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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 51.pdf
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1845 January
| Wednesday | 22 | Christ'n repairing Stalls in Stable &c & pottering - evening with Martha to Stratford for Money letter from Henry - p'd post'ge Ann Crerar in the morning brot one from Emily not pd 9d & a Canadian | 9 | beautiful | 27 | 19 | ||
| Thursday | 23 | Paid my Note to Peter Crerar or Balance due 13th inst (for Pig bot at vending
Christ'n trapd Fox no 6 (Dog) - cleaning Pig stye & pottering Martha to P. Office @ 11 1/2, in H Puddicombs Cutter, with letter Mrs T to Mrs Jas - Mickle says in time for 3@ prox'y - Isay no |
morn'g rain | 23 | 33 | |||
| Friday | 24 | Christ'n trapd Fox No7 - Dog- (Isaacs trap) Is. & W'd arr'd from Hamilton @ 4 pm with 2 Loads sundries for G. Watson & a Box for Shirks.. | misty rain & sleet nearly all day | 34 | 34 | |||
| Saturday | 25 | Is & W'd to Stratford with Watsons 2 Loads Goods ( & Shirks Box)
Debit him for teaming down & up $24.~ L6..- C'y paid expences of journey ----------- |
1 | 7 | fine | 22 | 17 | |
| WP McLaren for 2 lb young Hyoon @ 3/9 - 7.6
2 lb ground Coffee 1/3 - 2.6 7 lb Soap -- 6d/yk - 2.2 1/2 |
12 | 2 1/2 | ||||||
| pd for Mrs T - 2/10 - 2/6 - 7 1/2 -1/3 - = |
1 | 8 1/2 | ||||||
| rec'd of - Whaley for 1/2 Bush Onions Red @ 7/yk - - Chris'n repairing Stalls in Stable & pottering | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Sunday | 26 | Isaac to Stratford after dinner - took letters Mrs T. to John Henry & Charles . Mifs. M Wilcox Thompson &Co Churchville Township Toronto | fine | 7 | 26 | |||
| Monday | 27 | Christ'n & W'd at Donald Stewarts - Thrashing Mill Isaac to Stratford to see Arch Shields - not there & pottering | fine | 25 | 38 | |||
| Tuesday | 28 | rain morn'g aft'n snow | 38 | 29 | ||||
| Wednesday | 29 | Killd 2 Hogs Black & Chunk - pd for Mrs John T Roy Stewart -- | 3 | ~ | 24 | 18 | ||
| pd for Ann Stewart milking 3 mo's ------- | 6 | ~ | ||||||
| " M. & E. so much borrowd 12 June last | 1 | ~ | ~ | |||||
| " for Factory to line Trousers | 10 | |||||||
| Thursday | 30 | Butchering & packing Barrels the Hogs killd yesterday
weight of Black 283 lb Chunk 281 lbs = 564 lbs - Lard inclusive Lard in . 21 to . Lard 22 3/4 |
morn Snow | 15 | 18 |
| Thursday | 30 | cont'd Wilf'd hauling firewood - Mrs Tom walkd to Stratford on businefsto a travelling Dentist Smith from Chatham
after their return W'd took Martha to Dalys for some Laudanum when they ret'd the Boys & 5 Crerar & Ann Stewart to Izards & had a Glafs - ret'd @ 10.10 -- rec'd of Mrs Jackson for 2 1/2 doz Eggs @ 6d --- Monteith brot letter from John to Mrs T. |
1 | 3 | ||||
| Friday | 31 | Winnowing Wheat for Market & pottering Mr & Mrs Kirk took tea with us - | fine a little Snow | 8 | 5 below Z | |||
| February | ||||||||
| Saturday | 1 | I. & C. winnowing & bagging Wheat. W'd Cattle & chop'g firewood | fine | 7 below | 4 above | |||
| Sunday | 2 | Isaac trapd Fox No 8 -'Dog' -- Mrs T after d'r to Mrs McKays -- | fine | 7 above | 14 | |||
| Monday | 3 | Got by Poison Fox 9 Dog -- @ 11 Is to Stratford with Sleigh to inquire price of Wheat at Dalys &c ret'd about 3 --
Christ'n & W'd making Bed for White Sow in East Shed & pottering I & W. ret'd @ 11 1/4 having been at Watsons treating for a load to Hamilton & back next week W'd poorly -- ret'd Sold L16 Sacks . 28 Bush'ls 38 lb. to Mr Daly @ 31/2 = |
7 1/2 | snow show'rs & high wind | 14 | 17 | ||
| Tuesday | 4 | White Sow had a litter of 4 in night, 2 dead hunting up & setting traps & pottering - W'd on sick list from last nights spree at Watsons - | Snow all day | 20 | 10 | |||
| Wednesday | 5 | Isaac & Christ'n winnowing Wheat - W'd pottering a young German from near Kingston accom'd for the night on his way down | a little snow & high wind Snow 15 or 18 in deep | 11 | 10 | |||
| Thursday | 6 | Winnowing Wheat - &c put Befsy into Stable expecting her to farrow | Snow show'rs high wind | 6 | 17 | |||
| Friday | 7 | Alex pafsed down for Toronto - took letters Martha to Emily & for Mrs Tye
Isaac to Stratford to fix with Watson about trip to Hamilton - brot down a Load 4 Barrels Pearls Ash cleaning Harnefs & pottering Watson {illegible} calld at 4 pm stopd till 9 |
beautiful | 14 | 14 | |||
| Saturday | 8 | Isaac again to Stratford - bro. another Load 4 B'ls P. Ash pottering | fine | 2 | ||||
| Sunday | 9 | all at home - Mrs Charmack calld with Ia's Ass -- - | Sn Show'r | 14 | 19 | |||
| Monday | 10 | Is. Ch'r W'd & Martha in Sleigh (Dick & Bell) left @ 10 40 for Mr Tyes rec'd of Alex'r Crerar for Hector 44 | ~ | 2 | 6 | mild & pleasant | 20 | 26 |
| Tuesday | 11 | The Wilmot party got home about 2 pm paid Wood Butchers {illegible} | 1 | 9 1/2 | Do | 18 | 36 |
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