Thursday, March 14, 1833: I chopped and drew two loads wood from the swamp. On this evening Mr. Alonzo Chapman was presented with a wooden horse and horned and marched through the street, it is reported for abuse to his wife.
Friday: I took the double sleigh and carried a grist 4 bushels rye and one corn to Shout’s mill and got ground. While it was grinding I called to Doty’s Tavern and I see them dance a spell, to dancing school.
Thursday, March 21: I tended to my chores and took the wagon and carried my wife to Brother Wm, for his daughter Miriam was quite dangerous with the old complaint of bloating in the bowels.
Friday: I cut some wood to the door. I rode over to Mr. Airses to see if he wanted to hire a house but he did not. Said Aires lives in Doc Graves’ house.
Monday, March 25: Today I went with my wagon and horses and helped move Amos Chapman from my house to Lebanon to Mr. James Glass house to what is called the Mott Farm. I carried two loads. Today said Chapman was taken to Troy as a criminal for robbing Alonzo Chapman with four others, Simeon Wylie and Son Simeon and Alonzo Rodgers and Samuel Sheldon.
Saturday, March 30, 1833: We rode to the butchers Dike and the Shakers to try to market my veal but could not. Today I bought a spit box of John Humphrey and paid him 12 cts for it.
Sunday: This evening I started for Troy with six veal calves. Mr. Amos Chapman went with me and took home two of Asa Goodrich’s children.
Monday: This morning at daylight we got into Troy. I sold my calves at the center market to Mr. Allen at three dol per head. We bated in Troy to Harrington’s, and on the way home we called to Henry Withees and took tea and then we bated to John Babcock’s and we got home about eleven this evening.
Tuesday: Today I went to Town Meeting and the whole Jackson ticket run in and I was elected Assessor.