Sunday, August 25, 1833: Today brother Samuel continues to be more weaker and tonight Frederick Russel watched and after nine we perceived that Samuel was struck with death, and I went and got Mr. John Sackett and wife and we all sat up.
Monday: On this morning, a few minutes past three o’clock brother Samuel died and today we prepared for the funeral. I sent for Elder Jones to preach and engaged John Sackett and Frederick Russell to dig the grave. I rode up and got brother William and we pointed out the ground to bury Samuel near sister Newton’s grave. I then rode up to Squ Nathan Howard’s and engaged him to make the coffin. Towards night I took the wagon and I carried my wife to Lebanon and we got trusted to H. Nichols and I paid cash for a corn broom to Edwin Wylie and Charlotte Pierce watched with the corpse.
Tuesday: Today the funeral was attended by Elder Jones at my house at twelve o’clock. This evening I rode over to Henry Platt’s and returned the cloth. Tonight I watched part of the night at the grave of Samuel for fear the body would be taken for dissection.
Wednesday: We hayed on my Rodgers Farm and brother Sylvester helped towards his rent and tonight brother Sylvester and brother William watched at the grave of brother Samuel.
Thursday: We hayed on my Rodgers Farm and brother Sylvester helped til noon and has worked out his rent. This afternoon some rainy. I mowed.
Friday: I hayed on my Rodgers Farm with only the help of Charles Booge, the boy that lives with me, 12 years old.
Saturday, August 31: This morning Mr. Philander Carpenter’s child died, a daughter about two years old. The child died of dysentery.
Saturday, October 19, 1833: Today I sent my hired boy Charles Booge to Henry Runnels and got two new shoes set. On this evening I tended to school meeting. Adam Brown, Joshua Maxon and myself put in trustees, and I paid my summer school tax which was three dolls 44 cts, and a-coming home I called to Frederick Russel’s and paid him for helping Mr. John Sackett dig the grave of Brother Samuel 37 cts.
Monday: Quite rainy. I made cider and this afternoon I met the town officers to appoint the places of election and clerks. We met at Randal A Brown’s store to do our town business.
Thursday: I gathered winter apples and dug potatoes.
Monday, Oct 28: Today I wagoned two loads of cheese to Hancock Village to Wm Hadsell’s. I delivered 3790 pounds at 6½ cts per pound and said Hadsell paid me cash, which was 246 dol and 35 cts.
Wednesday: Tonight it froze to spoil vegetables and fruit.
Saturday, Nov 2: We drew in pumpkins they are damaged with the frost.