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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 48.pdf
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1844 November
Tuesday | 26 | Cleaning Cellar Spring & pottering - W'd Jno Stewart 6 @ 11 1/2 pm had a Leg of Ven'n from Ind'ns for flour | snow all day | 20 | 24 | |||
Wednesday | 27 | Is & Christ'n thrashing Peas Nance & Dick - Wilf'd to Mill with 6 1/2 Bush'ls Sp. Wheat - brot 219 lb Flour - Shorts, 1 Sack & Bran 2 Sacks
1 Gall Whisky - my Boots from Kay - 1 lb Tea fm Linton &c Mrs T & M accomp'd him |
4 1/2 | fine {sleighing but roads bad} | 17 | 18 | ||
rec'd a hind qu't Lamb from Mrs Meany - pd Washers
the Williams calld for paym't 6/3 for Digging Wm Grave 1 referd him to Linton to whom the acco't was pad on his acco't 25 Sep |
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Thursday | 28 | thrashing Oats & Winnowing Peas - Tender Loin Ven'n from Indians for flour Sm Daly | 7 1/2 | Do | 16 | 22 | ||
Friday | 29 | Winnowing Oats - aft'n Is & Christ'n aft to Stratford for Lumber - our own had a 2nd Leg of Venison from Indians for Flour - Wilfred at Cutter | Do soft | 21 | 27 | |||
Saturday | 30 | Is & Ch'r Dick & Nance to Stratford for Lumber - fixing Cattle Shed
in Barnyard - W'd pottering firewood Cutter &c - Mrs Tom in Sleigh to Mrs Sargints - no Letter or Papers |
32 | 32 | ||||
December | ||||||||
Sunday | 1 | Wilfred on Dick after dinner to Izards | fine mild a little snow even'g | 27 | 22 | |||
Monday | 2 | the Hog of youngest litter found dead this morning at West Barn ( q'g Bob /.
Whaley & Son came @ 11 1/2 to begin chopping South pottering at West Barn - W'd getting Cedar Log for barn Wood & pottering |
Do | 26 | 25 | |||
Tuesday | 3 | Wilfred with Nance & Nell to Rankins - Seebacks thrashing Mill - 2000 Sheaves - Hauling firewood - fixing Horse Stable | Do | 20 | 26 | |||
Wednesday | 4 | Wilfred again with mares to Rankins - 1600 Sheaves - Isaac to Stratford morn'g
no letters - Christ'n chopping firewood - aftern'n killd Hog No 2- Mrs Cowmans paid Mrs T for Ram 7/6 - rec'd my half |
3 | 9 | misting | 33 | 33 | |
Thursday | 5 | Is & Christ'n thrashing Peas - Wilf'd at Cutter - &c had Indians tender Loin Venison for Potatoes - Whaleys house this ev'g | light shower | 31 | 32 | |||
Friday | 6 | Is & Ch'r thrashing oats Horses - W'd again at Cutter - pottering Whaleys came @ 7 am to breakfast home again at 3 1/4 - raining | Do | 32 | 34 | |||
Saturday | 7 | W'd to P. Office brot ap'd letter from Mrs Jos to Mrs T. dated 1 Nov'r all pottering - thraashd Oats for Horses | Showers of snow & rain with high wind | 43 | 23 | |||
Sunday | 8 | all at home | snow shower | 18 | 18 | |||
Monday | 9 | Thrashing Peas - cleaning Hog Stye - Spotted Hog sick - W'd crofsed the Lake | beautiful | 12 | 24 | |||
Tuesday | 10 | thrashing & winnowing Peas - finished Stack No 1 Is'c & Christ'n Wilf'd cleaning Hog Stye - ev'g Is & Wd at Cutter | tol. | 25 | 29 |
Wednesday | 11 | Winnowing Peas - brot home about 24 Bush's - & 2 Loads Pea Straw covering yard Shed with - thrashing oats for Horses - cleaning West Shed - M Jn & I calld at Mrs Meanys - even'g Boys & Martha in Sleigh (Nell & Dick, to Stratford - Donald Stewart brot from P. Office Henry to Isaac -- owing for 9d | fine | 23 | 18 | |||
Thursday | 12 | 6 am Is & Ch'r to Jno Stewarts but ret'd in 7 thrashing Mill not having arrivd Christ'n trapd Fox No 1 - morn'g pottering - aft'n thrashing Peas &c Sleigh still bad | fine | 13 | 32 gof 34 -10 | |||
Friday | 13 | Is & Ch'r thrashing Peas - Wilf'd yesterday & today making Grain Shovel | snow show'r | 31 | 32 | |||
Saturday | 14 | Christ'n & W'd at Jno Stewarts thrashing Mill Keppans' - 4150 Sheaves Isaac pottering Cattle Pigs firewood &c Is trapd Fox No 2 | Do nearly all day | 30 | 27 | |||
Sunday | 15 | All at home - Alex Orr calld at Noon - after dinner the Boys in Sleigh to Stratford - took Alex up - brot a Canadian no letters Foxes No 3 & 4 trapd by Isaac, {illegible} all dogs. Bob came home this even'g after about a months absence | snow show'rs | 25 | 22 | |||
Monday | 16 | Wm Whaley this Cousin James came this morn'g @ 6 -- Christ'n & W'd at John Stewarts (threshing mill) 2 or 3 hours morn'g - Isaac blocking up Window in East Shed - aft'r Is & Ch'r thrashing Oats - W'd to Stratford Bell & Dick fixing Shoe Dick -- Bell a new one -- | Do | 17 | ||||
Tuesday | 17 | thrashing Peas - brot in a load of the Straw - W'd chopping firewood &c &c Whaley Sen'r came @ 6 am - pd Washer 2 Mrs Stewarts | 3 | -- | snow nearly all day | 16 | 18 | |
rec'd for 3 oz Hops -- @ 1 1/2 | 4 1/2 | |||||||
Wednesday | 18 | Isaac & W'd with Dick & Bell to Stratford for Lumber forenoon - aft'n brot from West Barn Sacks Peas Dick & Nance - even'g - Boys & 2 young Whaleys in Sleigh Dick & to Izards -- | some snow | 17 | ||||
Thursday | 19 | Christ'n hauling firewood - Is & W'd cleaning West Stable for Grain
& to Stratford |
Snow g'd part of the day | 20 | 14 | |||
Friday | 20 | Brown & another Chopper came @ 8 am - & after supper
Duncan Keppan this man came at 7 pm with thrashing Mill & 4 Horses Is & Christ'n preparing West Barn for Do -- aftern'n Is & W'd to P Kostners brot 9 Gall's Whisky to be pd for in Grain - Christ'n borrowd of Mrs Meany @ 31 3/4 to Flour |
Do | 5 | ||||
Saturday | 21 | thrashing Mill - Rankin & Man Pat McQuaid - Don'd Stewart & Margaret Wm Cresar Son & Daughter - John Stewart Keppan & Man - Horses Keppans this morning Nell, Nance & Bell - aftern'n Dick in addition - Sheaves thrashed 3634 the 3 Whaleys went home after supper - Keppan man & horses Do 7 Bls Whisky | snow show'rs | 16 | 25 |
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