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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 80.pdf
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1846 June
| Monday | 15 | Hine to breakfast - Dr Moore left after Do - Denny to Daly & M. with a note for Mustard Rice Salts &c - brot mustard only.
Dragging fallow with Horses - Hunting Cattle - mending fence - mowing Grafs in Garden &c. Hamilton came after Service at Stratford - last of Sacrament days found Turkey No 2 with 3 Chicks & No. 3 with |
fine | 57 | 62 | |||
| Tuesday | 16 | W'd to Duncan the Smiths - afsisting Hamilton &c Simon hunting after Oxen & afsisting Hamilton - Dr Moore paid a visit to Martha - reports her to be very much better Had Margaret Crerar for the day - Hines at -- | fine | 54 | 57 | |||
| Wednesday | 17 | W'd to Caseys & brot Bush'ls Lime - Hime & Hamilton as usual
Simon & Denny afsisting the latter Wilson Alex'r Orr Annie & Mifs Hearst calld evening |
fine | 46 | 65 | |||
| Thursday | 18 | Denny to L. Moores for Medicine & a Note requesting hime to call to see Martha who had a bad night - he came & bled her, & gave Calomel powders &c - dined & took tea &c W'd & Simon afsisting Hamilton | thund'r show'r even'g 8 or 9 | 63 | 70 | |||
| Friday | 19 | Martha has had a rather restlefs night with quick pulse - more disposed to sleep this m'g 5 am - thunder - Hine & Hamilton & Mat work as yesterday - Dr Moore a visit morn'g & ev'g & sleeps here | thunder show'r aft'n | 66 | ||||
| Saturday | 20 | Dr Moore left @ 4 am after seeing Martha Hine Hamilton W'd & the Boys as yesterday - Simon splitting rails on Road afternoon - Denny to Stratford - no letters brot 1 lb Tea fm D & M | fine | 50 | ||||
| Sunday | 21 | Martha having a bad night, Wilf'd @ 5 am for Dr Moore who remained till 4 or 5 - & after visiting Mr Fraser Sen'r &c returned about 10 & remains the night - Denny to P. Office with letter Mrs T. to Ellen & a Not Mrs T. to Mrs Daly - Brot a few lines Mr D. to me | Do | 47 | ||||
| Monday | 22 | Dr M. left us about 9 - W'd & Simon splitting rails West - Denny to Stratford for Chloride of Lime &c. brot a quarter Mutton or Lamb from Woods no Bull again got over the fence N.E. corner - Leek & Fennel came today | Do | 47 | 56 | |||
| Tuesday | 23 | Denny to Cowmans Anglins & Sargints & Fryfogels for Bladder without succefs W'd & Simon splitting rails - Denny dragging - evening Leah to Dr Moore who will come tomorrow m'g - got a small bladder at Woods Butcher | Do | 46 | 55 |
| Wednesday | 24 | receivd of Ia's Rankin for Hec. 1845 | 12 | 4 1/2 | fine | 45 | 56 | |
| Pd him on acco't WH Hine - who ret'd this morning to breakfast | 1 | 10 1/2 | ||||||
| Wilf'd & Simon at Rail work & making Axe handles Denny pottering & ev'g to P.Office - no letters or papers Sn. | 7 1/2 | |||||||
| Dr Moore visited M. @ 12 1/2 - report favourable but wants Leaches W'd & S. tried this ev'g but too late to see any - 2 young Can'ys | ||||||||
| Thursday | 25 | W'd at Rankins for the day putting Rafters on to Barn - Hine Simon chopping So East - Denny gardening - he got 4 Leeches m'g
sent by Mrs Norton a pafsing in the Stage & known to John & Octo a Letter (a parcel) Mrs T. to John to send by return 1/2 oz. Iodurel of Lead (each about 5/ p oz) & 1 to Epsom Salts -- paid Mrs Roy & Ann Stewart ------ |
3 | ~ | fine | 45 | 66 | |
| Friday | 26 | Simon chopping am & pm W'd Do morn'g aft'n to Jno Stewarts putting rafters on Barn - Denny to Stratford - brot from Mitchells a parcel
2 inch hinges & from Woods a Bullocks Bladder - & pottering Hine at Dining room door &c - Emily arrived p Stage a little after 12 n't |
fine | 58 | 68 | |||
| Saturday | 27 | Simon chopping - W'd to Stratford for Emilys trunk - which had been taken by mistake & carried up one left belonging to another pafsenger
Henry sent 2 Long tail young Canaries with a double & single Cage from Ellen a note containing L16 = 46 on acco't W'd brot from P. Office a Letter Aunt Jane to Mrs T & 3 Papers Dr M. came @ 7 pm & remains the night - Hine left after dinner |
10 | few show'rs Do in the night | 62 | - | ||
| Sunday | 28 | Dr Moore left us @ 11 1/2 - Sim. & Den. with their friends - ret'd ev'g Mr & Mrs Wilkins & Mifs Hewitt calld & took tea with us A on A Dinner | light show'r m'g early ev'g fine | 64 | ||||
| Monday | 29 | W'd at John Stewarts Barn - His man John with Simon & Denny digging
Dr Moore calld morning & on his return fromo Queens Bush to take a Bed transplanted Tomatoes & Capsicums |
fine | 62 | 63 | |||
| Tuesday | 30 | W'd with Waggon to Stratford &c brot from P. Kostner 9 Galls Whisky 3/6 pd McGregor for 3 Galls Do had ins't 19.8 1/2 @ 4/ | 19 | 8 1/2 | Do | 64 | 68 | |
| " for 1/4 lb Brads 3 1/2 - 3 papers 1 /12 ---- 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| " for this sum. he pd Seigmiller Bal'ce p Acco't 5.7 1/2 | 5 | 7 1/2 | ||||||
| rec'd of Ia's Keppan for 1/2 Bush'ls Onions sold him 2nd May 45 | 1 | 10 1/2 | ||||||
| " of Ellen for Emily Balance of money pd Mrs Sargint for Butter | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| " of Donald Stewart for Hector 1845 ---------- | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| Simon & Denny gardening Hine at Doors &c pd Carriage of C{illegible} fm Hamilton Medicine | 1 | 3 |
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