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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 74.pdf
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1846 March
Friday | 20 | Tom came in from Sugary @ 6 1/2 am. W'd remaind
Mrs T. M & E to Do ab't 8 - the first ret'd soon - M & E @ 6 pm bringing a small Cake - w't 5 1/2 lb Nett - 2 other Cakes made & will be brought tomorrow m'g - Tom hauling rail Timber morn'g & aft'n till 4 - went to Stratford & brot 3 lb Butter fm D & M. & a G'n Whisky fm Watson - w. to Sugary @ 8 with W'd Supper & a Bottle W's Grog. |
A little snow & Hail aft'n | 28 | 32 | |||
Saturday | 21 | Calld up @ 4 1/2 by Mail driver Wilson, who borrowd Charley to help him on to Stratford, one of his Horses being knockd up -
@ 8 walkd with Mrs T. to Sugary - Tom brot home 2 Pails Sugar made yesterday 20 lbs & 19 lb nett - Pigeons W'd Tom hauling firewood &c - ev'g @ 5 to Stratford & brot letter from Mrs Barron pd inclosing $11 - |
2 | 15 | ~ | m'g gloomy & cold aft'n fine | 28 | 22 |
Sunday | 22 | first Blue Bird all at home - roads impafsable -- | morn'g fine pm gloomy | 23 | 34 | |||
Monday | 23 | W'd to Sugary @ 5 1/2 Martha @ 8 - the latter ret'd @6 pm Tom at Rail work &c - to Sugary 7 pm for the night (with W'd) | gloomy even'g rain | 28 | 36 | |||
Tuesday | 24 | Emily @ 8 to Sugary carrying W'ds breakfast &c ret'd @ 6 pm Tom splitting rails - @ 6 1/2 pm to Sugary - W'd & Tom home @ 10 1/2 with the {illegible} tidings that the whole batch of Sugar 60 or 70 lb is spoild - may do for Molafses | misley rain nearly all day | 36 | 38 | |||
Wednesday | 25 | A great deal of rain thro the night & continues
Set Hen in Cook House with Riley & W'd went with Waggon & brought Mrs Riley who with our neighbour Mrs Stewart washd & did the needful to his corpse.a Black man fm Hamilton & his Son ( & Horses) for the night on Sofa - S'n & bkfast |
light showers | 38 | 37 | |||
Thursday | 26 | the Rileys left @ 6 - Blackys @ 8 - Hickes with a Widow lady calld to inquire about Lot 38
am to call on him tomorrow after the funeral - Alex Orr calld pd Mrs T for Washers 3/~ Wilfred pottering inviting neighbours to funeral tomorrow - noon &c Addrefs of Toms Father - Thomas Riley - Great Linford - near Newport Pugnell Buchs |
3 | ~ | snow show'rs frost |
Friday | 27 | Snow show'rs | 33 | |||||
Saturday | 28 | Snow Show'rs | 30 | |||||
Sunday | 29 | Snow show'rs aft'n heavy rain | 28 | 26 | ||||
Monday | 30 | Sn Show'rs | 25 | 30 | ||||
Tuesday | 31 | fine | 24 | 26 | ||||
April | ||||||||
Wednesday | 1 | fine | 18 | 30 | ||||
Thursday | 2 | fine | 27 | 32 | ||||