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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 34.pdf

1844 March

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Casey & the Boys chopping - M & E at Sugary brushing snow out of troughs</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>22</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>Do  --- Do    --- Do     Dr Moore trad Load of Straw 5/ ---- Mr McDonald of Goderich calld - tool a letter Mrs T for Ellen, Toronto</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>25</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>all chopping - went to Sugary - Sap not running

Crerar brot from P. Office letter from Isaac 4 inst</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>20</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>Chas to Stratford morn'g  Em'y to Orrville after dinner taking letter Mrs T. to Isaac & a line W.T. to WJ Jun'r  pd   </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>Christ'n Chas & Casey chopd W'd Em'y & I at Sugary - gathering Sap & boiling - F. Sargint had a Load Straw  $1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>41</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>C'r Ch'n & Casey chopping early m'g  @ 9 Chas to Cofseys School businefs &c

ret'd 2 pm  - Ch'n & Casey hauld 5 Loads Hay rem'd of Stack in Hemlock 
field

Wilf'd & <s>Emy</s> Martha at Sugary all day - brought in Sap am  I was out 3 or 4 hours morning - Emily 1 evening -

pd Washers 1 3 1 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>fine till 7 pm then rain </td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>38</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday

<s>Thursday</s></td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>finished making the Sugar @ 2 1/2 a.m.  Milk Pail small Water Pail & Baking tin - in all 40 lbs ~
Chr'n  Chas & Casey chopping - W'd & Emily at Sugary gathering & boiling Sap

evening Casey on Nell to Stratford - brot sund's as orderd from Dalys

<td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain morn mid day day & wnd, ev'g thunder lightn'g & rain</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Christ Chas & Ia's chopping before breakfast - after breakfast the 3 grinding axes at Jno Stewarts till 12 - Wilfred at Sugary - after dinner Chas to Smith EArl with Bar Iron to make 2 Coulters to Plough - Wilf'd to J Stewarts grinding Axe  - Christ'n & Ia's chopping -

Paid my Note to Adam Seigmiller & Co or Bearer

due 13/6 March inst -----

finished Sugaring off @ 2 3/4  - 21 lb Cakes  - 1 lb scrap'g</td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>rain till 2 or 3 pm</td>
  <td>33</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Christ'n Chas & Ia's chop'g  W'd & Em'y at Sugary till 5 brot in about 2 Galls Syrup.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>dry & cold</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>2 or 3 in Snow in the night - snow till noon - after all chopping Chas twice to Stratford - changd at Days Christophers axes chipd in chopping & bot 1 for Ia's  Casey to go to acco't   Sn 1/4 oz</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow morn'g aft moderate</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>18</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>Mrs T & Mr to Stratford Mr Allen

Beauty had a Heifer @ 9 3/4 pm </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>19</td>
 </tr>

<table>

1844 April

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine </td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do</td>
  <td>36</td>
  <td>50</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Showers</td>
  <td>47</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>38</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>39</td>
  <td>39</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine

a drop of rain ab't 3 o'c</td>
  <td>38</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>heavy shower

thunder &c morn'g aft'n fine</td>
  <td>51</td>
  <td>53</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>35</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday </td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>40</td>
  <td>56</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Feb 12, 2024, 8:32:03 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1844 March

Thursday	21	Casey & the Boys chopping - M & E at Sugary brushing snow out of troughs				fine	12	22
Friday	22	Do --- Do --- Do Dr Moore trad Load of Straw 5/ ---- Mr McDonald of Goderich calld - tool a letter Mrs T for Ellen, Toronto				Do	20	25
Saturday	23	all chopping - went to Sugary - Sap not running Crerar brot from P. Office letter from Isaac 4 inst				Do	11	20
Sunday	24	Chas to Stratford morn'g Em'y to Orrville after dinner taking letter Mrs T. to Isaac & a line W.T. to WJ Jun'r pd			9	Do	23	37
Monday	25	Christ'n Chas & Casey chopd W'd Em'y & I at Sugary - gathering Sap & boiling - F. Sargint had a Load Straw $1				Do	41	31
Tuesday	26	C'r Ch'n & Casey chopping early m'g @ 9 Chas to Cofseys School businefs &c ret'd 2 pm - Ch'n & Casey hauld 5 Loads Hay rem'd of Stack in Hemlock field Wilf'd & ~~Emy~~ Martha at Sugary all day - brought in Sap am I was out 3 or 4 hours morning - Emily 1 evening - pd Washers 1 3 1		4	1	fine till 7 pm then rain	30	38
Wednesday ~~Thursday~~	27	finished making the Sugar @ 2 1/2 a.m. Milk Pail small Water Pail & Baking tin - in all 40 lbs ~ Chr'n Chas & Casey chopping - W'd & Emily at Sugary gathering & boiling Sap evening Casey on Nell to Stratford - brot sund's as orderd from Dalys				rain morn mid day day & wnd, ev'g thunder lightn'g & rain	34	31
Thursday	28	Christ Chas & Ia's chopping before breakfast - after breakfast the 3 grinding axes at Jno Stewarts till 12 - Wilfred at Sugary - after dinner Chas to Smith EArl with Bar Iron to make 2 Coulters to Plough - Wilf'd to J Stewarts grinding Axe - Christ'n & Ia's chopping - Paid my Note to Adam Seigmiller & Co or Bearer due 13/6 March inst ----- finished Sugaring off @ 2 3/4 - 21 lb Cakes - 1 lb scrap'g	4	2	11	rain till 2 or 3 pm	33	34
Friday	29	Christ'n Chas & Ia's chop'g W'd & Em'y at Sugary till 5 brot in about 2 Galls Syrup.				dry & cold	23	26
Saturday	30	2 or 3 in Snow in the night - snow till noon - after all chopping Chas twice to Stratford - changd at Days Christophers axes chipd in chopping & bot 1 for Ia's Casey to go to acco't Sn 1/4 oz				snow morn'g aft moderate	18	18
Sunday	31	Mrs T & Mr to Stratford Mr Allen Beauty had a Heifer @ 9 3/4 pm				beautiful	5	19

1844 April

Monday	1	fine	14	32
Tuesday	2	Do	28	37
Wednesday	3	Do	36	50
Thursday	4	Showers	47	48
Friday	5	fine	38	48
Saturday	6	fine	39	39
Sunday	7	fine a drop of rain ab't 3 o'c	38	48
Monday	8	heavy shower thunder &c morn'g aft'n fine	51	53
Tuesday	9	beautiful	35
Wednesday	10	Do	32	52
Thursday	11	Do	40	56

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