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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 60.pdf
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1845 August
Friday | 1 | Christ'n & Riley turning Hay morn'g - aft'n with W'd hauld the whold Loads into Barn - W'd afsisting Hine morning & evening
Margaret Crerar came as Help - G 72 rec'd of Stage driver for feet Lumber |
~ | 7 | 6 | shower morn'g aftern'n fine | 47 | 52 |
Saturday | 2 | Christ'n & W'd with Waggon to Stratford for Lumber &c
brot from P.O., a pd letter from Mrs Barron Riley dragging &c pd Salisbury tailor for remaking Coat $4 lip viz 6 |
~ | 19 | 6 | fine | 43 | 52 |
" T Riley in full of Wage to this day $4 -- | 1 | ~ | ~ | |||||
" Martha power of Aunt Jane 1.4.7 M Thompson{signature}
"Christ'n -- ------- Do 1.4.7 C Thompson{signature} " Wilfred ------ Do 1.4.7 W'd Thompson{signature} Riley & Hine home this evening |
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Sunday | 3 | All (self excepted) to Stratford to hear Mr Allsworth a Congregationalist | fine | 59 | ||||
Monday | 4 | W'd to Wilmot 9 am pd Sutts acco't for fulling Cloth ----- .6.2 Jas Merland for 200 lbs Flour @ $4 1/2 this day - 1.1.3 pd Do Hagersville for 3 Oak Stairs 2.6 |
1 | 7 | 5 | Do | 51 | 60 |
Plum for Screw & Linch pin made to Waggon -- 7 1/2
Expences --- 1.2 Christ'n setting fire to Log Heaps - Riley dragging with Nell Wm Crerar calld at 9 3/4 pm & raised Ch'r out of bed to help him to get our Pigs out of his Wheat |
4 | 1 1/2 | ||||||
Tuesday | 5 | Christ'n & Riley burning all day - W'd Do morn'g aft'n with Hine Riley to Stratford after supper | fine | 51 84 3 oC | 66 | |||
Wednesday | 6 | Christ'n & Riley burning & raking up ashes - Wilf'd helping Hine Hine to Village after tea - Martha & Ellen to Stratford to hear Mr Allsworth & to sleep at Mrs Daly's -- | fine | 84 3 oC 52 | 66 | |||
Thursday | 7 | Hine ret'd @ 6 1/2 am bringing Is Robinson & Terry - C'r W'd & Riley at Ashes | fine | 58 | 68 | |||
Friday | 8 | Whaley Sen'r & Boy cmae to rake & bind Fall Wheat - Christ'n Do Wilf & Riley Cradling - Terry left this evening afer tea. | a light show'r before day light - after fine | 64 | 67 | |||
Saturday | 9 | W'd at Ashes. Christ'n & Riley Cradling Wheat binding &c
Hine & Joe Robinson left at 7 pm - Jno Stewart brot fm P. Office a pd letter from Ellen & 2 Inquirers 1d owing In |
7 1/2 | fine thunder - no rain | ||||
paid Washers | ~ | 3 | ||||||
paid W Hine on acco't | ~ | 10 | ~ |
Sunday | 10 | shower 1/2 hour 4 @ 5 | 62 Barometer sunk 1/2 in | 66 | ||||
Monday | 11 | 2 or 3 heavy showers | 65 | 58 | ||||
Tuesday | 12 | fine | 49 | 59 | ||||
Wednesday | 13 | show'rs pm | 59 | 62 | ||||
Thursday | 14 | fine | 50 | 58 | ||||
Friday | 15 | fine | 54 | 64 | ||||
Saturday | 16 | Do | 50 | |||||
Sunday | 17 | gloomy @6 pm thunder storm cont'd till near 9 | 54 | |||||
for Monday see below
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Monday | 18 | repair Hog fence blown down yesterday - cradling &c Spring Wheat Killd White Pig No 2 | ||||||
Tuesday | 19 | Paid Wm Hine on acco't ---- $5 - Willy Hine | 1 | 5 | ~ | 67 | ||
Paid Brickers for Stew 1844 -- $5 Levi Garkel | 1 | 5 | - | |||||
borrowed of Mrs Barron a $5 note Mont'l Bank (Thorne)
C W & Riley at Spring Wheat - Hine came between 10 & 11 -- @ 11 pm Mrs Barron Baby & Emily T.to Stage to Stratford en route to Lake Haron &c Mr B walkd - no room - Mr & Mrs Daly calld to see the Child |
1 | 5 | vide 3 Sep'r |