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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 36.pdf
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1844 April
| Saturday | 27 | Christ'n & Chas sowing 7 Bush's Wheat - W'd & Ia's dragging - Chas to Stratford even'g for Sarah
pd James Casey for 1 mothn (26ds & 6 days chopping as {illegible} @ $10 pm rest on his accot to Monteith Store 1 Barrel 3.1.6 Mr Ferries Flour for Monteiths rec'd 1.5.- purchased for him an Axe at Dalys 8.9 order on Monteith to supply him with Store Goods --- 15.- pd him Balance this day --- .15.3 3.4.- |
3 | 4 | - | fine | 34 | 34 |
| Sunday | 28 | Chas to Flynns &c re District Schools - & to P. Office with letter to Mr Bignall Goderich - Mrs Meany Annie & Alex & Watson even'g | fine & cold | 28 | ||||
| Monday | 29 | Christ'n harrowing Wheat & ploughing - Chas digging Garden
Wilf - dragging wheat - first Goldfinch Sowd in Hot bed S'd Clair Drumh'd & Early yk Cabb'ge Wh Brocoli Cust'd Borcole - Tomato, Capsinn - Balsam Egg, tricolor M. paris Dahlia Mexican Do |
fine | 27 | 47 | |||
| Tuesday | 30 | Sowd 2 Beds Red onion seed - in Hot Bed Brighton & Malta Lettuce & Red Cabbage - Chas sowd 5 Bush'ls Oats on Christ'n
Wilf'dWhip poor Will |
Do | 35 | 58 | |||
| Wednesday May | 1 | Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas digging in Garden Sowd 3 Rows of Silver Skin Onions & 1 Row Yellow - & a Bed of Yellow - Chas to Stratford even'g - sowd Christ'n Tobacco in Hotbed. - | gloomy ev'g heavy showers | 59 | 63 | |||
| Thursday | 2 | Ch'n & Chas ploughing - W'd making a Harrow, Alex brot parcel for John
Emily to P. Office with Letter Mrs T to Wm J. Augustine pf 9 did not get home - Annie here to tea & remain the night |
morn'g fine even'g thunder storm | 59 | 57 | |||
| Friday | 3 | Christ'n & Chas fixd Bull in Barn - Christ'n ploughing - Chas sowd 4 Bush'ls Wheat on late Pea Piece - Wilf'd draggd Do
Sowd a Beet Bed 3 So Rows soakd 2 days transplanted from bottom of {illegible} walk a Bed of Malta Lettuce |
fine of a shower about 2 or 3 | 50 |
| Saturday | 4 | Christ'n & W'd ploughing - Chas in Garden - even'g to Stratford
Sowd Bed Canterbury Beans - rec'd of Mrs Cowmans for Seeds - 6 paid Mrs Anglin knitting pr Socks --- 9 |
showers | 47 | 47 | |||
| Sunday | 5 | Chas in comp'y with Watson & Alex to Hobsons - ret'd at 7 1/2 & the party took tea - a Teamster (his Horses knockd up requested accommodation for the night | Do | 44 | 53 | |||
| Monday | 6 | Christ'n & W'd ploughing before breakfast - after'n prevented by rain
Teamster left @ 6 Chargd him for Horses 1/3 & 2 Bush'ls Oats 2/6 = 3/9 - rec'd 5/ - to take more oats - 5-- on his return . set by him a Note to Mr Mcdonald requesting the latter to send by forenoon the parcel for Ellen Chas to P Kostners - deliverd at Mill for him received of Christ'n being a Whip purchased by him at Watsons Store & chargd to my acco't 3 Bush'ls 51 lbs Wheat @ 2 Galls p Bush'l had from him 9 Gall Cask Whisky aft'n |
4 | 4 1/2 | rain great part of the day | 50 | 45 | |
| Tuesday | 7 | Christ'n plowing - Chas sowd 4 Bls Oats - & abt 3 Bls yesterday - part of day digging in Garden (C{illegible} Q{illegible} .) - Horse Show - Prize to Christmas - rec'd of John Crerar for Turnip Seed in 1843& 4 | 1 | 10 1/2 | fine | - | 53 | |
| Sowd 2 Beds Parsnips - Butterfly Bird rec'd of - Fisher for 13 lbs SoapGrease @ 2d | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| pd Mr R. Stewart & Jeramiah Cresar | 3 | ~ | ||||||
| Wednesday | 8 | Christ'n ploughing - Chas sowd 4 Bush'ls Oats - W'd dragging Do
Chas rep'g fence on road S East - & burning Stumps Do - the old fence caught fire & was in a great measure consumd - Cat Bird |
rain morn fine aft'n fine | 54 | 44 | |||
| Thursday | 9 | Christ'n ploughing Chas sowd 8 Bush'ls Oats & fencing E of Garden
Wilf'd dragging - sowd 1 Bed Surry - 1 Altringham & 1/2 Dub Carrots pd Mrs Rankin for {illegible} in W! of Mutton had & ret'd |
7 1/2 | fine | 32 | 43 | ||
| Friday | 10 | Christ'n finished the ploughing - Chas sowd 7 Bush'ls Oats - W'd dragging aft'n 4 Christ'n to the river got 7 - Frank Burk had another Bush'l Oats for his Dollar left in the 6th Humming Bird Crimson Throat | showers | 34 | 46 |
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