Wednesday, October 16, 1850: I pulled and cut turnips and this afternoon I went with one horse wagon to Geo W. Glass factory and carried him and his workmen six bushels turnips at 25 cents per bushel, and said G.W. Glass agreed to pay me for the whole in red flannel at 25 cts per yard, and I bargained to carry him and his workmen more turnips and take my pay in flannel. When I returned I took the one horse wagon that had the axletree broken to Lebanon up to Palmer Barnes and left to have a new axletree put in and he agreed to take carrots for pay
Thursday: I pulled and cut turnips. My two sons dug carrots and Geo P. carried ox wagon load of carrots to Pool Hill to Parsons and he carried one bushel turnips to Walker the blacksmith and he credits me 25 cents on account. I this afternoon took the one horse wagon and carried four bushel turnips to Wm. L. Brown’s store at 25 cents per and I got two gallons molasses 81 cents and five and a half pounds sugar 44 cents, which pays me up for five bushels of turnips. I rode up to Palmer Barnes, but he had not got my wagon mended.
Friday: This forenoon John F. took a horse and went after my wagon up to Palmer Barnes shop, I had a new axletree put in.
Saturday: I husked corn and helped John F. draw a load pumpkins.
Sunday: I took my one horse wagon and carried my wife to brother S. Beers but we returned home again, tonight sister was out of health. When I returned home from Samuel Beers he sent thirty dollars to Geo P. which pays him up for the young oxen that he gave fifty dollars for.
Monday: Today I and my son Geo P. went with one horse wagon and Geo P. horse to look for to buy sheep, we went through Hancock into Williamstown and home by the way of New Ashford but did not buy any. We called to Mr. Burrel’s shop in Hancock and got Sarah shoes.
Tuesday: On this forenoon or about ten o’clock Henry P. Wylie died. Today Geo P. took his one horse wagon and carried the wife of Simeon Wylie Jnr to Lebanon stores to buy mourning clothing for the family of H.P. Wylie.