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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 62.pdf
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1845 September
| Friday | 5 | Paid John on acco't of Riley left after breakfast & ret'd @ 4@5 pm Ch'r & W'd binding Ots & on Rileys return hauld in the whole - Mr B. H'y & I lighting stumps So of West Gates John left about 9 for Guelph & Henry at 2 for Galt Jane Daly here to tea - Martha Em'y & Mifs Lloyd & Ch'r walkd with her home |
2 | ~ | ~ | |||
| paid Mrs T on acco't of Hine |
2 | 10 | 6 | |||||
| Saturday | 6 | Hine left after dinner - Riley C W & Mr B'n hauld Peas into East Barn
Paid Riley Balance of Wages as under J Rec't to this day 26 Do - 1 month _$8 in Cash $5 Store Goods pd him 30 Aug --------.5.~ 4 Sep --------------------.10.~ 6 " Mrs Thompson on his acco 4.1 1/2 " ---- pd him Balance frm 1.5.10 1/2 3.5.
had of Emily ------ 3 1 1/2 Martha ------ 10 ----- } repaid 16th ins |
40 | |||||
| Sunday | 7 | all at home - Hine & Riley ret'd this ev'g | ||||||
| Monday | 8 | C & W ploughing opposite - Riley thrashing Wheat Hine | ||||||
| Tuesday | 9 | Do -- -- -- -- Do -- --- --- -- | ||||||
| Wednesday | 10 | Ch'r & W'd ploughing - pickling Wheat 1 Tom sowd Bush'ls | ||||||
| Thursday | 11 | Ch'r ploughing W'd dragging - Tom sowd Bushels | 31 | |||||
| Friday | 12 | Do ------ Do ----- Tom pd Hine prec't | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Saturday | 13 | Tom morning plough'g aft'n thrashing Oats - W'd to Smiths Creek with 4 Bush'ls Wheat - brot back flour &c Ch'r | ||||||
| Sunday | 14 | Ch'r Mr Barron Mifs Lloyd M. & E. to hear Mr Allworth even'g | ||||||
| Monday | 15 | Tom ploughing - Ch'r & Mr B to Stratford - Ch'r again even'g W'd setting Saw &c |
| Tuesday | 16 | Mr B. Dr. for fetching the fam'y up & taking down $16--
prop'r of expences up (July W'd) 1 1/2 17 1/2 receivd this day on acco't 16 1/2 $1.~ owing Christ'n with the Barron party left - 9 1/2 am |
4 | 6 | 2 | fine | ||
| paid Ch'r post'ge of Newsp'rs 2d . W'd for Hay at Hobsons 2 1/2
Tom ploughing - W'd Crofscutting in Chopping {line stroked out and illegible} Recievd of McDarmid & Bradly in full of Horse Hire |
4 1/2 | |||||||
| for thrash machine $6 3/4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||||
| Wednesday | 17 | Killd 2 Pigs - S{illegible} - Tom ploughing | fine | |||||
| Thursday | 18 | W'd & Tom rep'g entrance to Horse Stable - & front of Garden & Bulls fence - W'd X Cutting - Curtis Brockmen calld to propose a trade for Nell - a yoke 4 yr old Steers which we are to see on Saturday - Frank Tye stops here tonight with Lumber for Stratford - (flooring) | fine | |||||
| Friday | 19 | Tom & W'd rep'g entrance to Stable - Tom ploughing - W'd hoeing up thistles &c in chopping -- Ia's McWilliams had a Pig today - Litter single sm{illegible}
Ch'r ret'd @ 8 1/4 pm bringing for Mickle Goods 6 cwt 1 qu'r -- paid at Hamilton for 5 lb Putty @ 33 /y ------1.7 Harnefs Varnish ----- 1.16 1/2 |
3 | 5 1/2 | fine | 38 | 55 | |
| at Dundas repair to Waggon ----- | 5 | 3 1/2 | ||||||
| travelling expences -------
gave him Cr L2.~~ p'd by him 1.9.1 --- 10.11 rec'd |
1 | ~ | 4 | |||||
| Saturday | 20 | Walkd with W'd through Brocksden to Curtis & agreed to trade Nell for his yoke Steers - 4 yrs old last Spring - he brot them aft'n & took Nell away
Ia's McWilliams had 3 more Pigs @ 2/6 which pays him for 4 days Logging 16/19 July -- Switzer had 2 Pigs -- --- " rec'd -- Tom plough'g &c Christ'n aft'n took up Mickles Goods 6 cwt 1 gr @ 3.1 1/2 -- 19/C'y to my Credit on acco't |
5 | ~ | show'r all thro the day | 52 | ||
| Sunday | 21 | Ch'r M & E. to Stratford Mr Hickey - Tom Do | light show'rs noon till n't | 39 | 36 |
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