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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 71.pdf
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1846 February
| Tuesday | 3 | Wilfred to Stratford for Sleigh Crook left yesterday - paid for sawing
& preparing Mat'ls for new Sleigh Tom in Bush after rail Timber morn'g Meeting at Stratford for nomination of a member of Parliament for the County in place of Dr Dunlop resigned - McCullock & Dr Chalk |
2 | 6 | gloomy | 32 | 32 | |
| pd Washers Kitty Crerar & Christ'a Stewart -- | 3 | ~ | ||||||
| Mrs T for 2 Reels Cotton 2d --
had from Daly & M.a 4 1/2 lb Levitts Axe - p W'd - sold my old Duffle Great Coat to Henry Izard for $2 1/2 |
2 | |||||||
| Wednesday | 4 | W'd making Ox Sleigh & cut his foot - Tom Chopping for Rails, & even'g to Stratford - brought letter from Aunt Jan'y dated 1/2 Jan'ry & 2 Inquirers - 2 lb Sugar fm Daly & Co -- John arrived @ 8 pm having first taken Mifs Louisa Dowing to Mr Dalys - Mr & Mrs Allan & 2 dined with us | fine | 20 | ||||
| Thursday | 5 | W'd & Tom making Sleigh - John {stroked through phrase} Mrs T & M {illegible} in Sleigh to Stratford - dined at Mr Dalys - ret'd to tea with Mifs Downing & Mrs Meany - Alex came @ 8 Oc with Cutter rem'd till 10 -- | Do | 34 | ||||
| Friday | 6 | W'd going on with Sleigh - Tom in Bush John & Mifs Downing left us via Guelph about 8 1/2 am | beautiful | 18 | 28 | |||
| Saturday | 7 | Rankin had 41 lb Flour by our Steelyards. vi, 19 Dec Tom hauling rail Timber out of Bush W'd Tom Mrs T & Em'y to Stratford | 12 | 6 | morn'g fine
ev'g gloomy a little rain Snow |
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| Sunday | 8 | W'd Tom Mrs T & Em'y to Stratford - Mr Allan - Mr & Mrs Robinson their friend Mr Glendenning Esquesing & Alex Orr to tea | fine | 9 | 13 | |||
| Monday | 9 | I walked W'd on Charley to Stratford
- pd Roys Acco't to 12 Jan'y |
12 | 6 | Do | 15 | 6 | |
| pd Watsons acco't to 31 Dec last -- | 7 | 8 | 1 1/2 | |||||
| Daly & Mickle ---- Do 4 at Jacksons 4d bot of MrGregors a quantity of Oats @ 2/8 yk. Tom rail work | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Tuesday | 10 | W'd $ 72 with Sleigh to Stratford - brought from McGregor & pd for 21 Bush'ls Black Oats -- 2/8 yk 9 B'l | 1 | 15 | ~ | fine | 8 | 24 |
| paid WF McCullock Bal'ce of acco't to this date
brot from Daly & M 3 lb Butter - 1 lb Sugar Cotton Spools Tom in Bush after Rail |
3 | 5 | ||||||
| lent to Wilfred | ~ | 10 | ~ |
| Wednesday | 11 | Snow till 3 pm Snow aft'n 3 or 4 in | 24 | |||||
| Thursday | 12 | light Sn. Show'rs | 6 | 18 | ||||
| Friday | 13 | fine | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Saturday | 14 | morn'g fine ev'g Snow cont'd all n't | 12 | |||||
| Sunday | 15 | Snow sh'rs m'g | 21 | |||||
| Monday | 16 | Sn. till 1 @ 2 ev'g fine | 20 | 15 | ||||
| Tuesday | 17 | Snow morn'g | 19 | 16 | ||||
| Wednesday | 18 | fine | 8 | 10 |
