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JOURNAL OF OLE K. TROVATTEN 155
for my family independently." I began this job on March 8. That month I bought a cow and a calf for $18. This was ex¬ tremely fortunate for the family, because my wife and youngest child had been sick the whole winter, but as soon as they got milk, my wife got well again. My job with these brothers was to saw boards from various types of wood. When I had been thus employed for half a year, one of my employers became so unrea¬ sonable that I could not tolerate the idea of working for him any longer, I therefore disobeyed his instructions somewhat so as to make him angry at me and drive him to fire me, I did not dare to quit the job because that might deprive me of my wages. But I gained my point and was fired September 9, which made me very happy.
Thus life has run along until now with its ups and downs and much hard toil. I always try to keep employed in order to supply my house with the necessary food and clothing. With God's help we have not suffered any need but have always been better off than we were in Norway, We have even managed to save a little money which, of course, is one of man's objectives. This desire to advance in the world is also present here. Avarice rides practi¬ cally everyone. I think I can say that I have never been bothered with greediness, but I have a strong desire to secure enough money to buy myself a piece of land. With God's help, I hope this will be realized some time in the future. God's ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts. The mind of man concocts its plans, but God decrees his fate. This has been my experience. While I was hoping to buy land and get ahead in the world, the lash of God struck us. My wife, my oldest child, and I were taken sick on the same day, late in the month of August. The disease is called "Fever Ague." '^ It did not harass us long but passed away as quickly as can possibly happen. My wife and child were sick for five weeks, I for seven. Nevertheless, a long time elapsed before we could work again, as all our strength had been sapped away. But with the aid of good appetites we gradually regained our vigor. By January, I was almost back to
"The original states that he should be paid 8200 per year "og skulde erhoide Huus til min Familie samt proviantere mig selv" which I have interpreted to mean that he himself should provide the house as well as provisions, though it might mean that his employers were to provide the house.
""Fever Ague" was probably malaria.
Object Description
| Page Title | Journal, 1842 |
| Author | Trovatten, Ole Knudson |
| Source Creation Date | 1842 |
| Language | Norwegian; English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP066000 |
| Description | Ole Knudsen Trovatten came to Wisconsin from Odefjeld, Norway, in 1840. He first settled in Muskego, west of Milwaukee, but later, in 1843, moved to Cottage Grove in Dane Co. His journal, probably written in 1842, describes his journey to Muskego with his wife and three children. He tells of the sea voyage; passing inspection at New York; traveling by boat to Milwaukee via the Hudson River, Erie Canal, and Great Lakes; settling in Wisconsin and developing his farm; his view of religious practices in the area, and his first contacts and impressions of Wisconsin. We give here the original manuscript in Norwegian, followed by a printed English translation. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives; Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Trovatten, Ole Knudson. Journal, 1842. Manuscript M2000-149 in the Library-Archives, Wisconsin Historical Society; translated in Norwegian-American Studies and Records, vol. 19. (Northfield, Minn.: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1956): 142-159;online facsimile of manuscript and translation at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=66 |
| Document Number | TP066 |
| Size | 36, 18 p. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=66 |
| Owner Collection | Z: Accessions; Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | M2000-149; WIHV00-A1702; E184 S2 N85 v.19 |
| Genre | memoir; translation; travel narrative |
| County | Milwaukee County; Waukesha County |
| City | Milwaukee; Muskego |
| State/Province | Wisconsin; New York |
| Race and Ethnicity | Norwegian Americans |
| Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration |
| Event Date | 1840-1842 |
| Event Years | 1840; 1841; 1842 |
| Domestic Life | Family |
| Social Relations | Emigration and immigration; |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 155 |
| Author | Trovatten, Ole Knudson |
| Place of Publication | Northfield, Minn. |
| Source Publisher | Norwegian-American Historical Association |
| Source Creation Date | 1956 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
| Digital Identifier | TP066050 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Format | Text |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | E184 S2 N85 v.19 |
| Full Text | JOURNAL OF OLE K. TROVATTEN 155 for my family independently." I began this job on March 8. That month I bought a cow and a calf for $18. This was ex¬ tremely fortunate for the family, because my wife and youngest child had been sick the whole winter, but as soon as they got milk, my wife got well again. My job with these brothers was to saw boards from various types of wood. When I had been thus employed for half a year, one of my employers became so unrea¬ sonable that I could not tolerate the idea of working for him any longer, I therefore disobeyed his instructions somewhat so as to make him angry at me and drive him to fire me, I did not dare to quit the job because that might deprive me of my wages. But I gained my point and was fired September 9, which made me very happy. Thus life has run along until now with its ups and downs and much hard toil. I always try to keep employed in order to supply my house with the necessary food and clothing. With God's help we have not suffered any need but have always been better off than we were in Norway, We have even managed to save a little money which, of course, is one of man's objectives. This desire to advance in the world is also present here. Avarice rides practi¬ cally everyone. I think I can say that I have never been bothered with greediness, but I have a strong desire to secure enough money to buy myself a piece of land. With God's help, I hope this will be realized some time in the future. God's ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts. The mind of man concocts its plans, but God decrees his fate. This has been my experience. While I was hoping to buy land and get ahead in the world, the lash of God struck us. My wife, my oldest child, and I were taken sick on the same day, late in the month of August. The disease is called "Fever Ague." '^ It did not harass us long but passed away as quickly as can possibly happen. My wife and child were sick for five weeks, I for seven. Nevertheless, a long time elapsed before we could work again, as all our strength had been sapped away. But with the aid of good appetites we gradually regained our vigor. By January, I was almost back to "The original states that he should be paid 8200 per year "og skulde erhoide Huus til min Familie samt proviantere mig selv" which I have interpreted to mean that he himself should provide the house as well as provisions, though it might mean that his employers were to provide the house. ""Fever Ague" was probably malaria. |
| Event Date | 1840-1842 |
| Event Years | 1840; 1841; 1842 |
| Type | Text |