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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 34.pdf
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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 & |
4 | 1 | fine till 7 pm then rain | 30 | 38 | |
Wednesday
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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 |
Monday | 1 | Ia's & all the Boys chopping - swept Snow out of Sugar troughs | fine | 14 | 32 | |||
Tuesday | 2 | Ia's Christ'n chop'g Wilf'd & Em'y at Sugary - best Sap day this season - Bot of Wolfe hind Quarter Beef 182 lbs @ 4 1/2 @ lb pay'lb in 2 mos - $8 - 19 cts | Do | 28 | 37 | |||
Wednesday | 3 | Ia's C & C chopping - W'd M & E at Sugary - Made Crush Sugar - lost a considerable quantity by boiling over
Ia's to Stratford even'g - to get his axe changed - dhopd - Jno Stewart brot from P. Office Letter from Wm & Isaac to Mr fr dated St Augustine 17 March - post'ge 9d not pd |
Do | 36 | 50 | |||
Thursday | 4 | Chopping as yesterday - W'd & Em'y at Sugary M. do evening
brot in 27 lbs Crushed Sugar - took up Bed Altringham Carrots yesterday & haul into S.West Corner of Bay under Straw |
Showers | 47 | 48 | |||
Friday | 5 | Chopping as 3rd. W'd & Em'y at Sugary - brot in Boiler suppose near 50 lbs of something expected to prove Crushd Sugar is burnt & neighter one thing nor another - to be experimented upon tomorrow lifted Parsnips - put in Bay next Altringhams | fine | 38 | 48 | |||
Saturday | 6 | all the Boys & Ia's chopping - melted the Sugar & by adding a portion of water made it into 5 or 6 Galls Molafses - a little burnt smack Laird Stewart brot from P. Office a Letter Aunt Jane to Martha pm pd | fine | 39 | 39 | |||
Sunday | 7 | Chas to Method't meeting - Emily afterwards took letter to P. Office Mrs T & Martha to Aunt June - they dined at Orrville - Alex & Annie came down with them @ 8 oC & remaind 1 hour | fine a drop of rain ab't 3 o'c | 38 | 48 | |||
Monday | 8 | Chr's W'd & Ia's chopping - Christ'n sick - Gardening | heavy shower thunder &c morn'g aft'n fine | 51 | 53 | |||
Tuesday | 9 | Do --- " ---- " Do Chr still sick - Mrs & Em'y indisposed Maples running but troughs nearly all emptied by Cattle | beautiful | 35 | ||||
Wednesday | 10 | Chas W'd & Ia's chopping - Christ'n still unwell - M & I at Sugary
gathered 25 Pails Sap & boiled down to 5 for vinigarpaid Mrs Anglin for knitting 2 Pair Stockings |
2 | 6 | Do | 32 | 52 | |
Thursday | 11 | Do | 40 | 56 |