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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 58.pdf

1845 June

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Ch'r & W'd ploughing So. Isaac digging East side of Garden -

1 Duck'g in spring yesterday, another & a young Turkey today, suppose Pigs

rec'd of Critz 2/6 - leaving 3/9 due </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>fine ex. a few Drops Rain 1 1/2 pm</td>
  <td>40</td>
  <td>56</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>paid Mr John Stewart for 1 lb Butter</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Christ'n & W'd ploughing Isaac gardening - C. Rumball ass'd about 1 1/2 for 2 or 3 days </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>42</td>
  <td>58</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>4 1/2 am - pretty heavy rain just commenced with thunder & lightning

Isaac to Stratford  - no letters &c morning - aftern'n with Chr'r fishing

W'd ploughing forenoon - aft'n pottering - C. Rumball left us @ 3 pm

<u>transplanted</u> a few Tomatoes to Eastside of Garden</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3 or 4 hours rain morning</td>
  <td>56</td>
  <td>61</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>all at home --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>light show'rs thro' the day</td>
  <td>50</td>
  <td>51</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>Isaac digging Garden - Wilf'd  Do morn'g  - afternooon ploughing --

Christ'n after oxen all day - have found them in West Clearance even'g

transplanted 1 row Red & 3 Rows Nonp'l Cabbage</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>showrs aft'n</td>
  <td>50</td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Is. at Wm Crerars 9 am till 2 pm W'd  Do 5 pm till dark at Barn

Chr & W'd ploughing morning - C'r hauling firewood aft'n Isaac fishing

<u>transplanting</u> more Cabbages</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>frequently showrs thro'the day thunder & light'g ev'g</td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td>58</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Is to Stratford morn'g  had a letter from Henry - 9d  & Papers 2d 
 - pd  -- </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>cloudy a little light rain morn'g</td>
  <td>50</td>
  <td>54</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Christ'n & W'd ploughing fallow opposite - Is'c writing to Henry - taking letter to P. Office&c

paid Mrs Roy Stewart & Ann Crerar</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>46</td>
  <td>49</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Christ'n & W'd ploughing as yesterday - Isaac Gardening & pottering

transplanting the last of Nonp'l Cabbages & a Row (29) Capsicums</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>48</td>
  <td>53</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>Isaac Garden - Christ'n & W'd ploughing - sowd  Bed Cant'y Beans

Blacky mifsing - supposed to have calvd in the Bush</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>42</td>
  <td>68</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Blacky home this ev'g with a Heifer Calf - Isaac & C. to Orrville to Tea Annie & Befsy here 1 or 2 hours ev'g  I & C saw them home - oxen in Wheat West Lot</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>57</td>
  <td>66</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Isaac Gardening & nursing Rickling Pig (for White Sow which was nearly drownd yesterday

Ch'r & W'd ploughing</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>64</td>
  <td>68</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>Isaac finishd digging East side of Garden - Ch'r ploughing - W'd dragging with Colts

Sowd Bed Scarlet Radishes  - Martha & Emily Barron arr'd P Stage @ 9 3/4</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>54</td>
  <td>65</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>Sowed Malta Lettuce aming the onions ----

aftern'n Is & W'd to P Kostners with      Bush'ls Wheat  Tarlings, paying for Whiskey (9 G'ls)

had 20 Dec last & 1 G'n thro day - abso'g in due Bill for 3 Galls. 2 quts more due to me</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>54</td>
  <td>59</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1845 July

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>3pm 76</td>
  <td>66</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>55  4 pm 90 Shade</td>
  <td>69</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do</td>
  <td>59

5 pm 92</td>
  <td>74</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>65

highest 91</td>
  <td>79</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>68</td>
  <td>70</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>62</td>
  <td>68</td>
 </tr>

Revision as of Mar 7, 2024, 12:24:57 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1845 June

Thursday	26	Ch'r & W'd ploughing So. Isaac digging East side of Garden - 1 Duck'g in spring yesterday, another & a young Turkey today, suppose Pigs rec'd of Critz 2/6 - leaving 3/9 due	2	6	fine ex. a few Drops Rain 1 1/2 pm	40	56
		paid Mr John Stewart for 1 lb Butter		4
Friday	27	Christ'n & W'd ploughing Isaac gardening - C. Rumball ass'd about 1 1/2 for 2 or 3 days			fine	42	58
Saturday	28	4 1/2 am - pretty heavy rain just commenced with thunder & lightning Isaac to Stratford - no letters &c morning - aftern'n with Chr'r fishing W'd ploughing forenoon - aft'n pottering - C. Rumball left us @ 3 pm transplanted a few Tomatoes to Eastside of Garden			3 or 4 hours rain morning	56	61
Sunday	29	all at home --			light show'rs thro' the day	50	51
Monday	30	Isaac digging Garden - Wilf'd Do morn'g - afternooon ploughing -- Christ'n after oxen all day - have found them in West Clearance even'g transplanted 1 row Red & 3 Rows Nonp'l Cabbage			showrs aft'n	50	52
July
Tuesday	1	Is. at Wm Crerars 9 am till 2 pm W'd Do 5 pm till dark at Barn Chr & W'd ploughing morning - C'r hauling firewood aft'n Isaac fishing transplanting more Cabbages			frequently showrs thro'the day thunder & light'g ev'g	48	58
Wednesday	2	Is to Stratford morn'g had a letter from Henry - 9d & Papers 2d - pd --		11	cloudy a little light rain morn'g	50	54
Thursday	3	Christ'n & W'd ploughing fallow opposite - Is'c writing to Henry - taking letter to P. Office&c paid Mrs Roy Stewart & Ann Crerar	3		fine	46	49
Friday	4	Christ'n & W'd ploughing as yesterday - Isaac Gardening & pottering transplanting the last of Nonp'l Cabbages & a Row (29) Capsicums			fine	48	53
Saturday	5	Isaac Garden - Christ'n & W'd ploughing - sowd Bed Cant'y Beans Blacky mifsing - supposed to have calvd in the Bush			fine	42	68
Sunday	6	Blacky home this ev'g with a Heifer Calf - Isaac & C. to Orrville to Tea Annie & Befsy here 1 or 2 hours ev'g I & C saw them home - oxen in Wheat West Lot			fine	57	66
Monday	7	Isaac Gardening & nursing Rickling Pig (for White Sow which was nearly drownd yesterday Ch'r & W'd ploughing			fine	64	68
Tuesday	8	Isaac finishd digging East side of Garden - Ch'r ploughing - W'd dragging with Colts Sowd Bed Scarlet Radishes - Martha & Emily Barron arr'd P Stage @ 9 3/4			fine	54	65
Wednesday	9	Sowed Malta Lettuce aming the onions ---- aftern'n Is & W'd to P Kostners with Bush'ls Wheat Tarlings, paying for Whiskey (9 G'ls) had 20 Dec last & 1 G'n thro day - abso'g in due Bill for 3 Galls. 2 quts more due to me			fine	54	59

1845 July

Thursday	10	fine	3pm 76	66
Friday	11	Do	55 4 pm 90 Shade	69
Saturday	12	Do	59 5 pm 92	74
Sunday	13	fine	65 highest 91	79
Monday	14	fine	68	70
Tuesday	15	fine	62	68

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