The Life Of George Holcomb – Borrowing Money To Buy Out Wm

Monday, March 11, 1828: Today we took our sheep over to my Rodgers barn and I Newton agreed to fodder and stable and take care of the lambs for the privilege of his sheep to run with mine and be foddered of my hay until grass.
Tuesday: Today stormy.
Wednesday: I walked to the southwest part of Lebanon to Mr. Davis the plowmaker to make a bartering trade for a plow, but could not. On the way I called to Cousin J. Eggleston’s and to C. Moffitt’s store.
Friday: I am quite unwell with a lame back.
Saturday: I am unwell today. A snow storm.  This afternoon I walked over to C. Moffitt’s store and paid in cash 24 cts for half a gallon of molasses, and I bought a plow of Mr. Moses DeGraw. The plow was made by Davis, it is gypson’s pattern. I have paid him 50 cts in cash, and gave a due bill for three bushels of corn and eight gallons of cider brandy for said plow. He called said plow six dollars.
Sunday: Today I took the double sleigh and carried my wife and Mother and Hannah and Mary Basset to the Presbyterian meeting.  One Mr. Beech preached.
Monday: this forenoon I walked over to Gideon Martin’s to see if he was going to get the money to lend me as he before gave me encouragement.  He now tells me that I can have it by the first of April.  I likewise called on Henry Stanton.  He had three hundred dollars on hand, and agreed to keep it for me until April, and says if I want it then he will lend it to me.  This afternoon I cut an ash in my swamp that had turned up for sled runners, and we cut up some hemlock brush.  Tonight we shelled corn.
Saturday, March 29: We got home from Troy this morning at four o’clock.  Our expense was one dollar and eight cents.  We bated but once coming home.  I am unwell, but this afternoon I walked to Richmond and borrowed three hundred dollars of Brother Fred Jay Wylie, and gave my note on interest for one year, payable in current bank bills.  I took tea there.  I then walked home.
Sunday: On this evening I walked down to said Cousin Broads to see if his Father would lend me money, but he would not.
Monday: This morning I walked over to Henry Stanton’s and borrowed three hundred dollars payable in six months in current bank bills.  Likewise I borrowed thirty dollars of Henry Curtis payable in one year in current bank bills, and from Stanton’s I went to Gideon Martin’s and borrowed one hundred dollars and gave my note for one year, and from there I went to Elijah Goodrich’s and gave my note to Lydia Stone for nine dollars in specie payable in one year.  I then came to Adam Brown’s and sold him my four year old steers for fifty dollars, and paid me the cash, and he lent me fifty dollars payable in one year.
Wednesday, April 2: Today brother Wm and I walked to Pittsfield.  He borrowed eighty dollars of the widow Hannah Buh and I signed the note with him.  The money was all in specie.  I went into the bank and gave nearly two hundred dollars Stockbridge bills for their bills.  I then paid brother Wm eight hundred and thirty one dollars in Pittsfield bills and took a receit.