Thursday, March 22, 1832: Today our school master came to board with us. His name is Hiram Mattison.
Saturday I chopped wood to the door and on this evening I took the double wagon and went after my wife to the widow Booge’s, she was there on a visit.
Thursday, March 29: I walked to Pittsfield to try to market my calves. Today Amos Chapman moves into my Rodgers house for one year. He has hired the north half and garden and gives a month work in haying to begin the first Monday in July. Today Asa Sheldon moves out of my house.
Saturday, March 31: This evening I walked up to Spencer Carr’s to give him notice that the widow of Joseph Rodgers had noticed me that she had petitioned to the Surrogate for her right dower on the farm I bought of him.
Sunday, April 1: Today I walked to meeting to the select school house near Doc Elijah Graves. After meeting I walked up to Squ Nathan Howard’s and took supper. I went there to see if my title on the Rodgers farm warrent and defend me. He told me my title was good.
Monday: I drew out manure. Today Lana Ostrander returned from the Shakers and a Shaker came with her by the name of David Tarre and told me he had liberty from her Father to take her, and while the Shakers was yet here, the girl’s Father came in haste and forbid the Shakers carrying his girl away. The Shaker took said Ostrander in private and wished him not to expose him for he had told me a falsehood concerning the liberty to take the girl. The girl is yet left with us.
Tuesday: Today Samuel and I rode to town meeting with brother Wm. The same Hackson town officers is elected as last year, good luck to our side. Paid 12 cts for brandy, town meeting to John Babcock’s Jnr.
Wedneday: I took my horses and went to brother Wm and got his double wagon. I stayed a good part of the day and towards night I walked to Lebanon to see if Lias Dike would buy my calves. I got no direct answer. This evening my wife and I went to the widow Betsy Wylie’s and bargained for her daughter Elizah to work for us this season at 62 cts per week.
Thursday: Today brother Sylvester moved in with Rowland Danford.