Saturday, April 6, 1833: I plowed in rye and my team carried a load goods for brother Sylvester into my Rodgers house that he has hired, the south half and garden and came in possession the first day of this month and he further agrees to do me a month’s work in haying, for the rent.
Monday: This forenoon rainy and windy and this afternoon I moved brother Sylvester into my before-mentioned house and from there I walked up to Hosea Brown’s store to look at some cows of the widow Sweet’s for sale but I did not buy any. On the way home I called to J. B. Maxon’s and hired his side hill plow for a few days.
Tuesday, April 9: Today I walked up to Capt Abner Bull’s the officers of the town met. I as Assessor was sworn into office.
Wednesday: Today noon Charles Booge came on trial to live with me. He is the son of the Deceased Ebenezer F. Booge.
Saturday, April 20: I rode up to Doty’s Tavern and met the other three Assessors, their names as follows: Rufus Rose, Elbridge Green, and Levi Culver. We met and put a price on personal property and took our bills to go round to take the value on real estate, and we agreed to meet to this same place, Mr. Doty’s, on the first Monday in June to make returns of the value of the town. I paid 12 cts to said Doty’s for grog. I then came on to Abner Bull’s and made proposals to the widow Sefrona Booge, my terms to take her son Charles for one year. I told her if he was well I would give him the chance for school the winter season and wash and mend his clothes and pay twelve dollars, if he was obedient child and said widow agreed to take him away from my house in the course of next week if she did not agree to my proposals. From Abner Bull’s Tavern I returned to Nicholas Gardner’s where my wife was on a visit and took tea and my horse was put out. This evening I walked up to Cousin Samuel Holcomb’s the Universalists Society met to make up the last year’s arrangements for preaching by subscription. I signed five dollars and paid it down cash and I returned to Cousin Gardner’s and we stayed all night.
Sunday: This afternoon I took the single wagon and carried my wife and daughter to the Universalist meeting to the Select School house in the town, Mr. John C. Newel preached. On this evening brother Wm came and helped me load and tie seven calves and I started for market, uncommon pleasant and warm traveling tonight.
