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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 26.pdf
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1843 November
Saturday |
18 |
Cont. walked to Mrs Meanys to enquiries about letters. none for them roads horrible or us Chas ret'd from Dresden @ 6 1/2- his expenses |
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Sunday |
19 |
Charles to Stratford morning – Christ'n & W'd to Orrville after Dinner ret'd @ 6. |
Light shower rain & snow |
32 |
31 |
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Monday |
20 |
Chas came home fm Alex @ 8 – Ploughd up & got in 22 or 23 Bls Potatoes Took up & pittedBeets - some already frosted Paid Mr T for Mr Cowmans Paid Charles postage William 15 im! 2 ½ exps bot from Preston 3.9 |
5 0 5 |
9 9 1/2 |
Tolerable rain evening |
26 |
35 |
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Tuesday |
21 |
Opening boards in Stable & West shed & - cut a Drain & let off the water & filth – adding to Gangway to {??} |
Rain & Snow an inch 9 pm |
39 |
32 |
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Wednesday |
22 |
Chas to P. office no letters – Annie had 1 from Wm & favorable repairing Shed W. end of Barn yard & pottering |
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Thursday |
23 |
do Chas aft'n to P. office with letter Mrs T &c to William P. office. Charleston S Carolina N States Post'ge to Line 9d owing |
Rain in the {????} |
29 |
45 |
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Friday |
24 |
Got into Cellar 9 Bush Potatoes morn. & pottering Maccullock Watson Alex & Annie to tea {??} broke up @ 3 a.m. Took up & pitted Dulbin Carrots Mirtle Hill |
Tolerable |
42 22 |
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Saturday |
25 |
Got up 7 sacks Potatoes – attempted Carrots, but too much frozen Mrs T & Martha (with Annie) left for Stratford @ 10- have not returned min{illegible} |
Fine |
22 |
24 |
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Sunday |
26 |
Mrs T & Martha arr'd from Mrs. Meanys @ 12 – Chas to Stratford Hickey Emily to Orrville @ 10 &ndash Mr Hickey calld impafs{illegible} down |
Snow shower |
24 |
22 |
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Monday |
27 |
Chas & Em'y ret'd this morn. – Preparing West Barn for thrash & Mill exp'd Thursday Mrs Meany Annie to Alex to Tea |
Fine |
18 |
11 |
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Tuesday |
28 |
thrashing wheat with Mares for Mill & sundries |
{??} |
22 |
21 |
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Wednesday |
29 |
Christ'n & W'd preparing for thrashing Mill- Charles with waggon to I Kostners for whisky – brot (he thinks) 6 Galls.- Pruning |
Snow showers |
24 |
29 |
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Thursday |
30 |
W'd before breakfast to Jas Orr with letter Mrs T to Mrs Banon to be put into office Morning at G. Stewarts grinding axes. Aft'n In Bush do cutting firewood pruning |
24 |
26 |
1843 December
Friday |
1 |
Cutting & hauling firewood all day. ev'g Emily & Chas to Orrville |
gloomy |
25 |
24 |
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Saturday |
2 |
Chas with Duncan & Sandy Keppan arr'd @ 11 with thrashing Mill – fixed do preparing for operations on Monday morning – Pruning – finished {???} pd. Charles for Towing 7 1/2 |
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Sunday |
3 |
Charles & the Ladies to Stratford Hickey Took letter to P office Mrs T. to Henry inclosing a $ 10 note acc Wm Irvwin & Befsy dined here. |
Fine |
20 |
30 {Halo?} |
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Monday |
4 |
Had breakfast @ 6 1/2 got Mill to work before sun rose – Duncan & Sandy Keppan & 3 horses - Alex & 2 - Jno Stewart & his man McWilliams Rankins & DG STewart steady work till dark – ab't sheaves 3000. Alex ret'd Bottle of whiskey - part of what was lent to them |
heavy show of snow {???} & night |
28 |
30 |
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Tuesday |
5 |
Rose @ 4 breakfasted @ 6 1/2 ; & got to work before sun rise – party the same as yesterday with the add'n of a Boy from D Stewart Sheares 2950 leaving probably 150 – removed Machine to East Barn – finished @ 11 oC Rankin ret'd Bottle of whisky borr 27 Sept'r |
Snow show |
28 |
16 |
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Wednesday |
6 |
Rose @ 5 – breakfasted @ 6 3/4 - got to work @ 8 – as yesterday ex Boy Finished the oats except a few damagd sheaves at the bottom = about {Sh?}. Had Coffee &c before 5 & Keppans proceeded with their Mill to Alex's -Chr. & Chas followed soon after on Colts intending to return to night. Chas ret'd Donald John & Rankin each took home some Straw for their Cattle. |
Fine |
16 |
24 |
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Thursday |
7 |
Christ'n & Chas. at Alexs thrashing Machine – Wheat 2800 3150 Sh: oats 350 = 3150 Wilf'd morning fixing & clearing up West Barn – aft'n to Stratford in Sleigh with M.& E. brot Sleigh Crook from Mill |
after snow |
23 |
27 |
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Friday |
8 |
again at fixing West Barn – getting the oat Straw into East Barn debit Mr Daly for a Sleigh Load of Wheat Straw from West by Tom &c |
Snow show {??} heavy |
22 |
28 |
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Saturday |
9 |
Paid Annie for 10 1/4 ; lbs Beef @ 3 Cts p lb had 24 {???} Chas to P office brot letters from Aunt Jane pd - Mrs Baron pd. from Wm {???} Charleston 23 Nov - pd. {??} for them taking down fastenings at W Barn to get out tanning mill & acfixing got in rem'r of oat Straw East |
1 |
6 ½ 2 |
_1/2 2 |
23 |
20 |
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Sunday |
10 |
Char Mrs T Em'y to Orrville morn & dined – they & all the Orrs came here to tea. |
Fine |
16 |
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