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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 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 aftern'n fine</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>27</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>All at Sugary till 4 1/2 when W'd came home & went to Stratford

bot 3 wooden pails at Maccullocks @ 2/6 - at Dalys Sn

paid Kays acco't  Cash 1 5

p order on Ad'm Seigmiller ---- 1

borrowd of W'd $2      2.5.~

on return at * went to the Bush with provisions - @ all came in @ 8

brot fom P. Off'ce letters Aunt Jane to Martha & H'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 Sugary 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 & pasd 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 lb very nice Sugar

Mrs T & M 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 & brouht 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   {word obliterated}</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after fine</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td>Yackie calld & filld Afsefsment Roll

200 Acres Land - 54 acres cult'd 146 un: - Lot 27  1st & 2nd Con

4 Horses - 2 Oxen 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

receiv'd of Ab'm Buttar - 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 lb Sugar  & 30 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow good part of the day</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>20</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>hauled 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 & Christ'n tead 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'r 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     {illegible} 71</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></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></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></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful </td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td></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></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></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>46</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>27</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>

Snow disappeard in clearances except except in Bush & a little under fences</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>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 Mar 17, 2024, 8:59:21 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1845 March

Wednesday	5	Snow in the night & till this morn'g 2 or 3 in. I C & W'd at Sugary all day			snow till 9 aftern'n fine		27
Thursday	6	All at Sugary till 4 1/2 when W'd came home & went to Stratford bot 3 wooden pails at Maccullocks @ 2/6 - at Dalys Sn paid Kays acco't Cash 1 5 p order on Ad'm Seigmiller ---- 1 borrowd of W'd $2 2.5.~ on return at * went to the Bush with provisions - @ all came in @ 8 brot fom P. Off'ce letters Aunt Jane to Martha & H'y to Mrs. T. 9d due Daly		7 1/2	fine	20	33
Friday	7	at Sugary all day - & till 1 am 8th			Shower 4 heavy ev'g	25	48
Saturday	8	had of Mrs T & pasd 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 lb very nice Sugar Mrs T & M 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 & brouht skin home at Sugary till 11			fine	22	27
Wednesday	12	--- Do ----- 2 am of 13th {word obliterated}			snow 2 or 3 hours morn'g after fine	32	28
Thursday	13	Yackie calld & filld Afsefsment Roll 200 Acres Land - 54 acres cult'd 146 un: - Lot 27 1st & 2nd Con 4 Horses - 2 Oxen 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 receiv'd of Ab'm Buttar - Hector 44 2/6 -- rec'd	2	6	beautiful	26	34
Friday	14	brought home 80 lb Sugar & 30 1 Pail rather lightly boild - rest till 12 pm			Snow good part of the day	30	20
Saturday	15	hauled remains of Beauty fm Crerars chopping to Swamp South hauling & chopping firewood			Do Do	14	17
Sunday	16	Alex & Annie here at noon - Martha & Christ'n tead at Orrville & home @ 10 3/4			tol..	17

1845 March

Monday	17	Is & Ch'r 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 {illegible} 71			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				fine	30	46
Thursday	27				beautiful	36	54
Friday	28	Snow disappeard in clearances except except in Bush & a little under fences			fine	41	48
Saturday	29				Do	36	55
Sunday	30				Do	40	56
Monday	31					54

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