Henry Smith Journal 1853-1861

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Westport January 1st 1853

Saturday January 1^st 1853

At sunrise wind NE and thick middle and latter part rainy and warm for this season cut up a salted four quarters of beef. Beef sells for $6.50 and pork at $8.50 to per cut. At sunset raining wind NE.

Sunday January 2^nd 1853

At sunrise wind NE and pleasant. Myself wife and Henry W attended friends meeting at Bald Hill had no preaching. Humphrey W. Seabury and son Charles P and Aunt Sally were here in the afternoon at 3 PM. I left home for Westport Point crossed the river and landed at Stephen Allen’s shore. Got a letter from the Bark Rajah reported her 15 months out and 350 bbls whale oil and 5400lbs bone. Got a bill of laden for 400 bbls sperm oil shipped on board the Schooner Adelaide. Capt. Briggs oil sold to D & A Kingsland and Sutton of New York @$1.20 per gallon. I arrived home in the evening, wind NE and dark cloudy weather.

Monday January 3^rd 1853

At sunrise wind NE and cloudy at 9 o’clock AM in company with H. Wilcox. Started off to look a mate for the Brig Mexico went by way of Hix Bridge and Adams Ville called on John Le Munion at his home about 1 1/2 miles from Adams Ville north. He does not feel disposed to go mate owing to poor health and other excuses his qualifications as an officer middling fair officer and fair whaleman rather easy and lack of ambition. Proceeded on north to Gideon Manchesters to ship him for a mate but owing to other engagements would not ship? his qualifications steered a boat two voyages and part of another good boat steerer would make a good watch man or for a mate for a small ship. From thence proceeded on by the way of Bliss Corner through Stafford Road to Fall River stopped at Mr Sissons on Main Street. He is a merchant tailor and sailor outfitter gained but little information from him. From Fall River we went by the way of Slades Ferry to Capt Job Collins about one mile south of Sommerset Village stayed at night with Captain Collins. He has a wife and three children two boys and a girl. At sunset winds NE and cloudy.

Tuesday January 4^th 1853

At sunrise wind at NNE and cloudy, blowing a gale got breakfast and at 10 oclock AM harnessed our horse and started for home. Crossed Slades Ferry to Fall River stopped in the village about one hour at meridian commenced snowing moderately and blowing a heavy gale from NE by N. Left Fall River and went by the way of the narrows the watter flying across the road. Passed Davis Corner and turned down the factory road stopped at Peleg Tripp at the Factory. Tried to ship him for a mate but he chose not to go until spring, His qualifications fare. Was last 1st mate of the William and Eliza of New Bedford has good recommendations from her [?] would make a mate for a small ship. From Mr. Tripps we went by way of the Head of Westport to sister Hannah’s about ¼ mile north of the Head of the river found her quite smart set up 20 minutes in 24 hours. She has a fine boy 11 day old. At 3 o’clock started for home arrived home about sunset.

Westport January 1853 Wednesday 5th

At sunrise wind NE and cloudy, snow had fell about six inches and very much drifted engaged making up Solons accounts nothing transpired out of the ordinary course of things. At sunset clear and cold.

Thursday January 6^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and fair at meridian wind west and clear got dinner harnessed my horse and started for Walter Briggs by the way of Russells Mills saw Mr Briggs at his fathers was not going whaling until spring. Would like to have a call then. His qualifications for a mate good wheelman, rough and ready officer. Called on Elwood Studley at his house house about 1/2 a mile east of Macombers Corner he has steered a boat in the Nimrod with Capt. Sherman and was 3rd mate with Cpt Cornell in the Lancaster. His qualifications smart man on the land for gaining a livelihood good boat steerer and might do for a mate for a small vessel.

Friday January 7^th 1853

At sunrise fare and mild for the season. Wind WNW but little frost in the ground. I went to the Point across the river from Abner Allen’s Store at the PM returned home again E. Gilman 58 cents for taping and heel caping my thin boots.

Saturday January 8^th 1853

At sunrise wind at westward and fair very mild for the season. the bark Barclay of Westport Tripp master sailed today on a whaling voyage in the Atlantic at 3 PM. I went eeling caught 4 dozen and returned home again in the evening.

Sunday January 9^th 1853

At sunrise wind west and fair. very mild for the season at 12PM left home for William H. Cummings at the Head of Westport got tea and at sunset started for home by the way of Fisher Road and called on Abner Sherman at 7 1/2 o’clock PM arrived home roads very muddy.

Monday January 10^th 1853

At sunrise wind at NE and pleasant. Went down to the Point in company with H. Wilcox I picked up old lumber in the afternoon had my thick boots taped and heel taped at Varnum Macombers and paid him 58 cents when I left my boots to be taped calm most of the day

returned home in the evening across the river.

Tuesday January 11^th 1853

At sunrise wind west and cloudy myself and G. Baily went to the wood lot and got a load of wood in the afternoon scraped apple trees. At sunset pleasant wind west.

Wednesday January 12^th 1853

At sunrise wind NE and snowing. I made a stone drag and worked on a boat sail. At sunset wind NE and cloudy.

Thursday January 13^th 1853

First year a snow storm and fresh gales at NE by E. At sunrise continued to snow at meridian, snowing fast at sunset continues to snow wind NE. Nothing transpired worth notice.

Friday January 14^th 1853

In the morning wind NE and cloudy snowed moderate snow drifted very much. I went Russells Mills horseback passed through some snow drifts high as the horses back. At sunset returned home.

Saturday January 15^th 1853

In the morning wind NW and fair. Got breakfast and went down to the Point across the river shipped James M. Lawton as first mate of the the Brig Mexico for 1/20 lay. Got a letter from the bark Rajah in the evening wind NW and pleasant. Returned home.

Sunday January 16^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and cloudy. Nothing transpired worth notice At sunset wind NW and very cold.

Monday January 17^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW weather clear and cold in the afternoon Capt. Job Collins from Somerset arrived and stoped all night with us.

Tuesday January 18^th 1853

In the morning wind NNE and cloudy, a few flakes of snow fell. I hired Tho Allen jr sleigh at 4 cents per mile to go to New Bedford. At 10 o’clock AM started for New Bedford with Ruth and Cpt Collins. At 1 PM arrived at New Bedford. I paid Humphrey W. Seabury 293 in dollars on account of C and E Seabury in the edge of the evening myself and Ruth started for home and arrive home at 10 o’clock PM Capt. Collins started for Somerset in the the 4 o’clock train of cars from N. Bedford.

Wednesday January 19^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and fair at 10 o’clock. AM I started for New Bedford with horse and sleigh stoped at Russells Mills and at George Potters 1 mile south of Smith Mills on Chace Road at 1 PM left Mr Potters sister Sarah Georges wife with me Saw John Macomber he had a sleigh to sell asked 12 dollars for his sleigh. I offered him 11 dollars did not trade. At 8 PM I returned home again. Sperm oil sold last Saturday for $1.23 per gallon. today it is held at $1.25 per gallon.

Thursday January 20^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and pleasant at 9 o’clock 30 minutes AM I started with our horse and Thos Allens sleigh to look boatsteerers for the Brig Mexico. Called at Abraham Russells Giffords Jonathan Whites got upset in turning round in my sleigh from Mr Giffords I went by the way of Hix Bridge to Mr Wates next house south of Holder Whites from thence to the Head of Westport Saw Charles H. Gifford he had been three years in the Bark Champion of Westport deserted twice on the voyage and rather insolent recommendations rather poor for a boatsteerer from the Head of Westport river I went by the way of George H. Giffords and took the cross road by Charlotte White’s to Abner Tripps at Sodom Road in pursuit of Leander Sanford for boatsteerer he was not at home. Mr Tripp promised to have [?] at the Point.

Thursday January 20th continued

Saturday from A. Tripps I went by way of Abner Brownell and Adams Ville and took the road through Cold Brook woods after going 2 miles I turned south and passed a stone school house on the right and called at William Simmons on the right side of the road 2 1/2 miles from Adams Ville had an interview with ? W. Simmonds tried to ship him for a boaster, could not on account of his grandfather William Simmonds being dead in the house died this morning at 2 o’clock aged 82. Geo W. Simmonds qualifications for a boat steer should think him a fare man for the office. At twilight left W Simmonds for home. Crossed Hix Bridge and arrived home in the evening had a light fall of snow after 9 o’clock PM. L. Sanford qualifications good boat steer while at sea but very intemperate when at home and during the voyage.

Friday January 21^st 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. Had a call from Stephen Howland gave him his a/c? current of his 1/8 bark Gov Carver and two outfits. Nothing transpired out of the ordinary course of things at sunset wind NW and very pleasant large drifts of snow about the walls and good sleighing at 2 o’clock in the morning Charles Howland discovered that the school house in our district [?]

Howland called Edward Aiken. They went to the school house and stove in the top of the door then went home for help but when they arrived back with help it was too late. The roof soon fell in and the house all burnt up with about all the schoolhouse books about $50 dollars worth together with the teachers about 16 dollars worth. I paid Tho. Allen jr for the use of his sleigh 3 days $1.33. So ends this day.

Saturday January 22^nd 1853

At sunrise wind SW and pleasant at 12 noon started for the Point horse back through the Horseneck. Paid a boy 8 cents for boating both ways to the Point and back. Leander Sanford had been at the Point and returned home again left about one hour before I arrived there at 4 PM I arrived home again at sunset wind WSW and moderate continue to thaw some.

Monday January 24^th 1853

At sunrise wind WSW and cloudy. Harnessed my horse and brought Julia Allen down to sewing after breakfast I started for Russells Mills took in James M. Lawton and started for Mr Ellis [? ] on Baker Road. Saw Mr. Ellis and tried to ship him for a boat steer.

Monday January 24th continued

did not on account of some California engagements. I asked him if he would go boat steer in the Brig Mexico for 1/50 lay. He promised that he would but afterward declined ? Mr Ellis went by the way of the Head of the river to Padanaram to see crew for a boat steer he had shiped for California in the Eliz Thornton. From Padanaram returned home by the way of Russells Mills. At sunset fair and mild wind WSW.

Tuesday January 25^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and pleasant. I harnessed my horse and started off to ship boat steer went by way of Hix Bridge. Paid 12 cents toll across the bridge. Passed Adams Ville and went through Cole Brook woods to William Simmonds from W. Simmonds I went south by the way of Mullen Hill to Perry Simmonds there I found Geo. C. Simmonds took him in to my carriage and carried him to Adams Ville and shipped him for a boat steer at 1/50 lay and agreed to guarantee 45 dollars on him 6 months from the sailing of the brig providing said Simmonds goes in the Brig Mexico . From adams Ville I went to Isaac Tripps 3 1/2 mile north from Adams Ville from J. Tripps I took the road to Sodom and from Sodom to Brownells Corners to see Mr. Sowle he was not at home. From Brownells Corners I went to the Head of Westport once from there home. At sunset wind SW and cloudy.

Wednesday January 26^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and clear. I went horse back to Isaac? about one mile north of Pine Hill meeting house to enquire of abner Palmer about John George Platt for a boat steer. Palmer recommended Plat as a good man for a boat steer. From Palmers I returned home got breakfast harnessed my horse and went to the Point through the Horseneck. I paid 10 cents for crossing the river. Saw Plat at the Point but did not ship him. At dark returned home. At sunset clear and extremely cold wind nw

Thursday January 27^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant but cold in the morning. Harnessed my horse and brought Hannah Gifford to [?] after breakfast took my horse to Paul Fishers had him shod and paid him $17.00 came home at dinner and went to Westport point through the Horseneck and brought Captain Job Collins home with me. At sunset wind NW.

Friday January 28th 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and pleasant after breakfast harnessed my horse and carried Caps Job Collins to New Bedford to clear Brig Mexico at custom house but did not clear owing to want of

four? foremast hands. At the PM Capt Collins took the cars to Fall River paid for my dinner and Capt Collins 50 cents paid for hors keeping 25 cents paid Wood and Brownells bill against Bk. Solon $10 75 cents. At 4 PM started for home. Met Jonathan Kirby by Reynolds about 1/2 a mile E of Macombers Corner. Sold him my stack of salt hay on Cedar Island for $10 as it now stands on aforesaid Cedar Island. At 8 o’clock I arrived home. At sunset wind NW and pleasant.

Saturday January 29^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. Went eeling off shore. Caught about 6 dozen and returned home. Nothing transpired worth noting. At sunset wind SW and pleasant.

Sunday January 30^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. I went to meeting at Bald Hill had no speaking in the afternoon. Nothing transpired worth note. At sunset wind SW.

Monday January 31^st 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant in the morning I went to the Point through the Horseneck carried a barrel of pickles and 2 1/2 bushels of apples to go in the Brig Mexico at 12 o’clock the Mexico got underway and went out and anchored outside the ?crew came round in a pilot boat. At 1 o’clock had the crew on board. At 2 o’clock Capt and mate arrived at the Point and took a boat for the Brig. At 4 o’clock left the brig at the two mile rock. Wind NW by W. Steering at southward at sunset we arrived back at the Point in Barney Wing’s sloop. I took a boat over to the Horseneck. Harnessed my horse and started for home. At 7 PM I arrived home. At sunset some cloudy and cold wind north. I paid a boy 10 cents fetching and carrying me to and from the Point and Horseneck.

Tuesday February 1 1853

At sunrise wind WNW and pleasant. Got breakfast and went to the wood lot myself and Baily two pair of oxen and wagon hired Abner Sherman to help cut wood. Got five loads out of the woods and one home the wood lot is NW by W from Abner Shermans about 1/2 of a mile. At sunset wind SE and some cloudy.

Wednesday February 2^nd 1853

At sunrise wind SE and [?] Got breakfast and I and 6 Bailey went to the wood lot to get cut wood with the help of Abner Sherman cut and got out 5 loads of wood and on home. At sunset wind SE and fair.

Thursday February 3^rd 1853

At sunrise wind SSE and fogy in the fore noon I was employed at scraping apple trees after dinner I drove a pair of oxen to Paul Fishers and had them put on behind one ox had new shoes all round. At sunset arrived south and foggy.

Saturday February 5^th 1853

At sunrise wind SSE and foggy in the forenoon. Employed scraping apple trees in the afternoon I went to mill at Allen Howland mill. Bought 4 lbs [?] of rice at 4 1/2 cents per lb[?] in the evening

returned home. Abner Potter died [?] at 10 o’clock in the evening.

Sunday February 6^th 1853

At sunrise wind SSE and pleasant strong foggy. I went to meeting at Bald Hill. Philip Dunham spoke quite lengthy. H.W. Seabury Geo. Allen and wife and Paul Fisher were at H. Wilcox and passed the afternoon. At sunset cloudy wind SSE warm for the season and but very little frost in the ground. Commenced raining in the evening and rained all night moderately.

Monday February 7^th 1853

At sunrise wind east and rainy. Employed most of the day at picking over and pealing apples. At sunset wind NNE and raining moderately. Nothing transpired worth notice. Paid Hawes Tuesday 8th for putting a new glass in daguerreotype.

Tuesday February 8^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and pleasant at 11 o’clock AM I started for New Bedford. At 1 PM arrived carried 8 doz. and 5 eggs sold them for $1.34 bought 1 old hison tea 50 cents and 1 black tea 36 cents 2 oranges 6 cents on account of Henry Wilcox let [?] Brown have a check on Merchants Bank for $500 and [?] Brown and Co. a check on Merchants Bank for $400 and William H. Wriitington a check on Merchants Bank for $500 and took him receipt for the above accounts. Got Henry Wilcox check on Merchant’s Bank cashed for $1500. At 8 o’clock in the evening arrived home. Wind north and pleasant.

Wednesday February 9^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and pleasant, nothing transpired worth notice. At sunset wind NW and cold.

Thursday February 10^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and cold got breakfast 6 Baily went to the woodlot and got a load of wood. I was engaged cutting wood at home Father and Mother come here and stoped until 3 o’clock. At sunset wind SE blowing fresh breeze and cloudy.

Friday February 11^th 1853

At sunrise wind SE and fair. Got breakfast I went with the team to Abner Shermans. he put[?] in a new axeltree. I paid him two dollars on a/c of chopping wood. From A Shermans I went to the wood lot and got a load of wood. At 4 PM I arrived home. At sunset very mild and pleasant.

Saturday February 12^th 1853

At sunrise wind SW and pleasant. Very mild for the season but little frost in the ground. Employed at drawing stones and chopping wood at the door. At sunset wind NNE and clear.

Sunday February 13^th 1853

At sunrise wind ENE and cloudy at meridian wind NNE and driving rain. At sunset much the same. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday February 14^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and cold. Got breakfast. Baily with the team got home a load of wood. Myself Ruth and Hannah went to Fathers. In the afternoon we returned home and brought Henry W. Smith with ones cut. At sunset wind NW and cold.

Tuesday 15th February 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant after breakfast 6 Baily with the team got home a load from the wood lot. Myself employed chopping[?] wood at the door. At sunset wind SW and fair.

Wednesday February 16^th 1853

At sunrise wind SSE and cloudy. I went to the wood lot with the team and got a load of wood. At meridian commenced raining. At sunset wind SSE and rainy with strong breeze.

Thursday February 17^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and fair. Employed chopping and splitting wood at home. At sunset wind NNW and fair. Nothing transpired worth notice.

Friday February 18^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and clear. I went to gooseberry neck with the team and got a load of seaweed at 11 o’clock AM arrived home. After dinner I went to mill at russells mills. Carried three grists and two bushels of apples at 1 dollar for bushels. Bought one bag of fine salt[?] 25lbs[?] at 23 cents per bag, box of codfish for 30 cents. At sunset returned home. Wind WSW and cloudy. I returned home in the evening.

Saturday February 19^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and cloudy. I went to gooseberry neck and got a load of seaweed. At

noon very cold. At sunset wind NNE and cloudy and cold.

Sunday February 20^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and pleasant. After breakfast loaded a load of hay for New Bedford hay fetches 20 per ton delivered.

February 21^st 1853

At sunrise wind NW and cold. Got up at 2 AM started for New Bedford with a load of hay at half past 7 AM arrived at New Bedford net weight of load of hay 3220 lbs @ $20 per 2000[?] delivered my load on Merrills Wharf to Geo. Barney I paid for weighing 20 and received payment of $10.00 Jonathan Kirby [?]for salt hay sold him January 1853 as per statement on page 5 [?]

Tuesday February 22^nd 1853

At sunrise wind SSE and fair. After breakfast loaded a load of hay at 12 o’clock started for Russells Mills with it [?] at 5 PM started for home by the way of the wood lot. Got a load of wood and at half past 9 PM I arrived home with my load. At sunset wind SSE and cloudy. Recvd

$1.00 for apples.

Wednesday February 23 1853

At sunrise wind SSE and rainy and blowing fresh gale at noon. Continues the same at night raining moderately wind SSE. Nothing transpired worth note.

Thursday February 24^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and clear and cold. I went to New Bedford in company with Henry Wilcox. I paid the balance ac of G and EW Seabury[?]Note and interest 630 dollars and paid for my dinner 11 c. I returned home in the evening. At sunset wind NW and cold. Paid of Henry Wilcox 630 dollars.

Friday February 25^th 1853

At sunrise wind mild and cold. After dinner I harnessed my horse and went to New Bedford by the way of Russells Mills. I bought a yard of calico paid 6c bought one pair of buckskin mittens and paid 62 c and paid 3 cents postage on a letter to Leonard Hammond of Mattapoisett at 8 o’clock in the evening returned home in company with H. Wilcox. At sunrise wind west and pleasant.

Saturday February 26^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and cold after breakfast loaded a load of hay for Humphrey W. Seabury. At 11 AM attended auction at William L Allen’s His farm containing 150 acres was sold by Geo. H. Gifford at Abraham Brownell for 6000 dollars 1/2 cash in 1853 and balance in 1854 with interest. Also 11 acres of salt marsh on the Horseneck for 70 dollars to John Macomber. Also at the same time and place 1/2 of an undivided? lot of meadow for 120 dollars whole lot containing 3 acres and one wood lot of 8 acres for 245 dollars and another of eleven acres for 350 dollars to H.W. Wilcox the half of the 3 acre lot was sold to John Gifford. At 1 PM finished the sales and returned home. Got dinner and drawed stones[?]At sunset wind NNE and pleasant one[?] and [?] sold for 27 dollars.

Sunday February 27^th 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and pleasant. Myself Ruth L[?] and Henry W went to meeting at Bald Hill. Had no speaking in the afternoon went to Robert Lawrences and Tho Allen jr arrived home at 4 o’clock PM all well at sunset mild and pleasant.

Monday February 28^th 1853

At sunrise wind SE and cloudy.I went with the team to the wood lot and got a load of wood. After dinner went to school meeting to NW Kirby and voted to have a school house built at sunset wind SE by E and rainy. Abraham Gifford died 23d February 1853 aged 94 years.

Tuesday March 1 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and cloudy. After breakfast I went to the Point across the river in company with Henry Willcox in the afternoon very rainy. I got a letter from the Solon 7 c postage paid 2 c postage on a shipping list from I[?] Islands[?]. At sunset we returned home. Wind NE and rainy.

Paid R Macomber and Co. for Painting clot 2 [?] square and varnishing 65c.

Wednesday March 2^nd 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. Employed at chopping wood at the door. Nothing transpired worth note. At sunset wind west and mild. Paid Henry Willcox one hundred and forty dollars.

Thursday March 3^rd 1853

At sunrise wind SE and cloudy. At 11 o’clock AM commenced raining. Nothing transpired worth notice. At sunset wind WSW and pleasant.

Friday March 4 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. Drawed in a load of straw and raked up stalls in the afternoon. At sunset wind south and cloudy. Commenced snowing in the fore part of the evening and snowed all night. Wind NE and blowing hard.

Saturday March 5^th 1853

At sunrise wind NE and blowing heavy with which snow storm. At meridian wind NE and [?] At sunset wind NNE and clear. In the evening attended a school house meeting at Tho. Allen for to decide on the size and form to build a school house. At sunset wind NW.

Sunday March 6^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth notice. At sunset wind west and pleasant.

Monday March 7th, 1853

At sunrise wind SW and pleasant. After breakfast I harnessed my horse and went to New Bedford. At half past 12 m. arrived at New Bedford put up my horse and I went to Fair Haven [Fairhaven] by the way of the Bridge. A foot got H Willcox check cashed at the merchants bank for $1000 dollars and deposited the same in the Savings Bank at Fair Haven. Silvanus Allen cashier’s expenses at New Bedford for Charlotte Lawrence .33 cents. I returned home in the edge of the evening at sunset wind SW and mild.

Received of Pardon Wing 12 mo 29, 1852 $316.86 as charged above. Paid Joseph & W. R. Wing William H Smith Bill dated 12 mo. 31st, 1852 for $17.81 as credited above.

Tuesday March 8th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and mild with considerable snow on the ground. Drawed stones in the fore noon. In afternoon sawed wood.

Wednesday March 9th, 1853

At sunrise wind South and cloudy. At noon commenced raining. Employed sawing wood at sunset wind Southwest and raining.

Thursday March 10th, 1853

At sunrise wind North and pleasant. After breakfast in company with H Willcox I went across the river to Isaac Lawrences. He was dead in the house. At sunset we arrived home again. Wind East [w]

Friday, March 11th, 1853

At sunrise wind East and cloudy. At 10 o’clock AM H Willcox and his Daughter Ruth L. attended the funeral of Isaac Lawrence at the Friends Meeting House near by the Town House. He was a member of the Society of Friends and a preacher of the gospel. His age was 69 years. After meeting he was brought to Bald Hill Meeting House in Dartmouth and burried [the meeting was in Westport]. At Sunset wind East and raining.

Saturday, March 12th, 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and cloudy with some rain. After breakfast I went to Stephen Allens to Shermans Auctions in company with Abner Allen. From S Allens we went to Westport Point. At 5 o’clock PM we returned home. Wind NNE and cloudy.

Sunday, March 13th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and some cloudy. I went to meeting at Bald Hill. Had no preaching. After meeting got dinner and myself Ruth L George Sisson and his wife went to Paul Fisher’s. At 5 o’clock PM returned home. At sunset pleasant winds west. Sperm oil sells for $1.30 pr [per] gall [gallon].

Monday, March 14th, 1853

At sunrise wind West and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth notice. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. At sunset wind NW and cold. The Bark D Franklin arrived to day with 300 Bbls sperm oil.

Tuesday, March 15th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and cold. After breakfast I went to the wood lot and got a load of wood. Paid Abner Sherman .75 cent balance due him for for chopping wood. At sunset wind NNW and extremely cold for the season.

Wednesday, March 16th, 1853

At sunrise wind NNW and cold. After breakfast I went to the woodlot and got a load. At sunset wind NW and cold.

Thursday, March 17th, 1853

At sunrise wind E and pleasant. I went to the Beach and got a load of seaweed. In the afternoon I got a load of seaweed. At 4 o’clock PM commenced raining. Wind SSW. I paid Alfred W. Brightman 25 cents for helping get the Bk Solon down river sometime in July 1852.

Friday, March 18th, 1853

At sunrise wind SSW and rainy. In the afternoon I went to mill at Russells Mills. At sunset returned home. Wind WSW and foggy.

Saturday March 19th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and fair. I went to market at New Bedford. Sold 43 lbs. chickens at 15 cents per lb. 14 doz. Eggs @ 14. apples $1.10 per bushel potatoes 60 cents per bushel net profits by sale of potatoes and apples. At sunset arrived home. Wind NW and pleasant.

Sunday March 20th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW by W. After breakfast myself wife and two children went to Father Smiths and went Aponagansett Meeting. In the afternoon we returned home. Wind SW and pleasant.

Monday, March 21st, 1853

At sunrise wind SW and pleasant. After breakfast I went to Westport Point across the river. In the afternoon returned home and in the evening we attended a school meeting at N.W. Kirbys and voted to build a school house 23 feet by 28. Also at same time and place voted a future way of calling a school meeting which is as follows. Five of the freeholders of the district shall petition the Clerk of the district if there should be any otherwise the prudential committee to set up three notices in the district at least seven days before the appointment of any meeting stating the time place and purpose of such meeting. At 10 o’clock PM returned home. Wind SW and pleasant. Paid Joseph M. Binford Bill against Bark Solon .37 cents

Tuesday, March 22nd, 1853

At sunrise wind SW and pleasant. After breakfast myself Ruth and two children went to Westport Point across the river in a Boat from Abner Allens Shore. At sunset mild and pleasant. We returned home again in the evening. I bought a skein of cotton yarn paid 5 cents.

Wednesday, March 23rd, 1853

At sunrise wind SW by W and pleasant. After breakfast I went to Westport Point across the river. Employed packing up furniture for Joseph Bassett to move in to my House. In the evening returned home. Wind SW and some cloudy.

Thursday, March 24th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. Employed at sawing wood etc. Nothing transpired worth notice. At sunset fresh breeze at NW and cold.

Friday, March 25th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and blowing fresh breezes and pleasant. Employed at drawing stones. At sunset wind west and pleasant.

Saturday, March 26th, 1853

At sunrise wind East and cloudy. Employed at drawing stones. In the afternoon I went to Westport Point in company with Abner Allen. In the evening returned home. Wind SSW and cloudy.

Sunday, March 27th, 1853

At sunrise wind SW and cloudy. In the afternoon about the same as fore part day. Nothing transpired worth noting.

Monday, March 28th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW by N and some clouds and cold. Employed at farming. At sunset wind WNW clear and cold. $1.33 omitted in posting on page 4th paid for sleigh hire 21 day mo. Joseph Basset moved into my house at Westport Point this day rent $85.00 pr [per] annum.

Tuesday, March 29th, 1853

At sunrise wind NW and cloudy. After breakfast went to Westport Point. At 2 PM returned home brought our sofa and bedstead. Paid Varnum Macomber 92 cents for taping [tapping] my Boots 42 cents and Ruths shoes 50 cents. In the afternoon I went to the Point. In the evening returned home. Wind NW by W and pleasant. Received of Joseph Basset $22.48 cents for wood sawed and split and packed in the woodhouse.

Wednesday, March 30th, 1853

At sunrise wind west and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note. Employed at farming.

Thursday, March 31st, 1853

At sunrise wind west and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market. Carried apples eggs and potatoes. Sold 4 bushels apples for $3.88. 1 1/2 bushel potatoes for .75 cents. 20 1/2 of eggs for

$2.87. 6 doz. were C Baileys. Sold 50 lbs. of sand for $2.75. In the afternoon returned home. At sunset mild and pleasant.

Friday, April 1st, 1853

At sunrise wind NE and raining moderately. Employed at splitting rocks. At sunset wind NNE and pleasant.

Saturday, April 2nd, 1853

At sunrise wing [wind] NE and pleasant. Employed at digging stones and drawing stones. Plowed the gardening etc. At sunset wind East and pleasant.

Sunday, April 3rd, 1853

At sunrise wind NNE and pleasant. I went to meeting with Aunt Martha Lawrence at Bald Hill. Had no preaching after meeting. I returned home after dinner. Myself Ruth and two children went to W. H. Giffords Prince Allens and returned home in the evening. Wind SSW and cloudy.

Monday, April 4th, 1853

At sunrise wind NE and cloudy. After breakfast I went to town meeting across the river in co. with H Willcox and C Bailey. In the afternoon rainy and cloudy. Wind ESE

Monday, April 4th, 1853 Continuance

Doings at town meeting. Chose Abner R. Gifford moderator. George H. Gifford Town Clerk. Perry Davis Justus Sherman and David Lawton Selectmen and assessors for the ensuing year. Expenses for dinner 13 cents. Raining for most of day.

Tuesday, April 5th, 1853

At sunrise wind south and cloudy. In the afternoon fresh gales at W and cloudy. Employed at digging and drawing stones.

Wednesday, April 6th, 1853

At sunrise wind WSW and pleasant. Most of the day frequent showers. Employed at farming. At sunset wind NW and cloudy.

Thursday, April 7th, 1853

At sunrise wind North and pleasant. Employed at farming. In the afternoon commenced ploughing in the Young Orchard. At sunset wind NW and pleasant.

Friday, April 8th, 1853

At sunrise wind West and pleasant. Employed at farming. At sunset much same.

Saturday, April 9th, 1853

At sunrise wind West and pleasant. At 1 o’clock PM myself Ruth L. and two children left home for Geo. [George] P. Potters via Russells Mills. At sunset pleasant.

Sunday, April 10th, 1853

At sunrise wind West and pleasant. I attended the Friends Meeting at Smiths Mills. Hannah Slade spoke after meeting. Returned to Geo. P. Potters. In the after noon went to William H. Cummings at Head of Westport in co. with Geo. P. Potter his wife and child. In the evening returned home. Paid Patrick Potter $2.28 cents for Buttons Cloth for Pants etc.

Monday, April 11th, 1853

At sunrise wind WNW and pleasant. After breakfast myself Ruth L. and two children went to New Bedford for 1 pair of shoes for Henry W and paid 58 cents. Paid for taking 4 daguerrotype in one picture 4.00 dollars. For horse keeping 25 cents. In the evening we returned home. Wind SW and pleasant.

Tuesday April 12th, 1853

At sunrise wind S.W and fair at noon cloudy, employed at ploughing moderate rain wind S.W paid for Tobacco for G Bailey 184

Wednesday April 13^th 1853

At sunrise wind W and moderate rain in the afternoon employed at ploughing weather warm and some cloudy

Thursday April 14^th 1853

At sunrise East wind and raining after breakfast I went to mile to David King’s mill at noon Arrived back again in the afternoon at work about the farm in the afternoon cloudy wind N.N.E at sunset commenced raining

Friday April 15th 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E and pleasant employed at farming at sunset pleasant nothing transpired.

Saturday April 16^th 1853

At sunrise wind East and pleasant employed at farming in the afternoon myself Ruth[[?]] ? daughter Hannah [?] went to Father Geo. Smiths myself [?] David + Charles Smith crossed [?] cove to [?] Island marsh[?] over and returned home in the evening

Sunday April 17^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.E and raining nothing transpired worth notice in the afternoon raining at sunset cloudy wind N.E

Monday April 18^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E and pleasant after breakfast left [?] Father’s for home via Russells Mills. [?] for [?] at Russells Mills until 4 P.M. Paid Daniel Macomber 20¢ for weighing [?] a load of hay paid for [?] at 5 O’clock in the afternoon returned home.

Tuesday April 19^th 1853

At sunrise wind West and pleasant in the afternoon I went to the point returned home in the evening paid W B Cloak for cleaning out cellar $1.25¢

Amount carried forward

Westport April 1853 Wednesday, April 20 1853

At sunrise wind S.S.E and raining. After breakfast I went to Russells Mills and boug[ht?] to the Iron work for a plough, 24 ½ lbs for $1.33 paid Perry Brightman for [?] 15¢ paid postage on letter to New York 3¢.

Thursday, April 21^st 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E and cloudy. After breakfast I went to Westport Point bought one pound of whiting for 3¢. In the afternoon returned home. At sunset winds N.N.W and pleasant.

Friday April 22^nd 1853

At sunrise wind South and cloudy at noon wind S.S.E and showers of rain. Employed at farming. At sunset wind S.W and foggy.

Saturday, April 23^rd 1853

At sunrise wind North and pleasant. In the afternoon I went to Westport Point by Hix Bridge paid toll 12 1/2¢ and 4¢. Left my buggy to be painted + varnished. Qt sunset fair I returned home in the evening hors[e] back.

Sunday, April 24^th 1853

This day moderate winds variable. In the afternoon myself wife and two children went to meeting at Bradford Willcox Jonathan Macomber + Thos Gifford spoke. At sunset cloudy.

Monday, April 25^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.E. and cloudy. After breakfast I went to New Bedford + carried 14 Doz. Eggs for ourselves and 10 Doz for G Bailey. Sold them for 13¢ per Doz carried 2 ¼ Bushells Turnip sold the for 33¢ per bushell. Paid for grocerys for G Bailey 62¢ Do[?] for Henry Willcox, 65 for Hayseed $1.80 for oil soap $1.26 for HorsKeeping and [?] 44¢ for close pins for Hannah Gifford 6¢.

Tuesday, April 26^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.E and cloudy. Employed at sowing oats paid G Bailey and Hannah Willcox

$1.20. Sold Tucker Willcox a calf for 9¢ per lb. He weighed 72 lbs. Had 15 ¼ lbs pf the same at 6

½ ¢ per pound 99¢. 72 lbs at 7¢ $5.04.

Wednesday, April 27^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E and pleasant. Employed at sowing. At sunset wind S.W and pleasant and forward.

Thursday, April 28^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at farming. Let Ruth L. Have $4 as she has gone to New Bedford with her father. At sunset mild and pleasant. Nothing remarkable transpired worth noting.

Friday, April 29^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at farming. In the afternoon planted some potatoes.    At sunset pleasant wind S.W.

Saturday, April 30^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.W and pleasant. Afternoon wind N.N.E. At sunset wind S.E and pleasant. Commenced ploughing green seaweed [?] for planting corn. Sold John Cross a calf for $4.25 cash.

Sunday, May 1st 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E and pleasant. In the afternoon myself Ruth L + two children went to John Giffords and spent the afternoon. At sunset wind N.N.E and cold.

Monday, May 2^nd 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E clear + cold for the season. Ice in the morning ¼ of an inch thick in some places. I went to Westport Point in the morning returned home at 1 P.M and went to ploughing. At sunset mild and pleasant wind S.W. Paid Barney Wings Bill of freight against the Bark Solon for 1852 $16??. Paid Job Davis Jr. for garden seeds 20¢.

Tuesday, May 3^rd 1853

At sunrise wind N.E and some cloudy. After breakfast I went to Westport Point. Ruth L and Henry Willcox with me. In the evening arrived home again wind S.E and cloudy.

Wednesday, May 4^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.E and some raining. After breakfast cleared away, I went to the point to tend mason. Paid Kenion[?] Dyer for toping/ up chimney and repairing cistern + one pound of nails

$2.90.  Paid R. Macomber + Co for painting + varnishing buggy + half #[?] of nails and one [?]

$1.85. Paid Andrew Macomber for carpentering .50¢. Paid John Chedel[sp?] for pumping well

.45¢. In the evening returned home. At sunset wind E and pleasant.

Thursday, May 5^th 1853

At sunrise wind E and cloudy. Employed at farming. At sunset wind S.E and foggy.

Friday, May 6^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.E and cloudy with some rain. I went to Paul Fishers got my hors[e] shod + plough sharpened. This day William Willcox son of Robert Willcox arrived here from State of New York. In the afternoon employed at ploughing. At sunset wind N.E and cloudy.

Saturday, May 7^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.E and pleasant. Employed at ploughing for corn. At sunset wind S.E and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note.

Sunday, May 8^th 1853

At sunrise wind East and cloudy. After breakfast I went to Westport Point hors back and brought home my buggy. Paid for crossing Hix Bridge 16¢. In the afternoon rainy rainy wind S.S.E.

Monday, May 9^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.N.E and cloudy.   Employed at ploughing.     At sunset wind S.E and pleasant.

Tuesday, May 10^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.E and pleasant. Employed at ploughing. Nothing transpired worth note.

Wednesday, May 11^th 1853

At sunrise wind East and pleasant. Employed at farming. At sunset wind S.W + pleasant.

Thursday, May 12^th 1853

This day wind E + South and pleasant. Employed at farming.

Friday, May 13^th 1853

This day wind E [+ South?] and pleasant. Employed at ploughing. nothing transpired worth note.

Saturday, May 14^th 1853

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at farming. Paid William P Bailey 3¢ for croping[?] corn.

Sunday, May 15^th 1853

This day wind S.W and pleasant. At 4 o’clock P.M Henry Willcox left home for Auborn[?[] in company with Geo Allen via Boston.

Monday, May 16^th 1853

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at preparing ground for planting.

Tuesday, May 17^th 1853

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at planting corn. Had Charles Fisher, Hodijah Willcox

+ Ephraim Thompson to help planting the flat meadow. At sunset finished planting corn.

Wednesday, May 18^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.W and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. In the afternoon wind N.E and some cloudy. At sunset I returned home.

Thursday, May 19^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.S.E and cloudy frequent showers. Attended[?] with thunder and lightning through the day. In the afternoon I went to the point. In the evening returned home.

Friday, May 20^th 1853

At sunrise wind N.W and pleasant. Got breakfast and I went went[?] to New Bedford to market. Sold 18 ⅓ doz. Eggs for $2.34 Sold 35 ¾ lbs poltry [poultry] $4.64 Sold 11# [?] Butter at 20 [?]

$1.94 Sold for G Bailey 5 doz eggs for 65¢ I paid for [?] 78¢ for G Bailey 60 ¢ [?] paid for chain and fixtures for pump[?] $3.92 paid for expenses [?] 12¢ paid John Allen $1.00 for labor paid G Bailey for his son John H Bailey 84 by difference[?] in  33 Received of Hannah Wilcox 6 dollars on account of marketing. In the afternoon returned home had of H. W $15[?[ To pay Bark Solon draft.

Saturday, May 21^st 1853

At sunrise wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at chopping wood. At home. At sunset wind west.

Sunday, May 22nd

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to the Point in the morning and got letter from Gov. Carver + Solon and returned home again at 10 A.M.

Monday, May 23^rd

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at gardening. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday May 24^th 1853

This day wind S.SW and cloudy. I went to W P [West Port] Point in the afternoon. Nothing transpired worth note.

Wednesday May 25^th 1853

In the morning wind S.E. with some showers. At 9:00 A.M. I left home for New Bedford at 11:00

½ o’clock arrived at New Bedford. At 8 o’clock arrived home paid for hors keeping & dinner 46¢.

Thursday May 26^th 1853

This day, wind S.S.W and rainy. Nothing transpired worth note.

Friday May 27^th 1853

This day wind W.S.W .and pleasant. I put a new axle[?] in to the cart. Three ships went in Sperm oil worth $1.27 per gal. [gallon], Whale 52¢ per gal. [gallon], & [bone?] 32¢ per lb. [pound?].

Saturday May 28^th 1853

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. I went to mill to David Wing’s mill with oxen & cart with eight bushels corn in the ears. Nothing further transpired worth note.

Sunday May 29^th 1853

This day wind S.W. and warm but pleasant. I attended public worship at Bald Hill. Philip Dunham spoke.

Monday May 30^th 1853

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. In the forenoon G. Baily? worked out corn. In the afternoon David Sisson came down & rigged a chain pump. Paid Thos Allen Jr for 3 lbs [pounds] cut-nails 20¢.

Tuesday May 31^st 1853

This day wind N.E. and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday June 1st 1853

At sunrise wind N.E. clear and cold with some white frost. In the afternoon I went to the point. Abby Davis ’Boat Builder’s Shop was sold at auction to A H Cory for $170.00. Daniel K Brown’s Horse ran away from off Thos. W. Mayhew’s wharf. Broke both [harnesses?] Lost one shaft.

The horse was stopped at R Macomber’s home. I paid Elijah Gifford for one bushel of hay seed

$1.17.

Thursday June 2^nd 1853

At sunrise wind N.E. and pleasant. Employed at digging trench for north line of lane wall from the Club?]to the road. In the afternoon wind S.SW. [South Southwest] and foggy. Let Ruth L have $2.00 dollars to pay Susan Gifford for sowing.

Friday June 3^rd 1853

Forenoon cloudy with some rain. Myself and Ruth L went to New Bedford. I paid out for sundries 54¢. In the afternoon we returned home. Wind S.S.W. and pleasant.

Saturday June 4 1853

Fore part of this day cloudy with some rain. Latter part wind N.E. and cold.

Sunday June 5^th 1853

All this day wind N.E. and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday June 6^th 1853

All this day wind light from South to S.W. and pleasant. C Baily employed at working out corn with a cultivator. Myself doing sundry jobs. Health rather [poor?].

Tuesday June 7^th 1853

This day wind from S.W. and light. Some foggy & cloudy after breakfast. I went to Russell’s Mills to carry [lettuce?]. C Baily hoeing in the fields south of the orchards. I bought one ounce of licorice for two cents.

Wednesday June 8^th 1853

This day wind S.W. and rainy in the fore noon. At 11 o’clock attended Susan Giffords funeral at Bald Hill. She was Abraham Gifford’s wife & a member of the Society of Friends, aged 73 years. Paid Thos Allen Jr for sundries 37¢.

Thursday June 9^th 1853

This day wind E. and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note. Friday June 10thAt sunrise wind N.E. and pleasant. After breakfast I went to the point and [carried?] two Bbls [Barrels] pickles. Paid Paul Fisher for shoeing my horse 40¢ & for 1 days work Charles Fisher 67¢. At sunset wind E & pleasant.

Saturday June 11^th 1853

At sunrise winds N.E. and foggy. I went to New Bedford to market. Carried butter & eggs, whole amount of sales $7.74. 3 Doz [dozen] eggs were C. Bailey’s? @ 18¢. [for?] 42. H. Willcox had

$3.00. I had $4.29. C. Baily rice 4 lb [pounds] [@ $5.20?] and balance in cash 23¢. Paid for 1 ½ bushel corn for C Baily 97¢. Ruth paid for 2 lb [pounds] of cut nails 14¢.

Sunday June 12^th 1853

This day wind East and pleasant. After breakfast myself, Ruth & two children, Henry W & Hannah W., went to father’s. In the afternoon returned home. I paid W. L. Smith 2¢ for yellow paint.

Monday June 13^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.W. and pleasant. I painted the well curb, planted turnips. At sunrise wind S.W.

Tuesday June 14^th 1853

At sunrise wind East and pleasant. After breakfast I left home for D. Franklin via the Point in a boat, in company with Tripp & David Wing Cooper & Ship keeper. At 12 o’clock got underway and stove out 2 miles south of the two mile rock, and anchored again at 5 o’clock. Captain and crew came aboard. Got underway. Wind S.SE] heading S.W wind very light. At 6 o’clock left the ship and at 9:00 PM arrived home.

Wednesday June 15^th 1853

All this day wind S. and foggy. Employed at hoeing corn in the flat meadow field. Nothing transpired out of the ordinary course of things.

Thursday June 16^th 1853

Fore part of this day wind S. and foggy. Afternoon clear and pleasant, wind S.W. Finished hoeing corn first time.

Friday June 17^th 1853

At sunrise wind S.W. and pleasant. At 12 AM finished hoeing potatoes. Afternoon pleasant, wind S.W.

Saturday June 18^th 1853

In the morning some rainy wind W. afternoon pleasant. I went to the point [farm?] for lock & hinges for well. 21¢ for two letters 14¢. Had a school c. meeting, voted to raise $520 to pay for school house & firewood?.

Sunday June 19^th 1853

All this day wind S.W. and pleasant. I attended jubilee worship at Bald Hill, had no preaching.

Monday June 20^th 1853

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at gardening. In the afternoon went clamming, got 1 bushel. Paul Fisher shod my horse all around. Henry Wilcox went to New Bedford in the morning and sold his lot of whale oil @ 52 1/2¢ per gallon. In the evening returned home.

Tuesday June 21^st 1853

This day light winds from S.W and extremely warm. Myself and C. Baily went fishing, caught about fifty and returned home again in the evening.

Wednesday June 22^nd 1853

At sunrise wind S.W and very warm. After breakfast went to meeting at Friends meeting at Apponigansett [Apponagansett], had a bountiful sermon of sound preaching by one Sprague** from Illinois and others. In the afternoon, wind S.E, heavy tempests at a distance with but little rain here. Henry W. commenced going to school today. He will be four years old 12 day July.

Thursday June 23^rd 1853

This day wind S.W. [South West] and pleasant but very warm. Repaired Dutch Cap over swamp in afternoon. Heaped up seaweed.

Friday June 24^th 1853

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. Employed at hoeing 2nd time. Saturday June 25^th 1853

All this day wind N.W. cool and pleasant for the season. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 8 doz. eggs @ 17¢ [for total] $1.36 and 20 lbs butter @ 20¢ [for total] $4.00 & 12 lbs rhubarb @ 3 ¾ per bu [bushel? bunch?] [for total] 45¢. Received of Henry Wilcox $8.00. I bot a hors rake for $6.00, paid for one pitchfork, 65¢ for one pair of shoes for Charles A. Seabury, 50¢ for 4 lbs [pounds] bread, 24¢ other [crefunces?] 20¢. Paid Hannah Wilcox $5.00.

Sunday June 26^th 1853

All this day wind N.W. and pleasant. I attended meeting at Bald Hill. Had no preaching. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday June 27^th 1853

In the morning wind S.W. and some cloudy afternoon. Raining at sunset wind S.S.E. [South Southeast] and rainy. Omitted being charged on [placed?] to my credit on page 20, $15.00 dollars paid to merchants on account Bk [Bark] [Solons?] draft bank?.

Tuesday June 28^th 1853

In the morning wind N.E. and cloudy. After breakfast myself, Ruth L. & Hannah W. went to William H. Cummings at Head of Westport. At sunset wind West and pleasant. In the evening returned home again. Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday June 29th1853

In the forenoon wind S.W. and some cloudy. Afternoon wind S.S.W. and cloudy. Employed at hoeing second time. Joseph Gifford of Dartmouth, died today. Aged 77 years.

Thursday June 30^th 1853

In the morning wind S. and foggy. In the afternoon wind S.W. and showering.

Friday July 1st 1853

This day wind from N.W. to West and pleasant. At 5:00 PM finished hoeing 2nd time. C. Baily [there [lions?] with waggon to go to Tiverton was going to mow his grass.

Saturday July 2^nd 1853

This day wind W.N.W. and pleasant. I commenced mowing in the barn meadow. In the afternoon I went to Westport Point. Got a letter from S. Hammans.

Sunday July 3^rd 1853

In the Forenoon wind S.W. and pleasant. Myself, Ruth L., Hannah W., & Chas [Charles] P. Seabury went to Elizah Gifford’s. Afternoon wind S.E. and pleasant. Called at Prince Allens [Abby?], Giffords, & N. [?] Kirby’s.

Monday, July 4^th 1853

This day wind SW and pleasant. In the forenoon went to mill at Russell’s Mills. In the afternoon I went to Westport Point and returned home again in the evening. Returned paid for Hannah Willcox 13 cents paid for buttons 6 cents.

Tuesday, July 5^th 1853

Forenoon wind SW and foggy. Employed at mowing. Had Jacob Cornell & John Lawton to help. Mowed the meadow down to assist Patience Lawrence and part of the barn meadow in the afternoon. The afternoon clear and pleasant.

Wednesday, July 6^th 1853

At sunrise wind NW & pleasant. Finished mowing the barn meadow and mowed some over the swamp. Afternoon wind west. At sunset pleasant.

Thursday, July 7^th 1853

This day wind NW and pleasant. Mowed most the part of house meadow and got in the hay out of the barn meadow.

Friday, July 8^th 1853

This day strong breeze from SW and pleasant. In the forenoon mowed over Charlotte Lawrence meadow and dooryard. In the afternoon raked up the same & stacked most of the hay in the house meadow.

Saturday, July 9^th 1853

Forenoon wind SW and pleasant. Finished mowing the house meadow in the afternoon. Got the hay in on the Charlotte place late. Freeman Lawrence farm at 6 pm had a thunderstorm wind SSW.

Sunday, July 10^th 1853

Forenoon wind SW and pleasant. Spread the hay mowed Saturday. In the afternoon had had a thunderstorm from WSW. Got our hay wet.

Monday, July 11^th 1853

In the forenoon wind NE and frequent showers. In the afternoon wind SW and some cloudy. Myself, Ruth L., Hannah W. and Charles P. Seabury went to Chas. Whites. I and Chas. White went to the beach after sea clambs [clams]. In the evening we returned home.

Tuesday, July 12^th 1853

Forenoon win NE and cloudy. Commenced mowing south of the house. Mowed and heeped [heaped] up about 100 heeps. [heaps]. In the afternoon, some cloudy.

Wednesday, July 13^th 1853

This day wind NE and pleasant. Finished mowing meadow south house mowed part of the Point meadow.

Thursday, July 14^th 1853

This day wind NE and pleasant. Employed at mowing and getting up hay. Discharged Jacob Cornell & John Lawton [?]. In the evening I carried them part of the way home. They had $1.25 per day for eight days.

Friday, July 15^th 1853

This day wind SW and pleasant. Finished mowing and got most of the hay stacked. Saturday, July 16^th 1853

Forenoon wind South and some cloudy. Trimmed our stacks and got our hay all put up. Afternoon wind SE and cloudy. At 7 p.m. commenced raining.

Sunday, July 17th1853

All this day wind WSW and pleasant. In the forenoon I attended the Friends ’Meeting at Bald Hill, heard no preaching. In the afternoon myself, Ruth L. and H.W. Smith called at Benjamin Willcox. At 6 pm returned home. Paid Aunt Patty $1.33 for two days, labor hoeing by Hodijah Willcox and Tompson.

Monday, July 18^th 1853

All this day wind from SSE to SSW and pleasant. I went a-fishing at Westport harbor. Caught about one dozen & returned home. Nothing remarkable transpired.

Tuesday, July 19^th 1853

This day wind NW and pleasant. In the forenoon I went to New Bedford. Carried 8 dozen & 9 eggs, sold them for $1.40. Sold 7 pounds 13 ounces butter for $1.91. Stephen Andrews had 4 pounds 13 ounces butter which he did not pay for. I bought for H. Wilcox ½ pound tea 25 [cents] one silk handkerchief 62 [cents] one bottle extract lemmon 19 cents, for dinner & hors keeping 25 cents. In the afternoon returned home.

Wednesday, July 20th

Forenoon wind SE and cloudy. Went to New Bedford in company with H. Wilcox bot 2 pounds of pilot bread 14 [cents]. Putting up hors[e] 6 [cents]. Just [?] the afternoon wind SW and pleasant. Returned home by the way of Padanaram & Russells Mills. Received of Matthews Mesaw & Co. on account of error in B. K. Solon’s bill of repairs $10. I paid Hannah Hall for making three capes for Hannah Wilcox 54 cents.

Thursday, July 21st

Forenoon wind NE and some cloudy. Afternoon wind from SSW to NW and some cloud. Forenoon wind west and pleasant. Drawed up 10 loads of sea weed or river eel grass.

Friday, July 22nd

Forenoon wind west and pleasant. Drawed up 10 loads of eel grass from the river. Afternoon I went to New Bedford. Carried 6 ½ quarts gooseberrys. Sold them for 42 cents box. Sundries [?] & hors[e] keeping 39 cents. Paid Hanna Willcox 50 cents. Postage on one letter 3 cents.

Saturday, July 23rd

Forenoon wind SE and cloudy. P. M. wind East and very rainy. Employed at shilling corn. Received of C. Bailey 16 cents for tobaco.

Sunday, July 24th

A.M. wind SW and fair. P.M. same as above. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday, July 25th

At sunrise wind South and foggy. Myself and C. Bailey went fishing at the Bear rock. Caught 50 and at 8 o’clock A.M. arrived home. PM wind S.S.W. and pleasant.

Tuesday, July 26th

At sunrise wind SW and cloudy. At 9 o’clock commenced raining. Afternoon some rainy. Nothing transpired worth note.

Wednesday, July 27th

This day wind NE and very rainy. Employed at making small waggon wheels. Thursday, July 28th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In the afternoon I went to Paul Fishers. Got one pair of oxen shod and two pairs of small wheels. Paid for shoeing, wheels 40 cents. For shoeing my horse 40 [cents].

Friday, July 29th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Commenced working on the highway and worked this day. Saturday, July 30th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at work on highway. Sunday, July 31st

All this day wind SW and extremely warm. Geo. Potter wife and daughter ware [were?] here. Myself & Geo. Potter went to meeting at Bald Hill. In the afternoon we went to ride on the Horseneck beach. In the evening returned home by the way of David Howlands.

Monday, August 1st

All this day wind from NE to SSE warm and pleasant. Employed at mowing oats. Afternoon with Geo. Potter and C. Bailey went to Gooseberry Neck rockweeding. In the afternoon returned home with a load of seaweed.

Tuesday, August 2nd

All this day wind South and cloudy. C. Bailey went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of seaweed.

Wednesday, August 3rd

This day wind SSE and some rainy. Myself & C. Bailey went [to] Gooseberry Neck and got a load of rockweed. In the afternoon turned the oats. From 5 P.M. to 4 A.M. rained considerable.

Thursday, August 4th

This day wind SSE and some rainy. Myself C. Bailey and Geo. Potter went on Gooseberry Neck and picked two loads of rockweed. At 6 P.M. arrived home. Received of Geo. P. Potter 10 cents to pay for his load of rockweed.

Friday, August 5th

This day wind SS West to South and warm. Employed at digging potatoes and turned our oats. Saturday, August 6th

This day wind SE and cloudy. Got up 4 loads of oats & stacked those. Rained a little in the afternoon.

Sunday, August 7th

This day wind N East and cloudy. Nothing transpired worth note. Monday, August 8th

At sunrise wind NNW and foggy. P.M. wind SW and passing clouds. At sunset pleasant. Paid Hannah Gifford for whirtleberrys 25 cents.

Tuesday, August 9th

This wind SW and warm and pleasant. Finished getting up oats and commenced taking down the lane wall on the north side lane.

Westport August 1853 Wednesday August 10th

All this day light air from S.W. to South and extremely warm. Employed at working on the highway.

Thursday August 11th

All this day light air from S.W. and very warm. Employed at work on highway. Amy Gifford died this day at 2 PM aged about 72.

Friday August 12th

All this day light air from S.W. and very warm. Employed at work on the highway. Saturday August 13th

All this day light air from S.W. and very warm but pleasant. Amy Gifford was buried today at 11

A.M. at Bale Hill Sunday August 14th

All this day strong breezes from S.W. and pleasant. I went to meeting at Bald Hill in the afternoon. Had company Thos B. Wilcox and family, Abraham White & wife, Charles White, wife & oldest daughter. In the evening they all left for home.

Monday, August 15th

All this day wind from N.E. to East and some cloudy. Employed at drawing eel grass from the river.

Tuesday, August 16th

All this day wind East and some clouds. Employed at drawing eel grass from the river. Wednesday, August 17th

At sunrise, wind S.E. and cloudy. In company with Henry Willcox, went to Andrew Lawrences. Bot [bought] of Jereh Brownell one three-year-old steer for 28 dollars cash. In the afternoon raining. Father & Mother spent the forenoon and night with us.

Thursday, August 18th

All this day wind from S.S.E. to S.S.W. and raining. Nothing remarkable transpired. At 10 A.M. Father & Mother left for home. [???]

Westport, August 1853

Friday, August 19th

At sunrise, wind N.N.E. and cloudy. After breakfast, I went to New Bedford to market. Carried butter & eggs. Sold 21½ doz. eggs for $3.48. Sold 9 lb. & 10 oz. of Butter for $2.28.

4 ½ Doz. of the above eggs were C. Bailey. Bought 1 [?] of old hyson tea 50¢, 1 quart of Brandy 75¢, 1 qt. soda 14, Peaches 16¢, 6 panes of glass 18¢ for H. Wilcox. Bot for C. Bailey, 2 lbs. coffee 22¢, 1 peck fine Salt 18¢, 1 pane of glass 5¢. In the evening arrived home.

Saturday, August 20th

This day, wind S.W. and pleasant. In the morning, I went to Paul Fishers. He shod my horse. Paid him 54¢. About 10 A.M. in company with H. Wilcox & wife. Started for Father’s in the afternoon. We went after quahogs, caught about three bushels. In the evening Father & Mother Wilcox left for home.

Sunday, August 21st

This day, wind S.W. and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. About sunset started for home. At 9 P.M. arrived home.

Monday, August 22nd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at mowing marsh on the horsneck [HORSENECK].

Tuesday, August 23rd

This day wind N.N.E. and pleasant. In forenoon, finished mowing & raked out [?] Paid H. Wilcox

$3 and C. Bailey, 27¢. In the afternoon, I went to Westport Point. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, August 24th

This day wind S.S.W. and pleasant. In the forenoon, employed at drawing up eel grass from the river. After dinner, went to the Hors neck [HORSENECK]. Got about two quarts of cherries & plums and raked the marsh partly up. At sunset, wind S.E., with the appearance of rain.

Westport, August 1853

Thursday August 25th

This day light variable winds and some clouds in the afternoon. I went to gooberry [GOOSEBERRY] neck and got a load of ribbon weed.

Friday, August 26th

This day winds N.N.E. and pleasant. Myself and H. Willcox went to head of Westport, and Russells Mills to look for hind wheels for ox wagon. At night returned home.

Saturday, August 27th

This day wind South and cloudy in the morning. I went to Goosberry [Gooseberry] neck & got a load of celp [kelp]. In the a�ernoon I went to Westport Point and brot [brought] up some old Sheathing boards up. At 9 in the evening commenced raining.

Sunday, August 28th

At sunrise winds N.N.E. and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. At sunset pleasant wind N.N.E.

Monday, August 29th

At Sunrise wind N.E. and pleasant. I went to Goosberry [Gooseberry] neck and got a load of seaweed. P.M. wind [repeated word] wind S.W. and pleasant. Myself H.W. & O.B. went to the horsneck [Horseneck] with a ra� of four boats, brot [brought] up 1 ½ ton of salt hay and landed it in the point meadow.

Tuesday, August 30th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Got up a load of hay from the horsneck [Horseneck] and got two loads into the barn. At 5 P.M I went to the point. In the evening returned home. P.S. the cross mow broak [broke] down with the hay on it.

Wednesday, August 31st

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. A�er breakfast went to the wood lot by Thos. Gifford and cut

two trees for [?] hewed them got them in and pitched the hay up again.

Thursday, September 1st

This day wind N.N.E. and some cloudy. In the a�ernoon I went to the Point. In the evening

returned home and got ready for market.

Friday, September 2nd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. At 4 A.M. le� home for New Bedford. Carried Buter Eggs [etc.] Sold 9 1/2 Doz.Eggs @ 17¢ = $1.61 6 lbs. 3 oz. Buter @ 25¢ $1.55 8 doz. Corn @ 8¢ .64¢ lot of cucumbers 28¢. Bot [bought] 4 yds Kentucky jean @ 37 ½ $1.50 ½ oz. C[?] 6¢ 3 lbs Bread@ 8¢ 24¢ Horse [horse] keeping [etc.] 32¢ In the evening returned home.

Saturday, September 3rd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at cu�ng stalks & sundry jobs about the farm.

Sunday, September 4th

At sunrise wind S.S.W and some cloudy. At sunset much the same.

Monday, September 5th

Fornoon [Forenoon] wind S.W. and very warm. Employed at farming. P.M. wind S.E. and

pleasant.

Tuesday, September 6th

Fornoon [Forenoon] wind S.S.E. and foggy. At 4 o’clock A.M. le� home for market at New Bedford. Sold 14 doz. corn @ $1.48. 3 lbs. 6 oz. buter 94¢. 2 doz. eggs @ 17¢ 34- 40 Beets for 26, one qt Berrys 7₵, Sold for G. Bailey 25 eggs 35. 1 ½ qt Berrys 9¢.

Bot [bought] Soap, repairing milk pail etc. 57¢, 5 lbs. lamb @ 8¢, 40¢. At 5 P.M. returned home. Matapoiset at New Port [Newport].

Wednesday, September 7th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant though some foggy. employed at farming. Paid H. Willcox $1

and O. Bailey 44¢.

Thursday, September 8th

This day wind N.E. blowing fresh. Nothing remarkable transpired. In the a�ernoon myself &

Henry W. went [repeated word] went to Fathers. Amt [amount] forward

P.S. the Matapoiset arrived today 1:30 [?]

Friday, September 9th

All this day wind N.E. and pleasant. In the fornoon [forenoon] returned home. In the a�ernoon

employed at farming.

Saturday, September 10th

This day wind E.S.E fornoon [forenoon] raining. a�ernoon cloudy. Nothing transpired worth note. Brother Geo. Smith arrived home from California this day.

Sunday, September 11th

This day wind N.W cool and pleasant for the season. P.M. I went to Westport head of the East river to William H. Cummings. At 4 P.M. returned home again. At 5 P.M. le� for Father Smith’s. Henry W. with me.

Monday, September 12th

This day wind from N.E turned by S.E. to S.W and pleasant. Myself Father Smith & Brother Charles F. Smith commenced mowing on Ceder [Cedar?] Island marsh at 8 A.M. At 4 le� of [off] and ground our cythes [scythes] up.

Tuesday, September 13th

This day wind west and pleasant. At 7 A.M commenced mowing again. At 9 A.M finished &

raked out the Sage. At 12 ½ P.M I le� for home. At 3 P.M. arrived home and went over the

swamp. Cu�ng stalks.

Wednesday, September 14th

A.M. wind S.W and pleasant. P.M wind S.S.W and cloudy. Drawed up 13 loads of seaweed from

the river. In the night commenced blowing and raining. Wind S.S.E.

Thursday, September 15th

At sunrise wind S.S.E. blowing heavy with rain. P.M. wind S.W. and clear. Employed at sundry

jobs about the farm.

Friday, September 15th

This day wind north and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note. Amt[amount] forward.

Saturday, September 17th

At Sunrise wind N.W and pleasant. P.M wind S.E and cloudy with some rain at 9 ½ A.M. Started for Fathers  in the a�ernoon. Le� Fathers for  Geo. [George] P.  Poters  via O�s Littles widow’s. At 6 P.M. Returned home via Russells Mills.

Sunday, September 18th

This day wind S.S.E and cloudy. Nothing transpired worth note. Brig Leonidas of Westport

arrived today with 350 sperm.

Monday, September 19th

All this day wind S. W and pleasant. I went to Gosberry [Gooseberry] Neck and got a load of

kelp. Andrew Cory died this day.

Tuesday, September 20th

This day wind South and pleasant. Afer breakfast I went to Fathers and to Cedar Island marsh and spread my hay. In the afernoon returned home.

Wednesday, September 21st

At sunrise wind South and raining. Nothing transpired worth note this day. At sunset wind N.N.E and some raining.

Thursday, September 22nd

At sunrise wind North and cloudy. In fornoon [forenoon] drawed a load of eelgrass from the river. A�ernoon went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of kelp & moss. Sunset calm and cloudy. Andrew Cory was buried today at Westport Point.

Friday, September 23rd

This day wind N.E. and pleasant. Employed at digging trench for wall.

Saturday, September 24th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at digging trench with Humphrey Smith helping.

Sunday, September 25th

This day wind N.W cool and pleasant. Myself & Henry W. went to Father Smith & in the

a�ernoon returned home via John Gidely [Gidley].

Amt forward.

Monday, September 26th

All this day wind N.W cool and pleasant. After�breakfast myself and Humphrey Smith went to Cedar Island marsh via Father Geo. [George] Smith’s. With the help of David W. and Charles F. Smith we loaded our hay in a scow in the a�ernoon. Got the scow across the river and drawed up three loads. At 8 in the evening arrived home.

Tuesday, September 27th

This day wind N.E. cloudy and cool. After breakfast drawed three loads of seaweed from the river. Making in all drawed up 110 loads this season. Afternoon digging potatoes. Humphrey Smith helped to dig.

Wednesday, September 28th

At sunrise wind N.N. E and cloudy. Nothing transpired worth note. At sunset rainy.

Thursday, September 29th

At sunrise wind N.E and cloudy. Employed at gathering apples. At sunset wind N.N.W clear and cold.

Friday, September 30th

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. Employed at digging potatoes. Nothing worth note transpired. Humphrey Smith helped 5/8 of day.

Saturday, October 1st

At sunrise wind North and pleasant. At 9 ½ a.m. finished digging potatoes. Had about 25 bushells [bushels]. The market price for potatoes is from 80 cents to 1.00 per bushel. A�ernoon finished gathering apples. Had about 20 bushells [bushels] merchantable[?] of this worth at New Bedford 1 dollar per bushell [bushel]. I paid Humphrey Smith one dollar of labor. At sunset wind South and cloudy.

Sunday, October 2nd

All this day wind N.W and pleasant. I atended Friends Mee�ng at Ball Hill. In the a�ernoon. Brother Leander Smith and David Sisson were here.

Monday, October 3rd

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. At 3 a.m. I le� home for New Bedford and market. Sold 38 lbs buter for $9.50 and 13 doz. eggs for $2.47. Expenditures 78 cents. Paid Hannah Willcox [Wilcox] $6 on account. At 5 p.m. arrived home. 18 cents of the above 78 cents was paid to Elihu Howland for freight on ?.

Tuesday, October 4th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm.

Wednesday, October 5th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at husking and filling trench.

Thursday, October 6th

All this day fresh gales from N.W. and rain. Commenced cu�ng up and drawing out corn in the a�ernoon. Paul Fisher shod my horse. I paid him 54 cents for the same. A�er 9 o’clock P.M I went to Geo. [George] Gifford and Doctor Sisson at head of Westport. At 1 o’clock A.M a child born a boy. I paid Dr. Sisson $1.50 for atendance. At 3 a.m. I went a�er Mrs. Manchester to nurse. Tolls over Hix Bridge 25 cents.

Friday, October 7th

All this day wind N.W. and pleasant. At noon le� home for New Bedford and arrived there at 2

p.m. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, October 8th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at harves�ng corn. Let Ruth L. have $1 dollar.

Sunday, October 9th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Brothers Geo. [George] Smith and Leander Smith called and

stayed about one hour.

Monday, October 10th

This day wind S.S.W. and thick[?]. In a�ernoon I went with a load of apples to John Gifford cider

mill and ground them and returned home. Tuesday, October 11th

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. Employed at harves�ng and making cider. I paid Chs. [Charles]

Howland for labor $1.12c & Thos. [Thomas] Allen for yarn [?] & cream of tartar 50 cents.

Wednesday, October 12th

This day wind N.W cool and pleasant. Employed at picking gees [geese?] harves�ng and making cider.

Thursday, October 13th

This day wind W.S.W and pleasant. At ½ past 3 A.M le� home for New Bedford and market and arrived there before sunrise. I sold 56 lbs. and one ounce of gees @ 14 cents = $7.85 14 lbs. & 14 oz. buter @ 25 cents per lb. $3.72 3 doz. & 3 eggs @ 20 per doz. 65 cents. I bought & paid for one bushell [bushel] sweet potatoes 1.10, canker drops one botle 25 cents one whip 20.

Hannah Willcox [Wilcox] $7. I received cash of Ed. [Edward] Howland for 2510 lbs of Eng. [?] Hay $25.20.

Friday, October 14th

All this day wind S.W. and pleasant. In forenoon employed at husking. P.M went to Westport Point in company with Brother Leander Smith. In the evening returned home. Shipped Leander to go Capt. [Captain] of the Bk.[Bark] Matapoiset @ a 1/12 Lay [?]. Bot [bought] one quart of Hollands gin for 50 cents. At sunset returned home.

Saturday, October 15th

All this day wind S.W and pleasant. In the morning the Bark Solon arrived at Westport Harbor. 115 sperm & 60 whale oil. In the a�ernoon I went to the Point and down on board the Solon. In the evening returned home. I paid to Hiram Eldridge $5.00 to Henry T. Craw $5.00 to Elnathan Fisher $4.00 as Boat Steers in the Bk [Bark] Solon. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, October 16th

This day wind N.N.E and pleasant. Isaac and Wm. [William] Brightman were here and passed the day. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday, October 17th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. A�er breakfast I went to New Bedford in company with H. Willcox [Wilcox] and carried Brother Joseph over to enter Bk [Bark]Solon. Paid for entering

$3.57 for cer�fica�on for 1 pair of boots $1.16 for horsekeeping and dinner 87 cents. In the evening returned home.

Amt  forward Tuesday, October 18th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. In the morning I went to the Point. At 10 A.M returned home. Drawed out 4 loads of corn. In the a�ernoon I went to Russells Mills. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, October 19th

This day S.W and very pleasant. Employed at harves�ng. In the a�ernoon Father and Mother Smith were here and stayed part of the a�ernoon.

Thursday, October 20th

Thursday all this day wind S. W and pleasant. Discharged the Solon oil. Paid Gilman 27 cents for

repairing shoes.

Friday, October 21st

This day wind South and warm and pleasant. I went to the Point and filled up the Solon oil with the help of Zoeth Howland & Clark Tripp. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, October 22nd

A.M wind South and cloudy with some rain. P.M rainy. I went to Russells Mills. Thrashers here

from Swanzy [Swansea].

Sunday, October 23rd

This day wind South and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday, October 24th

A.M wind N.E cloudy with some rain. We thrashed 54 bushells [bushels] oats. P.M wind S.E blowing fresh and some rain. I went to the Point and took the account of Bk [Bark]Solon oil as

filled and guaged sperm 110 bbls [barrels] whale and blackfish 49 bbls [barrels]. At 5 0’clock

returned home.

Tuesday, October 25th

All this day wind West and cool. Finished thrashing. Had 142 bushells [bushels] of oats. This productions of the old orchard on field N.E. from the house. in the afternoon fenced the oats  [?]stack over the swamp by the river besides sundry other jobs. Advanced William H. Smith on account of his voyage in the BK [Bark] Solon five dollars.

Wednesday, October 26th

This day wind from W to South and fair. Employed at husking. Nothing transpired worth note. I advanced Nathaniel Kirby Five Dollars on 21st.

Thursday, October 27th

A.M Wind SW cloudy. W. H. Smith husking. For P.M I went to the farm. I paid 39 cents for 3 lbs & 15 oz beef. At 2 P.M returned to home. Sold one hog for 6 dollars belonging to BK Solon. At sunset, moderate rain. One pint of peanuts 4c

Friday, October 28th

A.M Wind N.N.E and raining. Employed at making up ship Solon voyage with crew.

P.M wind N.N.E cloudy.

Saturday, October 29th

This day Wind N. W. Cool & pleasant. About sunrise I le� home in company with Henry Willox for New Bedford. Arrived there about ½ past 8 A.M. Received of Henry Wilcox $ 367 and I paid out to the crew and boat steers of Bark Solon $229.97 paid for dinner for 2 & horse keeping 1.17c for changing one dollar 5 cents balance on hand $135.81c. In the evening went home.

Sunday, October 30th

This day wind N.N.E cool and some cloudy. A.M I went to meeting at Bald Hill meeting. Robt. [Robert] Brownell & one Winslow woman spoke. After meeting returned home.

Monday, October 31st

This day wind N.N.E cold & pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. I paid Philip Poter $59 dollars on account of his voyage in BK Solon & John E. Mosher $70 dollars on same account. I paid Bethany Manchester for labor as nurse $6.75₵ for 3 weeks.

Tuesday, November 1st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in co. with H.P Willcox and brothers, Joseph and Leander to visit offices for BK Solon & Matapoiset. I paid for dinner 10 cents. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, November 2nd

All this wind S.W & pleasant. Finished harvesting and getting in pumpkins. Had about 150

bushels of corn and 10 loads of pumpkins. Thursday, November 3rd

A.M Wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at stacking beets[?] making stack yards etc. P.M much the same. Warm and pleasant for the season.

Friday, November 4th

This day wind from N.N.E to N.N.W and pleasant. Employed and gathering turnips beets etc. I paid Nathaniel Kirby $10 dollars on account of his voyage on BK Solon.

Saturday, November 5th

All this day wind from N.N.E to N.N.W and pleasant for the season. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm.

Sunday, November 6th

All this day wind N.N.W, cold and pleasant in the forenoon. I went to Nickolas B. Anthonys to

carry a leter. P.M I went to Westport Point. In the evening returned home. Monday, November 7th

All this day wind N.W and pleasant. I went to Westport Point across the river and carried one barrel of pickles. Two bushels of round turnips & 24 cabbages for Bark Matapoiset in the a�ernoon. Returned home.

Tuesday, November 8th

A.M wind S.E and cloudy with some rain. I went eeling & caught 22. P.M moderate rain.

William O Russell and brother Joseph E. Smith were here and stayed about 30 minutes. Wednesday, November 9th

All this day wind South and raining. A.M I went to Russell Mills and in the a�ernoon returned

home.

Thursday, November 10th

A.M wind N.N.W cool & pleasant. P.M wind North and pleasant at 12. Myself brother Leander William Mosher went across the river to W.T. [W.P. Point] and from there to Bark Matapoiset laying at Westport Harbor. At 3 ½ PM got the Matapoiset underway. At 4 P.M left her 2 miles north bearing SW ¼ mile. Distant wind N.N.E and pleasant. Leander Smith Master John A. Bebe First Mate and Sullivan Bruce Second Officer. In the evening I returned home via Westport Point.

Friday, November 11th

This day wind S.E cloudy in the afternoon. Proceed to Paul Fishers and got one pair of Oxen shod forward. I helped P. Fisher load a load of straw. Then Fisher helped me load a load of hay. Received of Henry Willcox $150 dollars to pay Philip Poter balance due on account of his voyage BK Solon $149.53 bal. due.

Saturday, November 12th

This day S.E and cloudy. Employed William H. Smith to drive a load of hay to New Bedford. I went to market. I arrived at New Bedford shortly a�er daybreak. Sold 5 ? for $5.16 & 13 doz eggs for $2.99 . Expenses 12₵. Delivered my load of hay to James Harvy Sherman net weight 2370 at $18 [per load]. Paid Hannan Willcox $7. I paid William H Smith $2.00 against [?] labor. In the a�ernoon returned home.

Sunday, November 13th

Forenoon wind S.E & cloudy. P.M blowing from S.E & raining. Nothing transpired worth note. Monday, November 14th

This day wind at N.N.W cool & blustering. I went to Town Meeting. I paid Abraham Dyer for mason work $1.13. Fare over Hix bridge 6₵ for dinner 19₵. Received of H. Willcox 10 dollars.

Tuesday, November 15th

This day wind at S.W and pleasant. A.M employed at picking poultry [?]. P.M loaded a load of hay for New Bedford. Received of H. Willcox 100 dollars to pay Solon loan.

Wednesday, November 16th

All this day wind from N to N.N.E and pleasant. Job Durfee went with hay to N.B. Load weighed 2500 lbs net to John Hathaway sold five pairs hens & chickens at 12 ½ ₵ per lb. $4.80. I bought 1

corn sheller at $6.50 one bag ? fine salt at $2.50 1 bushel of corn @ .90₵ Weighing hay 2 loads 40₵ dinners & horse keeping 18c. Paid George Allen balance due to him of his voyage on Bark Solon for 4.02.

Forward.

Thursday, December 1st

AM wind N.N.E. and cloudy. A�er breakfast I went to Westport Point paid Varnum Macomber for taping [tapping] and heataping [hear tapping] two pairs of boots. $1.50 for repairing harness. $1.25 advanced H.A. Gifford three hundred dollars as per receipt to buy stores for BK Solon. I bought of William P. Howland new cask at $1.30 per bbl [barrel] 5 per ct [percent] discount for cash. P.M. returned home packed and salted our pork.

Friday, December 2nd

All this day wind East and cloudy. Alfred & Wanton were here making wall in the forenoon. A�er dinner they went away . Nothing transpired worth note

Saturday, December 3rd

This day wind N.E and cloudy made about 60 lbs of sauciges [sausages]. In the evening myself and Ruth went to Thos Allens & bought 1 lb. of ginger 10¢ & 1 almanac 4.

Sunday, December 4th

This day wind north and cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, December 5th

All this day wind from north to west and cold. At sunrise I le� home for New Bedford to market. Sold 94 cabbages for $2.35 9 1/2 doz eggs for $2.09. bot [bought] 1 lb. of teas 50¢ horse keeping 6₵ trimmings for a sack [?] coat 72¢. Received of John Hathaway $22.60 for hay which I exchanged with Charlote [?] for -. Rec’d of Stephen Andrews $6.85 for buter and eggs. Rec’d of Henry Willcox five hundred dollars in a dra� for Merchants Bank New York. I endorsed the dra� and mailed it to New York payable to Humphrey A. Gifford to buy provisions for BK Solon.

Tuesday, December 6th

AM wind S.E. and cloudy PM wind S.W. and cloudy. At 3 o’clock P.M myself & Ruth atended a

Wilberite [Wilburite] meeting held at John Giffords in the evening returned home

Wednesday, December 7th

All this day wind N.W. and pleasant. Charles and Sarah Seabury were here in the fornoon [forenoon] in company with H. Willcox. I went to Westport Point and bot [bought] up 1500 feet boards cost $20. P.M I paid Charles Carroll $3.50 for labor on BK Solon. P.M. commenced breaking out BK Solon to stow. Monday 5th paid Hannah Willcox $2 omited [omited] 5th in charging.

Thursday, December 8th

All this day wind N.Wn and pleasant. Finished breaking out Solon & cleaned her out in the morning. I went to the Point. In the evening returned home. Expenses 9¢. Advanced my wife Ruth L $2.00.

Friday, December 9th

AM wind light from N.N.W. and pleasant. I went to the Point commenced stowing the Solon. PM calm and pleasant. Sold A.H. Cory 152 galls [gallons] ? Oil @ 70¢ per gall one percent discount for cash. In the evening returned home

Saturday, December 10th

All this day wind N.E. and pleasant. I went to mill at Russells Mills. Received of Joseph E. Smith five hundred dollars. It being money paid to Joseph E. on my account by Leonard Hammond owner of 1/8 BK Solon & placed to his credit in BK Solons Book

Sunday, December 11th

This day wind N.E and fair. Stephen Buts [Buts] was buried at Bald Hill Friends meeting. Cousins Cornelius + Hety Smith were here & passed the afternoon.

Monday, December 12th

All this day wind N.E and cloudy. I went market at New Bedford. Carried chickens and oats [?]. Sold 12 chickens for $5.68 & 6 doz eggs for $1.37. Bot [Bought] nutmegs etc. -82¢. I paid insurance on BK Solon on account of Bark Solon last voyage. For Joseph E. Smith $60.24. Paid William H. Wrightngton one hundred dollars on account of note. I paid Jos & William R. Wing twenty four & 98/100 dollars. Paid Hannah Willcox $6.

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Tuesday, December 13th

All this day wind N.E. and cloudy. I went to the Point employed at stowing Solon. Expenses 8¢ in the evening returned home. Let Ruth L have one dollar in species [?].

Wednesday, December 14th

All this day wind N.E and pleasant. Capt. Joseph Ricketson’s son was here from New Bedford to buy sperm oil. Nothing worth note transpired. Sperm oil sells for $1.27¢ per gall [gallon].

Thursday, December 15th

All this day wind N.E light and pleasant and mild for the season. Alfred Gifford & Wanton Brightman were here making wall.

Friday, December 16th

A.M wind N.E and pleasant. P.M wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at making walls. Sch [schooner] W.H. DeWit arrived today from New York with BK Solons provisions.

Saturday, December 17th

This day wind S.E and cloudy in the fornoon [forenoon]. I went to the Point. I paid William P. Howland for 62 Bbls [barrels] & 13 galls [gallons] new cask $77.07. Advanced Clark Tripp $10.00 on [?] of labor. At noon returned home. P.M myself Ruth L & two children went to father Geo Smiths. Saturday night very rainy

Sunday, December 18th

A.M wind S.W and foggy. A�ernoon wind N.W and cold. I paid Warren P. Wilkey 12₵ for labor. In the evening we returned home by way of Russels Mills.

Monday, December 19th

All this day wind W.N.W cool & pleasant I went to Westport Point. Paid James E Benellion [?] Bill

of labor $4.31. Paid William P. Capen Bill of labor -58¢. At sunset returned home.

Tuesday, December 20th

All this day wind N.W and very cold. I went to New Bedford. I paid for paint for Bk. Solon

$15.87. Paid Taber & Co. for five board etc. $3.48 paid O.H.T. Brown & Co. for trimmings for

coat $2.86 horse keeping 6¢. In the evening returned home. Amt. Forward

Wednesday December 21st

All this day wind N.W cool & pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about home. Nothing transpired worth note.

Thursday, December 22nd

All this day winds West and pleasant. Let H. Willcox have $200 dollars for W.H. Worthington & recd his receipt by H. Willcox for two hundred dollars. I went to Westport Point. Employed at stowing Bk Solon. In the evening returned home

Friday, December 23rd

All this day wind S.W and rainy nothing transpired worth note.

Saturday, December 24th

All this day wind N.N.W clear & cold. I went to the Point and atended auc�on sale of 11 acres of woodland part of the property of the late Russell Gifford situated about 1/2 mile S.W of Noty [Knoty] Shingle Meeting House. Sold for $450 ~. In the evening returned home paid toll over Hix Bridge 16¢

Sunday, December 25th

All this day wind W.N.W and pleasant. In the forenoon atended publick [public] worship at friends meeting house bald hill. Nothing transpired worth note. I paid Julie Allen for sowing [sewing] $1.17.

Westport Dec. 1853

Sunday December 25th

All this day wind W.N.W. and pleasant. In the forenoon attended publick worship at friends meeting house ball hill. Nothing transpired worth note. I paid Jules Allen for sowing $1.17.

Monday December 26th

All this day wind from S.S.E. and some raining. At sunset wind N.W. I went to the point had a shooting match there. D.S. Bradley set up turkeys. I paid for Figs + C [?] 30¢. In the evening returned home. In the latter part of the night had frost [fresh? fast?] gale from north + snow storm.

Tuesday December 27th

All this day wind N.W. and cold. P.M. myself + Ruth L. went to Russells Mills. I paid Charles Tucker for sundries 88¢. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday December 28th

A.M. winds N.W. and cold. I went to the point employed at stowing Bk Solon. in the evening returned home. Wind N.E. and cloudy. Latter part of the night commenced snowing and blowing very heavy.

Thursday December 29th

At sunrise wind N.E. and blowing a heavy gale and snowing fast. At sunset wind North blowing fresh and snowing. Snow very much drifted and extremely cold.

Friday December 30th

At sunrise wind N.W. clear and cold. The lane from the house to the road drifted almost full of snow and the lane to the westward same. One snow drift across the lane between the crib + old

orchard was [had] about seven feet high P.M. I went eeling caught four dozen. One eel weighed 2 1/2 lb. At sunset wind N.E. and blowing moderately.

Saturday December 31st

All this day wind N.W. and cloudy. Had a light fall of snow Friday night. Nothing worth note transpired. More snow fell about 2 inches Saturday night.

Westport January 1854

Sunday January 1 1854

A.M. wind East with moderate rain. P.M. wind W.N.W. and cloudy

Monday January 2d

All this day wind W and pleasant. A.M. I went to Russells Mills horsback and bot home my sleigh. Expences 7¢.

[This day is void] [not transcribed] Tuesday January 3d

This day wind W and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note.

[Tuesday] [not transcribed] Wednesday January 4th

This day wind S.W. warm and pleasant. Snow begins to thaw considerable. I went eeling caught about 6 doz. P.M. went sleighing. Carried Mother Willcox to Uncle Benjamin Willcox. In the evening myself Ruth L + Baby went to Russells Mills and spent the evening. Expences 17¢. In returning home got upset by the horse shearing the [one] runner upon Sills [side?] banke.

P.S. Sperm Oil sells by the cargo @ $1.30 per gallon. Whale Oil 62 to 65. Bone [?] 40 @ 42 per ft. [versus #]

Westport January 1854 Wednesday January 4th

All this day Wind SW mild and pleasant. Snow thawing verry fast. I went to New Bedford in Company with H. Willcox. I paid for one pair of Boots $2.62. For pressing hat 25 cents. For repairing harness 50. For hors keeping 25 cents. In the evening returned home. Sleighing verry bad bare grass and mud [un�l] about half the way. To cash on hand as charged.

Thursday January 5th

AM wind S.W. and pleasant. I went to Westport Point via Paul Fishers. I paid L.B. Cludell for Sawing Bk. Solons Wood $4.15. In the evening returned home. Paid Paul Fisher for shoeing my hors twice $1.64. At Sunset light air from E & Some Cloudy.

Friday January 6th

A.M wind S.W and foggy.

P.M I went to mill at Russell Mills. At Sunset Wind N.W and cold. Expences 11 cents. John Avery Parker Died aged 84 years & 3 mo. Mr. Parker was es�mated to be worth one million & two hundred thousand dollars. He belonged to New Bedford and died 30 Dec. 1853.

Saturday January 7th

All this day wind N.W cooll & pleasant. A.M killed & dressed a 3 year old Steer weighed 692 lbs.

P.M I went to Russells Mills. Carried the hide to Abner Poter weighed 87lbs. I paid L Poter for

making my overcoat 5.59 cents.

Sunday January 8th

This day wind N.E cool & Some Cloudy. A.M myself Ruth L & two children Henry W & Hannah W went to meeting at Ball hill friends meeting. P.M myself Ruth L & Henry W went to Andrea & Charlote Lawrences & Abner Allens. In the evening went to Dorothy W Giffords & Spent the evening.

Monday January 9th

This day wind N.N.W and very cold. I went to New Bedford & carried 3 grs.[?grd] Beef & 2 [gers?]. I paid for dinner hors keeping & postage on two leters 26 cents. For one Bushell corn 86 cents. Mr. Swi� had 141 lb. Beef @ 8 ½.          Mr. Mason had 148 Beef @ 8 ½ & Gifford Bassfounder had 141 lbs Beef & [1goos] 7lbs 6 oz. @ 14. Mr Swi� had one Goos 7lbs 8 oz. @ 14 per lb.

Tuesday January 10

All this day Wind from S.S.E to S.S.W and some cloudy. I went eeling part of the day and caught 13 Doz.

Wednesday January 11th

All this day wind S.S.E. and mild for the Season. Employed at cleaning eels and picking chickings.

Thursday January 12th

This day wind S.E. by South & foggy with Some rain. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 31

½ lb chickings @ 12 ½ $3.96. 13 doz & 7 Eggs @ 22 cents $3.99. 24 ½ lb Eels @ 5 ½ cents $1.34. 4 quarts milk @ 5 cents 20 cents. Paid for dinner & hors keeping 28 cents. Hannah Willcox

$7.00.    Bk Solon Bills Barrons & Cory 53 l/2 lb Tobaco @ 12 ½ cents per lb $6.69. L.S Chever Bill Codfish 2 crab @ 2 ¾ $5.50. P. G Maccomber Bill corn 10 Bushells @ 83 $8.30. S. G Wyr [Nye] Bill 5 Box 100 lb Tobaco @ 12 cents $12.00. One Box Extra 52 ½ lb @ 16 ¼ per lb $8.53. One ladle $1.90.

Friday January 13th

This day wind W.S.W and mild for the Season. Employed at washing carriage & harness &@ [? Etc.] Nothing very remarkable transpired.

Saturday January 14th

All this day wind N.W cool & pleasant. A.M I went to Paul Fishers and got one pair of Oxen Shod all round.

P.M I drawed two loads of Seawed from the river. Died in Westport 8 inst. [he died 1/8/1854]

John Poter a member of the Sosiety of Friends aged 76.

Sunday January 15

All this day wind from North mild and pleasant. I atended Friends meeting at Ball Hill. I paid Humphrey Smith $3.00 Nathaniel Kirby 67 cents. Cost for services at harvest �me.

Monday January 16th

All this day wind from S.E to S.W and cloudy with Some rain. I went to Westport Point. In the

a�ernoon returned home.

Tuesday January 17th

AM wind N.N.W and Snowing moderately. Nothing transpired worth note.

P.M wind S.W by W and cloudy. At Sunset wind N.W and pleasant. P.M I went to the point & in

the evening returned home.

Wednesday January 18th

A.M wind North and pleasant. I went to Westport point Stowing Bk. Solon.

P.M wind N.E & Snowing moderately. In the evening I returned home from the point.

Thursday January 19th

AM wind North and pleasant. I went to the point.

A.M. wind North employed at Stowing Bk Solon. In the evening returned home. At sunset snowing moderately. Sold L.B. Chedel [Cludel] 9 quarts milk @ 5 per qt. 45 cents.

Friday January 20th

A.M wind East & moderate rain. I atended public worship at Ballhill. Had two Friend preachers from State of Maine.

P.M myself & Henry W two Father Smiths [P.M. myself & Henry went to Father Smith?] via Russels Mills. Bought two Turkeys & paid $1.50. In the evening returned home. Paid Daniel Macumber for H Willcox $34.74 for repairing wheels & [etc.].

Saturday January 21st

A.M. wind S.W and moderate rain.

P.M cloudy. At Sunset wind N.W. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday January 22nd

All this day wind N.W coold and pleasant. I atended Friends meeting at Ball hill.

Monday January 23rd

A.M wind N.W and pleasant but cold. I went to W. Point in Co. with H. Willcox from rock field. Paid Hannah Gifford 45 cents. Paid [J]W Manchester for calking Bk Solon $41.25. reed [Recd] of

[J] W Manchester $1.50 for Salt grass Sold to Daniel Tripp.

P.M returned home up horsneck chanell. Had to shove the Boat in the ice part of the way.

Wind N.W blowing fresh & extremely cold. Recd. of Paul [Fisher] $122.17 on [?] Bk Solon.

Tuesday January 24th

All this day wind N.W and verry cold. I went to New Bedford in Co with H Willcox. Expenses hors keeping and dinner .40 cents.     In the evening returned home.

Wednesday January 25th

All this day wind N.N.W clear and cold. I went to mill at Russells Mlls. Nothing transpired worth note. Expenses one cent.

Thursday January 26th

A.M. wind South and Some rainy

P.M wind S.W and foggy. I went Eeling and caught 2 Doz. Capt. [Job] Davis was here. [Brot] D. Franklin Bill of Leaden of 1590 Galls. Sperm Oil. Arrived at New York from Fayal Azores on Western Ileands.

Friday January 27th

A.M wind S.W and foggy. I went to the beach and got a load of Sand.

P.M wind N.E and pleasant. Myself Ruth [L and] and Two Children Hannah W & Abbot [Abner] P

went to Geo. P. Poter. In the evening had a light fall of Snow.

Saturday January 28th

All this day wind N.W and extreemly cold.

P.M. myself & Geo. P. Porter [Poter] went to New Bedford. Paid for one pair of Gloves 1.12 two Collars 45 cents one pair of BuckSkin mitens 90 cents Sunders [sundries] candy [etc.] 12 cents.      In the Evening returned to Par�ck [Patrick] Poters.

Sunday January 29th

All this day wind N.N. W clear & extremely Cold. At 11 o’clock A.M le� Geo. P. Poters for W[m]

1. Cummings at the Head of Westport river. In the evening returned home.

Monday January 30th

A.M wind North and pleasant. I went to New Beddford [Bedford] in Company with Henry Willcox. Sold Bk Solons Sperm Oil Bk Metapoisets [Matapoisets] Oil & 300 Bbls Bk Greyhounds Sperm Oil @ $1.35 per Gall ¼ Cash in 15 days ¼ Cash 30 days ballence in 4 months.

P.M. wind E & Cloudy. At 4 P.M Father H. Willcox le� for New York to Sell [oil] At Sunset I arrived home. Wind E.S.E and Snowing moderately. Expenses 7 cents.

Tuesday January 31st

At Sunrise wind N.E and cloudy [Job?] Durfee & Elijah Gifford helped Kill and dress a fat ox. At 10 A.M I went to Westport point hors back through the horsneck. Filled the Solons Oil and Matapoiset Oil. I paid ferriage 10 cents. Advanced Israel Macomber Lowle [Sowle] $5.00 on account. At Sunset I arrived home. Wind W.N. W and pleasant.

Wednesday February 1, 1854

All this day wind S.W warm and pleasant for the Season. I went to the point via the hors neck. Finished filling and got account of 520 lbs Sperm Oil. sold Saml. Leonande [Leoanrd] & Shiped by H. A. Gifford for Schooner Wm H D Wit @ 15 cents per Brl.  In the evening I returned home.

Thursday February 2nd

A.M wind S.W. warm & pleasant for the Season.

P.M I went to New Bedford. Roads verry mudy and wet. In the evening returned home. Wind

N.E & cool.

Friday February 3rd

At Sunrise wind N.E and Snowing moderately.   At noon continues to Snow. I cut up and Salted an Ox. Net weight meet 600 lb. hide 75 lb Tallow 43 lb. Packed in Bk Solon cask 510 lb. At Sunset wind N.N.W and Clear.

Saturday February 4th

All this day winds N.N.W and verry cold. A.M I went to russels mills at 2 PM returned. PM I went to John Moshers & [Johannah versus Deborah] Sowle. Received of David Sisson on account Bk Solon $130.

Sunday February 5th

A.M mostly calm and cold. At 12 PM Jos. E. Smith and wife Sarah arrived from Russells Mills.

P.M wind S.E by E. At 2 P.M commenced Snowing. Myself Father Willcox & Brother Jos. E. went to Westport Point across the flat and Ice to the mouth of horsneck channele and from there took a boat. In the evening returned home the same way. Severe Snow Storm from S.E. Snowed all night – moderately.

Monday February 6th

At Sunrise wind North and Snow blowing. P.M. wind North snow much dri�ed. At 2 o’clock

Jos. E & Sarah his wife le� for home.

Westport February 1853 [1854]

Tuesday February 7th

AM wind North and pleasant. PM wind SW mild and pleasant.

Wednesday February 8th

At sunrise wind SE and snowing moderate. PM wind SE and rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. At sunset rainy.

Thursday February 9th

This day wind West mild and pleasant. Ground verry wet. Hannah Gifford daughter of Elijah and Polly Gifford aged about 64 years. She was a member of the Society of Friends. She died at the

N.E.Y. [New England Yearly] Meeting Bording School at Providence R.I. and was burried at Ball hill [Bald Hill] Friends burring ground this day.

Friday February 10th

AM wind WSW and pleasant. I went W. P. [Westport] Point in company Will. H. Willcox. At

sunset wind NW and cold. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday February 11th

All this day wind NW clear and cold. I went to the wood lot and got a load of wood. Paid S. G. Nye for 10 Bbl [barrels] rump pork $120..~ to be delivered at the vessell one 25# box saleratus @ 5 1/2 c/ pr # $1.37.

Sunday February 12th

All this day wind NW cool and pleasant. AM I atended Friends meeting at Ball hill. PM I went to

David Howland + Benjamin Willcox and brot [brought] home with us Johannah Sowle.

Monday February 13th

AM wind SE and cloudy. I went to the wood lot ge�ng out wood. PM rainy. Drawed out four loads of wood and brot one home.

Tuesday February 14th

All this day wind NE and cloudy. I went to New Bedford roads verry mudy. In the evning returned home. Paid for 4 yds cloth for a coat – $2.00 trimings c. 56c/ Vest butons 8c/. Paid for cloth for pants 3 1/2 yds. $4.~ Sundry expenses c. 19c/. Sperm oil by the cargo $1.36 per gall. Whale 60c/ Whale Bone 42c/ pr #. Flour pr Bbl. $12.~ Corn pr Bushel $1.08 Potatoes $1.~ pr Bushel.

Wednesday February 15th

AM wind NE and cloudy. Received of H. A. Gifford for Slush sold at New Bedford on account of

Bk [Bark] Solon $23.25. PM cloudy with some rain.

Thursday February 16th

AM wind NNE and snowing. PM at sunset wind NW and partly clear. Nothing remarkable

transpired.

Friday February 17th

This day wind NW clear and cold. I went to Westport Point via horsneck channele. Paid for fi�ng three bolts for Buggy 12c/. In the evening returned home. Paid William A. Cornell bill agains Bk Solon $1.50.

Saturday February 18th

This day wind WSW and pleasant. I paid Thos. Allen Jr. for 4 yds blue dwelling 52c/. I went to woodlot and got a load of wood. At sunset I went + carried Miss. Sowle home. 15 February Nancy. wife of Allen Davis of Westport disappeared at 12 midnight with [with] a small child. She wrote on the outside door follow me to the river for that is a passport to a beter world. Her bonet shall [shawl?] + a hatchet was found by the river side but have not found any traces of her up to this day.

Sunday February 19th

All this day wind NE and pleasant. AM I atended Friends meeting at Ball hill [Bald Hill]. PM mysef Ruth L. Hannah W. and Abbot Pliney went to Chs. Whites and stayed the a�ernoon and evening.

Monday February 20th

This day wind NE and cloudy. I went to the woodlot and got a load of wood. In night commenced snowing.

Tuesday February 21st

AM wind NE and snow storm. At noon blowing a gale from NE and snowing. At sunset Clear

snow much dri�ed. Employed at pos�ng books.

Wednesday February 22d

All this day wind SW and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills. I paid for taping and caping [capping?] 2 pairs of shoes .65c/.

Thursday February 23d

AM wind NW clear and cold. Job Durfee sawing wood. PM wind NNW blowing a gale + snow

storm. Employed at pos�ng books. At sunset clear + cold.

Friday February 24th

All this wind NW coold and pleasant. Employed at sawing and spli�ng wood. Job Durfee

helping.

Saturday February 25th

AM wind NE by N and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with brother Jos. E. Smith. I paid for 1 quart of gin 44c/. Paid H. G. Willcox 6 [?] bill of meat. For dinner + hors keeping 14c/ . In the evening returned home. Sperm oil crude $1.40 pr gal[?] by the cargo.

Sunday February 26th

All this day wind ESE and rainy. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday February 27th

AM wind SSE and thick. Midle part of the day wind NE by N and snowing. At sunset wind NNW and clear + cold. Employed at sawing and packing wood. Sperm oil sells by the cargo for $1.43 per gallon.

Tuesday February 28 [1853]

AM wind N and pleasant. I went to the beach and got a load of seaweed. PM went eeling. Caught 20. At sunset wind SSW and cloudy.

Wednesday March 1st, 1854

All this day wind WNW mild and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. Paid Israel Macomber bill of wood $30,,25. Paid Clark Tripp bill $7,,50 Charles Carrol bill $.56 Barney Wing bill .58c/.

Thursday March 2d

All this day wind SW mild and pleasant. I went to the wood lot ge�ng out wood. Had William H.

Smith + Humphrey Smith helping. Got out 6 loads of wood.

Friday March 3d

This day wind NE and some rainy. Employed at wri�ng + sundry other jobbs.

Saturday March 4th

This day wind SSW and thick ground verry wet + mudy. I went to the Point. I paid H. A. Gifford

$63.~ for freigh [freight?] afc[?] Bk Solon. Paid C. Allen .6c/. In the evening returned home.

Sunday March 5th

At sunrise wind WSW and foggy. I atended Friends meeting at Ball hill [Bald Hill]. PM wind NW

clear and coold.

Monday March 6th

All this day wind North and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills hors back. Took Jos. E. Smith buggy

+ he + myself went to New Bedford. I paid W. H. Wrigh�ngton [?] $700.~ on account of Bank[?] Note[?]. Paid for dinner for two .50c/. In the evening returned home. Paid for 3 1/2 yds. cloth for pants 2.75.

Tuesday March 7th

This day wind SSW mild and pleasant. AM I went to the beach and got a load of seawed. PM I went to the Point. Paid H. A. Gifford bal of account $7.49. Paid for 1 cask of cement $1.80, for 1 Bbl of flour for Oliver Bailey $6.25. The cement + flour was paid for in H. A. Gifford bill therefor is charged to Ballance.

Wednesday March 8th

All this day wind NE and moderate rain. At 9 AM. le� home hors back and went to Philip Chaces,Joseph Brightmans + Abram Brownells to buy wood. Henry Willcox Dr to Bark Solons. Sperm oil sold Saml Leonard @ $1.35c/ per gal. 1/2 due March 1. 1854 $2326..79 Ballance in 4 mo. the interest being added 2364 43c/. Received of Henry Willcox $1.000,,~ dollars on account 6 March 1854. In the evening had a thunder storm atended with hale from NW.

Thursday March 9th

All this day wind from NW to NE mild and pleasant. Employed at wri�ng. Nothing worth note

transpired.

Friday March 10th

This day wind SE and foggy. I went to the Point. Expenses 13c/. In the evening returned home in company with brother Jos. E.

Saturday March 11th

All this day wind NW and pleasant. Myself + Jos. E. went to W. P. Point stowing Bk. Solon. I paid

John Poters [heirs. for 20 bushell of potatoes @ 4/5[?] $13,,33. Paid John D. Wood bill of labor

~.40c/.

Sunday March 12th

All this day wind SW mild and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday March 13th

All this day wind SW mild and pleasant for the season. AM I went to New Bedford in company with brother Jos. + Sarah his wife. I shiped [shipped] two boatsteers [holsteens?] for Bk. Solon. I paid to New Bedford Licquor Agency for licquors for Bk. Solon $11.50. Dinner + hors keeping 67c/. Paid W. H. Smith for labor $1.~. At 11 o’clock in the evening arrived home.

Tuesday March 14th

AM wind SW mild and pleasant. At 12 N le� for W. [Westport] Point. Paid Job Davis Jr. for 2 wigs

10c/. In the evening returned home. At sunset wind North and cloudy.

Wednesday March 15th

This day wind from North to East and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills. Paid Leander Poter f[for?] cu�ng pants 25c/. Paid David Sisson for lumber $3.60. Recd of Henry Willcox $3.~.

Thursday March 16th

AM wind SW and pleasant. Employed at bea�ng manure. PM wind WNW. Had a thunder storm

with hale as big as [?]. Employed at picking up and drawing stones. William Mosher helping.

Friday March 17th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Had Barton Fish and William Mosher picking up stones &c. In the morning I went Russells Mills + brot down brother Geo. Smith. He built a new barn dower[? door] + new sink. I paid David Sisson for 8 # smelts 26c/. Paid C. H. Seabury for nails &c 52c/. In the evening carried Geo. Smith part the way home. Paid Humphrey Smith for labor 84c/. Bark Gov. Carver arrived today with 354 sperm + 175 whale. Sent home 80 Bbls sperm.

Saturday March 18th

All this day wind NW and blowing heavy and verry cold for the season. PM went to Geo. Giffords

on the horsneck. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday March 19th

All this day wind NW and verry cold for the season. AM I atended meeting at Ball hill [Bald Hill] Friends meeting. Capt. H.W. Seabury son + sister called took dinner + her brother D. W. Smith wife + daughter arrived in the afternoon.

Westport Ma 1854 Monday March 20th

All this day wind NNW pleasant but very cold for the Season. Employed at drawing manure over the swamp[?seaweed?]. Nothing transpired worth note.

Tuesday March 21st

All this day wind NW clear and cold for the Season. A�er breakfast myself Ruth L + H Miller took our departure for New Bedford. Ruth L and {?} Abbot Pliney stopped at Russells Mills. I shipped a Cook Steward + Shipkeeper[c/o?] for the Solon. Expenses 10 {cents}.

Wednesday March 22nd

All this day wind N.E to S.S.E. PM I went to Westport Point. I paid Sarah B Devoll Bill of Labor

$5.83.

Thursday March 23rd

All this day wind S.E by E and rainy. Employed at Shelling corn + I paid William Mosher for labor on the farm $2.10. Reced of Ruth L $2. 00.

Friday March 24th

All this day wind N.W. pleasant but cold for the Season. AM I went to Russells Mills received payment of O.H. Seabury for 2 Bbls. {?BF} Oil $ 44.62. I paid O.H. Seabury for Cloth[?] for pants trimmings +c $5.75. Paid William H Smiths Bill $16.62 Humphrey Smith Bill $18.63 Nathaniel Kirby bill $24.4. Paid [?] Smith for Oranges +c 13 cents. PM returned home. Went to Alfred Giffords + Paul Fishers. Paid for Shoeing my horse 40 cents. In the evening returned home.

Howard Gifford died.

Saturday March 25th

All this day NW wind cold but pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with Jos E. Smith. Shiped {shipped} Geo. Perce for 2nd mate for Bk. Solon 1/30 Lay and $100 bonus. Expenses for Driver + Hors Keeping 42 cents. In the evening returned home.

Sunday March 26th

This day wind W.N.W blowing + cold. In the evening wind North and Snowing moderately.

Monday March 27th

This day wind W.NW and cold blowing a fast {?} gale. I got two loads of wood from the wood lot. Geo. Perce has givenup going on the Solon.

Tuesday March 28th

All this day wind N.N.W and extremely cold for the Season. I went to New Bedford in company with Brother Jos. E. to ship a 2nd mate for the Solon. I paid Weston Howland Bill of [oars + chains?] $13.28. Dinner and hors keeping 85 cents. At 10 O’clock in the evening returned home. I paid W.H. Wrigh�nger [?] Balance of Note Dated July 19.52 $98.82.

March 1854

Wednesday, March 29th, 1884

All this day wind NNW cold and pleasant. I went to the woodlot and got home two loads of wood.

Thursday, March 30th, 1884

AM wind NNE cool and pleasant.  I went to New Bedford in company with Jos. E. Smith. Shipped a 2nd mate and Boatsten [Boatswain]. Expenses for Dinner and horse keeping 65 cents. Advanced Jos. E. Smith $50.00 dollars on account.

Friday, March 31st, 1884

AM wind SE by E and cloudy. At 10 Oclock le� the wharf with the Solon to go down river and grounded on the Shoal at the turn of the channel. Carried out Starboard on shore and furled the sails. I paid Jon. Nooning[?] Jr. Bill of Sail making $38.51. Paid Chs. [Carrali?] Bill of Labor

$15.05. Sundry expenses at 12¢. Paid Richard Almay for 21 Loads of Seaweed drawed [drawn] in 1852 $1.47 and 3 loads of seaweed & 4 loads of rockweed and two cows in 1853. At 11 Oclock in the evening commenced raining.

April 1854

Saturday, April 1st 1854

A.M very rainy. Employed at wri�ng P.M rainy and foggy wind S.SW. Nothing worth note transpired. I advanced Humphrey Smith & Nathaniel Kirby $2 Dollars a piece & William H. Smith

$2.00.

Sunday, April 2nd, 1884

All this day wind N.NW and pleasant. Myself, Ruth, L, and three children HW, HW, & A.P. Smith went to father Geo. Smith and spent the day. In the evening returned home.

Monday, April 3rd, 1884

AM wind NNE & pleasant. I went to town meeting by the way of Westport Point. Elected Geo.

100. Gifford Town Clerk and treasurer and Collector. Also elected all the other town officers. I paid Ch. Carroll $100. I paid Alfred W. Brightman $2.50 Albert Hathaway $5.00 for Leathering Buggy. Basher for dinner 12¢. Paid William P. Caper[?] bill of Labor $5.00. Rec’d of H Wilcox 100 dollars.

Tuesday, April 4th, 1884

All this day wind SW and pleasant. At 7 Oclock AM I le� home for New Bedford and took [in] Brother Jo. E. at Russells Mills. Cleared the Bk.[Bark] Solon at the Custom House. I paid bill of clearance $3.95. Paid Jo. Munro bill of Chronometer $14.50. For horse keeping & dinner 34¢. Received of Henry Wilcox check on Merchants Bank $100. I got [specia?] at Merchants for Bk. Solon use $100.oo. Paid Wm. G. E. Pope for 56 lbs of 3¢ penny hoops @ $95. per [?] $2.38. In the evening returned home. Rufus Brightman painted our Kitchen & closets all over & varnished the same.

Wednesday, April 5th, 1884

All this day wind from SW to South and pleasant. In the morning went to the Point and got a Keg of white paint. At 11 AM le� in company with Capt. Jos. E to get the Bk. [Bark] Solon out. The wind being ahead and very light did not succeed. Carried home two Bbls [barrels] Potatoes onboard the Solon.

Thursday, April 6th, 1884

All this day moderate breezes from SW and pleasant. At 9 AM le� home in company with Capt. Jos. E. L for Bk. [Bark] Solon over Westport Point. At 2 PM got underway the Solon all hands onboard. At 3 PM le� the Solon two miles rock bearing W.NW about ¼ mile. At 5 arrived at the point in company with pilot + 3 others. I paid Alex H Cory Bill of Blocks[?] + $28.39. Paid Abner S Poter $4.08 on Bk. Solon.

Friday, April 7th, 1884

All this day wind NW and pleasant. Myself Ruth L + H.W. Smith went to New Bedford. I sold

Buter to the amount of $1.39. I paid for tea & c for H. Wilcox 76¢. 76¢ cash to H.W. 63¢ paid

for one pair of boots for H.W Smith $1.50 1 pair shoes 25¢ paid for [cap?] for H.W. Smith $1.25. Horse keeping 25¢.

Saturday, April 8th, 1884

All this day normal SW and pleasant. Employed at farming drawing out manure & c. I paid Burton[?] Fisk for Labor on the farm $5.82.

Sunday, April 9th, 1884

All this day wind SE and thick with a few drops of rain. At 3 Oclock PM Isaac Cornell arrived to work on the farm at $10 per month of 26 days.

Monday, April 10th, 1884

AM wind ENE and rainy. Employed at Shelling corn and packing wood. PM cloudy with some rain. Accs. forwarded

Tuesday, April 11th, 1884

AM wind NE and blowing a gale and snowing some. Repaired Ox barrow.

PM clear and cool. I went to mill via the woodlot helped Isaac load a load of wood. I paid Perry Mosher for mending brace 23¢. Paid Philip Poter for chopping wood 85¢ paid G.H. Seabury for Pitchforks 95¢ Sundries 7¢.

Wednesday, April 12th, 1884

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at farming. Bk [Bark] Matapoiset returned today with 120 Bbls [Barrels] oil.

Thursday, April 13th, 1884

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at farming. Ploughed in the orchard & garden.

Friday, April 14th, 1884

AM wind NNE and cold. Employed at drawing out manure. So cold that [?] fore[?] all the forenoon in the shade.

PM wind SE and some cloudy.

Saturday, April 15th, 1884

All this day wind East and snowing fast. At Sunset wind NE and cold. Snow about 10 inches deep on a level. Employed through the day at shelling corn.

Sunday, April 16th, 1884

All this day wind NE and cloudy. Myself Ruth L & Daughter H.W & Humphree W Seabury Charlote Lawrence & Hannah Wilcox atended Friends meeting at Bull[?] hill.  Went to meeting   in sleighs.

Monday, April 17th, 1884

AM wind NE by E blowing a gale atended with hail & snow. Employed at making barposts. PM wind NE by E and snowing, sleet & rain. In the evening atended School meeting. Snow banks as high as the walls.

Sperm oil sells by the cargo at $1.50 per Gal.

Whale Oil   “      “     “      “        at 55¢ per Gal. Whale Bone “ @ 35 per lb.

Tuesday, April 18th, 1884

AM wind NE & some stormy. In company with Henry Wilcox went to Westport Point. Received of H. Wilcox $130. Paid Clark Tripp Bill of labor in the Bk.[Bark] Solon $30.62. Rec’d Payment of Clark Tripp for 10 [?] B.F. Oil $7.50 and $10.00 charged in account of the B.F. Oil credited in Ships Books. Paid R. Macomber Bill of Painting Solon $12.83. Paid C.P. Sowle Bill of Labor 53¢. Paid William P Howland Bill of Labor $20.39. Paid P. Macomber the Bill of Painting my house at Westport Point $7.28. Paid Silas B. Sanford Bill of Labor $18. 00 Paid [?] H. Sowle Bill of Labor

$24.21. Barry Wing Bill of Freight $7.79. Rec’d Payment for 2 Galls [Gallons] Oil $1.50 credited in Ships Book Paid E. L. Mayhew Bill of Labor $18.00. Paid Perry Brightman Bill of Carpentry

$2.00 Paid David D. Macomber Bill of Labor $2.00. Paid Geo. Gifford Bill of Freight $6.76. At

Sunset wind West and pleasant in the Evening returned home. Paid Perce Tompkin’s Bill on Medicine chew[?] $9.23. Paid Job Davis jr for one muck fork 85¢ Sundries 8¢.

Wednesday, April 19th, 1884

All this day wind SE and pleasant. AM carried Charlote Lawrence to meeting & from there I to Agustus Sherman’s & hired Sarah Russell to teach school for $2.50 week to commence 1st Day of May. PM carried H.W & C.S. to Elijah Giffords and went to mill to Allen Howlands. At 5 PM le� home for Westport Point across the river. In the evening returned home. Paid Russell Gifford balance of account .15¢.

Thursday, April 20th, 1884

This day wind from SW to NE and pleasant. Employed at Sundry jobs about the farm.

Friday, April 21st, 1884

This day wind NNW and pleasant. Commenced ploughing [Sorrel?] ground in the Barn meadow. Snowbanks nearly as high as the walls in some places & ploughed in the snow some today. Sold

H.L. Wilcox one calf for $6.00 & three [runnet?] skins. Henry Wilcox paid Jos. & W.R. Wing & E. Born Orders $702.19.

Saturday, April 22nd, 1884

AM wind SW and some cloudy. Employed at ploughing in Barn Meadow. PM rainy employed at

wri�ng.

Sunday, April 23rd, 1884

AM wind NE and some rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. PM wind N.NE and pleasant. I went to Westport Point.

Monday, April 24th, 1884

This day winds NNW and pleasant. Employed at breaking up in the Barn Meadow. Capt. Collins

late of the Brig Mexico convened[?] at St. Thomas. W.G. and wife arrived today from Somersett. Paid Tho. Allen 91¢ for Sundries. Paid Surffe freight on Buggy Boot 17 omitted 18.

Tuesday, April 25th, 1884

AM winds NNW and pleasant employed at ploughing in the Barn Meadow. Capt. Collins and wife departed for home this morning. Henry Wilcox and Ruth L. went to New Bedford. PM wind SW and pleasant. Did shovel the snow over the wall it being in the way of ploughing.

Wednesday, April 26th, 1884

All this day wind SW and some cloudy. Employed at ploughing South the young orchard. Henry Wilcox left from home on foot for New Bedford to take the cars for New York.

Thursday, April 27th, 1884

All this day wind SSW and foggy part of the day. Finished ploughing back the young orchard and loaded two loads of hay from over the Swamp.

Friday, April 28th, 1884

All this day wind NE and cloudy with some rain after breakfast. I went to New Bedford and sold two loads of Hay. Expenses horse keeping and dinner 32¢. Received of William H. Wrightington

$2.58 it being error of Interest in Settling a note.

Saturday, April 29th, 1884

All this day wind NE and cloudy with some rain after breakfast. I went to Westport Point. Received of Job Davis jr. pay for Bill of B.F. oil & inst. $69.35. Paid Job Davis jr. Sundry Bills and Orders against[?] Bk.[Bark] Solon $206.10. Paid Job Davis jr Bill of Hast $1.50. Rec’d of H. Gifford $170.36. Paid Leander Brightman Bill $1.85. Paid Charles Ball Bill $9.37. Pardon Davis Bill $2.58. Paid James W. Manchester Bill $3.50. Paid Israel Sowle Bill $15.17 Cr.[?] by cash etc. in Israel Sowles Bill $7.00.

Sunday, April 30th

This day wind SE by E and rainy. I paid *George Cornell $10.00. I went to New Bedford after Henry Wilcox at 5pm. He did not arrive from New York and I left for home again. In the evening

I arrived home. [*Isaac Cornell]

Monday, May 1st

AM winds SW and some foggy. Employed at Sundry jobs about the farm.

PM winds West and pleasant. Ground very wet for the season. School commenced today.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 1854

All this day wind SW mild and pleasant. I went to New Bedford carried 3 ½ doz. eggs and sold items for .53¢ and Isaac went with a load of hay to Joshua Gibbs 3”. Box for H. Wilcox Soap 29¢ for Nuttings 65 paid for Book for Hannah Gifford 8¢ paid difference in pair of shoes 18¢ horse keeping and dinner 25¢. In the afternoon returned home. Hannah W. went to school today for the first time.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 1854

AM wind SSE and some rainy. Loaded a load of Hay for New Bedford. PM rainy. Employed at writing etc.

Thursday, May 4th, 1854

AM winds NE and passing clouds. Isaac Cornell went to New Bedford with a load of Hay. PM very firm rain from NE and cold. Myself employed at writing.

Friday, May 5th, 1854

All this day wind SW and pleasant with light shower. Employed at gardening it and loaded a load of Straw for New Bedford.

Saturday, May 6th, 1854

AM this day wind NW and cold for the season. In the forenoon I went to Westport Point. PM I went to New Bedford. Expenses 14¢.

Sunday May, 7th, 1854

At Sunrise wind NW and very cold for the season. Ice ½ Inch thick. I went to meeting H.N. Seabury and Son about a hen today. At sunset wind NNW and cold.

Monday, May 8th, 1854

All this day wind NW cool and pleasant. Employed at farming.

Tuesday, May 9th, 1854

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing. Sword[?] ground on South side of house meadow. Paid Julia Ann Russell Bill against William Mosher $2.28.

Wednesday, May 10th, 1854

All this day wind SW and some foggy. Employed at ploughing as above.

Thursday, May 11th, 1854

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday, May 12th, 1854

All this day wind SW by South and pleasant. Employed in the flat Meadow at ploughing. [?] by Davis and Allens Bill paid by Henry Wilcox $41.70. Henry Wilcox br[?] by the [amt?] of Davis and Allens Bill $41.70.

Saturday, May 13th, 1854

All this day wind SSE and pleasant. Employed at ploughing in the flat meadow.

Sunday, May 14th, 1854

This day wind SE and cloudy with some rain.

Monday, May 15th

At Sunrise wind South and very rainy. At noon clear. Employed at furrowing in the Barn meadow field. At Sunset wind SW.

Tuesday, May 16th, 1854

AM wind SW to NE and pleasant. Planted the field in the Barn meadow.

Wednesday, May 17th, 1854

All this day wind SE and foggy. Employed at ploughing, furrowing, & planting in field south young orchard. Received of H. Wilcox Simpson Hart’s Bill of brick for Bark Solon $143.52. Charles Taber and Co. Bill for $1.42.

Thursday, May 18th, 1854

All this day wind SE and thick. Finished planting the field South the Young Orchard.

Friday, May 19th, 1854

This day wind South and foggy. Employed at planting etc. over the Swamp.

Saturday, May 20th, 1854

This day wind SSW and some foggy. Employed at planting corn in house meadow field and sowed the flat meadow with oats.

Sunday, May 21st, 1854

This day wind SW some foggy and warm. I went to meeting at Ball Hill. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, May 22th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant but warm. Finished planting corn in house meadow and finished sowing and bushed in the seed. I paid John H. Baily for Labor $1.08.

Tuesday, May 23th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with H. Wilcox. Expenses carriage trimmings horse keeping and dinner $1.04.

Wednesday, May 24th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford bought 110 bushels Salt for Bk.[Bark] Greyhound @ 60¢. Expenses paid for one pair of Boots $4.00. Horse keeping dinner and 54¢ one Broom 25¢ received of John Cross for one fat ox[?] $72.25 due 25¢. From New Bedford I went via Padanaram to Smiths Neck and attended Mercy Snows Funeral at Friends Meeting House. She was 78 years old.

Thursday, May 25th, 1854

AM wind SSW and pleasant. Myself Isaac and John H. Baily went fishing at Two Mile rock. Caught about 30 tautog. Paid for 3 fish hooks 3 cents. PM cloudy and some rainy.

Friday, May 26th, 1854

AM wind SW and pleasant. Employed at mending highways. PM wind North and squally with frequent shower. Had an Eclipse of the Sun the center being invisible there being a ring about one inch wide which was not covered. Tucker Wilcox had 3 quarters of a calf 61lb 4oz $4.98.

Saturday, May 27th, 1854

This day wind NE and cold with fine rain. Ploughed a piece in NE part Barn meadow for turnips. PM myself and Ruth L went to New Bedford. Expenses paid for cloth for vest and Buttons $1.18. Ruth L had $18 paid one vial of Croup Syrup 25¢. Sundry expenses 16¢.  Ruth L paid for cloth  for vest $1.18.

Sunday, May 28th, 1854

AM wind NE and pleasant. Capt. H.W. Seabury and Aunt Sally arrived from New Bedford. PM wind SW and pleasant.

Monday, May 29th, 1854

This day wind East and pleasant. I went to Westport Point and fished by the way. Caught 5 Bass and two Blue Fish. I paid Varnum Macumber for taping my Boots 64¢. 2 threads 4¢. For one plain thick pamphlet for myself. $1.50 paid for Job Davis jr. For 1 pair rubbers for Hannah W.

50¢. For one shoe brush 25¢. For 1 box Blacking $1.24. In the evening returned home.

Tuesday, May 30th, 1854

This day wind SSW and cloudy. I went to Russells Mills to mill. In the afternoon returned home. Paid for Sundry articles 13¢.

PM moderate rainy.

Wednesday, May 31st, 1854

AM strong breeze from NE cool and pleasant for the season. In the morning I went to Westport Point and at 9 AM. Arrived home after a perilous voyage. Got the boat sail blowed to pieces and one oar broke. Boat filled with water and sunk on the flat ground. At 10 AM I commenced work on the highway. PM pleasant at work on the road.  Paid John Cornell $1.60 for work on the road.

June 1854

Thursday, June 1st, 1854

All this day wind NE cool and pleasant. At work on the highway.

Friday, June 2nd, 1854

All this day wind SSW and pleasant. At work on highway.

Saturday, June 3rd, 1854

All this day wind SW and pleasant. In the morning I went to the point. PM employed at planting beans. Isaac Cornell planting over corn and worked out barn meadow field. Paid Job Davis jr for thread 10¢.

Sunday, June 4th, 1854

With this day winds WSW mild and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, June 5th, 1854

All this day winds from SW and pleasant. Employed at gardening. Paid Hannah Gifford $1.00 for

washing.

Tuesday, June 6th, 1854

With this day wind SW warm and pleasant. Employed with working out corn. I went to Allen Howland with a load of saw logs.

Wednesday, June 7th, 1854

This day wind SSW and foggy. I went to the point caught 12 Blue fish. Isac Cornell hoeing paid for one hat 37¢ receive of Joseph Basset for coal[?] 1388 � @ $.9%[?] for $6.24. Paid Jcb Davis 37¢ for one thin hat. Paid Leander Poter for cu�ng vest .25¢ paid Chs Tucker for ¾ yd. cloth 4¢ omited 30¢.

Thursday, June 8th, 1854

AM very rainy. Employed at reframing boat sail. PM wind SW and foggy. John Phillips[?] called on us. He was on a visit from Ohio.

Friday, June 9th, 1854

This day wind SW and some foggy morning. Nothing worth note transpired. I am about off

duty with a sore throat.

Saturday, June 10th, 1854

This day wind NNW some cloudy & cool for the season. Isaac hoeing. I paid Susan Gifford for

sewing 10 days $4.17.

Sunday, June 11th, 1854

This day winds South and pleasant. Geo. P. Porter & wife Sarah & two children arrived. I paid Isaac Cornell for a boat? $2.00.

Monday, June 12th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant in company with Geo. P. Porter. I went to Westport Point & onboard Bk[Bark] Greyhound laying at the harbor. PM returned home. Mr. Poter wife & children went home. Finished hoeing field in Barn meadow.

Tuesday, June 13th, 1854

This day winds SW and pleasant had some thunder but no rain. Employed at hoeing. Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, June 14th, 1854

AM wind NE and warm finished hoeing field [in?] South Young Orchard. PM wind SW and light.

Thursday, June 15th

This day wind from NE to SW warm and pleasant. Planted turnips north ends Barn Meadow. Paid John H Bailey 50¢. Advanced Ruth L. $11.00.

Friday, June 16th, 1854

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 29 qt. buter[?] at 22¢

$6.38. Rec’d[received] of Henry Wilcox $20.00. I paid L. G. Neyr for 1 Bbl[barrels] of beef

$19.00. 25 lb[?] coffee @ 15 = 3.75. One Ib tea @ 5¢ paid for [?] $1.13 paid Hannah Wilcox.

$5.25 for dinner and horse keeping.

Saturday, June 17th, 1854

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at hoeing. Let John D. Howland have $25. for Land[?]. H. Smith wife of Capt. Jos. E. Smith paid Elijah Gifford for work on the highway 42¢.

Sunday, June 18th, 1854

All this day wind WSW and pleasant . I atended Friends meeting at Ball Hill. Capt. H.W. Seabury & Brother W.H. Seabury called on us and spent the day & carried Seabury home with them.

Monday, June 19th, 1854

AM wind SW and pleasant. Employed at hoeing over the swamp house meadow. PM I went to the Point. Isaac hoeing. Had thunder and lightning at the north with a few drops of rain here. Henry Willcox & Hannah Willcox went to Lucy Borden’s funeral at Globe? Factory.

Tuesday, June 20th, 1854

This day winds NW and pleasant but warm. Employed at hoeing nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, June 21st, 1854

All this day wind NE and smokey. A�er breakfast I went to Russells Mills in company with Hannah Willcox got 2 grists? and returned home again and atended Friends meeting at Ball Hill. A Friend from Ohio spoke. PM employed at writing leters.

Thursday, June 22nd, 1854

All this day wind NE and cloudy a�er breakfast started for Fall River with Ruth L and Abbot Pliny[?]. At 11 Oclock arrived at Fall River took tea at John Hull & and stopped all night at Uncle Joseph Etes[?]. Paid for crackers at Blisses[?].

Friday, June 23rd, 1854

This day winds NE and fine rain in the morning. Expenses 82¢. At 9 AM le� for home and took an Irish line[?] with us. Arrived at W. H. Cummings at Head of Westport and took dinner

-[?] paid Black Smith for le�ng axle [?]. At 5 PM arrived home.

Saturday, June 24th, 1854

This day wind NNW cool and pleasant. Carried Ruth, Hannah & Abbot P. to Father’s and from there I went to New Bedford and carried H.W home.

Sunday, June 25th, 1854

This day wind NW cool and pleasant a�er breakfast myself Henry W. went [?] Geo. Smith’s. In the evening returned home with all our family.

Monday, June 26th, 1854

AM wind NE and pleasant. Finished hoeing potatoes. PM wind SW and pleasant employed at hoeing.

Tuesday, June 27th, 1854

This day wind NW cool and pleasant for the season. Employed at hoeing in barn meadow field.

Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, June 28th, 1854

AM winds South and cloudy. Myself and wife Ruth L went to June monthly meeting at the old Meeting house. Apponaganset had very good preaching[?].

PM winds variable and some foggy. At 3 Oclock arrived home. At 7 PM had a tempest with some rain. I paid Charles Tucker for envelopes 10¢.

Thursday, June 29th, 1854

This day winds from N.NE to East and pleasant. A�er breakfast myself and Isaac M Cornell[?] went to the Point & from there onboard Bk[Bark] Greyhound[?] at the Harbored. Carried 5½ bushels of Potatoes. Caught 2 Doz. fish and returned home in the a�ernoon.

Friday, June 30th, 1854

This day winds South and raining and, foggy. I went to New Bedford I paid Wanton Brightman for making wall[?]. $5.50 horse keeping and dinner .22¢. In the afternoon returned home.

July 1854

Saturday, July 1, 1854

AM wind NE and pleasant. Employed at hoeing turnips. Paid Isaac M Cornell $10 on account of his wages.

Sunday, July 2nd, 1854

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. I atended Friends meeting. William H Cummings & wife Hannah W took dinner with us. Bark Greyhound and Geo. & Mary sailed today on a whaling voyage.

Monday, July 3rd, 1854

All this day wind SW warm and pleasant. Finished hoeing the field South the young[?] Orchard[?] and worked out the field over the swamp South side house meadows.

Tuesday, July 4th, 1854

All this day winds SW warm and pleasant. Mowed the East part of the barn meadow and raked it up.

Wednesday, July 5th, 1854

This day wind NW warm and pleasant commenced mowing in the house meadow. Nothing worth note transpired.

Thursday, July 6th, 1854

This day wind from NE round by South to SW and pleasant. Employed at haying fields. Abbot

Pliny very sick.

Thursday, July 7th, 1854 [Friday]

This day light air from SSW and pleasant. Finished mowing in house meadow. Thursday, July 8th, 1854 [Saturday]

This day wind SSW and pleasant. Commenced mowing in meadow NE from the house. I paid John H Baily for riding horse .50¢.

Sunday, July 9th, 1884

This day wind SSW and foggy & some cloudy. I atend Friends meeting at Ball hill. PM Phoebe Allen & Patience White called on us and took tea.

Monday, July 10th, 1854

AM wind NE and rainy. PM wind NE and cloudy. Myself & Grace Cornell went quahogging.

Tuesday, July 11th

This day wind NE and cloudy. Some employed at mowing and getting in hay. Bark [?] Carver[?]  sailed this day. Higgins master for the Pacific Ocean.

Wednesday, July 12th, 1854

This day wind NE and rainy, nothing worthy transpired.

Thursday, July 13th, 1884

This day wind NE and cloudy. Employed at hoeing in house meadow.

Friday, July 14th, 1854

This day wind NE and very rainy and ground very wet & swamp’s full. Water half leg deep on the cross way.   I made two Broom cover brooms +cc[?].

Saturday, July 15th, 1854

This day winds NE and some cloudy. I went to Paul Fishers and got grey horse shod. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday, July 16th, 1854

This day winds SE and pleasant though some foggy. [?] and got in to the barn about two tons of hay. Died Thursday 13th July 1854 Ricketson Slocum.  He was on a load of hay.  He dropped down dead on the load. Aged 65 years.

Monday, July 17th, 1854

AM winds SSE and some foggy. Finished mowing old orchard and commenced in the meadow south of the house. Samuel Smith from Brownell’s corner commenced mowing at 9 Oclock.

PM wind South and clear overhead. Employed at geting in hay.

Tuesday, July 18th, 1854

This day light air from East and foggy in the morning. Remainder of the day clear and intense[?] heat. Employed at mowing and geting in hay South the house.

Wednesday, July 19th, 1854

AM wind North and pleasant. Finished mowing meadow South house. Commenced in the lot

down to [Patience L?]. PM wind SW warm and pleasant. Employed at geting in hay.

Thursday, July 20th.

This day wind SSE and pleasant but very warm. Finished mowing down to A Patience[?] and

commenced mowing the point[?] meadow.

Friday, July 21st

This day wind SSE warm and clear.   Employed at mowing and ge�ng in hay [finished mowing].   I paid Samuel Smith $8.67 for Labor haying.

Saturday, July 22nd

This day wind south. Some foggy and very warm. Finished geting up hay.

Sunday, July 23rd

This day wind SSW and some foggy and cloudy. H.W. Seabury & Son were over from New Bedford. I paid John H Bailey for riding horse $2.00.

Monday, July 24th

AM wind SW and some foggy and cloudy. Isaac mowing for Chs. Akin. PM midling[?] hay weather. I raked 3 hours with horse rake for Chs. Akin.

Tuesday, July 25th

AM winds SW and rainy. I went to Paul Fishers and got my horse shod. Paid .20¢. PM cloudy with but litle rain. I went to mill carried Ruth L. & Abbot Pliny to Prince Allens in the evening. Returned home. Expenses 8¢.

Wednesday, July 26th, 1854

This day winds SW and foggy. AM I went after Dr. Handy for Ruth L., she being sick with the dysentery. PM went to Westport Point. Paid [Loest.?] Howland bill on balance of [afr?] $2.53.

Thursday, July 27th, 1854

This day wind NW and pleasant. AM Bark Janet arrived & anchored back Horse Neck with 325 Bbls [Barrels] Sperm oil & Bark Sacramento with 500 Bbls Sperm oil. Myself and Isaac helped Chs Akin get in 3 loads of hay & raked[?] some.

Friday, July 28th, 1854

AM wind North and pleasant. Finished mowing Chs. Akin’s grass about 11 Oclock. PM winds SW and clear. Employed at ge�ng Chs Akin hay.

Saturday, July 29th, 1854

This day wind and SW and some cloudy. I went to New Bedford in company with H. Wilcox. Horse keeping and dinner 51¢, 1 belt 25¢, 2 pairs of shoes for children $1.00.

Sunday, July 30th, 1854

This day wind NW warm and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, July 31st, 1854

This day wind from NNW to SW and pleasant. Employed at mowing and raking Aunt Charlote’s hay.

August 1854

Tuesday, August 1st, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant. PM Got in Aunt Charlote’s hay about two tons. AM heeped up up seaweed and hoed.

Wednesday, August 2nd, 1854

AM Wind SW and very warm. Employed at hoeing in house meadow field. PM Wind NW and

pleasant. Employed at hoeing.

Thursday, August 3rd, 1854

AM Wind NW and pleasant. Employed at hoeing & finished. PM Wind SE. Nothing worth note transpired. Received of H Willcox ten dollars. Paid Isaac Connell $10.00 on [?] of labor.

Friday, August 4th, 1854

This day wind SSE and some rainy. I went clamming on Gunning Island.

Saturday, August 5th, 1884

AM wind NE and clear. I went fishing. PM wind SSW and pleasant. Returned from fishing with 16 fish. Received of Charlote Lawrence $8.56 for geting hay and going to Fair Haven.

Sunday, August 6th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L Henry W and Hannah W went to meeting at Bald Hill. Geo Francis preached. PM Chs Fisher wife & child called & spent the afternoon. Paid John H. Bailey for labor 50¢.

Monday, August 7th, 1854

This day wind NW and pleasant. In company with Henry Willcox went to New Bedford. Expenses 66¢. 1 pair of shoes for Caty 95¢ 1 pair for Hannah W 80¢. 1 pair for Abbot 52¢.

Tuesday, August 8th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant. Went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of rock weed.

Wednesday, August 9th, 1854

This day wind SE by E and pleasant. In company with Henry Willcox myself Ruth L Henry W and Hannah W went to Westport Point.

Thursday, August 10th, 1854

This day wind East and cloudy. Isaac Cornell drawed two loads of seaweed from the beach. Myself and James Bailey went to the horse neck geting flags. I paid John Allen $2.00 for labor on highway. Received of Henry Willcox $15.00 paid tax.

Friday, August 11th, 1854

This day wind NE and cloudy. Myself and James Bailey went to the Horse neck and got a wagon load of flags. Isaac Connell went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of rock weed. PM I went whortleberrying in company with AW + Hannah W. Paid Hannah Gifford for berries 32¢.

Saturday, August 12th, 1854

This day wind South and some cloudy. Mowed our oats and Isaac went to the beach and got a load of seaweed.

Sunday, August 13th, 1854

AM wind SW and rainy with thunder. PM pleasant. Myself Henry W & Hannah W went to Father George Smith’s. In the evening returned home.

Monday, August 14th, 1854

This day wind from NW to SW and pleasant. AM I went to Westport Point paid Abner [Sison?] of lumber $1.08. I hired my house and lot at Westport Point to [Restconse?] Brightman & Eli Allen at the rate of $105.00 per annum. Rent to commence 15th 8 mo. 1854. PM I went to Gooseberry Neck with horse & buggy received for our old chest .75¢.

Tuesday, August 15th, 1854

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Stacked about 6 tons of oats. Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, August 16th, 1854

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at moving our furniture from our house at the point.

Thursday, August 17th, 1854

This day mostly calm. Employed at moving our furniture. Received of Resteon Bright for wood

.50¢.

Friday, August 18th

AM wind NNE and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. Received of Joseph Bassett for 1 year 4 mo + 11 day House rent at $85 per annum with 4 mo + 11 day interest on $85. $117.70.

PM wind SSW and pleasant. I paid Isaac Connell for 1 ½ days labor getting hay for Aunt Charlotte Lawrence.

Saturday, August 19th

This day wind SW and pleasant.

Sunday, August 20th

This day wind NNE and pleasant. Had visitors Geo. Allen + wife William Henry Gifford and wife David Gifford[Sisson] wife and one Boy. H.W. Seabury came in the evening.

Monday, August 21st

This day pleasant. AM wind NNE. I went to the Point. PM wind SSE. Brot a load of shingles + furniture from the Point. Paid Isaac Coby bill of scow him for Bk Solon $ 1.75.

Tuesday, August 22nd

AM wind SW by W and pleasant. PM wind light. Employed at drawing up eel grass at sunset. Strong breeze from East and some cloudy.

Wednesday, August 23rd

AM wind NE and pleasant though smokey. I went to the Point after helping load a scow with river eel grass to carry to New Bedford to cover up the Bark Rajah. Whale oil 1000 barrels shipped by the Wavely of Boston. PM wind ESE. Employed at drawing up eel grass.

Thursday, August 24th

This day strong breezes from SW and pleasant. PM Employed at drawing up eel grass from the river.

Friday, August 25th

This day wind from NNE to SW by W and pleasant though very smokey. Isaac went to the horseneck beach and got a load of seaweed.

Saturday, August 26th

AM wind NNE and very warm. Employed at mowing our marsh on horseneck. Had Isaac Simmonds and Nicholas W Kirby to help. At noon about finished mowing. Paid I.S. + NWK.

$1.50.

PM wind SW and very warm. Myself + Isaac Cornell went to the horseneck after Cherryes and Plumbs. In the evening had a thunder shower.

Sunday, August 27th

This day winds NE and cloudy. Myself Ruth L Henry W Isaac Cornell + both went to horseneck. Got 12 quarts of Cherryes + 8 quarts Plumbs. At 11 AM arrived home.

Monday, August 28th

This day winds variable from NE to SE and pleasant. I went to the point. Isaac Cornell employed at drawing up eel grass from the river.

Tuesday, August 29th

This day winds from NE to SE and pleasant. Myself + wife Ruth L went to Russells Mills and at Noon returned home again.

PM I went to Westport Point. Isaac Cornell drawing up eel grass.

Wednesday, August 30th

This day wind SW and pleasant.

PM employed at Raking on the marsh. Sold Mr. Bassett a calf weighing 117 lbs. Reserved one quarter leaving 91 ½ lbs @ 9 = $8.23.

Thursday, August 31st

This day winds SW and pleasant though very warm. Finished raking + heaping our salt hay.

Friday, September 1st, 1854

This day winds ENE and cloudy. Myself + Isaac Cornell went to the horseneck and got a scow load of salt hay 65 heaps. PM some rainy.

Saturday, September 2nd

This day wind from NE to SE + cloudy with but little rain. Drawed a load of Boards and Shingles from the river. After 3 o’clock PM went to Westport Point in Co. with H. Wilcox.

[New Page Headed Westport “August” 1854, but it’s actually September]

Sunday, September 3rd

At sunrise winds SW and foggy and cloudy. At noon clear and pleasant. At sunset foggy winds SW. Myself Ruth S Hannuck [Hannah] W and Abbott Pliny returned home from a visit to Aunt Lydia Smiths. Nancy Potter wife of Benjamin Potter was Buried today aged 66 years.

Monday, September 4th

All this day winds from NE to SE and pleasant. Drawed our salt hay home from out. The scow had three loads. Went home with the scow to the point.

Tuesday, September 5th

AM wind SW and foggy. In company with Henry Wilcox. Left home for New Bedford with two horses. Met Brother Leander Smith nearby the Old Alionaquanset [Aponaganset] meeting house bridge. He had arrived at New Port with his ship + was on his way home.

PM foggy. At 20 minutes to 4 PM left New Bedford for New Port via Fall River in the cart. Fare to Fall River 60¢. Arrived at Fall River at 5 O’clock PM. Got tea at Uncle Jos. Estes and at ½ past 7 PM left for New Port in the Steam Boat and arrived there at 9 o’clock in the evening. Fare 50¢. Engaged a boat man to take me to the Bark Mattapoisett. After cruising until ½ past 10 o’clock in the evening returned to the shore again and took a new departure and put off again. At 11 PM arrived on board, paid boatsman 50¢. Rec’d of H Wilcox $40.

Wednesday, September 6th

AM wind SW and foggy. At 11 o’clock AM hove up our anchor with a kedge[?] ahead. Wind blowing fresh harder [parted] our kedge worp[?] and let go two anchors. Rocks close under our lee. PM went on shore with Mr. Bebee 1st mate and entered the Bark Mattapoisett at the Custom House. For dinner for two 60¢. Entry and clearance of bark $7.32 for one bushel of apples for crew $1. At sunset strong breezes. Breezes from SW all hands onboard.

Thursday, September 7th

Wind West and pleasant. At 9 o’clock AM got under way and stood down towards the town. Trying to tack and misstayed. Fell [?] away again and failed in tacking the 2nd time. Let go both anchors.

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Thursday, 7th Continued

but her stern grounded. Carried out an anchor and whole length of chain cable + cutting [?] guy brought the guy to the wind-lass + hove tight. Advanced Geo. Moons $1. At 5 ½ o’clock PM ship floated off. Hove in our cable + anchors. Set jib. Spanker and Spanless [?]. Steered off to NW of break water + anchored again.

Friday, September 8th

At 3 o’clock AM wind NNE. Pilot came on board and got the ship under way and steered SW. Tide ahead and winds very light. At 8 o’clock AM discharged our pilot. Brettons light boat bearing about West ½ mile. Paid pilot $4.50 at 6 o’clock PM. PM Anchored about ½ a mile south of Half Mile Rock of Westport harbor. Wind South.

Saturday, September 9th

At sunrise wind SW. Commenced blowing a gale. Sent down top gallant yards + masts at 8 o’clock AM. Gale increasing and larger [turgid] and large sea running. Sent down fore top sail yards main top sail yards + masts + fore yards. Ship close to the breakers. Expecting every hour she would go on shore. PM after 2 o’clock moderated. At 4 ½ o’clock PM took the wind from NW. At 6 o’clock wind East. Hove in our anchor and let it go again. Saturday, night wind ENE and very rainy with thunder and lightning. Capt Leander Smith came onboard and stood watch half the night and myself to [the] night.

Sunday, September 10th

AM wind ENE and very rainy and blowing a gale. A boats crew came off to us from the point and advised us to come onshore. Sent down the Main yards, clinched the chains around the Fore mast and made preparations to go on shore.

PM wind ENE. Got dinner. Rainy and blowing a gale. All hands left the ship and landed at Westport Point at Sunset. Wind NE and blowing a heavy gale. All hands on shore.

Monday, September 11th

This day wind NE and pleasant. After breakfast we left for the ship with three boats crews and two kedges. We arrived onboard + run our kedges. Took our anchors and commenced hawling in at 12 o’clock M. Arrived in at the harbor and anchored the ship. All hands left the ship and arrived at the Point at 2 ½ o’clock PM.

Monday, 11th continued

and got our dinners. After dinner myself, Capt Leander Smith, Charles F Smith, Henry T. Cran [Craw] + Isaac Cornell took a whale boat and landed at our shore. At sunset pleasant.

Tuesday, September 12th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to the harbor and helped get the Mattapoisett to the Point. At sunset arrived home. Wind SW and cloudy. Paid H Wilcox $22. Balance of the $40 not expended.

Wednesday, September 13th

At sunrise wind NNE and pleasant. After breakfast in company with H Wilcox. Left home for New Bedford to enter the Bk Mattapoisett. At the Custom House expenses 30¢. At sunset wind SE. Arrived home in the evening.

Thursday, September 14th

AM winds SE. I went to Paul Fishers and got my horse shoed.

PM wind SE and cloudy. Myself and wife Ruth L Hannah W + Abbott Pliny went to Father Geo. Smith. Paid C.H. Seabury for a whip 20¢.

Friday, September 15th

AM some rainy. Wind SW. Myself Leander Smith and Chs F Smith went quahogging in Slocums river. Caught about 3 pecks.

PM pleasant wind WNW. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday, September 16th

This day wind SW and pleasant. After dinner myself wife + two children left Geo Smiths for Geo. P Potters via Russells Mills + arrived there about sunset.

Sunday, September 17th

This day wind at westward cool and pleasant. Called at Durfer[?] Tripps + Lepheniah Slades in fore noon.

At 5 ½ PM left Geo P Potter for home and arrived in the evening.

Monday, September 18th

This day wind SW cool and pleasant. Employed at cutting stalks drawing seaweed +c [etc]. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, September 19th

AM winds WS and cloudy with a few drops of rain. Employed at drawing sea muck cutting stalks etc.

PM wind WSW and clear.

Wednesday, September 20th

This day wind NW cool and pleasant. After breakfast I went to head of Westport East river + from there to the residence of the late Holden White to engage house carpenters. In the

afternoon returned home + went to Westport Point across the river + got a Barrel of Flour of

H.A. Gifford. Price $11.25.

Thursday, September 21st

AM wind North, cool and pleasant. I went out to sea fishing. Isaac went to Goosberry Neck + got a load of sea muck.

PM calm + clear. In the evening returned from fishing. Caught 55.

Friday, September 22nd

At sunrise wind North cool + pleasant. The grass in the meadows white with the frost it being the first visible one for the season. Isaac went to the beach + got a load of sea muck. Myself employed at digging + drilling rocks in the barn meadow.

Saturday, September 23rd

All this day wind NW cool and pleasant. Employed at drilling and drawing sea muck. Daniel Sherman wife + child + Hannah Cook from the Globe Factory called on us and took dinner. Bought of Jethro Howland 1 cake of soap for 10¢.

Sunday, September 24th

All this day wind west and pleasant. Myself + Henry W went to meeting at Bald Hill. In the evening myself + Ruth L went to Noah Kirby’s + Thos Allen’s. At 9 o’clock in the evening returned home.

Monday, September 25th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Had two carpenters come. Reuben Height [Wright] + John Sisson framed waggon house + tore down old crib. I went Westport Point + got a boat load of Janet’s old Deck Plank. Paid Leander Brightman for getting hay $6.00 for repairing proof [pump] 50¢.

Tuesday, September 26th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Carpenters at work. Hauled down crib. Nothing of note transpired. Paid Thos. Almy four [for] tickets to Agricultural Fair $3.00.

Wednesday, September 27th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. After breakfast myself Ruth L +Abbott Pliny went to New Bedford to attend the cattle show + plowing match + drawing match.

Thursday, September 28th

This day wind SW and pleasant. At New Bedford staying at Otis Manchesters. Attended the fair at City Hall. At Second[?]Hall + at [?]Hall paid for 6 tickets [?]. For sundries 14¢ . One oxen at the cattle show weighed 2400 lbs.

Friday, September 29th

AM wind NE and pleasant. Employed at drilling + splatting + splitting stone. PM wind NE and pleasant. Myself and Isaac Cornell went to the beach and drawed up 21 loads of seaweed + one home.

Saturday, September 30th

All this day wind NNE cool and pleasant. After breakfast commenced thrashing oats. Carpenters at work at noon. Raised carriage house. At sunset finished thrashing oats 125 bushels and put them in the barn.

Sunday, October 1st

AM wind NNE cool and pleasant. Stacked the oat straw. PM wind SW and cloudy nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, October 2nd

All this day wind NW cool and pleasant. AM I went to the Head of Westport E. River + Geo H. Giffords. Gave 50¢ school money for Sarah S. Russell. Paid Abbens[Albert] Hathaway for one saddle for buggy harness $4.25. At 10 o’clock arrived home. PM employed at setting stone posts for crib. I paid Sarah S. Russell $50. Per receipt 50¢ for knitting. Arrived ship Osprey Capt Thurston Macomber 700 [?]. Brought on freight from BK Solon 65 barrels [?] oil. Reports the Bk Salon 28 August off Flores 70 barrels sperm 10 barrels B.F. oil.

Thursday, October 3rd

AM wind SW and cloudy. John Allen and son Abner Robert Wait + John Sisson at work on the carriage house.

PM a raised the crib + commenced boarding. At 4 o’clock commenced raining wind SE. Brother Leander called on us.

Wednesday, October 4th

This day wind SW and some cloudy with small showers. I went to Russells Mills + got some lumber. I paid Mr. Manly blacksmith for setting tier[?] 33c. In the afternoon arrived home.

Thursday, October 5th

This day wind NW clear and pleasant. AM I went Russells Mills + bought of D. Sisson 2 ½ thousand shingles for crib at $4.33. PM employed at sundry jobs around the farm.

Friday, October 6th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. After breakfast I went to New Bedford. Expenses 28¢. Paid for 1 ½ bushels corn $1.35. Paid for soup + soda. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, October 7th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. In the morning I went to Russells Mills and got a load of lumber. In the afternoon attended O. Bailey’s auction his house sold for $370.00 wood house sold for $13.50 to H.Wilcox. Whole account of sales $450.

Sunday, October 8th

This day wind SE and pleasant. Geo. F. Sisson and wife + Merry Davis spent the day with us. In the evening myself + wife Ruth L. spent the evening at Chas Akin’s. Paid Chas Akin as per endorsement on note dated 10 mo. 6th 1854 $60. Receipt of Chas Akin for labor $4.25.

Monday, October 9th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at digging trench for underpinning for porch. Received of H.Wilcox $200. Paid O. Bailey 108.56. Paid O Bailey for Isaac Cornell stove $3. Paid Job Durfee 25¢ for labor. Received of John Cross $8.

Tuesday, October 10th

This day wind NE cool and pleasant Carpenters shingling barn roof + Isaac digging + filling trench for underpinning.

Wednesday, October 11th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Brother Leander Smith called and took dinner. I bought a flat rock of Elijah Gifford for $1.50 cash.

Thursday, October 12th

This day wind SW and cloudy. Employed at setting underpinnings and raised addition to the porch.

Friday, October 13th

This day wind NE and cloudy with some rain. AM I went to Russells Mills and got a load of hemlock lumber. PM I went to Russells Mills and got a load of white pine lumber. Bot of O.H. Seabury 8 lbs of cut nails @6c 48.

Saturday, October 14th

This day wind SE and cloudy. I went to New Bedford + got 429 feet of yellow pine flower boards. At sunset commenced raining. Got towards home as far as Sherman Slades House[lower] for[lot]. Able to take break. I unloaded my load + come home with my forward wheels. Raining very fast.

Sunday, October 15th

This day wind NE cold and cloudy with frequent squalls with some rain. In the afternoon at 2 o’clock at Friends Meeting House at Apponegansett attended the funeral of Lucy Ann Anthony daughter of Abram Anthony aged 18 years 5 months + 18 days. John D. Howland attended as mourner. Paid O. Bailey $ 91.44.

Monday, October 16th

This day wind NW cool and pleasant. Cut up field of corn over swamp. PM employed at digging potatoes +helping O. Bailey pack his goods for Ohio.

Tuesday, October 17th

This day wind NW cool + some cloudy. Carpenters at work on porch. Kenison Dyer + Isaac Cornell digging a cistern. O.Bailey had the oxen and wagon to carry his goods to New Bedford.

Wednesday, October 18th

This day wind SW by W. and pleasant. I made Oliver Bailey a present of $10 cash. After breakfast myself H.Wilcox O. Bailey wife + four children went to New Bedford on their way to Ohio at 4 o’clock. PM O. Bailey wife and children left New Bedford in the Wamsutta Propellor for New York. Paid for dinner 10¢. Paid for 1 ½ bushel of corn $1.35. Paid for horse keeping .12. Paid for fitting[putting] a bolt in middle tung of buggy 18. Bark Gov. Carver sailed today. Orren Higgins Master. recd. of Joshua Gibbs 3 ct $77 for hay bales.

Thursday, October 19th

This day wind NNE cool and pleasant . Employed at getting underpinning digging potatoes + I paid Kenison Dyer for 100 feet of curbing stone $10.00. Paid John Sisson $3.50.

Friday, October 20th

This day wind North cold and pleasant. Ice in the morning thick as window glass. I went to Russells Mills + got a load of W pine boards . Finished digging potatoes. In the afternoon finished drawing out corn over the swamp. 7 loads + one load of pumpkins. Eugene Sullivan came today to commence work tomorrow @ $5 per month.

Saturday, October 21st

This day wind North cool and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sent Samuel Judd Sons + co. a bill of Sperm Oil 2006 gallons @ 149 = $ 2988.94. Paid for gauging + filling 64 barrels oil. 1.78c. Paid horse keeping dinner .51¢. In the evening arrived home.

Sunday, October 22nd

This day wind NNE cool + pleasant. Isaac Cornell had the grey horse + buggy to go 11 miles. PM I went to Russells Mills to get a load of lumber. Advanced I. Cornell $5.00.

Tuesday [Monday], October 23rd

This day wind NE cool and pleasant. Employed at husking. Husked 40 bushels of corn. Carpenters at work.

Tuesday, October 24th

This day wind NE and some cloudy. Finished husking over the swamp. Husked 70 bushels and stacked the buts[?].

Wednesday, October 25th

All this day wind NE cool and pleasant. Employed at husking painting + carpentering.

Thursday, October 26th

This day wind NNE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with Henry Wilcox. Paid for horse keeping 12¢. In the evening returned home.

Friday, October 27th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant for the season. Employed at cutting up and drawing out corn in the barn meadow field. In the evening I went to the Point and back again.

Saturday, October 28th

This day wind SE mild + pleasant. AM I went to Russells Mills and got 1100 lathes. PM I went to the Point. Bark Gov. Carver arrived of the Harbor. Absent 10 days from home. Returned on account damage sustained in a gale of wind. Loss of fore topmast main to gallant mast fly jib boom with all the rigging and sails attached. Also at the same time lost [?] + galley two back[boats] boats bulwark beams[?] etc. etc. I went on board anchored about one mile South of Two Mile Rock + stayed all night advanced Capt Higgins $2.00.

Sunday, October 29th

This day wind E to SE and foggy and cloudy . At 12 noon Humphrey Gifford came on board got the Gov. Carver underway and run into Westport Harbor + anchored. Once above the wharf at the harbor all hands except 1st mate + 3d mate came on shore. In the evening I arrived home.

Monday, October 30th

This day wind SE and cloudy. After breakfast I went to New Bedford in company with Henry Wilcox paid for dinner + horse keeping 37. Saw David Sisson + Geo Smith shingling the Old Apponegansett Meeting House. In the evening arrived home with 4 Barrels lime. Received of Capt. Higgins $2.00.

Received cash at Merchants Bank $1000.

Tuesday, October 31st

This day wind south and foggy and cloudy. AM I went to Russells Mills and got 400 [?]. Paid Abner Potter $450 as per receipt. PM employed at digging drain for sink and cistern. Paid Henry Wilcox Bark Osprey bill of freight against Bark Solon $136.89. Bark Solon less by Draft on Owners of Bark Osprey for $37.62. Deducted from freight bill. Drawed on Samuel Judd Sons + co. for amount Bark Solon bill [?] $2988.74 at [?].

Wednesday, November 1st

This day wind SW and pleasant. In the morning I went to the point and got some bricks. Kenison Dyer at plastering. PM husking corn.

Thursday, November 2nd

This day wind west. Cool + pleasant. After breakfast I went to New Bedford [?] of head of Westport + Smiths Mills. Got 8 pieces of cement pipe 5 in. 2 feet + 4 in. long. Paid for mending this rough brace to open wagon 37 c. Paid Elihu Howland $150 as per receipt. Dated Dartmouth Nov. 2nd 1854.

Friday, November 3rd

This day wind SW + blowing. Noon I went to New Bedford and got a load of cement pipes. paid Jos. + W.R. Wing $300 on aft Bark Solon. Paid for horse keeping and one stick of candy 1 cent. [?] past night wind North and rainy.

Saturday, November 4th

AM wind North and cloudy with some rain. Employed at digging trench for sink drain. PM at New Bedford. Paid for horse keeping and services to Mr. Chad doctoring horse 25 c. Paid for grain for horse 1 Quart 16 c. Paid Wellington Buckling for 60 feet + 8 inches cement 5 in. pipe

$7.58. Cash to R.L. Smith $5.

Sunday, November 5th

This day wind NE and extremely cold. PM went to the point.

Monday, November 6th

AM wind NE + cold. Employed at husking [?] buying cement pipe. PM wind South + cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, November 7th

AM wind South + cloudy with some rain. Commenced making cider at John Gifford’s. Kenison Dyer finished work today.

Wednesday, November 8th

This day wind NW to NNE blowing strong and cold. Made four barrels cider. PM got our turnips into the cellar about 40 bushels. Besides sundry other jobs.

Thursday, November 9th

This day fresh gale from NW by W and cold. Employed at husking etc. I. Cornell went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of sea muck. I got home our cider from John Giffords. Paid John Gifford for 3 years making cider in all 8 barrels + 11 gallons @ 10 c per barrel 83 c. Paid Bk. Solon [?] $36.

Friday, November 10th

AM light winds from East and pleasant. Finished harvesting. I went eeling and caught 4 dozen. Had 125 bushels corn.

PM wind SSW and pleasant. I went to the point. Paid postage on three letters 21 c. At sunset arrived home. Sacramento sailed today.

Saturday, November 11th

AM a fresh gale from SSE and cloudy. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. PM rainy. Paid Eugene Sullivan $1.50. Isaac Cornell + Eugene went home.

Sunday, November 12th AM wind South and rainy.

PM wind North and rainy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, November 13th

This day South wind and very rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. Rainy most of the night.

Tuesday, November 14th

This day wind WNW and pleasant. In co. with H. Wilcox and H.W. Seabury. Went to Westport Pt. Got 12 gallons molasses + 9 gallons [?] oil + 12 lbs rice @ 6 c. PM Eugene Sullivan went to A. Wings to mill. Carried 4 barrels corn + cowle.

Wednesday, November 15th

AM wind NE and some cloudy. Isaac went to the beach and got a load of seaweed. PM wind NE and rainy. Isaac drawed a load of wood at the School House measuring 7 feet + 4 in. @ $6 per board. Moderate rain all night.

Thursday, November 16th

AM wind NE and moderate rain. I made Henry W. a cart. PM some rainy. Employed at painting in porch.

Friday, November 17th

This day wind NW by W. Some cloudy and cool. I paid Eugene Sullivan for labor $2.25. At 12 o’clock arrived at New Bedford. I paid for one bushel of sweet potatoes $1.20 + for horse keeping 37 c cash. Put into the institution for saving for Henry W. Smith $25 for Hannah W. Smith $14. $15.50 being collected of theirs by gift. The balance $22.50. My gift to them. In the evening returned home. Brought with me one Kanache + Chas. H.W. brought Capt. Higgins.

John A. Beebe 1st mate and Mr. Hatch 2nd mate of Bk Gov Carver. Isaac Cornell drawed one foot of wood at the School house.

Saturday, November 18th

AM wind SW and moderate rain. I went to W. Point and back again. Got breakfast and went to New Bedford with Wm. H. Wrightington. Capt. Higgins and officers went to Westport Pt. to sail. Expenses sundries 33 c. Paid for a bag of flour ½ barrel $6.

Sunday, November 19th

AM wind North + light + some cloudy. Bark Gov. Carver sailed about 8 o’clock this morning on a whaling voyage to the Pacific Ocean. I attended friends meeting.

PM wind North clear + pleasant.

Monday, November 20th

This day wind NW by W cold and pleasant. Isaac Cornell drawed a load of sea muck. Rufus Brightman painting house etc. PM Loaded a load of straw for [?].

Tuesday, November 21st

This day wind West and pleasant. Isaac went to New Bedford with a load of straw. Myself Ruth

Hannah W. + Abbott Pliny went to Tiverton to Aunt Abby Simmonds.

Wednesday, November 22nd

AM wind SSE and moderate. Rain stopping at Aunt Simmonds. PM rainy. At sunset wind NNE and rainy. Expenses 3 c.

Thursday, November 23rd

Wind SW and pleasant. AM left for Alfred Kings. Arrived there at 11 o’clock. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday, November 24th

AM wind SW and pleasant. At 9 ½ AM left for home. Called at Ian Manchesters and Polly Giffords. Expenses 12 c. At 3 o’clock PM arrived home.

Saturday, November 25th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In the afternoon fore noon some rainy. PM I went to Westport point in company with H. Wilcox. Paid for powder etc. 18 c. I paid Isaac Cornell balance due him on account of his 7 months labor $32. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, November 26th

On this day wind SW + some cloudy. Brother Leander was here and stayed all night. I paid him

$50 it being the balance due him on account of horse and buggy bought of him.

Monday, November 27th

This day wind SW by W and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. Rufus Brightman painting. H. Wilcox went to the point and got a keg of oil for painting.

Tuesday, November 28th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. Rufus Brightman painting.

PS Sperm oil sells by the cargo @ $1.75 per gallon. Whale oil 62 c per gall.

Wednesday, November 29th

This day wind NE and very rainy. Employed at [?] [?] books and setting accounts.

Thursday, November 30th

This day wind WNW cool + blustering. AM I went to the point. PM employed at underpinning the wagon house.

Friday, December 1st

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs. PM went eeling. Caught 30.

Saturday, December 2nd

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. I attended Leonard Brightman auction.

Sunday, December 3rd

This day wind ENE and cloudy. At sunset fresh gales and some rainy. David Sisson and wife called on us. Sunday evening thunder and lightning + very rainy with a heavy gale from ESE.

Monday, December 4th

AM wind + squally with some snow. Washed my carriage. PM wind WNW. Myself and wife Ruth L went to Father Geo. Smith. Recd for our chopping knife 20 c. At 9 o’clock in the evening returned home.

Tuesday, December 5th

This day wind WNW with high winds and extremely cold. PM I went to Geo. Slocums + bought 4 pigs and brought them home. Paid $8.

Wednesday, December 6th

This day wind west cold + blustering. Employed at making up accounts. Nothing transpired worth note.

Thursday, December 7th

This day wind from W + pleasant. Killed a cow weighing 630 lbs. Hide 68 lbs. Tallow 70 lbs. Nothing worth transpired this day.

Friday, December 8th

This day wind WNW + very cold for the season. After breakfast I went to New Bedford in company with Ruth L. Expenditures I paid for trimmings for coat + pants $1.19. For buttons 1 1/2 Doz 30 c. Paid for a hat for myself $4. Paid for 1 Set of Furs for Ruth L $16. Paid for horse keeping and dinner 68¢. Paid for [?] recd from Merchants Bank $300.

Saturday, December 9th

This day wind west cool and pleasant. I went to New Bedford + carried 1 Quarter of Beef 122 lbs to Swift Block maker + 1 Quarter to Capt Topham 136 lbs. Sold one Beef Liver for $.50. Paid for dinner and horse keeping 37¢. Paid for one Corn Sheller $6. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, December 10th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. AM wind SW. I went eeling. Caught 7 Doz. PM myself Ruth L Henry W Hannah W and H. Wilcox attended Friends meeting at Bald Hill. John Page + Mrs.

Sherman Preacher.

Monday, December 11th

AM wind North + rainy. Killed + dressed three Hogs net weight 284, 332, 359. Lbs equals to 975 lbs. I paid Leonard Brightman for butchering $1.06. For 6 iron poles .36. PM clear and pleasant.

Tuesday, December 12th

This day wind North mild and pleasant. Employed at cutting + salting beef + pork and picking chickens. Rufus Brightman painting. John Allen + Son Abner carpentering. Killed 41 lbs poultry + cleaned 19 lbs eels.

Wednesday, December 13th

AM wind NW cold + clear. At 4 AM left home for New Bedford for market. Sold $4.90 worth of chickens + $2.25 worth of eggs. Paid for Soap Tea + cc $1.70. Paid H Wilcox 4.45. Paid for 100 lbs zinc paint $9.50. Paid for 211 lbs 3 ½ ⅝ refined iron @ 4 ½ $9.49. In the evening returned home. Horse keeping + dinner .25¢. Recd of H. M. Wady $2.66 due me on account. Paid for two Straps for tugs .62 c.

Thursday, December 14th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at laying a Stone floor for the hog-house. At 8 o’clock in the evening commenced raining moderately.

Friday, December 15th

This day wind SW and very pleasant for the season. I went to mill. Paid for 6 knobs $7. 60. Screws 2 for 9 c. In the evening returned home. Rainy part of the night. Paid Manly for Shoeing Wheels $3.

Saturday, December 16th

This day wind NW mild and pleasant. AM I went to Russells Mills + got Ox Waggon forward wheels + a load of Lumber. PM I went to E. P. Brownell with James Tuller school teacher. In the evening returned home across the river. Henry W Smith cut off two of his fingers with a hay cutter.

Sunday, December 17th

This day wind NE and cloudy. I attended Friends Meeting at Bald Hill. Nothing transpired worth note.

Monday, December 18th

This day wind North + some snowing. Employed at writing. Making up Solon accounts.

Thursday, December 19th

This day wind N.W cold and pleasant. Some snow on the ground. Employed at making Bk Solons accounts.

Wednesday, December 20th

This day wind North cold and clear. John Allen and Son at work carpentering. Myself employed at making up Bk Solons accounts.

Thursday, December 21st

This day Wind West with a light fall of snow. In company with H. Wilcox. Went to New Bedford. horse keeping 12 c. Buttons and thread 20. Paid Leander Potter for making frock coat + cutting pants $5.25. At sunset pleasant. Paid for one Pound Soda. Stopped at Russells Mills and got 1 Bundle Shingles $4.40. [?] Sperm Oil is worth 1.75 per gallon by the cargo. [?] Oil is worth 68¢ per gallon by the cargo. Whale bone 40 per lb by the cargo. Flour per barrel $12.

Friday, December 22nd

This day wind NNE clear and cold. I went eeling with David Sisson + I. Cornell. Caught 12 Doz all together. PM I went to Russells Mills with Katherine Kannane. Paid her $5. Paid Humphrey Wood 41¢. Paid Abby Gifford $2.

Saturday, December 23rd

This day wind NNE cold and pleasant. I went eeling. Caught 6 1/2 doz. PM picked 4 [?].

Sunday, December 24th

This day wind SE and some rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. Paid Susan Gifford $2.30 for sowing.

Monday, December 25th

This day wind west and pleasant. At 4 o’clock AM left home for New Bedford in company with Katherine Kannane. Arrived at the Depot about daybreak. Sold 4 [?] 38 lbs 6 oz @ 15¢ $5.76. 37 lbs eels @ 6 1/2 $2.40. Paid for horse keeping + sundry 47. Paid Jos + W.R. Wing bill against Bk Solon $4. Paid Hannah Wilcox.

Tuesday, December 26th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. Employ at sundry jobs about the farm.

Wednesday, December 27th

This day wind ESE and rainy. Employed at painting + graining the sink room. John Allen making a gate to between the School room and hen roost.

Thursday, December 28th

This day wind NE with some rain. Employed at painting sink room. PM went after Dr. Handy for Abbott Pliny. Paid toll over Hix Bridge 4¢. Brother Leander Smith was married this day to Ruby H Sherman of Dartmouth by Elder How of New Bedford.

Friday, December 29th

This day wind light. I went eeling. Caught 21. PM wind North and rainy. At sunset fresh gales at North + snow storm. Snowed most of the night.

Saturday, December 30th

This day wind North and very cold. AM picked 7 Turkeys + 4 Chickens. PM went to mill at Russells Mill. Paid for 1 1/2 Bushels Basket 25¢. Sundrys 9¢. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, December 31st

AM wind North cold and pleasant with about three inches snow on the ground. PM myself Ruth L + Children went to Russells Mills + stayed all night to David Sissons. In there I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 7 Turkeys for $10.07 + 4 Chickens for $1.25. At 11 o’clock AM expenses horse keeping 12 1/2. Paid H Wilcox $1.25.

Monday, January 1st 1855

This day wind North cold and pleasant. At 5 o’clock AM left David Sissons for New Bedford. At 11 o’clock arrived at David Sissons + left for Father Geo. Smith to Leander Smiths wedding party. There were 30 present.

Tuesday, January 2nd

This day wind North cold + some cloudy. At noon arrived home via Russells Mills. PM I went to Westport Point in company with John Allen. Got a barrel of Flour of H. A. Gifford price $12.20. In the evening returned home. Paid Paul Fisher for Shoeing my horse $1.17.

Wednesday, January 3rd

AM wind NNE cold and cloudy. At 7 o’clock left home for Fall River in company with Ruth L. At 1/2 past 9 arrived there. Called on Uncle Jos. Estes + Eliza Hull + took dinner with John + Sunday Hull. I paid Katherine Kannane for Balance due on aft of Labor $4. Paid for one comfort .50. Paid for horse keeping 37¢. At 1/2 past 2 PM left for home. Called at Isaac Bordens [Globe Factory] and from there returned home via Head of Westport. Arrived at 1/2 past 6 in the evening.

Thursday, January 4th

This day wind SW and cloudy. Myself and Isaac Cornell getting out wood. Got out 4 loads and one [?].

Friday, January 5th

This day wind NNE mild and pleasant. Employed at painting sink room. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday, January 6th

This day wind NE by E and cloudy. I went to New Bedford in company with H. Wilcox. Expenditures diner + horse keeping .32. Paid O. H. P. Brown $121.41. Received of Jos. + W.R. Wing $26.64. Carried forward Henry Wilcox due to Cash received of Saml. Leonard for Bk Solon Sperm Oil 4691.22 as Charged on page 59 This Book. Cash on hand 372.74.

Westport October 1854

Tuesday October 31st

This day wind South and foggy and cloudy. A.M went to Russells Mills and got 400 lathes. paid Abner Poter $450 as per receipt. P.M employed at digging drain for sink and cistern. Paid Henry Willcox Bk[bark] Ospreys Bill of freight against Bk Solon $136.89. Bk Solon [?] by dra� on owners of Bk Osprey for $37.62 deducted from freight bill drawed on Saml [Samuel] Judd Sowle for amt. Bk Solon Bill Sperm Oil $2,988.74 [?] at [sight]

Wednesday Nov 1st 1854

This day wind S.W and pleasant in the morning I went to the point and got some bricks [Kenion] Dyer at [?] P.M [?] [?]

Thursday November 2nd

This day wind West cool and pleasant a�er breakfast I went to New Bedford via head of Westport and Smiths Mills got 8 pieces of cement pipe about 2 feet and 4 in[inches] long. paid for mending [?] braces to open waggon .37 paid Elihu Howland $150 as per receipt dated Dartmouth Nov.2nd 1854

Friday November 3rd

This day wind S.W and blowing Noon I went to New Bedford and got a load of cement pipes Paid Jos[Joseph] and W.R. Wing $300 on [?] Bk Solon. Paid for horse keeping and one s�ck of candy .01 Later part night wind north and rainy

Saturday November 4th

A.M wind north and cloudy with some rain Employed at digging trench for sink drain P.M at New Bedford paid for hors[horse] keeping and services to Wm[William] Chace doctoring hors

.25 paid for grain for horse 1 quart .16 paid Wellington $7.58 Cash to R.L. Smith $5.

Sunday November 5th

This day wind N.E and extremely cold. P.M went to the point

Monday November 6th

A.M wind N.E and cold Employed at husking mason laying cement pipe

P.M wind south and cloudy nothing worth note transpired worth note transpired

amt, forward

Westport Nov November 1854 Tuesday November 7th

A.M wind south and cloudy

P.M wind S.W by W and cloudy with some rain commenced making cider at John Giffords [Kenion] Dyer finished work today

Wednesday November 8th

This day wind from N.W to N.N.E blowing strong and cold. Made four barrels cider

P.M got our turnips into the cellar about 40 bushells sundry other jobs

Thursday November 9th

This day fresh gale from N.W by W and cold. Employed at husking tec[etc.] I. Cornell went to goosberry neck and got a load of sea muck and got home our cioder from John Gifford paid John Gifford for 3 years making cider in all 8 barrells and 11 galls[gallons] @.10 per barrell .83 paid Bk Solon Dra�y $36.

Friday November 10th

A.M. light wind from East and pleasant finished harves�ng. I went eeling caught 4 dozen. had 125 bushells corn

P.M wind S.S.W and pleasant I went to the point paid postage on three leters .21 at sunset

arrived home Sacramento sailed today

Saturday November 11th

A.M a fresh gale from S.S.E and cloudy. employed at sundry jobs about the farm P.M rainy paid Eugene Sullivan 41.50 Isaac Cornell and Eugene went home.

Sunday November 12th

A.M wind south and rainy

P.M wind north and rainy nothing worth note transpired

Monday November 13th

This day South wind and verry rainy nothing worth note transpired rainy most of the night

Tuesday November 14th

This day wind W.N.W and pleasant. in co[company] with H. Willcox and H.W. Seabury went to Westport P got 12 gall[gallons] molasses and 9 galls[gallons] S oil and 12 pounds [?] @ 6

P.M Eugene Sullivan went to [?] Wings to mill carried 4 barrels corn and [?]

Wednesday November 15th

A.M wind N.E and some cloudy Isaac went to the beach and got a load of seaweed

P.M wind N.E and rainy Isaac drawed a load of wood at the School House measuring 7 feet and 4 in @ $6 per cord. moderate rain all night

Thursday November 16th

A.M wind N.E and moderate rain I made Henry W a cart

P.M some rainy employed at paintng in porch

Friday November 17th

This day wind N.W by W some cloudy and coold. I paid Eugene Sullivan for labor $2.25 at 12 o’clock arrived at New Bedford I paid for one bushell of sweet potatoes $1.20 and for horsekeeping .37 Cash put into the Insttution for Saving for Henry W Smith $25 for Hannah W. Smith $16. $15.50 being collec�on of them by [?gi�] the ballance [balance] $22.50 my gift to them. in the evening returned home brot [brought] with me one [?Kanache] and [?] H.W. brot Capt Higgins John A Beebe 1st mate and Mr. Hatch 2nd mate of Bk Gov. Carver. Isaac Cornell drawed one foot of wood at the School House. Merchants Bank $150.

Saturday November 18th

A.M wind S.W and moderate rain. I went to W.P. point and back again got breakfast and went to New Bedford with Wm H Wrightington Capt. Higgins and [?] went Westport Pt to sail expenses sundries.33 paid for an bag of flour 1/2 bbl $6. P.M light air and cloudy in the evening returned home from New Bedford Paid Hannah Willcox $2.66

Sunday November 19th

A.M wind North and light and some cloudy. Bark Gov. Carver sailed about 8 o’clock this morning on whaling voyage to the Pacific Ocean. I atended Friend’s Meeting

P.M wind north clear and pleasant

Monday November 20th

This day wind N.W by W coold and pleasant. Isaac Cornell drawed a load of sea muck Rufus Brightman painting house P.M loaded a load of straw for [?]

GAP FROM 20TH TO 25TH

Saturday November 25th

This day wind S.W and pleasant in the a�ernoon fore noon some rainy. P.M I went to Westport point in company with H. Willcox paid for powder etc .18 I paid Isaac Cornell ballance due him on account of his 7 months labor $32. in the evening returned home

Sunday November 26th

This day wind S.W and some cloudy. Brother Leander were here and stayed all night. I paid him

$50 it being the ballance due him on account of horse and buggy bought of him

Monday November 27th

This day wind S.W by W and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobbs [jobs] about the farm Rufus Brightman painting H. Willcox went to the point and got a keg of oil for painting

Tuesday November 28th

This day wind S.W mild and pleasant Employed at sundry jobbs about the farm Rufus Brightman painting

Wednesday November 29th

This day wind N.E and verry rainy Employed at posting books and setling accounts

Thursday November 30th

This day wind W.N.W cool and blustering. A.M I went to the point

P.M employed at [?underpinning] the waggon house

Friday December 1st

This day wind N.W coold and pleasant. employed at sundry jobs. P.M went eeling. caught 30

Saturday December 2nd

This day wind N.W coold and pleasant I atended Leonard Brightman Auc�on of farming tools catle produce etc. I bought one bbl of pickles $2.10 paid for one club hammer.55

I paid John Sisson Bill of Carpentering $33.37 [?] Sisson Bill $3.50 as paid Oct. 19th

Sunday December 3rd

This day wind E.N.E and cloudy at sunset fresh gales and some rainy. David Sisson and wife called on us Sunday evening thunder and lightening and verry rainy with a heavy gale from the E.S.E

Monday December 4th

A.M wind West and squally with some snow. washed my carriage P.M wind W.N.W myself and wi9fe Ruth [S?] went to Father Geo [George] Smith recd [received] for one chopping knife .20 at 9 o’clock in the evening returned home

Tuesday December 5th

This day wind W.N.W with high winjds and extremely cold. P.M I went to Geo [George] Slocums and bot [bought] 4 pi9gs and brot [brought] them home paid $8.

Wednesday December 6th

This day wind West cold and blusteri9ng. employed at making up accounts nothing transpired

worth note

Thursday December 7th

This day wind from W and pleasant. Killed a cow weighing 630 bls [?] 68 lbs tallow 70 lbs

nothing worth transpired this day

Westport January 1855

Sunday, January 7th

This day wind S.W. and some foggy. I attended meeting at Bald paid Job Davies $135 on ? as per receipt dated 1m. 6th 1855 in the afternoon. Went to Chs. White’s in company with H. W. Seabury. Cash on hand $100.

Monday, January 8th

This day wind N. W. Mild and pleasant. Employed at repairing shed + varnishing chamber + sink room. H.W. Seabury and Son went home today.

Tuesday, January 9th

This day wind N.E by E. and cloudy. H. Millcort went to New Bedford nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, January 10th

This day wind N mild and pleasant. Isaac Cornell went to mill to David Wing’s with myself employed at making mangers for horses.

Thursday, January 11th

This day wind S.S.E and cloudy. I went to the wood lot and got a load of wood Isaac Cornell of duty.

Friday, January 12th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Isaac Cornell got home a load of wood. P.M. loaded a load of hay for New Bedford.

Saturday, January 13th

A.M. winds S.S.E. and foggy. Isaac Cornell went to New Bedford with a load of hay gross weight 4600 Tion 1690 Net 2900 Hay at $18 per ton. P.M. cloudy at sunset had a shower of rain wind howled to N.N.W. and cold.

Sunday, January 14th

This day wind N.W. and very cold nothing worth note transpired, advanced Isaac Cornell on account of Seabury $10.

Monday, January 15th

This day wind S.W. + some cloudy with a very light fall of snow. Went to the woods got our 5 loads of wood + one home. Into[?] bills paid last year 372.79

P 108A                                     Westport January 1855

Tuesday, January 16th

A.M. wind S.E. + cloudy. I went to Westport Point via. Horseneck. P.M. snowstorm expenses 23¢ at sunset returned home.

Wednesday, January 17th

This day wind westerly + cloudy. I went to New Bedford expenses .50¢ hors keeping + dinner in the evening returned home paid for Lamp Wick .30 recd of Henry Willcox 70¢

Thursday, January 18th

This day wind Southly and cloudy commenced raining at 9 o’clock A.M. at 6 1/2 o’clock in the evening wind N.E. and rainy Continues to rain all night in the morning snowing.

Friday, January 19th

A.M. Winds N.N.W. and snowstorm. Ruth S sick with brocken Brest ?

P.M. snowstorm wind N.N.W. Isaac Cornell came after Dr. Handy, paid toll over Hix Bridge snowed most of the night.

Saturday, January 20th

This day wind N.N.W. and pleasant with about 4 inches snow on the ground. Moriah J Lawrence? Commenced work at 1.25 per week.

Sunday, January 21

A.M. wind S.W. and some cloudy. Nancy H. wife of Joseph W. Cornell + daughter of the late ? and Eunice Howland aged 42 years 10 months was buried at Friends Meeting ground ?

P.M. wind E.N.E. and some rainy attended Friends meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, January 22nd

This day fresh gales from S.S.E. and some cloudy. Employed at writing on cordage accounts +c [etc?]

Tuesday, January 23rd

This day winds N.W. cool + pleasant. Employed at writing up cordage? ? Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, January 24th

This day wind E.N.E. and cloudy. I went to Westport Point via Horeseneck Channel. Paid Varnum Mac [Macomber] cash for one pair thick boots + one pair of shoes for Ruth S. 5.58. In the evening returned home Snowstorm.

Westport January 1855

Thursday, January 25th

This day wind E.S.E. with a snowstorm. Isaac Cornell went to Horseneck + got a load of sea mulch. Southward Porter employed at writing up ships accounts.

Friday, January 26th

This day pleasant for the season Employed at writing + making up ships accounts.

Saturday, January 27th

This day winds S.W. by W. and blustering. Employed at writing. P.M. went to New Bedford + carried Southward Porter. Nothing transpired worth note.

Sunday, January 28th

This day some S.E. wind and cloudy. I attended meeting at Bald Hill. David Howland + wife called at sunset, rainy, wind east.

Monday, January 29th

This day wind south to S.W.and some cloudy. I went to Westport Point and settled R. Macomber’s bills with Bk Greyhound + Bk Gov. Carver + Bk. Geo. + Mary’s Bk. Wharfage + bill of damages. Paid R. Macomber the balance in ? $19.06. Rec’d of Job Davis the amount of Geo. F.

5. Whites bill of cordage $5.23 expenses 10¢ paid for tapping my boot .62.

Tuesday, January 30th

This day wind S.W. by W. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford, Expenses for 1 whip .75, dinner

+ hors keeping .62. I paid for Bk Greyhound and Bk Gov. Carver . Bills to the amount of $595.54. Received of Henry Willcox $1200. In the evening returned home Cash on hand to ballance.

Wednesday, January 31st

This day wind west and pleasant. Employed at dressing Chickens + cash on hand this day to balance $598.21.

                     Westport February 1855

Thursday, February 1st 1855

This day wind W.N.W. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market sold 18 chickens for $7 paid for tea 1 lb 50 1 ? 25 1 lb ? 10

.85 paid to Hannah Willcox. $6.15 I paid bills on Bk. Greyhound + paid bills on Bk Gov. Carver for Henry Willcox Toby + Bradford. 9.36 Andrew H. Potters bill on order $44.60. Mason + Swift bill

$90.62. H.W. Seabury bill 1.50, New Bedford cordage Co. $16.93. Taber + Grinnell Bill Bk. Caboose 42.99.  Mason + Swift bill $5.16. New Bedford Cordage Co. $323.82 Mason + Swift bill

$12.29. Whole amt bills 509.06. Expenses .62. Swd Potter came home with me.

Friday, February 2nd

This day wind west and pleasant. Swd Potter employed at making up accounts in the evening had a light fall of snow. Paid Isaac Cornell $13.

Saturday, February 3rd

This day wind W.N.W. and pleasant but cold. Employed at writing S. Potter helping. Humphrey

1. Kirby called on us to buy sperm oil offered $1.72 per can with P. M Samuel Leonard Jr Called to buy sperm oil.

Sunday, February 4th

This day wind W.N.W. and verry cold. P.M. in company with S. Potter went to Westport Point via Horseneck paid Ferrying across the river 21¢. Elijah Gifford died @ 10 o’clock this evening.

Monday, February 5th

This day wind N.W. cold + pleasant. Employed at writing + nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, February 6th

This day wind N.N.W. extremely cold but pleasant. Employed at writing. In the evening in company Southward Potter went to Geo. Gifford through the Horseneck, Stopped a few moments + warmed and returned home again. Thermometer at 14 degrees below zero.

Wednesday, February 7th

This day wind N.N.W. and very cold. I went to New Bedford paid for one box Gillotts pens 87¢ for 2 leaves paper 50¢ hors keeping 37¢. In the evening returned home winds east + snowstorm. Paid for Swd Potter for tobacco 6. Segars 10 Waverly Magazine 6¢ paid Bk Solon bill 31. Snowed all night

Westport February 1855

Thursday, February 8th

This day wind East and snowing about 1 foot of snow on the ground. Elijah Gifford was buried today at Bald Hill aged about 40 years. At sunset fresh gale + snowstorm. Rec’d of S. Potter .22 snowing all night.

Friday, February 9th

This day wind N.N.E. and snowing moderately. Employed at writing. H. W. Seabury with us at sunset continues to snow.

Saturday, February 10th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at making up ships accounts.

Sunday, February 11th

This day wind from S.W. to S. E. and pleasant. Myself Ruth S. + H.W. Seabury left farm in a sleigh. Left Ruth at Russells Mills Carried H.W. S. as far as head of Aponagansett. Ruth went to Father Smith with brother Leander + wife. I arrived at Father’s at 1 P.M. and got dinner. 3 P.M. set for home via Russells Mills called on brother George Smith paid him for whetting wood saw 17¢ in the evening arrived home.

Monday, February 12th

This day the wind N.N.E and pleasant in the morning. In company with S. Potter went eeling after breakfast went to New Bedford in a sleigh. I paid Sullings + Kingmans bill of nails +$38.50

11. Lewis bill pump [?] +c $11.59. Booth + Hathaway bill $1.44 Expenses 37¢ in the evening returned home.

Tuesday, February 13th

This day wind light and pleasant after dinner in company with S. Potter. Went to Westport Point crossed the river on the ice by Sowles Rocks. In the afternoon returned home crossed the Horseneck Channel and landed at our shore. Paid Job Davis Jr. bill wharfinger 1.29 paid for 1 Gal [?] molasses 35.

Wednesday, February 14th

A.M. wind East and cloudy. J. Davis + H.A. Gifford were here settling accounts

P.M. wind East and rainy, H.A. Gifford went home and Capt. Davis stayed all night.

Westport February 1855

Thursday, February 15th

This day wind South and foggy ground wary wet + thawing. Capt. Job Davis + S. Potter here settling accounts. $1.10 paid for 2 pairs of Shoes omitted Monday 12th.

Friday, February 16th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Employed at writing.

Saturday, February 17

This day wind S.W and pleasant. After breckfast I. Cornell went home S. Potter. Employed at writing.

Sunday, February 18th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to meeting at Bald Hill. In the evening Brother Leander Smith + wife Ruby called on us and stayed all night.

Monday, February 19th

This day wind West and pleasant. In company with Capt. Job Davis went to New Bedford. Paid for 13 lb Sugar $1.~ for hors keeping 37¢ for mending harnes 33¢ for dinner 25¢.

Tuesday, February 20th

This day wind West and pleasant. After dinner went to New Bedford carried S. Potter. This bill of writing [?]] 55.62. Paid Henry Taber + Co Bill of Tar Salt + $92.63. Advanced Ruth L $10. Paid hors keeping 22. [Cr.?][credit] [?] S. Potters Bill $1.~

Wednesday, February 21st

This day wind N.N.E and pleasant. Employed at Sundry Jobs about the farm. Advanced Ruth L. Smith $2.~

Thursday, February 22nd

This day wind W.N.W and pleasant. After breckfast went to head of Westport via Hixbridge in co[mpany] with Ruth L. Hannah W + [Ja ?Teller] School teachers went to Geo. H. Gifford + got teachers wages $63. + wood bill $8.23 paid [tools?] 8 ¢. In the evening returned home.

Wrstport March 1855

Friday, February 23rd

This day wind North and verry cold. I went to New Bedford. Paid for cotton cloth tc [etc] 75¢ for horskeeping + dinner 62¢. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, February 24th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at Sundry jobs about the farm. This day and the 23 Should be reversed

Sunday, February 25th

This day wind N.W by W and cold. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Monday, February 26th

This day wind N.N.W clear + cold. Went to Abraham Gifford wood lot and got a load of Ship Timber bought of Davies Macomber drawed the timber to our Shore.

Tuesday, February 27th

This day wind N.W clear and cold. Drawed another load of timber as above. Abner and Edith Sisson from Westport Point called on us and passed the day.

Wednesday, February 28th

This day wind N.N.W cold and pleasant. Drawed a load of timber being ballance of timber bought of Davies Macomber. Cash on hand to Ballance 164.40.

Thursday, March 1st 1855

This day wind S.W and pleasant. P.M I went to Westport Point. I paid Almira Allen as per receipt

$24.59. Give my Note to Ballance Brig Mexico account for $800.~ Cash on hand.

Friday, March 2nd

This day wind N.E and pleasant. I went to New Bedford and carried 9⅓ Bushells potatoes for $1. per Bushell 9.36. Expences .14¢. In the evening returned home. Paid for 9½ yds cotton cloth for Hannah Gifford 53¢.

Saturday, March 3rd

This day wind East and pleasant. I went to New Bedford carried 5 Bushells Turnips. Sold them for 2.~. Paid Leonard Sisson Ballance of Account as per account carried ? made up to 3M.° 1, 1855 $194.15. Expenses hors keeping + dinner 47¢.

Westport 3 M° 1855

Sunday, March 4th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Noth note transpired.

Monday, March 5th

This day fresh gales from S.W and some cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Expenses paid for ½ yard ribbon 29¢ for hors keeping 37¢ for dinner 18.

Tuesday, March 6th

This day wind S.W and mild though blustering. Aunt Patty wife of Benjamin Willcox buried to day aged about 66 years as near as I can ascertain. H.W.S +Son Chs P. Seabury + [Sally ?] were here to day. Bk [Bark] D Franklin off the harbor.

Wednesday, March 7th

This day wind N.N.E and cloudy. After Breckfast went to Westport Point in Company with Henry Willcox. Paid for tapping my boots + Shoes $1.~. In the evening returned home about 12 oclock. This day Bk. [Bark] D. Franklin arrived at New Port.

Thursday, March 8th

A.M wind N.E and pleasant. Father + Mother Willcox went to Tiverton on a visit.

P.M wind N.N.W and pleasant. I went to Westport Point across the river. Carried ¾ cash of [Lime ?] 2 Bushells of [Hair ?] for Clark Tripp. Carried 100 lb white Zink Paint to Paint out side of my house.

Friday, March 9th

A.M wind S.W and some cloudy. In company with H.W went to New Bedford. Expenses hors keeping and dinner 75. Bk. [Bark] D Franklin arrives at Westport Point to day at 12 oclock with 380 Sperm Oil on board + 30 Black Fish Oil Sent home on the voyage 50 Bbls [Sperm?]. Capt. Russell of the D. Franklin paid $9.~ for hors and carraige from New Port to New Bedford via Westport Point.

P.M rainy in the evening returned home wind N.E and rainy.

Saturday, March 10th

Saturday 10th This day gale of wind from N.E and Snow Storm. Nothing transpired worth note.

Sunday, March 11th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. Nothing worth transpired.

Westport 3 Mo. 1855

Monday, March 12th

This day wind N.E and Some cloudy. Nothing worth Note transpired. Paid Isaac Cornell Saturday10th $12.~ on account.

Tuesday, March 13th

This day wind N.E and cloudy. After dinner went to Westport Point in company with Chas. F. Smith + Charles Smith. Went from Abner Allens Shore + returned farm way At Sunset rainy + hail storm.

Wednesday, March 14th

This day wind N.E and cloudy. After dinner went to mill. Carried Ruth L. + Hannah W Smith to Prince Allens. Paid Allen Howland Bill. Saw Sassafras plank tc [etc] $1.04. Paid Sarah H. Smith as per receipt $100. Wife of Capt Jos. E. Smith now in Bk [Bark] Solon.

Thursday, March 15th

This day wind N.E and moderate rain. Job Davis called on us in the morning at Oclock. Noon Geo. P. Potter wife + two children arrived.

Friday, March 16th

This day wind N.E and cloudy. In company with Geo. P. Potter went to Westport Point. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Saturday, March 17th

This day A.M wind wind N.E by E. and moderate Snow Storm. After breckfast left home for New Bedford arrived there at 11 A.M

P.M commenced verry rainy. Sold Samuel Leonard of New Bedfor[d] 500 Bls Whale Oil at 66¢ per Gall. At 15 minutes to 5 P.M left New Bedford for New York via Stonington. At 7 Oclock arrived at Providence. Moderate rain and verry dark. At 9 Oclock P.M arrived at Stonington + at 6 Oclock

A.M arrived at New York. Received of Henry Willcox $1500. Saml. Leonard $500

New York Sunday, March 18th 1855

At Sunrise light wind at S.W and Some cloudy. Got my breckfast at a resturator paid 45¢. Spent most of the day looking about the wharfs for Schooner WH DeWitt Capt Gifford. Got my dinner at U.S. Hotell and put up there at night.

Westport March 1855

New York Monday, March 19th

At sunrise wind N.N.W and pleasant ground frose Some. After Breckfast at 8 oclock called at Taylor + Willsons Bake house. Capt Gifford had not arrived. Spent the day at [re                                                                                                                                        ?] the Oil Market. Got an offer of 65½ cash for whale oil if it Suited when it arrived to Syles + Polhamus + Co. At sunset wind S.W and pleasant. I am sitting at a desk in the reading room at the U.S. Hotell writing this Sketch and am glad to be seated having been upon my feet most of the day traviling about the city getting prices tc [etc]. Sch. W.H DeWitt arrived this evening.

New York Tuesday, March 20th

This day wind N.W cold and pleasant. Employed at coursing about the city getting prices. At 4

P.M called onboard Sch. W.H. DeWitt + Saw Capt. Gifford at Pier 20 North river.

Wednesday, March 21st

This day wind N.W cold and pleasant. [Landed?] the Oil from the Schooner filled and Sold the Same to Syles Polhamus + Co of New York at 65¢ per gall 4498 Galls. amounts to $2923.70. Sold 2294 lb Old copper at 21¢ per lb $481.74.

New York Thursday, March 22

This day wind N.W cold and pleasant. Got three Boxes H.B. Sugar. Cable + Anchor. Four Bbls Linseed Oil for 133.55. In co[mpany] with Capts. Reynolds + Cogashall went to Barnums Museum[?] [Musical] in the evening paid for ticket 25.

New York Friday, March 23rd

This day wind W.S.W and verry blustering. Employed at purchasing Ships Stores. Paid for Sugar

$104.02 + for Cable + Anchor $480.94 + for hams + Dryed Beef $65.69 + for Beef 100 Bbls + Pork 80 Bbls $2760.~ + for Flour + Meal $597..12 paid + for Bread 622.57

New York Saturday, March 24th

This day wind N.W. by W and passing blowing blowing fresh gale. Paid Rowe + Woodruff + Carter Bill Sundries $139.45. Paid for vinegar 6 Bbl 34.25 + for 2 Bbl Dyer Apples $17.70.

123 lb Java Coffee $17.22 U.S. Hotell Bill of board $9.50.

Westport 1855

Saturday, March 24 Continued

P.M. Fresh gale from NNW and pleasant. Took H. A. Gifford receipt for Samuel Judd Sons. Check for $366.45 at 5 o clock P.M. Left New York onboard Steamer Bay State for New Bedford via Fall River. Arrived at New Bedford at 7 o clock Sunday morning. Fare $3.60.

Sunday March 25th

This day wind NW clear and cold got breakfast with H. M. Seabury at New Bedford at 8½ A.M. Left for home on foot. Met Isaac Cornell a short distance west of Ester Devoll Corner. Took passage with him for home at 12 o clock. Noon arrived home.

Monday March 26th

A.M. Wind NW. Cold and pleasant. In company with H. W. went to New Bedford. P. M. wind WSW. Expense 68¢. In the evening returned home. Raining moderately.

Tuesday, March 27th

This day wind WNW and blustering. Employed at sundry small jobbs.

Wednesday, March 28th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for 1 pair of boots for Henry

1. $1.35 for cloth 14 for S [?] 10¢ hors keeping + dinner 47¢ In the evening returned home in company with H. Wilcox.

Thursday, March 29th

This day fresh gale from NW and cold for the season. I went to Paul Fishers and got my buggy dash fitted. Isaac Cornell cutting cord wood.

Friday, March 30th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. I went to New Bedford via Russells Mills. Paid Clive H. Seabury for one bottle of figs[?] 25 paid for sundries $3. hors keeping 37 dinner .10¢ cloth .5.

Saturday, March 31st

This day wind SW and pleasant. Leander Smith and wife Ruby called on us and passed the day in company with H.W + L. Smith. Went to Westport Point to attend D. Franklin Auction 1/8

belonging to N. Tompkins was bid of by Edward Sowle for $530 by bid paid Jos. Bassets bill

$1.33. At 5 P.M arrived home. Paid Sel[?] Carroll $20 on account.

Sunday, April 1st

This day wind NNE and verry rainy. Cash to balance 301.78 on hand.

Monday, April 2nd

This day wind NW fresh gale and cold for the season. I went to town meeting horseback. Chose Town Officers for town Clerk Geo. H. Gifford. Expenses [?] [?] 27¢. James Bailey called on us.

Tuesday, April 3rd

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. In company with James Bailey + Isaac Cornell + Henry W went to Westport Point to see John Hixes Ship launched. She was not launched owing to a [?] tide. I paid for tapping Henry W boots + repairing my boots 67. At 3 o clock arrived home. In the evening H.W. Seabury son + sister arrived at our house.

Wednesday, April 4th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with Uncle James Bailey. Expenses horskeeping and dinner 36¢. In the evening returned home.

Thursday, April 5th

A.M wind South and very pleasant. In company with Henry Willcox went to Friends Quarterly Meeting at New Bedford. Had preaching by four different persons. P.M wind SSE and cloudy. At 4 P.M commenced raining at 6 o clock P.M arrived home. Expenses 22¢.

Friday, April 6th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills with two pairs of oxen. Got them shod. Got the plough sharpened chains mended +c and returned home again in the afternoon.

Saturday, April 7th

This day wind NW and pleasant. After noon in company with H. Willcox went to Westport Point. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday, April 8th

This day wind variable and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, April 8th [This should be April 9th][losing time and repeating words]

Forenoon wind variable and pleasant. Employed at drawing and digging stones in barn meadow. P.M wind SSE cloudy with some rain. Employed at taking down down wall west of the carriage house. Bridget Bow arrived today about 10 o clock A.M commenced work at $1.50 per week paid I. Cornell $1.

Tuesday, April 9th [This should be April 10th]

This day winds variable and pleasant. Employed at making wall back of carriage house. At sunset wind SE and rainy.

Tuesday, April 10th [A second entry for Tuesday, but with correct date. This entry may be for Wednesday since the next entry is Thursday.]

A.M wind NNE and cloudy. At 10 o clock left home for New Bedford. Stopped at Russells Mills got my hors shod paid Clark Manly for shoeing oxen sharpening plough +c $2.10 . Paid for shoeing my hors and fixing buggy 81¢. advanced Ruth S $5. Horskeeping and dinner 20¢.

Thursday, April 12th

A.M wind NNW and squally with hail and some rain. P.M clear + cold. Employed at making wall and nothing transpired worth note.

Friday, April 13th

A.M wind NNE cold and pleasant. Employed at drawing out manure. P.M loaded a load of hay for New Bedford.

Saturday, April 14th

This day wind SSE and cloudy. Myself Ruth S. Hannah W + Abbott Pliny went to Westport Point via Hix Bridge paid toll 8¢.

Sunday, April 15th

This day wind South and moderate rain. We spent the day at Isaac S. Brightman + ? Howlands.

Monday, April 16th

This day wind SSW mild and pleasant. Attended the launch of ship at Westport Point. The ship went about 60 feet + stopped owing to the ways settling [?]. Got our dinners at William P. Howland. At 2 P.M. left for home via Hix Bridge paid toll 8. At 4 P.M arrived home + loaded a load of hay from the stack in the Point meadow. Paid I. Cornell $1.

Tuesday, April 17th

This day wind SSW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sold 9¼ doz. eggs for 1.47 4½ bushells turnips @ 40 $1.80 ½ bushell apples $1.33 ½ bushell beets + parsnips 50. Expenses paid for soap 9 lb 72. 1 lb Otis [?] Tea 80 10 lb of hay seed $1.30 dinner + hors keeping 48. At 6 o clock

P.M arrived home. Paid F Mason for 4 Pear trees 2.50.

Wednesday, April 18th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing south of orchard.

Thursday, April 19th

Forenoon wind SW warm and pleasant. Employed at ploughing and harrowing. P.M wind SE by E and cloudy. I went to Westport Point. Paid Job Davis for four Bushells barley $4. Paid Job Davis Jr for cod fish .30¢. In the evening returned home.

Friday, April 20th

This day wind NE and some rainy. Employed at ploughing in house meadow.

Saturday, April 21st

This day wind NW cool + pleasant. I went to New Bedford Expenses 23¢. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, April 22nd

This day wind SW and pleasant. Myself Ruth S Hannah W + Abbott Pliny went to Allen Howlands and spent the day. In the evening returned home.

Monday, April 23rd

This day wind NNE cool and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Expenses paid for hors keeping and dinner 37¢ for herrings 10¢ for 2 pairs shoes $1.02. In the evening returned home paid S. G. Nye for hay seeds $1.69.

Tuesday, April 24th

This day wind SW and some foggy. Finished sowing oats + barley + hay seed. In the afternoon I went W. P Point cross the river.

Wednesday, April 25th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to ship [?] for Bk. Janet[?]. In the evening returned home via Smith Mills Expenses .40¢.

Thursday, April 26th

This day wind East and cloudy with some rain. I went to New Bedford [?] 2nd mate + steward for Bk Janet. Sold Samuel Leonard + Son about 1000 bbls sperm oil at $1.76 per gall. In the evening returned home. Expenses 47¢ paid for sugar $1 for pear trees 3.

Friday, April 27th

This day wind NW cool and blustering for the season. Isaac Cornell ploughing main meadow. I went to Westport Point to have the seaweed cleaned off Bk. Janets oil[?]. In the evening went to David Howlands after Ruth S. + Abbott Pliny. Paid Job Davis Jr. for 2 bushells hay seed @ 1.50

$3.

Saturday, April 28th

This day wind NW by W cool + pleasant. I went to Westport Point. Employed at rolling out and filling oil for Saml. Leonard. Expenses 9¢ paid Geo. Gifford for 2 doz. [?] 24 paid James Williams for Abbott Plinys daguerreotype $1.

Sunday, April 29th

This day wind NE and cloudy with but little rain + some snow. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, April 30th

This day wind ESE and cloudy with but little rain. Employed at ploughing [?] ground in the barn meadow.

Tuesday, May 1st

This day wind NE and cloudy. I went to Westport Point across the river to get account Bk. Janet Bk. D. Franklin + Bk. Matapoiset cargos sperm oil sold Samual. Leonard. In the evening returned home via Horseneck Channel. Wind blowing fresh gale from N East. Expenses paid for 5 pepper garden seed 25 [?].

Wednesday, May 2nd

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing. P.M went to Westport Point a�er H. Wilcox. In the evening returned home.

Thursday, May 3rd

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to shop for BK Janet. Expenses paid for ½ box raisins $1.25 for 2 dozen herrings $0.25 horsekeeping + dinner $0.37.

Friday, May 4th

This day wind east and some cloudy. Finished ploughing in barn meadow. At sunset moderate

fair + winds northeast.

Saturday, May 5th

This day fresh breeze from NE and some cloudy. I went to Westport Point in company with Charles F. Smith + Henry G. Crane. Back harrowing in field north barn. Expenses .03.

Sunday, May 6th

This day fresh gales from westward and passing clouds. Myself, Ruth S. + three children went to father Geo. Smith + spent the day.

Monday, May 7th

This day wind from NW round by E to SSE and pleasant. Employed at planting field north of the barn. Bark Barclay of Westport sailed today. Bark Janet went out side + anchored east of Two Mile Rock.

Tuesday, May 8th

This day wind ENE blowing a gale and rainy. I went to Westport Point at 1 o’clock PM. Janet’s Capt. + officers arrived at W. Point about same time. Janet’s crew arrived at the harbor in Danice Trip Sloop Nile at 4 PM. The pilot and crew arrived on shore from Bark Janet and le� her en�rely alone. At 5 PM. myself, Job Davis + Job Davis Jr. [1 Master Dunham + 2 Master Snow of Bark Janet took a whale boat at the Point and went to the Sloop Nile at the harbor. Took in the boat two boat steers + two seamen, myself + 2 Job Davises landed at Horseneck Point. The above

named officers and seamen proceeded to Bark Janet – we returned to the Point through the Horseneck. I returned home in the evening via Hix Bridge. Expenses dinner 10 cents, ferry 12 cents.

Wednesday, May 9th

All this day blowing a fresh gale from ENE and driving rain. Janet at anchor ½ mile east Two Mile Rock. Nothing worth note transpired.

Thursday, May 10th

This day wind NE, cool and pleasant. At 9 o’clock AM Bark Janet sailed. Henry S. West Master Geo. 1 mate + Mr. Snow 2 mates myself + Ruth L. went to New Bedford. Expenses 20 + in the a�ernoon returned home.

Friday, May 11th

This day wind SW and pleasant. After breakfast, in company with H. Wilcox, Leander Smith went to Westport Point across the river. Nothing worth no�ng transpired.

Saturday, May 12th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing in flat meadow over the swamp. Paid Abby + Marg Gifford for sawing $4.

Sunday, May 13th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Myself, wife and two children went to meeting.

Monday, May 14th

This day, wind SW and some cloudy. Employed at ploughing in flat meadow. At 6 o’clock PM finished ploughing.

Tuesday, May 15th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. A�er breakfast went to New Bedford to setle Bark Rajah crew. Sold dried corn and eggs $2.64. Paid for ten herring + soda $1.04 Dinner and horsekeeping 43 cents.

Wednesday, May 16th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Setled with two of Janet’s crew. In the evening returned home. Expenses dinner and horsekeeping 34 cents. Very rainy through the night.

Thursday, May 17th

This day wind SW, mild and pleasant. AM went to Westport Point. PM atended funeral of George Howland son of Rodolphus Howland at friends meeting house.

[?] [?]Selima A. Carroll as of her husband’s voyage on Bark Solon $26. Paid Geo. Smith for 1 bushel of potatoes $1.

Friday, May 18th

This day wind NE and pleasant. In the morning went to Westport Point. Got leters from Bark Solon. Reports her at Barbados. Had shipped 70 barrels whale oil + 1390# whale bone. PM employed about the farm. Sold John Crass 2 calfs[?] for $12.

Saturday, May 19th

AM wind SE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. PM employed at shipping Bark D. Franklins officers + crew in the evening returned home. Wind SE and rainy. Expenses paid for dinner horsekeeping, [?] butons and braid. Paid Isaac Connell $5 on af $5

Sunday, May 21th

This day wind north and pleasant. In company with Henry Wilcox + Leander Smith + Ch Batcheldon to Westport Point. Carried 1 barrel pickles + $4.50 2 ½ bushels @ 40 cents $[?]. In the evening returned home at sunset. Wind NNE and cloudy.

Sunday May 20th

This day wind S.E. and sunny. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, May 22nd

This day wind NE and cloudy with some rain. Went to New Bedford in company with Ch A Batcheldon. B ar�cles for Bark Janet + striped two men in A.M. In the evening returned home. Expenses dinner and horsekeeping 68 cents.

Tuesday, May 23rd

This day wind from NE to SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Got D. Franklins ships. Expenses 23 cents. At 4 PM arrived home and loaded a load of straw.

NO ENTRY FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

Thursday, May 24th

This day wind SW and cloudy. In company with Henry Wilcox went to Westport Point. Expenses

0.02. Isaac Connell went to New Bedford with a load of straw for Pasley Gibbs. 3040 � Went in

the night had a heavy tempest with rain.

Friday, May 25th

A.M. wind north and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. PM winds SE and some cloudy. Expenses 0.02.

Saturday, May 26th

This day wind NNW cold and pleasant. In company with Henry Wilcox and Hannah Wilcox. Went to New Bedford. Shipped two men for Bark D. Franklin. Expenses dinner and horsekeeping 0.57. Isaac Connell went with a load of hay to Mr. Savin 2510 � at $16 for 2000.

Sunday, May 27th

This day wind north cold and pleasant for the season. Bridget returned. Dr. Handy called to see

Bridget [?] Saturday. Postage on Mrs. Ch. Carroll leter sent to Bermuda 10 cents.

Monday, May 28th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. At 8 AM le� home for New York via new Bedford to take charge of whale bone shipped from Barbados to New York per Brig Etawando from Bark Solon of Westport, Mass. At 4:50 PM took the cars [carriages] for Fall River. At 7 PM le� Fall River aboard steamer Metropolis for New York to cash from Merchants Bank $100. From Sylvanus Thomas $19.45. Cash on hand $5. Mild and pleasant through the night. Paid for one pair of boots $3.50. Dinner at N.B. for L.S., D.S. and H.S. $1.

Tuesday, May 29th New York

This day wind SW and pleasant. At half past 6 AM arrived at New York. Fare from New Bedford

$3.60. Got breakfast at U.S. Hotel in New York. I cruised about the city in pursuit of Solon oil un�l 3:20 PM. Saw the arrival of the Brig Etawando at New Haven, Connec�cut. I took the cars [carriages] for that place. Fare at U.S. Hotel $1. back to depot 10 cents. Supper on boat 5 cents. At 7 o’clock PM arrived at New Haven. Fare $1.50. Paid James Munro of New Bedford for cleansing [?] 1.50. Called on N.H. Gaston and learned that his vessel would leave for New York about 6 mos.[?]. I took lodgings at the Ton�ne Hotel at $2.25 per day.

Wednesday, May 30th New Haven

This day wind SSW and pleasant. I went on board Brig Etawando. Got account of Bark Solon oil at 11:15 AM. Took the cars [carriages] for Providence via New London and Stonington at 2 PM.

Arrived at New London and took a boat for Stonington. Arrived there about 4 PM and took the

cars for Providence. Arrived at Providence about 6 PM and took lodgings at Exchange Hotel. Supper lodging and breakfast at New Haven $1.75. Fare from N.H. to Providence $2.90. Paid for dinner 10 cents. Supper lodging and breakfast at Exchange Hotel $1.00.

Thursday, May 31st, 1855 Providence

This day fresh gale from SW and pleasant. At 8 o’clock AM took stage from Fall River and head of Westport. At 11:15 AM arrived at Fall River got dinner at Uncle Joe Estes. At 1 PM took stage and arrived at head Westport at 3 o’clock PM. Stage about ¾ hour at sister Hannah + at 6 ½ PM arrived home on foot. Fare from Providence to F. River $1.

Friday, June 1st

This day wind south and strong breezes and some cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday, June 2nd

This day strong breezes at SSW and cloudy. Employed at making wall West carriage house. Paid

John Crass for 12 ½ # veal $1.10 . Paid H.H. Grey for riding horse 33 cents.

Sunday, June 3rd

This day wind south. Fresh gale + some rain. Myself atending Friends Meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, June 4th

This day wind south and foggy. I went to the point in company with Isaac Cornell, Joseph + wife Mary Gifford. Called and took dinner with no advance. Isaac Connell $3. [?] [?] of [?] [?] $10 for old canvas 200 � [?] 61 cents.

Tuesday, June 5th

This day wind SW strong breezes + cold for the season. Planted our turnips in flat meadow field. PM went to Westport Point. Paid Darius Davis for mending buggy dasher 67 cents. for strap for muck fork 20 cents for feet pump chain 15 cents.

Wednesday, June 6th

AM wind SW and pleasant. Isaac Cornell went to New Bedford with a load of hay to Mr. Savin 2150 # [West] at 20 per ton.

Thursday, June 7th

AM rain SSE and raining at 9. 6 o’clock le� home via New Bedford for New York. PM at 4:50   le� New Bedford for Fall River. Arrived at Myricks at 6 o’clock. Le� Myricks at 15 past 6.  Arrived at

Fall River at 7 o’clock PM. Le� Fall River for New York per steamer. Bay State blowing a gale from SSW and thick at 10 o’clock PM. Brenton Reef bearing NE. Shipped a sea forward and stove in the doors forward on the main deck and a skylight le�ng considerable water down in the cabin below causing considerable fear with its passing and several of the passengers being seasick and frightened. At 10 ½ o’clock it being very dark came very near running down two schooners owing to them having no lights forward. Expenses dinner at New Bedford 0.28. Fare to N. York + supper 3.60.

Friday June 8th

This day wind WNW and some cloudy though pleasant. On board steamer Bay State bound to New York. At sunrise off New Haven. At 9 o’clock AM arrived at New York. Paid for breakfast. 12 called on Cartwrights & Harrison 111 Front St. and got a leter from BK Lotor containing invoice of Oil + Bone and advices from Cartwright. Went to Brig Etavanando. The oil + bone had been landed and stored at Saml Judds Sons + Co. Oil works sold to Samuel Judds Sons + Co. 2166 galls. Whale oil at 70¢ per gall. At 12 Midnight had a fine Building joining U.S. Hotel.

New York Saturday, June 9th

This day wind SW mild + pleasant. A�er breakfast had an interview with N.H. Gaston and made arrangements about freight and insurance on oil + bone. Received of Taylor + Wilson $95. Back paid N.H. Gaston bill $96.30. Had the whale bone Car�er + Stovell Taylor + Wilson Bake House. Was offered 37½¢ per lb. for bone. At 5 o’clock PM to Storm Boat for New Port. At 1 o’clock in the night arrived at New Port. At 2 o’clock AM took lodging at Touro House. Fare at U.S. Hotels

$2.25. Fare from N.Y. to N. Port 30 cents.

Sunday, June 10th at New Port

This day wind W cool + pleasant with passing clouds. I atended Friends Meeting AM + PM had very good preaching by several, in par�cular by David Hunt of Indiana and John Meeder of Long Island N.Y. Saw a number of acquaintances and Cousins Eliza Hale + Samuel Estes.

Monday, June 11th

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. Paid fare at Touro House $2.25. At 9 o’clock AM took stage for East. At 11:30 AM arrived at Hotel at Stone Bridge fare 60. From there started on foot for

1. Point via A Kings L[?] to Mr. King’s and got dinner + at 6 o’clock PM arrived at Westport Point. Got a boat and crossed the river home. Arrived at 7 PM.

Tuesday June, 12th

This day winds variable with light showers. Employed at hoeing at North Barn [field].

Wednesday, June 13th

This day wind SW and very pleasant. Employed at hoeing as above. Hannah Cummings + Cornelia Winchester from Head of Westport East River spent the day with us.

Thursday, June 14th

This day wind SW and very pleasant. Finished hoeing field north the barn. Nothing worth no�ng transpired.

Friday, June 15th

This day wind mild and pleasant. In company with Ruth S. went to New Bedford. In drawing [?] one Sam’l. Guilds Sons + Co. of New York City for $1516.20 at 1 days sight payable to James B. Congdon Cashier Merchants Bank New Bedford. Drawed on Messrs. Taylor + Wilson of New York City for $403.09 payable at above. Expenses at N.B. paid for cloth for 2 pairs thick pants

$7.70. Paid for one best patern and cu�ng same $1.62. For butons $0.55. Advanced Ruth S.

$5 paid horsekeeping keeping 12 pairs for Crackers + Co. 17 in the evening returned home.

Saturday, June 16th

AM winds SW and pleasant. Employed at plan�ng over corn + hoeing in flat-meadow field. P.M. some cloudy. At 7 o’clock came some raining. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday, June 17th

AM wind North and pleasant. PM myself, wife + three children went the Chas. White’s + spent the a�ernoon.

Monday, June 18th

This day wind East and pleasant. I went to New Bedford and carried leters + sent them to New York by Express. Paid 12¢ to go to Fayals to Chs. W. Dabny for Brig Pomona brokers 0.09 cents. Returned bonds by the way of Father Geo. Smith.

Tuesday, June 19th

AM wind East and pleasant. Employed at hoeing in flat meadow field.

PM some rainy hoeing. At 5 o’clock PM Sylvania Thomas + Capt. Browell from New Bedford called and wanted a price for the Bark Rajah.

Wednesday, June 20th

AM wind South and foggy.

PM wind SW and pleasant. Employed at hoeing.

Thursday, June 21st

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford and to Fair Haven to see Capt. Bennet. Ferriage 10. horse keeping + dinner $50.

Friday, June 22nd

This day winds light and variable. I went to New Bedford on account selling Bark Rajah. Expenses paid one bushel of fine feed for family us 62¢. Dinner and horse keeping 29¢. In evening [?]. Advanced J. Cornell $1 on account.

Saturday, June 23rd

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday, June 24th

AM wind SEand some foggy at 6 o’clock. Le� home in company with Ruth L. Went to New Bedford. Crossed the river to Fair Haven in Ferry Boat. From F.H. went to J. Gifford in company with Jos. + wife Mary atended Friends Meeting at Head of Acushnet. Went home with Jos. + Mary and got dinner. After dinner in company with Mary went to Wm. Bradford. Called on Gideon Nye + Aunt Abigail Hathaway and Dick Swi� at the Head of Acushnet. Aunt A. Hathaway was sister to Grandfather Geo. Smith and her age is 92 years. Paid ferriage 12 to Fair Haven.

PM some rainy. At 6 o’clock PM arrived at Geo. P. Poters via Head of river + Hathaway Road.

Monday, June 25th

AM wind SW and some foggy. A�er dinner le� Geo. P. Poter for home via Russells Mills. PM wind SW and some foggy. At 3 o’clock PM arrived home. Paid Minnie Cornell for one Peck Basket 204. Paid P. Poter for three pairs gloves 24.

Thursday [Tuesday], June 26th

This day wind SW and some rainy and very foggy. I went to Russells Mills and carried Sam’l. C. Fisher to take stage to New Bedford. Paid for cuting pants and trimming 40¢. PM went to Westport Point in company with Henry Wilcox. Paid A. H. Cory for Scow to get Salt Hay from Horseneck 50. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, June 27th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Myself and Ruth L. atended monthly meeting at Friends meeting at Apponeganset. Had some good speaking by several Friends, in particular by Phebe

1. Gifford of Dartmouth + Phebe Bishop of Canada West, formerly Phebe Poter of Granville N. York.

Thursday, June 28th

AM wind South and foggy. In company with Henry Wilcox went to New Bedford. PM some

rainy. Expenses at N.B. .56¢. Paid Clark Manly Bill of Black [?] 2.12.

Friday, June 29th

AM wind NW warm and pleasant. I went to N.B. to help setle with Capt. R. H. Fisher late of the Bark Rajah of Westport. PM wind SW and very warm. At 10 o’clock in the evening returned home. Expenses 2¢. At 10½ PM Isaac Connely started for N.B. with load of hay.

Saturday, June 30th

AM wind NW and pleasant but warm. PM wind South. I went to Westport Point at noon. I. Connell arrived home [with a] load of hay weighed 24.40 # Net.

Sunday, July 1st

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, July 2nd 1855

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed and finished hoeing 2nd �me field north of barn.

Tuesday, July 3rd

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market. At 12½ Noon arrived

home.

Wednesday, July 4th

This day wind South and some foggy. Employed at hoeing in garden. Went to the Point in a�ernoon.

Thursday, July 5th

This day AM some rainy wind South. PM myself + Ruth went to New Bedford. Expenses 14¢. In the evening returned home and brought with us Betsy Smith, an Irish work girl.

Friday, July 6th

This day wind SW and frequent showers. Employed at hoeing turnips + corn between showers.

Saturday, July 7th

AM wind South and rainy. PM wind SSW and some rainy. I went to mill at Allen Howlands Mill. Sunday, July 8th

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to meeting at Bald Hill. PM called on Abner Allen and Charlote Lawrence + she was most blind + confined to her bed mostly. Also called on Paul Fisher. He was very much reduced by a bilious fever and not able to sit up.

Monday, July 9th

AM wind NE and pleasant. John Lawton arrived to help mow but plowed in the field in flat meadow.

Tuesday, July 10th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Mowed the house meadow and raked the same.

Wednesday, July 11th

AM wind South + cloudy. Mowed by litle in meadow South [of] house. Isaac Cornwell + John Lawton mowed some.

PM went to Westport Point accompanied by H. Wilcox. I.C. + I.S. In the evening home. I paid Dr.

1. L. White for medical atendance in 1851 as from metled with pencil.

Thursday, July 12th

AM wind SW and foggy. Mowed some South [of] the house and street.

PM clear and warm. Stacked hay over the swamp and raked South house.

Friday, July 13rd

AM wind South + foggy. Mowed some. P.M. sun shown some. Employed at stacking and raking hay.

Saturday, July 14th

This day wind NNE clear and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng hay.

Sunday, July 15th

This day wind East and pleasant. Atended the funeral of Christopher Slocum child Silvie, aged about 3 years. Funeral at Friends Meeting Bald Hill.

Monday, July 16th

A.M. Wind S.W and foggy. finished mowing meadow South the house.

P.M. clear and pleasant part of the time got in three tons of hay and raked [?] I paid Hannah

Howland for making vest and pants 1.33 trimmings 6c [cents].

Tuesday, July 17th

A.M wind S.W. by W and foggy.

P.M. clear and pleasant. employed at getting hay.

Wednesday, July 18th

This day wind variable and extremely warm had a small shower from E employed at mowing and getting in hay.

Thursday, July 19th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at getting hay.

Friday, July 20th

At sunrise wind East and pleasant mowed some in Point meadow at 10 1/2 A.M rainy

P.M cloudy with some rain north part Point meadow hay in heeps.

Saturday, July 21st

A.M wind E.N.E and cloudy with some rain. advanced Isaac Cornell $5. I went to Westport Point advanced Samuel E. Dean $5. on account of Seabon on Bk Matapoiset. P.M returned home I caught a Bass with hook and line which weighed 16lb 4 oz.

Sunday, July 22nd

A.M wind N.E and pleasant.

P.M. some cloudy. employed at ge�ng hay.

Monday, July 23rd

A.M wind N.E and cloudy. I went to New Bedford

P.M wind S.W and some foggy expenses at N.B dinner and horsekeeping 41 [cents] went to New Bedford via Padanaram to employ James for Bk [bark] Matapoiset. in the evening returned home took from Merchants Bank N.B $500. on account.

Tuesday, July 24th

This day wind South and dull cloudy weather. I went to Westport Point in company with John Lawton and I Cornell. carried 9 lbs 5 oz buter Sold 3 lbs cash 25 75 Paid Christopher Giffon

$100 on account. in the evening returned home.

Wednesday, July 25th

A.M wind S.S.E and dull cloudy weather.

P.M wind S.W and pleasant at 5 1/2 o’clock returned from fishing caught about 20 fish

Thursday, July 26th

This day winds variable with some rain. finished mowing Point meadow and flat meadow. P. M

got our hay up.

Friday, July 27th

This day wind North and pleasant finished mowing and got most of our hay stacked.

Saturday, July 28th

A.M wind E and some cloudy. H. Willcox paid John Lawton $19.37 for mowing and ge�ng hay.  P. M pleasant and warm finished ge�ng hay at 6o’clock P.M le� home for Father Geo. Smiths accompanied by my wife and three children at 7 1/2 P.M arrived there.

Dartmouth Sunday, July 29th

This day wind E.N.E and cloudy with moderate rain most of the day wrote a leter to Brother Jos

1. Smith of Bk [bark] Solon by Captain William Allen of Bk [bark] Kathleen.

Dartmouth Monday, July 30th

A.M wind East and foggy accompanied by Mother Sarah Smith and Ruth L and two children Hannah W. and Abbot Pliny went to Leonard Sherman’s to visit Ruby H Smith wife of brother Leander Smith. P.M pleasant and warm I went to Padanaram to engage joiners to build Bk[bark] Matapoiset cabin. saw John Davis and Misson Mathews. they were all engaged in the evening returned to Father Geo. [George] Smith via the Bridge Gulf S. Shermans toll over Dartmouth Bridge 4 [cents] in the evening we all arrived to Fosters accompanied by Ruby H. Smith wife of Capt [captain] Leander Smith.

Dartmouth Tuesday, July 31st

A.M wind south and verry rainy P.M pleasant I went quauhauging [quahogging] got about 1/2 bushell we all took tea with Bro, D.W. Smith in the evening returned to Father Geo S.

Dartmouth Wednesday, August 1st

A.M wind East and cloudy thick weather at 11 o’clock A.M Started for Humphrey Anthonys now Abner Smith at 12 noon arrived got dinner and at 3 P.M le� in Co with Mother and Wife Ruth L. and two children. called at Abraham Cornell, Elyse Wing, Caleb Anthony and Aunt Elizabeth Howland.

Dartmouth Thursday, August 2nd

This day wind S.E warm and pleasant helped Father George Smith mow and get in hay at 4 1/2

P.M le� for home via Russells Mill. called at E. Howland and paid Elihu Howland as per receipt

$75. on account of Bk [bark] Solon at sunset arrived home.

Westport Friday, August 3rd

This day wind South warm and pleasant employed at ge�ng up Barley nothing worth note

transpired.

Saturday, August 4th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford I paid I & W.R. Wing as per receipt two hundred dollars paid David Sisson four hundred dollars as per note paid Abner Poter Jr one hundred dollars. Expenses 0.88 in the evening returned home from sunset to 12 o’clock rainy.

Sunday, August 5th

A.M wind E.S.E and pleasant myself and Ruth L went to meeting at Bald Hill. P.M some cloudy rainy most of the night. Advanced I Cornell $5. on account.

Monday, August 6th

This day wind S.S.E and pleasant employed at sundry jobs about home paid to Geo[George] H. Gifford tax 14.27.

Tuesday, August 7th

This day wind at South and pleasant finished stacking our oats that grew on the south part of the house meadow. in the evening had a shower.

Wednesday, August 8th

A.M wind North cool and pleasant I went to Head of Westport had two shoes set on my horse paid 20[cents] got dinner at Sister Hannah W Cummingses a�er dinner went to New Bedford Expenses 22 [cents] le� my buggy to be repaired came home in company with H.W., R.L., +

H.W.S

Thursday, August 9th

A.M wind S.S.E with fresh gales drawed up 15 bushels of eel grass on south part house meadow at 11 o’clock rainy. P.M cloudy and thick.

Friday, August 10th

This day fresh gale at N.W and pleasant. in company with H.W and H.W. I went to Westport

Point. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, August 11th

This day wind S.E and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in co.[company] with H. Willcox and Irish Betsey Smith Paid for cloth for lining for buggy $2.40. Expenses 37. In the evening returned home via Clark’s Point Road and the cove.

Sunday, August 12th

This day wind S.W and pleasant Capt Humphrey W. Seabury Wife Susan & Son Capt A Seabury called on us and took dinner they were married this day in the morning at New Bedford by Elder Thomas.

Monday, August 13th

This day wind S.W and pleasant I went to New Bedford via Humphrey Anthonys & William Smiths. I paid Sarah Smith wife of Capt Abner Smith of Dartmouth Two Hundred dollars on account of Capt Jos [Joseph] E. Smith now on a whaling voyage in Bk [bark] Solon of Westport and endorsed the Same on the back of a Note signed by Jos E. Smith and Geo[George] Smith of Dartmouth from Capt A Smiths. went to William Smith to see a pair of 4 year old steers his price for them was $92.50 at 4 P.M arrived at New Bedford via Dartmouth Bridge and Padanaram. paid toll .12 horsekeeping 184 paid at Intelligence office for Irish girl 50. In the evening returned home with Irish Elizabeth.

Tuesday, August 14th

A.M wind N.N.W and some cloudy. I went to Westport Point in co[company] with Henry Willcox.

Wednesday, August 15th

This day wind S.S.E and pleasant. mowed about 1/2 our marsh on horseneck.

P.M drawed Eel grass on [homes] meadow

Thursday, August 16th

This day wind S.S.E and warm muggy weather I went to New Bedford & carried Irish Elizabeth gave her $1.40 paid expenses .57 in the evening returned home with Irish Mary.

Friday, August 17th

AM wind South and foggy. I went to New Bedford. PM pleasant. Paid for Shoeing my horse .50. Hors Keeping and dinner 48. In the evening via Clarks Point returned home. Engaged H. M. Smith Keeper of C Point light to carve a head for Bk Matapoisset.

Saturday, August 18th

Wind SW by W and pleasant. I went to Westport Point PM. Went head of Westport East River to See the catle from Brighton. In the evening returned home. John Philips arrived here today from Ohio.

Sunday, August 19th

AM wind NW cool + pleasant. Nothing worth transpired. PM wind W and pleasant.

Monday, August 20th

This day wind SW and verry pleasant. I went to Russells Mills in forenoon. A�ernoon employed

at raking hay on horseneck.

Tuesday, August 21st

AM wind SW and pleasant. Funeral today at Ball Hill [Bald Hill] at 11 oclock of Sarah Gifford a member of the Society of friends, aged 80 years. PM [illegible] finished raking hay on horseneck and went to the Point. I paid Benjamin Gifford Bill of Labor Pain�ng my house $5.40.

Wednesday, August 22nd

This day wind SSW with a light Shower in the a�ernoon. In the forenoon went to the Point and Got Isaac Corys scow and loaded our hay at horseneck. At 5 P.M arrived at our Shore with it.

Thursday, August 23rd

PM wind SSW and foggy with a Small Shower of Rain. Employed at drawing up Salt hay from Scow. AM pleasant. Finished drawing up and stacked our hay South the house. Thos. B. Willcox had a Child Burried today aged about 1 year.

Friday, August 24th

This day wind SSW and pleasant. Employed at drawing up Eelgrass + digging rocks South part house meadow over Swamp. Advanced Isaac Cornell $5. on account of Labor.

Saturday, August 25th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Funeral to day of Phoebe Allen wife of Tho. Allen + daughter of Richard Almy aged 37 y. 3 mo. 9 d. Funeral at Friends meeting Ball Hill [Bald Hill]. She was buried there.

Sunday, August 26th

AM wind NE and Some rainy. I went to New Bedford. PM rainy. Hired a carryall and brot home with me four Riggers to work on Bk Matapoiset. H.W.S[?] and Sister Julia are arrived from L. Compton.

Monday, August 27th

This day wind NE and cloudy with Strong breeze. Went to Westport Point in the boat + carried the riggers. I went to E P Brownell Store + Walter Davis to See catle. In the evening returned home. Hired Jireh Brownell $85. and took his Note.

Tuesday, August 28th

This day wind ENE cool and pleasant. In company with H. Willcox went to New Bedford to carry carriage. Paid for carriage $1. Expense .75. Paid for repairing and clensing I. Cornell watch 1.75. In the evening returned home. Recd of A. H. P. Sawen for hay $55.82.

Wednesday, August 29th

AM wind East NE and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. PM Wind from E to SE to SW and pleasant. Employed at Sunday jobbs digging rocks in South Side hous meadow.

Thursday, August 30th

This day wind North and pleasant. At 10 oclock AM the Bk Geo + Mary Capt Geo. Manchester arrived from a whaling voyage absent 1.1.28 Day with 120 Bbls Sperm Oil. I went to the point. Brot home 1¼ Bushels Corn belonging to Bk. Gov. Carver and 3½ Bushells Belonging to Bk D. Franklin. Cash to Saml E Dean $5. PM Employed at digging Stones as above.

Friday, August 31st

This day wind NW and pleasant. Employed at digging rocks etc.

Saturday, September 1st

This day wind SW and blustering. Myself Ruth L + children went to Father Geo. Smiths and took dinner. PM went W. H. Cummings at head of Westport East river. Took tea and from there went to Aunt Abby Simonds in Tiverton R.I. and stayed all night. Paid for crackers .18.

Sunday, September 2nd

This day wind from SW to NW and Sultry. Had a small Shower and tempist at 11 1/2 AM. Arrived at Uncle Alfred Kings situated about ¾ of a mile NE of Tiverton four corners. Got dinner at 4 PM. Started for home via Adams Ville. Called at Willard Slocums + took tea. Paid toll on Hix Bridge .8c. At 8½ in the evening arrived home.

Monday, September 3rd

This day wind SE and Some cloudy. Went to Westport Point and brot [brought] up a scow load of old lumber.

Tuesday, September 4th

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford on account of Bk. Matapoiset. Expenses dinner and hors keeping .38. Paid for turning in livery Buggy $23. Brot home rope for fly jibb Stay and plates for bob Stay. Sold Capt. Topham 9 lb 6 oz Buter @ 30c.

Wednesday, September 5th

This day wind NE cool + pleasant. I. Cornell went to Hix Bridge + met Walter Davis with a pair of Oxen and drove them home. Drawed up Eight loads of Eel grass. P.M. went whortle Berrying got Six Quarts.

Thursday, September 6th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I. Cornell went to G. Neck and got a load of Sea weed. PM Employed at digging rocks.

Friday, September 7th

This day wind WSW and pleasant. Employed at drawing Seweed and Cuting Stalks.

Saturday, September 8th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at drawing Seweed and cuting Stalks. Advanced I. Cornell $5.

Sunday, September 9th

This day wind North warm and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth Note.

Monday, September 10th

This day wind North and pleasant. I. Cornell went to the Beach and got a load of Seeweed.

Employed at Cuting Stalks and digging Potatoes.

Tuesday, September 11th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Went to New Bedford in Co. with Henry Willcox. Paid for two pairs of Shoes 98. for Ox bones 59.

Wednesday, September 12th

This day Strong breezes from SW and pleasant. Cash to Ruth L. $5. Cash to H. W. for M. B. C. $5. Cash paid I. Cornell for Flags $1.50. Henry and Hannah Willcox Started to day for New Yor [New York] State accompanied by Ruth L. to New Bedford.

Thursday, September 13th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at Sunday jobbs about the farm.

Friday, September 14th

This day wind ENE by E and pleasant. I. Cornell went to Beach and got a load of Seaweed. Henry Willcoxr Cr by Cash $100. Paid Job Davis $100 for Walter Davis to pay for one pair of 4 Year old oxen. Paid R. Macomber & Co. $9.44 for pain�ng my house.

Saturday, September 15th

This day wind E and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. I paid Daniel Wing $500. act Bk Matapoiset. Paid Daniel Macomber $11.40 for reparing ox waggon wheel etc. Expenses .56c. In the Evening returned home.

Sunday, September 16th

This day wind verry light and baffling. Atending Friends meeting at Ball hill. Had a small Shower of rain. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, September 17th

This day wind SW and Some foggy. Employed at digging potatoes. Dug 25 bushells.

Tuesday, September 18th

This day Strong Breeze from the SW and Some cloudy. Finished digging potatoes. PM I went Westport Point . At 5 Oclock had the wind from the NE with rain. At Sunset fresh gale and rainy. I stayed all night at Zoeth Howlands.

Wednesday, September 19th

This day Strong breeze from NE and pleasant. At noon returned home from the Point + Brot with me one Basket of Peaches.

Thursday, September 20th

This day AM wind North cool and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Bot 200# Pairs [pears?] + 300# Dryed apples for Bk Matapoiset. Expenses 65c.

Friday, September 21st

This day wind WSW and Some cloudy though pleasant. AM I went to W. Point. PM pleasant. Employed at digging Stones in South part house meadow.

Saturday, September 22nd

This day wind NE and Some rainy. PM went to Mr Grinnells at Westport harbor via the point in company with Daniel Akin to See Capt James Sowle. In the evening returned home. Shipped Akin for 3d Mate and Boatsteerer in Bk Matapoiset at 1/40 Lay.

Sunday, September 23rd

A.M. wind NE and passing clouds. PM pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, September 24th

This day wind NE cool + pleasant. I went to New Bedford bought for Bk Matapoiset two New Boats 7½ Bushels Beans @$3.25 per Bushell Dryed apples etc. Expenses 62c. Paid for one pair of Shoes for Hannah Gifford $1.

Tuesday, September 25th

A.M. wind NE and pleasant. At 10 oclock Myself + Ruth L atended Friends Meeting at Ball hill [Bald Hill]. A Friend from State of Maine Spoke by the name of Thos. Jones Spoke. PM Wind SW. In Co. with Daniel B Akin went to Westport Point. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, September 26th

This day wind South and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with James Bailey. Engaged trypot for Bk Matapoiset. Henry and Hannah Willcox arrived at New Bedford to day from their �me[?] at Allegheny Co. N.Y. In Co. with H.W. and O.H.P. Brown went to the ploughing match about ½ mile South head of Acushnate [Acushnet] river and Catle Show on the land of Bethuel Penimen. I paid for 1 Bushell Sweet Potate $1.05 hors keeping .50. In the evening returned home with I.B. + Hannah Willcox.

Thursday, September 27th

AM wind SSW and rainy. PM wind NNW and Some cloudy. Myself Ruth L + Hannah W went to New Bedford. Expenses .40 c for visiting city + Mechanik Hall to See the Fair. In the Evening returned home.

Friday, September 28th

This day wind North cool + pleasant. Employed repairing hors waggon. PM went to [unfinished sentence]

Saturday, September 29th

This day winds light and variable. Employed at digging rocks South part house meadow. At

Sunset wind SE by E and pleasant.

Sunday, September 30th

All this day wind SE and pleasant with passing clouds. Father and Mother Willcox [Wilcox] went

Tiverton RI on a visit to Aunt Abby Simmonce. I received a Leter from Oliver Bailey at Ohio. Isaac Cornell quit work to go on Bk. Matapoiset.

Monday, October 1st

This day wind SE and cloudy. Employed at Sundry jobbs about the farm. Cash paid Isaac Cornell on act of Labor on the Farm $20.

Tuesday, October 2nd

This day wind SE and cloudy with but litle rain. I went to Westport Point and Mr. Peck [?] on Deacon Brownell Farm West Side West River. Bot of him 30 Bushels of Calico Potatoes at 45c pr Bushell and 30 Bushells Boston white potatoes at 50c pr Bushell + Bot [bought] 30 Bushells Onions at 48c pr Bushell for Bk Matapoiset.

Wednesday, October 3rd

This day wind South and pleasant. In company with Ruth L went to Russells Mills Dartmouth. Nothing worth note transpired. Sally Julie Ann + Chs. A Seebury arrived to day from N Bedford [New Bedford].

Thursday, October 4th

AM wind South and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to get thing for Bk Matapoiset. PM wind

West and Some cloudy. In the Evening returned home. Expenses 42. Some rainy.

Friday, October 5th

AM wind West cool and Pleasant. At noon I went to Westport point. PM Same. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday, October 6th

AM wind South and pleasant. Myself, Ruth L Julia Ann Seebury [Seabury] + Henry W went fishing at the Harbor + off the Point. PM wind SSE + Cloudy with Some rain. At 4 PM returned with about 1 Doz fish.

Sunday, October 7th

This day wind NNW cool and pleasant. I atended Friends Meeting at Ball Hill [Bald Hill] meeting

house.

Monday, October 8th

AM wind NW cool and pleasant. Rec’d of David Sisson Three Hundred + Seventy Five Dollars on act of Note. I went to New Bedford. Got some Bolsters for Bk. Matapoiset cables to run on + 7 [illegible] Pans for Crib to sit on to Keep out mice. Paid for one pair of Shoes for Hannah Gifford

$1.36 Expenses.

Tuesday, October 9th

AM wind NE and Some Cloudy with Small Shower of rain. Perry Russell + Mr Benson Commenced thrashing oats. I paid Adrian Davis for Nathaniel Kirby Bill of thick cloth and Int.

$3.50. PM wind SW by W and pleasant. At Sunset finished thrashing had 65 Bushells Oats + 36 Bushells Barley. Paid Isaac H Cornell $15 it being the Ball. Due Cornell for his 9 mo + Three days Labor.

Wednesday, October 10th

This day winds variable and light. I went to Westport Point and carried two Barrells of vinegar

for Bark Matapoiset [Illegible].

Thursday, October 11th

This day light Breeze from SE and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. Advanced Samuel E Dean

$5. In the Evening returned.

Friday, October 12th

This day SE wind + cloudy. I went to Westport Point. In the Evening returned home.

Saturday, October 13th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with Sally Julian + Chs. A. Seabury. Bot for Bk Ms Slops etc. Expenses 257.

Sunday, October 14th

AM wind SW and Some rainy. PM pleasant. Myself Ruth + Hannah W[?] Smith went Globe factory to Isaac Bordens via Aunt Ab[b]y Simonds [Simmons?].

Monday, October 15th

This day wind West SW & pleasant. I went to Fall River with Isaac Borden. At 3 o’clock PM left for home via the head of Westport. At 6 PM arrived home.

Tuesday, October 16th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In the morning I went to Westport point. PM went to New Bedford and bot out Cloth etc for Bk. Mattapoisett. James Cornell commenced work to day at

$12 per month.

Wednesday, October 17th

This day wind North and pleasant. In Company with Henry Willcox went to Westport Point. Shipped two men Tiverton to go in Bk. Mattapoisett. In the evening returned home. Paid Thos. Allen James P. Wood Bill of Tuition .51c.

Thursday, October 18th

AM Wind North cool and Pleasant. I went to New Bedford bot 1 Keg Tobacco & one Signil

Lantern for Bk Mattapoisett. Paid for 1# Tea 1# cooking S[illegible] 1 bottle Pain Killer 70.

Friday, October 19th

This day wind verry light and variable. In the morning I went to the Point. PM Christopher Gifford + wife arrived from the Point also Ruby H. Smith + Julia Sisson.

Saturday, October 20th

This day wind East and Some cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Finished Shipping Bark Mattapoisetts crew and Cleared at customs house for a whaling voyage in North + South Atlantic + Indian Oceans. Bot for Bark Mattapoisett 17 Spruce poles 5 oars 6 Lance poles 1 coil towline 2 [illegible] 1 mincing Knife etc. Expenses paid for Sweet potatoes 50c for fresh Beef

$1.57 for Dinner and Hors Keeping .68c.

Sunday, October 21st

This day wind NE and cloudy. In company with Russell Gifford I went to Russells Mills. At ½ past noon arrived Home. Brot with us Susan A work Girl.

Monday, October 22nd

This day wind S.W. and cloudy thick weather. In company with H.W. and D.B. Akin went to Westport Point and on board Bk. Mattapoisett at the harbor. O.H.P. Brown Brot 6 Sailors from New Bedford. Cook Deserted from his boarding house. Shipped another in the Evening.

Returned home in Company with D B Akin.

Tuesday, October 23rd

AM wind North and pleasant. At sunrise the Bark Mattapoisett sailed and anchored out-Side. At Noon got all hands on board. PM light air from SSW and pleasant. Made sail and commenced working off Shore. At 4 PM left the Bark two Mile rock bearing NW about 2 miles. At Sunset Bark Mattapoisett bearing SSW 4 miles wind SSW. Wind SW and light. Ship heading SE. In the evening returned home via point.

Wednesday, October 24th

AM wind East and rainy + blowing fresh. PM wind East and thick. At Sunset wind South and Some rainy though quite Moderate. I went to Mill at Russells Mills.

Thursday, October 25th

AM wind SW and cloudy blowing fresh gale. Employed at cutting up + getting out Corn. PM cool and pleasant. In Company with Ruth L. went to Father Geo. Smith and Brother David Smith. Paid Oliver H. Seabury for Book etc 17. In evening arrived home.

Friday, October 26th

This day wind West and pleasant. In company with Henry Willcox went to New Bedford on act Bk Rajah. Expenses .60c. In the evening returned home. Deposited in Five Cent Saving Institution $400.

Saturday, October 27th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to Bring home H.W. Expenses 60c. Paid for Sweet Potatoes ½ Bushell 45c paid for hand [?hard] soap 10. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, October 28th

This day wind West. AM a Shower. H.W. & Ruth L. went to Aunt Abby Simmonds at Tiverton RI Mrs. S being sick. PM wind North with passing Clouds + cold. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, October 29th

This day wind NW cool + pleasant. Employed at husking[?]. H. Willcox & Ruth L. arrived home from Tiverton. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, October 30th

This day fresh gales at WSW and cloudy. Some Employed at cutting up and drawing out corn gathering turnips etc. H. W. Seabury wife and Son arrived.

Wednesday, October 31st

This day light air from North to East and verry pleasant. Employed at husking + gathering turnips etc. H. W. S. wife & Son went to New Bedford. At ½ past 3 PM left home in company Ruth L. Left home for Aunt Abby Simmonds in Tiverton RI. At 5 PM arrived there + watched with them most of the night.

Thursday, November 1st

This day wind East + light. At 11 o’clock AM arrived home from Tiverton. A. Simmonds & James Baily very sick with fever. PM went to Westport Point in company with H. Wilcox.

Friday, November 2nd

This day wind NNE and cloudy driving weather. James Cornell went horseneck and got a load of Sand.

Saturday, November 3rd

This day light air at E and Cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Paid for dinner and horsKeeping 43 ½ bushels Swet Potatoes 45. In the Evening returned home.

Sunday, November 4th

AM wind NE and rainy. H.W. & R.L. went to Tiverton. PM pleasant.

Monday, November 5th

This day wind NE & Cloudy. I went to goosberry neck and got a load of Sea muck. PM picked 9 gees + one Turkey.

Tuesday, November 6th

This day wind NE and cloudy with but litle rain. I went to market accompanied by Ruth L. + H.Smith. Got from 14 to 16c per # for gees and 15c for Turkey 25c Doz for Eggs. Give H. W. Seabury 1 goose + Sold 8 for $10.72 3 doz211 eggs 75 one Turkey $2.25. Expenses 22c. Cash to Ruth L. $10. Paid Hannah Willcox $11. In the Evening returned home.

Wednesday, November 7th

This day wind ENE and Cloudy with Some fog. I went to the beach and got a load of Sea muck.

PM in company with Ruth L. went to Aunt Abby Simmonds in Tiverton RI. Found them very sick.

Thursday, November 8th

This day wind NE & foggy. At 11 AM left for home via Townhouse + Head of East River. Recd of Israel Allen for Josih Brownell Note dated 8 mo 27 $85. Interest $1 paid for.

Friday, November 9th

This day wind ENE and pleasant. AM I went to the beach and got a load of Seaweed. PM finished getting in corn + Stacked the [?].

Saturday, November 10th

This day wind ESE and pleasant. I went fishing from hors neck [Horseneck] beach in Company with Jediah Willcox & Chs. Allen. Caught one Codfish + 2 hake + one flatfish.

Sunday, November 11th

AM wind East and light. Moderate and warm for the Season. Ruth L. + her father went to Aunt Abby Simmonds in Tiverton RI. PM. Much the Same.

Monday, November 12th

This day wind NE and cloudy. PM rainy. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Tuesday, November 13th

AM wind NE and cloudy with Some rain. I went to Russells Mills. Had one of hors waggon wheel ties Sett + Two Shoes Set on my hors. Paid for Setting two shoes 20. Paid Postage on letter to G. Baily 3c 3c for candy. PM clear mild + pleasant. Wind at SW and very light. In the Evening returned home.

Wednesday, November 14th

This day light breezes at North. Warm and pleasant. Employed at Spreading Sewed on flat meadow etc. Paid Eli Allen $310 on act. Bk Mattapoisett.

Thursday, November 15th

This day light air from N to WSW and pleasant. At 4 o’clock AM left home on a fishing cruise [?] to Benair[?] Ladge in company with Jediah Willcox At 8 o’clock in the Evening returned home with 116 fish. Whole distance out 12 miles + 12 home.

Tuesday, January 1st

This day wind North and pleasant. Employed at fitching and Carring help + watchers Hannah

Gifford + Phebe Ann Hoood helping.

Wednesday, January 2nd

This day wind North coold and pleasant. I went to Isaac Simmonds + got H W S boots taped and H W S Shoes caped. Paid 32¢. Paid Hannah Gifford for one day doing hous work 25. PM went Eeling. Caught 2 Doz.

Thursday, January 3rd

This day wind NE and rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. Employed at fetching + carring watchers.

Friday, January 4th

This day wind NNW cold and pleasant. Nothing worth Note transpired. Catherine Gifford and Hannah Gifford watched this night with Mother Wilcox.

Saturday, January 5th

This day Wind NE cold + Cloudy. Myself + H W S went to Father Geo Smiths + received for Salt hay $2.50. At 3½ Oclock PM arrived home + brot with us Abbot Pliny Smith. Commenced Snowing at Sunset fresh gale at NE and Snow Storm.

Sunday, January 6th

AM at Sunrise wind NE and driving Snow Storm. At noon the Storm abates a�er Snowing 21 hours. Snow verry much dri�ed and roads blocked up with dri�s of Snow. PM wind North and clear with about 19 inches of Snow on the ground.

Monday, January 7th

This day AM wind NW and pleasant. PM wind East and pleasant. Cash to Ruth L to pay Elizabeth

Howland 25¢. Mother Willcox Set up in a chair this day the first �me in Six weeks.

Tuesday, January 8th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Wednesday, January 9th

This day wind NNW and verry cold. I went Eeling. Caught 7 Doz.

Thursday, January 10th

This day wind NW by W and extremely cold. I went Eeling in the a�ernoon. Caught 3 doz.

Friday, January 11th

This day wind West and pleasant. I went Eeling + caught 9 Doz. Ruth L sick with a fever.

Saturday, January 12th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I carried Mrs. Lidia Ryder home 1½ miles NW of Smiths Mills. Paid for 3 [?] of corn for my hors 10 for 60 crackers 25. In the Evening arrived home accompanyed by Claricy Airs for nurse for H W + R L. In the Evening wind NE + Cloudy with Some Snow storm.

Sunday, January 13th

This day wind East + blowing a heavy gale with driving rain. Nothing remarkable.

Monday, January 14th

This day wind NE and cloudy with a verry light fall of Snow. At Sunset wind West and cloudy.

Tuesday, January 15th

This day wind NW and pleasant. Employed at wai�ng + atending on the Sick. At 1½ oclock PM Capn. Chs. P. Seabury arrived from New Bedford and brot the news of Charles A Seabury’s death. He died Monday night at ½ past one aged 4Y 3M 8D. He was the son of Capn. H W Seabury and daughter Mary B. Seabury + Grand Son to Henry + Hannah Willcox.

Wednesday, January 16th

This day wind W + pleasant. Job Durfee and Benjamin Weston Killed + dressed two hogs weighing 252 + 324#.

Thursday, January 17th

This day wind WSW and pleasant. In company with H Willcox + H W Smith atended the funeral of Charles A. Seabury at the house of the late Capn. William Seabury no. 50 fi�h St New Bedford. He was put in a Metalic Burial case + laid in the same vault his Mother was put in.

Friday, January 18th

This day wind WSW mild and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in a sleigh and carried a hog to

Thomas Swi� weighing 324# net. Sold 27# eels for $1.62 one hogs Squir[?] 18 cents. Expenditures for Sundry Small Stores $2.24 for Brandy 95¢. Cash to H K $5. Paid Phebe Ann Hood for labor doeing hous work 3 weeks $3.

Saturday, January 19th

This day wind SW and pleasant for the Season. Delivered to Abram Brownell 125# pork @

$10.50 per hundred. Rec’d[?] $13. 31st Dec. 1855 [?] recd to day 12¢. Aunt Lidia Smith watched this night. Ruth L + Her Mother begin to Let up Some.

Sunday, January 20th

AM wind NE and Some cloudy. PM “ “ “ “ “.

Monday, January 21st

This day wind North cold and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, January 22nd

This day wind WNW and pleasant. Employed at wai�ng and atending on the Sick.

Wednesday, January 23rd

This day wind West mild + pleasant. I went Eeling + caught 8 Doz. Paid Mrs. Mosher for washing 43¢.

Thursday, January 24th

This day wind WSW mild + pleasant for the Season.

Friday, January 25th

This day wind NNE and extremely cold. Went to the wod lot and got a load of cord wood to burn.

Saturday, January 26th

This day wind NW by W + cold. I went to mill at Russell Mills. Paid for codfish +40. Paid Charlote

Grey for helping do hous work 1.

Sunday, January 27th

AM wind North + pleasant. Ruth L Sick with a Fever. Sets but verry litle. 15” in 24 hours. PM wind West at Sunset. Commenced snowing moderately.

Monday, January 28th

At Sunrise wind ENE and Snowing Moderately. At Sunset wind NE and Snowing. Tabatha Gifford

watched this night.

Tuesday, January 29th

This day wind light + variable and Cloudy. Nothing worth transpired. H W Seabury + wife Susan called in the Evening + returned again in the evening with Hors + Sleigh.

Wednesday, January 30th

This day wind West and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Expenses paid for 5 galls Molasses

2.65 for 2 galls. whale oil $1.80 Sundry groceries 1.34. In the Evening returned home. Sarah G. Wordell watches to night.

Thursday, January 31st

This day wind W and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Phebe Ann Hood watched this night.

Friday, February 1st

This day wind ENE + Snowing verry moderately. I went to Goosberry[Gooseberry] Neck and got a load of Sea Muck. Hannah Gifford watched this night.

Saturday, February 2nd

This day wind WNW cold + pleasant. H. W went to New Bedford in a Sleigh. Susan Gifford

watched this Night. Ruth L Sick with a fever.

Sunday, February 3rd

This day wind NW and extremely cold and pleasant. I paid Susan Gifford for Sowing $2.85 paid

Mrs. Bessey for washing + Ironing .75. Catherine Gifford watched this night.

Monday, February 4th

This day wind NW and pleasant though verry cold. Had no watcher.

Tuesday, February 5th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Employed at wai�ng + atending on the Sick. Charlote

Grey watched.

Wednesday, February 6th

This day wind NW cold + pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Nancy White watched.

Thursday, February 7th

This day wind NE in forenoon + Snow Storm. PM wind SW and rainStorm. Nothing worth transpired.

Friday, February 8th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went Eeling + caught 6 Doz. In the head of Gunning Island Channelle Ice 8 inches thick. Hannah K .Gifford watched. Paid Job Durfee $2 for labor.

Saturday, February 9th

AM wind North + some cloud. PM pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Watched myself.

Sunday, February 10th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing remarkable. Mary Lawrence watched.

Monday, February 11th

This day wind SSW mild + Some cloudy. I went to the beach in the a�ernoon. Drawed up 3 loads of Seawed on the neck + one by the blue rocks. In the Evening returned home. Paid Lorenzo Mosher for ½ peck of onions 11 ¢. Paid Elkanak Wordell for ¼ Lamb 56¢.

Tuesday, February 12th

AM wind SSW and pleasant. PM wind NW with a heavy Snow Squall. I went on gooseberry [Gooseberry] Neck. The water broak over the Oxens backs in crossing the bar. Drawed up two loads + took off a Small load. At Sunset very cold + clear.

Wednesday, February 13th

This day wind NW cold + clear. A. P. Sawins Team come from New Bedford + got a load of Hay

out of the Barn off the East mow at $21 per ton.

Thursday, February 14th

This day wind North and pleasant. Choped + drawed home a load of wood from the wood lot west of Job Durfee.

Friday, February 15th

This day wind SW and cloudy with verry light fall of snow. Employed at chopping wood at the door. Went after doctor for Henry W. Smith. Paid toll 4¢.

Saturday, February 16th

Forenoon wind SW and moderate rain. PM mild + pleasant. I went to mill at Russells Mills + to Father Geo. Smith + quahawging through the ice on Slocums River. Got about one peck. In the evening returned. Expenses 19¢. Doc H. called.

Sunday, February 17th

This day wind NW and driving snow storm part of the day. At sunsett verry cold + a high wind.

Monday, February 18th

This day fresh gale at NW and passing clouds and very cold. I paid Mrs. Bessy for washing and ironing two weeks $1.75.

Tuesday, February 19th

This day fresh gales at NW and cold. Nothing worth note transpired. Henry W. sick with typhoid fever. Doc. Handy called today.

Wednesday, February 20th

This day wind West and pleasant though some cloudy. I went to Abner Shermans

+ engaged him to cut some fire wood. From there went to Russells Mills, got our guests home, got dinner and went to Mrs. Gifford via Holder Butts to get our washing and ironing done. I paid GH Seabury for ¼ lbs shipping Elias Bank $12. Paid Clo. [?] Tucker for 30 crackers 12 cts. At sunset pleasant.

Thursday, February 21st

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. The snow and ice thaw some. Dr Handy called today.

Friday, February 22nd

This day wind SW mild and pleasant. I went to Smiths Mills + carried Clancy Ayers. From there I went to New Bedford. Paid for one pair of shoes 75 for 6 oranges 124. In

the evening returned home via Smiths Mills accompanied by C Ayers. Paid Henry Grey for Charlotte Grey footing one pair of stockings 25 cents.

Saturday, February 23rd

All this day wind SW mild and pleasant. I went to the wood lot west of Abner Sherman Drawed out 3 loads of wood and 1 [?]. Had Abner Sherman to help.

Sunday, February 24th

This day wind west and pleasant. H W Seabury and wife Susan from New Bedford called and took dinner.

Monday, February 25th

This 24 hours wind NW cold and pleasant. Carried our clothes to Phoebe Gifford to wash pm. I went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of sea muck. I paid Mrs Gifford for washing $1. Paid Joseph Gifford for tapping my boots 25.

Sunday, February 26th

All this day wind W.N.W. mild and pleasant. Employed at drawing out wood & took one load home.

Wednesday, February 27th

All this day wind West & pleasant. Employed at drawing out wood & took one load home.

Thursday, February 28th

All this day wind N.W. mild & pleasant. I went to the wood lot and got one load of wood.

Friday, February 29th

All this day wind North and pleasant. I got home two loads of wood from woodlot.

Saturday, March 1st

All this day wind S.W. and pleasant. I attended Thos. W. Gifford auction. Bot two [?] and paid 34.45 cents. I paid Jos. Gifford balance for tapping my boots 25 cents & 8 cents for repairing shoes. Paid Phebe Gifford $1 for washing & ironing. At sunset wind S.S.E. and cloudy. In the evening commenced snowing. At 12 o’clock at night snowing.

Sunday, March 2nd

At sunrise driving rainstorm from S.E. At noon wind S.W. and foggy. At sunset clear and cold.

Monday, March 3rd

All this day wind N.W. windy and cold. I went to Fall River via Head of Westport. Paid for tea & soap 68 cents. Paid Wm. Smith for getting an Irish girl 50 cents, horskeeping 37 cents, dinner 34. At 5 p.m. left for home accompanied by Irish Mary. Called at Captain John [?] to see if he would go in the Bk. Rajah whaling. In the evening arrived home. H. Willcox got home one load of wood.

Tuesday, March 4th

This day wind west and pleasant. I got home one load of wood. Julie Russell watched the night.

Wednesday, March 5th

This day wind N.W. pleasant. Got home one load of wood. Henryetta Allen watched tonight. Paid N. Little for shoeing horse 40 cents.

Thursday, March 6th

A.M. wind South & snowstorm. I went eeling, caught 3 doz. P. M. wind West and pleasant. I went eeling, caught 7 doz.

Friday, March 7th

All this day wind S.W. and pleasant. Forenoon went eeling, caught 7 doz. Afternoon I went to Russells Mills in company with Susan Irish work girl. Paid her in part $12 on account of labor.

Saturday, March 8th

A.M. wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at drawing stones from Elijah Gifford’s ground. At sunset wind N.W. & cold. I got 4 doz. eels.

Sunday, March 9th

This day wind N.W. and cold. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, March 10th

This day wind North & very cold. Employed at splitting & packing wood in wood house. Thermometer down to one degree above zero.

Tuesday, March 11th

All this day wind W.N.W. and cold & clear. Employed at sawing, splitting, & packing wood. P.M. I went to mill. Paid for soda & ginger 11 cents.

Wednesday, March 12th

This day wind W.N.W. and cold. Thawed but very little in the sun. Employed as above.

Thursday, March 13th

This day wind N.W. cold and pleasant. Employed as above.

Friday, March 14th

This day wind S.W. mild and very pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for one bbl. flour $10.88. Sundries $1.70. Cash to Henry Willcox $1.42. Rec’d of H. Willcox $14. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, March 15th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at sawing & splitting.

Sunday, March 16th

This day wind N.W. by W. and pleasant. I went to [?] Clancy Ayers home & left Hannah

1. with her. H.W.S & wife Susan arrived at 6 o’clock P.M. & stayed all night.

Monday, March 17th

This day wind N.W. mild & pleasant. I went to Gooseberry Neck & got a load of sea muck. P.M. got one pair of oxen shoed at N. Littles.

Tuesday, March 18th

This day winds SW and pleasant. I went to the head of Westport to Stephen Howland’s auction. From there went to Smith Mills and to Mr. Sisson auction at the house in Benjamin Tuckers door yard & went back to the late Squire Gifford House & took home with Mr & Mrs Ayeres and Hannah W. Smith.

Wednesday, March 19th

Forenoon winds ESE. At 11 o’clock commenced snowing. Employed at drawing stones on the river on the ice to make a wall from the rock to the line wall. Ice 10 inches thick. PM wind ENE and moderate snowstorm. Employed at packing wood in wood house.

Abby Gifford watched this night with Mother Wilcox. She not being able to get up but very little.

Thursday, March 20th

This day winds SW mild and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Snow 7 inches on a level.

Friday, March 21st

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Dressed 7 turkeys.

Saturday, March 22nd

This day wind NES and passing clouds. In company with Ruth L. I went to New Bedford carried 58 lbs. Turkey. Gave H.W. Seabury one Turkey and sold 50 lbs eight oz @ 20¢ per lb. I paid for Shoes $2.14. Paid cash to Union Store on Cheapside to become a member. $5 for meat, 17¢ for sugar 4 lbs, 44¢ sweet potatoes, Horskeeping 37¢. Cash to Ruth L. $10. In the evening returned home. Roads wet & muddy.

Sunday, March 23rd

This day wind NE and some snow squalls. I went to Smith Mills & carried Clancy Ayers & from thence to Abraham Allens and Reuben Allens about 1 1/4 mile east from Hix meeting house on the road leading to New Bedford. In the evening returned home via Russell Mills

Monday, March 24th

This day winds from SE to NE and some cloudy. Geo. P. Potters wife & children called on us and took dinner. Had a light fall of snow in the night.

Tuesday, March 25th

This day wind NNE and pleasant employed at drawing stones & chopping brush Dr Handy called

Wednesday, March 26th

This day wind north and pleasant. Employed at chopping wood and house. Captain Edward Maxfield called & took dinner. He wanted to buy Bk. Rajah.

Thursday, March 27th

This day wind SW and pleasant. S. Potter from New Bedford called & took dinner

P.M. In company with H.W. went to Westport Point.

Friday, March 28th

This day wind NNW with passing clouds and very cold for the Season. I went to New Bedford. Edward Maxfield has the Bark Rajah for $5000 dollars & all the appurtenances to her belonging. Expences housekeeping 37¢, toll over bridge to Fairhaven 8¢.

Saturday, March 29th

All this day winds NNW cold and pleasant. I went to the wood lot and got a load of wood.

Sunday, March 30th

All this day wind NW cold and pleasant. Myself & Henry W went to meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, March 31st

This day wind NNW cold and pleasant. Myself & Henry W. went to Goosberry neck. Drawed off 3 loads of seaweed & one load home. Aunt Elizabeth Howland died this day.

Tuesday, April 1st

All this day wind NNW cold and pleasant. I went to Goosberry neck and got a load of sea muck. PM in company with Henry W. went to Father George Smith & Brother David Smith and to Cedar Island marsh and burnt off the old grass. In the evening returned to home. Bradford Little commenced work today at noon.

Friday, April 2nd

All this day wind WSW and pleasant. I got a load of sea muck as above. PM I went to Isaac Simmons and got my boot heeled, Henry W boot taped, & Ruth L. shoe sewn and paid 45¢.

Thursday, April 3rd

This day winds SSW and very rainy. Nothing worth note transpired

Friday, April 4th

This day wind SSW and foggy with but little rain. Employed at beating manure? Received news today of the loss of the Bark Barclay Captain Tripp of Westport Point on Cape St. Antonio Cuba W Indies.

Saturday, April 5th

This day wind NW clear and pleasant. Employed as a boat was launched today from Allen & Sisson’s yard at Westport Point a schooner of 130 Tons Burden. Called the Kate Cory owned by Alexander H. Cory & others.

Sunday, April 6th

This day wind NE and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note. Zoeth Howland called and took tea.

Monday, April 7th

This day AM wind NE and pleasant. In company with HW & Bradford Little attended town meeting. PM wind SW and pleasant. Chose Israel Allen Town Clerk treasurer & collector and Russell Gifford Frederick Brownell & Perry Davis Selectmen & overseers

of the poor. In the evening returned home across the river. In the evening attended Schol Meeting.

Tuesday, April 8th

This day wind SW and very pleasant. Employed at spring work about the farm. Recd. of Thos. Allen for wood for school district No 2 & 8. Paid Henry Wilcox $8 for wood.

Wednesday, April 9th

This day wind SW and very pleasant. Employed at drawing manure over the Scol [?] and drawing seaweed back.

Thursday, April 10th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at drawing stones off South part house Meadow and depositing them on the shore [?] South the rock in point Meadow.

Friday, April 11th

This day wind SW with strong breeze. Employed as above. Mr. Bassett took away one calf price $8.50.

Saturday, April 12th

This day wind SW and blowing fresh. Employed as above

Sunday, April 13th

This day wind at NE to NNW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, April 14th

This day wind NE cool and pleasant. Employed at drawing out manure.

Tuesday, April 15th

This day wind at east NE and cloudy. Forenoon I went to gooseberry neck and got a load of kelp. PM wind East. At 4:00 the bark Solon arrived at Westport Harbor & anchored. Has been absent two years had on board 115 sperm and 100 B.F. oil & 100 whale oil. In the evening returned home accompanyed by Capt. Jos. E Smith of Bk.

Solon.

Wednesday, April 16th

This day wind East and pleasant. In company with Henry Wilcox and Capt. Jos. E Smith I went to New Bedford to Enter the Bark Solon at custom house. Paid Bill of Entry

$7.62. Paid Thos. Gifford bill of Bound of Geo. Monson 2.~. Paid Samuel W Shore Bill

of Hay Seed 30 lbs of Eastern Clover 20¢ per lb 6 ~ one Bushell of Herds grass seed in

$4.25 & four Bushells of Bordens grass seed @ $1.62½ $6.50. Paid for dinner & horskeeping for two 87¢. Received for two pairs of shoes returned at Union Store

$1.22.

Thursday, April 17th

This day light variable winds. I went to Head of Westport & Westport Point. At 4:00 PM rainy. In the evening returned home. Pay toll over Hix bridge toll 12¢. Cash to William H Smith $18.~ to Nathaniel Kirby $17.~

Friday, April 18th

AM wind NNE clear and pleasant. Employed at ploughing field North of the Barn. PM same as forenoon.

Saturday, April 19th

This day wind variable & pleasant. Finished ploughing Barn Meadow field & ploughed part of flat Meadow field. Wind east & rainy most of the night.

Sunday, April 20th

This day wind ENE and moderate rain most of the day.

Monday, April 21st

This day wind east and rainy with heavy gale. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, April 22nd

This day wind NE and some rain. I went to New Bedford on account of Bark Solon. Expences horskeeping and dinner 28¢ carried 13 Doz eggs sold for $2.17 paid for tea 50 for Soap 36 for codfish 34 cents last to Hannah Wilcox $1.~

Wednesday, April 23rd

This day winds S.W. and pleasant advanced William H. Smith $20~ Nathaniel Kirby

$15~ Humphrey Smith $10.~ and Charles Carroll $25.~ in company with H. W went to Westport point the BK Solon arrived at the Wharf & commenced discharging

Thursday, April 24th

This day fresh gales at NE. Employed at ploughing field South the house. I went to Westport point finished hoisting out Bk Solon oil paid Elias P Brightman bill repairing boat & making Rudder $1.50.

Friday, April 25th

This day wind NE and pleasant. Part of the day I went to Westport point. Employed at ploughing N.U. Kirby helping. Got the Solons oil ready for filling needs of Barney Wing for one whale boat $5.~

Saturday, April 26th

All this day winds NE cold & pleasant for season. I went to Westport point filled up and guaged Bk Solon oil nett amount of gallons. Brot home 3574½ sperm oil 92 Bbls whale

+ 87 Bbls B.F. of oil. Advanced Daniel Tripp 115 dollars to purchase iron with.

Sunday, April 27th

This day wind east to SW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. and House Children went to Father George Smith. Found Mother rather feeble.

Monday, April 28th

This day winds light & variable. Employed at Sowing field North Barn & finish ploughing fields in flat Meadow.

Tuesday, April 29th

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to settle with Bk. Solon. Crew paid to Sunday of the next $671.54. Paid for dinner and horskeeping 75. In the evening we returned home.

Wednesday, April 30th

This day wind East and pleasant. I went to the Point. I paid William H. Smith Ballance due him on his voyag $106.45. Paid Antonio Daroza $232.02. Paid David A. Simmons [or Sisson] $69.52 paid Charles Carroll $380.71. Carpenters at work on Bk Solon found the first plank below the rails rotten + one wale and three planks in the [?] some rotten.

Thursday, May 1st

AM wind East and pleasant. Loaded a load of hay from New Bedford. PM wind SW. I went to point. Finished ploughing South house etc.

Friday, May 2nd

AM wind SW and rainy. Employed at resting etc.

Saturday, May 3rd

This day wind NE and some rainy. AM employed at digging + drawing Stones. PM I went to Mill paid Charles Tucker. Alfred Brightman order + Interest $19.23.

Sunday, May 4th

This day NW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. and Hannah W Smith went to Friends Meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, May 5th

This day wind NNW and pleasant. Bradford Little went to New Bedford with a load of Hay. Advanced Little $1 of Labor? Myself + Wife Ruth L went to New Bedford.

Expenses horskeeping 374.

Tuesday, May 6th

This day wind at NW by west to SW and pleasant. Forenoon I went to W. Point. PM employed with drawing Stones.

Wednesday, May 7th

All this day wind SW and light. I went to Westport Point. Hove the Solon + and put on yellow mettal Sheathing. Shiped about 160 barrels of Whale and Blackfish oil onboard Schooner William H. De Witt for New York market.

Thursday, May 8th

This day wind NE and rainy. I went to Westport Point and Stayed all night.

Friday, May 9th

This day driving Storm from NE and cold for the Season. In the afternoon I returned home. Nothing worth note transpired. Cash paid Jos. E. Smith as per receipt debt 4.29.1856 $50.

Saturday, May 10th

This day wind NNE and Some driving rain. I went to the point employed at fitting Solon. In the evening returned home. Paid Nathaniel Kirby balance due him on account his voyage in Bark Solon $24.95 + paid H Smith Ballance due him on account his voyage

$4.30 + paid Leo L. Manchester Bill keeping Ship $9.50. Cash paid Jos. E. Smith as per receipt [Detail?] $125.—

Sunday, May 11th

This day wind NE and moderate rain. Nothing worth note transpired. Schooner W.H. De Witt and A Gifford Master left Westport Point for New York for Solon + provisions.

Monday, May 12th

This day wind [scribble] pleasant. I went to W Point finished coffering Solons bottom [xx]. The evening returned home. Paid William Mosher Balance due him on half of his voyage on Bk Solon 18. Paid Alfred Brightman Balance due him on half of his voyage

on Bk Solon $47.09 [?] on 2nd April 1856 paid Charles Tucker, Alfred Brightman order

$19.23. Charged 3rd April 1856 But omitted carring out.

Tuesday, May 13th

AM wind SW and pleasant. In company with H. W. & Ruth L. left home for New Bedford

+ arrived there at noon. PM wind E and pleasant. At 5:30 PM left N.B. for N. York in company with Capt. Sherman. Had a very pleasant run through the Sound.

Wednesday, May 14th at New York

AM wind E and Some cloudy. At 6 o’clock passed Sch. W.W. De Witt a short distance from her gate. At 7 AM arrived at New York and got Breakfast at U.S. Hotel. After breakfast called at Mr Willsons Bake house. PM Same. Employed at looking market for oil? and getting prices for provisions etc.

Died in Dartmouth at Her Fathers

Miss Lucy Howland Daughter of Allen and Roda Howland aged 33 years and was burried at Friends Meeting House Appogansett.

Thursday, May 15th at New York

This day wind South and pleasant. At 2 [?] Captain Gifford hauled his Schooner in to the Dock at N York East river Pier 28. At 2 PM in Company with Mr Willson had a ride 9 Miles out of town or city visited the Asylum and high bridges wich crosses the Harlon river and is about 700 feet long + 20 wide on top + 7 of the arches over 50 feet wide + the Bridge is 115 feet high from the watter in the river. Below there are two Cast Iron pipes which pass over the Bridge that discharge to the city of New York one Million gallons of watter per hour. We passed over this bridge and examined the acquaduct. At 6½ PM returned to the city the Same road we went. I got supper and visited Capt H.G. Gifford [?] his Schooner.

Friday, May 16th at New York

AM warm and pleasant. I visited Several Oil Manufacturers but did not make any Sales, PM rainy with the wind SW. Nothing worth note transpired

Saturday, May 17th at New York

All this day wind SSW and pleasant. Sold to John K. Woolsey of New York City 2925 Gallons Whale Oil at 77/gal. Sale $2252.25 and purchased my provisions + stores for Bk Salon.

Sunday, May 18th at New York

All this day wind SSE and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Passed part of the day onboard Schnr. W.H. De Witt. Read a letter From H.W. Seabury.

Monday, May 19th at New York

A.M wind SW and foggy. Sold to Samuel Judd Sons & Co. of New York City 2403 Gallons Blackfish Oil at 76½ ¢ per Gal $1838.29. PM wind SW and pleasant. Bought 52 Bbls Flour at $7 per Bbl + Sundry Small Stores.

Tuesday, May 20th at New York

This day Strong Breeze at NW and pleasant. Got all the Bk Solon Stores onboard the

W.H. De Witt + Settled up my bills of oil + at 5 o clock PM took passage on board Steamer Metropolis for Fall River. Paid John K Woolsey Bill 101 Bls Beef + Pork + Sundry Stores $1875. Paid Willson Bile of Bread & Flour & H.A. Gifford Bill $730.20 Paid U.S. Hotel Bill of Board $10. Fare to + from N York 10.68.

Wednesday, May 21st

This day wind NW warm and pleasant. At Sunrise on board Steamer Metropolis. At Fall River at ¼ to 7 AM. Left for N. Bedford via Myricks at 8½ O’clock. Arrived at New Bedford [?]. Bark Solons draft $57 [?]. Paid Tho. W Swift Balance Due on Bk Mattapoisett bill of Blocks [?] + $34.07. At 4 PM left for Home on foot. At Sunset arrived Home. Bro Jos. E with his horse and Carriage brot me From Abner Potter jr.

Thursday, May 22nd

This day wind NW and pleasant. I went to Westport Point to attend to Solon. In the Evening Returned home. Brot 1 bbl Flour ½ barrel of Willsons Crackers. Recd Check of

A.H Cory for bill of oil [?].

Friday, May 23rd

This day wind SW and pleasant. Planted Our potatoes + ploughed the yard west of the House + planted ½ with sweet corn.

Saturday, May 24th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company With H.W. went to Westport Point. Paid Perry C Wing $7 on account of Solon. Paid Clark Tripp $25. In the Evening returned home + went Geo. P Potter with All our family.

Sunday, May 25th

Paid for taping boots. All this day wind SW and pleasant. Myself And family Ruth l and three children at Geo P. Potters nearby Smiths Mills in Dartmouth [Mass.]. In the afternoon returned home.

Monday, May 26th

AM wind North and Some Cloudy. I went To Westport Point. Advanced Barney Wing

$10 ~ dollar To pay for corn. At Providence Rec’d of E.P. Church & Co. for 63 Galls BF. Oil @ 78 cts/Gall 49.14¢. I would Have been charged 24th day of this month. PM wind NW. Went to Goosberry neck + got a load of Kelp + sea weed.

Tuesday, May 27th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. I went To Westport Point purchased + stowed 11 casks Floren [?] + 8 casks of beef. Recd of Charles Fisher 9 [?] ¢ for Molasses.

Received of Father Geo. Smith $19.50 for 1 Bbl of Beef and one bbl. of flour.

Wednesday, May 28th

AM wind South and Clearing with Some rain And Strong Breeze. PM some rainy at 2 PM. Returned From the Point – Bradford gave a load of Kelp + Sea Muck.

Thursday, May 29th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to the Point stowing Bk Solon.  Bradford got a load of Kelp + Sea weed. At 5 O Clock PM returned home + loaded a load of Straw from A.H.P. Davis New Bedford.

Friday, May 30th

AM wind NNW and cool for the Season. Bradford Went to New Bedford with a load of Straw to A.H.P [?]. I went to the point employed at stowing Bk Solon. PM fresh gale at NW. In the evening returned Home. Paid [?] Macumber $5.25 for Shoemaking + loaning Mattapoisett horse.

Saturday, May 31st

AM wind North and very cold for the Season. HM + B Little at work on highway. I went to the Point At Stowing Bk Solon and paid Daniel Tripp Bullard Due on Bill of Iron + freight for Bk Solon $35.00. Paid S.F. Perry & Co. for 3 [?] + extra Baggage to New Bedford

$30. Paid David S. Bradley bill of [?] for three [?] 1.59.

Sunday, June 1st

All this day wind WSW and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth note

Monday, June 2nd

This day wind SW and Some foggy and warm. In company with Ruth L and Abbott P went to New Bedford. Shaped one Boat stem + etc. Paid for dinner 314.

Tuesday, June 3rd

This day wind SW and warm. At New Bedford Shaped two Boat stems Cook +2 Seaman bot 2 Whale Boats at $65. Besides Sundry articles for Solon. Paid for dinner and horse keeping $1.00. Paid for one hat $3.87. Sold butter + eggs for $7.38 Cash. Paid Hannah $7.00.

Wednesday, June 4th

This day wind variable from East round by South to SW. I went to point got Bk Solon Down river to the turn of the channel. I bot of Ida Davis for Sundry smaller Stores + stationary. Settled Allens + Sissons Bill of Solon + lumber on Bk Solon + Restcome Brightman $ 118.11. Received Payment of R Brightman + Elias [?] Allen for House Rent from 8 Mo 17 [August 17] 1855 to 3 Mo 25th [March 25] 1856 Equal to 7 Mo 8 Days @

$105 per annum $66.55. Statement Showing Settlement of Allen + Sisson + R Brightmans Bill. Whole amount of Bills 118.11. Trimmed house rent ~ $63.55. Check on Merchants Bank $54.56. Paid Caleb Sanfords Bill confectionary $2.47. In this Evening returned home caught 1 Bass + one Blue fish.

Thursday, June 5th

All this day wind East and cloudy. Employed at Sprouting + measuring up Potatoes for Solon. Measured 16½ Bushells Potatoes and 5 turnips. PM worked in garden planted some Beans etc. etc.

Friday, June 6th

All this day wind NE and Moderate Rain. I went to W Point at Noon. Returned Home.

Saturday, June 7th

AM wind NE and drizzly. Advanced Broadford and B Little $6 on account Solon. PM cloudy. I went to Point + onboard the Solon at the Harbor. In the Evening returned home.

Sunday, June 8th

A.M wind S.W and foggy. PM do do do do [i.e., the same]. Myself Ruth L + Henry W.S attended Friends meeting at Ball Hill.

Monday, June 9th

In the Morning had a Thunder Shower at Sunrise Wind NW and cloudy. PM wind SW and Some foggy. Charles C Bosworth Arrived with 2 Whale Boats from New Bedford for Bark Solon. Paid Charles C Bosworth for Boats $133. Myself and Father H Willcox

went to Westport Point with 2 Boats + 16½ Bushells Potatoes + 5 Bushells Turnips + 25 Iron Poles for Bk Solon. In the evening returned home.

Tuesday, June 10th

This day wind S.W and Some foggy I went To New Bedford to Ship a crew for Bk Solon etc. Paid for dinner + horskeeping 68. Got Supper at Parker House + Stayed all night.

Wednesday, June 11th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Finished Shipping Bk Solon crew + Clearance At Customs house. Paid Bill of clearance $7.80. Paid C Maxfield Bill Chain 2. Paid Jane At Parker House 1.50. Paid horskeeping 3.74. Took Specia from Merchants Bank for Bk Solon $100.

Thursday, June 12th

All this day light air from South to SE And Some foggy. In company with H. Williams Went to Westport Point to get the Bk Solon out to Sea. Capt. Childs Mr. Tinkham + 3 mates were on hand. Pascal did not arrive owing to high wind + thick fog. In the Evening returned home.

Friday, June 13th

AM wind ESE and moderate rain. I went To Westport Point to get the Sodom out. Her crew was all onboard. The Capt + officers arrived from New Bedford. PM wind South and foggy. At 4 O’clock all [?] Onboard. Capt. + Officers went onshore + went to New Bedford. Myself C. Gifford C Carroll PG Wing + C Tripp stayed onboards all night with the Crew. Paid Geo. Gifford for 400 Herrings $2.60.

Saturday, June 14th

AM wind at SW by South + light + Thick fog. Myself and Christopher Gifford returned to our homes In the morning. Isaih Macy went home.

Sunday, June 15th

This day wind S by W and pleasant. Nothing worth transpired. Bk Solon went out thru Harbor + anchored.

Monday, June 16th

This day wind from the SW to WSW and pleasant. I went to Westport Point Solon at anchor. At 12 o’clock Noon Capt Childs 1st Mate Samuel A Tinkham 2 Mate Levi H. Stratton + 3rd Mate Henry Tiffany arrived at the Point. At 2 O’clock arrived onboard and

got underway. Wind SW by W. At 4 O’clock P.M left the Solon two miles rock bearing NNE about one mile. Paid Thos. H Mayhew bill of labor on Bk Solon $35.12.

Tuesday, June 17th

This day light breeze at SW and pleasant. I went to Westport Point and brot up 22 barrels of Molasses and 196 lbs of Sugar brot home by Bark Solon from Barbados W. I.

Wednesday, June 18th

AM wind South and cloudy. I drawed 2 loads of manure over swamp for turnips. PM frequent showers. Sett out some Cabbage for the drove cow.

Thursday, June 19th

AM wind SW by south and foggy. PM wind NNE and cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday, June 20th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Ploughed about 1/4 of an acre for [??] for to plant turnips.

Saturday, June 21st

This day wind light at SW and very warm. Thermometer at 96’ in shade and 112’ in sun. I went to New Bedford. Paid Nye Thatcher & Co. Bill Preserved Meet $47.75. Paid Taber Gordon & Co. Bill of Tar and Rosin 18.38. Paid S.S. Paine & Co. Bill of [?] & Bricks14.23. Paid City Liquor Agency Bill of Liquor 19. Paid David R. Green & Co. Bill Sheathing Metal $528.44. Paid Tucker & Taber Bill Blue [?] and Brown Cotton $29.83. Paid Gifford & Howland Bill of Ship’s Chandlery $19.86. Paid A.H. Potter & Co. order on Chas. N. Chapman $86.59. Paid for Dinner horskeeping + one [?] of [?] 140. Paid for one hoe 75. In the Evening returned home via Russells Mills. Cash from Merchants Bank $200.

Sunday, June 22nd

This day wind SW and warm and pleasant. Paid Thomas Allen for 1 vial of croup syrup 25¢.

Monday, June 23rd

This day wind East and pleasant. Employed at hoeing. Finished field south the house.

Tuesday, June 24th

This day wind at SW and pleasant. Forenoon attended Friends Meeting at Ball Hill. The speakers were a Mr. Jones from Maine and a woman from Indiana. PM I went to W.

Point. Paid balance due on Charles Carroll bill $28.44. Paid David S. Bradley bill $6.25. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, June 25th

This day wind south and cloudy. Hoed some in house meadow fields in the morning. Then attended the Friends Meeting at Apponagansett. The preachers were the same as Tuesday, except Phoebe R. Gifford. After meeting went to hoeing again.

Thursday, June 26th

AM wind SW and some cloudy. Hoed some. Had a shower. PM pleasant. Finished hoeing corn.

Friday, June 27, 1856

This day wind NE and pleasant. Planted about 1/8 of an acre of French turnips.

Saturday, June 28, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. In co. with H.W. Went to New Bedford. Cash paid out Charles

Tabor the bill $12.63. William E. Mason‘s bill $27.87. T.W. Swift bill $5.50. I.N. Perry and Co. bill

34.78. F. Whiton bill $2.50. Paid for two pairs shoes 1.34. For 1 lb. tea .40. For dinner .30. Paid Slocum Cunningham Grocers $431.54. Paid Oliver H. Seabring for one vial croup syrup .25. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, June 29, 1856

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Afternoon myself Ruth L. + three children went to the beach and called at Aunt Patience Atkins + Timothy Atkins and home again.

Monday, June 30, 1856

This day wind warm at SW and pleasant. In co. with H.W. Went to Westport Point. Paid balance in Job Davis Jr. for bill $73.18. Paid R. Macomber the bill $43.98. Rec’d of R. Macomber the pay for bill of oil and interest $102 15. Paid A.H. Cory bill $31.28. Rec’d pay of A. H. Cory bill of gin

$8.00. Paid Clark Tripps bill $63.74. Credit in C. Tripp bill $28.45. Paid Perry G. Wing’s bill $32.80. Credit in P.G. Wing’s bill $7. Paid Frank Chase bill $6.53 Paid G. Allen‘s bill $6.87. Paid G. Allen for ca�ish 1.30. Paid Christopher Gifford Bill $12. In the evening returned home.

Tuesday, July 1, 1856

All this day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at working out corn South the house.

Wednesday, July 2, 1856

This a.m. wind SW and pleasant. Employed at chopping wood at the door + hoeing corn 2nd

time. Ruth L Henry W and Hannah W and Abbot Pliny have the whooping cough [hard].

Thursday, July 3, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant forenoon. Employed at hoeing. PM drawed a load of sand.

Friday, July 4, 1856

AM wind SW and some rainy. PM wind NW and squally. Myself Ruth L. + two children, Henry W and Hannah W went fishing off the Point. Caught about 1 dozen.

Saturday, July 5, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Abraham and Canaan Dyer were on hand and set the stove in the sinkroom and fited the boiler. I paid A. Dyer for building Bark Solon’s tryworks $6. PM employed at hoeing south the house.

Sunday, July 6, 1856

This day strong breezes at SW and pleasant. H. W Seabury + wife Susan arrived from New

Bedford.

Monday, July 7, 1856

This day employed at hoeing. Wind SW and pleasant.

Tuesday, July 8, 1856

This day wind East. Some cloudy, cool and pleasant. Hoed over potatoes and some corn. Paid Darius Davis bill. Block from making on Bark Solon $61.55.

Wednesday, July 9, 1856

AM very rainy. Wind ENE. PM cloudy with but litle rain. Wind north. I went to Westport Point. Caught two bluefish. Paid Andrew H Macomber bill $5. Paid J.M. Binford bill $13.84. Paid George E. Bradley bill $1. Paid H.A. Gifford bill of freight $5.69. Rec’d of H.A. Gifford from barrels oil sold at New York $10.85. In that evening returned home.

Thursday, July 10, 1856

This day wind East and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday, July 11, 1856

This day wind from ENE to SW and pleasant. In company with HW. Went to New Bedford to market etc. Paid Jos. Monroe bill $7. Paid Edward P Haskel bill $28. Paid Gifford and Topham bill $118.16. Rec’d of Gifford and Topham payment for 1 qtr beef and 1 turkey $24.12. Credit Bark Salon bill $20.70. Discount 4 per ct on $93.66 -$3.80. Paid. B. Ben�s bill $4.70. Paid Tabor Reed & Co 2 orders $121. Paid Obed Nye for insurance on my house at Westport Point for 7 years at the Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company $28.25.

Saturday July 12 1856

AM wind ESE and rainy. PM foggy. Bradford drawed a load of sand from the beach.

Sunday, July 13, 1856

This day wind south and foggy. A�ernoon I went to Gideon Lawtons one mile west of Brownell

Corner.

Monday, July 14, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Finished mowing [hoeing] over the swamp.

Tuesday, July 15, 1856

AM wind SW and pleasant. Completed mowing in meadow NE house. Mowed about 2/3 of the meadow. PM wind at NW and had a tempest wind [with] but litle rain. Heavy tempest passed at North at 3 o’clock. Pleasant and warm.

Wednesday, July 16, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Mowed the meadow south [of] the young orchard and got in

the other.

Thursday, July 17, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Mowed our meadow down to Aunt Pa�ences.

Friday, July 18, 1856

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Finished mowing the meadow NE house and got in what we had mowed.

Saturday, July 19, 1856

This day wind WSW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng hay mowed the meadow South house.

Sunday, July 20, 1856

This day wind West and pleasant. Employed down [some] at making hay. Elihu Howland + wife Hannah called + stayed about 3/4 of an hour.

Monday, July 21, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Mowed the north part of the house meadow + raked it up + finished ge�ng in hay at house. Clark Tripp helped us.

Tuesday, July 22, 1856

This day wind SSW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng hay mowed [at] point meadow.

Wednesday, July 23, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng hay mowed [at] flat meadow.

Thursday, July 24, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng hay mowed South lot + finished mowing. Clark Tripp went home at night.

Friday July 25, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Bradford mowed the eel grass from the head of the guters to

[the] rock in point meadow. Finished stacking hay and worked out turnips.

Saturday, July 26, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Captain Cornell and wife and Aunt Pa�ence Atkins [Akin] passed the day with us. Thermometer 102° above zero in the shade.

Sunday, July 27, 1856

This day wind SW warm and clear. Myself + Ruth L. + three children went to Father George Smith’s. Thermometer 96° above zero in the shade. Rec’d of Geo. Smith $1.

Monday, July 28, 1856

This day wind SW very warm and clear. I atended the funeral of Abraham Russell of Dartmouth. He was a member of the Society of Friends and much esteemed by all his society + friends for his benevolence + usefulness. His property was valued at about 20 thousand which goes to the State. Cash to Ruth L. 76 cents.

Tuesday, July 29, 1856

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. At home repaired horse rake, etc.

Wednesday, July 30, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went fishing at the half mile rock. Got 30 fish and returned home in the evening. Rec’d for one calf $7.25.

Thursday, July 31, 1856

This day wind east and cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday, August 1, 1856

All this day wind NE and cloudy.

Saturday, August 2, 1856

This day wind NE and cloudy. PM went whortleberrying and got 4 quarts 1 pint. Ruth L went

with me.

Sunday, August 3, 1856

A.M. wind E and windy. P.M. wind East and pleasant. Dr. Mason of Dartmouth died this day aged about 83 years.

Monday, August 4, 1856

This day wind East and cloudy. Mowed our oats and barley. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, August 5, 1856

This day wind ESE and cloudy. I went to New Bedford and got a barrel of flour. Recd of Henry Willcox check for $1200. I paid Jos + W. R. Wing guaranteed orders + shop bill $833.92. Paid Philip Lawrence order $76.32. Received of Henry Willcox 4 mo 26th 1856 $3000 which was omited to be Chordell. In the evening returned home. Paid Soyed N. Peirce bill $2.76 I. Mathews bill 50 cents.

Wednesday, August 6, 1856

This day wind SSE and some rainy. I went to Westport Point. Paid sundry bills to Zouth Howland

bill making cask etc. $181.93. Barney Wing bill freight $13.20. Paid C. T. Allen bill $13.54 William Cafun bill $13.50. Paid William B. Nooning bill $111.19 W. B. Nooning bill 3.45. Paid Pardon C. Poter bill $2.20 John Mathews bill 50 cents. Paid Oliver Grinnell bill $2.62 W. P. Howland bill

$9.93. Paid Isaac Smith bill $11.48. Credit in collected from [?] Howland 25.34 from Barney Wing $7.70 from W. P, Howland $6.55. From W. Nooning 1.20.$9.93. Paid Isaac Smith bill

$11.48. Credit in collected from Zouth Howland 25.34 from Barney Wing $7.70 from W.P. Howland $6.55 from W. Nooning 1.20.

Thursday, August 7, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng up oats.

Friday, August 8, 1856

A.M. wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng up barley + oats. At 5 p.m. finished stacking

grain. Had a thunder shower from SW.

Saturday, August 9, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng up scaterings of oats + barley.

Sunday, August 10, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Geo. F. Sisson and wife Synthia Ann arrived from Westport Point

+ stayed all day + night. Died this day at the home of Princ. Allen Mary Grey wife of Stanton Grey aged [no age given]. She was about the house apparently as well as usual in the morning + died before noon.

Monday, August 11, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, August 12, 1856

A.M. wind NW and pleasant. I went fishing off Lumber rock. P.M. wind SW and pleasant. Returned home from fishing. Caught 48 fish.

Wednesday, August 13, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Thursday, August 14, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Capt. Chas. P. Seabury + wife + son arrived from New Bedford.

Employed at drawing up seaweed.

Friday, August 15, 1856

This day wind from North to South and pleasant. In co. with Capt. Seabury went fishing off Gooseberry Neck. Caught 5 blue fish and returned home at 2 P.M.

Saturday, August 16, 1856

A.M. wind North and pleasant. I went to head of Westport East River with Mary to go to Fall River. P.M. wind SW. Returned home via Russells Mills + [?]. With us Ruby H. Smith + child. Capt. P. Seabury + family went away this day.

Sunday, August 17, 1856

This day wind from North round to SW and very pleasant. A�ernoon had a light shower.

Monday, August 18, 1856

This day wind from E to NE and frequent showers. Ruth + Ruby went to head of Westport a�er

Mary Conley. At 5 they arrived home again.

Tuesday, August 19, 1856

This day wind E and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills and carried Ruby H. Smith. Paid for

sundries 7¢.

Wednesday, August 20, 1856

This day wind East and stormy. Nothing worth note transpired.

Thursday, August 21, 1856

This day wind East and stormy. Drawed a load of sand from Horseneck.

Friday, August 22, 1856

This day wind NNE cloudy + cool. Drawed a load of sand from Horseneck.

Saturday, August 23, 1856

This day wind A.M. North and pleasant. In company with Kenneth S. I went to New Bedford. Carried buter + eggs + sold for $6.43. Paid for sundries. Groceries for family 1.26. Horsekeeping 87¢. Cash to Ruth S $18. Cash paid for 75 feet of chain. For well $3.37. Paid for fric�on rooters + 90 �. balance wheel for well 2.55. Recd from Merchants Bank $311. Recd of Abner Poter Jr as for receipt $150. Cash paid Hannah Willcox on [?] buter + 5. In the evening returned home.

Wind SW and cloudy.

Sunday, August 24, 1856

A.M. wind SW and cloudy. Geo P. Poter + family arrived from Smith Mills.

Monday, August 25, 1856

A.M. wind SW and pleasant. Geo. P. Poter + family went to Horseneck House. P.M. wind at NW. Had a heavy shower with some hail stones as big as a shellbark. Atended with thunder + lightning. Geo. P. Poter + family arrived back again.

Tuesday, August 26, 1856

Wind North cool and pleasant. A.M. I went to Russells Mills + back home with my cousin Elizabeth Hull. P.M. in company with Geo. P. Poter + H. Willcox. I went to Westport Point. I paid Peirce Tompkins bill replenishing medicine chest $11.21. Returned in evening.

Wednesday, August 27, 1856

A.M this day wind from NW to SW by W and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills + carried Eliz Hull home to Elihu Howlands + brought home with me Bro. Geo. Smith Jr wife + one child. Geo. P. Poter + family le� for home this day. Eliza Churchill called also. Hannah Miller + Irish Susan from Allen Howlands. I paid Susan balance due her on Ofc. Seaborn from 22 Oct. 1855 to 7 March 1856 $9.88

whole amt of wages for 19 weeks + 4 days $29.37. Seas + town 2 week + 4 day @ $1.50 per w 3.87.

Cash $2. One pair of shoes $1.62 3.62. Cash paid on leaving 7 March 1856 $12.

Thursday, August 28, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. All of our family atended the funeral of Rachel Gifford at Bald

Hill. She was a member of the Society of Friends and aged 73 years and 6 months.

Friday, August 29, 1856

This day wind SSW and some rainy most of this day. Nothing worth note transpired. Paid

Varnum Macomber 26th for one pair of shoes $1.60.

Saturday, August 30, 1856

This day wind SSW and pleasant Capt. Jos. E. Smith called and spent the day. Paid Jos. E. Smith

$100 on account of Bark Salon.

Sunday, August 31, 1856

This day wind from North to SW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L and Henry W. + Abbot Pliny. Went to Father Geo. Smith + passed the day. In the evening returned home. Got about one peck of cherries.

Monday, September 1, 1856

AM wind North cool + pleasant. Father and Mother arrived. Went to Westport Point and got 60

gallons molasses. In the evening returned home. Cash to H. Willcox $8.

Tuesday, September 2, 1856

This day wind NE cool + pleasant. Myself + Bradford mowing marsh on Horseneck. Aunt Abigail Hathaway was buried today at Head of Acushnet. She was the last of the late Deliverance Smith’s children + the last of the brothers and sisters of my Grandfather George Smith formally of Dartmouth. Aged 93 years.

Wednesday, September 3, 1856

This day wind South and pleasant. Finished mowing our marsh on the Horseneck. Perry Russell arrived in the morning with thrashing machine. Thrashed 104 bushels barley & 56 bushels barley. The oats grew on the west part of Barn meadow about 1 ½ acre of ground and the barley on the east part.

Thursday, September 4, 1856

All this day wind SW and pleasant. I went to milk [mill] and to Pardon Howland in Dartmouth. In the evening returned home.

Friday, September 5, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks, etc. P.M. I went to Holder Brownells

+ Michael Bakers to sell pot grass. In the evening returned home.

Saturday, September 6, 1856

This day strong breezes at SW and pleasant. Raked the hay together on Horseneck. At 2 o’clock PM Bark D Franklin arrived from a whaling voyage absent 15 months with 200 bbls sperm oil and 65 B. F. oil Brother Leander Smith Master + Henry T Crass Chief Mate. She came to the wharf without making any stops. Myself & Ruth L went with two Horses + carried Leander Charles Frank to Russells Mills.

Sunday, September 7, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Ruth L and all the children went to Meeting.

Monday, September 8, 1856

A.M cloudy & foggy. Had a small shower. Wind South. West to Horseneck to get up hay. At 1 o’clock arrived back. Heaped up some hay. PM pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks. Bradford spreading eelgrass.

Tuesday, September 9, 1856

This day strong breezes at SW and pleasant. Finished raking + heaping hay on Horseneck.

Wednesday, September 10, 1856

This day strong breezes at S.W and pleasant. N.U. Kirby helping. Went to Westport Point and got Alex H. Cory scow + went to horseneck and got our salt hay. At 5 o’clock arrived at our home with our hay.

Thursday, September 11, 1856

This day wind SW and some foggy. In fore noon employed at drawing out hay. At 1 o’clock got

our hay out. PM drawed out 4 loads of seaweed. At 5 o’clock had a heavy shower from West.

Friday, September 12, 1856

Friday 12 [September]

AM wind NNW cool and pleasant. At 3 o’clock in the morning got up to get the scow at the

Point. At sunrise arrived at the Point with Scow. Bradford Litle had cash to pay for shoes

$3. Paid Philander Brightman bill against Bark Solon $2. At 8 1/2 o’clock arrived home again.

P.M pleasant. At 2 o’clock le� home in co. with Ruth L + 3 children for Uncle Alfred King’s in Tiverton R. I. about 1 mile NE of Four Corners. Paid toll 8 cents. Paid for 1 vial pain killer 25 cents.

Saturday, September 13, 1856 at Tiverton, RI

This day wind SW and pleasant. A�er breakfast in co. with A. King and H. King. Went to Sapowet Creek a�er clams + quahogs. At 2 o’clock returned to A. King’s and stayed all night. Received of Geo. Sawyer $10.

Sunday, September 14, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. At 10 o’clock started for home. Called at Poor House in Westport, Thos. J. Allen keeper. They have 30 paupers. At 2 o’clock arrived home. Got dinner & went to Charles White’s and passed the a�ernoon. Paid toll over Hix Bridge 8 cents.

Monday, September 15, 1856

This day winds west and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks.

Tuesday, September 16, 1856

This day wind North and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. Went to New Bedford. Carried eggs and buter. Sold for $5. Expenses dinner + horskeeping $0.51. Tea & tortes [tools?] $0.27. Paid Mr. Plant for extracting for myself and Ruth $1.25 [teeth]. Cash to Ruth $10. Cash to Hannah Willcox $4. In the evening returned home via Smith Mills.

Wednesday, September 17, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. In afternoon went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of sea muck. Ruth and Abbot Pliny went to Westport Point.

Thursday, September 18, 1856

This day wind SW. Warm and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks + drawing sea muck from the Neck.

Friday, September 19, 1856

This day wind SW. Warm and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks and drawing sea muck from Gooseberry Neck.

Saturday, September 20, 1856

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks & puting up stockyard. In PM

some rainy with thunder + lightning. Bradford shelling corn.

Sunday, September 21, 1856

AM wind SW warm and pleasant. At 11 o’clock left home with Henry W and Hannah W for Westport Point. At 1 pm arrived there. Took dinner at Isaac L. Brightman’s. At 5 PM wind E and cloudy. Myself Ruth L + 3 children + F. Sisson left for home in our boat. In the evening arrived home. Some rainy. Had it rainy most of the night.

Monday, September 22, 1856

This day wind East and moderate rain. PM I went to Westport Point. Paid Alex. H. Cory bill Iron Hoops against Bark Solon $24.25. At 5 o’clock arrived home again. Continues raining. Rainy all night.

Tuesday, September 23, 1856

AM wind East and rainy. Elkanah Wordell called. Paid him in full of all demands up to this date

$12 by Henry Willcox.

Wednesday, September 24, 1856

This day wind West and fair. I went to Gooseberry Neck + got a load of sea muck.

Thursday, September 25, 1856

This day wind SW and fair. I went to Gooseberry Neck + got a load of sea muck.

Friday, September 26, 1856

This day strong breezes at SW and pleasant. I carried to the Point 33 bushels of barley in our boat at one �me. Put it on board Schooner W. H. DeWit for New York. I paid Varnum Maccomber for one pair of thick boots $4.12.

Saturday, September 27, 1856.

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of sea muck. A�ernoon went to mill at Allen Howlands.

Sunday, September 28, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Myself Ruth L + Hannah + Abbot went to Meeting at Bald Hill Friends Meeting. Philip Dunham spoke.

Monday, September 29, 1856

A.M wind South and passing clouds. Employed at picking geese digging potatoes + picking

grapes.

Tuesday, September 30, 1856

This day wind east and cloudy. I went to market. Sold 3 geese for 3.33 buter 5.29 eggs .88 grapes $1.25 apples $1.15. Paid for sweet potatoes .37 for peaches .20. Paid Hannah Willcox $8. Paid for coton 2. Paid for candle wick 1.25. Had it very rainy through the night.

Wednesday, October 1, 1856

This day wind West and pleasant. In company with Henry W & Ruth L went to Fall River to catle show. The exhibi�on of catle was very fine. Took dinner at Uncle Jos. Estes & Fen [tea?] at Nicholas Waterman. Stayed all night at the Globe Factory at Daniel Sherman house.

Thursday, October 2, 1856

This day wind WSW and pleasant. In forenoon went to Fall River + visited the halls. The exhibi�on of fine arts was very good. Also the vegetables and fruits tables were very abundantly laden with splendid varie�es. Paid for admitance to Halls 40 cents. Took dinner at Nicklas Waterman’s. At 4 P.M le� for Cap. Jeb Collins in Somerset and arrived about sunset. Paid for crossing Slades ferry .20.

Friday, October 3, 1856

This day wind west and pleasant. In company with Capt. Collins + wife Hannah. Visited the Mr. Chase Poter works. Saw them make stone + earthenware. At 2 o’clock PM le� for home via Fall River Hix Meeting House. Paid ferriage .20. Arrived at Patrick Poters about sunset and stayed all night.

Saturday, October 4, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. At Geo. P. Poters. Took with us Sarah Poter + went to New Bedford. Took dinner at H. W. Seaburys. At 5 PM le� N. Bedford for Patrick Poters. Arrived there at sunset + stayed all night. Paid for herring 20 cents.

Sunday, October 5, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. At 10 ½ o’clock AM le� Patrick Poters and atended Friends Meeting at Apponaganset. Aunt Abbigail Kirby spoke. After dinner called at David Sissons and took dinner. In afternoon arrived home. All well.

Monday, October 6, 1856

This day wind SSW and some Foggy. PM I went to Gooseberry Neck + got a load of sea muck.

Tuesday, October 7, 1856

This day wind NE cool + pleasant. Employed at gathering apples and digging potatoes. In the a�ernoon Ruth L & her mother went to John Giffords.

Wednesday, October 8, 1856

This day wind at West and pleasant. Employed at gathering apples. Paid Adarum Davis for 7

yards of wool nut cloth for pants $2.58. Cash to Irish Mary 29 cents.

Thursday, October 9, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of muck. In a�ernoon finished gathering apples. Had about 35 bushels put in cellar and 12 bushels carried to New Bedford + 15 bushels cider apples.

Friday, October 10, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Bradford went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of muck. A�ernoon plucked four geese for market.

Saturday, October 11, 1856

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 11 [lb] buter

$3.21. 3 geese for $3.58. 6 1/2 doz egg at $1.49. Paid for 1 soda + cash for dinner + horsekeeping 20 cents. Paid Hannah Wilcox $8. In the evening returned home with a main top mast for Bark B. Franklin.

Sunday, October 12, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. A�ernoon went to Paul Fisher’s. Paid Bradford Litle $15.00.

Monday, October 13, 1856

This AM wind SW and passing clouds. Recd of Henry Wilcox $30. Paid Bradford Litle $28.54.

Tuesday, October 14, 1856

AM wind north cold and rainy. PM cloudy and cold. I went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of muck.

Wednesday, October 15, 1856

This day wind NE cold and some cloudy. The barn of Joshuaway W. Gifford was burned last night. The fire was first discovered about 10 o’clock in the evening of the 14th. There was about 10 tons of hay besides all the farming tools, etc. Also Abraham Brownell ox wagon loaded with corn valued at about $100. Loss of barn hay and tools about $600. No insurance. I went to the beach and got a load of sea muck.

Thursday, October 16, 1856

This day wind North and cold. Ground froze some. Had ice about as thick as window glass. I went to Gooseberry Neck + got a load of muck. Employed at ge�ng out corn over the swamp.

Friday, October 17, 1856

This day wind East and cloudy. Some employed at husking corn. Got in 20 bushels 3 ears of corn.

Saturday, October 18, 1856

AM wind SE and driving rainstorm. Commenced raining in the night. PM cleared off. Wind SW.

Sunday, October 19, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Patrick Poter + wife Hannah called and stayed un�l 2 o’clock

PM.

Monday, October 20, 1856

This day pleasant. Ground cider apples at John W. Gifford’s. Besides Sunday other jobs. H.W. went to New Bedford and returned in the evening with three men to help harvest. Arrived at New Bedford Bark Tremont had on freight 1100 barrels oil. 20 from Bark Solon.

Tuesday, October 21, 1856

This day light wind at SW warm and pleasant. Employed at geting out corn. Husked 30 bushels of corn + finished cuting up corn over swamp. Cut up + drained out the field South. Horses [?] cut the cheese + made 59 gallons cider.

Wednesday, October 22, 1856

This day light air at SW warm and pleasant. Husked some + finished geting out corn over the swamp in company with Ruth L. Harry W. and Abby Gifford. Went to Westport Point. Paid Joe Basset bill caulking 32.54. Paid for 1 box caps [?]. Received of Harry Wilcox $100.

Thursday, October 23, 1856

This day wind from SW by W to North + pleasant but very smokey. Husked + got in 130 bushels of ears of corn and stacked the baskets. Brothers Jos E and Leander and wife and child called and spent part of the day.

Friday, October 24, 1856

This day wind South. Cold and pleasant. Finished harves�ng. Had 150 bushels corn.

Saturday, October 25, 1856

This day wind NNE cold and pleasant. I went to market to New Bedford. Sold 14 lb 8 oz buter @ 30 cents $4.35 + 4 doz eggs $1.00 + 3 1/2 bushels apples @ $2.40. Paid for soap and gin

$1. Dinner and horsekeeping $3. Cash to Hannah Willcox $4. Perry Russell thrashed for us 85

bushels oats. Rec’d from bank $100.

Sunday, October 26, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. Henry W Hannah W + Abbot Pliny.

Went to Father Geo Smith’s and spent the day. In the evening returned.

Monday, October 27, 1856

AM wind at SW and pleasant. I helped Abner Collins thrash 123 bushels oats.

• some Stacked the straw and got in oats. At sunset started to rain.

Tuesday, October 28, 1856

AM some rainy. Wind SW. PM wind SW and pleasant. I went to Westport Point. Nothing worth note transpired.

Wednesday, October 29, 1856

This day wind at West and strong breeze. In co with H Willcox and Davis Russell. Went to Point.

Paid James W. Manchester bill caulking $59.18. Recd. of James W M $2.24 for marsh grass $1.

Thursday, October 30, 1856

This day wind SW and strong breezy. I went to New Bedford and Henry W with me. Paid Dabney

+ Cunningham Bill off Freight on oil from [?] for Bk Fremont 725 gallons at $2.30 per 31 1/2 gallons $52.93. Paid for 2 pairs of boots for Henry W and Abbot P. $2.35. Paid for 5 lbs 12 oz lamb $57. Dinner and horsekeeping .14. Paid for leter stamps 24. Received of William O. Brownell for lot old casks and barrels $6.

Friday, October 31, 1856

This day wind SW by W and blowing fresh gale. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. Chas C. Bosworth arrived with two whale boats for Bk. B. Franklin. Cash paid Mary Conly $1.20.

Saturday, November 1, 1856

This day wind SW and blowing a heavy gale and mostly clear. Harvest out turnips 70 bushels.

Sunday, November 2, 1856

This day light breezes at SW and pleasant. Atended meeting at Bald Hill. Thomas Forman wife

+ daughter called and spent the afternoon.

Monday, November 3, 1856

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. Went to Head of Westport after Mary Conally paid for cloth for pants, etc. $4.90.

Tuesday, November 4, 1856

This day wind SSW and foggy. In co. with H. Willcox. Went to town Election for Presidential Elections and Governor. I voted for Colonel John C. Fremont for President of United States + Dayton for Vice President. I voted for Governor of Massachusets Mr. Josiah Quincy of Boston. We went to Town Meeting via Tripps Wharf and returned the same way. Crossed the river. I paid Daniel Tripp bill freight against Barque Solon $6.67. At sunset moderate rain storm. In the evening had it blowing fresh and rainy.

Wednesday, November 5, 1856

This day wind NW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Thursday, November 6, 1856

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. went to New Bedford paid for horsekeeping + livery horse 57c.

Friday, November 7, 1856

This day wind SW and some cloudy. I went to the beach and got a load of sea muck. PM I wrote a leter to Capt. Childs of Bk Solon.

Saturday, November 8, 1856

This day wind SW and pleasant. Drawed a load of sea muck. Nothing worth note transpired.

Some rainy in the night.

Sunday, November 9, 1856

This day wind NNE with moderate driving rain. In company with H Willcox H.W. Smith. Went to

Meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, November 10, 1856

This day wind North cold and clean. In company with James Paterson. I went to Gooseberry Neck. Drawed 3 loads of muck and on home.

Tuesday, November 11, 1856

This day light breezes at NW cold and pleasant. Thermometer at 20 degrees above zero at 12 o’clock. The Bark B. Franklin sailed on a whaling voyage David S. Russell Master. Put on board the B. Franklin 11 bushels turnips. In the evening returned home from Westport Point.

Wednesday, November 12, 1856

This day wind light from North to SW and pleasant. I got a load of sea muck from Gooseberry Neck. In the evening with Ruth L. Went to John W. Gifford’s. Paid him for making 2 barrels cider 20 cents.

Thursday, November 13, 1856

This day wind NNE and some cloudy. In the morning I went to Mr. Eoldyes and got 65 lbs B                                                                                                                                                      at 8 cents per head. I went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of sea muck.

Additional notes

Note 1: Monday / Sunday 30th Dec 1, 1856 and  Monday, Dec 2nd 1856.  Based on the context It appears that this entry should be Monday Dec 1 and the Monday Dec 2 should be Tuesday.

This correction was made in the text for continuity.

Note 2: Thursday, January 1 1857 Out of order, There was a second entry of Thursday, January 1 a�er Friday, January 2. This correction was made in the text for continuity.

Note: Monday, January 26 1857 MARGIN NOTES:

Norfolk, State of Virginia – The following is an extract of a leter from this place of Jan 23rd 1857. We are S�ll frozen up here with no prospects of ge�ng beter, the weather [—], thermometer down to zero, every place full of snow, streets impassable, snow from 4-11 feet deep, river closed by ice 8 to 10 inches thick, ferry communica�ons stopped, persons crossing on ice, no mail and nothing [–].

Note 3: Thursday, February 5 1857

Margin notes – A cold place. The following record of the State of the thermometer for six days of this month at 7 am in Hannover, New Hampshire. Was sent us by a student of Dartmouth College. The temperatures according for Saturday 24th is the lowest ever known at that place and the record is from Prof. Youngs’s [—] thermometer.

Wednesday, Jan 21, 14 below Zero

Thursday, Jan 22, 14 below zero

Friday, Jan 23, 31 below zero

Saturday 24, 41 below zero

Sunday 25, 20 below zero

Monday, 26, 20 below zero

Note 4: Monday, March 16 [out of order]. This correction was made in the text for continuity. Note 5: Two days are missing and 3 dates are miss numbered. Referring to an 1857 Callender

and based on the context of the transcription, the following changes were made:

• Entered date: Wednesday, February 18 [no entry made]
• Entered date: Thursday, February 19 [no entry made]
• Friday, February 18 changed to Friday, February 20
• Saturday, February 19 changed to Saturday, February 21
• Sunday, February 20 changed to Sunday, February 22

Monday, March 23rd

This day wind South and Some cloudy. Got home 1 load of wood + drawed out Some manure. At Sunsett had a Small Shower of rain. Cash paid Fred Tripp $5. Paid for [cristial][crystal] to watch.

Tuesday, March 24th

This day wind S.W and cloudy with a Small Shower of rain. I went to New Bedford. Paid for [Hatched][Hatchet] for Henry W. 67¢. Paid for Dinner + Horskeeping 68 [¢].

Wednesday, March 25th

This day wind N.W cool + pleasant. Fred Tripp went to New Bedford with a load of straw to Chas. Sisson 357 lb Gross. I went with 20 bushells [bushels] oats 8 Bushells to E. Perry + 12 to Thos Nye Jr. In the evening Geo. P. Potter wife + 3 children arrived. Expenses for dinner 10[¢].

Thursday, March 26th

This day wind N.W cool + pleasant. Myself Ruth L. + Henry W. attended the auction of the Late Benjamin Willcox. Was Sold Stock Hay + grain farming tools + House hold furniture.

Friday, March 27th

This day wind N.W cool + pleasant. I went to Goosberry [Gooseberry] Neck and got a load of Sea muck. P.M. loaded a load of straw for New Bedford + put up 21 Bushells [bushels] oats for Thos Nye Jr.

Saturday, March 28th

This day light breeze at North and pleasant. Frederick went to New Bedford with a load of straw to Chs. Sisson.

3000 lb Gross + 3570 = 6570 = 3630 lb Nett @ $11 per ton 1470 Tare          1470 = 2940

3630 lb @ $11 = $19.96 1/2 Weighing 20 Equals $20.16 Recd of Chs. Sisson in full for Straw $20.16.

I went to New Bedford with 21 bushells oats to Thos. Nye Jr. at .56¢ per Bushell. Sunday, March 29th

This day light wind North and pleasant. Capt. H.W. Seabury + wife Susan from New Bedford Spent the afternoon with us. In company with Ruth L. + Abbott Pliny went to meeting at Bald Hill friends meeting.

Monday, March 30th

This day wind North + pleasant. Employed at making Hoghouse. Nothing worth Note transpired. Tuesday, March 31

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 16 lb 12oz Butter

$4.39. 7½ Doz Eggs at 17¢ = $1.27. Sold 3 Bushells apples for $7.80. Cash paid Hannah Willcox [$]5.66. Paid for ½ Bushell Rye meal .53¢. Sold Samuel Leonard 2 lots of Sperm oil of Bark Solon about 120 Bbls @ $1.47 per gall. In the Evening returned home.

Wednesday, April 1st 1857

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In forenoon in Company Jos. E. Smith went to Westport Point down Horsneck Channell. Removed the [Sewed?][Seaweed?] of Bk Solons Oil. Paid Job Davis Jr. for One Hat $1.90. For repairing my Boots paid Christopher Simmons 25[¢]. Engaged George Gifford to carry Solons Oil to New Bedford at 16¢ per Bbl. At 2 oclock commenced raining moderately. At Sunsett rainstorm.

Westport April 1857

Thursday, April 2nd

At Sunrise wind North and driving Snow Storm and verry cold. P.M clear + cold. Nothing doing worth Note.

Friday, April 3rd

This day wind North cool+ pleasant. I went to New Bedford with 21 Bushells [bushels] oats to Thos Nye at 56¢ per Bushell [bushel]. P.M wind S.W + cold.

Saturday, April 4th

This day wind S.S.W and Some cloudy. I made a gate to orchard tc [etc]. [Deposited in Savings Bank to make $20. $5 for children Tuesday 31 March. Cash to Chas F. Tripp on [afc?] Labor $4. Paid for 40 lb Clove Seed $8.00.

Sunday, April 5th.

This day wind S.W and Some Showery. In company with Ruth L Henry W + Abbot Pliny went to Aunt Hope Kings. Paid toll over Hix Bridge.

Monday, April 6th

This day wind S.S.E and frequent Showers. At 8 oclock left for home. At 10 o clock at Aunt [Marther?][Martha] Lawrences. I attended Town Election at townhouse. At Sunsett [sunset] arrived home. Driving rainstorm at S.S.E. Paid toll over Hix Bridge 8[¢]. Paid for Sundries 12[¢].

Tuesday, April 7th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with Henry Willcox + Ruth L + Henry W went to New Bedford. Cash to Ruth $7. Expenses .57[¢]. In the Evening returned home.

Wednesday, April 8th

This day Strong Breeze at S.W and Some cloudy. Employed at putting up wall and loaded hay for New Bedford.

Thursday, April 9th

This day wind S.S.E and Some cloudy. In the morning went with Mary at Head of Westport in company with Ruth L + Henry W. Went to [Patric] [Patrick] Potters. I went to New Bedford + Settled with Saml Leonard + Son for Bill of Oil and took three Notes payable on 4. 5. + 7 mo. Int [Interest] added $2025.17 on 4 mo [$]2025.17 on 5 mo [$]2025.17= 7. Whole amt [$]6075.49. Average time 5⅓  mo 3 Day grace.      2½ [perct] [percent] = 5 mo

121.50. 98

30.37. 75

10.12. 07

3.03.  08

$165.05 [Int.][Interest]

1. Willcox went to N Bedford with [1?] Load of Hay for us.

Friday, April 10th

This day wind E.N.E and Some raining. P.M Got home a load of wood from wood lot. Paid Thursday 9th for Postage on letters from Capt West of Bk [Bark] Janett 33¢.

Saturday, April 11th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at picking up Stones. Bark Mattapoisett Capt James Soule absent 18 mo with 600 Bbls Sperm Oil. She anchored out Side + lay untill [until] Sunday. At 10 oclock arrived in at Harbor.

Sunday, April 12th

This day winds light + variable. I went to meeting. Mattapoisett arrived in at Harbor at Sunsett [sunset]. Some raining.

Monday, April 13th

This day wind E and pleasant. Employed at picking Stubble Stones. Had rain in the Night. Ruth went to Head of River after Mary.

Tuesday, April 14th

This day wind N.E and rainy. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Wednesday, April 15th

This day wind S.S.W and pleasant. Employed at picking Stones + loaded Hay for New Bedford. Had rain + Snow in the evening.

Thursday, April 16th

This day wind South and pleasant. I went to New Bedford with Hay to Chs. Sisson 5090 lbs Gross. Tare 1660 lb. Equal to 3430 lb Nett [net].

Friday, April 17th

At Sunrise wind N.E and ground white with Snow. P.M went to wood lot and got a load of wood. I went Jos. Moshers + at A. Howlands to mill. Fred Tripp went with the oxen to Thos. Smiths + had two Shoes Sett [set]. I paid Thos. Smith for 1 hoe .50¢. Paid William Henry Smith for Labor 60[¢]. Had through the day frequent Squalls of Snow. Wind N.N.W and cold.

Saturday, April 18th

This day wind N.E cloudy and cold. Employed at ploughing South the house.

Sunday, April 19th

This day wind N.E cloudy + cold. Brother Leander called on us.

Monday, April 20th

This day A.M fresh gale at East cloudy + cold. Employed at ploughing. Elizabeth Stanton and Mary Gifford arrived. P.M driving rain Storm from E.S.E. Employed at writing tc [etc].

Tuesday, April 21st

This day wind N.E driving Snow Storm. Carried Ruth L Abbott Pliny Mary Gifford + Elizabeth Stanton to Geo. Giffords. At Sunsett [sunset] Storm continues.

Wednesday, April 22nd

This day wind N.E and cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Sold 10 Dos Eggs + 8 Quarts of Milk for

1.88. Paid for 100 lb Shorts $1.05. For Soap 34[¢]. Stove polish 7¢. Paid for two ox whips at Oliver H Seaburys. In the evening arrived home.

Thursday, April 23rd

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Got home a load of wood. P.M Employed at ploughing South the house [paid for 1 plough point 33¢ omitted 22nd.

Friday, April 24th

This day wind S.W and blustering. Employed at plouing [ploughing] tc [etc]. Sold 6 Turkeys for

$4.50.

Saturday, April 25th

This day wind N.W and pleasant but cold for the Season. Employed at ploughing and harrowing.

Sunday, April 26th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to [Gov][Geo.] Cornell + paid Isaac Cornell for $100 for 6 mo. P.M David Sisson Wife + 1 Son called + took tea.

Monday, April 27th

This day S.W and pleasant. Employed at ploughing South the house. P.M rainy.

Tuesday, April 28th

This day wind North and and cold + pleasant. Nothing worth note.  N.W. Kirby killed a Calf for us in the morning. I went to New Bedford + Carried a Calf. Sold 81’ $7.75. Sold Caf [calf] Skin for

$1.62. Brot [brought] home 10lb veal. Paid Abner Sherman for chopping wood $2.50.

Wednesday, April 29th

This day wind N.W cool + pleasant. Sowed the field South the house with Barley. N.M Kirby helped ½ day. Isaac Cornell ploughed over the Swamp. I paid Chs. Fred Tripp for 2 mo. Labor at

$8.50 per mo $17. Ball [Balance] due Him + paid $7.75.

Thursday, April 30th

This day Employed at Sowing tc [etc].

Westport May 1857

Friday, May 1st

This day Employed at ploughing and Sowing. Sold 3 turkeys for $2.75. Paid Bradford Wilcox f [for] going to N. Bedford with Load of Hay $2.

Saturday, May 2nd

This day wind South + Some cloudy. Employed at ploughing [Sword?] North Part Hous [House] meadow. Had Bradford Willcox helping.  I finished Sowing hay Seeds [rained considerable in the night].

Sunday, May 3rd

This day wind South + warm. Some cloudy + foggy. With Hors [horse] + waggon [wagon] carried Isaac Cornell home.

Monday, May 4th

This day wind East. A.M moderate rain Storm. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, May 5th

This day wind South + thick fog with Some Showers of rain. Employed at ploughing. Bradford Willcox helping.

Wednesday, May 6th

At Sunrise wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at drawing manure over the swamp. P.M helped Joshua W. Gifford raise his barn.

Thursday, May 7th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing house meadow. At 10 oclock AM Isaac Cornell arrived + commenced work.

Friday, May 8th

A.M wind North and pleasant. Employed at ploughing. P.M wind light at South. Steam Boat from New Bedford arrived at Harbor and towed out the Greyhound. She anchored about one mile South the two mile rocks. Rcvd for one Calf $8.50.

Saturday, May 9th

A.M wind light at S.W and pleasant. At 8 oclock the Barque Greyhound sailed on a whaling voyage to the Pacific ocean. Cathcart Master. P.M pleasant. Finished ploughing House meadow. Bk Solon reported with 130 Bbls oil at [St Hellana][St Helena].

Sunday, May 10th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L H W Hannah W + Abbot Pliny went to Father Geo. Smith and Spent the day.

Monday, May 11th

This day wind N.W and cold for the Season. Employed at getting the ground ready for planting.

Tuesday, May 12th

This day wind S.W and [?]. Planted the Hous [House] meadow field with corn + potatoes. Bradford Willcox helped. The Labor of this day is meant f [for] Wednesday. N.B furrowed the ground today + Bradford did not help us.

Wednesday, May 13th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Planted the House meadow field over the Swamp with corn and potatoes. Bradford Willcox helped. The Schooner Cate Cory arrived today. Geo. L Manchester master with 150 Bls Sperm oil + 20 B.F. oil to A.H. Cory.

Thursday, May 14th

This day wind South. Employ [Employed] at ploughing + drawing Sods in the meadow South the barn next to the road. Bradford Willcox helped ½ a day.  P.M Employed at ploughing.  Had Some Small Showers of rain.

Friday, May 15th

This day wind N.E and Some rainy. Employed at ploughing in for[fore] Noon. Chs Akin Died at 6 oclock this morning.

Saturday, May 16th

This day wind N.E and Some rainy. Employed at ploughing. Paid Isaac Cornell for James Cornell for 3 week Labor in 1855 $9.

Sunday, May 17th

A.M wind N.E + Some Showers. We all attended the funeral of Charles Akin. He was buried at Bald Hill before meeting. His age was 72 years. Chs Fisher + Anny took dinner + tea with us. At sunsett [sunset] wind N.W clear + pleasant.

Monday, May 18th

This day wind N.E and cloudy. Employed at ploughing. Ruth L went to Westport Point with Her father a cross [across] the river + Stayed all night.

Tuesday, May 19th

A.M wind N.E and cloudy. Finished ploughing. P.M rainy driving Storm. Had it verry windy + rainy through the night.

Wednesday, May 20th

A.M wind N.E + driving rain. P.M I went to mill at A. Howlands.

Thursday, May 21st

This day wind North and cloudy with Some rain. I went to New Bedford. Carried 8⅔ Bushells [bushels] Turnips. Sold them for $2.90. Recd of Eben Perry $28.~ for Bill of oats. Recd of Thos Nye Jr $29.68 for Bill of oats. Recd of Thos B Willcox $7.~ for keeping cow 39 days. Paid for 1 lb of Soda .8[¢]. For one pair of Boots for myself [$]3.64. One pair shoes for Heny W [$]1.0_. One pair for Hannah W 60[¢] + two for Abbott Pliny 69[¢] 64[¢] $6.61.

Friday, May 22nd

This day wind S.W and Employed at Harrowing + furrowing for planting.

Westport May 1857

Saturday, May 23rd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at planting. Mary Connally went home today. Cash to Ruth L $32. Paid Frank R. Butts for droping corn .25[¢].

Sunday, May 24th

This day wind S.W warm + pleasant. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Monday, May 25th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L I went to New Bedford. Expenses paid for 157 lbs. Guano @ 3 ½[¢] $5.49. 7lbs Potash 70¢. 16 lbs Sulphate Lime 16¢. One Hat 55[¢]. 2 lbs Chese [Cheese] for B. W. 30[¢]. ¼ lb Cassia buds 16[¢].

Tuesday, May 26th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Finished planting corn + potatoes.

Wednesday, May 27th

A.M warm and foggy. Got home a load of wood. P.M pleasant wind S.S.W. Employed at putting up wall.

Thursday, May 28th

A.M wind S.E to S.W + verry rainy. P.M foggy. Got home a load of sand.

Friday, May 29th

This day wind South + foggy with Some Small Showers of rain. In company with Henry Willcox I went to Westport Point. Paid Restcome Maccomber + Co. for Shingles Nails lumber tc [etc] for repairs on my House at Westport Point $19.44. Paid Cordelia Brightman for fitting Bonetts [bonnets] for Ruth L & Hannah W. $3.~.

Saturday, May 30th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Got home a load of wood. Isaac H. Cornell went to the Point in the afternoon.

Sunday, May 31st

This day wind S.W. Father Mother & Hannah W.S. went to meeting at Bald Hill.

P.M had a tempest with much rain. Had it rainy through the night.

Monday, June 1st

This day wind S.W and rainy most of the day. Isaac chopping wood.

Tuesday, June 2nd

This day wind South + foggy. Nothing worth note transpired. I paid N.U. Kirby Bill of Labor

$5.05 + took a receipt in full. Westport June 1857

Wednesday, June 3rd

This day is S.W by W clear + pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm.

Thursday, June 4th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. In company with Isaac H Cornell went fishing. Caught 3 Bluefish + about 25 tautaug.

Friday, June 5th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at planting over corn.

Saturday, June 6th

This day wind SW and pleasant. P.M I went to mill at Russells Mills. I paid Bradford Willcox $2 n account of Labor.

Sunday, June 7th

A.M wind S.W and rainy. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Monday, June 8th

This day pleasant + fair. Planted turnips and worked out corn.

Tuesday, June 9th

This day wind S.E and Some cloudy. A.M worked out corn. P.M Isaac drawed a load of Sea weed from the Neck. I went to the Point and onboard the Gov Carver. Out Side the Bk Gov Carver Capt Higgins arrived about 4 oclock P.M and anchored out Side. Capt [Haled?] [hauled] 750 Bbl Sperm oil. At 7 oclock P.M the Pilot H.A. Gifford brot [brought] Her into the Harbor.

Wednesday, June 10th

This day wind S.E and cloudy. Employed at repairing brigway [bridgeway]. Nothing worth Note transpired.

Thursday, June 11th

This day wind S.E and Some rainy + foggy. Employed at planting over corn.

Friday, June 12th

This day wind West and pleasant. Employed at work on the Highway. B. Willcox + Geo. Cornell helping.

Saturday, June 13th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at repairing Highway. B.W. Geo Cornell + Benj Weston helping. Paid Benj Weston for 1 Day on Highway $1.~.

Sunday, June 14th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Isaac L Brightman + wife + H.W. Seabury + wife + Bro. Chs F. Smith + Chs [Leo?] [Barker?][Black..?] [Jr.?] arrived and Spent the day.

Westport June 1857 Monday, June 15th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at working out corn.

Tuesday, June 16th

This day wind E.S.E. and cloudy . At work on the Highway . Bradford Wilcox + Geo. Cornell helping.

Wednesday, June 17th

This day wind S.E and Some cloudy with a Shower in the morning. Employed on highway. Bradford helping.

Thursday, June 18th

This day wind East + foggy with Some rain [hold?] [Some?]. P.M In company with Ruth L went to Father Geo. Smith W.H. Cummings + David Sissons + arrived home again at 6 ½ P.M.

Friday, June 19th

A.M wind S.E and foggy. Employ [Employed] at working out corn. P.M Showery. Thos W Gifford was buried this day aged about 37 years.

Saturday, June 20th

This day wind South + foggy. I went to Fall River. Expenses paid Mr. Smith [Inteligence?] office 50[¢] for getting a Girl. Dinner + hors keeping 70¢. At 5½ P.M arrived home with an Irish Girl. Her wages to be $1.75 per week.

Sunday, June 21st

This day foggy wind South. P.M John Taylor + wife + child Mary Smith + child + Miss Wood called + stopped about 1 hour.

Monday, June 22nd

This day wind South & foggy. Employed at working out corn + hoeing.

Tuesday, June 23rd

This day wind W.N.W clear + cold for the Season. Corn verry Short for the Season about 6 or 7 Inches high on an average.

Wednesday, June 24th

This day wind N.W cooler and pleasant. In company with Ruth L I went to meeting at Apponegansett. Two female preachers from England Spoke.

Thursday, June 25th

This wind N.W cool + pleasant. Employed at hoeing in House meadow field. At 6 oclock P.M had a thunder Shower from N.E. At 5 P.M I went to the Point. In the Evening returned home.

Friday, June 26th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at hoeing. Willard Willcox helping

Saturday, June 27th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at hoeing. Willard Willcox helping in forenoon + B. Willcox in afternoon. Paid Willard W. Slocum for hoeing $1.25.

Westport June 1857

Saturday, 27th continued

P.M at 3 oclock in company with Henry W. + Abbot Pliny attended appointed meeting at Bald Hill. Two female ministers from England officiated. After five oclock P.M I went to New Bedford after H. Willcox.

Sunday, 28th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. Isaac H. Cornell had the Grey horse + Buggy to go home + cash

$5.~ on account.

Monday, 29th

This day wind S.E and pleasant. Employed at hoeing. Bradford Willcox helped + Leonard Brightman helped ½ Day. I paid Bradford Willcox for Labor on Highway $4.90. For Labor on the farm $4.~. B.W Dr [Debit] to cash [$]2.~ Hor [Horse] + Buggy $.90.

Tuesday, 30th

This day wind N.E and cloudy. Leonard Brightman + Benjamin Weston helping hoe. I paid L.B f [for] 1½ D [day] hoeing $1.17. B. Weston .83[¢] for 1 D [day] Labor.

Wednesday, July 1. 1857

This day wind N.E + Some rainy. Employed at hoeing in the garding [garden].

Thursday, July 2nd

This day wind N.E and passing clouds. Brother Leander Smith + wife + child called + took dinner with us. P.M Employed at working out corn over the Swamp.

Friday, July 3rd

This day wind N.E and cloudy. I went to New Bedford + carried 25 lbs [Boutte][butter] sold for 24¢ per lb $6. Cash to Hannah Willcox $5.50. Dinner + Horskeeping 50[¢]. Brother Leonard Smith Sailed this day Chief Mate of Ship Cortes on a whaling voyage for 4 years. Lakeman master.

Saturday, July 4th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L + three children went to New Bedford. Saw the Militia + Engine companys parade the Streets. At 4 oclock P.M there was a Baloon [balloon] ascension. It Started from the common in New Bedford and landed on the Fairhaven Side about one mile North the village.

Expenses 87¢ for [Hatt] [Hat]

Sunday, July 5th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. At Geo P. Potters. I went with Geo P. Potter to N. Bedford with milk + returned via Mr. [Gills?] + Allen Street.

Monday, July 6th

This day wind S.W and foggy. Employed at working out corn and hoeing. [Had a shower in the night.

Westport July 1857

Tuesday, July 7th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at working out corn and hoeing.

Wednesday, July 8th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at working out corn and hoeing.

Thursday, July 9

This day wind North and pleasant. Employed as above. Bradford Willcox helping.

Friday, July 10

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed as above. B. Willcox helping

Saturday, July 11th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with H. Willcox went to New Bedford. Expenses paid O. H. Seabury for one [Cythe?][scythe?] 90[¢]. Paid Jos. [Munn?][Munro?] for repairing watch [$]1.90. For repairing Isaac H. Cornell watch $1.00. For one pair of Shoes for Hannah W. 78[¢]. Horskeeper 25¢. Dinner 20[¢]. Recd of Chs. Sisson in full for Bill of Hay [$] 39.55. Paid Chs. Sisson for Error of Tare in Bill of Straw $1.~. Cash paid Isaac H. Cornell on account Labor

$30.~. Paid Isaac H. Cornell for Geo. Cornell 3 day Labor on the Highway [$]3.~. Received of Ruth L $14.~. Received of Joshuay [Joshaway] Gibbs 3rd $12 for Bill of Straw. Cash to Abbott Pliny $1.03.

Sunday, July 12th

This day wind S.W. warm and clear. Jos. Gifford + [wife] Mary from Fairhaven called + took dinner + tea with us.

Monday, July 13th

This day wind S.S.W and warm. Employed at hoeing. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, July 14th

A.M wind South + foggy. Employed at hoeing. After Breakfast commenced mowing South the young orchard. At noon I went to New Bedford with Henry Willcox. Paid for watch key 10¢. For Scythe [Smith?][Snath?] 67¢. Took home with Mr [Anstrus?][Adreanna?] [Baker?][Banker?] a work Girl 11 years old. Paid for 22 lbs midlings [middlings] 55¢.

Wednesday, July 15th

A.M wind S.W and foggy. Employed at hoeing turnips.

Wednesday, July 15th

This day wind S.W and foggy most of the day. Hoed some turnips + mowed Some.

Thursday, July 16th

This day Some foggy in the morning. Employed at mowing Some + making hay. At sunsett pleasant.

Westport July 1857

Friday, July 17th

This day wind S.E and Some fogg [fog] with a Small Shower. Employed at. P.M Sun Shone Some. Got in 1 Small load of Hay. I Settled with Bradford Willcox + paid Him in full up to this day $1.67.

Saturday, July 18

AM wind S.E and Some foggy. P.M wind S.W + clear. Got in 1 load of hay. In company with I. H. Cornell went to the Point.

Sunday, July 19th

This day S.S.W and foggy. Nothing remarkable.

Monday, July 20th

This day wind S.W and foggy. Sun Shone about 1 hour at noon. Opened Some hay and heaped it up again. Isaac finished mowing meadow down by Aunt Patience.

Tuesday, July 21st

A.M had it verry rainy wind South. P.M thick. Paid Jane P. Wood for 2 Book 20¢ . Paid Abby Gifford for sewing 58¢. Paid 6¢ for boots for Abbott Pliny. Rote [wrote] a letter to Olive Bailey.

Wednesday, July 22nd

A.M foggy wind S.W. Spread our grass that lay in [Swath?] P.M Sun out. Raked + cocked [haycocked?] our hay. Had a tempest + much rain in the night.

Thursday, July 23rd

This day wind S.E and Some rainy in the morning and foggy most of the day. I wrote a Letter to Capt. Childs of Bk Solon + one to Brother Charles F. of Bk Osceola 2d. Paid Thos. [Cells…jr?] for glass tc [etc] 11[¢].

Friday, July 24th

A.M wind S.W and foggy. Isaac went to the beach and got a load of Sand.

Saturday, July 25th

This day wind S.W and with Some rain in the morning. I went to New Bedford with butter + eggs. Sold for $3.67. Expenses for groceries [$]1.04.

Sunday, July 26th

This day wind S.W and foggy Some. P.M clear + pleasant. Got in 2 loads of Hay.

Monday, July 27th

This day wind S.W and foggy. Mowed Some in Barn meadow. P.M clear. Got in one load of hay. Tuesday, July 28th

This day Strong breeze at S.W and passing fog clouds. Mowed Some in barn meadow. P.M in company with Ruth L + Abbott Pliny went via head of Westport to Frederick Wood on the Charlotte White road. Hired Sarah Briggs to do house work. Expenses paid for Blue Berries 10¢. Toll over Hix Bridge 8[¢].

Westport July 1857

Wednesday, July 29th

This day wind S.W and rainy in the morning. Afternoon wind N.W and clear. Spread our hay and dryed it. At sunsett wind S.W.

Thursday, July 30th

This day wind N.E and Some cloudy. Finished mowing Barn meadow. Leonard Brightman helping. P.M got in 3 tons hay out Barn meadow. At 3 oclock commenced raining. At Sunsett rainy.

Friday, July 31st

A.M wind N.N.E and passing clouds. P.M Same as above. Shook up our hay + raked it up.

Saturday, August 1st 1857

This day wind S.S.W and cloudy part of the day. Sun out Some in afternoon. Got in Some hay.

Sunday, August 2nd

A.M wind West and pleasant. Paul + Mary Fisher called after meeting + took dinner + tea.

Monday, August 3rd

This day wind West and pleasant. Leonard Brightman helped finished mowing the meadow N.E from the house.

Tuesday, August 4th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at getting in hay + mowed the flat meadow over the Swamp. At 12 oclock at night commenced raining.

Wednesday, August 5th

This day wind S.E and driving rain. P.M I went to Thos Smith + carried 148.¾ lb old waggon ties @ 2¢ per lb $2.98. Had the grey horse Shod + Sorrell [Sorrel] hors Shoes clinched up. Expenses 8¢.

Thursday, August 6th

A.M wind N.E and cloudy. Finished mowing the point meadow. P.M clear + pleasant. Stacked the flat meadow hay + raked + [druged?] the point meadow hay.

Friday, August 7th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. Finished mowing and Stacked the hay in the point meadow. I paid Leonard Brightman for 4¾ Days mowing $7. Recd of L Brightman for produce carried to market by Him $3.04.

Saturday, August 8th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Finished getting up hay + mowed over Barley.

Sunday, August 9th

This day wind West and pleasant. David Sisson + Children called.

Monday, August 10th

This day wind S.S.W and pleasant. Employed at getting up Barley. Rained in the night.

Tuesday, August 11th

In the morning cloudy wind N.W. In company with Ruth L + 3 Children went whortle berrying near by Hetty Sanford. P.M pleasant. Went to Father Geo. Smiths. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, August 12th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Finished Stacking Barley and mowed our oats.

Thursday, August 13

A.M wind S.W and rainy. In company with H.W + H.W.S went to Westport Point. P.M pleasant. In the evening returned home.

Friday, August 14

A.M wind S.W and pleasant though verry warm. Thermometer at 910 above Zero in the Shade. I went to New Bedford. Paid D. Sisson $250 on account. Paid for one Coat $1.75.

Saturday, August 15th

This day wind from N.E to N.W + West. Finished getting up [grasse][grass].

Sunday, August 16th

This day pleasant. In company with Ruth L and Three Children went to meeting at Bald Hill.

P.M went to David Sissons at Russells Mills. Left Hannah + took home with us L. Jasper.

Monday, August 17th

This day cloudy + cool. Went whortle berrying got 10 quarts. Isaac H. Cornell drawing up Eel grass at Horsneck.

Tuesday, August 18th

This day wind N.N.E and Cloudy. Employed at drawing up eel grass tc [etc]. Wednesday, August 19th

This day clear + pleasant in the morning wind N.W. Check to Henry Willcox on Merchants Bank for $1700. In company with Henry W. Abbott Pliny Jasper + Isaac went fishing. Caught about 80 fish. At Sunset wind S.W

Thursday, August 20th

This day wind South and cloudy. Isaac went to the Neck and got a load of muck.

Friday, August 21st

This day wind East NE + pleasant. I went to the Point + got a topmast to make a pier off the point rock.

Saturday, August 22nd

This day wind S.E and Some Cloudy. At 11 oclock AM at Her late residence attended the funeral of Mary A. Gifford widow of the late Jeptha Gifford + daughter of Geo.[George] Allen of Westport. P.M I went to Russells Mills + got my Horse Shod at Tho. Smiths. Paid tax $36.54. Rec for Shoveling Snow [$]2.75. Over [wor?][work?] on road [$]5.32.

Sunday, August 23rd

A.M wind N.E and moderate rain. P.M wind S.W and pleasant.

Monday, August 24

This day wind N.W cool + pleasant. Mowed our marsh on the Horsneck. Bradford Willcox helped. Paid Him $1.33. Had cash of Henry Willcox to pay tax $28.47.

Tuesday, August 25

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I was Employed a building pier. Isaac went to the neck and got a load of muck.

Wednesday August 26

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L went to New Bedford. Sold 9 lb 9 oz Butter for $2.83 Cash and 6 lb 10 oz to Chs. [Charles] Bosworth for $1.55. At 10 oclock we took the cars to Myrcks Grove in company with Harrison Seabury + family. Had dinner with Mr.

Seabury. Each family furnished their table. There was two hundred or more at the picnick. At 7 oclock arrived at New Bedford again. Paid fare two ways for two $1. Paid horskeeping $.50.

Paid for 1 pair shoes $1.42. Cash to Hannah Willcox $2. At 11 oclock arrived home.

Thursday, August 27th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at raking hay on the horsneck.

Friday, August 28th

This day wind S.E and rainy most of the day. Employed at repairing hors rake + filled 3 barrels cider for Gov. Carver.

Saturday, August 29th

A.M wind S.E. Some foggy + cloudy. Isaac went went to the Neck. P.M went whortle berrying got 12 Quarts.

Sunday, August 30th

This day wind N.W cool + pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, August 31st

A.M wind N.W and pleasant. Myself and Isaac went to the marsh and turned our hay. P.M wind

S.W. We picked ½ Bushel Cranberrys and cut 100 lb. flags.

Tuesday, September 1st

A.M wind N.E and pleasant. Isaac went to the Neck + got a load of muck. P.M wind South. Raked and cocked our hay.

Wednesday, September 2nd

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Got our Salt Hay off the horsneck on four Scow Boats and landed it at Nathaniel Gifford wharf. Got one load home.

Thursday, September 3rd

This day wind SW and verry warm. Finished getting home our Salt hay and Stacked it.

Friday, September 4th

This day wind S.W warm + pleasant. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 14 Doz Eggs 280 [$2.80]. 8 lb 13 oz butter $2.20. Cabbage tc [etc] $1.44. Expenses tea 60¢. Crackers 55[¢] [from?] Eggs + .31[¢]. Cash to Hannah Willcox $3.54. Mrs. Cushman and Miss Seabury arrived.

Saturday, September 5th

This day wind S.W Some cloudy + foggy. I went to E.P. Brownells Store to See drove cattle from the went to Westport Point.

Sunday, September 6th

This day wind S.W + Some Showers. Afternoon cleared off wind NW. In company with Ruth L Mrs. Cushman + Miss Seabury went to [Char?][Chas?] Whites + Horsneck beach.

Monday, September 7th

AM wind North and cool though very pleasant. PM in company with Ruth L and Abbott Pliny went via Frederick Woods on the Charlotte White road to Aunt Hope King’s in Tiverton R.I. Paid for 4 lb fresh Beef .50 paid toll .24

Tuesday, September 8th

This day wind SW and pleasant. After dinner picked up for home. Went to the four corners and collected bill of Oil of Oliver Hicks $57.87 and paid the same to Henry Willcox. In the evening arrived home.

Wednesday, September 9th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to Mill etc and paid Isaac Simmons in full to this date for Shoe mending .35.

Thursday, Sept 10th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. At 3 o’clock A.M. in company with Ruth L went to New Bedford. We arrived there about 6 o’clock. I took the 1/4 to 7 o’clock cars for Boston at Rocksborough left the cars and took an omnibus for Brighton and arrived there about 10 o’clock AM. Fare on cars 1.50. Fare on omnibus .20. Dinner at Brighton 37. Paid for 1 yoke 3 year old steers $115. Paid for 1 heifer 2 years old $27. Paid boy to help drive to [depot?] in Boston .30. Paid for supper lodging & breakfast in Boston 2. Paid fare to N.B 1.50 and freight on cattle $2.75 Samuel Leonard & Son Notes paid at Merchant Bank 2076.81

Friday, September 11th

This day wind SW and pleasant. arrived at N.B. in the morning cars. Paid freight as charged above. Took charge of my cattle and arrived home at 5 P.M.

Saturday, September 12th

This day wind SW and pleasant I went to New Bedford rec’d from Merchants Bank $1.50. Check to David Sisson. Paid Clark Manly for setting ties on buggy wheels and setting king axle 3. Paid Abner Sisson Bill of Lumber Bark Solon dated 5 mo 22, 1856. $3.08 paid for 1 bushel corn .92. Check to Henry Willcox $1650. Check to Paul Fiske on account Bk. Solon last returned cargo 100.

Sunday, September 13th

This day wind NE and some misty. Hadejah B. Willcox, & Sarah Seabury called and took dinner and tea with us H.W. Seabury and wife took tea and stayed the night.

Monday, September 14th

A.M. wind East and foggy. Nothing worth note transpired. Tuesday, September 15th

This day wind SW and pleasant. P.M. I went via the way of Hix Bridge to F[?] Woods on the Charlotte White road. Took home with me Sarah Briggs to do house work. Paid toll over Hix Bridge 16.

Wednesday, September 16th

This day wind North and pleasant. I went to the Neck and got a load of kelp. Thursday, September 17th

This day wind SW and some rainy. I went to the Neck and got a load of kelp. Bradford Willcox had $20.

Friday, September 18th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to the Neck and got a load of kelp. Saturday, September 19th

A.M. wind NE and some cloudy. P.M. wind NE and moderate rain. I got home a load of kelp from Goosberry Neck

Sunday, September 20th

This day wind N.E and cloudy. In company with Ruth L Hannah W and Abbott Pliny went to Meeting at Ball Hill. After dinner went to Paul Fishers now living in Nicholas U Kirby’s house having taken his house down.

Monday, September 21st

A.M. wind NE and cloudy. P.M. Same. Got home a load of muck from Goosberry Neck. Tuesday, September 22nd

This day wind NE and some cloudy. In company with Henry Willcox & Ruth L went to New Bedford via Smith’s Mills and returned home via Leonard Shermans. Paid cloth for Abbott pants

50. For sweet potatoes 40 cents. Sold eggs 92 cents. Paid for soda 10 cents. Wednesday, September 23rd

A.M. wind NE and rainy. P.M. wind NW and pleasant Bro[ther] Joseph E. Smith called and spent the afternoon. Paid H[?] Bale due on [?] Bk Solon $52.92 and $22.94 on [?] Solon 4th voyage

William Childs master. Thursday, September 24th

This day wind SW and pleasant I went to the Point P.M employed at cutting stalks. Friday, September 25th

This day wind NE and cloudy. Employed at digging potatoes and cutting stalks. Saturday, September 26th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed as above. At 5 P.M. in company with Ruth L and three children went to Father Geo. Smith’s Dartmouth.

Sunday, September 27th

This day wind SW and pleasant. After breakfast I went to Tho[mas] Smiths and had my horse shode [shoed] paid .75. From Russells Mills we went via Bobbets Corner to Henry Gifford on the Smith Mills road to see Capt James Stanton & wife. At sunset left for home via Geo. P. Potters and Fisher road home.

Monday, September 28th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, September 29th

This day wind NW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford paid for 8 bushels of corn meal $6.88 for 1 Barrel flour 7.87 for 5 lbs black tea 2.75 for 1 pair of shoes 94. Paid at the Custom [?] for Bill Sale and filled $1. Sold 2 2/3 doz eggs for 48. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $30 on account of labor received of Geo Smith $200. As per note leant to Henry Willcox $200.

Wednesday, September 30th

This day wind North and pleasant. Had a white frost in the morning it being the first for the Season in this vicinity. Employed at hauling up eel grass and cutting up corn.

Thursday, Oct 1st

A.M. wind NW and white frost. At 5 o’clock A.M. in company with Ruth L started for Fall River and arrived there about 1/2 to 8. Visited the City Hall. The display of fine arts were very good. At 1 o’clock attended the clam bake in a grove about 1/4 mile East from the city. Paid for tickets for two $1. In the evening arrived home again.

Friday, October 2nd

This day wind South and pleasant. In company with H.W and H.W. I went cranberrying and got about 30 quarts.

Saturday, October 3rd

This day wind NE and cloud. Nothing worth note transpired. I paid Isaac Simmonds 65 [cents] for taping 1 pair of shoes & caping[?] 1 pair for A.P.S and 1 pair for H.W.S and one shoe for Ruth L.

Sunday, October 4th

This day wind NE and passing clouds. Monday, October 5th

This day wind N.E and passing clouds. I went fishing and caught 43. Tuesday, October 6th

This day wind NNE and pleasant. Got home one load of corn from over the swamp. Wednesday, October 7th

This day the wind N.E and pleasant. I went to Paul Fisher’s had the old oxens shoe[?] set forward. Got home one load of corn. P.M. employed at ploughing the field where we took the corn off.

Thursday, October 8th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. Employed at ploughing and getting home corn. Friday, October 9th

This day wind NE and pleasant. Employed at harvesting etc. Saturday, October 10th

This day wind N.N.E and pleasant. Employed at husking and gathering apples. Sunday, October 11th

This day wind NE and pleasant. In company with Ruth L Henry W and Abbott Pliny went to Bro. Geo Smith’s at Russells Mills and attended Friends Meeting at Apponegansett. In the evening returned home. Paid Thos Smith for setting one shoe on my horse 10 cents.

Monday, October 12th

This day wind ENE and pleasant. Employed at thrashing. Had 84 bushels barley and 65 of oats.

H.W. paid for thrashing $6.20. Tuesday, October 13th

This day wind NE and pleasant. Employed at stacking straw and husking. Wednesday, October 14th

This day wind East and cloudy with some rain. At 3 P.M. I went to the point paid for Bill Sale. 6 in the evening returned home.

Thursday, October 15th

This day wind N.E & cloudy & some misty. Isaac H. Cornell employed at hauling eel grass on the House Meadow field. Paid Dr. Handy 6 cents for [?]

Friday, October 16th

This day blowing a fresh gale at NW clear and pleasant. Employed at ploughing etc. These two days should be reversed in regard to the weather and doings.

Saturday, October 17th

This day wind SW and some foggy. I went to goosberry neck and got a load of muck. Sunday, October 18th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. and Henry W went to W.H. Cummings at Russells Mills and spent the day.

Monday, October 19th

This day wind SW and cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired. Had some rain in the night. Tuesday, October 20th

This day NW and cold. I went to New Bedford with 4 bushels apples sold for $3.20. Sold 11 dozen eggs for $2.20. Paid for advertising my home at Westport Point 3.25. Paid for shoes at Union Store $4.10, Cash to Ruth L. $4. Cash to Hannah Willcox $2.

Wednesday, October 21st

A.M wind NW cold and pleasant. There was some ice in the morning it being the first for the season.

Thursday, October 22nd

This day wind North and cold but pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Rec’d of N.B. Union Shoe Store $1.09. Paid for a pair of boots $1.34. In the evening returned home via Geo. P. Potters.

Friday, October 23rd

This day wind from N to SW and pleasant. Employed at harvesting. I went to the neck and got a load of muck.

Saturday, October 24th

This day the wind South and cloudy. I went to New Bedford with 25 bushels of oats to Thos. Nye. Paid for 1 bushel sweet potatoes $1.05.

Sunday, October 25th

This day wind SE and some rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. Monday, October 26th

This day wind East and some rainy. Nothing worth note transpired. Tuesday, October 27th

This day wind NE and driving storms. Employed at spreading sewed[seaweed?] etc. Let Isaac H. Cornell have Bradford Willcox note dated 9 mo 11 for $20 with interest.

Wednesday, October 28th

This day wind North and some rainy. I went to Westport Point in the afternoon in company with H Willcox to attend the auction sale of Corys Wharf and Island. The wharf sold for $600 and the Island for $300 to

Paid Job Davis jr for 6 yds cambric 54 cents Thursday, October 29th

This day wind N.E and cloudy with some rain. In the morning I went to New Bedford with 24 bushells oats to Thos. Nye jr. I lost my blue silk umbrella on County St. which cost $4.50 in 1836 at Boston. I.H. Cornell got home a load of muck.

Friday, October 30th

This day wind SW and cloudy. I went to the neck and got a load of sea muck. Saturday, October 31st

This day wind N.E and cloudy. I went to N.B. to market. Sold 60 heads of cabbage for $2.20 apples .80. Paid for 1 bushell sweet potatoes $1.05 paid for 1 pair gaiters for Sarah Briggs $1.25 Paid for trimmings for Ruth L $2.10. Cash to Ruth L $3. to Hannah Willcox 1.50. Sold 6 1/2 doz. eggs for $1.49. Rec’d of Ruth L .72. Rec’d of S[?] Lonard for 1 load of hay $26.87.

Sunday, November 1st

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to Meeting at Ball hill. Monday, November 2nd

This day wind WS and pleasant. I went to Gooseberry Neck and got a load of muck. It was very rough crossing the bar. The sea broke over my head on the horses back. PM got two loads of corn. Paid Isaac H Cornell on afc.[?] labor $8.

Tuesday, November 3rd

This day wind NW and pleasant. I went to Town Meeting across the river via Tripps wharf. PM returned home. Abner Allen delivered 49 ½ bushels oats at .48 cents per bushel.

Wednesday, November 4th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford with 27 Bushels Oats to Thos. Nye jr. Thursday, November 5th

This day wind South and cloudy. Employed at harvesting. Isaac went to the neck and got a load of muck. I went to the point with Sarah Wordele and Sarah Briggs. I paid for trimming Sarah Brigg’s Bonnett $1.99. Had it rainy through the night.

Friday, November 6th

This day wind SSW and cloudy with some fog. Finished husking. I went to the beach and got a load of muck.

Saturday, November 7th

This day wind SE and fair. I went to New Bedford with 24 Bushells oats to Thos. Nye jr. making in all 100 bushels at .60 cents = $60. I paid for 20 lb fine feed 45. In the evening returned home. Capt Cushing and wife arrived this evening from N.B.

Sunday, November 8th

This day wind East and cloudy some and foggy. Nothing worth note transpired. Monday, November 9th

A.M wind South and foggy. Employed at harvesting turnips etc. P.M pleasant. Tuesday, November 10th

This day wind SW and some rainy. Got home a load of muck from the neck. Wednesday, November 11th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Isaac went to the neck and got a load of muck. P.M loaded hay for New Bedford. Capt. Cushman and wife went to Ch. White’s.

Thursday, November 12th

This day wind South and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. I paid Isaac Simmonds for shoemaking 12 cents.

Friday, November 13th

This day wind SW and some cloudy. In company with Ruth L went to Russells Mills in the afternoon. In the evening returned via Leonard Brightmans. I watched with Nehemiah Brightman son of Leonard. At 4 o’clock AM he died. He had been sick about 4 weeks with the tiphoid [typhoid] fever.

Saturday, November 14th

This day wind North and cold. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 4 ½ Doz Eggs for .90 cents. Cash to H. Willcox 90 cents. I paid Isaac Simmonds about the 5th of Nov .35 cents for shoemaking [omitted]. Received of Chas. Harmus for 1 Load of Hay 4870/1600 [Gross Ton?] = 3270 Net. $30.25 for apples and cabbages $2.75.

Sunday, November 15th

This day wind WNW cool and pleasant. We all attended the funeral of Nehemiah Brightman at his fathers house in Westport. His age was about 14 years. William H Gifford wife and daughter arrived and stayed the afternoon.

Monday, November 16th

This day wind South and cloudy. Employed at farming. At sunset rainy.

Tuesday, November 17th

This day wind West and pleasant. I went to Westport point via Hix Bridge. Carried my sleigh to have it painted from the Point. I went to Adams Ville. Bought of William Brownell 3 Pigs 8 weeks old and paid him $7.50. Paid the toll over Hicks Bridge. 10 in the evening arrived home.

Wednesday, November 18th

This day wind SW and pleasant. P.M in company with Ruth L and three children went to Father Geo. Smiths in Dartmouth.

Thursday, November 19th

This day wind West and cold. In co with father went quahauging at Potomska Little River. Got about 3 pecks.

Dartmouth.

Friday, November 20th

This day blowing a fresh gale at West and cold. I went to mill. Paid Thos. Smith for setting two shoes on my horse 20.

Saturday, November 21st

This day wind blowing fresh gale at WSW. Returned home at about 1 o’clock P.M. Sunday, November 22nd

This day wind SW by W and pleasant. William H Gifford wife and daughter spent this afternoon. Paid Mary Gifford for sewing 60.

Monday, November 23rd

This day SW and cloudy. Nothing worth note transpired. I went to the point carried 100lb flags[?] at 7 cents per lb

Tuesday, November 24th

This day wind West and pleasant. Employed at picking poltry [poultry] and loaded hay for N.B. I attended appointed meeting at Apponagansett. Joseph Pratt from State of Maine spoke.

Wednesday, November 25th

This day wind NNW and very cold for the season. I went to market to New Bedford. Sold 4 turkeys for $5.29 and 1 ½ Bushells $1.25 and 6 gees [geese] and 6 chickens 60 lbs $7.80 and 3 1/6 Doz. Eggs 57. Cash to Hannah Willcox $8.37. Paid for Nuts 16 cents. At 11 o’clock attended

the monthly Meeting of Friends at Aponagansett and funeral of the oldest child of John and Elizabeth Nickerson of Dartmouth aged about 2 years.

Thursday, November 26th

This day wind NW and cold. P.M Isaac H Cornell went to the Neck and got a load of muck. Friday, November 27th

This day wind NW and pleasant. Got a load of muck from the Neck. Saturday, November 28th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Got home a load of muck from the Neck. Isaac H Cornell sunk a rock in the meadow NE from the house. I paid Sarah Briggs balance due her for doing house work $4.43. Worked 9 weeks for $12.50 had cash and sundry’s $8.04 leaving bal of $4.43.

Sunday, November 29th

This day Wind South and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Monday, November 30th

This day wind East and some cloudy. Killed and dressed 4 hogs weighing 307lb 322lb + 390 = 1019 lb. One for Abby Gifford 125 lb. N.M. Kirby helped and Abner Allen helped some.

Tuesday, December 1st

This day wind SSE and very rainy. In the morning I started for New Bedford. Went to Russell Mills and put up until 3 o’clock. P.M rain moderated some. Proceeded on my journey arrived at Thos. W. Swifts with one hog weighing 307 lb. Sold one squi[?] for 16 cents. Paid Chas. C. Bosworth $200. Also 8 5/16 lb Butter. In the evening returned home. Wind West clear and pleasant.

Wednesday, December 2nd

This day wind WNW and very pleasant. Received of Samuel Leonard and Son 11 mo 10. 1857

$524.26 it being ¼ of a Note payable at that time at the Merchants Bank New Bedford omitted to be charged when rec’d.

In company with Ruth L Henry W Hannah W and Hannah Willcox attended funeral of Sarah H. Smith wife of Capt. Jos. E. Smith and daughter of Allen and Rodah Howland of Dartmouth. She was very much resigned and no doubt died in hope of a Savior after a protracted illness of some 3 years with consumption. Her age was 30 years 3 months and 23 days. I paid postage on a letter for Bro. Ch. F. Smith via England 65 cents.

Thursday, December 3rd

This day wind west and pleasant. In company with Ruth L Henry W and Abbott Pliny went to Friends Quarterly meeting at New Bedford. Moses Beede of Smithfield occupied most of the meeting in speaking. Paid for 1 Cap for Henry 1 one for Abbott $1.25. Cash to Ruth L $5. Ruth Her mother and Abbott stayed all night in New Bedford.

Friday, December 4th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. In company with Henry Wilcox attended the funeral of Content Wing at her late residence in Westport. Moses Beede of Smithfield spoke very lengthy.

Saturday, December 5th

This day wind East and moderate snow storm the first for the season. Employed at making sausages etc.

Sunday, December 6th

This day wind East and cloudy PM rainy. I paid Isaac Simmonds for taping H.W.S. Shoes and Boots 50 cents. For repairing H. Wilcox Boots 5 cents.

Monday, December 7th

This day wind NW mild and pleasant. Caught 4 ½ doz. Eels and got a load of muck from the Neck.

Tuesday, December 8th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Wednesday, December 9th

This day wind East and moderate rain storm. Employed at picking chickens. Thursday, December 10th

This day wind North and rainy most of the day. At sunset clear and pleasant. Friday, December 11th

This day wind NW and cold. I went to New Bedford to market. Sold 14 chickens for $4.77. Sold 2 turkey for $2.10. I paid for 1 pair of chane traces[?] .83 for 1 paper Iron tacks .8 for 1 pair pincers 25 for soap 27 Soda 8 dinner 11 Cash to Hannah Willcox. Got a check for H.A. Gifford on Merchants Bank N.Y. 150.

Saturday, December 13th

This day wind West and pleasant nothing remarkable transpired. I attended friends meeting at Ball Hill.

P.S. Those two days are reversed. Saturday, December 12th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Isaac H. Cornell went to the beach in the morning and got a load of muck. I went in the evening and got a load of muck. Isaac H. Cornell quit[?] worth today.

Monday, December 14th

All this day wind SW and pleasant. I went to point paid Humphry A Gifford Bill of freight on Staves $17 and delivered to Him a check on N. York to pay W.H. DeWitt Bill of Staves.

Tuesday, December 15th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I paid Isaac H. Cornell Bal. due him for Labor $10.19. Wednesday, December 16th

This day wind East and pleasant though some cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Bot [bought] of Mr Parker 1400 feet of Hading[?] at $30. ch received of Charles Harmus for Bill of Hay 4400 Gross ton 1660. Equal to 2740 Net at $18 per ton 24.66 ½ Weighing [?]. Mother Smith and Bro. Jos. E. Smith arrived in the afternoon.

Thursday, December 17th

This day wind South and pleasant. In forenoon Bro. Jos. E. Smith and myself went eeling caught 4 Doz Eels. Geo. P. Potter Wife and two children arrived and stayed until 4 P.M. then they all left for home.

Friday, December 18th

A.M wind South and rainy.

P.M wind West and pleasant.

Saturday, December 19th

This day wind West and very pleasant. A.M I went to Russells MIlls. I paid for 1 roll of Salve 25.

P.M I went to the Neck.

Sunday, December 20th

This day wind North and pleasant. In company with Ruth L and 3 children attended Friends

Meeting at Ball Hill. P.M went to David M Howland. Monday, December 21st

This day wind North + pleasant. I went to Russells Mills after Geo. Smith to Make a wagon body. Paid Chs. Tucker for Screws etc 42¢.

Tuesday, December 22nd

A.M wind East and rainy. Employed at making a wagon body. P.M cleared off wind West. Wednesday, December 23rd

This day wind West and pleasant. Employed as above. I picked 4 turkeys. Thursday, December 24th

This day wind West and pleasant. I went to Market at New Bedford. Sold 4 Turkeys 41½ lb at 14

$5.81 paid for Iron work for light wagon body and Iron work for seat and cloth for trimmings

$4.40. Paid for 1 lb prize candy 25. Friday, December 25th

This day wind NNE and cold. I went to the Neck and got a load of muck. Saturday, December 26th

This day wind ENE. At noon commenced snowing. I got home a load of muck from the neck. At sunset continues to snow.

Sunday, December 27th

This day wind NW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Monday, December 28th

This day wind SW and cloudy with some rain. Killed and dressed a 2 year old heifer weighing Hide 59 Tallow 45 lb and Meat 462 making in all 566 lb Nett. I paid N. W Kirby for Butchering this Season $1.

Tuesday, December 29th

A.M wind East and cloudy. I went to New Bedford with 1 Qr Beef 120 lb to Thos. W. Swift at 9¢ per lb. At Noon commenced Snowing. Sold 1 Beef liver 9 lb at 4 36.

Wednesday, December 30th

This day wind East and rainy. Employed at helping Geo. Smith on wagon body. Thursday, December 31st

A.M wind East and rainy.

P.M wind West and passing clouds. Employed at picking turkeys etc. At sunset clear and pleasant.

1858

Friday, January 1st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to Market at New Bedford. Sold 7 Turkeys for $7.85. ½ Bushel apples 80. 7 Doz eggs $1.54. Cash to Hannah Willcox $1.54. Abbott Pliny Sick and had Dr Handy.

Saturday, January 2nd

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Rivers all open and no frost in the ground. Geo Smith finished Carpentering worked in all 7½ days of 10 hours per day. Abbot Pliny [better].

Sunday, January 3rd

This day wind SW and pleasant. William H. Cummings wife and son and Benjamin Smith and wife spent the day with us. Benjamin and Julia stayed all night.

Monday, January 4th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at salting and packing beef. I paid Thos Allen for ¼ lb Saltpeter 5¢.

Tuesday, January 5th

This day wind S.W warm and very pleasant. A.M Employed at drawing up eel grass over the Swamp. P.M in company with Ruth L went to Holden Butts. Paid Abner Allen for 69½ B Oats 33.36.

Wednesday, January 6th

This day wind East and Snow Storm. Snow fall about 4 inches. Thursday, January 7th

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to Mill at Russells Mills. I paid Clark Manly for Shoeing my horse $1. For Setting Buggy axle tree and drilling ties and nails etc [$]1. Paid Oliver H.

Seabury for callico[?] etc 13¢. Friday, January 8th

This day wind North cold and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Saturday, January 9th

A.M Strong breeze at SW and some cloudy. I got home a load of muck from the neck. P.M rainy. Sunday, January 10th

This day wind WSW. Mild and pleasant for the season. Nothing worth note transpired. Tuesday, January 12th

This day strong breezes at West and pleasant. Isaac H. Cornell drawed up seaweed from the river.

H.W. Seabury and wife arrived from New Bedford. Wednesday, January 13th

This day wind NE and pleasant. The ground about free from frost and but very little ice. Myself and Isaac went to the neck and got a load of muck. H.W.S and wife left for home.

Thursday, January 14th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. Went at woodlot got out 5 loads and one home making 6. Isaac helped get out wood.

Friday, January 15th

This day warm and pleasant. Employed at getting out wood. Got out 4 loads and one home making five. Isaac H. Cornell helped.

Saturday, January 16th

This day wind SE to SW and rainy. I went to Isaac Simmonds and got my boots taped and shoes repaired and paid for doing this 45 + 16=.61

Sunday, January 17th

This day wind W and pleasant. Rivers and brooks all open and no frost in the ground and grass begins to show green.

Monday, January 18th

This day wind NW and cold with some flakes of snow falling. Went down at the opening on the horsneck. Drawed up one load of muck and got one load home.

Tuesday, January 19th

This day wind NW and pleasant. I went to Horsneck and drawed up 5 loads of muck and one home.

Wednesday, January 20th

This day wind North and very pleasant. Employed at picking poultry 12 chickens and one turkey. Thursday, January 21st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to Market. Sold 12 chickens $4.20. One turkey $1. 5 Doz Eggs .72. Paid for 1 Quart Brandy $1.25. Paid for Isaac H. Cornell $1. Paid for

½ lb Tea 1 lb Soda[?] .40. Cash paid Hannah Willcox $4.75. Received from the Pacific Mutual Insurance Company dividend for the year 1857 $30.~ Check to Chs C. Bosworth for Bal. Bill of Boats $41.12 rec’d for Butter $3.88 of Bosworth.

Friday, January 22nd

This day wind NW and very pleasant. The funeral of Mary Gifford wife of Elijah Gifford was attended today at Friends Meeting Ball Hill. Her age was about 85 years. She was taken vomiting in the evening and shortly went into a fit or state of insensability and remained so for 3 days without swallowing or taking any thing. She’d died on the third day about 7 o’clock in the evening. My health is so poor that I did not attend funeral.

P.S. Omitted to be charged 8th

I was charged at the Merchant Bank on afc.[?] 8th January with Bk. Solon Draft By William Childs Master of said Bark for $108.04.

Saturday, January 23rd

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Sunday, January 24th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Monday, January 25th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Got home one load of muck from off the horsneck. Tuesday, January 26th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Got home one load of muck from off the horsneck.

Wednesday, January 27th

This day wind SW and very mild and pleasant. I went to Russells Mills. Paid for 1 paper Brads 12¢. One letter Stamp 3.

Thursday, January 28th

This day wind N.E with but very little driving rain. I went to Isaac Simmonds and paid him for taping my thin Boots and taping my shoes and heel taping the same 85¢

I went to David M. Howland and got a turkey weighing alive 12 pounds. Paid for him $1.40. Friday, January 29th

This day wind N.W cold and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired. Saturday, January 30th

This day wind North cold and pleasant. I went to Paul Fishers. Had one yoke of oxen shod with new shoes all round and one yoke of oxen shod forward.

P.M I went with Sarah McMullen to Cornells School house to take the stage for Little Compton. Paid her fare 37¢ and Cash on account labor $3.

Sunday, January 31st

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Monday, February 1st

This day wind ENE cold and pleasant. In co. with H.W went to Westport Point. I got some paint for my wagon. Paid for 1 Skein Twist .06¢. In the Evening returned home via Horsneck Channell.

Tuesday, February 2nd

This day wind SE and driving rain storm. Employed at painting wagon. Wednesday, February 3rd

This day wind WNW and pleasant. Employed at painting fence North house. Thursday, February 4th

This day wind West and Some cloudy. In company with Isaac H. Cornell went to the horsneck and drawed 7 loads of Pine wood for Clark Tripp. Drawed up 2 loads of sea muck near by the green sand hill and got 2½ Bushels of Sea clambs and drawed one load of muck home.

Friday, February 5th

This day wind NNE cold and pleasant. In company with H.W and I.H. Cornell drawed up about 50 cart loads of sea muck by the green sand hill on the horsneck. Got home one load.

Saturday, February 6th

This day wind NW and pleasant for the season. I.H.C got home 1 load of muck. I picked 5 turkeys.

Sunday, February 7th

This day wind West and Some cloudy.

Monday, February 8th

This day wind N.W cold and pleasant. I went to Market Sold 5 turkeys for 34 lb. @ 14¼ [¢] per lb.

$4.85. 7 Doz. 5 Eggs @ 16 cents = $1.19. Paid for Isaac Cornell ¼ Bags flour $1.56. For 1 Bushell Meal .80[¢] Cash for Bread .22¢. Cash to Hannah Willcox $1.19. Isaac got home a load of Muck.

Tuesday, February 9th

This day wind South and cloudy. Isaac H. Cornell got home a load of muck from the Horsneck.

Wednesday, February 10th

This day wind West and pleasant. I went to the horsneck and drawed over 3 loads of Muck and one home.

Thursday, February 11th

This day wind NW cold and clear. Isaac H. Cornell got home a load of much from Horsneck.

Friday, February 12th

This day win NW cold and pleasant. I got home a load of much from Horsneck.

Saturday, February 13th

This day wind NNE cold and some cloudy. H.W. got home a load of muck from Horsneck.

Sunday, February 14th

This day wind NE and moderate snow storm. I attended meeting at Ball Hill.

Monday, February 15th

This day wind NW clear and cold. I went to Mill. I paid Chs. [Charles] Tucker and G.H. Seabury for trimmings for coat, etc $1.07.

Tuesday, February 16th

This day wind NW and cold. I got home one load of muck from the horsneck.

Wednesday, February 17th

This day wind NNW and very cold. I got home one load of wood from the wood lot.

Thursday, February 18th

This day wind NNE and cold. I went to wood lot and got out four loads of wood and one home. Isaac H. Cornell helped.

Friday, February 19th

This day wind East. Some misty and moderate some. I went to the wood lot and got out 4 loads of wood and 1 home. Isaac H.C. helped. At 7 o’clock commenced snowing moderately and continued so most of the night.

Saturday, February 20th

At Sunrise wind E and snow storm. Continued to snow moderately most of the day. Wind blowing a gale.

Sunday, February 21st

This day wind west and pleasant. Isaac H. Cornell had $3 dollars cash omitted to be charged Saturday 20th.

Monday, February 22nd

This day wind NW cold and clear. Nothing worth note transpired.

Tuesday, February 23rd

This day wind N.N.E and cold. I went to horsneck and got a load of muck. P.M. went Eeling, got 1 doz. Ice about 6 inches thick on the river.

Wednesday, February 24th

This day light air at S.W. and pleasant. I got home a load of muck from gosberry neck. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell to pay his tax $2.

Thursday, February 25th

This day wind S.W. warm and pleasant. At 12 oclock at noon Ruth L was presented with a female child. Dr. White atended. Paid him $5. Mary and Abby Gifford and Aunt Lidia Smith was  present. In the a�ernoon at 5 oclock Amy Buts arrived as nurse. H. Willcox got home a load of wood from the wood lot.

Friday, February 26th

This day wind North and pleasant. I got home one load of sea muck from the neck. P.M. I went to Isaac Simmons and paid him for tapping Henry W and Hannah W Boots and Shoes 45¢.

Saturday, February 27th

This day wind West and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for figs and pencils .50, for crackers 10¢, cloth for pants $4. Jos [Joseph] and W. R. Wing bill of vest and trimmings $2.53. Paid Frank Tripp bill of trucking headings $1.05. Recd [Received] of Jos. [Joseph] and W. R. Wing Ball [balance] of Bk Solon account $227.54. Paid Jos. [Joseph] and W.. R Wing bill agst.[against]

Mrs. Tiffany with interest $167.74. Cash given to H. W. S., Hannah W and Abbot P. S. to make them $5 dollars a piece. $1.50 put in the Savings Bank.

Sunday, February 28th

This day wind S. W and pleasant. Nothing remarkable.

Monday, March 1st 1858

A.M. wind S.S.W. and moderate rain Storm. P.M. wind N.E. and moderate rain in the evening. Commenced Snowing and Snowed all night.

Tuesday, March 2nd

A.M. Snow Storm wind N.E. to N.W. P.M. wind N.W. cleared off. I paid Thos. [Thomas] Inman for Milk 5 cents.

Wednesday, March 3rd

This day wind N.W. clear and cold. About 4 Inches Snow on the ground.

Thursday, March 4th

This day wind N.W. cold and pleasant. I got home a load of wood. Paid for Milk .13¢

Friday, March 5th

This day wind North and cold. Got home a load of wood.

Saturday, March 6th

This day wind North and cold. I atended the auc�on of Nathaniel Gifford. Bought 2 Baskets and paid 32¢. Paid Thos. [Thomas] Inman for Milk 8¢.

Sunday, March 7th

This day wind N.W. cold + pleasant. In company with Henry W, Hannah W. and Abbot Pliny. Went

to Mee�ng at Bald Hill. Went in a Sleigh.

Monday, March 8th

This day wind North and pleasant. Got home a load of wood. Paid for 2 Quarts Milk 8 cents. At

Sunset wind East and Snowing fast.

Tuesday, March 9th

At Sunrise wind North and Cloudy. About 8 Inches Snow on a level.

Wednesday, March 10th

This day wind West and pleasant. In company with H. W, went to New Bedford. I paid for figs 90 cents, for 1 Bushell of Meal for Isaac 81¢, for crackers 14¢, for oranges 8¢, Dinner 7¢. In the evening returned home. Sleighing very good.

Thursday, March 11th

This day wind S.W. and Some cloudy in forenoon. I brought Aunt Pa�ence Akin up in a Sleigh. At

12 M[id-day] some raining. At Sunset pleasant. Paid for […no further text in entry?].

Friday, March 12th

This day wind N. W. cold and pleasant. Got home a load of muck from Goosbery Neck. Paid for milk 16¢.

Saturday, March 13th

This day wind North and pleasant. I got home one load of muck from the neck.

Sunday, March 14th

This day wind S.W. and cloudy with but litle rain. Nothing remarkable. Paid for Milk 8¢.

Monday, March 15th

This day wind South and pleasant. I got home a load of wood. P.M. Painted my wagon wheels.

Tuesday, March 16th

A.M. wind East and foggy. Paid for milk 8¢. P.M. same.

Wednesday, March 17th

This day wind S.W. and very muddy on the roads. Ebinezar A. Sherman died this day aged about 54 years.

Thursday, March 18th

This day wind W.S.W. and pleasant. Nothing worth note doing.

Friday, March 19th

This day wind North and pleasant. I went to Westport point. Setled with Elij G. Allen for House rent for the year 1856 and 1857. Rent for 1857 = $52.50. Interest to 25th March 1858 = $3.15. Rent from 1857 to 1858 March 25 Equal to 1 year $52.50. received of Eli G. Allen. Cash paid Alex

70. Cory $70.– Int. from 21st Dec. 1857 to 25th March 1858. Equal to 4 Months 4 Days on $70.

$1.44. By his Bill Labor $4.65. Note by Eli G Allen to Ballance $32.06. Setled with R. S.

Brightman for house rent. From 25 March 1856 to 25 March 1857 Equal to one year at $52.50. Interest 1 year to 3 March 25. 1858 Equals $3.15. R. S. Brightman Cr. [credit] By Cash. Paid Alex

53. Cory for hoops $53.51. Dec 21. 1857 Interest to 3 M[arch] 25. 1858 = 4 Months 4 Days $1.10. By Bill of Labor $5.43 for Shingling wood house roof, etc. Ebinezar Sherman was buried this day at Bald Hill.

Saturday, March 20th

A.M. wind North + pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for Flour for Isaac H. Connell $1.42, for Sundries for Sarah Mc Mullen 36¢. Deposited a Check on Merchants Bank with Mr. Mayhew [Vineyard Express] for $50.– payable to the order of Mrs. William Childs of Waquoit East Falmouth. Check to Jos. [Joseph] E. Smith for $40. P.M. wind South and pleasant. I atended the Auc�on Sale of Household furniture etc at the Asa Howland farm in Dartmouth. I paid for Crackers 10¢. Dr [debit] for 1/4 Payment on Sam Leonard & Son Note Due 16th March 1858.

$535.24 paid at Merchants Bank New Bedford and placed at my Credit. At Sunset arrived

home.

Sunday, March 21st

This day wind S.W. and rainy most of the day.

Monday, March 22nd

This day blowing gale from N.N.W and pleasant. Employed on the wagon.

Tuesday, March 23rd

This day wind North and pleasant. I went to Mill and Father Geo. [George] Smiths Mother had been quite Sick with the Pleurisy.

Wednesday, March 24th

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. I got home a load of muck from Goosberry Neck sea.

Westport March 1857 {{note that his heading shows 1857 but it is really March of 1858}}

Thursday, March 25th

This day wind North and pleasant. I went to Goosberry Neck and got a load of muck.

Friday, March 26th

This day wind North and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday, March 27th

This day wind N. W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sold for cash 1 bushel apples for

$2.99. Sold 1 bushel to Tho. [Thomas] W Swi� and charged in day book $2.20 and 1 bushel turnips at 35¢. Sold 6 doz. Eggs for 90 cents Cash paid Hannah Willcox 90 cents. Paid for 40 lbs. midlings 90 cents. Paid C.H.P. Brown & Co. and charged Henry Wilcox $200. Received of Pardon Wing balance of Bark Solon on account[?] 227.54 and 2 mo. 27 days interest $3.30. Paid Chas. [Charles] Harmas [?] for one calf 1.50. Cash to Ruth L. $11.

Sunday, March 28th

A M wind East and cloudy. Snowed very litle. P. M wind N. W and pleasant. Bro. Jos.[Joseph]

1. Smith called and took tea with us.

Monday, March 29th

This day pleasant. Wind from N. E to South. I went to the point in company with Henry W. Setled with Alex H. Cory Bk.[Bark] Solon [?] hoops and paid him the balance $19.90. Paid Job Davis Jr for hat for Henry W $1..

Tuesday, March 30th

This day wind East and pleasant. Employed at trimming orchard.

Wednesday, March 31st

This day wind East and pleasant. I got a load of muck from Goosberry Neck.

Thursday, April 1st 1858

This day wind South and pleasant. Employed at drawing out manure and ploughing. Isaac H. Cornell commenced work this day @ $18 per mo. or $125 for [?].

Friday, April 2nd 1858

This day wind S. E and cloudy. Employed at ploughing south the house. Planted peas & potatoes in the garden.

Saturday, April 3rd

This day wind East and pleasant. Employed at ploughing S. E house. Set out cabbages and onions.

Sunday, April 4th

This day wind S. W and pleasant. A. M. atended Friends mee�ng at Bald Hill. P. M. atended the funeral of Ester Brightman, wife of Samuel Brightman of Westport. Her age was about 63 years.

Monday, April 5th

This day wind East and pleasant. I atended town elec�on. The old town offices were nearly all chosen. Paid Canaan Dyer bill for topping up chimney and finding sand $5. Bought of Allen Pierce 12 ½ cords of oak wood. Cut & corded about 1 mile up river from Hix Bridge. Agreed to pay him $42.50 for the same [?] and gave him check on Merchants Bank, New Bedford for the amount.

Tuesday,, April 6th

1. M wind South & foggy. Employed at ploughing horse meadow over the swamp. P. M. wind
2. N. E and cloudy. I went to Russells Mills and paid Mr Poter for cuting 1 pair of pants.

Wednesday, April 7th

This day wind N. N. W clear and cold. Finished ploughing over the swamp.

Thursday, April 8th

This day wind S. W. and pleasant. Myself and family atended the funeral of Elijah Gifford of Westport. His age was about 87 years. Uncle Moses Smith & wife & Bro. David W & wife took dinner & tea with us.

Friday April 9th

This day wind S. W and some rain in the morning. P. M. went to the Point. Cash paid Isaac H. Cornell $3. Paid Darius Davis for 2 bolts and filling 14 cents.

Saturday, April 10th

This day wind N. W and pleasant. I made a plough beam. Cash paid Sarah McMullen [?] on account of labor $6.08. Check to Jos. [Joseph] Perry for $100 on account of his voyage in Bk. [Bark] Matapoiset & charged Henry Wilcox.

Sunday, April 11th

This day pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, April 12th

This day wind East and some cloudy. Sowed about 3 ½ acres of oats over the swamp north part of the horse meadow. At 8 o’clock in the evening commenced raining.

Tuesday, April 13th

At sunrise wind East N. E and driving rain storm. P. M. thick and foggy.

Wednesday, April 14th

1. M. wind east and some raining. I saw Isaac H. Cornell. Got home a load of muck.

Thursday, April 15th

This day wind Northwest and passing clouds. Isaac got home a load of muck. I atended Bailey Gifford auc�on. Paid for one old wheel barrow 4¢

Friday, April 16th

1. M. wind N. W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sold a load of straw to A. K P. Davis [?].
2. M. wind S. W and some cloudy. I returned home via Smiths Mills and Head of Westport.

Saturday, April 17th

This day wind S. W. by W. and blustering. Employed at farming.

Sunday, April 18th

This day wind S. W and pleasant. H. W. Seabury & wife from New Bedford arrived. Myself and

children atended Friends meeting at Bald Hill.   P.  M. atended meeting and received of  Mr. Tripp for one calf $7.50.

Monday, April 19th

Employed at general farming business. Wind South and some cloudy.

Tuesday, April 20th

3. M. cloudy with some rain. In company with Isaac went to the Horseneck. Drawed up 5 loads of muck and one load home. P. M some raining wind East. Cost to Isaac $3.

Wednesday, April 21st

This day wind E. N. E and passing clouds. Isaac got home a load of sea muck from the Horseneck. P. M I went to Russells Mills in company with L. [?] and Mary Smith. Paid for 4 doz herrings 48¢. Received of R.L. 25¢. In the evening retuned home.

Thursday, April 22nd

This day wind S. E and pleasant. I got home one load of muck from the Horseneck. P. M employed at ge�ng the ground ready for plan�ng.

Friday, April 23rd

This day nothing worth note transpired. Wind S. E and some raining.

Saturday, April 24th

This day wind N W and passing clouds. I went to mill at Allen Howlands.

Sunday, April 25th

This day wind S.S.W. and cloudy. In company with Ruth L. Henry W. and Hannah W. and Mary. Went to Russells Mills. I went to Meeting at Friends Meeting Apponaganset. After meeting    we atended baptizing at Cummings Mill pond. My brother-in-law, William H. Cummings and wife, Hannah W and my cousin James Smith were baptized. Also at the same time and place 6 more. After baptizing we went to Father Geo. [George] Smith. Got dinner and tea and returned home in the evening. Wind N.W. and snowing fast

Monday, April 26th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. In the morning about 1 1/2 snow on the ground. Isaac got home a load of muck from horseneck. At sunset wind South, snow all gone. Received of Mr. Tripp for one calf $8.37 and of Abraham Brownell for 7 quarts milk 2$

Tuesday, April 27th

At sunrise wind N.E. At 7 o’clock A.M. commenced snowing. Continued to snow fast all day. At sunset wind north and fresh gale.

Wednesday, April 28th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Isaac H.C. got home two loads of cord wood.

Thursday, April 29th

This day fresh gales at S.W. Isaac got home one load of wood and one of muck from the horseneck. I went to the Point. Paid Clark Tripp for scowing wood $9. Paid Varnum Macomber for making one pair of shoes for Ruth L in October 1857, $1.75, and one pair for Hannah W. at same �me $1.25. Paid for one jackknife 33 cent. Received of Job Davis Jr. for one hat returned one cent.

Friday, April 30th

This day wind S.S.W. and some rainy. Myself, Ruth L and Henry W atended the funeral of Abby Gifford, late wife of Thomas Gifford of Westport. Her age was 63 years. Funeral at Friends Meeting house Bald Hill.

Saturday, May 1st

This day E.S.E. and passing clouds. Employed at ploughing in our lot at Aunt Patience. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $5. Geo. [George] P. Poter and family arrived.

Sunday, May 2nd

At sunrise, wind N.E. and some light showers. At sunset wind S.W and pleasant. Geo. [George]

1. Poter and family le� for home.

Monday, May 3rd

This [day] employed at ploughing in the lot [?] by Aunt Patience Akins.

Tuesday, May 4th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Finished ploughing and harrowed the ground over.

Wednesday, May 5th

This day wind South and cloudy. Ploughed the field S.E. our house.

Thursday, May 6th

At sunrise wind S.E. and rainy. Employed at sundry jobs about the farm. P.M. cloudy and foggy. Got home one load of wood.

Friday, May 7th

This day wind N. E. and misty. Got home one load of wood and stuck our peas. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $1.

Saturday, May 8th

This day wind N.E. and cloudy. In company with Ruth L., went to N.E W. Bedford. Sold 11 3/4 dozen eggs for $1. 40, 1 3/4 lb. of buter for 72 cents. Paid Dr. Plant for filling 8 cavi�es and extrac�ng 1 double tooth and two stumps $9 check on Merchants Bank. Paid N. Litle for se�ng 4 shoes on my horse 44 cents[?]. Paid for two four �nes forks $2.17. Rec’d of Henry Williams $2.

Sunday, May 9th

This day wind S.W. and foggy A.M. In company with Ruth L., atended Friends Meeting at Bald

Hill. P.M. atending Baptist meeting and Sunday school at Bald Hill dwelling house.

Monday, May 10th

This day employed at planting corn etc.

Tuesday, May 11th

This day wind N.E. by E. and cloudy. Finished planting the field down to Aunt Patience and made preparations for planting. At home at sunset. Driving rain and some rainy through the night

Wednesday, May 12th

This day wind South and misty foggy weather I went to Mill at Allen Howlands. P.M. wind West and cold. Employed at farming.

Thursday, May 13th

A.M. wind and N.W. cold and pleasant. Employed at planting corn SE house. P.M. same.

Friday, May 14th

AM wind in wind NW and pleasant. Employed at planting corn. P.M. some Wind S.W. by W. Finished planting corn. Myself and Isaac went to Goosberry Neck and got a load of kelp. Paid John Cornell for helping plant one day 66 cents. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $1.

Saturday, May 15th

This day dry wind South and cloudy. Finished plan�ng potatoes. I got a load of kelp from the Neck.

Sunday, May 16th

This day wind North and pleasant. H. W Seabury and wife from New Bedford and Jos. [Joseph]

1. Smith and two girls Fanny and Mary from Dartmouth took dinner and tea with us.

Monday, May 17th

This day wind S.S.E. and cloudy. Employed at ploughing part of the flat meadow pasture. So cold, some rainy through the night.

Tuesday, May 18th

At sunrise wind N.E. cloudy and some misting. Employed at ploughing as above.

Wednesday, May 19th

This day wind N.E. and cloudy with some rain. In company with Hannah Wilcox, Ruth L. and Mary B Smith, went to Patrick Poters. In the evening returned home.

Thursday, May 20th

This day wind N.E. and some showery. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday, May 21st

This day wind N.N.W. and some showery. In company with H. Wilcox, went to Westport Point. The Bark Janet, Captain Henry S.W. last from the Pacific Ocean with 265 sperm and 280 whale and 8000 lb. bone to Henry Wilcox. Absent 36 months. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $1.

Saturday, May 22nd

This day wind south and showery. Nothing remarkable.

Sunday, May 23rd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. and 3 Children, atended Sabbath

School at Bald Hill dwelling house.

Monday, May 24th

This day wind from South to N.W. and passing clouds. Loaded a load of straw for New Bedford and drawed a calf for market. Meat weighed 92 lbs., hide 8 ¾ lbs. Gross weight of the calf when alive 145 lb. tare 53 lb. Equal to about 1/3 tare.

Thursday, May 25th

A.M. wind N.W. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with H. Willcox. He took the 5 o’clock cars for New York + Sag Harbor. I sold 1 lb. of veal for $1.93 and piece 68 cents cash. Thos. [Thomas] W. Swi� had 1 lb. for $2.10 and John Mathews had 1 piece 6 lbs. @ 8 ¼ 50 cents. Both charged in day book page 4 and 5. Isaac H. Cornell had 5 lbs. @ $8.40 charged in account. I paid for 14 bushell meal $10.50, 1 bush [bushel] corn 75 cents, [?] , shorts 50 cents, paid for cloth for pants etc. $6.58. Cash to Henry Willcox $150. Isaac H. Cornell went with a load of straw to A.K.P. Sawen [?], gross weight 4450 lbs. [?] @ $10. per ton [setled].

Wednesday, May 26th

This day wind N.E. by E. and cloudy. Employed at ge�ng ground ready for plan�ng. Paid Albert Hathaway for making 1 cushion for light wagon. John Cornell paid Mr. Hathaway and brot [brought] the cushion down in his boat $1.75. I got home two pigs from Joshuay W. Gifford, 8

weeks old and bot[ bought] two of Abner Brightman. At sunset commenced raining. Very rainy in the night.

Thursday, May 27th

A.M. wind N.N.E. and cloudy. I got home a load of kelp from the Neck. P.M. some rainy. Employed at making a wheelbarrow.

Friday, May 28th

This day wind N.N.E. and cloudy. Got home a load of muck from the Neck.

Saturday, May 29th

This day wind N.E. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford paid for 9 1/2 bushells meal $6.93. Cash to Hannah Willcox 2.50. Isaac H. Cornell $5 on account.

Sunday, May 30th

This day wind East and pleasant. In company with Henry W. , went to New Bedford. Took Henry Willcox and Hannah W. and went via the way of Padanaram Bridge to the funeral of Hannah Cornell at Friends Meeting house Smith Neck Dartmouth. At 2 P.M. arrived home via Russells Mills.

Monday, May 31st

This day wind N.E. and pleasant. Got our ground ready and commenced planting.

Tuesday, June 1st

This day wind N.N.E. and pleasant. Finished plan�ng corn in the field South of flat meadow over the swamp.

Wednesday, June 2nd

This day wind South warm and pleasant. Planted pole beans, cabbages, and turnips.

Thursday, June 3rd

This day wind from N.N.E. round by E. to South warm and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. and Henry Willcox, went to Westport Point in our boat. Nothing worth note. Returned in afternoon from the Point.

Friday, June 4th

This day wind S.W. warm and pleasant. Got home one load of brush from the wood lot. I paid Elkunah Wordell for driving 4 cows @ 25 cents, $1. Joshuay W. Gifford and J. A. Durfee with us.

Paid Joshuay W. Gifford for 2 pigs, 8 weeks old, $5. Received of Joshuay W. Gifford for 1 pair of shoes sold his wife by Ruth L. Smith $1.75. I got 2 pigs of Abner Brightman and paid $5 for them, 8 weeks old. Had a thunder shower in the night.

Saturday, June 5th

This day commenced wind W.S.W. and cloudy with some rain. Nothing remarkable. At sunset pleasant.

Sunday, June 6th

This day strong breezes W. S. W. and pleasant. Atended Friends and Baptist Meetings at Bald Hill.

Monday, June 7th

This day wind S.W. and some foggy. Employed at working out corn, chopping brush, etc.

Tuesday, June 8th

This day wind W.S.W. and foggy. I got home a load of kelp from the Neck. Isaac chopping brush.

Wednesday, June 9th

This day wind South and some foggy. I went fishing. Caught 2 bluefish and 7 tautaug. Thursday, June 10th

This day wind S.W. and foggy. Employed at hoeing and working out corn.

Friday, June 11th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at working out corn and hoeing. At sunset had a thunder shower and rainy through the night.

Saturday, June 12th

This day wind N.E. and rainy all day. Had It very rainy through the night. About 8 in. water fell this 24 hours.

Sunday, June 13th

This day wind N.E. and cloudy with but litle rain. Nothing remarkable.

Monday, June 14th

This day wind N.E. and some rain in the morning. In company with Ruth L., went to New Bedford. At New Bedford sold 12 lbs. buter for $3, 9 doz. and 8 eggs $1.37. Cash to Ruth L. $10, to Hannah Willcox $3. Paid for one pair of shoes for Sarah McMullen, 95 cents. Paid for

difference in shoes, 4 cents. Paid for 2 tickets for admitance to circus 50 cents. In the evening

returned home.

Tuesday, June 15th

This day wind N.E. and very rainy. Nothing further.

Wednesday, June 16th

At sunrise wind N.E. and cloudy. P.M. wind S.W. and cloudy in company with H. Wilcox, went to Point. I went out fishing. Caught 2 bluefish. Got a dra� from Bk. [Bark] Solon for $47.20 at 10 days sight [?].

Thursday, June 17th

At sunrise wind South and thick. At sunset wind S.W. and pleasant. Nothing remarkable.

Friday, June 18th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. At 1 o’clock P.M. commenced work on highway. Worked 6 hours.

Saturday, June 19th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. The funeral of Joseph Gifford of Westport today at Friends Meeting, Apponaganset. His age was about 86. [?] and Howland and family arrived this day.

Sunday, June 20th

This day light winds at S.W warm and pleasant. The Bk. [Bark] Solon arrived at the harbor. I went on board out at the 2 mile rock. She had been absent two years with 200 Blls[barrels] Sperm and 1 Blls[Barrels] whale oil. William Childs Master.

Monday, June 21st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for entry of Bk [Bark] Solon at Custom House $7.48. Paid for dinner 25 cents, paid for firings [?] 20. In the evening returned home. The funeral for Matilda Wilcox, wife of Samuel Wilcox of Westport took place today at Bradford Wilcox. Her age was about 83 years. She was buried South of the highway opposite Bradford’s house.

Tuesday, June 22nd

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at repairing Highway. Paid Augustus Russel for 1 days work 83 cents. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $2. Paid of Ruth L. $2.

Wednesday, June 23rd

This day wind S.W warm and pleasant. In company with H.W, R.L, and P Howland. Atended Friends monthly meeting at Apponaganset. We had very good preaching by Only Thompson and one other friend from State of New York.

Thursday, June 24th

This day wind W.S.W and some showering. I went to Westport Point. Broak [?] out Solon cash

to Dominga Portuguese Boatswain in Bk. [Bark] Solon omited 20th, $2.

Friday, June 25th

This day wind S.W. and very warm and pleasant. In company with H. Wilcox, went to New Bedford. Paid for dinner 30 cents, for cuting coat & trimmings $8. Cash paid John Cornell for3 days work on Highway @ 75 cents = $2.25.

Saturday June 26th

This day wind light and variable and very warm. In company with H. Wilcox. Got account Solon Oil Sperm. Rec’d. [received] of Henry Wilcox 75 cents to pay John Cornell.

Sunday June 27th

This day wind E.S.E and very warm. Philip [Chase?] and wife Ruth arrived onto Capt. Chs. P. Seabury, Wife & son Thos B. Wilcox & three children of New Bedford & Boston, Jos. E. Smith of Dartmouth.

Monday June 28th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at hoeing.

Tuesday June 29th

This day wind North and pleasant. In company with Ruth I went to New Bedford. Cash to Ruth

$8.00. Paid for Sundries for Ruth $5.25. Paid for dinner & Housekeeping .57¢. I got $1.18 per

gal. offered for Sperm oil by several partys [par�es].

Wednesday June 30th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at hoing [hoeing] and to Point. Westport July 1858

Thursday July 1st

This day wind S.W by W and pleasant. Employed at hoeing. A�er I went to point in company

with H W. Seaburry [Seabury]

Friday July 2nd

This day wind N.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for 2 bushels meal & 1 of corn

$2.28.    Setled with 4 of Bark Solon crew. Paid Slocom Cunningham and Company $25.05,

$6.07, $5.77, to Domingo Lamming $52.81.

Saturday July 3rd

This day wind South & very rainy. I went to the Point. Repaired [ihetral?] on the leadward [leeward] side Solon. Coopered part of the oil & returned home. Paid for 4½lb sword fish 18¢.

Sunday July 4

Monday July 5th

A.M wind N.E and some cloudy. Myself and family atended Sunday School Picnic in the grove on cadman’s neck. Paid for sundries 24¢. P.M wind S.E and pleasant. At 4½ o’clock P.M arrived home. Cash to Isac [Isaac] H. Cornell $10.00.

Tuesday July 6th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to the point. Employed at fi�ng the Solon.

Wednesday July 7th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to buy provisions for Bark Solon. Expenses for dinner & housekeeping [horsekeeping] 67. Paid for 1 pair of shoes $1.13.

Thursday July 8th

This day wind S.W and pleasant at the Point– Stowing Bark Solon.

Friday July 9h

This day wind S.W and foggy. I went to New Bedford to buy provisions for Bark Solon. Sold Sylvanus Thomas 77 Barrels whale oil at 50¢ per gallon [cash] delivered in New Bedford. Sold to Jos Ricketson 2nd 493 lbs Whale Bone @ 84¢ per a cash equals $414.12. One payment by [D…….?] at Merchants Bank 6 month 30th. Two payments on Samuel Lecos. & Son note due 7 month 16th and 11 month 19th for $1089.96

Paid Bark Solon dra� in favor of L. Gigeon Sons at St. Hellena due 6 month 30th for $477.20

Saturday July 10th

This day wind S.W and foggy. Paid Abner Smith, Jos. E Smith note for $472.50. Paid Thomas Knowls the bill of Link $1.72. N.H.[Ngr?] Bill of weighing bone 79¢. Paid Solon Bill of weighing bone 79¢. Paid Solon Of Herrings $2.50. Paid for two bushels Meale[meal] $1.64. Paid for Horse keeping & dinner 2 days & 1 night $1.12. Cast to Jos E. Smith $10.00. Cast to John Dean at the Pourt [port] $1.00. Received of Tho Nye jr. 2ndJuly Bill of Oats 100 Bushells [bushels] @ 60 Bushells [bushels] $60.00 – delivered in October 1857 as Charged in this Book.

At 12 O’clock le� New Bedford for Westport Point via home. At 4:00 [Pele?] arrived then met

Geo Philips to examine Solon Sperm oil at $1.20 pr[per] [Gav?] [Gir?] [Gn?] did not [unt?]

Sunday July 11th

This day wind W. SW and pleasant. Employed at making hay etc.

Monday July 12th

This day wind N.E by E. and some raining. I went to the point in the forenoon. P.M. fenced off

part of the orchard for the pigs.

Tuesday July 13th

This day wind S.W and some foggy. I went to New Bedford. Shiped [Shipped]a Chief [deaco?] for Bark Solon and bot [bought] her stores. I paid for ½ BU[bushel] flour $2.50 for 2 Bushells [bushels] Meal $1.64, horskeeping [horsekeeping]25¢. In the evening returned home.  Paid Isaac Simmonds for tapping Shoes 25¢.

Wednesday July 14th

This day wind S.S.E and some rainy. I went to the point. Capt Jos Ricketson came there from New Bedford to examine Bark Solon, did not make any trade. I sold to R. Macombe the 393 gallons Black fish oil at [504/2] Gal=$196.50 [Cash down] cash to Clark Tripp $10.00. Paid for dinner 9¢.

Thursday July 15th

A.M wind East and some rainy. I went to Point. P.M some foggy.

Friday July 16th

This day wind East and some foggy. I went to New Bedford to buy Stores for Bark Solon. Paid for Rye Meal 20¢. Paid for horskeeping [horsekeeping]25¢, dinner 25¢.

Saturday July 17th

This day wind E.S.E and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid New Bedford Flour Mill bill. Bill

of flour was $361.00. Paid Chs R. Tucker the Bill of Hoops $20.57. Allen & Merchants Bill of Fish

$8.25. Paid for 13 lbs Codfish 35. Paid John Cornell for hoeing 42¢. Paid for horskeeping [horsekeeping] and dinner 75¢.

Sunday July18th

This day wind N.W to N.E and pleasant with some showers. Got in some hay.

Monday July 19th

This day wind N.E. and pleasant. I went to point. Employed at stowing Bark Solon.

Tuesday July 20st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to Point. Stowing Bark Solon. Cash to Zoeth Howland

$10.00. Paid freight on [vice?] from New Bedford 25¢ postage on leters 10¢.

Wednesday July 21st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I mowed in forenoon. P.M. went to Point, fi�ng Solan [Solon].

Thursday July 22nd

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at stowing Bark Solon.

Friday July 23rd

This day wind North in morning. Bark Solon went dow [down] river. I went to New Bedford to buy sundries for Solon. Cash to R.L. 50¢ H.W.L. 13 Shoes 67¢.

Saturday July 24th

Forenoon wind N.W. and rainy in company with Levi H. Straton went to New Bedford. Shiped [Shipped] 4 men. Paid 2 ½ Bushells [bushels] meal for Hat for Henry W. 1.25. Hat for self [B?]

25. Paid New Bedford City Ledgers agency Bill $37.69. Paid Geo. Smith jr. Bill carpentering

$11.53. Setled 24th July 1858. Making light wagon body reparing [repairing], cart body, and making door Screans [screens] etc.

Sunday July 25th

This day wind N.E and passing clouds. In company with Ruth, I & 3 children went to Father Geo

Smith’s and spent the day. In the evening returned home.

Monday July 26th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I helped plow in the point meadows in the morning. At 10 o’clock went to point in Co[company] with Jos. E Smith. Went onboard Solon down to the harbor and carried some things.

Tuesday July 27th

This day wind S.W and pleasant in company with Ruth, I and two children wenty [went] to New Bedford to Ship men for Barque Solon. Got our crew all Shiped [shipped. Paid Masons Bill $1.88 repairing Hannah shoes 12[12¢?] Horskeeping [horsekeeping] 75 etc.

Wednesday July 28th at New Bedford

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. Got all things ready for Sea. At 2 P.M cleard [cleared] Bark Solon at Custom House. Paid clearance $7.60. Paid H.S. Kirby Bill 48.87 P.G Macomber Bill

29.10    Thos Knowls [Knowls} etc. Bill13.81 J.H. Perry Bill 68.91

Spint[Spent?] $110. Cash to Jos E Smith $10.00. Levi H. Straton 2.25 [do?dollars?] chain

$5.50

Paid of Henry Wilcox a Note for and on [an] amount of oil $4000.– Got it cashed at Merchants Bank New Bedford.

Thursday July 29th

This day wind S.S.W and light. In company with Bros. Jos. E Smith Abner Poter Elihu & John Q. Howland went across the river via point on board the Solon. At the Harbor at 11 o’clock A.M. The Steamer tug Spray arrived about the same �me with the crew.

Thursday August 5th Con�nued

… at the Point.   Paid toll over Hix bridge 16¢.   Paid Chas. F.  Tripp bill $2.60.   Zoeth Howland bill

$14.16. Thos. H. Mayhew bill $10.08.  Isaiah Perry bill $3.56. F. A. Wing bill $2.31. F. Chace bill

$12.87. Central Wharf bill $37.19. Paid William B. Nooning bill $56.54. At 5½ PM le� for A. King. At 7½ PM arrived at Uncle A. King in Tiverton R.I.

Friday August 6th

This day wind west. At 4 PM had a thunder shower, wind NNE. At 5 PM le� for home and arrived

in the evening.

Saturday August 7th

This day wind N. East and some cloudy. PM clear and pleasant. Got up one load of oats.

Sunday August 8th

This day wind North clear and pleasant. Employed at ge�ng up oats and stalking them.

Monday August 9th

This day wind NE and pleasant. In company with R.L.H.W. and Irish Sarah went whortle berrying

+ quahogging. To Father Geo. Smith’s.

Tuesday August 10th

This day wind NE and driving rain. Employed at wri�ng up Bark Solon accounts. Brother Leander

and Capt. Childs arrived + took dinner.

Wednesday August 11th

This day wind North and misty. Went to New Bedford [?] Leonard Sherman and took Leander Smith with me. Setled with Capt. William Childs and paid him $827.09. Paid N.B.F. Mice bills of  9 bushels Meal $7.60. Got Henry Wilcox note cashed at Merchants Bank. Part pay for bill of

$1,460.28. Paid for dinner and housekeeping [horsekeeping?] for two $0.99.

Thursday August 12th

This day wind east and rainy. Employed at wri�ng up Solon’s accounts.

Friday August 13th

This day wind NE and cloudy. In company with H. Wilcox went to Westport Point. Paid David Church’s bill $70.23. John P. Dean bill $16.97. Philander F. Brightman bill $4.80. In the evening returned home.

Saturday August 14th

This day wind NE and some cloudy. In company with H. Wilcox + H.W. went to New Bedford. Paid Samuel A. Linkham $650. Paid Mr. Lucas Sheamus Spray bill $40. Paid for shorts $1.20. Paid for sodas + crackers $.20. Received for buter + eggs $3.80. Cash to Hannah Wilcox $3.50.

Sunday August 15th

This day wind NE and thick. Paid Wm. Hathaway bill 14 [?]. I went to Meeting in forenoon and PM.

Monday August 16th.

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at wri�ng and pos�ng bills. Perly and Parkhurst bill not charged 16 Dec. 1857 for $42.06. Error in charging 3 mo. 19th 1858 $21.83. Omited Henry Samuels bill baking bread for Solon $57.58. Paid F. A. Wing bill against Bark Solon $16.96. Paid E.

21. Mayhew bill $21.62. Paid for fresh meat .60.

Tuesday August 17th

This day wind South, had thunder Shower in the Morning. PM warm and some foggy. I went to Russells Mills + took E. Fanny [Fanning?] home with me. Paid cash to R. L. $50.

Wednesday August 18th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with Leander Smith went to Warren via Fall River. Paid for horse and carriage from Fall River to Warren $2.50. Toll over Slades Ferry 40¢. For dinner for two 16¢. In the evening arrived home.

Thursday August 19th

This day wind West  and pleasant.   I went to Westport Point.   Paid Job Davis Jr.  for  bill sundries

$108.28. Received pay of Job Davis Jr. for bill oil $76.64. Received of Restcombe Brightman balance of house rent for the year 1857 $48.11. Interest 5 mo. from 3 mo. $17.58 to 8 mo. $17. 1858 $1.20. Paid Cordelia Brightman in bill bonets [bonnets] and trimmings $6.07. C.H. Fuller bill freight $1.00. Paid Zoeth Howland bill cement $75. Paid Zoeth Howland bill making cask and coopering $76.11. [?] [Crin?] bill $14.78. Paid James W. Manchester bill calking $28.12. [Crin?] bill $5. Paid Anderson Dunham bill $4.84. Paid R. Macomber etc. bill pain�ng $17.15.  Paid I. L.

Brightman bill coopering $30. Paid C. Gifford bill [patching?] $5.50. Paid C. G. bill [patching?] out

$5.50.  Paid William P.  Howland bill mak [making] new cork etc. $97.71.  Received of W.P.H.  pay

for flags 49¢.

Friday August 20th

This day wind North and pleasant. Employed at wri�ng and in PM went whortle berrying.

Saturday August 21st

This day wind NW. Had shower in the morning. I went to New Bedford sold 11 pounds buter.

$2.64 paid for dinner. At New Bedford paid Samuel A. Linkham balance of his account $76.68.

Paid Fabe  & Grinnell bill $7.50.   Paid for meal for hogs $5.   For dinner 20¢.   Received for buter

$2.64. Received of Andrew Macomber for well stone $3. Due 19th.

Sunday August 22nd

This day wind SW and pleasant. I atended Meeting in forenoon and afternoon with family.

Monday August 23rd

This day wind North cool and pleasant. Employed sundry jobs about the farm. Paid Isaac Allen collector of the Town of Westport. Henry Wilcox [took?] $220.52. Henry Smith tax $27.17. Paid Fred Lawson for working on the highway. $1.21. Paid Nathaniel Litle for shoeing my horse 35¢ and Bro. Jas. E. horse 50¢.

Tuesday August 24th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L. and Sarah Mc Mullen went whortle

berrying in Philip Chace pasture. Got 16 quarts.

Wednesday August 25th

This day wind NW and pleasant. Employed at hoeing turnips. PM went to Point. Paid Perry Brightman bill $1.20.

Thursday August 26th

This day wind East and pleasant. Employed at hoeing turnips. Nothing worth note transpired.

Friday August 27th

At sunrise wind SE and cloudy. Paid Henry Wilcox difference between his tax bill and the Solon dock bill $4.47. PM clear and pleasant – employed at farming.

Saturday August 28th

This day wind SE and driving rain. Nothing remarkable.

Sunday August 29th

This day wind SW and pleasant. In company with family atended Meeting and Sabath [Sabbath] school at Bald Hill.

Monday August 30th

This day wind West and pleasant. Nothing remarkable. I helped get the Seats ready on the Picnic ground.

Westport September 1858 Tuesday, August 31st

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. In company with family and Sarah Seabury and Son atended the Sabath [Sabbath] School Picknic [Picnic] at Richard Almy woods South the Friends Meeting House. We had a table set for 120 Children. Had pies and Cakes. I gave $25 for and on account of Library for Children. At noon Elbridge Francis arrived and commenced Thrashing Oats.

Wednesday, September 1st 1858

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. At noon finished thrashing. Had 170 Bushells [bushels] oats.

P.M. Stacked our Straw and cleared up. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $6.–

Thursday, September 2nd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. H. W. and Sarah Seabury and family went to New Bedford. I paid N. Litle for Se�ng two Shoes on Bro. Jos. E horse 50¢ For se�ng one Shoe on oxen 12[¢]. Paid Franklin Chace Bill Labor on Bark Solon 15.–

Friday, September 3rd

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sold Buter $4.90. Paid for teas Sodas etc 99[¢]. Paid Geo. L Brownell Bill against Jos. E Smith 8.50 and Charged in Ship’s Book. Paid David R. Green and Co Yellow Metal $24.42. Paid Chas. Taber the Bill Shipping Papers Books etc

$2.98

Saturday, September 4th

This day wind South West. Had a great deal of thunder and lightning with rain. Elihu Gidley had

a horse Killed by lightning on the Marsh at the head of the lot on the horsneck [Horseneck].

Sunday, September 5th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Self and family atended Friends Meeting in fore-noon and

Baptis [Baptist] Meeting in afternoon.

Monday, September 6th

This day wind W and pleasant. Paid Geo. Gifford his freight $42.06. I went to the head of

Westport river. Paid for Peaches .50¢

Tuesday, September 7th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks etc.

Wednesday, September 8th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. Employed at cuting Stalks etc. Cash to Ruth L $4.–

Thursday, September 9th

This day wind W.S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth + Henry W. Went to New Bedford. Paid for 1 pair of Boots for Henry W $1.51. For 1 barrel French Blacking 16”. For toyes [toys]

.36¢. Paid Mr. [Grudgins?] to Bill repairing Bk Solon Whaling Gun $3.–

Friday, September 10th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. In the morning I went to head of river. P.M. at work on Stalks.

Saturday, September 11th

This day wind S.W. warm and pleasant. I went to the Town house and traded Bro. Jos. E horse for 1 yoke of three year old Steers 1 [do? dito?] two year old Steers + 1 Two yea [year] old heifer. I paid $50 dollars difference. Drove the catle home and delivered the horse at Fred Brownells Barn. Paid toll over Hix Bridge .30¢. At 5 oclock [o’clock] some rainy. At 6 P.M. Thos. B Willcox wife and Isaac H Conell and Brad Willcox mowed the Marsh on the Horsneck [Horseneck].

Sunday, September 12th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant. P.M. I went to Point and back again.

Monday, September 13th

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. Employed at cuting stalks etc.

Tuesday, September 14th

This day wind N.E. and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sold 14 lbs 11 oz Buter 3.52. 6 10/12 Doz Egs @ 15 1.03. Paid for 6 Bushells [bushels] Corn Meal $5.40. 143 lbs fine feed $1.72. Paid Clark Manly Bill against Bradford Willcox $1.83. Paid for dinner 12¢ Cash. H. W. and I. H. C. Raked the Hay together on the horsneck [Horseneck].

Wednesday, September 15th

This day wind East and cloudy. Employed cuting Stalks. P.M. went to horsneck [Horseneck] with our Steers team and got a load of muck. O. H. P. Brown wife + two children arrived from New Bedford. Cash to Isaac H. C $1.– Cash to Hannah Willcox [Wilcox]2.– Paid Peddler for Crackers Cakes etc .73[¢]

Thursday, September 16th

This day commended with a heavy gale from S.E. and very rainy. Cash to Ruth L $1.– At sunset wind North and clear.

Friday, September 17th

This day wind N.W. clear and pleasant. I went to New Bedford sold 7 bushells [bushels] apples for $3.13. Paid for meal $2.55. Paid for dinner 9[¢]. O. H. P. Brown and family went home this day.

Saturday, September 18th

This day wind N.N.W clear and pleasant. Cash to Sarah Mac Mullin $10.50. Nothing remarkable transpired.

Sunday, September 19th

This day wind West and pleasant. In the morning in company with Henry W drove one yoke of 3 year old Steers to Father Geo. Smith. Paid $61.– Ruth L and children came with the horse and Carryall and we arrived home again in the evening.

Monday, September 20th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. We got home one load of Muck from the neck.

Tuesday, September 21st

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford and returned home via Bakertown + visited the Sabath School Picnic in the grove west of Chas. Howlands in the grove. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, September 22nd

This day wind North cooler and pleasant. In the morning I went to the point. Paid postage on

leter .03¢. Paid Barny Wing Bill freight against Bark Solon $18.62 f Cr. [credit] in Barny Wing Bill

$5.– Returned home and got home one load of Muck.

Thursday, September 23rd

This day wind North cold and pleasant. In the morning went to Russells Mills + took home with

me Bro. Geo Smith. Paid for 1 wri�ng book .10[¢]

Friday, September 24th

This day wind West and cloudy. At noon finished pu�ng in two axel trees and Middle tong in the ox waggon [wagon]. George went home. Paid for fresh Beef $1.20

Saturday, September 25th

This day wind North cold and pleasant. I went to New Bedford Sold 5 bushells [bushels] apples

for $2.50. Sold buter $3.10 4 Doz. Eggs 72[¢]. Paid for Meal and Shorts $3.– For eating meal

.38¢. Paid Slocom and Cunningham order $100.99. Cash to Hannah Willcox 2.50.

Sunday, September 26th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. In company with Ruth L Henry W and Hannah W went to Meeting at Russells Mill. In afternoon atended Meeting in Baker Town. In the evening returned home.

Monday, September 27th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. N.M.K. helped kill and dress one Hog. P.M. Got home one load of Muck from the Bar.

Henry Smith Journal August 27,1855-December 31, 1855

Monday, August 27 th

This day wind NE and cloudy with strong breeze. Went to Westport Point in the boat and carried the riggers. I went to E. P Brownell Store and Walter Davis to See catle. In the evening returned home. Hired Jireh Brownell $85. and took his Note.

Tuesday, August 28 th

This day wind ENE cool and pleasant. In company with H. Willcox [Wilcox] went to New Bedford to carry carriage. Paid for carriage $1 Expense .75. In the evening returned home. Received of A.

55. Sawer [Sawyer?] for hay $55.82.

Wednesday, August 29 th

A.M. wind ENE and pleasant. I went to Westport Point P.M. Wind from E to SE to SW and pleasant. Employed at Sundry jobs digging rocks in South Side hous [house] meadow.

Thursday, August 30 th

This day wind North and pleasant. At 10 oclock A.M . the Bark George and Mary Capt Geo Manchester arrived from a whaling voyage absent 1.1.28 day [1,128 days?] with 120 barrels Sperm Oil. I went to the point. Brot [Brought] home 1 ¼ Bushels Corn belonging to Bark George Carver and 3 ½ Bushels Belonging to Bark D. Franklin. Cash to Saml. E Dean $5.00. P. M. Employed at digging stones as above.

Friday, September 31st

This day wind NW and pleasant. Employed at digging rocks etc.

Saturday, September 1

This day wind SW and blustering. Myself Ruth L and children went to Father George Smith and took dinner. P.M. Went W. H. Cummings at head of Westport East River. Took tea and from there went to Aunt Abby Simonds in Tiverton R.I. and stayed all night. Paid for crackers .18.

Sunday, September 2nd

This day wind from SW to NW and Sultry. Had a small shower and tempest at 11 A.M. Arrived

at Uncle Alfred King’s situated about ¾ of a mile NE of Tiverton four corners. Got dinner at 4

P.M. Started for home via Adams Ville [Adamsville]. Called at Willard Slocum’s + took tea. Paid toll on Hix Bridge .8c. At 8 ½ in the evening arrived home.

Monday, September 3d

This day wind SE and Some cloudy. Went to Westport Point and brot [brought] up a scow load of old lumber.

Tuesday, September 4 th

This day wind NE and pleasant. I went to New Bedford on account Bark Matapoiset. Expenses dinner and horskeeping [horsekeeping] .38. Paid for turning[?] in livery[?] Buggy $23. Brot [Brougt] home rope for fly jibb [jib] Stay and plates for [bob?] Stay. Sold Capt. Topham 9 lb 6 oz buter @ 30c.

Wednesday, September 5th This day wind NE cool and pleasant. I. Cornell went to Hix Bridge and met Walter Davis with a pair of oxen and drove them home. Drawed up eight loads of Eel grass. P.M. Went whortle berrying. Got Six quarts.

Thursday, September 6th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I. Cornell went to G. Neck and got a load of Sea wed [Seaweed].

P.M. Employed digging rocks.

Friday, September 7 th

This day wind WSW and pleasant. Employed at drawing Seweed [Seaweed] and cuting Stalks.

Saturday, September 8 th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at drawing Seweed [Seaweed] and cuting Stalks.

Advanced I. Cornell $5.

Sunday, September 9 th

This day wind North warm and pleasant. Nothing transpired worth Note.

Monday, September 10 th

This day wind North and pleasant. I. Cornell went to the Beach and got a load of Seeweed

[seaweed]. Employed at Cuting Stalks and digging Potatoes.

Tuesday, September 11 th

This day wind SW warm and pleasant. Went to New Bedford in Co. with Henry Willcox [Wilcox]. Paid for two pairs of Shoes 98. For Ox bones 59.

Wednesday, September 12 th

This day strong breezes from SW and pleasant. Cash to Ruth L. $5. To H. W. for M. B. C. $5 Cash. Paid I. Cornell for Flags $1.50. Henry and Hannah Willcox [Wilcox] Started to day [today] for New Yor [York] State accompanied by Ruth L. to New Bedford.

Thursday, September 14

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at Sundry jobs about the farm.

Friday, September 14 th

This day wind ENE by E and pleasant. I. Cornell went to Beach and got a load of Seawed [seaweed]. Henry Willcox [Wilcox] [Cr?] by Cash $100. Paid Job Davis $100 for Walter Davis to pay for one pair of 4 year old oxen. Paid R. Macomber and Co. $9.44 for painting my house.

Saturday, September 15 th

This day wind E and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. I paid Daniel Wing $500. a/c Bk Matapoiset. Paid Daniel Macomber $11.40 for reparing [repairing] ox wagon [wagon] wheel etc. Expense .52c. In the evening returned home.

Sunday, September 16 th

This day wind very light and baffling. Atending Friends meeting at Ball [Bald] Hill. Had a small shower of rain. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday September 17 th

This day wind SW and Some foggy. Employed at digging potatoes. Dug 25 bushells [bushels].

Tuesday, September 18 th

This day Strong Breeze from the SW and Some cloudy. Finished digging potatoes. P.M. I went Westport Point. At 5 o’clock had the wind from the NE with rain. At Sunset fresh gale and rainy. I stayed all night at Zoeth Howlands.

Wednesday, September 19 th

This day Strong breeze from NE and pleasant. At noon returned home from the Point and Brot [brought] with me one Basket of Peaches.

Thursday, September 20 th

This day A.M. wind North cool and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Bot [bought] 200lbs Pairs [pears?] and 300lbs Dryed [dried] apples for Bk Matapoiset. Expenses 65c.

Friday, September 21 st

This day wind WSW and Some cloudy though pleasant. A.M. I went to W Point. P.M. pleasant. Employed at digging Stones in South part house meadow.

Saturday, September 22 d

This day wind NE and Some rainy. P.M. went to Mr Grinnells at Westport harbor via the point in Company with Daniel Akin to See Capt. James Sowle. In the evening returned home. Shiped [Shipped] Akin for 3d Mate and Boatsteerer in Bark Matapoiset at 1/40 [Lay? Day?]

Sunday, September 23 d

A.M. wind NE and passing clouds. P.M. pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, September 24

This day wind NE cool + pleasant. I went to New Bedford. I bought for Bark Matapoiset two New Boats 7 ½ Bushells [bushels] Beans @$3.25 per Bushell [bushel] Dryed [dried] apples etc. Expenses 62 etc. Paid for one pair of Shoes for Hannah Gifford $1.

Tuesday, September 25 th

A.M. wind NE and pleasant. At 10 o’lock [o’clock] Myself and Ruth L atended Friends Mee�ng at Ball [Bald] Hill. A Friend from State of Maine Spoke by the name of Thos. Jones Spoke. P.M. Wind SW. In Co. with Daniel B Akin went to Westport Point. In the evening returned home.

Wednesday, September 26 th

This day wind South and pleasant. I went to New Bedford in company with James Bailey. Engaged [trypor?] for Bark Matapoiset. Henry and Hannah Willcox [Wilcox] arrived at New Bedford to day [today] from their [time?] at Allegany [Allegheny] N.Y. In Co. with H.W. and

O.H.P. Brown went to the ploughing match about ½ mile South head of Acushnet river and catle Show on the land of Bethuel Penemen [Penniman]. I paid for 1 Bushell [bushel] Sweet Potate [potato]$1.05 hors keeping [horsekeeping] .50. In the evening returned home with I.B. and Hannah Willcox [Wilcox].

Thursday, September 27 th

A.M. wind SSW and rainy. P.M. wind NNW and Some cloudy. Myself Ruth L+ Hannah W went to New Bedford. Expenses .40 c for visiting city + Mechanik [Mechanic] Hall to see the Faire. In the evening returned home.

Friday, September 28 th

This day wind North cool + pleasant. Employed repairing hors [horse] wagon [wagon]. P.M. went to

Saturday, September 29 th

This day winds light and variable. Employed at digging rocks South part house meadow. At

Sunset [Sunset] wind SE by E and pleasant.

Sunday, September 30 th

All this day wind SE and pleasant with passing Clouds. Father and Mother Willcox [Wilcox] went visit Tiverton RI on a visit to Aunt Abby Simmonds. I received a Leter from Oliver Bailey at Ohio. Isaac Cornell quit work to go on Bark Matapoiset.

Monday, October 1st

This day wind SE and cloudy. Employed at Sundry jobbs [jobs] about the farm. Cash paid Isaac Cornell on account of Labor on the Farm $20.

Tuesday, Oct. 2

This day wind SE and Cloudy with but litle rain. I went to Westport Point and Mr. Peck house on Deacon Brownells Farm West Side West River. Bot [Bought] of him 30 bushels of Calico Potatoes at 45 c [cents] pr[per] Bushell [bushel] and 30 Bushells [bushels] Boston white potatoes at 50 c[cents] pr [per] Bushell [bushel] and [and] Bot [bought] 30 Bushells [bushels] Onions at 48 c[cents] pr [per] Bushell [bushel] for Bark Matapoiset.

Wednesday, October 3 rd

This day wind South and pleasant. In Company with Ruth L went to Russells Mills Dartmouth. Nothing worth note transpired. Sally Julie Ann + Chs. A Seebury [Seabury] arrived today from N Bedford.

Thursday, October 4 th

A.M. wind South and pleasant. I went to New Bedford to get thing for Bark Matapoiset. P.M. wind West and Some cloudy. In the Evening returned home. Expenses 42. Some rainy.

Thursday, October 5 th

A.M. wind West cool and pleasant. At noon I went to Westport Point. P.M. Same. Nothing worth note transpired.

Saturday, October 6 th

A.M. wind South and Pleasant. Myself, Ruth L Julia Ann Seebury [Seabury] and Henry W went fishing at the harbor and off the Point. P.M. wind SSE and cloudy with some rain. At 4 P.M. returned with about 1 Doz fish.

Sunday, October 4 th

This day wind NNW cool and pleasant. I atended Friends Meeting at Ball [Bald] Hill meeting

house.

Saturday December 25th 1858

This day wind N.W and pleasant. I get home a load of muck from the neck Sunday, December 26

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Nothing remarkable transpired

Monday, December 27th

This day wind West and unpleasant. Killed and dressed 2 oxen weighing No 1 hide 106lbs tallow 106lbs 4 Meat 943 = 1155lbs No 2 hide 97lbs Tallow 119lbs Meat 859lbs = 1075. Paid full Job Durfee for butchering $1.16

Tuesday, December 28

This day wind N.W and cold I went to New Bedford with 3 Quarters beef CC Bosworth ham three Quarters 215,223,239 = 677lbs at 8 = $54.16 entered into Day Book page 6 etc. H Wilcox went to N. Bedford with two Quarters. Thos Swit had 1 Qr 210lbs @ 8 $16.80 entered in Day Book Page 5

Wednesday, December 29th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford with two hides & 1 Quarter beef. Sold to James Tripp two ox head 98.1 pound = 204lbs at $7 1/2 per 100lbs = $15.30. William H Taylor had 228lbs beef at 7 = $15.96. Chas Howland had one Quarter beef 206lbs and at 7 cents

$14.42. Sold 1 Liver 16lbs at 4¢ .64 cents. Paid for ½ barrel Flour $3.56 and for 2lbs of tea $1.08 two ox tallow 106,119 = 225lbs Less in trying 40 pound 185lbs tallow

Thursday, December 30th

This day wind east and cloudy. Employed at picking turkeys and chickens 5 turkeys and 10 chickens

Friday, December 31st

This day winds SE and very rainy. Employed at cuting up beef

Saturday, January 1st 1859

This day wind from east to N.W and rainy. I went to New Bedford to Market. Sold 4 turkeys for

$4.44. Sold 25lbs chickens for $3. Sold one bushel apples for $1.25. Paid [Eating millings? Eaton Millings?] 90 candy and Salt Peter [saltpeter] .30¢. Cash to Hannah W Wilcox $3.~ In the afternoon returned home. Roads muddy. Received of Zenas Wood Ballance [balance] due for one hog sold him October 1. 1858 4.20

Sunday, January 2nd

This day wind West and pleasant. Self and family atended meeting at bald [Bald] $121.45 in

bank & on hand to balance forward

Monday, January 3rd

This day wind East cold & cloudy. I went to Russells mills. Carried Geo Smith two [?]& 87lbs beef at 71/2 ¢ lb $5.85. Received of George Smith in his bill of labor on barn etc $36.87. Turned in payment 1 pig 250lbs delivered 18th Dec. 1858 at 8¢ per lb $20.08. Paid cash to Ballance [balance] $10.94 as for bill to Henry Wilcox. Cash to Sarah McMullen 25. Continued snowing in the night

Tuesday, January 4th

This day blowing strong breeze from N.E and snowing fast. About 8 1/2 “ snow in the morning. At Sunset wind N.W and snowing moderately. Snow drifted. Considerable snow 13 inches deep.

Wednesday, January 5th

This day wind West and pleasant. H. Wilcox atended funeral of Pardon Cornell of Dartmouth.

Thursday, January 6th

This day wind S.W and very pleasant. I went to neck & got load of muck.

Friday, January 7th

This day wind South and very rainy. I went to N litles and had my horse shod and paid Litle

.75¢.

Saturday, January 8th

This day wind West and pleasant. In company with Ruth L and children went to father George Smith. I went to Jonathan Wilbers and Leonard Sherman’s. Paid Ezra Wing and Leander Smith. Notes for H Wilcox.

Sunday, January 9th

This day wind West & pleasant. Returned home in the a�ernoon.

Monday, January 10th

This day winds N. N.E and extremely cold. Nothing remarkable.

Tuesday, January 11th

This day wind north. At sunrise thermometer at 14 degrees below zero. In company with H Wilcox & Ruth L went to New Bedford. H Wilcox went to New York to ship some provisions to Barbados for Bk Matapoiset. Paid Joseph W R Wing on account Bk Solon $181.39. Paid for 1 vest-patern at William Hall & Sons 88.

At sunset wind N.E and snowy. Moderate in the evening. Arrived home.

Wednesday, January 12th

This day wind N.E and snowing moderately. I went eeling & caught one dozen and helped sew and put down a new rag carpet in the dining room.

Thursday, January 13th

This day nothing remarkable.

Friday, January 14th

This day wind east and rainy. Nothing remarkable. Employed at Sundry jobs about the farm.

Saturday, January 15th

This day winds S.W and foggy. I went to New Bedford. Sold two bushels of apples for $3. Paid for one box of Raisins $2.37. Paid for 1 # cream of tartar 40¢. 1 soda 8¢. ½ pound nutmeg 37. For 4 yds coton twilling 40.  Paid Isaac Simmons for making one pair of shoes for Hannah Wilcox 75¢ & 1 pair for Hannah W L 67. Paid Oliver Almy repairing a steelyard 14. Bk Solon bill 55. Paid for 2 Geography 67. Exchange 1 Boston Speaker 38.

Sunday, January 16th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L went to meeting at Sunset.

H Wilcox arrived home from New York. Paid John W Gifford for making cider 3 Bbls 35¢.

Monday, January 17th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to the neck Horseneck & got a load of muck. Isaac H Cornell chopping wood. I paid Paul Fisher $75.

Tuesday, January 18th

This day winds N.E and pleasant. I went to the beach and drawed up 8 loads of muck to the West of the green sand hill and one home. In the evening drawed up five loads and

one home.

Wednesday, January 19th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I went to N. Litles and had one yoke of oxen shoes set all round.

Thursday, January 20th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I got home one load of muck from the Horseneck beach. I paid N U Kirby for Sundry jobs $1.

Friday, January 21st

AM winds S.W and cloudy. Employed at spreading sea muck. PM very rainy. Nothing much.

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Saturday, January 22nd

AM wind S.W and so some rainy.

PM cloudy. Nothing remarkable.

Sunday, January 23rd

This day wind N.W and cold. In company with R.L & A.P. & H.W.S atended friends meeting at

bald hill.

Monday, January 24th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Iin the morning I went to Westport Harbor via the horseneck beach. Got a load of muck.

PM in company with Ruth L & Mary B Smith went to New Bedford & put up to H.W. Seaburys.

Tuesday, January 25th

This day wind S.W and pleasant at New Bedford. Ruth L atended auction. Nothing remarkable.

Wednesday, January 26th

This day winds S.W and pleasant. At New Bedford and paid John Kehew bill against BK Solon $4. Paid for 3 pencils .9. Rec’d of AKP Sawin payment for two loads of Straw 4630# Net @ $10 per ton $23.15 1/2 weighing 16. Paid Sawin bill trucking against BK Solon $3.12. Paid A.K.P. Sawin bill against Bk Solon.

Thursday, January 27th

This day wind West and pleasant. Got home one load of muck from horseneck beach.

Friday, January 28th

This day wind east and very rainy. Nothing remarkable.

Saturday, January 29th

This day wind from S.W to N.E and some rainy. Most of the frost out of the ground and very muddy on the road. Philander Bryant wife & Mary arrived. I went to the horseneck in company with Abner Allen.

Sunday, January 30th

This day W S.W and pleasant PM pleasant. In company with Ruth L and Mary B Smith went went to Joshua W Giffords & returned in the evening.

Monday, January 31st

This day wind North and pleasant. I got home a load of muck from the horseneck.

Tuesday, February 1st

This day winds S.W and pleasant I got home a load of muck from the horseneck

Wednesday, February 2nd

This day winds S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L and Sarah Mc Mullen atending the marriage of William Craig of Manchester England to Cynthia Poter of Dartmouth at the Friends Meeting Apponaganset Meeting house. There was a large gathering the house being near nearly full. After Meeting we went to New Bedford and in the evening returned home. The Bk Solon was reported to way off Sisleone [Sierra Leone] coast of Africa four months out. 40 barrels

S.O. [sperm oil]

Thursday, February 3rd

This day went to east N.E and rainy all day.

Friday, February 4th

This day winds S.W and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid Abner Poter for bill of two hides

of leather 4.25.

Saturday, February 5th

This day when S.W and pleasant. Drawed up some eel grass from the river.

Sunday, February 6th

This day winds S.W and pleasant in company with H.W.S atended friends meeting at Bald Hill. Had no preaching. In the evening commence snowing. Wind N.E.

Monday, February 7th

This day N.E and pleasant about 6 inches of snow on the ground. Atending the auc�on sale of the real estate of the late Elijah Gifford of Westport. The homestead farm at the West of the road about 33 acres & Buildings was bid in at $2525. 1 Lot 13 acres bounded W by the highway & South by E. Wordell. Land & East by the wood land of E Wordell & Henry Wilcox and North by

land of Ephraim Gifford. Bought by Henry Wilcox for $30.50 per acre $396.50. Henry Wilcox bought 2 lot 8 ¼ 8 3/8 = 16 5/8 acres at $28.~ per acre $465.50 the same being woodland & bounded South by land of E Wordell & East by the highway & North by land of [blank]

& West by 1st 13 acre lot bot[bought] by Henry Wilcox.

E Wordell bought 2 woodlots about 16 acres. South lot No. 1 $27.~ dollars per acre. No.2 adjoining $41 per acre & bounded north by H Wilcox. 2 North lots of woodland was bid in at

$25. Per acre                                                      bid in at $25 per acre

1    lot of Salt marsh South of Allen’s Pond sold for 37

1    do do         do        do       do        “          “ sold for 51.50

1    do Salt Marsh Sold to Job Durfee $16.~

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Monday, February 7th continued

Auction sales continued [?] lot[?] marsh sold on Horseneck for $27. – Ephraim Gifford bought the marsh & two wood lots. 1 undivided ¼ part of cedar swamp sold to Elkanah Wordell for

$116. – Whole amount of sales $4340.12

Tuesday, February 8th

This day wind NE and cloudy. Nothing worth transpired.

Wednesday, February 9th

This day wind E and rainy. In company with Ruth L & Mary B. Spent the day at William H

Giffords.

Thursday, February 10th

This day wind ENE and cloudy. In company with Ruth L & Mary B. Spent the day at Paul Fishers.

Friday, February 11th

This day wind NW and pleasant. I went to the wood lot. ot out 4 loads of wood & on[?] home.

Saturday, February 12th

This day wind E & cloudy. I got home one load of cord wood from the White lot.

Sunday, February 13th

This day wind NW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L & three children atended friends � meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, February 14th

This day wind W & pleasant. Isaac H Cornell got home one load of wood. I attended the auction

of the late Jeptha Gifford Homestead. House & Garden & door yard sold for $650. about 50

acres & barn at east of Highway sold for $397.50. P.M. loaded hay for New Bedford.

Tuesday February 15th

This day wind SW and cloudy. In company with Ruth L went to New Bedford. Isaac H Cornell went with a load of hay to A.K.P. Sawin 4190 lbs gross weight tare 730 lbs shorts waggon etc 1705=2505 lbs net. Cash to Ruth L 3.50. To Isaac H Cornell $2.50. At 4 ½ oclock P.M. commenced raining. We arrived home in the evening.

Wednesday, February 16th

A.M. wind SW and some rainy. I went to N. Litle & had one shoe set on off ox. P.M. pleasant. I

went to the Point & setled with H. A. Gifford.

Thursday, February 17th

This day wind W and very pleasant though muddy traveling. Abner Slocum & wife Jane Slocum & Elizabeth White spent the day with us. Also Bro. Leander Smith & wife and son spent the day.

Friday, February 18th

This day wind E and rainy. I went to mill at A Howlands.

Saturday, February 19th

This day wind S & cloudy with some rain. Rainy most of the night.

Sunday, February 20th

This day wind S and some foggy. Top of the ground very wet & muddy.

Monday, February 21st

This day wind NW and blowing a gale. Nothing remarkable. T

Tuesday, February 22nd

This day wind SW and pleasant. I got home a load of wood. Wednesday, February 23rdThis day wind S & rain. Nothing worth note.

Thursday, February 24th

This day wind S.E I went to the Neck and got a load of muck. P.M. wind NW and rainy.

Friday, February 25th

This day wind S and pleasant. I got home one load of muck from the Neck.

Saturday, February 26th

This day wind NE and snowing moderately. Nothing worth note transpired.

Sunday, February 27th

At sunrise wind NW and pleasant. In company with Ruth L & Mary B Smith went to William H. Cummings & took tea & from there to Father Geo. Smith & stayed all night.

Monday, February 28th

This day wind NW and clear & cold for the season. A.M. called at Uncle Holden Smiths. In

company with Mother R.L. and M B. spent this a�ernoon at Moses Smith’

Tuesday, March 1st [mistake in journal as March 29th]

This day wind NW cold & pleasant. In company with R.L. Smith. Mary B & Mother Smith went to Leonard Shermans & stayed the day. In the evening went to William H Cummings & stayed all night.

Wednesday, March 2nd

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. Spent the day at Russells Mills & called on relatives & friends. In the evening returned home. Paid G. Manly for setting 1 shoe on my horse 28.

Thursday, March 3rd

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. I got home one load of muck from Horseneck & one cord of wood from lot. In the evening wind SE & snowing fast.

Friday, March 4th

A.M. wind S & some rainy with some snow on the ground. I went to N. Litle. Had steers &

horses shoes clinched up & one new shoe set on steers & ram[?] Brace mended on ox waggon.

Saturday, March 5th

This day wind W & pleasant. I went to the point. Sunday, March 6th

This day wind W and pleasant. Nothing remarkable. In company with Ruth L watched with Robert Lawrence through the night.

Monday, March 7th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Robert Lawrence died at 9 ½ oclock A.M. His age was about 72 years in May 1859.

Tuesday, March 8th

This day wind NE and driving rain storm.

Wednesday, March 9th

This day wind NW and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for 1 pair boots for Henry W. Smith. $1.60 for soda & for weighing 1 load of hay 16.

Thursday, March 10th

This day wind SW and pleasant. We all atended the funeral of Robert Lawrence at Bald Hill. Phebe R Gifford Philip Dunham & Mary Fisher were the preachers. There was 47 at dinner.

Friday, March 11th

This day wind SW and pleasant employed at trimming orchard etc.

Saturday, March 12th

This day wind S & some rainy nothing remarkable I went to N. Littles & had a fork fitted & paid for the same 12 cents.

Sunday, March 13th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Nothing worth note transpired.

Monday, March 14th

This day wind ENE and pleasant. Employed at trimming orchard. Isaac H Cornell drawing out manure. Paid Abby Gifford for Sarah McMullin 1.50.

Tuesday, March 15th

This day wind SE and very rainy. Nothing remarkable.

Wednesday, March 16th

This day wind SW and pleasant I went to New Bedford. Sold 1 ½ bushells apples for 4.05. 11 doz

eggs @14 = 1.54. Sold ½ bushell small apples for $.40cents paid for shorts 95 lbs. 1.28.

⅛ barrels flour $1.03 for Isaac H. Cornell. paid Jos. & W.R. Wing & Co. for two [vests]. Changed in bill 6mo 21 & 7mo. 16th 1858 $2.13.

Thursday, March 17th

This day wind SW and pleasant I went to horseneck & got a load of muck.

Friday, March 18th

This day wind from SE to S and very rainy with a fresh gale.

Saturday, March 19th

This day wind at SW and blowing a fresh gale with passing clouds. I got home a cord of wood from lot. Isaac chopping brush.

Sunday, March 20th

This day wind SW and blowing a gale. In company with Henry W & Abbot P atended friends meeting at Bald Hill Philip Dunham & Mary Fisher preaching.

Monday, March 21st

This day wind W and pleasant I went to the Horsneck Point & hauled up 4 loads of muck & one home in all equal to about 3 small loads home. Landed our muck about 10 rods ENE from the bathing house. I called at Richard Almys and paid him $8. – in full of all demands up to 25th Nov. 1859 as may be seen by receipt in his book and also agreed with said Almy as per agreement in his book for the privalage of drawing seamuck from Goosberry Neck at the rate of $1.50 per year the [trans[?] to be equal to 2 yoke of oxen & the year to commence April 1st 1860. Cash to

2. H. Cornell 2. Monday continued

P.M. Pleasant. Loading hay for New Bedford.

Tuesday, March 22nd

This day pleasant. Isaac H. Cornell went to New Bedford with a load of hay & [[?] in viz.] gross weight of load – 4620lbs tare waggon & part of hay 3180 = 1440 net 3180 lbs gross weight 1650 tare of waggon & gear 1530. A.K.P. Sawin had 1440 net @$16 for ton. David Perce[?] had 1530lbs net at $16. – for ton. Paid for weighing .24cents.

Wednesday, March 23rd

A.M. wind NE and cloudy.

P.M. pleasant – I got home a load of muck.

Thursday, March 24th

This day wind variable and pleasant. I got home a load of muck. In the evening commenced raining.

Friday, March 25th

A.M. wind E & thick in the evening.

P.M. some rainy ?. ? School Meeting was legally engaged as Clerk.

Saturday, March 26th

This day wind N & cloudy with but litle rain. I went to New Bedford. Sold 5 bushells apples for

$8.57. Sold 6 ½ doz eggs for .91cents. 32lbs parsnips for 32cents. 6 ¾ lbs buter @26cents 169. Chas. C. Bossworth 4 7/16 lbs buter @24 charged in his account page 6th journal.

Expenses paid for cheese & stove polish .51. Abby Gifford moved & Mary came to our house to stay all night.

Sunday, March 27th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant . I got home 1 load of muck from Horseneck Point.

Monday, March 28th

This day wind SW and pleasant. I got home a load of muck from Beach .

Tuesday, March 29th

A.M. wind E. I got home 1 load of muck.

P.M. some rainy.

Wednesday, March 30th

This day wind N and pleasant. I got home one load of muck from Horsneck.

P.M. loaded hay for New Bedford.

1. Little sett 3 shoes on oxen.

Thursday, March 31st

This day wind SW and pleasant, I.H. Cornell went to New Bedford with a load of hay to A.K.P. Sawin 4300 tare 1640 Nett 2660lb,s Paid James Williams for taking Henry W. & Hannah W ambrotypes $.65,

p

Friday, April 1st

This day fresh gale from NW and cold. PM. At work on the highway. IH Cornell WH Smith and

Daniel H Smith helped.

Saturday, April 2nd

This day wind west and pleasant. At work on the highway. I H Cornell WH Smith

and Daniel H Smith helped. Cash to I H Cornell $3.00.

Sunday, April 3rd

This day wind SE and foggy with some rain.

Monday, April 4th

This day wind NW and pleasant. Atended town meeting. Israel Allen was chosen

town clerk. For selectmen Ezra P Brownell, Restcome Macomber, and Joshua Wordell. For Overseers of the Poor Thomas J Allen, George L. Lawton, Mr Kirby, and all the other necessary officers.

Tuesday, April 5th

This day blowing a strong gale from NW very cold and uncomfortable for the season. Got home a load of wood.

Wednesday, April 6th

This day blowing a strong breeze from NW passing clouds and very cold for the season.

Employed at digging stones. Had Mr Boles and his stone gear from Matapoiset and Elkanah Wordell to help dig stones on north part house meadows and east part field south house. Mr Boles had $5.00 per day for himself and gear.

Thursday, April 7th

This day wind NW cold and windy. I got home 1 load of cord wood. IH Conell helped Elkanah Wordell dig stones.

Friday, April 8th

This day wind NW cold and pleasant. PM employed at drawing off stones. Mr Boles and Abner Allen helped. I paid Mr Boles for 1/2 day’s work $2.50. Sold 7 bushels oats to Chas Davis @ 65 per bushel [cash] $4.53. T Charles Poter 5-1/2 bushels

@ 65 cents per bushel $3.57. Sold to Abraham R Gifford 10 bushels oats @ .65

per bushel.

Saturday, April 9th

This day wind north and pleasant. Employed at se�ng stone holes and got

home a load of cord wood.

Sunday, April 10th

This day wind North & pleasant. In company with Ruth L atended the funeral of Capt. Alden Howland of Dartmouth at Friends Meeting house Apponaganset. After meeting went home with Geo. P. Poter & wife got dinner & returned home via Esek Setles. In pursuit of a school teacher.

Monday, April 11th

This day wind East & rainy. Nothing remarkable transpired. Tuesday, April 12th

AM wind East & cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Sold 3 bushells of apples for $5.25. Sold 12 ¼ lbs of buter for 3.31. Sold 6 10/16 lbs buter 1.72. Sold 7 Doz [dozen] & 2 eggs for 1.08. Sold 6 quarts dried sweet corn for 72c.

Expenses for 10 lbs sugar @ 11. $1.10. Paid for 114 herrings .554. For 1/8 barrel [?] flour

$1.03. ½ oz ipecac 12c. Recvd of A K P Sawin on account of Hay $29.75 by the hand of H.W Seabury. Paid for 14 lbs [?] iron for harrow teeth 7c

Wednesday, April 13th

This day wind SW and pleasant. Employed at ploughing S.E house.

Thursday, April 14th

This day wind East and cloudy with some rain. Finished plowing South house. Sold Benjamin

Cook 3 bushells oats @ 65 $1.95. Sold John Howland 17 feet boards @ 1 ½ per foot $2.55.

Cash to Ruth L $4, to Hannah Willcox $1.00.

Friday, April 15th

This day wind variable & pleasant. Nothing remarkable.

Saturday, April 16th

This day wind S.E and cloudy. Nothing remarkable.

Sunday, April 17th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L and children atended Friends Meeting at Bald Hill. PM went to Thos. Sherman.

Monday, April 18th

This day wind North & pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Sold 1 bushell apples $2. Sold H. S. Kirby 67 ½ lbs tallow @12. $8.10 & charged him in journal Page 4. Delivered to Allen Sisson 4 bushells oats at 63 per bushell.

Paid for 152 lbs guano @ ¾ per lb 4.50. , paid for teas & snuff 77, for alcohol 20. Paid Thos. Smith for one hoe 7.

I.H Cornell went with load of hay to N. Beford to A. K. P. Sawin 472 lbs grass tare [vetch] 1655

net 3065@16 = 2456

Tuesday, April 19th

This day wind North cold & pleasant. Employed at harrowing & plowing. Sold William Francis 3

bushells oats @65. $1.95.

Wednesday, April 20th

This day wind N.W cold & pleasant. Sowed the field S.E house. Sowed about 8 bushells oats in the lot. Sold Charles Ashley 3 ½ bushels oats @65c. $2.27.

Thursday, April 21st

This day wind N.W clear & pleasant. Employed at sowing etc.

Friday, April 22nd

This day wind North & pleasant. Finished sowing hay seed & planted our potatoes in the north end of field below the garden. Sarah McMullen went to Fall River this day & I paid her balance due $31.

Saturday, April 23rd

A.M. This day wind East to South & rainy.  I went to Nathaniel Litles got my horse shoed and paid for them 45c  . Litle fited waggon brace 10c  3 wages 10,  6c  sharpening 4 drills 8=34 not  paid but listed in journal page 14.  Paid Thomas Allen for 4 panes of glass & ½ lb. puty for  school house 10c. P.M wind S.W and cloudy. I went to Point got a leter from Bro [brother] Jos. E Smith of the BK. [Bark] Solon dated Barbados 11th April 1859. He had [? ] 1631 gals of sperm to the care of Noble Towner be shipped to New York @$1.00 per 31 ½ gall [gallon].

Sunday, April 24th

This day wind W.N.W and pleasant. Henry W and Abbot P. went to meeting with their grand father & mother. I wrote a leter to Jos. E. Smith.

Monday, April 25th

This day wind West & pleasant. Employed at general farming business. Loaded straw for New Bedford. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $2.

Tuesday, April 26th

This day wind S.W & cloudy.  Henry & Hannah Willcox, Ruth L & Henry W atended the funeral  of Phillip L Chase at his late Residence in Westport. His age was 57 years and 2 months. Isaac H Cornell went to New Beford with a load of straw to A.K.P. Sawin Gross weight 3780

Paid for weighing 12 [    ]    1575

Net Weight of Straw                                                    2205 @$9.50

Entered in Journal Page 19,.

Wednesday, April 27th

This day wind East and cloudy. Isaac H Cornell drawing manure over the Swamp. I [cleansed the School house. Loaded Straw for New Bedford.

Thursday, April 28th

This day wind N.E cold and cloudy. I went to New Bedford. Sold 1 Bushell apples for $2. Sold 7 Doz Eggs @ 15[¢] $1.05 cash. Sold Thomas W Swift 8.7 of Dried apples @ 14[¢] [$]1.18. Sold Chas. C. Bosworth 10 D apples @ 14[¢] $1.40. Paid for 10 lb Shugar @ 10[¢] [$]1.~

I.H. Cornell went to New Bedford with a load of Straw to A.K.P. Sawin 4000 lb Gross weight.

[T        ?] 1575

Changed in journal P 19 2425 New weight @ [$]9.51.

Paid for taping Henry W. S Boots + Abbott P Shoes 45[¢]. Cash deposited in New Bedford Savings Bank for Mary B. Smith $5. Dollars from her Father + $5 Dollars from her Mother = $10.~.

Deposited for Self $18.~ deposited on account + for Henry W. Hannah W + Abbott Pliny from their own recourses $2. Each in Institution for Savings New Bedford + to R.L. Smith of Her own funds $10.~. Recd. of Insurance office dividend for 6 Mo $30.~

Friday, April 29th

This day wind N.E and pleasant but cold. I went to point. Paid David S Bradley Bill against Bk Solon for $18.~ . Recd. of D.S. Bradley payment for use of my lot at Point $10.~

Recd. of Job Davis payment for 2 flagging Stones Equal to 16 feet @ 11[¢] [$]1.76.

At 4 oclock P.M commenced drawing off Stones over the Swamp with Mr Boles Stone gear or digger.

Saturday, April 30th

This day wind N.E and pleasant. Some Ice in the Morning. Employed at drawing off Stones. At

1P.M finished using the Stone digger.

Sunday, May 1st 1859

This day wind N.E and pleasant. In company with Henry W + Abbott Pliny attended Friends

Meeting at Ball Hill.

Monday, May 2nd

This day wind N.E cold and pleasant. I went to New Bedford. Paid for 2 No 2 Wright plough points [$]1.~

Tuesday, May 3rd

This day wind N.W and pleasant. Employed at ploughing in house Meadow over the Swamp. Cash to Isaac H Cornell $5.~

Wednesday, May 4th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at ploughing South lot over the Swamp.

P.M hawled out a Scow load of muck Clark Tripp brought up from the Point Tuesday Evening.

Thursday, May 5th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at ploughing over the Swamp.

Friday, May 6th

This day wind S.W and some foggy. Finished ploughing over the Swamp + ploughed Some yard.

Saturday, May 7

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Employed at sowing + Seeded South lot over the Swamp.

Sunday, May 8th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. Nothing remarkable.

Monday, May 9

A.M wind South + pleasant. Employed at getting our field ready for planting over the Swamp.

P.M wind N.E and passing clouds.

Tuesday, May 10th

A.M wind N.E and cloudy. Employed at planting North part house Meadow field. Bradford Willcox + Clark Tripp helping. P.M Moderate rain. Nothing remarkable. Otis Manchester + wife at our house.

Wednesday, May 11th

This day wind N.E and Moderate driving rain. Nothing remarkable.

Thursday, May 12th

This day wind N.E and Some rainy. I went to Point. Paid Job Davis for 1 hat [$]1.12. 1 hat 25[¢]. Paid Varnum Macumber for 1 pair of thick Shoes [$]1.70. Otis Manchester + wife left for New Bedford.

Friday, May 13

This day wind South + pleasant. In co. with Henry Willcox went to New Bedford. Paid for ½ Bbl Flour $4.56. For 2 pair Shoes for Mary B. .96¢. For 1 Bushell Meal for I.H. Cornell $1.08. For taping + caping Hannah W. Shoes 25[¢]. For 1lb [Soda?] 8[¢].

Saturday, May 14

This day wind in the Morning S.W and pleasant. Employed at planting over the Swamp. B. Willcox and Chas Gifford helping. P.M wind N.E and Some rainy. Employed at planting as in forenoon. Cash to I.H. Cornell $1.~.

Sunday, May 15

A.M wind N.E and cloudy. P.M pleasant. Mary Gifford + Mary Inman Paul Fisher + wife passed

the afternoon with us. Nothing.

Monday, May 16

This day wind East and Some cloudy. Finished planting house Meadow field. Killed + dressed 3 hogs + one Calf. N.U. Kirby helped ½ Day. Paid him 50[¢].

Tuesday, May 17

This day wind East and Some rainy. In afternoon I went to New Bedford with 3 hogs + 1 Calf. Francis Snow had one pig 135 lb @ 9¢ $12.15. Mr Braley on County St had one pig 126 lb @ 9[¢] [$]11.34. Sold to Thos. W. Swift 18¾ lb veal @ 9¢ $1.69. Gifford + Lapham 19 lb @ 9[¢] $1.71 [Sold 1 Calf Skin to Wm Tripp $1.50 Cash]. Paid for Shorts for I.H.C 44 [¢]. ½ lb Tabaco 17¢.

Bradford Willcox had ½ lb Tabaco 17[¢]. Paid Benjamin Cook for 2 Pigs 6 week old delivered to our Shore [$]5.~.

Wednesday, May 18

This day wind South warm and pleasant. Got home 1 load of wood from lot + harrowed ground

for planting.

Thursday, May 19

A.M wind S.E and Showery. I wrote a letter to Bishop + Brother [Merchants at New Haven].

Friday, May 20

This day wind South And cloudy forenoon. Got home one load of wood. P.M. rainy wind South.

Saturday, May 21

This day wind South rainy and foggy. Nothing remarkable. I wrote a letter to Oliver Baily of Ohio.

Sunday, May 22

This day wind S.S.W and Some rainy. Nothing remarkable.

Monday, May 23

This day wind North clear and pleasant. Nothing remarkable.

Tuesday, May 24

This day wind South + pleasant. P.M in co[mpany] with Ruth L went to point. I got Letters from Barbados + Bill of lading of oil Shipped to New York. Paid postage 15[¢] on letters.

Wednesday, May 25

This day wind S.W and pleasant. In company with Ruth L went to New Bedford. At 3 P.M took the Propeller Potomska Capt Nye for New York. Paid fare $2.50. Supper 37¢. At Sunsett pleasant.

Westport May 1859 Thursday, May 26th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. At 9 o’clock H.W. arrived at New York. Found the BK. [bark]

N.H. Gaston at Pier 29 East River. Entered my oil and had it discharged + guaged [gauged]. Paid for breakfast 37 Easton House fees $1.90

Friday, May 27th At New York

This day strong breezes at S.W and pleasant. Was offered $1.35 per Gall [gallon] for S. [sperm] oil less 6 mos [months] int. by Josiah Macys Sons. At 3 P.M I telegraphed to Jos. + W. R Wing + Co New Bedford what good sperm oil was worth. In the night had a heavy shower.

Saturday, May 28th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. I got a telegraphed dispatch from Messrs. Wing New Bedford saying that sperm oil here sold $1.38¢. Cash paid for 10 words .30[¢].  Paid for gauging [gauging] oil $1. Paid for gauging [guaging] oil $1.25. Paid Josiah Macy + Sons for taking oil from Pier 29 East over to Potomska Pier 4 East River $4.52. Paid fare at U.S. Hotell for 2 days + 1 meal

$3.50. At 3 oclock P.M took Propeller Potomska for New Bedford. Paid fare 2.50 for supper + breakfast 75[¢].

Sunday, May 29th

This day wind S.W and pleasant. I arrived at New Bedford at ½ past 7 A.M + at 11 oclock A.M arrived home.

Monday, May 30th

A.M wind N.W and some rainy. P.M pleasant. Employed at underpinning our barn over the swamp.

Tuesday, May 31st

This day wind S.E and some cloudy. Got the ground ready for plan�ng.

Wednesday, June 1st

This day wind South and some foggy. In co. [company] with R. L. + H. W. went to New Bedford. Sold 7 doz [dozen] eggs for $1.05 + 4.12 oz buter 1.14 [Cash]. Charles L. Bosworth had 612/16 lb. charged in journal Page 6. Paid for herrings 2. Cash to Hannah Willcox 2. To Ruth L $.5.—

Thursday, June 2nd

This day wind S.S.W and some foggy. Employed at underpinning our barn over the swamp.

Friday, June 3rd

This day wind South and some foggy + some rain. Planted the west part of the South lot over the swamp. Cash to Isaac H. Cornell $1.—

Westport June 1859 Saturday, June 4th

This day wind South and rainy. Nothing remarkable.

Sunday, June 5th

This day wind North + pleasant. Henry Wilcox + wife went to A. Kings Tiverton, RI. Ruth L., Ruth

1. Litle + Hannah W. S. went to Friends Meeting at Bald Hill.

Monday, June 6th

This day pleasant. Employed at working out corn.

Tuesday, June 7th

This day pleasant wind S.W. Employed at working out corn.

Wednesday, June 8th

This day commences wind with wind South + pleasant. Employed at working out corn. Isaac H. Cornell + John Eli Gifford hoeing. P.M wind South + some rainy. Bradford Wilcox helped hoe.

Thursday, June 9th

This day wind North + pleasant. Employed at working out corn + hoeing. I planted some beans. Bradford Wilcox helped hoe ½ day. J.E. Gifford + Baker helped hoe all day. P.M I worked on highway + 1 pair of oxen.

Friday, June 10th

This day wind N.W. + pleasant. Mr. Baker + John E. Gifford helping hoe. Worked on highway one

Man 1 pair of oxen + cart. At 7 o’clock had a shower from the west.

Saturday, Jine 11th

This day wind N.W. and pleasant. P.M. in company with Ruth L., H. W. + Hannah W. Smith + Mary B. Smith went to A. Kings in Tiverton RI via Westport Point. Paid toll over Hix Bridge 16¢

Sunday, June 12th

This day wind S.W. and pleasant at A. Kings. At sunset arrived home.

Monday, June 13th

This day wind South. Employed at hoeing. At 5 oclock commenced raining.

Tuesday, June 14th

This day wind S.S.W. and warm with some fogg. Planted our turnips in North past lot west of Barn Meadow. Paid Sarah Mitchell for doing house work $4.50. In the night had a shower from N.W.

Westport June 1859 Wednesday, June 15th

A.M wind S.W and pleasant. Got a load of sand from the horsneck. Cash to I.H.C. $1.—

Thursday, June 16th

This day wind S.S.W and some foggy and rain. In co. [company] with H. Wilcox went to New Bedford. Sold 4 9/16 lbs buter for $1.12. sold 4 8/12 doz [dozen] eggs for 84¢. Paid for cultivator

$3.75. For cloves, ginger + soda 27[¢]. For 1 Bag flour for B. Wilcox 1.16. 1 bag flour for I.H. Cornell $1.16

Friday, June 17th

This day wind South + foggy + cloudy with some rain.

Saturday, June 18th

This day wind west + passing clouds. Nothing remarkable.

Sunday, June 19th

This day wind N.W and pleasant. H.W., Hannah W. + Abbot P. went to Friends Meeting with

their Grandfather + G. Mother.

Monday, June 20th

This day cloudy + foggy and some rainy. At 4oclock atended appointed by on Friends preacher

from Iowa by the Name of Frazier.

Tuesday, June 21st

This day wind South + some rainy and foggy. Got a load of muck from the neck.

Wednesday, June 22nd