Friday, September 12, 1834: Today Mother Holcomb is taken quite unwell and we called in Doc Right. He ordered castor oil for her.
Saturday: Today brother Sylvester went to Hoosic after sister Eleanor, for Mother is quite sick.
Sunday: Mother some better. Sylvester returned with Sister Eleanor from Hoosic
Wednesday: I went to training to Nassau to Searls and carried passengers. My boys sold 40 cts worth apples and had half of it in cakes.
Saturday I worked on the highway with my tram and plow, which counts three days. This evening our youngest daughter Sarah Orelia is taken quite sick with a high fever and inflammation in the bowels.
Sunday: Today Sarah continues in great pain and this evening I rode over after Doc Graves but he was not to home. I got some sene of Doc Graves’ wife and returned home. When I got home I found my child growing more sick. I then went to Lebanon and got Doc Right and we returned at eleven this evening. Said Doctor applied draughts and gave calomel.
Monday: This morning I rode to Lebanon to Edwin A Griggs store and had one gallon molasses charged 44 cts and took orders of him to get loading in Troy, and then I rode to Hancock to Hosey Brown’s store to see if I could get loading to carry to Troy but I could not get any. I returned home and at noon I started for Troy after said Griggs loading. I got into Troy about dusk. I sold two and a half bushels of potatoes to Meanax store at 37 cts per. I then took on twelve bushels salt and two cwt codfish at Malory and Hunter’s and two barrels of whiskey. I came out of Troy at ten this evening and traveled all night. I came and went by the new road by Nassau Meeting House, and I got to Lebanon Tuesday morning to Edwin A. Griggs, I delivered my load and he credited four dol and fifty cts.
Wednesday: This morning I rode down after said Doc Right, for my child continues more unwell with a fever and severe pain in the bowels.
Thursday: I cut and put up stalks. The said Doctor Right tended to my child every day.
Friday: I rode to N. Nichols Store, my two sons rode with me. We went by way of Dr. Right’s to let him know the operation of the medicine. The child puked it up. The Doc gave orders not to give so large doses.
Saturday: I worked on the highway and finished working out my assessment.
Sunday: Today said Doc Right tended to my child and a little better.