Tuesday, April 1, 1834: Today I took my horse and wagon and carried my wife to cousin Samuel Holcomb’s on a visit, and from there I walked up to Simon Cranston’s to Town Meeting. Mr. Dike from Lebanon was there selling spoons. I voted the Jackson ticket, and it was elected. Rufus Rose for Supervisor, Elijah Graves, Town Clerk, and Leland Sheldon JP and all other officers down.
Wednesday: Today I drew out manure and towards night I sent our hired boy Charles Booge after Doc Graves for Mother Holcomb, but said doctor did not come tonight
Thursday: Said Doc Graves came and bled Mother. She was taken numb and helpless. Today I plowed sward on my Rodgers Farm. Tonight I walked over to Doc Graves with brother Wm. We looked over the accounts and said doctor credited copartnership account to each of us and we each pays half of all said doc’s demands.
Friday, April 4: I went to the Shakers with single wagon and carried two hides, 16 pounds at ten cts and one small hide at 38 cts, and veal at 3 and 4 cts per. the whole amount for hides and veal that the Shakers credit me at Munson office to be endorsed on my notes was four dol and 14 cts.
Monday, April 7: I plowed stalk ground. Today Eliza Wylie began to work for us for the season.
Tuesday: I rode to Simon Cranston’s, the town officers met there, I went as a school trustee and got the State’s money, which was eleven dollars and 90 cts and town’s money which was nine dollars and 29 cts.
Thursday: Today Charles Booge time out, I paid 50 cts to him.
Friday: Today Mr. Henry Ostrander came and agreed for my John Sackett house, the rent a month in haying and I am to have the control of the house what his family to consist of and if he drinks too much I am to have the liberty to clear him and his family and if he behaves and obeys he is to stay till the first day of April next. On yesterday when said Charles Booge time was out the 50 cts I paid him made up the twelve dol I agreed to pay his mother.
Saturday: I plowed in seed rye and collected in the school tax on my part of the district.
Sunday: On this evening I carried the money that I collected within my district together with my school tax and paid over to Joshua B. Maxon. The whole I paid over was 28 dol and 45 cts and my school bill was five dol and 58 cts, included in the before-mentioned sum.