The Life Of George Holcomb – The Baby’s Health Improves

Sunday, December 2, 1827: Today brother Wm took my sorrel mare and the single wagon and went to Hoosic.
Monday: This morning Doctor Right and Doctor Graves both met to my house and consulted together about doctoring my child, and Right left it in the hands of Graves.  The child is easier than it was last night.  They do agree to continue puking and phisicing said child, to release the lungs, and this forenoon I walked over to Rensselaer Joles and borrowed a pipe to give injections.  I tended to chores and made a pair of boar posts and cut wood.  At night I went up to Mr. Chapman’s and got their hired girl to come and watch.  Her name is Permelia Casey.
Tuesday: This morning said Doctor Graves called to my child. He says the complaint is removed.
Wednesday: Wm and I finished our barn yards, and tonight Aseneth Newton watched with my child.  Today Doctor Graves called and said we must brace up the child and he should stop giving medicine.
Thursday: Today said Doctor Graves came and concluded to stop coming and we to brace up the child.
Friday: today my child is a little better, his appetite is very craving, and tonight Alma Russel and Charlotte Pierce watched my child and continues getting better.
Sunday: My child continues to be getting better and he went to bed with me tonight.  I got up with the child.
Monday: My child quite worrisome but gaining a little.
Young Geo P. apparently continued to improve, for this is the last we hear of this illness.
I took the single wagon and carried my two daughters and brother Wm’s daughter to school to the school house near the Presbyterian meeting house.  Mr. George Glass teaches the school.  I send there from our own district on account of our trustees being willful and hiring a teacher that the voice of the district was not in favor of.  Said trustees names were Solomon Carpenter and Joshua B. Maxon, and their teacher’s name’s Benj Mattison.
Today Mr. Haskett moves his goods and clothing and all his concerns from my house.  I charge him with half a bushel potatoes.