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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 64.pdf
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1845 October
| Tuesday | 14 | W'd & Tom ploughing - Ch'r churning - after Cattle &c - 10 pm first snow | rain morn'g aft'n fine | 40 | 34 | |||
| Wednesday | 15 | light covering of snow & snowing 6 am. W'd & Tom ploughing morn'g Tom aft'n
aft'n W'd pottering - Ch'r to Stratford - Hine &c in quest of Cust'or for Beef brot 2 Canadian pd & 1 Inquirer pd by C. 1/2d - pd Washers Mrs Jno & Roy |
3 | ~ | snow show'rs | 32 | 30 | |
| Thursday | 16 | borrowd of Wm Crerar 22 1/2 W. Salt including Sack
took up & put into Cellar the last of the Potatoes (Mercers) sup. Bush'ls - Befsy & Mary Crerar & Ann Stewart here |
fine & cold | 30 | 28 | |||
| Friday | 17 | Killd Befsy - all butchering - sold to W.H. Hine
Hind quarter 121 lb lefs Sack 2 ls -- 119 lb Leg of ano'r ---- 65 174 @ 4 cts $7.1.9 |
1 | 16 | 9 | beautiful | 25 | 36 |
| sold to Seigmiller Hide @ 4cts ---62 2.2.5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | |||||
| kept 2 fore Quarters & part of Hind 82 + 42+ 39 + 48 + 84 = 295 @ 3 1/2 Cts 10.4.8
rend'r Tallow .24 @ 6d C'y Tallow value of Cow $ 22.3.10 Wilf to Stratford aft'n with Waggon & del'd the above to Hine & Seigm'r M Jun'r accomp'd him - both took tea at Mrs Kirkes |
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| Saturday | 18 | W'd & Tom ploughing - Christ'n cutting up, making hook, & hanging up Beef
& pottering Boiling Pieces into Barrels. -- receivd from Stratford a letter for Henry dated Hamilton 9th by private Hand - unknowns. |
Do | 28 | ||||
| Sunday | 19 | Ch'r W'd & Tom to Stratford Allsworth - took to P. Office letter W.T to Henry | fine & pleasant | 51 | 37 | |||
| Monday | 20 | W'd & Thom ploughing - Ch'r pottering - at day light a covering of snow borrowd more Salt of W Crerar | 12 n. a shower of snow aft disappeard | 33 | 27 | |||
| Tuesday | 21 | W'd & Tom ploughing So & at Lot 38 - Ch'r digging up Hops
T & J Daly & Emily arrivd from Tyes @ 6 1/2 pm . T & J remain the night E. brot a small Cabbage Rose - 3 Citrons &c from Mrs Tye |
snow show'rs & very cold | 26 | 20 | |||
| Wednesday | 22 | W'd & Tom ploughing West - Christ'n walkd to Dalys & brot Ingredients for Ink
To Jane Daly left us @ 10 am - M & E to Stratford aft'n |
fine | 24 | 24 | |||
| Thursday | 23 | W'd & Tom ploughing West - Ch'r at Hops - making Ink &c | fine | 20 | 37 | |||
| Friday | 24 | Do -- Do ---- Do Ch'r at Crerars pointing the House roof to oven destroyed by fire | beautiful | 36 | 38 |
| Saturday | 25 | Paid Mrs T for Margaret Tom & W'd ploughing West - Dh'r at Crerars | mild, dry | 28 | 38 | |||
| Sunday | 26 | W'd to Stratford - Mr Allan | fine | 30 | 46 | |||
| Monday | 27 | W'd & Tom Logging & Burning South - Christ'n again at Crerars Mrs T & Martha walkd to Allan Bank - Lying in visit | Do | 35 | 44 | |||
| Tuesday | 28 | W'd & Tom burning - Ch'r Do part of day & at Hops - transplanting Mrs T & M. walkd to & from Stratford - dined at Dalys - tead at Mrs Sargints | Do | 37 | 45 | |||
| Wednesday | 29 | Tom thrashing W'd Christ'n to P Office brot Letters
Mrs Joe to Mrs T. pd to Isaac to self - pd brot also 1 Bottle Whisky from Mickle |
Do | 34 | 58 | |||
| Thursday | 30 | Wilf'd & Tom thrashing - I walked to Mr Dalys re Lot 38
Mrs T Emily & Christ'n came to me in Waggon aft'n - home@5 paid Mr Dalys Acc't to 31 Dec'r last of Dec inp ap Book |
1 | 5 | 5 1/2 | cloudy & warm | 54 | 55 |
| Inclosed in a Note & gave to Mrs Daly to forward to Mr Donkin $1 note & 1/yk on acco't Mr Barron for Cheese | ~ | 5 | 7 1/2 | |||||
| Friday | 31 | Tom ploughing & winnowing W'd winnowing - making Rack for Waggon & preparing for Market - Ch'r sundries | ||||||
| Novem. | ||||||||
| Saturday | 1 | W'd to Sutherlands Mill with 4 Sacks Wheat & brot back flour from our own Wheat lb Shorts - Bran
Mrs T & Em'y accomp'd him to Robinsons last Goldfinch seen all other summer birds having previously left |
showers | 48 | 56 | |||
| Sunday | 2 | Tom to Stratford - brot a Patriot sup frm D'd McDonald - Reading news took to P.O. letter self to Isaac - inclosing one Mrs T to Chas | fine | 32 | 34 | |||
| Monday | 3 | Tom at his Brother in Law's a raising - Christ'n & W'd sundries - 1 in Snow at Daylight
even'g W'd took Watson to Stratford in Waggon & rec'd $1 Ballard calld at 7 pm & pd Mrs T her acco't his charge for plastering Back Room would come to about $6 --- 9 cts p sq yd. 1Bo Whisky for Mickle rec'd letters (Circular) from M Jones urging paym't on acco't Lots 37/8 |
snow nearly all day | 32 | ||||
| Tuesday | 4 | W'd & Tom thrashing Peas - Christ'n repairing fences &c paid Mrs Roy & Ann Crerar | 3 | ~ | snow in the n't this day gloomy | 34 |
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