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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 10.pdf

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1843 February

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Tuesday7Is'c & Chas with Mares to 24 for Bricks about 200 - Christ'n & W'd carpentering & relaying Hearth - red'd of Rankin for set Sleigh Bells ( formerly purchase of Ignads for $2/7 6Snow Show'rs very cold8
Wednesday8Isaac & Chas - mares to 24 brot about 100 Bricks Christ'n & Wilf'd Bricklaying - sold to Laing & del'd to Bell 64 Bush's Oats @ 11yk & rec'd 2

Paid G & J Gournlock $10 2 10

John came from Alex's, Drefsed & off West - Em'y do after after Dinner, & all the Boys do after Tea in Sleigh ret'd @ 12 1/4		light snow Show'rs8
Thursday9Collecting Sacks & preparing for Chas & John going East tomorrow gave John to pay Mr Price amo't of McPherson & Cranes Bill for Duty & charges on Care of Providence red'd 20 Aug. paid John for Isaac1 8 5 1 3do morn10
Friday10@ 4 1/2 Chas with John as pafsenger & about 30 Bush'ls Oats left for Preston or a Market - Chinking East Shed & put up Beauty - pottering do even'g rain for some hours {illegible} storm of wind till morn833
Saturday11Martha Mifs Tye & Robert arr'd at 4 1/2 Chas ret'd from Galt @5

sold Davidson Galt. Oats w 40 26/34 Bush'ls @ 1/yk

brot from Durand 2 Bar'ls Salt left 31 ull $ 6.62 1/2

1 Bl do purch'd 10 im 330 lbs @ $2 1/2 3.12 1/2 $9.75

Dr to Hogs 31 all - $16.49

Cr by Salt as above 9.75

$6.74

pd TollGates 3'd 1/2 doz Cups & Saucers 5/. Salaratus 7 1/2

handling Exp's 5/5

Fanning Oats & pottering		1 13 9tolerable15
Sunday12Beauty had a Bull Calf before Daylight - all ex Wilf'd & self in Sleigh to Church - ret'd with Alex & Annie to Dinner @ 3 ~ Befsy & Is'c to tea R't Tye left @ 1 ~ Christ'n took to P. office Letters W.T. & Mrs T. to Aunt Jane & Christ'n to Jos. Famerfine1012
1843 February
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Monday13Isaac to Stratford with 3 Sacks Fall Wheat brot Flour &c

Chas with a Barrle Salt sold to Rev'd Mr Allan

330 lbs @ $2 3/4 p 280 lbs - 16/10 1/2 Car 2/3 = 19.4 1/2

pd him in Cash 7 1/2

being my Sub'n to him for 1 y to buy last

Mifs Tye & Martha accomp'd Is'c to Stratford to call on Mrs Wossley & Mrs Ebbs ~ brot from Daly 2 lbs Mo & 2 bls Lump Sugar

Christ'n & W'd pottering - Swept Chimney

Mr McCulloch & Alex here to Tea &c		paid 7 1/2fine
Tuesday14Fanning Oats Sold to ~ Brown 18.11th Con . N.E. 20 B'ls Oats @ 8 c 13 4 r'dSnow Show'rs86
Wednesday15Sold to John Fisher Lt 3 'd ins ! & this 43 1/2 Bush'ls Oats

By Cash on Acco't 3 'd inst. 12.2

this day 8 .5 1/2

" 16 3/4 lbs Sugar @ 6'd 8. 4 1/2

" Alex'r Fisher 25 Bushels 27 lbs Oats @ 8'd 17.2

red'd on account 15.2

Balance due 2.~

Fanning Oats & Barley - W'd to Reynolds & borrow'd X Cut Saw took to Mifs Tye

Martha & Emily to Mr Allans & back - Horse Sleigh		13 4 1 ~ 7 1/2tolerably fine51
Thursday16Pd Stouskop $ 11 1/4 - for thrashing mill

Is. Christ'n & Chas in Swamp Sawing Pine Logs

W'd pottering ~ Mifs Tye & M & E. in Stouskops sleigh to Stratford . {illegible} the Boys with Sleigh to Alex's - ret'd @ 1 oc - brot Mr Dalys 5 3/4 lbs Soap		fine6 below Z1 above
Friday17Boys in swamp S. remov'd 12 Logs to dryland. brot 2 to Barnyard had Alex's Oxen from Mr Dalys 4 lbs SoapSn Show'rs6 below 6 below
Saturday18Wilf'd hauling firewood & pottering - the rest Chopping Pines & Sawing into Logs Mifs Tye & M in Cutter Nell to Stratford re. brot Mr Daly 1 lb Tea 5/ Reel Cotton Gro for for 7 1/2 & from McPhersons 1 lb Butter - Frank Tye left @ 3 ocfine12 bel.2 above
Sunday19Isaac got a Fox - Mrs T. Em'y & Chas to Stratford in Sleigh - no Service - Mrs T & Em'y dined at Gournlocks. Chas at W. McDonalds - all home at 4Snow all day12 ab

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