Buying Turkeys And Selling Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, November 24, 1849: Today Geo P. took the one horse wagon. He carried eight and a half bushels of turnips to Pittsfield and sold at 25 cents per and two bushels apples at 50 cents per, and he paid one dol and 80 cents for 50 feet lead pipe at 5¾ cents per pound, it was half inch. This forenoon Mr. Harvey Wheeler fetched Geo P. thirty six turkeys at six cts per pound and I helped said Wheeler weigh said turkeys and their weight was 311 pounds and ten ounces and Geo P. was to pay for the turkeys when sold and got returns.
Monday: Today noon Jane Wylie began to tailor for us. Today Geo P. began to lay down the lead pipe in the sheep yard and broke the pipe and quit. Tonight we husked corn.
Wednesday: I drew manure with ox team and wagon on the hill above the old orchard and Geo P. laid down the lead pipe.
Thursday Nov 29: Today is Thanksgiving and John F. did not keep school and he drew manure with ox team on the hill. I helped Geo P. lay up sheep yard and sheep shed and we shovelled manure. Tonight we husked.
Saturday: Today I took the two horse wagon and drew two loads hemlock boards from John Conklin saw mill and a load of 19 bushels of carrots from my Rodgers barn that Aaron Merrils raised to the halves. I had in all one hundred and one bushels for my half. Jane Wylie tailored for us from Tuesday noon until today, four o’clock this afternoon. I did not pay her. Tonight cold freezing came on, we husked some.
Sunday: Tonight a snow storm and rain.
Thursday: Tonight a clock repairer stayed with us by the name of Richards and today my two daughters rode in the one horse sleigh to Hancock and they stopped to Briggs Elderidge and paid nine dollars in specie on one hundred and fifty dollars note, which pays up the interest.
Friday: Today Geo P. sold eighty of his sheep at two dollars and twelve and a half cents per head to Benj. Tanner and this morning I paid said Richards 18 cts and his keeping overnight for cleaning my wooden clock and 25 cts for oiling and regulating my brass clock.
Saturday: I called to Nichols store and paid the postage on November and December Ladies Repository, which was nine cents.
Today Geo P. took the one horse wagon and carried eight and a half bushels of turnips to Pittsfield and sold at 25 cents per and two bushels apples at 50 cents per, and he paid one dol and 80 cents for 50 feet lead pipe at 5¾ cents per pound, it was half inch. This forenoon Mr. Harvey Wheeler fetched Geo P. thirty six turkeys at six cts per pound and I helped said Wheeler weigh said turkeys and their weight was 311 pounds and ten ounces and Geo P. was to pay for the turkeys when sold and got returns.
Monday: Today noon Jane Wylie began to tailor for us. Today Geo P. began to lay down the lead pipe in the sheep yard and broke the pipe and quit. Tonight we husked corn.
Wednesday: I drew manure with ox team and wagon on the hill above the old orchard and Geo P. laid down the lead pipe.
Thursday Nov 29: Today is Thanksgiving and John F. did not keep school and he drew manure with ox team on the hill. I helped Geo P. lay up sheep yard and sheep shed and we shovelled manure. Tonight we husked.
Saturday: Today I took the two horse wagon and drew two loads hemlock boards from John Conklin saw mill and a load of 19 bushels of carrots from my Rodgers barn that Aaron Merrils raised to the halves. I had in all one hundred and one bushels for my half. Jane Wylie tailored for us from Tuesday noon until today, four o’clock this afternoon. I did not pay her. Tonight cold freezing came on, we husked some.
Sunday: Tonight a snow storm and rain.
Thursday: Tonight a clock repairer stayed with us by the name of Richards and today my two daughters rode in the one horse sleigh to Hancock and they stopped to Briggs Elderidge and paid nine dollars in specie on one hundred and fifty dollars note, which pays up the interest.
Friday: Today Geo P. sold eighty of his sheep at two dollars and twelve and a half cents per head to Benj. Tanner and this morning I paid said Richards 18 cts and his keeping overnight for cleaning my wooden clock and 25 cts for oiling and regulating my brass clock.
Saturday: I called to Nichols store and paid the postage on November and December Ladies Repository, which was nine cents.