Geo P. Works A Stone Quarry

Friday April 15, 1853: John F. went to drawing the school house in Harvy Patching’s district with one yoke of his oxen. I beat to pieces manure in the meadow a spell. Tonight Geo P. returned home from Canaan with a load of fruit trees.
Saturday: I sold John Merrils 18 pounds beef for one dollar and 12½ cts and a big dead apple tree for wood 37½ cts, to be paid in work.
Saturday: Towards night John F. had a shoes set to Hancock. Geo P. went with him and went to his stone quarry on Elder Sweet’s land where his hired Vermonter had been to work or began to work on Thursday the 21st of the month. This evening I walked up to Geo P.’s his wife’s father and mother were there on a visit.
Sunday: John F. and his two sisters went to the Chapel to hear Elder Haven preach his farewell sermon.
Monday: Some rainy. Today Patrick worked for Geo P. in his stone quarry up to Elder Sweet’s.
Tuesday: Today John F. worked for Geo P. in his quarry. I measured up 25 bushels turnips for John F. to the church family Shakers and took pay for 45 bushels at 25 cts per, 20 bushels John F. had measured up to them before.
Friday: This morning John F. carried Anthony McConnell to Hancock on his way home to Vermont, he paid John F. twenty five cts. I beat and spread manure in the meadow, tonight we had two litter pigs and today I helped a spell get off the leach for soap.