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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 84.pdf
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1846 September
Tuesday | 1 | W'd ploughing - Simon thrashing - Denny dragging. W'ds Red 2 yr old | fine | 64 | S | |||
Wednesday | 2 | W'd lighing Stumps - Simon plough'g Denny dragging morning afternoon Diamond unable to stand - Sim. plough'g with horses - sent for Sharman at Big Thames - W'd gathering apples Waring had thieves again last night - 9 1/2 pm. Diamond now on his legs& breathes better-- | Do | 64 | 71 | |||
Thursday | 3 | W'd Simon fanning Wheat - about 10 Bush'ls - Charman came to see Diamond slit his tail & in evg W'd went up for a drink - Denny accomp'd him to Seigmiller & orderd a pair Boots to be ready in a week, price $ 1 3/4 | rain all day & continues | 69 | ||||
Friday | 4 | Simon ploughing - W'd & Denny hauling rails - transplanted 3rd row Celery & 2 Pansies
Gave Diamond the Drench from Charman in the morn'g & hornd him into Hembark fists} Bell came to us ---- |
tol. | 66 | ||||
Saturday | 5 | Simon absent on leave - W'd & Denny fencing around Haystack South | showers m'g aft'n tol. | 71 | 63 | |||
Sunday | 6 | S. & D with their friends. Mickle here at Tea | fine | 65 | ||||
Monday | 7 | Simon ploughing - W'd & Denny weeding East of House | am fine showers &c ev'g | 69 | 69 | |||
Tuesday | 8 | W'd sowd 6 1/4 Bush'ls Fall Wheat - W'd & Denny Dragging Do Simon ploughing Bill to Stratford for fresh meal - none to be had - will have tomorrow | fine | 55 | 55 | |||
Wednesday | 9 | W'd thrashing - Simon ploughing Denny dragging - W'd sowd 4 Bush'ls Wheat | fine | 47 | 56 | |||
Thursday | 10 | Simon ploughing - W'd & Denny dragging - W'd also thrashing - Jno Hamilton (Clairburn) had 2 Bush'ls Fall Wheat for us - Had Beef from Woods 9 Bal. Lifted Onions | fine | 52 | ||||
Friday | 11 | W'd ploughing - S. & D. dragging. Isaac our P Mail @ 11 pm Cherry in all night & 12th Do | fine | 62 | ||||
Saturday | 12 | W'd ploughing Paddock - Simon Denny | a show'r a.m. | 70 | 62 | |||
Sunday | 13 | Simon & Denny to their friends - the rest at home | fine | 62 | 69 | |||
Monday | 14 | W'd Simon plough'g So - Denny dragging Padd | Do | 69 | ||||
Tuesday | 15 | W'd at Reynolds raising a Dwelling Ho. Simon plough'g So
Denny dragging Paddock & after to Hamiltons Mr Barron arrivd p Stage @ 10 pm |
fine | 45 | 48 | |||
Wednesday | 16 | Isaac & Mrs T & Mifs Lloyd to Stratford in Waggon - borrowd Gun from Mr Daly - Alex Orr ret'd fm the States while they were in the Village which prevented Annie Jane coming back with them. Simon at Statute Labor - West of Barn | ||||||
Thursday | 17 | Is & W'd shooting - 1 Pheasant - 2 Pigeons - Denny W Stratford morn'g brot lb Beef from Woods - Isaac left @ 3 3/4 p Stage - Simon hauling Rails So. & thrashing Oats | rain great part of the day | 45 |
Friday | 18 | receivd of Mr Barron Note Bank of British North Americsa nol 95 dated 1 Jan 7 1842 p $50 | 12 | 10 | fine | 52 | ||
Saturday | 19 | W'd Simon Denny | showers | |||||
Sunday | 20 | Denny drove Mrs T. M.E. & Mifs Lloyd to Stratford | fine | |||||
Monday | 21 | W'd at Critzs raising a House Simon & Denny rails M E & Mifs Lloyd to Temperance Meeting - S & D went for them with Waggon & ret'd @ 11 pm | fine | |||||
Tuesday | 22 | W'd Simon & Denny
paid Mrs T for sundries advancd by her p mem'm Denny to Stratford - brot Mutton from Woods |
15 | 9 | 45 | 57 | ||
Wednesday | 23 | Mr Barron & W'd thrashing Wheat morn'g & aft'n Sim'n & Den
Mis{illegible} McCullock, Sargint & Wilkins Mes'r Orr & Hewit & Alex here to tea Alex very unwell -- |
60 | |||||
Thursday | 24 | W'd & Mr Barron at Rankins m'g - borrowed 32 lb Flour of Jno Stewart
Simon & Denny putting up rails behind Fall Wheat evening W'd removing Closets in Kitchen from No to So side |
rain | 54 | ||||
Friday | 25 | Simon ploughing Denny
Mr Barron & W'd at Ploughing Match great part of the day - I was also there 1 or 2 hours after dinner - Hyde had 1st Prize of $10 borrowd more flour of J Stewart 11 1/2 lb |
rather heavy rain nearly the whole day | 55 | ||||
Saturday | 26 | Simon ploughing - Denny took Mrs T M & E to Stratford - Watson here very high W'd with Mr B after Pheasants fore'n - aftern'n Jno Stewarts raising a Stable Gundy also called | ||||||
Sunday | 27 | |||||||
Monday | 28 |