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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 32.pdf
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1844 February
Tuesday | 13 | Chas twice to Seigmillers Stratford with Bark ab't 2 Cows or Christ'n & W'd Sheds replacing Cover on Oven & helping to load Bark | Snow aft'n | 32 | 26 | |||
Wednesday | 14 | Wilf'd morn'g hauling & chopd firewood aft'n Load Bark to Seigmiller
Christ & Chars to Seigmillers Wilmot does not trade Leather Boots Harnefs &c. ret'd @ 6 pm had Jacksons Cutter Wilf'd brot Letters from P Office 2 Valentines M & E 1d each Cultivator for & 1 from Wm & Isaac dated S Augustine 21 Jan 7 9 |
11 1/2 | beautiful | 20 | 15 | ||
Thursday | 15 | 11the Fox taken Christ'n - ab't 11 - Christ'n Chas M E Mifses Daly & Mickle in Sleigh left for Tyes - W'd pottering | Snow all day | 20 | 28 | |||
Friday | 16 | Chris & the rest of the party ex Emily (who remains for 2 or 3 days) arr'd @ 3 1/2 pm after a Snack Chas conveyd Mifses Daly & Mickle on Sleigh to Stratford - W'd pottering brot from Mrs Tyes 1 Bush'l Mercer Potatoes | Snow Showr | 24 | 24 | |||
Saturday | 17 | Hauld Load Straw from West Barn ~ Fanning Wheat
hauling firewood & chopping Do paid Douglas McTavish for weaving 11 yds Flannel @ 6d pr yd lefs d for Cash 6 |
5 | ~ | fine | 16 | 7 | |
Sunday | 18 | Chas to Stratford - Hickey - Mr. Meany
Alex Annie & Alecky here to tea - Horses ran off leaving Sleigh &c &c on the road - Chas took up Mr M Annie & Child Ia's & when to {illegible} had 1 B'l oats |
gloomy | 12 | 24 | |||
Monday | 19 | Charles took 4 Loads Bark to Seigmillers sup. not quite 4 Cord
Christ'n & W'd thrashing with flail (Wheat) paid Sub'n to Tho Williams, having had his House burnt |
1 | 3 | beautiful | 22 | 34 | |
Tuesday | 20 | Paid washers 3/. | 3 | ~ | Do | 32 | 37 | |
" to ICW Daly for my note to Comm'n of Canada Comp'y pay'le
31 Dec 1842 --- L 11.5 & Int. on Do for July 1842 to this date 1.3.9 |
12 | 8 | 9 | |||||
being for first Instalm't on Lot 37 - 2nd Con So Easthopes - Exp's at Shall
Wilf'd took 2 Loads Bark to Seigmillers Ch'r & Chas removing Bark for Bush So to roadside |
9 | |||||||
Wednesday | 21 | Charles with Mares 4 Loads W'd oxen 1 L'd Bark to Seigmillers
walkd to Stratford to a drup'd a meeting of Ag'l Society proved a meeting of Committee only - Bal'ce of Funds on hands of the Treasurer this day returned on Sleigh with Charles - Edmund Scott promises to pay his Note by an order on Mr Maccullocks Mrs T & Martha visiting in Brockden Mr Jones is reported to have received $3000. today |
gloomyrafsed thaw | 32 | 31 |
Thursday | 22 | Chas with oxen 1 Load - W'd Mares 3 - 4 L'ds Bark to Seigmillers - making in the whole as measured by his Man 20 Cords 15 feet & ag'e to be charge 20 Cords -
Christ'n afsisting in loading, cleaning sheds & pottering Jones Longworth & Daly, down the road & M at Bells to Queens Bush &c - Back {illegible} inundated yesterday & today by the thaw |
fine sleighing bad even to Stratford& not practiceable below Fnpfagets | 25 | 25 | |||
Friday | 23 | Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Flail - Wilf'd chopping & hauling firewood & pottering | gloomy & cold Snow ev'g | 28 | 24 | |||
Saturday | 24 | Chas to Stratford before breakfast - no letters or Papers Z/f
Christ'n & Chas thrashing Wheat - Fanning Do & filling 8 Sacks W'd pottering & afsisted aft'n - |
beautiful | 10 | 17 | |||
Sunday | 25 | Mr T. M. Christ'n & W'd to Stratford in Sleigh - Methodist meeting on return had Sandwiches & tea at mr Meanys - home @ 7 1/2 | Do | 7 | 24 | |||
Monday | 26 | @ 4 1/4 Charles to Ferries with 8 Sacks Wheat & 8 Do Oats - z/- Christ'n & W'd chopping North - obliged to quit @ 4 pm in consequence of heavy rain | aft'n rain | 19 | 36 | |||
Tuesday | 27 | Christ'n & W'd chopping forenoon - Ch'r Do aft'n W'd poulticing his knee Chas & Emily arrived @ 4 pm Sold to Ferrie 14 1/3 Bush'ls Wheat @ 6/6 yk x --- | 2 | 18 | 2 | fine | 26 | 23 |
pd for 6 yds Diaper @ 1/10 yk -- 6.10 1/2
2 Sheets Pasteboard -- 7 1/2 Road expences -- 2.9 1/2 |
10 | 3 1/2 | ||||||
brot from Ferries 212 lbs Oatmeal for 16 Bls 7 lbs Oats
Do 133 lbs Bran & 15 lbs Shorts in Due Bill got a frest Due Bill for 6 Barrels Flour on demand |
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Wednesday | 28 | Chas W'd & M Jim in Sleigh to Stratford &c $4.
delivered to P Kostner 11 Bush's Tailings of Wheat in full of (prec't) Whiskey Acc't to this morning - Brot from him a Cast of Do 9 Galls @ 1/10/1/2 --- 16.10 1/2 -- lefs 1 1/4 Galls which he deducts as an @ note on W. for Custom --- 14.6 1/2 Cash p'd him |
14 | 6 1/2 | fine | 13 | 30 | |
& for Gallon Bottle 2.6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
pd for Axe Handle 6d postage Inquirer | 7 |
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