A Pint of Rum For A Lame Back
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, September 10, 1845: Today I was taken with a lame back.
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A Pint of Rum For A Lame Back
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, September 10, 1845: Today I was taken with a lame back.
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A Big Sale of Cheese
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, August 27, 1845: A man from Canaan called by the name of Blynn.
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Independence Day
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday July 4, 1845: Today my two sons went to Anti-Rent Independence to Hiram Brown’s and paid 50 cts apiece for their dinners.
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Stolen Timber
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, June 26, 1845: This afternoon I took my two wheel carriage and carried my wife to Mr. Reuben Andrews on a visit.
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Taking Down And Putting Up Buildings
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday June 2, 1845: Today my sons washed our sheep.
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Trading In Potatoes, Starting The School House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday, May 18, 1845: This evening I walked over to Adam Brown’s and bargained with his son Wm. for ten bushels of potatoes at 37 cts per.
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Politics, Sap And House Rent
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, March 20, 1845: Today Wm Bliss Maxon called to see the contents of a certain note that Mr. Reuben Chapman holds against Aaron B. Chapman.
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Trying To Get the School House Built
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, March 4, 1845: This afternoon I walked to Lebanon and carried 13.5 pounds of lard to Gay’s Store at eight cents.
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by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tapping And Boiling Sap
Tuesday, February 25, 1845: Today I tapped sap or sugar maple trees.
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Getting The New School Built
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, January 27, 1845: Today we returned home from Mr. James Bush’s from Brunswick.
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Culinary arts students and staff at Questar III BOCES’ Robert H. Gibson Technical School in Troy and Donald R. Kline Technical School in Hudson held their annual Veterans Day Luncheon for local veterans on Thursday, November 7th, and served about 250 guests. The luncheon was initiated by students who wanted a way to show their […]
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