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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 95.pdf
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1847 April
<td~>| Sunday | 11 | Pat home - solo - Cattle & Pigs drank or upset all the Sap in Bush | fine | |||||
| Monday | 12 | W'd at Sugary brot in 25 lbs Pat at fence North Side of road | Do cold | |||||
| Tuesday | 13 | W'd 1 or 2 hours at D'd Stewarts - aftern'n at Sugary rest of the day Pat at fences 2 or 3 hours then to Camerons Brocksden | Do Do | |||||
| Wednesday | 14 | pd Duncan McNaughton Smith p Acco't tree't 1.6.5 lefs ~.1.5 | 1 | 5 | ~ | snow show'rs | ||
| pd Jno Cowman in full of Simons Wages 20-
yoke 3/9 - Simon & Horse thrashing Mill 5/~ 8.9 20.8.9 lefs Cows 10/0 - 1/2 B'l Flour 12/6 -- 1.2.6 pd Simon Acc't prec't 1.~~ pd J Cowmans 18 feb -- 10.~ 14 B'ls Sib Wheat 19 March ---- 2.18.3 1/2 Goods of Mrs Thompson --- 1.~.9 1/2 Cash this day prec't in full -- 4.7.2 20.8.9 |
4 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Paid M Jun'r so much for sundries Note to Mr Cowmans & included in above account M Thompson {signature}
W'd & Pat at D'd Stewarts raising a Barn Mrs Barron, Emily & Child'n & Elizabeth at Sugary |
1 | ~ | 9 | |||||
| Thursday | 15 | W'd & Pat fencing - Mrs & Mifs Daly Mifs Lee & Mr Wyat brot from P. Office letter Mr to Mrs B - 9d - 3 Churchs & 1 Canadian Stamp
quit the Sugar making |
snow showers aft'n | |||||
| Friday | 16 | W'd to Hamburg for Grist 10 Bush'ls Fall Wheat left at Scotts Mill
ins't Pat at fence East -- |
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| Saturday | 17 | Sold - Walmsly 1/4 Ton Hay @ $8 ---- & rec'd W'd & Pat hauling & chopping firewood &c | 10 | ~ | more snow & very cold | |||
| - rec'd of Mrs B. for {illegible} | 6 | |||||||
| Sunday | 18 | W'd to P. Office with Letters W T. to Aunt Jane M. to Aunt Jos.
WT to D'd Scott pd Provincial Nov'r & Bs Canadian to Mrs T - pd Alex Orr took charge of Letter to Isaac for Henry inclosing $10 from Aunt Jane - & to Jno inclosing $10 from Do --- 10 sh'd be |
5 | ~ | ~ | fine | ||
| Monday | 19 | morning W'd & Pat at fences Hemlock field - aft'n W'd ploughing Triangle
Pat putting up fence north near Hay Stack - Tim Leahy had 100 lb Flour $2 1/2 Old White Sow has a litter of 10 Norht behind Ropers |
fine |
| Tuesday | 20 | Wilf'd & Pat ploughing on triangle
sold Wm Riley 1/2 Ton Hay @ $8 Cash - rec'd on acco't rem'r to be paid on Saturday next 24. |
~ | 5 | ~ | a little rain m'g & Ev'g aftern'n milder thunder | ||
| Wednesday | 21 | W'd & Pat ploughing as yesterday - W'd began West side of Garden but left off the ground being frozen - Bill. Seigm'r Debit W'd 3/yk Reynolds alt'g -- settled this day Swallow | ||||||
| Thursday | 22 | Paid WH Hine in full to this date p acco't receipted | 4 | 13 | 11 | quite a summer day thunder ev'g with high & violent thunder storm for 2 or 3 hours | ||
| rec'd of W'd for old Grindstone sold to Hine in the fall & pd to him W'd & Pat at front Gate & pottering - G Scott brot from P. Office a letter Isaac to Wilf'd & a Church Newsp'r - neither pd | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Friday | 23 | W'd again at Gate & pottering -- Pat a Hamilton Teamster or Pedlar beg'd accommodation for Self & Horses for the night | ||||||
| Saturday | 24 | W'd Sowing 8 or 9 Bush'ls Peas near Hay Stack So - Pat dragging Do
Mr Forbes brot from P. Office Letter Dr Scott pd - Mr to Mrs B not pd 1/6 Emily & Eliz'th at Sugary for Molafses |
fine | |||||
| Sunday | 25 | All ex Self in Waggon to Jacksons Hickey - W'd took to P. Office his letter to Isaac inclosing Agreement signd by him & me for Sale of Lots 37. 1 & 2 Con witnefsed by Mr Barron & Martha | fine | |||||
| Monday | 26 | W'd & Pat sowing & dragging Siberian in triangle & front of Barn Bush'ls Digging East Border of Garden | Do | |||||
| Tuesday | 27 | W'd & Pat as yesterday - self Do | Do | |||||
| Wednesday | 28 | Do Do Do Do first Goldfinches a pair pd Martha for Butter had of Mrs Crerar & Eliza Fisher | ~ | 3 | 3 | morn'g sharp frost aft'n thunder hail & rain Do in the night | ||
| Thursday | 29 | W'd & Pat Sowing Timothy on Wheat in front & dragging Do
Eliz'th took to P. Office Letters Mrs to Mr B - & W.T. to Dr Scott Berlin I inclosing Note #4 Notes Gov Bank 10685 - 23 feb 1839 for his visit to Mrs T. 30 Jan'ry 1847 got pd 41 brot 2 Papers 1 Canadian 1 Church settled Daly & Mickles acco't to 31 Dec {illegible} Note to Prev owner @ 90 days from this date pay'ble at Upper Canada Bk Toronto 2' due 31 July L14.1.5 1/2 H. Cy |
2 | ~ | ~ | misly morn'g aft'n fine | ||
| paid Wm Macdonald for 8 1/2 lb Mutton had in the fall ({illegible}) had of Mr Wilkins this day 7 lb Beef @ & 3 1/2 lb Tallow | 2 | 1 1/2 | ||||||
| Friday | 30 | W'd & Pat |
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