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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 47.pdf
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1844 November
| Friday | 1 | Christ'n at Camerons raising - Isaac to Stratford on Dick had shoe altered
Reynolds had 200 ft Lumber from Mill @ 7/yk p |
1 or 2 showers | 40 | ||||
| Saturday | 2 | Is & Ch'n mudding front of House - aft'n on Bell to Stratford - brot from P. Office letter from Henry to Mrs T. 9d pd by 47 - & 2 Inquirers & a Canadian
Planted { |
1 or 2 Do ev'g | 33 | ||||
| Sunday | 3 | rain 9 am till night - all at home 9 pm no Wilf'd yet | rain all day | 42 | ||||
| Monday | 4 | getting Sand & mudding except from 11 till 3 1/2 when Is was exercising Dick down the road - pd Is. for postage 2d inst | -- | 9 | tolerable | 39 | 38 | |
| Tuesday | 5 | Is & Christ'n earthing up Potatoe Hills - mudding & repairing siding of backroom. Wilfred arrived @ 2 1/2 with Load for Macullock & Linton @ 3 pm with oxen took the Load to Stratford & delivered amount to debit of M. & L. pd for 2 Seives for Fanning Mill $17 | 10 | - | fine | 32 | ||
| Wednesday | 6 | Is & Christ'n mudding House &c Wilfred with Mares & Waggon a Load for Macullock to his new Store at Big Thames
put on Stye to fatten Bob young white Sow 4 - 2 yr old Hogs & 1 1/2 yr old Hog - pitted 48 Drumhead Cabbages in garden W'd calld at P. Office & sent by John Stewart a letter from Em'y {illegible} Jr pd by W'd |
9 | tol. | 30 | |||
| Thursday | 7 | Paid James Izard - collector the following Taxes viz.
on 2 Horses value L 8 ----- 1.4 2 Oxen ----- 4 .8 2 Cows ----- 3 .6 1 Do under 4 yrs 1 .1 200 Acres Land --- or 1d ------16.8 Asylum 1/8 on afsefsd Property 1.2 ~. 1.--.5 Williams Land & Clearance ~.8.8 |
1 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 33 | |
| rec'd from Mrs T of Wm property (sent up by Ellen's $2/- Wms | 10 | |||||||
| paid -- Do -- Mr Jno & Mrs Roy Stewart | 3 | -- | ||||||
| Friday | 8 | Isaac & Christ'n mudding & repairing House - Wilf'd struck
pd Wilfred's expences to Hamilton & back 31 Octo @ 5th inst |
1 | 14 | 3 | snow showr afternoon | 30 | |
| Saturday | 9 | Wilfred at Jno Stewarts raising a Shed for Sheep
Isaac on Dick at Stratford - brot Hines here for Grave fence L3.16.~ Sm Christ'n hunting after oxen & hauling firewood |
31 | |||||
| Sunday | 10 | Mrs T & Martha to Mrs Meanys after dinner with letters
Mrs T to Mrs Jos. W. T. to WWT with Seeds - to be conveyed by Mrs Reilly Do to |
showers thunder & lightning | 43 |
| Monday | 11 | Ch'r Mudding House - W'd & Is'c thrashing oats | rain | |||||
| Tuesday | 12 | Mr Meany Annie Mrs Reilly Child'n & Mary in Reynolds Waggon started for Hamilton - raining pretty fast Isaac at Curtis' Bee - came home after dinner - Christ'n & W'd winnowing oats & plastering H'e | Rain | |||||
| Wednesday | 13 | Isaac at Stratford on Nell - brot letter from Chas to Christ'n B Canadian & Cultivator - Chirst'n hauling firewood - repairing Chimney &c - W'd thrashing Peas Nance & Dick | snow showers | |||||
| Thursday | 14 | Wilfred at Curtis' Bee (2nd) - Is & Christ'n thrashing & winnowing Peas Sold 2 Sheep Skins to a Pedlar (one very bad) - 3/yk - | tol. | 38 | 30 | |||
| Friday | 15 | Cleaning out Sheds & going over to Pines back lot - Wilfred making a Neck yoke for John Stewart | fine | 28 | 29 | |||
| Saturday | 16 | Preparing East Shed for Oxen - Mr Meany returned @ 9 pm fm Hamilton
Wilfred to P Office aft'n brot letters from Emily & Henry - pd post'ge announcing the arrival of William Henry Barron on Sunday last the 10th inst |
1 | 4 | fine | |||
| Sunday | 17 | heavy snow showers | ||||||
| Monday | 18 | again at East Shed - |
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| Tuesday | 19 | Christ'n at Donald Stewarts - Wilf'd at Jno Stewarts 2 hours aft'n Is'c & W'd at Shed morn'g - Is'c to Stratford aft'n | 17 | 31 | ||||
| Wednesday | 20 | Is & W'd thrashing Wheat with Horses - Christ'n at Don'd Stewarts the day | fine | 28 | ||||
| Thursday | 21 | ret'd to Mr Daly trasfer of Lot 37 N Easthope, having inserted the namd of James (the Father) in the place of William Samuel Whaley a Minor - Thrashing Wheat W'd to P. Office - brot letter Chas to Isaac. pd 7d & Inq'r 1d | 7 1/2 | fine | 26 | 28 | ||
| Friday | 22 | at East Shed - making Cutter &c. | cloudy | 32 | 38 | |||
| Saturday | 23 | at Sheds - Whaley Sen'r brot an Inquirer & Canadian fm Stratford - signed Bond | little snow mo. & eve'g | 33 morning | 27 | |||
| Sunday | 24 | all at home | snow all day | 18 | 19 | |||
| Monday | 25 | Isaac at Mr Meanys butchering a Sheep - Christ'n & W'd again at Sheds hauling firewood &c. | tol | 18 | 19 |
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