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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 74.pdf
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1846 March
Friday | 20 | Tom came in from Sugary @ 6 1/2 am. W'd remaind
Mrs T. M & E to Do ab't 8 - the first ret'd soon - M & E @ 6 pm bringing a small Cake - w't 5 1/2 lb Nett - 2 other Cakes made & will be brought tomorrow m'g - Tom hauling rail Timber morn'g & aft'n till 4 - went to Stratford & brot 3 lb Butter fm D & M. & a G'n Whisky fm Watson - w. to Sugary @ 8 with W'd Supper & a Bottle W's Grog. |
A little snow & Hail aft'n | 28 | 32 | |||
Saturday | 21 | Calld up @ 4 1/2 by Mail driver Wilson, who borrowd Charley to help him on to Stratford, one of his Horses being knockd up -
@ 8 walkd with Mrs T. to Sugary - Tom brot home 2 Pails Sugar made yesterday 20 lbs & 19 lb nett - Pigeons W'd Tom hauling firewood &c - ev'g @ 5 to Stratford & brot letter from Mrs Barron pd inclosing $11 - |
2 | 15 | ~ | m'g gloomy & cold aft'n fine | 28 | 22 |
Sunday | 22 | first Blue Bird all at home - roads impafsable -- | morn'g fine pm gloomy | 23 | 34 | |||
Monday | 23 | W'd to Sugary @ 5 1/2 Martha @ 8 - the latter ret'd @6 pm Tom at Rail work &c - to Sugary 7 pm for the night (with W'd) | gloomy even'g rain | 28 | 36 | |||
Tuesday | 24 | Emily @ 8 to Sugary carrying W'ds breakfast &c ret'd @ 6 pm Tom splitting rails - @ 6 1/2 pm to Sugary - W'd & Tom home @ 10 1/2 with the {illegible} tidings that the whole batch of Sugar 60 or 70 lb is spoild - may do for Molafses | misley rain nearly all day | 36 | 38 | |||
Wednesday | 25 | A great deal of rain thro the night & continues
Set Hen in Cook House with |
light showers | 38 | 37 | |||
Thursday | 26 | the Rileys left @ 6 - Blackys @ 8 - Hickes with a Widow lady calld to inquire about Lot 38
am to call on him tomorrow after the funeral - Alex Orr calld pd Mrs T for Washers 3/~ Wilfred pottering inviting neighbours to funeral tomorrow - noon &c Addrefs of Toms Father - Thomas Riley - Great Linford - near Newport Pugnell Buchs |
3 | ~ | snow show'rs frost |
Friday | 27 | W'd after breakf't for Hine & Tom's Coffin & ret'd about 11 - the following afsembled here - Peter Crerar - Peddies, Reynolds & Serth Rankin, D'd & Mrs Stewart & W Crerar - Kirby - Mr & Mrs W Rile & 2 Boys T. Daly & Alex Orr - procefsion left this @ 1 1/2 - on arrival at Stratford his relatives exprefsed a wish to have the Body examined by a profefsional Gent'n in consequence of the improved appearance of his complexion since his death. The Coffin was opened in the presence of Drs Moore & Porter, who pronounced decomposition to have taken place & that he was certainly dead.
Mr Hicky preached a funeral Sermon previous to the interment. Saw M Hicks & asked him L165 for a deed of Lot 38 who said that he would mention it to his friend & of she was satisfied with the price he would call tomorrow. he went over the Lot with Wears the Butcher on Wednesday & thought it was worth about L150 - Got home at dusk after a most wearisome journey poor Bell even more knockd up than I was - pd Watson 2 G's Whisky - 5 {illegible} |
Snow show'rs | 33 | ||||
Saturday | 28 | Wilfred getting in firewood - brot in Hill of Red Potatoes, 5 @ 7 Bush. nearly one quarter of the Hill frosted or rotten - no Hicks - | Snow Show'rs | 30 | ||||
Sunday | 29 | all at home. Jno Banks the Black & Boy calld on their way home to Hamilton, sent by him a line Mrs T to John | Snow show'rs aft'n heavy rain | 28 | 26 | |||
Monday | 30 | W'd to Stratford &c inquiring for a Hand - Mrs Riley & Mrs Stewart washing Tom's Clothes &c - first Canary egg - began to set 7/D on 3 eggs all hatched 711/yD young left nest )X/D Mrs R. sent for at 5 pm. her Husband being sick | Sn Show'rs | 25 | 30 | |||
Tuesday | 31 | after breakfast Mrs T & I walkd to Charnocks - Mrs C very poorly Dr Moore came while we were there & says she is dropsical. W'd splitting rails - T Daly calld afternoon traded with him our Horse Charley & 5 Bush'l Sib. Wheat for his Horse Pat 5 years old | fine | 24 | 26 | |||
April | ||||||||
Wednesday | 1 | Post pafsd up this morning @ 7 1/4 - Emily to Stratford broth pd letter 28 Feb'y Aunt Jane to Mrs advising the death of my Nephew Isaac W'd at Sandy Fishers raising a Barn - got home at 10 pm. | fine | 18 | 30 | |||
Thursday | 2 | Paid Mrs Jno Stewart for 2 days work afsisting with Toms illnefs & washing | 3 | 4 1/2 | fine | 27 | 32 | |
Mrs Riley 1 day washing -- | 1 | 10 1/2 | ||||||
W'd at Rankins raising A Barn - home @ 9 3/4
sent by a stranger letter Mrs T. to Isaac at B Thorne & Co M & E to see Mrs Charnock & take Currant Jelly &c - no better 1/6 of the above 3/ 4 1/2 ch'd in Toms acco't for laying out the Body &c. |
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