Thursday, November 15, 1832: This morning at three o’clock I started for Troy. We got in about three o’clock, I sold my fowls, nine of them for one dol and 44 cts.
Friday: I paid my bill for horsekeeping, tea and lodging and bitters, 62 cts. I peddled out my apples, my average price 37 cts, 21 bushels. I bought a comic Almanack six cts and plate of the constitution of the U. States, I paid six cts. I got home about 11.
Saturday: I raised my corn crib up higher and put under blocks and flat stones to keep out rats and mice. A few of my neighbors came about one hour and helped pry it up.
Monday: I drew corn from the barn to the crib. Old Mr. Simpson husked part of the day, I pay him in cider and meat. On this evening I rode up to Calvin Carpenters and he paid me 43 dol and 62 cts on the four cows and seven dol and 59 cts remains unpaid that he pretends to charge me for barreling my beef extra the contract I agreed to pay him three dols for driving, seeing butchered and weighed off. Weight 1643 pounds and it came to fifty four dols and 12 cts.
Sunday December 9, 1832: On this evening my wife and I rode over to I. Newton’s after Polla Stone to come and work for her board. We called to Mr. Amos Chapman a spell. Today Eliza Wylie went home. She has been with us 35 weeks and I paid her 62 cts per week. I made no deduction for loss time nor when she worked for her self. I paid her nine dollars and 63 cts at this time, which pays her up in full for her whole time.
Saturday December 22: Today I. Newton went with me to Pittsfield. He found sleigh and I horses. I carried ten bushels apples and got nearly five dollars. Said Newton carried beef and only sold one quarter on the road going in Lebanon and fetched the rest home.
Saturday January 5: I chopped and drew a wagon load of wood from my swamp to the school house and chopped it up for the stove.
Sunday: Today I carried my wife and daughter Angeline to Squ Nathan Howard’s and they both had a tooth drawn. I paid him 25 cts for drawing said teeth.
Monday: Today I took the wheel barrow and drew dirt and banked up the house
Friday, January 11: Today I tended to chores and chopped wood to the door. Quite cold and blustering.