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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 09.pdf
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| Sunday | 29 | Mrs T. M & E walkd to Scotch Church - ret'd @ 5 Alex & An to Tea &c brot a Square Bottle of Whiskey. - Big Befs | fine | 4 | 17 | |
| Monday | 30 | Wilf'd to Market @ 6 AM with 4 Hogs & about 30 Bush'ls Otas $9.0.4 Chapman fm Galt papr up with Load Wooden Pails for Daly - met Wilf'd at Schwartz all right - Price of Oats Cash 1/y/{?} - Hogs 2 & 2 1/2 $ --- Boys cutting up Hogs - ev'g Christ'n & Chas to Alexs - Is'c cut up & barreld side pieces of 2 Hogs - Mr Daly had a Load of Straw | do | 10 | 30 | |
| Tuesday | 31 | Barreld Pork part 1, all side pieces in to Cellar - 1 other pieces in Barn
Wilderd returned from Galt at 8 1/2 PM:
Sold to Elliot Galt 33 Bush'ls Oats @ 7 1/2 | incefsant snow high wind nt | 30 | 23 | |
| February Wednesday | 1 | brought up 6 Barrels Salt for Mr Daly from Chapmans
Wilfred after dinner took up Mr Dalys 6 Blr Salt viz. 300.300.310.310.320.340 @ 2/6/Bl of 280 lbs - 15__ 1.9 to acco't ~~ 16.9 Dt Mr D | cloudy noon same after | 6 | -12 | |
| Thursday | 2 | Chas to Seigmillers with Bark 1 Cord 1 foot the rest at Pinery - paid Mrs T Mrs Ray Stewart 1/6 Mrs John Stewart 2/6
had of Temperhar 1 lb Tea @ 6/.yk not pd to pay in Skins or Tallow next trip Chas to Duncan Fisher Bl Full 370 lbs @ $23/4.2 19/5 Car'gr 3/1 rec'd 1.2.6 | 4 | Snow show'ng | 9 | -16 |
| Friday | 3 | Wilf'd took to Seigmillers 25 ft 8 in Bark
thrashing a little Barley with oxen morn & aft'n pottering deliverd to Fisher 27 Bushls 6 lbs Oats @ 8 & red'd on acc't a Half Sovereign Chas to Stratford in Mr Tye's Cutter - ret'd with {illegible} Tye on Ox sleigh - brot from Daly 4 lbs Butter 1 1/2 lbs sugar & a Lg Bottle Whisky from Alex | Snow Show'rs | 18 | 19 | |
| Saturday | 4 |
Chas to Seigmillers with Bark 1.1.4 Jan 7 16 1.1.9 17 - 1.5.8 18 - 1.6.4 20 - 1.4.9 27 - 1.2.3 feb 2 - 1.1._ 3 - 00.25.8 8.16 9 @ $34. 9 yk Cradling 57 Hector 5/ 2 36 ~ 9 Cr By Pair Boots - Wilfred ~ ~ ~ 4. Bal due {illegible} by Adam Seigmller & Cusmam $ 32 ~ 9 yk boys thrashing Barley with Colts - John arr'd @ 4 in Mr Dalys Sleigh with Mr D Jane & Mrs Ebbs ~ Mr Tye calld @ 7 oc - Martha accomp'd him in his Cutter on a visit till Wednesday when we use to go for her at G Nance again sick - gave her a warm bran Mash | fine | 16 | 19 | |
| Sunday | 5 | Mrs T & Emily walkd to Meeting Mr Byers at Dalys in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather - Chas to Alex's morn'g Mrs Trel'n @ 2 in Mr Byers Cutter - Emily stopd short @ Annies - after dinner Christ'n & John to {illegible} | Snow all day | 24 | 20 | |
| Monday | 6 | morning nothing done - aftern'n Isaac Chas & John to Straford &c ^Nell & Bell in Sleigh ret'd @ 10
brot from P Kostner 9 1/2 Galls Whisky - from Mr Daly 1 lb Salt petre 1 lb Pepper 2 lbs Sugar 1 lb Soap - 1 lb Nails - from McPherson 5 lbs Butter @ 6 c not pd Chris & W'd Pottering for G & J Gournlock on acco 1.16.6 John retn'd the night with Alex | Blust & snow showers | 12 | 6 | |
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