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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 53.pdf
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1845 March
Wednesday | 5 | Snow in the night & till 9 this morn'g 2 or 3 in I C & W'd at Sugary all day | snow till 9 after'n fine | 27 | ||||
Thursday | 6 | All at Sugary till 4 1/2 pm when W'd came home & went to Stratford
bot 3 wooden pails at Maccullocks @ 2/6 - at Dalys Sm paid Kays acco't ----- cash 1.5 p order on /Ad'm Seigmiller -- -- 1 borrowd of W'd $2 2.5 on return at 8 went to the Bush with provisions - all came in @ 8 brot from P. Off'e letters - Aunt Jane to Martha & M'y to Mrs T. 9d due Daly |
7 1/2 | fine | 20 | 33 | ||
Friday | 7 | at Suagary all day - till 1 am 8th | shower 4 heavy ev'g | 25 | 48 | |||
Saturday | 8 | had of Mrs T. & paid Dun'n McNaughtons acco't 1844 at Sugary till 11 pm. Duncan took away Cow & Calf | 17 | 6 | fine | 49 | 37 | |
Sunday | 9 | all at home | fine | 30 | 28 | |||
Monday | 10 | at Sugary till 12 pm brought home about 60 lbs very nice Sugar Mrs Tom walkd to Stratford & back | fine | 26 | 31 | |||
Tuesday | 11 | Beauty not having come home last night, went this morning in quest of her & found her dead in W Crerars Chopping lying on her back & much swoln - W'd skind her & brought skin home at Sugary till 11 | fine | 22 | 27 | |||
Wednesday | 12 | - Do ----- 2 am of 13th {words scratched out} | snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after'n fine | 32 | 28 | |||
Thursday | 13 | Zackis calld & filld up Afsefsm't Roll
200 acres Land - 54 acres cult'd 146 un. - Lots 37 - 1st & 2nd Con. 4 Horses - 2 Oxe 1 milk Cow - 3 Head 2 @ |
beautiful | 26 | 34 | |||
Friday | 14 | snow great part of the day | 30 | 20 | ||||
Saturday | 15 | Do Do | 14 | 17 | ||||
Sunday | 16 | tol... | 17 |
Monday | 17 | snow show'r | 24 | 24 | ||||
Tuesday | 18 | Do | 18 | 18 | ||||
Wednesday | 19 | Do | 12 | 15 | ||||
Thursday | 20 | Do | 22 | |||||
Friday | 21 | fine | 7 | 18 | ||||
Saturday | 22 | beautiful | 7 | 24 | ||||
Sunday | 23 | tol. | 32 | 31 | ||||
Monday | 24 | Snow m'g aft'n fine | 31 | 27 | ||||
Tuesday | 25 | fine | 26 | 28 | ||||
Wednesday | 26 | Snow disappearing in clearaces except except our Bush & a little under fences | fine | 30 | 46 | |||
Thursday | 27 Mosquitoes | beautiful | 36 | 54 | ||||
Friday | 28 | fine | 41 | 48 | ||||
Saturday | 29 | Do | noon 72 36 | 55 | ||||
Sunday | 30 | Do | 40 | 56 | ||||
Monday | 31 | 54 |