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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 @ 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 |
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 | Is & C at Sugary - W'd stables & pottering took up Parsnips 28 & 29th | Do | noon 72 36 | 55 | |||
Sunday | 30 | all at home | Do | 40 | 56 | |||
Monday | 31 | W'd at Peddies raising - ad'n to Barn Is & Christ'n at Sugary - brot in a quantity of something -- Turner - called 9 @ 10 am rem'd the Day & slept the night on Sofa | 54 |