Wednesday, October 30. 1850: I and Mr. Perkins worked a spell this morning in the woods splitting rails and then today we pulled and cut turnips. Tonight at sunset Geo P. returned from White Creek but could not buy any sheep. His expenses I paid, eighty cents.
Thursday: This forenoon I went up town with one horse wagon and carried turnips. On the way I called to Judah Rowley’s and got seven dollars that Nore Morrils sent to Geo P. to pay for apple trees, and I called to the widow Morey’s and got our umbrella that my children lost or left to Mr. Smith’s the other evening.
Friday: This afternoon I and Geo P. rode over to Appolos Rollo and he went with us to what is called the Arvinwood farm and I paid him 36 dollars for 20 ewes. On the way going I carried old Mr. Perkins five bushels turnips which pays him up for the two days works I owe him, and I called to Geo W. Glass factory and got 26 yards flannel, 20 yards paid for, and I agreed to deliver him six bushels turnips to pay up. Today John F. and Mr. Perkins and Charles Palmer worked pulling Geo P. turnips.
Saturday: Today I took the one horse wagon and went to Hancock and carried 19 bushels turnips and seven bushels of them were mine and the remainder of them were Geo P.’s. I fetched home from my Rodgers farm 16 bushels of carrots the Mr. Aaron Merrils raised to the halves and two bushels I fetched to Russel Palmer for his boy going two days with Geo P. to look for to buy sheep. On the way this forenoon John came with me and Mr. Merrils helped us cord a buck and we turned a buck with our ewes. Today Geo P. went to his nursery and sold nine trees to a young Hull from Berlin.
Tuesday I and Geo P. went to election to Lanson Carpenters and I carried the six bushels of turnips to Geo W. Glass that I bargained on Friday last. Today at election I paid Old Mr. Farrington up in cash 87 cents for making a fork, and I paid Jerry Vary one dollar on my subscription that I signed for Elder Haven. John F. carried his sisters to Orlando Rose’s on a visit and then he went to election.
Tuesday: This forenoon while I was in Pittsfield I called to Esq. J. M. Gold and he looked over his whole charges of the suit that C.E. Holcomb, my daughter had with M. Ross and I paid up as follows. He had charged me 182 dollars, he then made a deduction of 30 dollars which left 152 dollars and then he added the cost of the court 83 dollars and 37 cents, he then credited me 60 dollars that I had paid him. I now pay him 125 dol and I gave my note on demand for 50 collars, which makes in all 235 dollars for his services and the cost added. I took a receit in full of him and he agreed to assist me in collecting the judgement and cost if we do not go into prosecution to collect.