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One Ton Loads Of Cheese

August 27, 2015 By eastwickpress

Thursday, November 19, 1835: This morning I took off a cider cheese and today I went to Hancock to Wm Hadsell’s with a load cheese and had it weighed, 1964 pounds.

Friday: I took another load cheese and went to Hancock to Wm. Hadsell’s. The weight was 1864 pounds, which makes in all 3838 pounds at seven dol and 75 cts per hundred weight, which amounts to two hundred ninety seven dol and 44 cts and for the same said Wm Hadsell gave me a note payable the 15th Feb next and today I took on a load of cheese to carry to Troy for said Hadsell and he credits me the same on book. I carry over 21 hundred. It began to rain before I got out of the village. I called to Acox old stand to Elanges and paid three cts for a drink rum.  It slacked and I went on and had to stop again at Hosey Brown’s store and then I went to Christopher Clifford’s and stayed. I had a cup of tea with my own victuals. It was quite rainy the fore part of the night.

Saturday: This morning before light I started on for Troy. I stopped to Crandal’s old stand and bated. I paid six cts for bitters and two cts for cider.  I went into Troy and left my load to Mallery and Hunters and took a receit. I loaded on a cask of oil and three beems cotton yarn for Lewis M. Brown. I paid one dol and 12 cts for 2½ yards silk to make our Charlotte’s dress and I paid 31 cts for a bladder snuff and 12 cts for a writing book. I stayed to Knights.

Sunday: This morning I paid my bill to Knight’s Tavern which was 66 cts. I came on to Crandal’s old stand and bated. I paid six cts for bitters and cake.  I then came on to Lewis M. Brown’s factory and took out his load, and then I came home. Tonight a snow storm.

Monday: We butchered our pork, seven hogs in number. Asa Sheldon butchered and Peter Belcher helped. Today quite a snow storm and high wind.

Filed Under: George Holcomb

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