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The Life Of George Holcomb – George Votes The Jackson Ticket

September 12, 2014 By eastwickpress

Monday: I cut up and drew in corn and put shoes on my sled.

Tuesday: Today Calvin Carpenter bought a fat cow of me and paid me 20 dollars.

Saturday: I wagoned up manure and towards night I went with the single wagon to cousin Samuel Holcomb’s and carried brother Wm. We eight of us Universalists present choose a president and clerk of the meeting and combined us into a Society of the Universalist articles of Faith. We then choose a clerk, Ezekiel Knap, and a treasurer, Juno Chittendon, and three trustees – first Samuel Holcomb, second myself, and Mr. Rufus Rose. We contributed twelve cts apiece to buy a book to keep our records and then we voted an adjournment.

Sunday, Nov. 4: This afternoon I went to Lebanon at the Baptist meeting house, the Rev. A.C. Newel preached. Tonight some rainy.

Wednesday: Today I went to Election and supported the Jackson ticket. I carried brother Samuel and Old Mr. Simpson with me. This afternoon I took the single wagon and my wife went with me and we carried Fanna Roberts home. She has worked to Elder Jones for three weeks. I paid her up all I am in debt for her work with me this season, which is twenty dollars, and I gave her a few pounds cheese and other small notions.

Monday: I called down to Fred Evert’s store to see if he wanted to buy beef or pork, but not any. This evening I called over to Calvin Carpenters to see if he would drive my beef to Troy. He told me to come with them in the morning and if we could not bargain he would drive my beef at 75 cts per head. I agreed to it.

Tuesday: This morning I drove my cows over to said Carpenter but we could not bargain and I sent the four beef cows by him to market at 75 cts per head. Today I wagoned my cheese to Wm Lapum and delivered it to Justice Goodrich dwelling house. There said Lapum met me and weighed off my cheeses 3757 pounds at six cts per pound. It come to 225 dollars and 42 cts, and I discounted five dollar and said Lapum paid me the cash in hand.

Filed Under: George Holcomb

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