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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 29.pdf
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1844 January
| Monday | 1 | the Boys M & E & Chas Rumbull - Sleigh Drive to Donkins 3 Sleighs & 2 Cutters - got home @ 11 pm sold 1/4 to Stops to Scott Lot 16 on return Chas stopd at Sharmans - a Ball &c
Nell threw a shoe & left at Stratford - had one of Mr Dalys horses Expenses for each Gent 5p rec'd from M Watson to pay for Salt |
beautiful | 15 | 22 | |||
| Tuesday | 2 | W'd with Mares to Duncans to get Shoes fixed Ch'n & Chas loading Waggon Sacks Wheat for Ferries | rain | 24 | 31 | |||
| Wednesday | 3 | rose @ 3 1/4 - raining - W'd & I laid down & rose again @ 6 when there was a covering of Snow - got ready in'y & C Rumbull & W'd left @ 6 3/4 snowing fast. gave W. $4
Chas with Alex for the Day winnowing Wheat - Christ'n making Bed for Befs pottering ~ Had 3 fowls killd eveng by a mink Chas had pd post G. a letter from Henry hinting at a birth for him, to buy Wheat &c at Oakville |
Snow | 33 | ||||
| Thursday | 4 | Chas again with Alex fanning Wheat in the 2 days about 83 Bush's
Christ'n pottering ~ W'd arrived from Galt about 10 pm sold to Ferries 29 Bls 18 lbs Sp. Wheat @ 6/3 yk -- |
5 | 14 | 5 | Snow | ||
| " 17 Nov 42 - 1 " ---- 50 - " Still Do 3/. ~ " ~ | 3 | 5 1/2 | ||||||
| 21 Dec .43 -22 22 in Spring - 6/ ~"~ | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| 10. | ~ | 4 1/2 | ||||||
| deduct for my Note to them due 28 Sep 43.8.1.2 1/2 | ||||||||
| Int on Do to 3d ins! -----3. 9 1/2 | 8 | 5 | ~ | |||||
| Bal'ce -- 1.15.4 1/2 | rec'd 1 | 15 | 4 1/2 | |||||
| paid Wilfreds expences to Galt & back | 5 | 11 | ||||||
| do -- to & at Dunkins N.year | .16 | 6 | ||||||
| & for Whife Stock .3 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 8 1/2 | |||||
| bro't from Galt 6 Barrels Salt for Mrs Geo Watson Debit him for Carr'r 2/6 p Bark 15p | ||||||||
| & for 3d p Bas't advance in price pd to -- 1/6 rec'd 16th | ||||||||
| Max Wilf'd at Jacksons an evening party got home @ 3 am 5th | ||||||||
| Friday | 5 | @ 11 Wilf'd removed Salt from Waggon to Sleigh & took to Watsons - Christ'n & Chas fanning Wheat evening all the young folks to Dalys Party - got home @ 4 3/4 am | 10 |
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| Saturday | 6 | bro't letters from AW's Joseph & from Mrs Garkin both pd & the latter inclosing |
| Sunday | 7 | Chas took to P Office Letters Mrs T to Mrs Gaskin 49 U.B.S! & William post'ge 9d
W T to I & I Dougall inclosing 1 1/2 $ - pd . 1/11 2.8 |
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| Monday | 8 | paid Chas {illegible} N Years day 1.10 1/2
John Stewart pd his Note due 1st ins. to Mr T. M Thompson fanning filling & loading 16 Sacks Wheat for a Market tomorrow turnd Big Befs into the outer part of the Shed & put Blacky in her place afternoon the former broke open the door & went west. I found her working her way to in the Bush opposite Wms Barn & bro't her home |
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| Tuesday | 9 | Chas & Alex started @ 6 1/4 (instead of 4) for Galt at day light
Big Befs had a litter of 3 which she killd in the course of the day Christ'n & W'd chopping splitting & hauling firewood &c |
torents snow | 7 above | 21 | |||
| Wednesday | 10 | Rec'd of Mrs T on acc't of Tho Sargent on Cow Aug 1842 (8 ins r'd 3.4 1/2
paid Mrs T - washers pd 3.~ sent 5 @ 7 Black Befs had a litter of 7 -- dead Chas arriv'd @ 8 1/4 with 4 Barrels Salt {illegible}ch 280 lbs 1 for self - 3 for G Watson & a Chest of Drawers - & 2 Hogs self |
a little snow | 20 | ||||
| Thursday | 11 | Charles took up Watsons Salt 3 B'ls & Drawers - D't hime $2 for Carriage Sold Ferries 28 4/6 Bush's Wheat @ 6/3 yk | 5 | 11 | 4 1/2 | fine | 6 | 17 |
| pd Beckel for 2 Stiff Hogs - 150 & 187 lbs | 2 | 11 | 3 | |||||
| " for 1 Barrel {illegible} Salt 280 lbs | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| " Expences on road | 5 | 7 1/2 | ||||||
| " Wm McDonald for Hog bo't 23 Dec 122 lbs @ $2.1/yk = @7.12.11 1/2 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| pd {illegible} Monteith acc't | pd 4 | 2 | 4 1/2 | |||||
| Receivd of Wm Anglin for Hector 43 | 5 | ~ | ||||||
| Fanning Wheat - filling & loading 16 Sacks for Market tomorrow | ||||||||
| Friday | 12 | calld Wilf'd @ 4 - got off @ 6 - with Wheat to Ferries |
rain all day very heavy | 27 | 37 | |||
| Sunday | 13 | Chas took Big Befs to Stratford & sold her to Mrs Daly Weighed at Watsons 470 lbs @ $ 4 1/2 p 100 = L5.4.9
Wilfred ret'd from Ferries @ 4 1/2 pm having slept at Everetts' sold Ferrie 27 Bush's Wheat @ 6/3 yk - $21._.9 yk |
r'd 5 | 5 | 7 1/2 | a little snow morning | 31 | |
| exch'd Wheat for Flour Exp'd | 2 | 8 1/2 |
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