The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

John F. Continues To Be Ill

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Saturday, December 11, 1852: Today Doctor Bates tended to doctoring John F. and he is no better. On this evening Geo P. returned home from Windsor collecting money for fruit trees
Sunday: Today Doctor Bates came to doctor John F. and I paid ten cts to said Bates for a small bottle castor oil he called and bought to the store for us, and John F. continues to be no better. This afternoon cousin Jay Morton took my horse and wagon and carried my two daughters over to the Lecture Room to hear a man from Lebanon springs preach.
Monday: John F. is not so well and towards night I took my horse and wagon and went after Doctor Bates and met him on the way going, I went to Pool Hill and Matthew Lord paid me the cash for the fat hog I carried him last week, which was 21 dollars and 70 cents at 7 dollars per hundred. I called to N. Nichols post office and left a letter for J. M. Glass. I made inquiry for the oil or essence of hemlock to said Nichols and other places but could not get any. Today the widow Amy Moffitt came and stayed part of the day and helped take care of John F.
Tuesday: This forenoon Doctor Bates came to John F., and he is not in quite so much pain. Today I and Geo P. went with John F. ox team and sled over to my Rodgers farm and got a load corn stalks and while there we went down into my swamp pasture and got a broken leg sheep and Geo P. skinned said sheep. Today Jane Wylie tailored to our house to make Geo P. a pair pantaloons.
Saturday: I and Geo P. repaired the stable floor and mangers and tended to chores. Jane Wylie tailored two days for me and three days for Geo P., she made me a pair pantaloons and a vest and Geo P. two pair pantaloons and a vest and we paid her one dollar and fifty six cents. Today Doctor Bates came to John F.  and says he is a little better. Today Appolas Rollo called and took up two notes of 400 dollars that Geo P. held against him.
Sunday: I went to the funeral of James Gardner to the Presbyterian meeting house and Mr. Bronson preached. I rode over with a young Cracker that was passing and walked home. Doctor Bates came to John F. He is the same.