November 1828

Saturday November 1, 1828. The weather good. Business not very good. I went into the bathing house today.

Sunday November 2, 1828. The weather rather rainy today. Mr. Williams preached. A woman was baptised today. I went to the Courthouse to meeting tonight, Mr. Bouton preached. It rains yet.

Monday November 3, 1828. The weather rainy yet. All alive for town meeting. For moderator the Administration had a majority of 163; for Electors, 192. Mr. Kent is going to Boston tomorrow by stage. I have heard from Europe tonight. The French Expedition have arrived at the Morea and the Turks were about to leave there. Emperor Nicholas was at Odessa now. The crops in England were very good this season. It's nine o'clock and time to shut up. Hurrah for Adams and liberty!!!!!!!!

Tuesday November 4, 1828. The weather very rainy. Business not very good. Mr. Kent has gone to Boston this morning in the stage. In all the towns [which] we have heard from, the Administration have over 500 [more?] votes than they had in the spring. I wrote off a Declaration of Independence from Allen's History of the Revolution.

Wednesday November 5, 1828. The weather some rainy today and night. Business not very good. Flour very scarce now. Yesterday Mr. Lang and I cleared up the backstore and made it look very well.

Thursday November 6, 1828. The weather rather rainy. The water rises fast in the Merrimack. Mr. Chaffin had a sister in Hartford, Mass., his native place, who died lately, and he has gone on there to the funeral. Henry Kent has gone to Boston this morning with his aunts, Margaret and Pauline Tuckers. I have been sleeping at Mrs. Evans' about a week because my chamber is a painting. George has got the toothache tonight "that's bad."

Friday November 7, 1828. The weather rather rainy. The news from Europe not very important The Turks have evacuated Greece. Business good. The Administration have a great majority.

Saturday November 8, 1828. The weather good. I rise mornings about 7, go to bed about 9 o'clock.

Sunday November 9, 1828. The weather fine. Mr. Williams preached. I went to the Courthouse in the evening and it was filled to overflowing. Mr. Temple preached, a missionary from the Island of Malta, a very interesting meeting. Very cold tonight.

Concord. Monday November 10, 1828. The weather remarkably pleasant. We had a very heavy frost last night. Business very good this afternoon. Aunt Sarah and Smart was over today. Mother has been sick but she came down from her chamber today. I sent some of my clothes today to be mended. George and I expect to go to our house Thanksgiving.

Tuesday November 11, 1828. The weather good and business good likewise. News from Brazil is that a treaty of peace is made between Brazil and Buenos Ayres. The treaty provides that Brazil shall give up the "Banda Oriental" and Buenos Ayres is to pay him, a sum of money as an indemnity.

Wednesday November 12, 1828. I awoke this morning and the first that I saw on looking from my window was snow. Everyone expected we should have Thanksgiving without it but they were disappointed. It is very cold tonight and the ground is frozen hard. We have got Mr. Evans' horse and T. Thorndike's chaise to go home in tomorrow. Mr. Kent got home tonight from Boston. News from N. York is that it has gone for Jackson.

Chichester. Thanksgiving. Thursday November 13, 1828. We awoke this morning about 5 o'clock and arose at 6, got the horse and chaise and started for Chichester, arrived there in about 3 hours. It is very hard travelling and we did not drive fast. Found folks all well. Mother has been sick for a fortnight but is better now. This afternoon we went into the woods, found nothing to fire at. Uncle Amasa Leavey has had his leg taken off lately on account of a white swelling on his knee. Went to bed about 8 o'clock.

Concord Friday November 14, 1828. We started this morning for Concord about 9. It is not so cold as it was yesterday morning. Arrived at Concord about 11 1/2 o'clock. I went and carry[i]ed the horse and chaise home.

Saturday November 15, 1828. The weather very cold. A few of our goods arrived today. Expect the others up next week. Business not very good but we need a good fire now.

Sunday November 16, 1828. The weather not very cold. I arose about 8 this morning and went down to the store and dressed me, went back to the house and Mr. Kent was at prayers. Took breakfast and went to meeting without a great coat, not much cold. Had a fire there, meeting done about 12. Mr. Cummins of Salisbury preached in the forenoon, in the afternoon the Lt. Govr. of Vt.

Monday November 17, 1828. The weather pretty cold. A little snow fell during the night probably 1 in. We have not received any goods today but expect some tomorrow. Business extraordinary good. Mother sent over some clothes today that I sent home to be mended, a new waistcoat. She wrote me that all were well and Uncle Amasa was getting better fast. My Aunt Maria had a young child not long since, which is the second since she was married. A Mr. Hopkinson is trading in the place of Mr. Tenney who has left business on account of failure. In all probability Jackson will get in President from all accounts.

Tuesday November 18, 1828. The weather very cold yet. A part of our manufactured iron arrived here today. Business pretty good. News from Europe considerable. The Turks are evacuating Greece as fast as they can be transported. The Russians have not done much lately but are still before the cities of Varna and Chousula and for my part I think they will not effect much this campain [campaign]. There is a war between Naples and Tripoli lately but not much done yet. There has been a conspiracy against Bolivar, president of Colombia, S. America, but [it] was soon suppressed. The General Court sits here tomorrow and the representatives begin to come in. The theatre is in town again and performed on Monday last.

Wednesday November 19, 1828. It snows fast today. There came about 4 in. of snow today but tonight it begins to rain. Today I have been getting in the salary [celery] from the garden, covering the asparagus beet with straw and hauling tan to bank up the bulkhead. Capt. Pritchard took one of the pigs to kill. I. F. Williams struck upon J. K. Page today, upon which others thought they had as good right to secure their debts as himself, and so almost all his creditors have called upon him and he has failed for considerable. This [There?] was a terrible running this way and, when it was known his goods were attached for, everyone was trying to save his own debts. I think his property will not pay all his debts by considerable.

Thursday November 20, 1828. The weather very rainy and the travelling rather slopy. Business not very good. The Court (adjourned yesterday until today on account of the travelling) met yesterday but did not do much business, not all members present.

Friday November 21, 1828. The [weather] not so stormy but the travelling bad. Our goods have not all come up yet, expect them soon. Business not very good. I expect to go to the singing school tomorrow night kept by H. E. Moore at the Courthouse. Night before last some Jackson Boys or men commenced firing a swivel and kept it up about 1 hour, waking up most all the folks in town.

Saturday November 22, 1828. The weather cold this morning but warm after the sun is up. Some proprieters are building a hay scales at the pump in the corner of the Hopkinton Pond of a patent kind. I went to singing school tonight and liked [it] much. There was a good number there. Some stoves and iron came up from the boats today. It rains very fast tonight.

[Sunday] November 23, 1828. The weather good. I arose this morning at about 8 o'clock and went down to the store to dress me. Mr. Farnsworth of New Hampton preached and he is a very good preacher. Mr. Williams preached a lecture in the evening. It is very cold tonight.

[Monday] November 24, 1828. The weather very pleasant. This morning about 10 o'clock our hardware came up from the boat. We shall have enough to do now for 5 or 6 days. Tonight we sit up until 1 o'clock marking and putting up goods on the shelves. Very pleasant this evening, it being moonlight. I slept at Mrs. Evanses tonight with George.

Tuesday November 25, 1828. The weather very pleasant but it [is] some cold. I felt some sleepy this morning but arose about 7 o'clock. We get along slowly with our goods, we have so many to wait upon. We sit up tonight until about 2 o'clock. It is very cold tonight but moon-light. I slept at Mrs. Evans.

Wednesday November 26, 1828. The weather pleasant. We have good luck so far getting up our goods. We have got upon the shelves more than half. We did not sit up tonight. I sent home the measure of my foot yesterday by the. mail. I sleep at home tonight.

Thursday November 27, 1828. The weather cool and looks like a storm. We have got upon the shelves most all our goods. They look very well. George expects to go home next week. It begins to snow this afternoon about 3 o'clock but soon turned to rain. Somebody is firing again tonight and they act more like boys than men.

Friday November 28, 1828. The travelling bad and it rains yet. The firing last night was on account of some news from Louisiana, which is for Jackson. Business not very good, it is so bad walking.

Saturday November 29, 1828. The weather very pleasant and good but some cold, which must be expected at this time of year. Business not very good. The Propriet[o]r's patent hay scales is finished and they weigh very exact. George had a talk with Mr. Kent about going into partnership with a young man but I believe they did not agree upon anything particular. He intends to go home next to consult his parents and friends about it. I began to go to singing school last Saturday. I went tonight. It rains very fast tonight.

Sunday November 30, 1828. The weather extremely good for this time of year but the travelling wet and mudy. Mr. W. preached at the B[aptist Church] today, had good preaching. We had a prayer meeting in the evening. It is very cold.