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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 92.pdf
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1847 February
Tuesday | 16 | W'd & Lathy removing Peas from Stack into Barn alarmed by the Soot in the Stove Pipe taking fire - Wilf'd soon got on the roof & extinguished it - took the whole down & had them thoroughly cleaned & put up again | sleet or snow nearly all day | |||||
Wednesday | 17 | pd Riland for Hand Ladle - 9d - for Letter fm In'y & paper 7 1/2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Sleigh Tongue | 1 | 3 | ||||||
rec'd of Mrs Barron for Cask Beer fm Galt --- .10. --
& for Postages to 31 Dec'r -- 10.4 1/2 W'd to Stratford aft'n & brought out the above morning with Lathy getting Peas into Barn |
1 | ~ | 4 | |||||
Thursday | 18 | Paid John Cowmans on acco't of Simons Wages $40 prec't | 10 | ~ | ~ | |||
W'd & Lathy getting in more Peas - preparing & fixing new Tongue to Sleight -- Sn
one of our Sheep had 2 Lambs this morn'g at Jno Stewarts sent to P. Off'ce for Mrs Stewart Letter Martha to John gave W'd for tomorrow - 5 Sov'n @ 24/6 = 24 1/2 3 $10 Notes -- 30 1 " 4 __/_____ 4 } 58 1/2 to pay for Thrashing Mill &c. |
7 1/2 | |||||||
Friday | 19 | Wilfred left @ 6 am to take down a Load Wheat for Rankin & to accompany him to Galt to pay for thrashing Mill
Mr Barron & Henry arrived in Sleigh @ 4 1/2 pm - left Toronto yesterday morning. Tom & his father winnowing Wheat till Mr B. & H arrived got in a little Hay from No Stack. |
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Saturday | 20 | W'd returnd from Galt &c - paid my 1/2 of Rankin & my joint Notes to Crombie & Co - due 1 ins't 16.5.~
1 Feb 48 -- 16.5.~ 32.10.~ deduct for paym't of the 2 Notes before 1st March payment -- 5.~~ 17.10.~ paid my half -- |
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Saturday | 20 | |||||||
Sunday | 21 | |||||||
Monday | 22 | |||||||
Tuesday | 23 | |||||||
Wednesday | 24 | |||||||
Thursday | 25 | |||||||
Friday | 26 | |||||||