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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 32.pdf

1844 February

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Chas twice to Seigmillers Stratford with Bark ab't 2 Cows or 
Christ'n & W'd Sheds replacing Cover on Oven & helping to load Bark</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow aft'n</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>Wilf'd morn'g hauling & chopd firewood  aft'n Load Bark to Seigmiller

Christ & Chars to Seigmillers Wilmot does not trade <s>Cattle</s> for Bark'

Leather Boots Harnefs &c.  ret'd @ 6 pm had Jacksons Cutter

Wilf'd brot Letters from P Office  2 Valentines M & E 1d each Cultivator for & 1 from Wm & Isaac dated S Augustine 21 Jan  7  9      </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>11 1/2</td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>15</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>11the Fox taken Christ'n  - ab't 11 - Christ'n  Chas M E Mifses Daly & Mickle in Sleigh left for Tyes - W'd pottering</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow all day</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Chris & the rest of the party ex Emily (who remains for 2 or 3 days) arr'd @ 3 1/2 pm after a Snack Chas conveyd Mifses Daly & Mickle on Sleigh to Stratford  - W'd pottering

brot from Mrs Tyes 1 Bush'l Mercer Potatoes</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow Showr</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Hauld Load Straw from West Barn ~ Fanning Wheat

hauling firewood & chopping  Do

paid Douglas McTavish for weaving 11 yds Flannel @ 6d pr yd lefs d for Cash 6 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>7</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>Chas to Stratford - Hickey - Mr. Meany

Alex Annie & Alecky here to tea - Horses ran off leaving Sleigh &c &c 
 on the road - Chas took up Mr M Annie & Child

Ia's & when to {illegible} had 1 B'l oats</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomy</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Charles took 4 Loads Bark to Seigmillers sup. not quite 4 Cord

Christ'n & W'd thrashing with flail (Wheat)

paid Sub'n to Tho Williams, having had his House burnt </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Paid washers 3/. </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>"  to ICW Daly for my note to Comm'n of Canada Comp'y pay'le 
 31 Dec 1842  --- L 11.5

& Int. on Do for July 1842 to this date 1.3.9</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>being for first Instalm't on Lot 37 - 2nd Con So Easthopes - Exp's at Shall

Wilf'd took 2 Loads Bark to Seigmillers

Ch'r & Chas removing Bark for Bush So to roadside</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Charles with Mares 4 Loads W'd oxen  1 L'd Bark to Seigmillers

walkd to Stratford to a drup'd a meeting of Ag'l Society

proved a meeting of Committee only  - Bal'ce of Funds on hands of the Treasurer this day <s>L</s>68 {illegible}

returned on Sleigh with Charles - Edmund Scott promises to pay his Note by an order on Mr Maccullocks

Mrs T & Martha visiting in <u>Brockden</u>

Mr Jones is reported to have received $3000. today</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomyrafsed thaw </td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<table>

1844 February

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Chas with oxen 1 Load - W'd Mares 3 - 4 L'ds Bark to Seigmillers - making in the whole as measured by his Man    20 Cords 15 feet & ag'e to be charge 20 Cords -

Christ'n afsisting in loading, cleaning sheds & pottering

Jones Longworth & Daly, down the road & M at Bells to Queens Bush &c -

Back {illegible} inundated yesterday & today by the thaw <s>yesterday</s>  today & very serious damge to Burks furniture &c &c</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine

sleighing bad even to Stratford& not practiceable below Fnpfagets </td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>25</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Flail - Wilf'd chopping & hauling firewood & pottering</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomy & cold Snow ev'g</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Chas to Stratford before breakfast - no letters or Papers Z/f

Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Fanning  Do & filling 8 Sacks

W'd pottering & afsisted aft'n - </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful </td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>17</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>aft'n rain </td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>36</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>23</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Feb 11, 2024, 1:48:50 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1844 February

Tuesday	13	Chas twice to Seigmillers Stratford with Bark ab't 2 Cows or Christ'n & W'd Sheds replacing Cover on Oven & helping to load Bark				Snow aft'n	32	26
Wednesday	14	Wilf'd morn'g hauling & chopd firewood aft'n Load Bark to Seigmiller Christ & Chars to Seigmillers Wilmot does not trade ~~Cattle~~ for Bark' Leather Boots Harnefs &c. ret'd @ 6 pm had Jacksons Cutter Wilf'd brot Letters from P Office 2 Valentines M & E 1d each Cultivator for & 1 from Wm & Isaac dated S Augustine 21 Jan 7 9			11 1/2	beautiful	20	15
Thursday	15	11the Fox taken Christ'n - ab't 11 - Christ'n Chas M E Mifses Daly & Mickle in Sleigh left for Tyes - W'd pottering				Snow all day	20	28
Friday	16	Chris & the rest of the party ex Emily (who remains for 2 or 3 days) arr'd @ 3 1/2 pm after a Snack Chas conveyd Mifses Daly & Mickle on Sleigh to Stratford - W'd pottering brot from Mrs Tyes 1 Bush'l Mercer Potatoes				Snow Showr	24	24
Saturday	17	Hauld Load Straw from West Barn ~ Fanning Wheat hauling firewood & chopping Do paid Douglas McTavish for weaving 11 yds Flannel @ 6d pr yd lefs d for Cash 6		5	~	fine	16	7
Sunday	18	Chas to Stratford - Hickey - Mr. Meany Alex Annie & Alecky here to tea - Horses ran off leaving Sleigh &c &c on the road - Chas took up Mr M Annie & Child Ia's & when to {illegible} had 1 B'l oats				gloomy	12	24
Monday	19	Charles took 4 Loads Bark to Seigmillers sup. not quite 4 Cord Christ'n & W'd thrashing with flail (Wheat) paid Sub'n to Tho Williams, having had his House burnt		1	3	beautiful	22	34
Tuesday	20	Paid washers 3/.		3	~	Do	32	37
		" to ICW Daly for my note to Comm'n of Canada Comp'y pay'le 31 Dec 1842 --- L 11.5 & Int. on Do for July 1842 to this date 1.3.9	12	8	9
		being for first Instalm't on Lot 37 - 2nd Con So Easthopes - Exp's at Shall Wilf'd took 2 Loads Bark to Seigmillers Ch'r & Chas removing Bark for Bush So to roadside			9
Wednesday	21	Charles with Mares 4 Loads W'd oxen 1 L'd Bark to Seigmillers walkd to Stratford to a drup'd a meeting of Ag'l Society proved a meeting of Committee only - Bal'ce of Funds on hands of the Treasurer this day L68 {illegible} returned on Sleigh with Charles - Edmund Scott promises to pay his Note by an order on Mr Maccullocks Mrs T & Martha visiting in Brockden Mr Jones is reported to have received $3000. today				gloomyrafsed thaw	32	31

1844 February

Thursday	22	Chas with oxen 1 Load - W'd Mares 3 - 4 L'ds Bark to Seigmillers - making in the whole as measured by his Man 20 Cords 15 feet & ag'e to be charge 20 Cords - Christ'n afsisting in loading, cleaning sheds & pottering Jones Longworth & Daly, down the road & M at Bells to Queens Bush &c - Back {illegible} inundated yesterday & today by the thaw ~~yesterday~~ today & very serious damge to Burks furniture &c &c	fine sleighing bad even to Stratford& not practiceable below Fnpfagets	25	25
Friday	23	Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Flail - Wilf'd chopping & hauling firewood & pottering	gloomy & cold Snow ev'g	28	24
Saturday	24	Chas to Stratford before breakfast - no letters or Papers Z/f Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Fanning Do & filling 8 Sacks W'd pottering & afsisted aft'n -	beautiful	10	17
Sunday	25		Do	7	24
Monday	26		aft'n rain	19	36
Tuesday	27		fine	26	23
Wednesday	28		fine	13	30

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