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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 85.pdf
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1846 September
Monday | 28 | Bot of Jno Manley a Fanning Mill for $25 & gave my notes for same dated South Easthope 28 Sept'r
due 31 Jan 48 L3.2.6 at sixteen months after date __ 31 Dec'r Wilf'd to Mill at Hagersville with 7 @ 8 Bush'ls Wheat (Spring) & brot back Flour &c &c -- Simon & Denny ploughing - the latter after dinner Em'y to Stratford - brot four quarter mutton from Pindar |
fine | 32 | 49 | |||
Tuesday | 29 | Simon & D ploughing - getting in young Pigs for Reynolds tomorrow
W'd after dinner taking John Crerar to purchase a few Sheep
pd Mrs Jno & Mrs Roy Stewart rep'd Jno Stewart flour borrowed of him |
~ | 3 | ~ | fine | 50 | |
Wednesday | 30 | W'd returned from Wilmot @ 5 1/2 pm with 2 Wethers & 4 Ewes bot of @ $1 3/4 --- paid -- 2.12.6
Expenses - ~.3.9 1/2 gave W'd L4.~ 2.16.3 1/2 1.3.8 1/2 |
2 | 16 | 3 1/2 | fine | ||
October | ||||||||
Thursday | 1 | W'd to Stratford re Subscription Bull &c - Simon ploughing Reynolds alt'd 5 Sows 7 Boar Pigs - 1 Sow kept
Denny to Stratford & pottering - Hine came this morning 9 @ 10 oC opening Doorway & putting up Door from Kitchen to yard - all afsisting |
heavy rain from 7 pm | 50 | ||||
Friday | 2 | Show Day - Simon took up Societys Bull - W'd Hine & Denny followd at 11 1/2 - Mrs T. & Em'y in Helmers Waggon - Em'y taking 2 G Finches for Mrs Wilkins - W'd & Mrs T & Em'y ret'd in Waggon @ 5
Simon & Denny at dusk, having mifsed Bull in Stratford pd Jas Thompson Butcher John't |
4 | 1 1/2 | rain m'g aft'n fine | 46 | ||
Saturday | 3 | Simon ploughing morn'g - aft'n to Stratford after Bull left yesterday - brot him home W'd Carpentering & Plastering m'g - aft'n ploughing - Denny aft'n to Stratford for Beef from Woods - gatherd more apples | fine | 30 | ||||
Sunday | 4 | Simon to his friends - all the rest at home
Lunar Rainbow ev'g lasted 1 1/2 hours very misty bright Rocket falling Star |
fine |
Monday | 5 | had Chas Charnock with W'd S. & Denny taking up Potatoes &c brot into Cellar 3 1/2 Bush'ls 26 | fine | 43 | ||||
Tuesday | 6 | C. Charnock & the rest as yesterday - brot home & hilld 30 Bush'ls
paid Eiza Fisher for 3 bowls Rankin called evening, & we signed an agreement for purchase of a thrashing Mill - whic see. transfr Pans Charnock calld 9 1/2 pm on way from Robinsons |
3 | ~ | Do | 40 | 56 | |
Wednesday | 7 | Paid Mr Charnock on acco't ----- $6 Jno Charnock{probably his signature}
all as yesterday - brot in to Hill 20 Bush'ls killd a Wether No. 1 this morn p -- W'd & Crerar 70 lbs - Tallow |
1 | 10 | ~ | Do | 54 | 64 |
Thursday | 8 | a Storm of thunder Lightning & Rain 3 @ 5 am W'd left @ 7 am to accompany Rankin in his Waggon - Bill & & his Spang to Hambro West to enquire about a thrashing $Z - Sim. Denny & C Charnock finish hauling Potatoes . 8 Bush - pitted here - making 58 Bush'ls - Hill } 84 Bls | a show'r noon | 60 | 64 | |||
Friday | 9 | Simon with Waggon & Oxen set off for Lime - met Casey near P Kostners who told him it would not be sufficiently burnt before Monday morning when he might depend upon it
afternoon ploughing - Denny pottering -- Wilfred arrived from |
showers | 61 | ||||
Saturday | 10 | Paid W'd expenses to & from Galt 4.4 1/2
& for 1 Bush'l Apples ---- .11 W'd pottering - Simon ploughing - Denny took a note to Hamilton after dinner - not at home -- |
5 | 5 1/2 | fine | 32 | 34 | |
Sunday | 11 | Simon & Denny with their friends - former brot from P. Off'ce Letter Mr & Mrs Barron two travellers eastward - dind Bed. T. Daly calld on way to Toronto p Stage 8 pm | Do | 32 | 46 | |||
Monday | 12 | Simon with oxen to Caseys & brought 20 Bushels Lime - W'd making Box for Do & pottering | fine till 4@5 then rain | 49 | 52 | |||
Tuesday | 13 | Hamilton came this morning about 10 - He & W'd mixing Lime &c for Plaster - Simon fencing rain continued without interuption since yesterday till 8 @9 pm & has light 10 pm | rain all day | 44 | ||||
Wednesday | 14 | Hamilton & W'd plastering Simon ploughing & hauling firewood | tol | 32 | 42 | |||
Thursday | 15 | Do Do Do Do Do - Denny ret'd to day at noon absent since 11th & brot from P. Office 3 Papers, 2 Inqu'rs & 1 Canadian & a letter (paid) from Henry to self | fine Do | 30 37 | ||||
Friday | 16 | Hamilton at Staircase & pafsage - W'd afsisting morn'g Simon afternoon -- Simon ploughing morn'g W'd aftern'n - Denny home after breakfast to afsist his Father in taking up potatoes | heavy show'r |
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