Monday, Feb. 27, 1832: Today I sledded wood from my swamp. I fetched Aseneth Newton home with me to help us wash, for my wife is unwell.
Tuesday: I sledded wood from said swamp and today Aseneth Newton washed for us and I paid her in corn and I carried her home.
Saturday: Today I took the cutter and my wife and I went to the north part of Hancock after Lana Ostrander. We met her on the road coming to our house. We took her and returned to Gardner Smith’s and she went in and got her clothes and then she came on home with us.
Friday: This morning I rode to Randall Brown’s to see Miranda Roberts to inquire about her sister coming to make our cheese this season.
Saturday I went to Randal Brown’s and Miranda Roberts rode with me. I went to see her sister Fanny about bargaining with her to make our cheese. I did not bargain certain. Poor sleighing, I went in a wooden jumper.
Sunday I went over to my Rodgers farm to see to my cows.
Monday: Today I walked out to the west part of town and bargained with Fanna Roberts to come and make cheese and do other work at one dol per week, and I told her I would make her a present of a set of silver tea spoons to cost nearly five dols. She agreed to work five months. Today rainy and streams quite high.