The Eastwick Press Newspaper

Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

The Life Of George Holcomb – George’s Third Daughter Is Born

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Thursday, March 19, 1829
We chopped and sledded wood from the swamp and a small tree was bent over, I chopped it off and it sprung back and struck me on the back of my right hand and lamed me.  It was quite painful tonight.
Friday: Today my hand is quite lame.  I had it bathed in wormwood and this afternoon we teamed it with both teams for I Newton, and he is to chop for the team work.  Tonight we fetched home wood from said swamp.
Saturday:  Today Jared Harrison hired me to go to Pittsfield with my horse and cutter.  I walked to the middle of town to inquire the price of produce while Mrs Hirse was visiting her sister.
On this week Monday Almyra Bute began to work for us for six months for 62 cts per week.
Monday: Today I tended to making inquiry of the neighbors whether it was proper to raise subscription to redeem the cow of Garret Hirse.  I took a council, it was, and this evening I called in Geo W. Glass and he drew a subscription.  This day I bargained with Asa Sheldon to let him have the house that Mr. John Bristol lives in for one year to commence the first of April and this afternoon I talked further with him and said Sheldon agreed to pay me fifteen dollars for the one year’s rent to be paid by the 2nd day of January 1830, to be all the cash, and said Sheldon agreed to secure me my pay either by turning out property or an endorser, and this afternoon I went with my horse team and drew two load of wood for said Asa from Sylvenas Carpenter’s house where said Asa now lives, to my house where he is going to move.
Tuesday: I tended to the subscription of getting signers to obtain the before-mentioned cow of said Hirse.
Wednesday: This morning before one o’clock I was called up and went after Doc Graves.  I walked after said doctor and Mr. John Harmons took my horse and cutter and fetched in the neighboring women, and this morning about nine o’clock my six child or third daughter was born.  On this day I took the cutter and carried Mrs. Sally Russel home, and I continued circulating the subscription for the before-mentioned cow.
Thursday: Today I continued circulating the before-mentioned subscription paper.  I walked to the Shakers and they subscribed three dol towards the family of said Hirse.