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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 71.pdf
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1846 February
| Tuesday | 3 | Wilfred to Stratford for Sleigh Crook left yesterday - paid for sawing
& preparing Mat'ls for new Sleigh Tom in Bush after rail Timber morn'g Meeting at Stratford for nomination of a member of Parliament for the County in place of Dr Dunlop resigned - McCullock & Dr Chalk |
2 | 6 | gloomy | 32 | 32 | |
| pd Washers Kitty Crerar & Christ'a Stewart -- | 3 | ~ | ||||||
| Mrs T for 2 Reels Cotton 2d --
had from Daly & M.a 4 1/2 lb Levitts Axe - p W'd - sold my old Duffle Great Coat to Henry Izard for $2 1/2 |
2 | |||||||
| Wednesday | 4 | W'd making Ox Sleigh & cut his foot - Tom Chopping for Rails, & even'g to Stratford - brought letter from Aunt Jan'y dated 1/2 Jan'ry & 2 Inquirers - 2 lb Sugar fm Daly & Co -- John arrived @ 8 pm having first taken Mifs Louisa Dowing to Mr Dalys - Mr & Mrs Allan & 2 dined with us | fine | 20 | ||||
| Thursday | 5 | W'd & Tom making Sleigh - John {stroked through phrase} Mrs T & M {illegible} in Sleigh to Stratford - dined at Mr Dalys - ret'd to tea with Mifs Downing & Mrs Meany - Alex came @ 8 Oc with Cutter rem'd till 10 -- | Do | 34 | ||||
| Friday | 6 | W'd going on with Sleigh - Tom in Bush John & Mifs Downing left us via Guelph about 8 1/2 am | beautiful | 18 | 28 | |||
| Saturday | 7 | Rankin had 41 lb Flour by our Steelyards. vi, 19 Dec Tom hauling rail Timber out of Bush W'd Tom Mrs T & Em'y to Stratford | 12 | 6 | morn'g fine
ev'g gloomy a little rain Snow |
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| Sunday | 8 | W'd Tom Mrs T & Em'y to Stratford - Mr Allan - Mr & Mrs Robinson their friend Mr Glendenning Esquesing & Alex Orr to tea | fine | 9 | 13 | |||
| Monday | 9 | I walked W'd on Charley to Stratford
- pd Roys Acco't to 12 Jan'y |
12 | 6 | Do | 15 | 6 | |
| pd Watsons acco't to 31 Dec last -- | 7 | 8 | 1 1/2 | |||||
| Daly & Mickle ---- Do 4 at Jacksons 4d bot of MrGregors a quantity of Oats @ 2/8 yk. Tom rail work | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Tuesday | 10 | W'd $ 72 with Sleigh to Stratford - brought from McGregor & pd for 21 Bush'ls Black Oats -- 2/8 yk 9 B'l | 1 | 15 | ~ | fine | 8 | 24 |
| paid WF McCullock Bal'ce of acco't to this date
brot from Daly & M 3 lb Butter - 1 lb Sugar Cotton Spools Tom in Bush after Rail |
3 | 5 | ||||||
| lent to Wilfred | ~ | 10 | ~ |
| Wednesday | 11 | the Party from Robinsons returned @ 8 am. Mrs Meany having hush her knee stopd here & Tom took her home about 2 pm in Sleigh
Tom on his return brot 3 Galls Whisky from McCullocks @ 3/6 & pd brot a Canadian from P. Office W'd in bed greatest part of the day -- |
6 | 6 1/2 | Snow till 3 pm Snow aft'n 3 or 4 in | 24 | ||
| Thursday | 12 | W'd & Tom after rail Timber morn'g & aft'n Mr Robinson took to P office Letter Mrs T. to Charles - He Mr Glendenning & Erb a young Prespian(fm Posen) calld on their return Martha to Mrs Allans @ 11 1/2 am in Mr A's absence to return tomorrow | light Sn. Show'rs | 6 | 18 | |||
| Friday | 13 | W'd & Tom hauling rail Timber out of Bush - ev'g Tom to Mrs Meanys with Note from M apology for not going to Tea &c. Em'y walked to Mr Allans after dinner & ret'd with M @ 6 | fine | 17 | 15 | |||
| Saturday | 14 | Paid Mrs T. for 6 Pillow Cases W'd & Tom in Bush after Rail Timber | morn'g fine ev'g Snow cont'd all n't | 12 | ||||
| Sunday | 15 | Snow all night & continues with high drifting Wind - in places 3 ft other 1-2 in Tom took to P. Office Letter Mrs T. to Aunt Jane 14/15th | Snow sh'rs m'g | 21 | ||||
| Monday | 16 | Wilf'd left at 7 3/4 for Ferries with 16 Sacks Wheat - W'd ret'd @ 4 pm having sold 7 Sacks 16 Bush'ls to sundries at Hobsons @ 7/6 yk r'd | 3 | 15 | ~ | Sn. till 1 @ 2 ev'g fine | 20 | 15 |
| 9 Sacks left at Hobsons paid expences Tom hauling firewood morn'g after to Reynolds to get one of his Boys for tomorrow to winnow Wheat | 1 | 10 1/2 | ||||||
| Tuesday | 17 | Tom & Reynold's Son winnowing Wheat & preparing for Market
W'd with Mrs T M & E to Stratford Sale of dry Goods frm Pomery London paid to Dr. Moore his Bill to this time (p Mrs T.) ------ |
6 | 9 | Snow morn'g | 19 | 16 | |
| bot at public Sale & paid for
5 lb Tea @ 2/8 1/2 --------0.13.7 20 yds Sacking -- @ 5d ------- .8.4 thread 7 1/2 - 2 Brooms @ 7 1/2 d - 1/3 --- .1.10 1/2 |
1 | 3 | 9 1/2 | |||||
| ret'd paid Mr Dalys Bill for Drugs &c & Pafs Book . & rec'd (p W'd) --- | 18 | 2 | ||||||
| Wednesday | 18 | W'd left @ 7 1/4 with 14 Sacks Wheat for Market - Tom & Robert Reynolds winnowing @ 6 1/4 Tom & R to Sale at Stratford - Tom brought a letter from Ch'r to Emily post paid - Reynolds went home in Sleigh from Stratford | fine | 8 | 10 |
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