George Holcomb

Saturday, February 14, 1852: John F. took the cutter and rode to Hancock and had the horse shoes sharpened and set 50 cts and today Geo P. went to Lebanon to Henry Hull’s and got his force pump for the water had stopped on the Maxon farm, [Read more…] about George’s Mother Is Granted A Pension Long After Her Death

Tuesday, January 27, 1852: John F. went to the vendue of Gillett Goodrich deceased and today Geo P. went to Troy.
Wednesday: Tonight Geo P. returned from Troy, he bought himself 500 pounds plaster and clover and timothy seed, and I paid 5 dollars and seventy cents for one bushel clover seed that he got for me.
[Read more…] about Chopping Wood In Mid-Winter

Sunday, January 18, 1852: Today our cousins Humphreys all and John F. and Sarah O. rode with them, they went to the Shakers to meeting. [Read more…] about Cold Winter Weather

Thursday, January 8, 1852: I and Geo P went with one yoke of his oxen and got a sled load of alder wood that Alexander Celinbaum chopped last spring to the halves. [Read more…] about Midwinter Wood Chopping

Thursday, January 1, 1852: I this morning walked up to old Mr. Perkins, but did not make a bargain with him to pick the stone in the lot above the old orchard. [Read more…] about Building A New Back House

Tuesday, December 23, 1851: Today Geo P. had Russel Palmer butcher a two year old heifer of mine, weight 528 pounds, hide out 65 pounds.
[Read more…] about Winter Time, Selling Meat

Friday, December 12, 1851: I called to Russel Palmer’s and fetched our sausages home, 84 pounds, about half of them he put into casings and the other half in the meat prepared to cook. [Read more…] about Irishmen Help Lay Lead Pipe At Maxon’s

Monday, December 1, 1851: I went to Pittsfield with cutter and carried my two daughters. We took tea to brother F. J. Wylie’s. [Read more…] about George Builds A Room For Lodgers

Thursday, November 20, 1851: Today I went to Lebanon with one horse wagon. I carried Doctor Bates one bushel turnips and he credits me on account and carried the Irish shoe maker two bushel for 50 cts and he charged me six cts for a patch he put on John F. boot. [Read more…] about Wind Blows The Fences Down

Monday, November 10, 1851: We cut the cider cheese down and left the cider to drain through the night, quite a snow storm this afternoon. This evening my two sons  and James Cramp finished husking the widow Wylie’s corn.
[Read more…] about Frosty Apples For The Hogs