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William Thompson Diary, 1842-1847
William Thompson Diary handwritten 1841-47 97.pdf
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1847 May
| Wednesday | 19 | W'd & Pat planting Potatoes East of House - aft'n Gardening sowing Cucumbers &c &c Reynolds bot the dining Tables for $5 -- & a pair my Garden Trowsers for $1 for which to give his Note pay'le | fine & dry weather for a week ev'g & mornings cold rain &c &c now wanted | |||||
| Thursday | 20 | Duncan Fisher took 4 Chairs @ 2/6 W'd at Statute Labour - Pat pd $2-7/yk or 14/4 1/2 to Martha Fisher to have 2 more Chairs @ 1/3 2/6 in all 15/ {illegible} |
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| Friday | 21 | Burning in Hemlock field Mr Barron arr'd @ 10 1/2 pm in light Waggon from Preston | fine rain ev'g & night | |||||
| Saturday | 22 | Ploughing in Hemlock field - aft'n W'd to T. Daly with 2142/60 Bush'ls Fall Wheat
Pat at Ropers putting up fences - rec'd of Wilfred of Critz on acco't --- |
5 | ~ | ||||
| Sunday | 23 | fine | ||||||
| Monday | 24 | W'd to Stratford exchangd old Waggon for a new one pd Sharmans acco 46 | 1 | 19 | 6 | fine | ||
| rec'd of Thos Daly for 21 40/60 B'ls F Wheat ret'd 22d | 4 | 10 | 2 1/2 | |||||
| Tuesday | 25 | receivd of Mr Barron in full --- 6.13.4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | |||
| of Thos Sargint p Mrs S for Hec & Bal. | 19 | 1 1/2 | ||||||
| of Theoblad Critz in full --- W'd & Pat ploughing Hemlock field | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Wednesday | 26 | Paid J Wilkins for Beef & Tallow p acco't Duncan brot from P. Office Illustrated Land News - a Canadian & 3 Inquirers - no Letters -- | 4 | 10 1/2 | ||||
| Thursday | 27 | W'd left taking the Barrons for Preston @ 8 am.
pd Willson & Collman for Sherry 5/. Bees Wax 4d Pills 6d p rec'd ' sent a Load of Goods furniture &c J Timothy Murphy a Hamilton teamster to John p List |
5 | 10 | fine | |||
| Friday | 28 | fine | ||||||
| Saturday | 29 | Paid Martha for Jefsie Crerar - Balance due to her | ~ | 2 | ~ | |||
| Sunday | 30 | Pat & W'd at Peter McNaughtons Sale sold Duke & D{illegible} for $45 | rain ev'g & n't | |||||
| Monday | 31 | sold W'd the Stove & pipes for $12 for his note pay 1 March next paid Rankin 29th for my portion of repairs to Thrashing Mill transferred my Share of Mill to Wilfred - Rankin Shanty & Wilf'd are new owners 1/3 each |
4 | 8 | showers |
| Monday | 31 | Reynolds gave his Note pay'ble 1 Jan'ry 48 for 2 Tables & pr Trows'rs L 1.10.~ C'y' pd Adam Seigmiller p acco't (p W'd) ------ | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||
| rec'd of Wilfred of John Stinson Hec | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| June | ||||||||
| Tuesday | 1 | receivd of Mr Roper for 6 Bush'ls Fall Wheat sets him 14 ult'a | 1 | 5 | Do | |||
| of Douglas Mactavish for 1 number Edinburgh Review @ 6/8 | 1 | ~ | ||||||
| Wednesday | 2 | Wilf'd bot a yoke 6 yr old oxen for $55 - near{illegible} - off our short tail wont draw well - Pat ploughing with horses
Kitty Stewart to Stratford took a Note to Kay & brot my Boots pd him Bill acco't a Letter from Mrs Barron to M - & a Canadian |
17 | 6 | ||||
| Thursday | 3 | Wilf's new Oxen broke the road gate & {illegible} out in the night received of Martha from Mrs T's Cash Bag in Dollar Notes | 5 | ~ | ~ | |||
| Martha walkd to Stratford, pd Dr Moore on acco't prec't | 10 | ~ | ~ | |||||
| Friday | 4 | Ploughing - Packing - | cold | |||||
| Saturday | 5 | Paid JH Roper for Butter & Sugar -----
Ploughing &c. - In hand 5th at night 2 Notes $1 ----- -.10.- 8 ------ 2. ----- .4.--- 2 ------- 4. ------2. --- 5 ----- 5 ------ 6.5 12.15. ~ Flour --- 18.9 Coffee ---- 11 |
1 | 5 1/2 | colder ev'g ev'g rather mild | |||
| Sunday | 6 | pd Wilf'd Bal'ce due to him for {illegible} expences on furniture to Hamilton p {illegible} | ~ | 1 | 3 |
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