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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847

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1843  April

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>26</td>
  <td>Isaac sowd 5 Bush'ls Peas South next large Hemlock - the rest drag'd  Is with oxen & Mares, the yearling Heifer <u>Spot</u> found dead in Ws field  </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>50 </td>
  <td>52</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>27</td>
  <td>Heavy rain great part of last night - no ploughing or sowing in consequence  Christ'n at Kirbys - Boys turning oats having heated - & pottering  B. Befs  pd Mrs T for Washers  Wm Mr & Mrs Roy Stewart 3/ & for Rhubarb  7 1/2  -- Black Tape for Summer Hats 6 }  one of the Lambs born 25th died today - no pafsage
</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>got out fine</td>
  <td>38</td>
  <td>40</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>28</td>
  <td>all blasting a fallen Beech at West  w{illegible} of Clearance nr road.  Charles & Wilf'd ploughing next Peas - Is & Christ'n preparing spr Wheat for sowing - McCulloch here for 3 or 4 hours aft'n gave contractions for blasting but did not serve better than the Boys  - He has purchased the Mills of Daly  - including the land North of the road & from Bridge to Jackson for <s>L</s> 2000 -  -<s>L</s> 800 Cash, thre remainder in 3 yearly Instalments Daly reserves the Comp'rs House & about 5 Acres Land.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>frost</td>
  <td>54</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Saturday</td>
  <td>29</td>
  <td>Chas & W'd ploughing morning - after Sowd 6 Bush'ls Spr Wheat  - -dragged with Mares aftern - Christ'n  M E & Self to Stratford  in Cart - had an interview with  Mr Jones respecting the payment of 1st Instalm. on Lot 3T - 2'd Con, due 31 Dec last agreed to wait awhile - Sold & delivered to W Jackson 10 Bushels Peas @ 2/6
= <s>L</s> 1.5   -----------  1.5.--
rent  (Mr T {illegible} 14 ins! -------------  <u>--  5.--</u>
1.10.--

lefs St Georges dinner  (Chas)  -- 3/9
+  receiv'd in Cash  --- 6/3
"   by his Note at 1 days date 1.--.--
1.16. 
Pd Mrs T for the veal as above
Linton has sold the 2 Bush's Spr Wheat del'd 25 @ 5/.yk</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>hail & rain in the night day fine</td>
  <td>42</td>
  <td>36</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Sunday</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>all at home</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain all day</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>37</td>
 </tr>
<table>

1843  May

<table>
 <tr>
  <td>Monday</td>
  <td>1</td>
  <td>5 <s>6</s> a.m. <u>snowing</u> - Chas to Stratford - settled Sharmans Bill for 1842 leaving a Balance in my favor L 1.7.3  Cr for which he gave a due Bill on Receiv'd from him as treasurer of the Stratford Agricultural Society  additional Prizes on animals shewn last viz.  Bull $4 & Boar $4 ---- r'd  2
paid my Subscription to him for 1843  ----- 10
expenses at Stratford ------ 7 ps 
bro! from Lintons 8 bls Clover Seed @ 8 d - not pd
from Daly's  1/2 Bush'l Grap Seed 2/6 --"--
"   2 Cakes Shaving Soap
remov'd about 40 Bush'ls Oats from Upper room to Loft over Stable - fixing Gates &c
Wilf'd part of day preparing Ground for Hops</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>Snow or Hail all day</td>
  <td>32</td>
  <td>33</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Tuesday</td>
  <td>2</td>
  <td>Sold 10 Bush'ls Potatoes to James Phelan @ 2/3 &  rec'd paym't 12.6
receiv'd of Alex Fisher  Bal'n    ---------- 8
paid  Thiess for altering Jack   -------- 5 --
Charles with Mares  W'd oxen ploughing  - Is & Christopher opened Hill of Potatoes & took out 10 Bush's for Phelan
Sowd Box Imperial Cabbages - planted Gooseberry Cuttings - 3Currants Is </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>30</td>
  <td>33</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Wednesday</td>
  <td>3</td>
  <td>Is sowd 6 Bush'ls Sp Wheat  - Christ'r ploughing with oxen - Chas & W'd dragging </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>fine</td>
  <td>24</td>
  <td>40</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Thursday</td>
  <td>4</td>
  <td>Chas & Wilf'd ploughing as yesterday - burning Brush & pottering - Christ'r  @ 6 for to breakfast at Donald Stewarts & to attend funeral of his infant born yesterday & {illegible} only lived an hour or two - rec'd by him from Mr Jackson paym't of his note  - made 2{illegible}  ----- 1 --
planted Cuttings of Shrubs bo't from Toronto in the fall
McCullock left today for Toronto & new York - sent by him a par{illegible} to Mr Tye - Is to Mifs Barron from Mrs T & a letter to Henry -- 5 --
inclosing $1. for Cultivator 1843 .  Nance had a fine Filly at 12 PM.</td>
  <td></td>
  <td>rain </td>
  <td></td>
  <td>36</td>
 </tr>

<tr>
  <td>Friday</td>
  <td>5</td>
  <td> Wilf'd ploughing . Chas splitting Rails  Christ'r lighing dogheaps . Isaac to Blacksmith East of Jacksons to ask advice about Nance's Filly - Honsbricker calls at 5 & said it would not live 2 hours - <u>it died @ 6 1/2</u> .  pd Honsbricker for {illegible} last year  1.2.6 } </td>
  <td></td>
  <td></td>
  <td>cold & windy</td>
  <td>34</td>
 </tr>38</tr>
<table>

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1843 April

Wednesday	26	Isaac sowd 5 Bush'ls Peas South next large Hemlock - the rest drag'd Is with oxen & Mares, the yearling Heifer Spot found dead in Ws field	fine	50	52
Thursday	27	Heavy rain great part of last night - no ploughing or sowing in consequence Christ'n at Kirbys - Boys turning oats having heated - & pottering B. Befs pd Mrs T for Washers Wm Mr & Mrs Roy Stewart 3/ & for Rhubarb 7 1/2 -- Black Tape for Summer Hats 6 } one of the Lambs born 25th died today - no pafsage	got out fine	38	40
Friday	28	all blasting a fallen Beech at West w{illegible} of Clearance nr road. Charles & Wilf'd ploughing next Peas - Is & Christ'n preparing spr Wheat for sowing - McCulloch here for 3 or 4 hours aft'n gave contractions for blasting but did not serve better than the Boys - He has purchased the Mills of Daly - including the land North of the road & from Bridge to Jackson for L 2000 - -L 800 Cash, thre remainder in 3 yearly Instalments Daly reserves the Comp'rs House & about 5 Acres Land.	fine	frost	54
Saturday	29	Chas & W'd ploughing morning - after Sowd 6 Bush'ls Spr Wheat - -dragged with Mares aftern - Christ'n M E & Self to Stratford in Cart - had an interview with Mr Jones respecting the payment of 1st Instalm. on Lot 3T - 2'd Con, due 31 Dec last agreed to wait awhile - Sold & delivered to W Jackson 10 Bushels Peas @ 2/6 = L 1.5 ----------- 1.5.-- rent (Mr T {illegible} 14 ins! ------------- -- 5.-- 1.10.-- lefs St Georges dinner (Chas) -- 3/9 + receiv'd in Cash --- 6/3 " by his Note at 1 days date 1.--.-- 1.16. Pd Mrs T for the veal as above Linton has sold the 2 Bush's Spr Wheat del'd 25 @ 5/.yk	hail & rain in the night day fine	42	36
Sunday	30	all at home	rain all day		37

1843 May

Monday	1	5 6 a.m. snowing - Chas to Stratford - settled Sharmans Bill for 1842 leaving a Balance in my favor L 1.7.3 Cr for which he gave a due Bill on Receiv'd from him as treasurer of the Stratford Agricultural Society additional Prizes on animals shewn last viz. Bull $4 & Boar $4 ---- r'd 2 paid my Subscription to him for 1843 ----- 10 expenses at Stratford ------ 7 ps bro! from Lintons 8 bls Clover Seed @ 8 d - not pd from Daly's 1/2 Bush'l Grap Seed 2/6 --"-- " 2 Cakes Shaving Soap remov'd about 40 Bush'ls Oats from Upper room to Loft over Stable - fixing Gates &c Wilf'd part of day preparing Ground for Hops	Snow or Hail all day	32	33
Tuesday	2	Sold 10 Bush'ls Potatoes to James Phelan @ 2/3 & rec'd paym't 12.6 receiv'd of Alex Fisher Bal'n ---------- 8 paid Thiess for altering Jack -------- 5 -- Charles with Mares W'd oxen ploughing - Is & Christopher opened Hill of Potatoes & took out 10 Bush's for Phelan Sowd Box Imperial Cabbages - planted Gooseberry Cuttings - 3Currants Is	fine	30	33
Wednesday	3	Is sowd 6 Bush'ls Sp Wheat - Christ'r ploughing with oxen - Chas & W'd dragging	fine	24	40
Thursday	4	Chas & Wilf'd ploughing as yesterday - burning Brush & pottering - Christ'r @ 6 for to breakfast at Donald Stewarts & to attend funeral of his infant born yesterday & {illegible} only lived an hour or two - rec'd by him from Mr Jackson paym't of his note - made 2{illegible} ----- 1 -- planted Cuttings of Shrubs bo't from Toronto in the fall McCullock left today for Toronto & new York - sent by him a par{illegible} to Mr Tye - Is to Mifs Barron from Mrs T & a letter to Henry -- 5 -- inclosing $1. for Cultivator 1843 . Nance had a fine Filly at 12 PM.	rain		36
Friday	5	Wilf'd ploughing . Chas splitting Rails Christ'r lighing dogheaps . Isaac to Blacksmith East of Jacksons to ask advice about Nance's Filly - Honsbricker calls at 5 & said it would not live 2 hours - it died @ 6 1/2 . pd Honsbricker for {illegible} last year 1.2.6 }		cold & windy	34

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