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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 96.pdf
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1847 May
| Saturday | 1 | Mrs Riley paid further on acco't Hay $2.1.10 1/2 yk Cy owes 3. 1 1/2 W'd & Pat in 6 acre peice South ploughing & | 11 | 10 1/2 | cold | |||
| Sunday | 2 | at home | Do | |||||
| Monday | 3 | W'd & Tom Pat at 6 acre pl'g as above
Mr Daly had 630 lbs Hay @ $6 p Ton Mr Roper had 1/2 Ton Do Do |
frost m'g | |||||
| Tuesday | 4 | W'd planted Onion Seed Pat dragging Garden aft'n
Mr Daly had 2 Loads Hay 1 Ton $6 Martha & Em'y to Stratford - pd Wilson & Coleman ---- |
~ | 10 | 3 | Do | ||
| pd John Monteith ----- | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Wednesday | 5 | W'd Gardening Riddel Jun'r brot from P. Office Letters - Aunt Jane & Mrs Jos to self & inclosing one one from Mrs Cookson to self inclosing to Martha - one for Robert Thompson 6th Con 19th Stratford car of S W Daly Esq - 1 ret'd to P. Office & one from Rev'd J Litchfield on Riley St - 5 Inq'r 1 Canad'n & 1 Church Postage 1/4 C'y not pd |
fine & mild | |||||
| Thursday | 6 | Pat did not come home last night & remains with the Horses at McWilliams over today - W'd Gardening - sowd2 Beds Onion Seed | fine & warm | |||||
| Friday | 7 | W'd & Pat gardening Sowd 2 Beds Carrot 1 Beet Thrush {bold} | fine light rain even'g | |||||
| Saturday | 8 | Wilfred at Ropers for the day - Pat getting in firewood - W'd Sowd Cabbage Seeds
ret'd to P. Office by Forbes letter for Rob't Thomson (vide 5 ins't T. Daly & Mr Rawlinson on pafsment left a money letter for Mr to Mrs Barron & not pd Roper sent word 9 pm that the oxen had thrown down his fence Note fm Mr Daly to purchase 40 Bush'ls Fall Wheat at Market Price |
mild aft'n rain | |||||
| Sunday | 9 | Eliz'th Minges left pd her in Goods p Acco. Mrs T. M. J{illegible}
7.7 1/2 Mrs Barron 3. 1/1/2 Bal'ce in Cash all at home |
2 | |||||
| Monday | 10 | W. Martha & Mrs Barron in Waggon to Stratford - Mr Daly is to have 40 Bush'ls Fall Wheat on Thursday @
Ag'l Soc'y refuse to pay any thing more for keep of Bull. they claim being $2 short pd on 1/2 y'r to 1 Dr & for 1 qu'r $17.~.~. & to keep for 1 Dec'r to 1 March |
fine | |||||
| Tuesday | 11 | Wilf'd & Pat making new fence East side of Barn Yard | light show'r aft'n & ev'g | |||||
| Wednesday | 12 | Do Do fixing Gate to Do digging drain &c - Wilf'd took to Mr Dalys Bush'ls Fall Wheat @ |
| Thursday | 13 | W'd took to Mr Dalys Bush'ls Fall Wheat being with yesterdays delivery 40 Bush'ls @ 6 /6 yk -- 8.2.6 1 1/2 Ton Hay ---- $6 Dec 3 & 4th {illegible} 2.5.~ | 10 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Paid him Store acco't to 31 Dec'r last | 6 | 15 | 5 | |||||
| Paid McGregors Store acco't Do ---- pd | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Friday | 14 | Wilf'd left @ 6 am for Ferries with Sacks Fall Wheat
Mr Roper had 6 Bush'ls Fall Wheat @ 6/8 yk Cash z/. Pat hunting up Oxen - digging in Garden - burning old fence in Hemlock field &c &c |
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| Saturday | 15 | Walkd to Stratford - calld at Hines - Everetts - Kays & P. Office
brot letter from Mrs Ann Greenston Ralph Do for Mr to Mrs Barron & a Church Kay to make pr Boots by this day fortnight - Everett to call { Pat burning old fence &c on Hemlock field W'd ret'd from Ferries about 5 - sold Ferrie 11 Bush'ls 1/3 @ 6/8 yk r'd |
2 | 7 | 2 1/2 | |||
| road Expences 4/9 1/2 Wippletrees 1/. pd | 5 | 9 1/2 | ||||||
| brot up a Load fm McGregors which Pat took up {illegible} rec'd from John Stewart {illegible} fm 5 Bush'ls Wheat @ 6/ 6 r'd | 1 | ~ | 3 1/2 | |||||
| Paid Thos Lahy in full of wages (p Wilf'd) | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| Sunday | 16 | W'd found Nelly & her calf behind Ropers & brot them home | ||||||
| Monday | 17 | W'd & Pat burning in Hemlock field & Swamp - fine Wind East Rasberry Bushes Brush heaps &c destroyed from Hemlock mound to Ropers - some part of Ropers fence destroyd & a little {illegible} N. | ||||||
| Tuesday | 18 | W'd & Pat planting Potatoes - between Fall & Spring Wheat
pd Mrs Roy Stewart for 5 lb Sugar @ 5d ---- 2.1 Mrs Whalley for 4 1/2 lb Do --- 1.10 1/2 |
3 | 11 1/2 Scarlet Throat Humming Bird | ||||
| Paid Martha for Goods supplied Eliz'th Minges on acco't Wages 7.7 1/2 | 7 | 7 1/2 | ||||||
| Mrs Barron Do Do 3.1 1/2 | 3 | 1 1/2 | ||||||
| Goods from Mrs Ts Stock 3.4.1
3.14.10 Cash W T. 8 ins't --- 2 acco't of Wages --- |
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