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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 72.pdf
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1846 February
Thursday | 19 | W'd ret'd from Ferries @ 2 1/2 19 Sacks - (14 taken yesterday & 5 from Hobsons) sold of the quantity 9 Sacks left at Hobsons 16 ins't 2 Bush'ls -- @ 7 /2 yk -- --- --- ~.8.11 1/2 2 Do -------- 7/6 ---------------------9. 4 1/2 --- r'd |
18 | 4 | heavy snow from 5 pm with high wind cont'd 10 1/2 pm | |||
expences ----- Mrs T & M to Stratford @ 10 am - Emily Do @ 2 pm & have not ret'd 10 1/2 pm | 5 | 4 1/2 | ||||||
Friday | 20 | W'd & Tom grinding axes at Jno Stewarts m'g - aft'n to W Crerars helping to get a Load Wheat ready for the Ferries - W'd left with it 3 @ 4 pm Sacks - Mrs T & Emily accompanied to Robinsons intending to remain there till his return tomorrow Mr Kirk brought Mrs T M & E from Stratford at 12 -- | Snow storm thro' last night
& the roads heavy Snow show'rs m'g & ev'g |
20 | 24 | |||
Saturday | 21 | rec'd of Wm Anglin on acco't Hec 45 - $1 . - 1/10 1/2 & 10 cts = 6d on his way up in Horse Sleigh - got fixd at the trough the Horses having jumpd over - went to John Stewarts with whose help they were backd - after remaining 1/2 hour to get thawed & somewhat sobered, he proceeded homeward
Tom in Bush after rail timber |
7 | 4 1/2 | heavy snow m'g | 22 | 18 | |
W'd Mrs T & Em'y got home @ 9 3/4 pm ----- | 4 | 10 | ||||||
sold W Crerars Wheat 39 Bush'ls @ 7 /2 pd Mrs T for 3 1/2 yds Moleskin at Sale Tom @ 1/9 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
6 yds Flannel --- self 1/1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
3 Hdkfs (Cotton) --- Do --- 4d | 1 | ~ | ||||||
Tape 6d - Cotton Spools 1/9 -- Gen'l use | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Sunday | 22 | Tom at Stratford | Snow show'r | 11 | 16 | |||
Monday | 23 | l ret'd 26th Mrs T & M to Stratford Sale ev'g 4 pm brought them @ 7 1/2 - W'd & Tom winnowing Wheat & preparing pd for Bottle Mustard 7 1/2 d - Black Tape for House use 5d |
1 | 1/2 | Do | 10 | 12 |
Tuesday | 24 | Wilf'd left Z/ Silver @ 7 1/4 with 16 Sacks Wheat (Fall &c) for Ferries
W's Calf died in the course of last night - ine going Mr & Mrs Robinson came at 12 & left @ 9 1/2 pm Tom in Bush after Rails - his Nephew came for him at 8 pm his brother having had a fit - presume Epileptic - 1 of Black Sows Pigs died Alex & Irwin calld at 6 but did not remain many minutes ( canvafsing) |
Snow show'rs | 12 | 2 | |||
Wednesday | 25 | Tom as yesterday - Wilfred ret'd from Ferries 2 @ 3 pm
sold to him the above = 31 Bus'ls @ 7/2 yk == |
7 | 1 | 10 1/2 | fine | 3 | 2 below Z |
~ to Hobson 2 Bush'ls. 2 Bush'ls part of what was left with him 16 ins't @ 7/6 yk | 9 | 4 1/2 | ||||||
brought from Ferries the Produce of 10 Bush'ls Wheat on acco't of his due Bill for 34 Bush'ls left with him 18th ins't & endorsed on back - 400 lbs Flour 100 lb Bran & Shorts 30 lb --
bought at Davidsons Store Hagersvile & paid for A Peck Clover Seed @ $12 p Bush'l |
15 | ~ | ||||||
Expences | 5 | 3 1/2 | ||||||
pd Dun'n McNaughton Smit to 31 Dec --- 8.2 --- | ||||||||
lefs for Hector 45 --- 2.6. | 5 | 8 | ||||||
Thursday | 26 | Paid Mrs J & Mrs R. Stewart Tom as yesterday. W'd Do morning - aft'n putting Flour as above into 2 Barrels in loft next Wheat -- | ~ | 3 | ~ | fine | 6 below Z | 2 above |
Friday | 27 | Wilfred left @ 7 am with Load W Crerars Wheat for Ferries Z/Note Z/. {illegible} Tom at Rail work | fine | 1 ab. | 9 ab. | |||
Saturday | 28 | light snow show'r | 10 | 10 | ||||