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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 73.pdf
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1846 March
| Sunday | 1 | Tom to Stratford morn'g - brot from Mr Daly a Bottle Cough mixture & Charnock & Son John took tea with us - rec'd of him Hec. 45 took to P. Office Letters Martha to Ellen & Em'y to Christ'n | 2 | 6 | fine | 10 | 12 | |
| Monday | 2 | W'd finishd making yoke - yoked Steers for first time & with them & Duke & Diamond hauld out a few rail logs. | fine | 14 | 16 | |||
| Tuesday | 3 | W'd & E'y - Mrs Sargint, Mrs Wilkins ther Sister Mifs Hewit took tea with us & left in Stage @ 8 - Wilson the driver wants Onion & Carrot seed & has fine Blood Beet. Tom with Oxen & Steers, hauling Rail Timber
paid to Henry Izard Mrs Sargints order for for Butter supplied Mr Barron W'd to Geo. Woods Downie - brot 1/2 Ton 1109 to Hay Em'y to Stratford - brot a {illegible} Letter Paper fm D & M. W'd much indisposed with Headache pains in Limbs Leg &c |
2 | 17 | 6 | beautiful & pleasant | 7 | 24 |
| Wednesday | 4 | M & I went in Sleigh with Tom to Stratford - where I had my likeness Dagueriotyfied - on dit tolerable but frowning - paid for it
Tom brot rem'r of Ton Hay fm Woods 1131 lb. pd for the whole dined with the Dalys & bort some powders for Wilfred who is still suffering very much - W'd pd P Kostner 3. Bal'ce of his Acco't |
3 | ~ | ~ | Do | 21 | 36 |
| pd Mickle for letters & papers to this date -- | 1 | 7 1/2 | ||||||
| Wilf'd calld at P Kostners yesterday & settled his acco't of last year delivery of 6 Bush'ls Tailings @ 5 qu'ts & B'l & Cash | 17 | 6 | ||||||
| Thursday | 5 | Tom hauling rail Timber - W'd pottering - on Sick list Robinson - Mrs Gingery & the German calld even'g | Do | 28 | 26 | |||
| Friday | 6 | W'd Tom Oxen & Steers at Rail work - W'd sufferd much through last night but is quite his usual way today | Snow morn'g aft'n fine | 27 | 20 | |||
| Saturday | 7 | W'd tom with Cattle as yesterday - Em'y to Stratford aft'n no letters brot fm Daly & M. 1 lb Coffee 4 lb Butter | tol. | 11 | 29 | |||
| Sunday | 8 | Tom & Mrs T -- M & E in Sleigh to Stratford - Hickey | fine & mild | 26 | 30 | |||
| Monday | 9 | W'd M.& E & I in Sleigh to Stratford. Had a fresh likenefs taken which Mr Daly insisted upon paying for & giving to Martha - I dined at Jacksons with Mr Junk & Irwin
paid at Watsons for Sn 1/3 Gumblet & Bradd hooks 7 1/2 2 yards Wire not pd for -- |
1 | 10 1/2 | beautiful | 16 | 26 |
| Monday | 9 | cont'd Wilfred brot from McGregor's 33 1/2 Bush'ls Oats
@ 2/7 yk & paid for same Had from them 2 plough Shares @ 6/yk - not pd for |
2 | 14 | ~ | Sleighs finished | ||
| paid Wilfred for Calf skin carried to my Credit in Adam Seigmillers acco't | 5 | ~ | ||||||
| Tuesday | 10 | W'd & Tom at Sugary - tapd 55 trees & placed Troughs | beautiful | 22 | 28 | |||
| Wednesday | 11 | W'd & Emily at Sugary - tapd 80 trees - Do gatherd 25 Pails Sap Tom at Rail work hauling - paid Mrs Tye for Tin Pails (by Rags) | 2 | 6 | Do | 25 | 36 | |
| Thursday | 12 | W'd to Sugary @ 6 am - Emily Do @ 8 - Tom at Rail work till 6 pm & after tea joind them Em'y home @ 7 pm
W'd & T got home 10 3/4 bringing scrapings of a Pan Sugar - Mrs Meany & Alex to tea receivd on Wm Anglin acco't Hec 45 -- 4 Cows -- |
7 | 6 | gloomy & a few drops rain 10 1/2 pm heavy rain | 36 | 45 | |
| Friday | 13 | W'd to Sugary before breakfast - brot 3 Cakes 25 lbs made yesterday after breakfast with Tom hauling out Rail timber - aft'n heavy rain W'd made a 10 ft Ladder for Garden & House use | moderate rain till 3@ 4 pm | |||||
| Saturday | 14 | W'd & Tom hauling rails Timber -- | Snow nearly all day | 36 | 26 | |||
| Sunday | 15 | all at home - Snow nearly all day | Do | 26 | 30 | |||
| Monday | 16 | W'd & tom hauling rail logs -- W.T aft'n resetting some 50 Sap troughs washed & cleand Onion Seed 45 N.2 Parcel | snow morn'g aft'n fine | 24 | 26 | |||
| Tuesday | 17 | W'd making Shoulder yoke - resetting Troughs & collecting Sap - 32 pails Tom hauling rail timber -- | fine | 24 | 24 | |||
| Wednesday | 18 | W'd to Sugary @ 6 am - Martha @ 8 - M ret'd @ 6 1/2 pm - Tom went @ 7 pm with provisions - both still there 10 pm. 110 Pails Sap collected today - ret'd @ 11
Emily to P. Office - brot a Canadian & a Guelph & Galt Advertiser no letters first Spring Bird a Robin in Garden |
fine | 22 | 38 | |||
| Thursday | 19 | Small Birds singing - Tom hauling Rail timber am to Sugary pm
W'd to Sugary after breakfast - Emily Do @ 8 1/2 - Tom & E in to tea & brot 3 Cakes Sugar - gatherd 80 Pails Sap Tom again to Sugary @ 7 1/2 - intending with W'd to remain the night sent to P. Office by Gilbert Robinson Lefs Large Pails 24 1/2 21 21-1 1/4 = 19 3/4 small 13 1/4 - 1 = 12 1/4 Dish 5 1/2 - 1 = 4 1/2 = 36 lb |
rain 2 or 3 hours after dinner | 35 | 40 |
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