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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 35.pdf
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1844 April
| Friday | 12 | Chas & Ia's chopping dry land NW. - Christ'n ploughing So with oxen - W'd do with Mares - drefsing Hop Hills behind fence taking up Rhubarb plant for Mrs Tye. Christ'n still poorly | beautiful | 44 | 62 80 noon | |||
| Saturday | 13 | Chas & James chopping - Christ'n & W'd ploughing @ 5 1/4 - W'd sick obliged to give in after breakfast - Christ'n came in @ 11 having broken the ox yoke - rode to Stratford but could not get one - evening Ia's went home for one on Nell. Martha to Stratford - Em & Chas to b{illegible} to meet her - ret'd of Gad Curtis for 3 Bush's Potatoes @ 2/6 yk & 5d for short pd for Oats 17 Jan having given me a {illegible]penny piece for a quarter Dollar | 4 | 8 | Do | 47 | 62 82 | |
| Sunday | 14 | Chas on Nance to Junks with Annie & Ia's - got home @ 10 1/2 | gloomy | 52 | 66 | |||
| Monday | 15 | Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas & Ia's fanning oats &c
pd Mrs T for Mrs Anglin Knitting pr Stockings turnd out young Boar & Sows - finished drefsing Hop in field |
1 | 3 | light showrs | 56 | 60 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas & Ia's chopping forenoon
the latter bust by a sapling falling on his foot - he & Chas spreading manure afternooon opposite House T Daly took to Hobsons for Mrs Ty a Sachel Ly{illegible} & Seeds - pd Mrs Stewart & Cath'ne Crerer manured & dug Strawberry Bed, Wash |
3 | ~ | fine | 60 | 50 | |
| Wednesday | 17 | Christ'n & Wm ploughing Chas & Ia's chopping Wheeling into Garden Manure & Ashes & finished drefsing Hops | Do | 34 | 35 | |||
| Thursday | 18 | Ploughing as yesterday - Chopping Do {rest of line all stroked out and illegible} | Do | 22 | 34 | |||
| Friday | 19 | Ploughing as 17th Chopping Do Chas to Stratford had a tooth loosened by Mr Daly & replaced. Preparing 2 Boxes for Cabbage Seed & planted 4 Dublin Carrots & 3 Beets for Seed Saw first Swallow | Do | 26 | 45 | |||
| Saturday | 20 | Christ'n brot in Load firewood - aftern'n with W'd sowing & dragging 8 Bush's Peas on about 3 3/4 acres South. Chas & Ia's chopping morning - afternoon spreading manure behind Garden | Do | 40 | 51 | |||
| Sunday | 21 | Chas & Em'y to Stratford - Methodist . Ia's & Ia's Beatty here to dinner Alex & Nance W'f - W'ds Blacky came home this morning with a Heifer Calf which frightened at seeing so many of us ran back into Seigmiller field & has not bee since 9 pm - Thrush singing | Do | 44 | 56 |
| Monday | 22 | Wilfreds Calf at home with the Cow this morn'g & is stabled
Chas & Ia's taking Potatoes out of Cellar & put into Barn sold to Alex bran 4 Bush's @ 2/6 y/k & rec'd Christ'n rep'd front Gate & pottering - Wilf'd at John Stewarts for the day making Harrows had 1 1/2 doz plants American Creeper from Mrs Meany & send here 6 Rhubarb plants & a little Corn {illegible} Sowd Geere's Drumhead WW's Non{illegible} & Rileys Early Yk (old Cabbage Seed in Boxes - |
6 | 3 | rain great part of the day | 48 | 49 | |
| Tuesday | 23 | Christ'n ploughing South - Wilf'd in Paddock - Christ'n at choping
Sowd Box Poly - Mr Cowmans had Rhubarb & Malta Lettuce Seed & W top Plant - also some Currant Cuttings ( fall cut) pd Mr Cowmans for spinning 3 1/4 lb wool @ 10 d 2/8 1/2 carding --- " do -- 4 - 1/1 |
3 | 9 1/2 | showers | 46 | 60 | |
| Wednesday | 24 | Christ' ploughing So - W'd sowd 1 1/2 Bls Sp Wheat in Paddock & dragging &c - Had In's M. William for the day chopping with Charles & Ia's Casey Christ'n hauld 4 waggon Loads manure to Garden Gate
pd Mrs T. on acc't of D & J Keppan viz Mrs D Keppan 1/10 - Mrs S. K 5/2 Christ'n Stewart 22/2 1/2 |
1 | 9 | 2 1/2 | fine with high wind | 57 | 45 |
| Thursday | 25 | Christ'n ploughing & sowing over 5 Bush's South - W'd harrowing till he broke whipple tree - took it to Duncan the Smith & had it repaird - Chas & Ia's chopping morning - afternoon Cas dragging Wheat - Ia's ploughing for a short time & even'g chopping | fine | 33 | 53 | |||
| Friday | 26 | Settled with Duncan Keppan for thrashing Mill $9 = pd Mrs T yesterday on his acco 1.9.2 1/2 {illegible} Bull 2.6 pd here this day pmean 13.3 1/2 Christ'n ploughing - Chas & Ia's chopping morning - finished afternoon splitting rails & repairing fences in Road East |
13 | 3 1/2 | Showers | 49 | 38 | |
| Wilf'd dragging Wheat forenoon - afternoon to Stratford &c. took a Barrel Flour to Saml Monteith on acco't James Casey $5 --' brot G Gale Cask Whisky from Kostners @ 3/6 yk Cash | 1 | 5 | ~ |
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