about Bush's for Ferries tomorrow
Reynolds left 13 Sacks here for Alex to take down Christ'n & W'd ret'd this morng @9 |
Snow & rain | 35 | ||||
Wednesday | 27 | @ 3 1/4 mrn. Chas left for Ferries with Load Wheat as above
@ 2 pm frm T & J Daly brought M & E home on Cutter Ch'n & W'd stacking the Straw at West Barn ~ gave Duncan Campbell Chaft for 2 or 3 Beds - fr'd Post'n of letter from Dougall Alex called @ 5 for a load Wheat Reynolds left yesterday |
Snow Showr | 33 | 32 | |||
Thursday | 28 | Chas ret'd from Ferries @ 3 - bringing Chas Rumbull
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4 | 10 | ~ | Do | 30 | 20 |
paid Chas expenses 4/1 1/2 Store shoe 1/10 1/2 {illegible} for letter to I & I Dougall 14 ins ! 11 1/2d | 6 | 11 1/2 | ||||||
paid Mrs T. for Mrs Stewart 9d Almanac 5d (Pinch's) | 1 | 2 | ||||||
rec'd of a Teamster for 1 Bush'l beets | 1 | 3 | ||||||
pd Christ'n ow'd for Bull scrape | 5 | ~ | ||||||
*rec'd at Ferries 65 lbs Flour {illegible} & Bran for 1/5/8 Bls Wheat | ||||||||
Friday |
Friday | 29 | |||||||
Saturday | 30 | |||||||
Sunday | 31 |