Finding The Right Truss
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, April 25, 1846: This afternoon I took my two horse pleasure wagon and carried my wife and Charlotte to Lebanon, we carried to Gay’s store 14 pounds of lard at nine cts per and had credited. From there we went to the Shakers and I paid three dollars for a truss at the Church Family and they agreed to take it back again if it did not answer and pay the money back.
Monday: This morning I took my new two horse wagon to Westalo Rodgers to be painted and have a box made. On this evening my children went to Hancock to the Universalist meeting, Hughes preaches.
Tuesday: We plowed on our Rodgers farm with both teams and towards night I and Geo P. went to election to Hiram Brown’s and we voted an anti-rent ticket to alter the Constitution and then we rode up to Nicholas Gardner’s and got the two pine boards I picked out on Monday.
Wednesday: I took my two horse pleasure wagon and went to Pittsfield. I called to Doctor Cluff’s office and paid two dol and 58 cts for a truss and a priviladge to return it if it did not suit. We came home by the way of the Shakers and we returned the truss we got there on Saturday and had our money returned to us that we paid for it.
Saturday: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried Charlotte to Troy and she returned the two dozen of boosums to Bacon’s shop that she had made for them and they credited her four dollars and then let her have six dozen to make at 75 cts per.