Tuesday: Mr. John Sackett helped today. Said Sackett began his month’s work for house rent.
Wednesday: Today rainy. Said John Sackett began to work this morning chopping wood at the door. He chopped about two hours and cut his boot and quit work. I took the single wagon and my wife and I rode to Hancock. I carried 43 pounds old cast iron to Hulls and Thomas Furnace to one cent per pound and bought in exchange a plow point.
Thursday: This forenoon I hoed in the garden and this afternoon I plowed on my fallow. Tonight sister Eleanor returned from the westward, from sister Lucretia Wylie’s and sister Miriam Campbell’s.
Saturday: Today said John Sackett worked again towards his rent. We began to mow.
Monday: On this day brother Sylvester began his month’s work for house rent.
Wednesday: We hayed on my Rodgers farm, Sylvester and J. Sackett helped.
Sunday July 14: Today a hard thunderstorm and wind. It did considerable damage blowing down fences and timber. I put up fence on my Rodgers Farm after the shower.
Monday: Today I put up fence on both farms that blew down in the storm yesterday and where the water floated it down.
Sunday, August 11: This afternoon I took the single wagon and my wife and I rode with my oldest daughter Charlotte for she has the Asthma. We called to Lebanon to Lias Dike’s to see if he had medicine for that complaint. He was not home.
Friday August 23: Tonight I fetched Aseneth Newton home to watch with brother Samuel.
Saturday: We hayed on my Rodgers Farm and today brother Sylvester helped. Tonight Mr. James Madison Glass watched with Samuel.