Tuesday, Sept. 15, 1829: This forenoon I went to look for the cow that I had bought of Harry Wheeler. She had run away. On yesterday said Wheeler drove me the cow and the three calfs that I bargained for the seventh of the month and my wife paid him the 12 dol in specie. The said cow got nearly home and said Wheeler went with me, and we drove the cow to his house and he took her back and paid me the five dollars back that I had paid him towards her, the reason that I returned said cow was that she had the horn distemper, and I had no information of it when I bargained for her. I called on the way home to Henry Stanton’s to look at some calves that he had for sale, and this afternoon I gathered apples. Tonight Mr. Henry Withee and wife stayed with us, they were on a journey to the east.
Monday, September 21: This morning I took the single wagon and fetched Sophia Hirse to work for us. I went after her to Joseph Carpenter’s and today went with the single wagon peddling cake and cider to Sand Lake to Spencer’s Tavern at an officer training. I made one dol and 59 cts.
Tuesday: I took the single wagon and went to Petersburgh to training at Worthington’s. I cleared about four dol. Brother Wm went with me and peddled for himself.
He went to training every day this week to peddle, in Nassau, Lenox, Dalton, and Windsor.
Monday, Sept. 28: Today I took the covered wagon and carried sister Newton to Pittsfield and had Doctor White examine her eyes, for she was blind with a film or a cataract on the site. The before-mentioned doctor agreed to come over on Saturday to Mr. Newton’s and operate on Mrs. Newton’s eyes. He agreed to come and operate for five dollars.
Saturday: On this day Doctor White came and operated on one of sister Newton’s eyes, as is before mentioned, but he charged ten dols, which was double what he agreed to do it for.
Monday: I am quite unwell with a cold. We gathered winter apples and cider apples.
Wednesday: I went to Pittsfield to Cattle Show peddling. I sold wine and cake.
Thursday: I peddled to said Cattle Show. I sold out about 3/4 of another barrel of cider, and cake and wine. What I cleared the two days was over sixteen dollars. We got home about eight this evening.
Wednesday, October 14: This morning at one o’clock I started to peddling to Chatham to what is called Wetherwax Street to the races, what is called the heats. Asa Sheldon went to peddle on shares, Mr. Newton went with us, and Rensselaer Sheldon. We got there about eight this morning, not a very large collection today. We sold some. Tonight we put up nearby to a private house.
Thursday: we peddled to said races and at night stayed to the same place.
Friday: We peddled… I sold out one barrel and a quarter. I got about ten dollars. My lodging and Sheldon’s the two nights was 25 cts and gate a coming home eight cents, which was all my expense. We got home about 11 o’clock this evening.