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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 53.pdf

1845 March

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Snow in the night & till 9 this morn'g  2 or 3 in

I C & W'd at Sugary all day</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow till 9 after'n fine</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>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</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>7 1/2</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>33</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>at Suagary all day - till 1 am 8th</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>shower 4 heavy ev'g</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>had of Mrs T. & paid Dun'n McNaughtons acco't 1844

at Sugary till 11 pm. Duncan took away Cow & Calf</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>49</td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>all at home</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>at Sugary till 12 pm brought home about 60 lbs very nice Sugar

Mrs Tom walkd to Stratford & back</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>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 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>27</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>-   Do   -----  2 am of 13th  {words scratched out}</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after'n fine</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>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 @ 4 yrs old

4 Males 2 Females  - 6 Unitarians - first Roll in which a Column has been headed for that denom'n

Boys at Sugary till 11 pm

received of Ab'm Bullar - Hector 44  2/6  --  -- rec'd  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>brought home 80 & 30  lbs Sugar - 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow great part of the day</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>20</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>hauld remains of Beauty  fm Crerars Chopping to Swamp South

hauling & chopping firewood</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do  Do </td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>17</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td>Alex & Annie here at noon - Martha & Chris'n head at Orrville home @ 10 3/4  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol...</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<table>

1845 March

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>Is & Ch'n getting Wood for more troughs - W'd hauling firewood

Is to Stratford with Waggon even'g

pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart -   </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>snow show'r</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td>18</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td>Is & Christ'n winnowing Wheat  - W'd pottering  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>15</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>Is & C. winnowing Oats - W'd hauld Log firewood - solderd Coffee Pot

even'g  Is & W'd in Sleigh to Stratf'd  brot 3 G's Whisky fm Watson's</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td>Is & C at Sugary  - Sap not running - fixd a few troughs . W'd poll'g

ev'g Is Ch'r Mrs T & M to Stratford  - got 2 pr Boots fm Seigmiller</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>18</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td><u>Befsy</u> had a Calf @ 7 1/2 am Heifer

rec'd from Wm Anglin for Hec. 44 </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>Isaac attended the funeral of the Sargints Son aged 8, who died yesterday</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol.</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>31</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>all at Sugary          traped a Mink South</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow m'g aft'n fine</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td>27</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>rec'd of Duncan Campbell Hec 44 ------ </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>W'd at Jno Crerars raising a Barn

Is & Ch'r at Sugary till 1 1/4 - 27 lbs

Snow disappearing in clearaces except  except our Bush & a little under fences</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>46</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>27<u>
  </u>W'd again at Crerars raising  - Is & Ch'r at Sugary  - @ 4 pm Annie & Befsy came & with Mrs T wnet to them

ret'd  @       Isaac walkd home with A & B.

Mosquitoes</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful </td>
  <td>36</td>
  <td>54</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>Christ'n at raising  to Mr McNaughtons home @ 2 am 29th

Is & W'd at Sugary - brot home 42 lbs Crushed Sugar n't of pails  34 lbs + 22 1/2 = 56 1/2 - 14 1/2 = 42</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>41</td>
  <td>48</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>noon 72

36</td>
  <td>55</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>40</td>
  <td>56</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>31</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>54</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
<table>

Revision as of Feb 28, 2024, 11:51:33 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

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 @ 4 yrs old 4 Males 2 Females - 6 Unitarians - first Roll in which a Column has been headed for that denom'n Boys at Sugary till 11 pm received of Ab'm Bullar - Hector 44 2/6 -- -- rec'd	2	6	beautiful	26	34
Friday	14	brought home 80 & 30 lbs Sugar - 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm			snow great part of the day	30	20
Saturday	15	hauld remains of Beauty fm Crerars Chopping to Swamp South hauling & chopping firewood			Do Do	14	17
Sunday	16	Alex & Annie here at noon - Martha & Chris'n head at Orrville home @ 10 3/4			tol...	17

1845 March

Monday	17	Is & Ch'n getting Wood for more troughs - W'd hauling firewood Is to Stratford with Waggon even'g pd Mrs Jno & Roy Stewart -	~	3	~	snow show'r	24	24
Tuesday	18					Do	18	18
Wednesday	19	Is & Christ'n winnowing Wheat - W'd pottering				Do	12	15
Thursday	20	Is & C. winnowing Oats - W'd hauld Log firewood - solderd Coffee Pot even'g Is & W'd in Sleigh to Stratf'd brot 3 G's Whisky fm Watson's				Do	22
Friday	21	Is & C at Sugary - Sap not running - fixd a few troughs . W'd poll'g ev'g Is Ch'r Mrs T & M to Stratford - got 2 pr Boots fm Seigmiller				fine	7	18
Saturday	22	Befsy had a Calf @ 7 1/2 am Heifer rec'd from Wm Anglin for Hec. 44	~	10	~	beautiful	7	24
Sunday	23	Isaac attended the funeral of the Sargints Son aged 8, who died yesterday				tol.	32	31
Monday	24	all at Sugary traped a Mink South				Snow m'g aft'n fine	31	27
Tuesday	25	rec'd of Duncan Campbell Hec 44 ------		2	6	fine	26	28
Wednesday	26	W'd at Jno Crerars raising a Barn Is & Ch'r at Sugary till 1 1/4 - 27 lbs Snow disappearing in clearaces except except our Bush & a little under fences				fine	30	46
Thursday	27 W'd again at Crerars raising - Is & Ch'r at Sugary - @ 4 pm Annie & Befsy came & with Mrs T wnet to them ret'd @ Isaac walkd home with A & B. Mosquitoes					beautiful	36	54
Friday	28	Christ'n at raising to Mr McNaughtons home @ 2 am 29th Is & W'd at Sugary - brot home 42 lbs Crushed Sugar n't of pails 34 lbs + 22 1/2 = 56 1/2 - 14 1/2 = 42				fine	41	48
Saturday	29					Do	noon 72 36	55
Sunday	30					Do	40	56
Monday	31						54

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