Tuesday, April 17: I took my double wagon and my wife with me, we took our second daughter Angeline and started for Doc Abil Kitterage’s. We went through Lanesborough and Dalton to Windsor to cousin Samuel Minor and stayed.
Wednesday: Today we went from cousin Minor’s to Doc Abil Kitterage’s in Hinsdale. He told us he could not determine what caused the pain in my child’s leg and its swelling. It might be a rheumatic complaint or the bone may be defective. He gave us medicine to cleanse her blood and told us to blister if it swelled and was painful. I paid said Doc Kitterage half a dollar for council and medicine and then we came on home.
Saturday, May 5: I took my wagon and horses and got part of a load slabs to E. Goodrich’s mill to make a bridge over a mud where we turn our cows to pasture on Rodgers Farm.
Sunday: Today I attended the Universalist meeting at the select school house near Doc. Elijah Graves. After meeting I rode to the west part of this town and fetched our hired girl that makes our cheese as is before agreed at one dol per week for five months, and I agree to make her a present of a set of silver tea spoons not to cost over five dollars.
Tuesday: I drew rails one load on to my Rodgers farm to fence each side the bridge to keep the cows from driving others off into the mud.
Wednesday: We pulled up 38 apple tree. Mr. Dean helped and I gave him one bushel potatoes for helping and two bushel for setting out said trees. This afternoon I drew Dean’s potatoes and six bushels of mine for Dean to plant on shares, and I carried my young trees over and Dean went to setting them out.
Thursday: I made garden, sowed onions, beets, and parsnips, planted some potatoes and corn in my garden.
Saturday: I made stall to go up for cows that kicks. I made it in one corner of the milk yard.
Sunday: this afternoon I went to Mr. John Russels to Conference meeting, but did not stay on account of a wicked man taking a part in said meeting.