Friday, Feb 1, 1833: Today I went to Troy with 14 bushels apples and sold them at fifty cts per bushel. I carried old Mrs. Chamberlain and daughter and John Dean agreed to pay me the cost for carrying his mother – 75 cts.
Saturday: This morning I had a drink brandy and I paid my bill to Sweet’s which was 25 cts. I then came on to the cotton and woolen factory and took breakfast with a man by the name of — that takes passage with me to Stephentown and paid me 25 cts for his passage. Wm L. Gardner rode with me from Sand Lake Spencers Stage Tavern. Said Gardner’s treated twice and we stopped to John Babcock’s tavern and the factory man treated. I left my two passengers to Lewis Brown’s store. I got home at sun down.
Sunday: Today I took the cutter and my wife went with me to the south west part of the town to see Fanna Roberts. She tells us that we might depend on her to make our cheese this season. We called to Doc Elijah Graves to have him come over tomorrow and see Samuel.
Monday: I moved John Sacketts and family consisting of a wife and son Ezra into my house and today I went and returned them to the poor master Johnathan Carpenter.
Friday, March 1: today some stormy and I am unwell with a cold. This afternoon I carried a grist of corn to H. Platt’s mill and left it. I called to Doc E. Graves and got some medicine for my son John Franklin and the operation of said medicine set the child into a fit. We then sent for Doc Graves but he was not to home. I then sent and got Doc Right. The child was releaved in part before Right came but he prescribed medicine immediately and a little relief.
Saturday: This afternoon I took the cutter and rode to Lebanon. I called down to Doc Right’s to have him come and tend to my child. He was not to home and I left word to come. I called to John Tanners store and paid 12 cts for nearly a quart rum. Today a severe cold and blustering, the roads drifted and I froze one of my ears. Tonight Eliza Wylie watched with my son John.
Sunday I took the cutter and went to Isaac Newton’s after slippery elm bark for my sick boy and I fetched Aseneth Newton home to watch tonight.
Monday: Today I tended to chores and drew brother Sylvester a load wood from my swamp. Ira Sheldon helped chop it. Brother Sylvester is quite unwell and today Doc right called to my child.
Tuesday: This morning I took the cutter and carried Aseneth Newton home. There I heard that John Thurber was froze to death near David Sweet’s at the corner.