Friday, February 22, 1839: This day I started for Albany and I carried a skim cheese 30 pounds. and sold it at six pence per pound and nearly six pounds butter and sold it at 20 cts per pound and I got to Bath and put up to Vanderees Tavern
Saturday: This morning I paid my bill at Vanderees. I left my horse and walked over on the ice for it was dangerous crossing the river and I called to the Patroon’s office and paid up the rent in full and took a receit in full up to January the first in 1839. I paid from January the first 1821 up to now on one hundred three and a half acres but I only have a lease of ninety three and a half acres from the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty, the nine years that the widow Rodgers owned one third of said farm. She only paid into the Patroon office fourteen dollars and the sum I paid was one hundred and thirty eight dollars and seven cts which was in full that I took a receit and now I have got a part of said rent due to me and from the Patroon’s office I walked down into Albany and bought my wife a dress of bombazine five yards double fold.
Monday: Some rainy. I walked up to old Deacon Edward Carr to inquire who has in possession and owns the ten acres of land that the widow Rodgers and I once owned for I had to pay the rent to the Patroon’s office and I likewise notified said Carr that what was called the widow Rodgers thirds was not paid up the rent for the nine years that we owned the farm together. Tonight I kept two foot peddlers and one was Mr. Humphrey Ville and the other was an Irish dry goods peddler.
Tuesday: I took my wagon and horses and carried Asa Sheldon and his son Perry and his stove to the Shakers for castings. He got one cent per pound. It weighed 376 pounds. Said Sheldon agreed to pay me in chopping for carrying him and load to the Shakers. Thursday: Today I took my two horse pleasure wagon and carried my wife to Guy Moffitt on a visit and took dinner and tea.
Monday, March 4: This morning I took my two horse sleigh and carried my two daughters to the Navarino School and then I went on to the Shakers and carried an old stove for John Sackett to Hawkins furnace and got one cent per pound, weight 260 pounds.