Monday, Dec 28, 1829: This morning I took the wagon and carried my children to School.
Saturday, January 2, 1830: I went to Pittsfield with a load of apples of 18 bushels and sold them at 33 cts per bushel. I bought to Phineas Allen’s book store The Life of Gen. George Washington 75 cts, and the Life of Doc. Franklin 63 cts. On this morning Albert Cole died, only three days sick with the canker rash and the spotted fever. He lived in Hancock Village.
Monday I drew wood off the hill and this evening I picked over apples that Asa Sheldon gathered to the halves. He put 12 bushels in to the cellar where he lives. They rotted and rats destroyed them, only got three bushels for my half.
Tuesday: Today brother Sylvester and I picked over the apples that he gathered to the halves and put into Ephraim Pierce’s cellar. They was badly rotted. I got for my part three bushels out of 20 bushels.
Friday: I went to look of Robert Stanton’s calfs he offers for sale, but I did not like them, they were too small. On this evening I went to George W. Glass’s and bought and put into bag at 14½ cts per bushel 16 bushels of apples.
Saturday: On this day I went to Pittsfield with the 16 bushels of apples that I bought of George W. Glass. I sold a few of them to the inhabitants and the rest I sold to Mr. Dewey the Instructor of the High School. I sold them all for 33 cts per bushel. I called into Phineas Allen’s book store and paid one dollar and 25cts for a book that is called Jackson’s Wreath.
Monday: on this morning I paid Geo Glass for the apples I got of him on Saturday, which was two dol and 33 cts. I carried my children to school in cutter.