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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 59.pdf
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1845 July
Wednesday | 16 | Jas Williams & Jas Davis for Pat Bannon came this morning they with Riley & Wilf'd Loggin So. Christ'n to Stratford & pottering brot from Watsons lb Candles Coffee &c from P.O. letter Henry to Isaac } pd | 9 | shower aft'n heavy Do 8 1/2 with thunder & lightning | 61 | 69 | ||
Thursday | 17 | Chr'n & the party as yesterday logging - transplanted sundries into Borders &c | fine | 68 | 6 | |||
Friday | 18 | Logging as yesterday - drefsing the Companys melon Bed - everything perishing | Do | 52 | 62 | |||
Saturday | 19 | Logging as on 17 - Smoking Pork yesterday & today
Martha to Stratford with Ellen - consulted Mr Daly about his swoln face causd by a tooth decaying - brot from P. Office a pd letter from Isaac even'g a remitt'er p $ 83 = Letter of Credit ----- 20. ---- add 1/9th to bring into Currency 2.4.5 1/2 Exch. 10 1/2 p C'n on L22.4.5 -----2.6.8 1/2 Int. say (to agree) .1.1 1/2 rec'd by Isaac Cy 24.12.3 |
24 | 12 | 3 | Do | 58 | 62 |
pad by him to Emily Chas & himself
each L1.4.7 ----- 3.13.9 postage of the letter cont'g remitt'ce 2.3 |
3 | 6 | ||||||
remitted to me $83 -- -- -- 20.15.~
24.11.~ Bal'ce remaining due to me -- 1.3 Pd |
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Sunday | 20 | Salisbury had Charlie to Huron Hotel - Wilf'd Salisbury to Stratford even'g & brought Hines tools -- | fine ex smart shower morn'g for about 2 1/2 @ 3 | 65 | 76 | |||
Monday | 21 | Riley Davis, Christ'n & W'd Logging - Salisbury tailoring morn'g - Logging aft'n
Hinde Carpenter came at 5 pm & began preparing a Work Bench Riley to Stratford on Charley ev'g - gave him an order on Watson for 17 lb worth of Store Goods, bring in front paym't of his Wages 7 1/2 $ per 17 days rem'r to be pd in Cash $4 transplanted Dahlias YX - Riley brot 1 Gall. Whiskey from Watsons |
gentle thunder shower at 6@7 pm Th'r 2 1/2 from 90 | 70 | 70 | |||
Tuesday | 22 | Logging the same as yesterday - Salisbury tailoring morn'g log'd aft'n Hinde carpent'd
Davis left after supper - paid him for this day the previous 5 days 12/6 to Credit of Pat Bannon for keep of his Heifer the winter - Hector to be pd for hereafter as by others finished Logging |
2 | 6 | fine | 55 | 60 |
Tuesday | 22 | |||||||
Wednesday | 23 | fine | 55 | 52 | ||||
Thursday | 24 | fine | 52 | 56 | ||||
Friday | 25 | fine | 44 | 60 | ||||
Saturday | 26 | fine | 47 | 63 | ||||
Sunday | 27 | 2 or 3 minutes shower of rain & hail at noon | 55 | 56 | ||||
Monday | 28 | fine | 46 | 59 | ||||
Tuesday | 29 | rain | 57 | 59 | ||||
Wednesday | 30 | gloomy | 52 | 50 | ||||
Thursday | 31 | fine | 36 | 52 frost |