Friday, Feb 28, 1834: On this evening I went to Joshua B. Maxon’s and Adam Brown’s and carried a paper that our school teacher drew, Hiram Mattison, for us trustees to sign. It was a certificate we are to deliver to the Town Clerk concerning the number of children that draws States money.
Saturday: Today I repaired an old sled, made one new runner and two new beams. Today I sent my hired boy on a horse to Hancock to Wm Hadsell’s store after a quarter yard of calico and six skeins cotton thread and had it charged but said boy Charles Booge bought sugar toys without leave and had charged to my account, The quantity and price I have not assertained.
Wednesday, March 3: Today I took my single wagon and carried nine pails to Mr. Dabills to be repaired and I carried a list of the children that draw States money to Doc E. Graves the town clerk, and I called to Randal A Brown’s the Supervisor and he paid me thirteen dol and seventy five cts for my services for the town, and I paid him one dol for the services of his horse.
Thursday, March 6: This morning I walked over the hill with Mr. Hiram Thayer and looked at Mr. Rensselaer Jolls wood lot and we did see a quantity of dry wood down and then said Thayer went to see said Jolls to try to buy the wood to boil sap, but said Jolls would not sell any wood. Friday: I walked over the hill in view of going to see Ebb and Bart Tyler if I could bargain with them to come and make me shingle but when I got to Green Worden’s I was advised not to employ them for they were drunken men and would not do my turn. I then returned home. On the way I went to Samuel Griggs to see if I could buy cows and geese, but I did not bargain – the cows was sold and geese too dear. Today I gave old Caleb Sheldon 25 cts cash.
Monday, March 10: Today I tapped a few sap trees. This afternoon I took my single wagon and went to the north part of the town for Hiram Thayer after his wife’s grandmother, the old widow Swan, she was to her son Smith Swan’s. Said Thayer agrees to do me a day’s work for fetching her. On the way I got the nine pails that I left the other day to be repaired. The expense of repairing said pails was 50 cts.
Wednesday March 12: I tapped maple trees and gathered sap.
Thursday: I tended to tapping sap trees and gathering sap and getting dry wood. Tonight Peres Swan stayed with us. He bargained to make me chestnut and Hemlock shingles. He agreed to help chop and saw the timber and then make them, and I do agree to pay him one dol per thousand.
Friday: Today said Swan helped me chop and drew chestnut shingle timber. I gathered sap. Tonight Hiram Thayer had a daughter born and he had the use of my horses tonight.
Sunday: Today I gathered sap and tonight I boiled sap all night.