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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 77.pdf
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1846 May
| Sunday | 3 | Simon to Stratford Denney Do & home - both ret'd even'g Rankin brot Note from Linton re Bull | fine | 37 | 52 | |||
| Monday | 4 | Had from Wm Crerar B'ls Siberian - pd W'd this day
sent to Mr Daly by Tom's Teamster Veg Marrow & Malta W'd Sim & Denny in Fallows - cleaning up & burning - Goldfinches, Bl.Wh & R headed Wood pecker |
6 | 3 | fine | 42 | 53 | |
| Tuesday | 5 | W'd sowd 6 Bush'ls in Fallow South - Simon & he dragging Do Denny Gardening great part of the day. W'd shot one of Jno Stewarts Pigs being as they suppose mad gu some other disease - 2 or 3 of ours tickd off lately | showers ev'g with thunder & lightning | |||||
| Wednesday | 6 | Simon & Dennyt dragging Wheat in fallow - W'd splitting rails & fencing round Do | fine | 52 | 50 | |||
| Thursday | 7 | finished dragging Wheat Do hauling & splitting rails sowd first Bed of Onions Emily to Stratford after dinner brot letter from Henry to me via Hamilton - pd Postage 7d Sn 7 1/2 Berg 3/2 1/2 | 6 1/2 | fine | 46 | 52 | ||
| Friday | 8 | {pen scribble in margin} on I
Hauling & splitting rails (W'd Simon & Denny) Duke having again been hurt by Hector, the latter was yoked with Diamond & performd pretty well Sowd 2d B in Onions |
show'r aft'n | 48 | 54 | |||
| Saturday | 9 | D & M's Teamster brot a Parcel fm Hamilton (Toronto) for which Mrs T. pd 2/6
inclosed for me with Seeds - & frm Henry advising a Cage & Birds being forwarded the Teamster could not bring the Cage, but the Seeds were in Mrs T's package Gave to a distrefsd sick Irishman Wilfred to Stratford aft'n - saw Jackson re Bull which is to be gone on 1st June - when a list of subscribers &c &c with Books will be furnished - Payment for keep to be made half yearly or when wanted had from D & M a Garden Spade Simon & Denny cutting Potatoe sets forenoon - aft'n splitting rials |
1 | 3 | rain all day | 55 | 56 | |
| Sunday | 10 | all at home - Denny spent the day at Cowmans | show'r early ev'g | 51 | 40 | |||
| Monday | 11 | W'd & Sim'n cutting Timber splitting into Rails, & putting up Do in fallow
Denny with me in Garden till 4 pm Sowd cucumber, Celery, Capsicum Tomato in Hotbed, also Annual Flower Seeds |
fine | 30 | 34 | |||
| Tuesday | 12 | fencing in fallow - dragging at West Lot for Potatoes
Sowd 3 Beds Onions</td> | fine | 35 | 44 |
| Wednesday | 13 | Finished fencing South round Fallow morn'g aft'n planted about 5 Bush'ls Potatoes opposite West Barn - found Bell with a fine Filly in West field this morning - T. Daly Easton a pafsenger this teamster pafsd down for Hamilton @ 2 pm sent by him a line to John - not much chance of bringing the Cage &c
Emily to Stratford after dinner brot from Mr Daly a Bottle Whisky Coffee rice from D & M. 1/2 lb lump Sugar - 1 Canad'n 2 Inqu'rs pd |
1 1/2 | fine till dark
very high wind evening rain |
52 | 63 | ||
| paid Mrs John & Roy Stewart ---- Planted - Carrot (Dublin) & Parsnips for Seed - | 3 | ~ | ||||||
| Thursday | 14 | Paid Stewarts for thrashing Mill 2 days Peter Stewart{signature} not being able to find the oxen could not proceed with Potato planting patching fence round West field
- all gardening good part of the day sowd Bed of Carrot Seed - South Row Dublin rem'g Altringham Burns a celebrated man preachd at the Presbyterian Church a large gathering of the Scotch - sent p Jno Stewarts to P Office a letter M Jun'r to Ellen, inclosing one W.T. to Dr Wilsons, asking his advice as to Mrs T's health &c - Cucumbers sown 11th up this morn'g |
2 | ~ | ~ | again very highwind
even'g show'r with thunder & lightning |
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| Friday | 15 | Wilf'd making a new Tongue to Waggon - Simon ploughing Grafs west end next Road - Denny driving - Caged off the 3 young Can's sowd 2d Bed Carrots, Surry | much rain last night fine day | 46 | 48 | |||
| Saturday | 16 | all planting Potatoes 8 or 10 Bush'ls - W'd took Waggon to McNaughtons morn'g to have him work fixd to Tongue - Sim & Denny for it even'g sowd 2 Rows Tomato Blood Beets South side of Bed & a Bed Parsnips | fine | 38 | 55 | |||
| Sunday | 17 | Simon with his friends till even'g Denny on Pal to Mr Dalys with a note for medicine & advice for Mrs T. - aftern'n to his friends - W'd walkd to Stratford to hear Mr Geeky the Congregational Preacher - brot back Pat, a Note & medicine fm Mr D. a fine large Moth escaped from one of the Chrysales over the Table - dark & handsome | beautiful | 43 | 61 | |||
| Monday | 18 | W'd to P Crerars for 5 Bush'ls Potatoes Pinkeye & Cups mixd @ 3/yk 9/4 1/2 C'y
to be settled with Mrs T money being owing to here had 13th inst. of John Stewart 5 B'ls Red Potatoes @ 3/yk to be set off against Bull acco't Boys ploughing in Potatoes at West Lot finishd, in all 15 or 16 Bush'ls - began ploughing in Paddock for Swedes Sowd Bed Canterbury Beans |
fine & cold | 52 | 38 |
