Saturday, January 12, 1833: Today I took the double sleigh and carried Mother Holcomb up to brother Wm on a visit and from there I walked up to Mr. Allen Main’s and bought a cow, price 14 dollars. I drove the cow home and at evening I walked back to brother Wm and fetched Mother home.
Sunday: Today I went as far as brother Wm’s after the cow I bought yesterday. Said cow got out the yard and went for home.
Tuesday: Today brother Sylvester came and mended our kitchen floor. Mr. Joseph Dutcher’s son Wm came and agreed to work one day a week and does chores night and morning and go to school, and this evening I took the single wagon and carried my wife up to Brother Wm and we stayed all night. Brother had his seventh child born, it was his second son. It was past midnight, we may call it on Wednesday. This evening I walked over after Mrs. Harriet Jolls to come to brother Wms while his wife is sick.
Wednesday: I took two horse wagon and carried my wife and girls up to Squ Nathan Howard’s a visiting. I called up to Simon Cranston to see what was the reason he doesn’t carry Old Mr. Simpson and wife to the poor house. The excuse was that too cold weather. I called to Mr. Allen Main’s and paid him the remaining four dollars for the cow I bought on Saturday. I paid R.A. Brown ten cts for two pounds Spanish brown and on this evening I papered the cracks in the ceiling in the kitchen.
Saturday: I chopped wood to the door. On this evening I painted the ceiling in the kitchen with red.
Monday, January 21: Today the poor master Simon Cranston came and carried Old Mr. Joseph Simpson and his wife to the poor house in Troy.
Wednesday, January 23: Today I helped brother Wm load and draw a maple tree from his woods and I am to have part of it for a cider mill, and this evening I carried a swine to brother Wm for an increase.
Saturday, January 25: Today I rode with brother Wm to Hoosick Falls and we stayed to Mr. David Barnhart’s, Wm’s Father’s.
Sunday: Today brother Wm and I walked up to Stephen Barnhart’s and took dinner. We returned to said David Barnhart’s this evening. We went to a conference meeting at the village school house to the falls.
Monday: This morning I went from Barnhart’s and passed on through the west part of Hoosic into the edge of Pittstown looking for cows. I could not find any. I returned and went up into Grafton and stayed to the widow Scriven.
Tuesday, Jan. 29: This morning I paid my bill to the widow Scrivens which was 31 cts. I then called to Mr. Hewitt’s and took breakfast and I bought a cow to said Hewitt’s and paid 15 dollars. He gave me a rope and I led the cow home. I called in Berlin to Hammon Village to Mr. Streeter’s tavern and I paid six cts for brandy and crackers. I got home about eight this evening.