The below is a work in progress, a transcription of the journals of Henry Olcott Sheldon (1817-1845).
1820 (missing)
1821 – January
| Date | Entry |
| Mon. Jan. 15 | Snow has fallen |
| Tue. Jan. 16 | Saw mill. Good sledding. |
| Wed. Jan. 17 | Father started for Genoa, N.Y. Very snowy in A.M. 17th. |
| Thu. Jan. 18 | Pleasant & cold. |
| Fri. Jan. 19 | Cold – good sledding – 8 in. |
| Sat. Jan. 20 | do – Snowy – Sawlogs – 18. |
| Sun. Jan. 21 | Cold but pleasant. Snow gives in sun. |
| Mon. Jan. 22 | L. B. 200 ft. boards – paid 50 cts. – Snow thaws considerably. |
| Tue. Jan. 23 | Stable — cold, some snow in morn, in even brooms. |
| Wed. Jan. 24 | Very cold but pleasant — Write. |
| Thu. Jan. 25 | Last night extremely cold – pleasant – Sawmill buck. |
| Fri. Jan. 26 | Windy from S. Sandy – flour – Dr. Christopher – 48 in. |
| Sat. Jan. 27 | Thawy – Letters I. M. Skinner & D. Ogden |
| Sun. Jan. 28 | Very thawy. |
| Mon. Jan. 29 | Rainy – thaw very fast — hay. |
| Tue. Jan. 30 | Very warm – snow all gone. |
| Wed. Jan. 31 | Rainy in P. M. – Creeks high. |
1821 – February
| Date | Entry |
| Thu. Feb. 1 | Pleasant – at fence No. 2 & road |
| Fri. Feb. 2 | Froze some last night. Mr. Sullivan preached at East s.h. – Fence 2 & 4 |
| Sat. Feb. 3 | Snow a little & thawy. |
| Sun. Feb. 4 | No meeting at s. s.h. Cloudy – warm. |
| Mon. Feb. 5 | Very warm & pleasant – sowed wheat. |
| Tue. Feb. 6 | Froze hard last n. Pleasant. |
| Wed. Feb. 7 | Cold. |
| Thu. Feb. 8 | Pleasant – warm. |
| Fri. Feb. 9 | Rainy in A.M. – pleasant in P.M. |
| Sat. Feb. 10 | Cloudy – frosty night – mill. |
| Sun. Feb. 11 | Rainy. |
| Mon. Feb. 12 | Very cloudy – pleasant – drying. |
| Tue. Feb. 13 | Rainy last night – high wind. |
| Wed. Feb. 14 | Rainy & windy. |
| Thu. Feb. 15 | Pleasant – froze last night. |
| Fri. Feb. 16 | Rainy some – Fence. road No. 1 |
| Sat. Feb. 17 | Snow last night – 1/2 in. – very muddy – 5 cwt. hay from West. |
| Sun. Feb. 18 | Thawy – signs of snow – Ox sick. |
| Mon. Feb. 19 | Father returned from Genoa – At fence – No. 1 & Lawrence’s |
| Tue. Feb. 20 | 2 O’clock our babe was taken with convulsive fits which lasted at intervals all day. |
| Wed. Feb. 21 | Babe no better – no operation of physic or potent injection. |
| Thu. Feb. 22 | Babe no better – failing fast. |
| Fri. Feb. 23 | Lorenzo had very hard fits last night & in A.M. – in whole 81 fits – 4 O’clock – Snow some last night medicine operated, |
| Sat. Feb. 24 | Babe had a restless night – medicine operated well – frequent fits – at a quarter after f in the P.M. he had the 100th fit after which he had no more – at a quarter before 7 his eyes became fixed & at half past 8 resigned his life into the hands of his creator. |
| Sun. Feb. 25 | Funeral of Lorenzo – A numerous assembly. |
| Mon. Feb. 26 | Windy S. thawy – froze hard last n. |
| Tue. Feb. 27 | Pleasant – cloudy – N.W. |
| Wed. Feb. 28 | Rainy most of day. |
1821 March to November (still need to transcribe)
1821 – December
| Date | Entry |
| Sat. Dec. 1 | Chinked house & chimney – warm. |
| Sun. Dec. 2 | Rainy during night. |
| Mon. Dec. 3 | Cool Went Indian Village & Dr. Christopher. |
| Tue. Dec. 4 | Pleasant – At chimney. |
| Wed. Dec. 5 | Began school. Cold. |
| Thu. Dec. 6 | Cold – Husking. |
| Fri. Dec. 7 | Pleasant – cool . . . Reamer. |
| Sat. Dec 8 | ….. for P. L. 1/2 day with team. 2 in. snow. |
| Sun. Dec. 9 | Pleasant, cool. |
| Mon. Dec. 10 | Cool – snow some. Drew corn. |
| Tue. Dec. 11 | Snow 2 1/2 inches. |
| Wed. Dec. 12 | …… dressed flax 7 I.L. |
| Thu. Dec. 13 | Snow all day – …. Drew log & Terry |
| Fri. Dec. 14 | 4 in. Drew logs Nelson’s mill. |
| Sat. Dec. 15 | Good sledding – 2 logs to UN….. |
| Sun. Dec. 16 | Pleasant. Mr. Sullivan preached. |
| Mon. Dec. 17 | Thaw some. |
| Tue. Dec. 18 | Snow last night – good sledding. |
| Wed. Dec. 19 | Cold. |
| Thu. Dec. 20 | No school at house – pleasant. |
| Fri. Dec. 21 | do. at house. |
| Sat. Dec. 22 | Went Eden to see my Father who is very sick & but small hopes of his recovery. |
| Sun. Dec. 23 | Raw east wind. |
| Mon. Dec. 24 | Very cold indeed. |
| Tue. Dec. 25 | …………….. Christmas. |
| Wed. Dec. 26 | Pleasant cold. |
| Thu. Dec. 27 | do. thaw some in sun. |
| Fri. Dec. 28 | Went Eden. My Father died at 4 A.M. aged 45 years. 9 mo. & 22 days of a Nervous fever. He died perfectly resigned without a struggle or a sigh. |
| Sat. Dec. 29 | Pleasant. |
| Sun. Dec. 30 | Funeral – Mr. McIntyre preached from the words chosen before by the deceased, “Prepare to meet they God”. Amos 4 – 12 |
| Mon. Dec. 31 | Warm & thawy. |
1822 – (still need to transcribe)
1823 – Jan to Aug (still need to transcribe)
1823 – September
| Date | Entry |
| Sat. Sep. 6 | Fine rain which was much needed. |
| Sun. Sep. 7 | Catherine taken sick with dysentery. |
| Thu. Sep. 11 | Very sick |
| Sat. Sep. 13 | Catherine died. Aged 16 months |
| Mon. Sep. 14 | Mo. Southard sick here. |
| Fri. Sep. 19 | Put blister on stomach. M. Leavenworth preached from Luke 10, 42. |
1823 – November & December
| Date | Entry |
| November 12, 1823 | 8 days sick |
| December 25 | 1 absent. |
