Thursday, June 2, 1842: I drew rails and laid up fence on the hill to fence a place for beans and potatoes and turnips. Today my two sons planted potatoes in my cornfield where the hogs rooted up the corn.
Friday: This afternoon I took my wife and rode to Lebanon to Dr. Bates. He let us have a few pills and drops. We went to Mr. Gay’s and took tea while we were waiting for the doctor to return home. I paid cash to Rice and Wheeler’s store for six lemons, 12 cts.
Saturday: I fetched L. Angeline home from her school and I came by the way of Edward Carr’s to let Russel D. Brown know that I was not ready for him to work for me.
Monday: This morning I took my wagon and carried L. Angeline to her school and on the way home I came by the way of Hancock to Silas Gardner’s for council to know if we could move old Mr. Oins off Hancock Mountain without expose to violate the law. Said Gardner told me we could do it in safety and I returned home and my son Geo P. took the ox team and moved Mr. Oins partly down the mountain near what is called Solomon Goodrich’s and said Oins has agreed to help us hay two days or Nathan Sackett has agreed if Oins failed doing the work to pay me two dollars cash and this afternoon I took my wagon and carried my wife and the widow Anna Moffit to old widow Hunter’s on a visit and from there I went to Gilbert’s store and carried H. W. Gilbert six bushels of barley.
Wednesday: Towards night I took my one horse wagon and carried nine bushels barley to H. N. Gilbert’s store at 5/3 pence. On the way home I called to Doctor Bates and got some medicine.
Thursday: Today my son Geo P took my horse and Fleetus Pierce found a wagon and they rode to the railroad tunnel.
Friday: This forenoon and this afternoon I rode to Lebanon after Doctor Bates. On the way home I called by the way of Edward Carr’s to see when Russel D. Brown was coming to frame my building.
Saturday: A snow storm, we took down a hovel joining the barn and drew out manure.
Sunday: Last night a severe frost.
Monday: I called to Doctor Bates and got some pills and Seneca root for my wife. Quite a rain this afternoon.
Wednesday: We hoed corn and at night I rode up to Asa Sheldon’s and engaged his son Stephen to help us hoe and shear sheep. This day I, George Holcomb, am 51 years old.