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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 29.pdf
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1844 January
Monday | 1 | the Boys M & E & Chas Rumbull - Sleigh Drive to Donkins 3 Sleighs & 2 Cutters - got home @ 11 pm sold 1/4 to Stops to Scott Lot 16 on return Chas stopd at Sharmans - a Ball &c
Nell threw a shoe & left at Stratford - had one of Mr Dalys horses Expenses for each Gent 5p rec'd from M Watson to pay for Salt |
beautiful | 15 | 22 | |||
Tuesday | 2 | W'd with Mares to Duncans to get Shoes fixed Ch'n & Chas loading Waggon Sacks Wheat for Ferries | rain | 24 | 31 | |||
Wednesday | 3 | rose @ 3 1/4 - raining - W'd & I laid down & rose again @ 6 when there was a covering of Snow - got ready in'y & C Rumbull & W'd left @ 6 3/4 snowing fast. gave W. $4
Chas with Alex for the Day winnowing Wheat - Christ'n making Bed for Befs pottering ~ Had 3 fowls killd eveng by a mink Chas had pd post G. a letter from Henry hinting at a birth for him, to buy Wheat &c at Oakville |
Snow | 33 | ||||
Thursday | 4 | Chas again with Alex fanning Wheat in the 2 days about 83 Bush's
Christ'n pottering ~ W'd arrived from Galt about 10 pm sold to Ferries 29 Bls 18 lbs Sp. Wheat @ 6/3 yk -- |
5 | 14 | 5 | Snow | ||
" 17 Nov 42 - 1 " ---- 50 - " Still Do 3/. ~ " ~ | 3 | 5 1/2 | ||||||
21 Dec .43 -22 22 in Spring - 6/ ~"~ | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
10. | ~ | 4 1/2 | ||||||
deduct for my Note to them due 28 Sep 43.8.1.2 1/2 | ||||||||
Int on Do to 3d ins! -----3. 9 1/2 | 8 | 5 | ~ | |||||
Bal'ce -- 1.15.4 1/2 | rec'd 1 | 15 | 4 1/2 | |||||
paid Wilfreds expences to Galt & back | 5 | 11 | ||||||
do -- to & at Dunkins N.year | .16 | 6 | ||||||
& for Whife Stock .3 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 8 1/2 | |||||
bro't from Galt 6 Barrels Salt for Mrs Geo Watson Debit him for Carr'r 2/6 p Bark 15p | ||||||||
& for 3d p Bas't advance in price pd to -- 1/6 rec'd 16th | ||||||||
Max Wilf'd at Jacksons an evening party got home @ 3 am 5th | ||||||||
Friday | 5 | @ 11 Wilf'd removed Salt from Waggon to Sleigh & took to Watsons - Christ'n & Chas fanning Wheat evening all the young folks to Dalys Party - got home @ 4 3/4 am | 10 |
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Saturday | 6 | bro't letters from AW's Joseph & from Mrs Garkin both pd & the latter inclosing |
Sunday | 7 | |||||||
Monday | 8 | |||||||
Tuesday | 9 | torents snow | 7 above | 21 | ||||
Wednesday | 10 | a little snow | 20 | |||||
Thursday | 11 | fine | 6 | 17 | ||||
Friday | 12 | rain all day very heavy | 27 | 37 | ||||
Saturday | 13 | a little snow morning | 31 |