The Life Of George Holcomb – A Journey To The West

Sunday May 30, 1824: This morning I started for the westward and brother Sylvester put his horse to my wagon and carried me to Nassau at the gate near Dunham’s tavern. I then walked on to Bath. I crossed the ferry in a small boat in company with some that was going over. It cost me nothing. I passed through Albany on to Guilderland on the Cherry Valley turnpike, and put up to a Dutch tavern thirteen miles from Albany. Tonight I had tea and my own victuals.
Monday: This morning I had a bowl of milk to foresaid tavern and my bill was 1/3 pence. I then came on through Duanesburgh and Schohairie. At a store at the bridge I paid one cent for a sheet of paper. I then went on to Sharon Village and paid six cents for half a pint of rum. I then went on nearly or within two miles of Cherry Village to P. Vannettes and put up. I had tea with my victuals.
Tuesday: This morning I paid my bill to Vannette, which was one shilling. I then passed through Cherry Valley Village in to Springfield to Cook’s tavern and had a cup of tea with my victuals. I paid six cents for it and passed on through Richfield in to Litchfield and stayed to a cousin Deacon Crums.
Wednesday: This morning I came on from Cousin Crums. I called to his daughter Synthas. She maried a man by the name of David Pomers in aforesaid town. I only called a few minutes and took a glass of wine with them, and I went on through Brookfield into Hamilton Village. I called to Mr. Orin Squires a few minutes and passed on up to Lebanon to sister Miriam Campbell. I got there about four o’clock and found sister Lucretia Wylie there and brother Peter came there and stayed tonight.
Thursday: This morning after breakfast I went home with brother Wylie and wife and I talked with them and sister Miriam concerning settling the estate that our father had left us. They all agreed to sign off in the same way as the rest of the heirs had as the will directs. Brother Wylie called over and got his brother Moses and Mr. Charles Wylie to come and witness the deed and release that they signed off to Brother Wm and myself, and then brother Peter and his brother Moses went with me to the south part of the town to one of the commissioners said it would not answer, for he must examine sister Wylie alone from her husband. Said Stebbins came home with us to brother Peter Wylie’s and examined sister Lucretia alone from her husband and I paid him one dollar for his certificate.
Friday: This morning I walked to Morris Flats to the County clerk’s office of Madison County and the County Seal put to my deed, and I paid 25 cts. On my way from Log City I missed my road and lost one mile’s travel. I returned to Log City to Clark’s tavern and found brother Peter Wylie and now we returned to Lebanon.