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Thursday, June 12, 1835: Today brother J. Wylie and wife was to my house. They came home with my wife and brother Twichel. They went to the widow Sister Betsey Wylie’s and brother Simeon Wylie. They divided the furniture and clothing of the deceased Mother Spring’s into eight shares.
The cow and sheep were not divided. Platt Wylie held them together with eight hundred dollars cash and I hoed in the garden and potatoes. Towards night I went with my wagon and got my wife’s share, which consisted of a string of gold beads, and bedding and clothing.

Saturday, June 13: Some showery. I laid over a wall to my cellar door and laid over wall in the front of my house. I am 44 years of age.

Monday: In the morning I took my wagon and went for brother Twichel to Platt Wylie’s after sister Clemmons and sister Morton’s furniture and fetched it to my house and stored it.  We made a swap with brother Twichel. He let us have sister Clemmon’s old desk and my wife gave up the silk dress that was her mother’s in exchange, and I do agree to deliver said Clemmon’s and Morton’s goods to Troy by the first Sept next, and today I took my covered wagon and carried brother Twichel and wife to Canaan to cousin Calvin Carr’s. From there they were going to Connecticut, my wife went with me.

Tuesday: Asa Sheldon came and sheered my sheep, which pays me up for the use of my team two days last winter. Said Asa tagged and washed said sheep which was included in said bargain for my team and I gave him twelve cts to buy some brandy. Tonight I rode to Hancock and carried nine pounds butter. I called to Mr. Jedediah Breers and got my broad cloth coat that he has made for me, price four dol and fifty cts.