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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 88.pdf

1846 November

<table>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Preparing East Shed for Horses &c

Martha & Emily to Mr Dalys & signd transfer of Lot 38 to</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td>33</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>W'd at Shed as yesterday - Simon to Stratford mill with     Sacks Sib'n but could not get it ground to day - brot letters from P. Office to

Isaac to Emily pd - Mr to Mrs B.

rec'd of P. Bauman - Hec 45 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td>tol</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Denny home, sent by him to P. Office letter Mrs B to Mr B inclosing a line W.T. to Henry for Can of Seed

Letter W.T. to John --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow show'r high wind</td>
  <td>34</td>
  <td>28</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>W'd & Simon getting in & thrashing Peas with Horses - aft'n W'd to Rankins w thrashing Mill  no Denny</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol - cold</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>December</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>W'd Simon & Horses at Rankins thrashing Mill - no Denny

Doctor Moore visited Mrs T pronounces her complaint Dumb Ague, prescribed accordingly - had from T. Daly 20 Grains Sulphate of Quinine he brot it down</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine - cold hail show'r 10 pm</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Constant rain or Sleet through the night & rain till about 4 pm

W'd at East Shed - Simon thrashing Peas - Denny ret'd this afternoon

Gave Hugh McNeill above Stratford - his House having been burnt & every thing that they had is destroyed  Ellen also gave 1/3

A cook Canary drownd in Water Glafs this morning - guefs Ellens --</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>rain nearly all day</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>46</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Wilf'd & Simon winnowing Peas - Simon & D hauling firewood up @ 11 1/2 W'd & Martha to Stratford

rec'd of John Sharman on acco't of keep of Societys Bull <s>L</s>7 = $28 -----</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>paid Hicks for Carriage Box fm Hamilton </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td><s>Mrs T</s> -- Mrs B  -- W.T. Box 6/3 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>(3/9 s'd )   2/6 Bal'e 7/9 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td><s>14</s></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Grog 6.  Whip lash 1/6 </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>sn</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Walkd to Stratford - pd Willson Collman John --- </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td>tol.

thermometer brot inot house</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>pd Penders for Mutton </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>" Hicks for Brandy & Beer ----   </td>
  <td>~</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>calld at Jacksons & Dalys - met Roper at the latter place he gave an order for L150 which will be sent to Mr Jones tomorrow & a Deed ret'd of Mr Jones has arrivd fm Toronto</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td>W'd Sm & Den. at East Shed - Mifs Daly & Roper calld - even'g 
4 1/2  Denny to Stratford to bring sundries from Mr Daly & Daly & M - 10 pm has not got back ret'd 6th to breakfast

Dr Moore came in this evening & left @ 10 1/2 --

Annie Orr calld

Denny  <s>Denny</s> to P.Office &c M'g.  brot letter from John 7d not pd.
 <tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>6</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>7</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>heavy rain eveing</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>gloomy</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>29</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>9</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>10</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow all day</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>11</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>snow evening</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>12</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>tol.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>13</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>8</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>15</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>beautiful</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>16</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Do</td>
  <td>14</td>
  <td>22</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>17</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>18</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>19</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>20</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>11 pm Snow</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>21</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>22</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Sleighing{in Bold} really good</td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
 </tr>

Revision as of Apr 8, 2024, 12:01:14 PM, edited by 10.0.2.100

1846 November

Friday	27	Preparing East Shed for Horses &c Martha & Emily to Mr Dalys & signd transfer of Lot 38 to				fine	15	33
Saturday	28	W'd at Shed as yesterday - Simon to Stratford mill with Sacks Sib'n but could not get it ground to day - brot letters from P. Office to Isaac to Emily pd - Mr to Mrs B. rec'd of P. Bauman - Hec 45		2	6	tol	34
Sunday	29	Denny home, sent by him to P. Office letter Mrs B to Mr B inclosing a line W.T. to Henry for Can of Seed Letter W.T. to John --				snow show'r high wind	34	28
Monday	30	W'd & Simon getting in & thrashing Peas with Horses - aft'n W'd to Rankins w thrashing Mill no Denny				tol - cold	26	26
December
Tuesday	1	W'd Simon & Horses at Rankins thrashing Mill - no Denny Doctor Moore visited Mrs T pronounces her complaint Dumb Ague, prescribed accordingly - had from T. Daly 20 Grains Sulphate of Quinine he brot it down				fine - cold hail show'r 10 pm		26
Wednesday	2	Constant rain or Sleet through the night & rain till about 4 pm W'd at East Shed - Simon thrashing Peas - Denny ret'd this afternoon Gave Hugh McNeill above Stratford - his House having been burnt & every thing that they had is destroyed Ellen also gave 1/3 A cook Canary drownd in Water Glafs this morning - guefs Ellens --		1	3	rain nearly all day	32	46
Thursday	3	Wilf'd & Simon winnowing Peas - Simon & D hauling firewood up @ 11 1/2 W'd & Martha to Stratford rec'd of John Sharman on acco't of keep of Societys Bull L7 = $28 -----	7	~	~		28
		paid Hicks for Carriage Box fm Hamilton		2	6
		~~Mrs T~~ -- Mrs B -- W.T. Box 6/3		2	6
		(3/9 s'd ) 2/6 Bal'e 7/9		14
		Grog 6. Whip lash 1/6			2
		sn		1	3
Friday	4	Walkd to Stratford - pd Willson Collman John ---		17	9	tol. thermometer brot inot house
		pd Penders for Mutton		2	6
		" Hicks for Brandy & Beer ----	~	4	8
		calld at Jacksons & Dalys - met Roper at the latter place he gave an order for L150 which will be sent to Mr Jones tomorrow & a Deed ret'd of Mr Jones has arrivd fm Toronto
Saturday	5	W'd Sm & Den. at East Shed - Mifs Daly & Roper calld - even'g 4 1/2 Denny to Stratford to bring sundries from Mr Daly & Daly & M - 10 pm has not got back ret'd 6th to breakfast Dr Moore came in this evening & left @ 10 1/2 -- Annie Orr calld Denny ~~Denny~~ to P.Office &c M'g. brot letter from John 7d not pd.
Sunday	6					tol.
Monday	7					heavy rain eveing
Tuesday	8					gloomy		29
Wednesday	9						26
Thursday	10					snow all day	26
Friday	11					snow evening
Saturday	12					tol.
Sunday	13					fine	14
Monday	14					fine	8
Tuesday	15					beautiful	3
Wednesday	16					Do	14	22
Thursday	17
Friday	18
Saturday	19
Sunday	20					11 pm Snow
Monday	21
Tuesday	22					Sleighing{in Bold} really good

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