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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 24.pdf
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1843 October
Monday | 16 | Charles to Dalys @ 10 for a Load 15 Kegs Butter to take to Hamilton tomorrow - Christ'n thrashing Oats / flail / - Isaac & W'd after Bob & Befs - & Pheasants - got 2 of the latter - Befs came home - Bob still missing - | Snow Hard rain | 35 | ||||
Tuesday | 17 | Charles started @ 41/4 with Load Butter for Hamilton - gave him 9$
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-- | 2 | 6 | rain hail snow | 33 | |
Wednesday | 18 | Wilfred ploughing - Is & Christ'n at Alex's fixing a Shed
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rain &c. | 31 | ||||
thursday | 19 | Paid Meany for 143/4 lbs Beef @ 3{cs?} ---------
Gave Isaac in Silver---- ----- -5- Eliza Fisher paid for Mrs. T. a $4 note - 1. _ ._ Change out by W T Half {illegible}----- 12.2 Bal.n sem. {illegible?} to Mr T. --- 7.106 {Below it reads: 'amo. of Acco - 8.4'} Puttering morn'g aft'n Ch'r & W'd to Alex Roofing Shed am to have his oxen tomorrow & Saturday |
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-- rec.d of M. Jun. 21
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2
5 |
21/2
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fine | 31
3 |
36 |
friday | 20 | Christ'n with Alex; oxen W'd our own ploughing
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- - | - - | fine high wind aft.n | 40 | 58 | |
Saturday | 21 | very heavy rain from 3 or 4 to 6 am: with high wind - ploughing as yesterday
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-- | - | 31/2 | rain | 49 | 32 |
Sunday | 22 | rose at 6 & walkd to Orrville expecting to find letters &c from Mr. Jackson for William with directions how to proceed from NYork to W. Indies &c.
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some snow &c. | 32 | 29 |
Monday | 23 | Christ'n took Alexs yoke home - putting up fences &c. W'd ploughing
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beautiful | 20 | 26 | |||
Tuesday | 24 | Alex started from this @ 9 for Hamilton - had from him 101/4 lbs Beef {Above this it reads 'n.n neck'} @ 3 Cts
viz! {On the right of the following three items is a right curly bracket followed by a 'w!'} 1 Cask Hardware 1 Box Axes Expenses to & at Hamilton Mrs. T & C {Above it reads: '@ 30. 71/2} {Below it reads: 'on return 11 111/2 ---C.' And below that it reads: '2.2.7'} |
} 2 | 2 | 7 | g.o rain & snow | 24 36 | 31
32 showery |
Wednesday | 25 | Chas after breakfast to P. Office - no letters - @ 11 Wilfred to Seigmillers rising a Tannery - John Scott calld & paid $2 on acc't of his Note p - 17/1 C.r -- (pd to M. Jack.n) - gave my rec!
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-- | -- | 71/2 | |||
Thursday | 26 | taking up Potatoes - 20 Bush's into Hill No. 1 - - | - | - | - | dull | 26 | 32 |
friday | 27 | afternoon thrashd 6 Bush's Peas with Mares - & pottering
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snow show.r | 28 | 30 | |||
Saturday | 28 | Charles to P. Office before breakfast - bro! letter from Mrs. T. {An arrow points up to 'owing to Daly gd'} announcing Williams determination to go to NYork imm'y {immediately} & thence to W Ind.s {West Indies} on So. of the States
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3 Pints Whisky Mr. Meany | tolerably fine inch of snow at daybreak | 22 | 30 | ||
Sunday | 29 | Chas Martha & Annie left @ 61/4 - Alex reachd this @ 31/4 pm with his horses having left his Waggon & load at Fryfogels {Below it reads: 'with oxen'}on account of the rain | Snow & Rain | 32 | 34 | |||
Monday | 30 | Christ'n & Wilf'd at work on Lake Bridge - McCulloch & Jackson took dinner with us | Snow nearly all day | 29 | 26 | |||
Tuesday | 31 | Do -- Do ------ Do with oxen & Cash - Jackson dined here
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snow morn'g aft'n fine | 26 | 23 |
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