The Eastwick Press Newspaper

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George’s Mother Is Granted A Pension Long After Her Death

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Saturday, February 14, 1852: John F. took the cutter and rode to Hancock and had the horse shoes sharpened and set 50 cts and today Geo P. went to Lebanon to Henry Hull’s and got his force pump for the water had stopped on the Maxon farm, and Geo P. called to Benj. Nichols post office and paid two dollars for the Ladies Repository from July 1851 to July 1852 and M. Nichols enclosed the money and put in the mail for Boston to A. Tompkins and paid the postage on the letter.
Monday: I chopped and drew a one horse sled load of wood from my swamp and Geo P. went to Lebanon to mill with corn in the ear.
Wednesday: Today I and John F. went into my Rodgers swamp and chopped and drew one load wood with ox team. This afternoon Geo P. took his cutter and carried his two sisters to John Wylie’s on a visit. On the way he called to Dwight Platt’s post office and paid five cents for a letter from the Pension office from the City of Washington, the letter was directed to my mother Lucretia Holcomb and the contents of the letter were that her pension could be obtained from D.D. Addison, Washington City.
Thursday: Today I and my two sons rode over to my Rodgers farm with one horse sled and fetched home sheep racks and troughs, and drove one hundred and forty sheep and six head cattle that Aaron Merril had foddered from Dec 3, 1851 at one dollar per week price agreed, which I credit him on house rent. This evening Geo P. and two sisters rode to Lebanon near Tilden’s to singing school and he called to Gay’s store and got me half a quire writing paper.
Friday: I and my two sons made an additional sheep yard.
Saturday: Today I and my two sons tended to chores and made a sheep hovel.
Sunday: I took my cutter and carried my wife to the Presbyterian Church to the funeral of Deacon Rollo (Apollos Rollo, d. Feb 20, 1852 at age 75) Mr. Bronson preached, and John F. went to said funeral and carried his two sisters. Today P. Hatch came and paid the five dollars that he borrowed the other day.