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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 69.pdf

1846 January

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>Tom thrashing Peas - Wilf'd ret'd from Corbetts @ 8 pm

Mr Barron & Chas left Corbetts at the same time as W'd expected to reach Toronto tonight - W'ds expences </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>3 1/2</td>
  <td>incefsant rain from 8am to 10 pm & continues</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td>35</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>lent to Reynolds $2    Almanac</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>3 1/2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>X W'd & Tom winnowing Peas  7 1/2 B'ls Tom thrashing Oats

some person has been in the West Barn today</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain cont'd thru night &

till 8 this ev'g</td>
  <td>38</td>
  <td>27</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom thrashing Oats - pd Wilfred for Tom

receivd from Reynolds so much lent 1st ins - as above<s> {line stroked through}</s></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>7 1/2</td>
  <td>light snow show'rs

gloomy</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>27</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Tom in Sleigh took to P. Off'ce Letters W.T. to Henry & Mrs T to Christ'n - pd for latter</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom thrashing Oats a short time  afterwards preparing for thrashing mill at West Barn - putting up Logs to inclose Straw &c - ev'g Tom to Stratford for Whisky - could not get any at Watsons or Dalys - they say none in the village

brot 1 lb Tea fm Watson - 2 lb Soap & 2 lb Butter fm Daly &c

W'd got Fox his 3 slut</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>20</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom preparing for thrashing mill - 2 Stewarts came with mill 4 @ 5 & with W'd fixd it -- Tom with Sleigh to Maccullocks (Alex declines selling - said the price was 2/6 p Gall & refered Tom to McGregors where he got 3 Gallons & paid for it </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>Ev'g heavy Snow</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>30</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>paid Washers 3/- Mrs T for Check for Sofa Cover 2/9 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>Thrashing Mill - 2 Stewarts & 4 Horses - Rankin / 2 Horses

Don'd Stewart & Marg't  Jno Stewart & Ann - W Crerars Jefsy & Marg't

Wilf'd & Tom - 12 -  6 Bo's Whisky - Siberian reported first rate</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>light rain nearly all day</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>32</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom making Straw Stack - fixing Back & front of West BArn & winnowing a few Bush'ls Wheat (Sib'n)</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomy</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>W'd & Tom this winnowing Siberian Wheat - Williams C.C. & Sharman calld with power of Att'y  Mrs Eliz Thornton  to W.T & Sharman 
to transfer {illegible}

Sold to the Thorntons - Sharman & Izard the same & the Exec'rs are to have a general release from the family tomorrow

Mrs T & M in Jno Stewarts Sleigh to Stratford  brot 2 Letters from John the latter announcing the death of Emily Downing on the 1st  ins'r  pd post'ge  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>9d</td>
  <td>Do </td>
  <td>25</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<table>

1846 January

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td>Emily to Stratford morn'g - took to Mickle Note complaining of neglect of not sending letter when I sent up (by Rankin) last Saturday

brot from Daly & Mickle Coffee 1 lb - 1 doz Corks - 1/2 Papers - Pills from Dr. Moore

Tom& W'd winnowing Sib'n Wheat - filling Sacks   for Market

in the even'g both to Sharmans to get 2 or 3 nails put into Horses Shoes</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomy</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>25</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td>Tom took to P. Off'ce a letter Mrs T.M J'n to John -</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow show'rs</td>
  <td>23</td>
  <td>24</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>W'd left @ 6 1/2 am for Ferries with 19 Sacks Wheat  (Sib'n)

Tom @ 9 to D'd Stewarts for the day Pig Killing - took rifle Powder & 4 Balls - Tom home from Donalds @ 5 pm

one of the old McTavish's reports that Mr Jones the Cons'r has been thrown from is horse & killd at Toronto - Rankin says that Dr Flynn saw him yesterday morning at Goderich - Cherry's calf very bad</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do aft'n</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td>10</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol. </td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>17</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow morn'g </td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>

<table>

Revision as of Mar 18, 2024, 12:18:03 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1846 January

Thursday	1	Tom thrashing Peas - Wilf'd ret'd from Corbetts @ 8 pm Mr Barron & Chas left Corbetts at the same time as W'd expected to reach Toronto tonight - W'ds expences	4	3 1/2	incefsant rain from 8am to 10 pm & continues	22	35
		lent to Reynolds $2 Almanac		3 1/2
Friday	2	X W'd & Tom winnowing Peas 7 1/2 B'ls Tom thrashing Oats some person has been in the West Barn today			rain cont'd thru night & till 8 this ev'g	38	27
Saturday	3	W'd & Tom thrashing Oats - pd Wilfred for Tom receivd from Reynolds so much lent 1st ins - as above ~~{line stroked through}~~		7 1/2	light snow show'rs gloomy	28	27
Sunday	4	Tom in Sleigh took to P. Off'ce Letters W.T. to Henry & Mrs T to Christ'n - pd for latter			fine	23	30
Monday	5	W'd & Tom thrashing Oats a short time afterwards preparing for thrashing mill at West Barn - putting up Logs to inclose Straw &c - ev'g Tom to Stratford for Whisky - could not get any at Watsons or Dalys - they say none in the village brot 1 lb Tea fm Watson - 2 lb Soap & 2 lb Butter fm Daly &c W'd got Fox his 3 slut			fine	26	20
Tuesday	6	W'd & Tom preparing for thrashing mill - 2 Stewarts came with mill 4 @ 5 & with W'd fixd it -- Tom with Sleigh to Maccullocks (Alex declines selling - said the price was 2/6 p Gall & refered Tom to McGregors where he got 3 Gallons & paid for it	7	6	Ev'g heavy Snow	28	30
		paid Washers 3/- Mrs T for Check for Sofa Cover 2/9	5	9
Wednesday	7	Thrashing Mill - 2 Stewarts & 4 Horses - Rankin / 2 Horses Don'd Stewart & Marg't Jno Stewart & Ann - W Crerars Jefsy & Marg't Wilf'd & Tom - 12 - 6 Bo's Whisky - Siberian reported first rate			light rain nearly all day	30	32
Thursday	8	W'd & Tom making Straw Stack - fixing Back & front of West BArn & winnowing a few Bush'ls Wheat (Sib'n)			gloomy	28	28
Friday	9	W'd & Tom this winnowing Siberian Wheat - Williams C.C. & Sharman calld with power of Att'y Mrs Eliz Thornton to W.T & Sharman to transfer {illegible} Sold to the Thorntons - Sharman & Izard the same & the Exec'rs are to have a general release from the family tomorrow Mrs T & M in Jno Stewarts Sleigh to Stratford brot 2 Letters from John the latter announcing the death of Emily Downing on the 1st ins'r pd post'ge		9d	Do	25	26

1846 January

Saturday	10	Emily to Stratford morn'g - took to Mickle Note complaining of neglect of not sending letter when I sent up (by Rankin) last Saturday brot from Daly & Mickle Coffee 1 lb - 1 doz Corks - 1/2 Papers - Pills from Dr. Moore Tom& W'd winnowing Sib'n Wheat - filling Sacks for Market in the even'g both to Sharmans to get 2 or 3 nails put into Horses Shoes	gloomy	24	25
Sunday	11	Tom took to P. Off'ce a letter Mrs T.M J'n to John -	Snow show'rs	23	24
Monday	12	W'd left @ 6 1/2 am for Ferries with 19 Sacks Wheat (Sib'n) Tom @ 9 to D'd Stewarts for the day Pig Killing - took rifle Powder & 4 Balls - Tom home from Donalds @ 5 pm one of the old McTavish's reports that Mr Jones the Cons'r has been thrown from is horse & killd at Toronto - Rankin says that Dr Flynn saw him yesterday morning at Goderich - Cherry's calf very bad	Do aft'n	20	10
Tuesday	13		tol.	14	17
Wednesday	14		snow morn'g	24
Thursday	15		fine	12	34

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