Wednesday, June 19, 1850: This morning early I and Edward got our sheep home from my Rodgers farm to sheer and I got Geo P. oxen home and took them to a pasture on Philander Hatch land that Geo P. had hired. Today my two sons and Edward and Mr. Ostrander sheered sheep and Mr. Glass sheered half a day and they all sheered 105 sheep and 18 of them was Geo P.’s sheep and today I took the one horse wagon and rode to Pittsfield to Squ Gold’s to see what was to be done concerning the suit of Ross. I took of Gold a subpoena and subpoenaed Mr. Buel and paid him one dol and 48 cts and went up to Pontoosic to find Eveline Bert to notify or cite him to court, but found out that he was gone on west into York State. I took tea with his brother, a school boy where he was at school. I then returned home.
Thursday: This forenoon I and my two sons and Edwin hoed corn, and this afternoon rainy. This evening or towards night John f. took the one horse wagon and carried Mr. Walker the Blacksmith five bushels potatoes at 31 cts per and carried Mr. Jarvis one bushel and he credits the same on account 31 cents. This afternoon Geo P. rode to Hancock and paid in cash 75 cents for two barrels of ashes and had a pair thick shoes charged to Burrel’s shop at one dol 50 cents to be paid in potatoes. at 25 cts per bushel, and towards night Mr. Dean came and paid me the cash three dollars for two of the smallest of my pigs.
Monday: I took my one horse wagon and road to Pittsfield to Squ Gold’s concerning the suit with said Ross to Lenox this week. Brother F. Jay Wylie rode with me to the east part of the town to old Mr. Pool’s and Mr. Tracy’s to get proof concerning said trial but not any. I took dinner to said Wylie’s and his daughter Elisabeth rode home with me. I paid in Pittsfield 79 cents for 165 pounds of plaster.
Tuesday: I hoed carrots and plastered corn the second time, and went onto Hatch’s hill and salted Geo P. oxen. Tonight brother F. Jay Wylie came to let us know that the Ross trial is to be called on tomorrow, and he stayed with us tonight and brother Sylvester Holcomb stayed with us tonight. Today my two daughters went in the one horse wagon over to Mr. Canada’s to carry boosums to Troy, and they stopped at Doctor Dickson’s and charlotte paid him 25 cents to dig out a tooth, and cousin Elisabeth Wylie went with them.