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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
3
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
1844 December
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 up with Dick & Nance - brot some Straw from to Barn 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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