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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

Sunday

19

Charles to Stratford morning – Christ'n & W'd to Orrville after Dinner ret'd @ 6.

     

Light shower

rain & snow

32

31

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

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

Wednesday

22

Chas to P. office no letters – Annie had 1 from Wm & favorable

repairing Shed W. end of Barn yard & pottering

           

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

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

 

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

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

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

Tuesday

28

thrashing wheat with Mares for Mill & sundries

     

{??}

22

21

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

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

Saturday

2

Chas with waggo Sleigh to Stratford {???} & Sleigh Crook for Jumper to be {???}

 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

           

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?}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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