Thursday, January 1, 1835: This afternoon we rode to Hosey Brown’s store to try to sell socks, but could not and then we rode to Hancock Village but could not sell the socks for what they was worth, and we fetched them home again.
[private]Friday: Today I drew wood from the swamp and Mr. Alonzo Chapman chopped for me. This evening I walked up to the widow Lucy Ryan’s with Mr. Alonzo Chapman to assist him about dividing the furniture his wife’s mother died and left, but we did nothing.
Saturday: I rode over to my Rodgers farm and salted my cows and my wife called over to brother Newton’s for his health remains very low. Mr. Amos Chapman called and took supper and spent the evening and tried to bargain for my Rodgers house to hire it.
Sunday: I went with my double sleigh to the Shakers to meeting and carried my wife and part of my children, but they had no meeting today on account of it being a severe cold day.
Thursday: On this evening Elder Matthew Jones preached at my house.
Saturday: I drew wood from the swamp and drew a load half a cord hard wood and gave to brother Isaac Newton.
Monday: I drew two loads wood from my swamp and I carried Mother Holcomb over to brother Newton’s at noon and at night I went after her. She walked into the sleigh on a plank and then we put the box on at Mr. Newton’s. We took her into a chair and carried her in. Mr. Newton continues failing, he bloats.
Tuesday: I took my sleigh and carried my wife to the west part of the town to Mr. Tabor Roberts. We took dinner there. We went to engage Fanna Roberts to make our cheese this season. She would not engage certain but told us if she worked out she would work for us.
Tuesday, January 13, 1835: Tonight my wife and I stayed with Mother Spring for she is quite sick. She has had a fit of the shaking palsy.
Wednesday: Today Mr. Withee stays with us for it is quite a thaw and rainy. Mother Spring is a little better.
Sunday, January 19: On this evening we were called up to Mother Spring’s for she was taken down worse. My wife and sister Eleanor stayed and I returned home to stay with my children. [/private]