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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 83.pdf
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1846 August
| Sunday | 9 | Sim. Den. & Leah to their friends - Douglas rem'd - Sim & L ret'd ev'g Den. not | fine | 66 | ||||
| Monday | 10 | Had of Emily $ 1 1/2 - pd Shantz for Nace & Bell $6 1/2 (1845) Charnock alone came to breakfast - He W'd Sim'n & Douglas at Sib'n So of Hemlock - Denny ret'd at noon {three symbols gr ^ cd | 1 | 12 | 6 | fine | 60 | 54 |
| Tuesday | 11 | W'd Charnock hauld 11 Loads Siberian into West Barn (126 Shocks)
Simon & Douglas Cradling & binding Sib'n So of Hemlock Denny keeping Walsh at West Barn - Laid first Carnations Captain Clare of the Navy living in township if Norwich & his Father in Law calld & went in Canal to fish & aftern'n took a Glafs Whisky & Water - proceeding Westward to see the Country Pigs in Garden - Lettuces Carrots Onions Tomatoes &c sufferd the Travellers, Mrs T. Martha & Christ'n Mifs Lloyd & Ellen Barron arr'd @ 11 pm |
fine | 44 | 56 | |||
| Wednesday | 12 | Simon & Douglas Cradling - W'd & Charnock Hauling Sib'n into West Barn 9 Loads Denny to Stratford for Beef or Mutton - could not get any - afterw'd with R'd & Chas Charnock afsisting at Wheat - Dr Moore & Daughter dined & {illegible } with us | fine | 70 | ||||
| Thursday | 13 | Bar'r sinking - W'd & Charnock hauld 2 Loads Oats & 1/2 Load Peas for Peas stack & 4 Loads Sib'n to West Barn - Simon, Cradling Sib'n Douglas binding had lb Lamb from Jno Stewart | fine | 68 | 76 | |||
| Friday | 14 | all at Lot 38 Cradling & binding Sib'n
even'g Denny took up Waggon to Stratford - Ch'r M. Mifs Lloyd & Ellen B. Hinsley walkd - Ch'r followd - brot from Mr Daly a Bus'l Pork & a Bottle Whisky (the latter I presume a present) Nelly m'g Blacky ev'g - Bull in Garden ev'g twice |
fine | 56 | 63 | |||
| Saturday | 15 | morning - paid Thomas Douglas for seven days work @ 6/yk
Denny to Stratford after breakfast - brot from D & M 1 lb nails 1/4 lb Snuff not pd & a Box Blacking - Bull in Garden again ev'g from Woods Buliter 7 or 8 lb Beef - |
1 | 6 | 3 | /Do | 54 | 74 |
| Sunday | 16 | Charnock left us before breakfast - Mr Colemand & Rev'd Mr Gundy calld & 2 or 3 hours during rain - Simon with his friends - Denny to P. Office with letter M Jun'r to Ellen -- | heavy rainwith thunder &c during the night | 64 | ||||
| Monday | 17 | W'd & Simon Cradling Sib'n East - Denny to Stratford Note to Mifs Daly &c Rev'd Mr Gundy & Mr Coleman were to tea 10 @ 11 | fine | 54 | 32 | |||
| Tuesday | 18 | W'd & Simon Cradling & binding Oats - Denny dragging West M.E. & Mifs Lloyd to Dalys to tea - @ 8 Christ'n & Denny with Waggon & brot them home @ 12 ~ John arrivd @ 10 p Stage re Daly to Mickle | Do | 44 | 56 |
| Wednesday | 19 | W'd Sim & Denny & Ch'r hauling Sib'n & Oats into East Barn 7 Loads
John & Martha to Stratford re M & D. & made several calls Sowd Reo Turnip Radish - Laid Onions |
fine | 50 | 60 | |||
| Thursday | 20 | W'd to Hamilton & bort a Sheep & 2 Lambs $ to be paid to Mrs T in Sleightime- Simon & Denny dragging Jno & Emily walkd to Stratford - Jno rec'd som money & made some satisfactory arrangements with D & M - ret'd in Stage - by which he & Chr'n departed about 5 oC --
sent p Christ'n Letter to Henry with Spectacles & my Bill @ brn's for 8 ins't & L5.7.2 on Mr Barron being for Groceries &c for B Thorne r 6d pd acco't |
rain m'g | 59 | ||||
| Friday | 21 | W'd & Simon binding Oats - Cradling Sib'n Wheat on new land
transplanted 1 Row Celery into trench. Emily to Stratford - brought a p's Beef from Woods |
fine | 55 | 66 | |||
| Saturday | 22 | W'd binding & shocking Oats - Simon plough Den. dragged - Bull out again ev'g | 63 | |||||
| Sunday | 23 | M. E. & Mifs Lloyd to Stratford Hickey - Mr & Mrs Wm Robinson & Mr & Mrs Holmes took tea with us -- | fine | 58 | ||||
| Monday | 24 | Hauld into Barn 2 Loads Oats rather Straw - Gran'ry Scythe | fine | 48 | ||||
| Tuesday | 25 | Cradling Sib on new Land - W'd to McNaughtons & had |
fine | 57 | 62 | |||
| Wednesday | 26 | W'd & Simon at Sib'n in New Land - Denny draging - Debit Charnock & Cr Mrs T for Goods supplied - Mrs Anglin 1 Canister Powder 2/6 6 lb Butter @ 5d - 2/6 | fine | 60 | ||||
| Thursday | 27 | Housed in West Sib'n Wheat Produce of New Land So. 4 Loads Martha to Stratford early - no meat to be had - Wood kills tomorrow m'g | fine | 54 | 67 | |||
| Friday | 28 | W'd signd to atty to Elizabeth Thornton - Power to transfer Lot 3 to Chas Cawston Lot 4 to John Cawston - signd also by Sharman - witnefsd by Jno Ingram & W'd
kept as my authority for a doing ZMr Hestlets (Mrs Thorntons Att'y ) Letter of 23 Octo 41 |
show'r ev'g | 65 | 64 | |||
| Saturday | 29 | W'd ploughing aft'n fencing {illegible} Sim plough'g m'g - aft'n thrash'g Wheat - Denny drag'g | show'r with thunder & lightning | 60 | 66 | |||
| Sunday | 30 | W'd to Stratford - Geeky- S. & D. home - Gave Wh. Holly'k Seed to Daniels this side Hagersville will give anything in return - Has Tiger Lilies - young Mulberry trees &c | 62 | |||||
| Monday | 31 | W'd ploughing - Denny drag'g - aft'n Simon thrashing Wheat Apples Stolen from tree SE Corner of Garden last night | fine | 63 | 69 |
