13 1 Clear and Beautiful. I was at DeWitts church this morning + in the afternoon with PO ladies-Wrote to D W Rawn this Evening at Mrs Clendenin’s Room
14 2 Cloudy and Rain sundries this morning at Wallace’s 25cts, gave Josiah Weitir for taking Trunk to Stage office 12 ½ cts. Paid Stage Fare last night to Phila $5.50 visited Peacock at 11 o clock in A.M. Bid good Bye and left at one oclock in Stage for Phila arrived in Lancaster at, 8, o clock. Saw Findlay and members of Harrisburg Bar addressed note to Jno Weidman who was in town but was out. Wrote a long letter to F P C pd Bill 62 ½ cts. Went to Bed at 10 and Slept Soundly
15 3 Cloudy + Rain. Left Lancaster at 4 o clock Breakfast at Kendricks [Quiles] 37 ½ cts Dr Bealty and Mr Barber and Rev Mr Hace in Stage arrived in Phila and 3, o, clock P.M. Stops at Western Hotel and Set down in hall Wrote a note to day on the Road to Mrs Germmel called at 4 o clock on Gov Findlay- Peacock not in at that time. G.W. Rawn and Myself went (new page) to See Julia Ann Rawn at Sharpleys’ Store- Took tea with her at the Boarding House Lippincotts on 2 nd above Market Street –Geo and Self also aunt + Capt Cheyney at his house in 4 th Street. saw Chas H Chayney there. Drank some wine and went to Shelmendine’s where Julia Ann was, went with her to her Boarding and then to my own
16 4 Clear + Bought a saw $9 this morning of G.W Rawn at Shelmendine’s for $7 ½ pd for it at sametime pd him for. Hat bought about 2 years since. Pd these Sd Sums in my chamber No 10 at “Western Hotel" Phila whole amt $14.50 also pd Geo W. Rawn same time and place $10 00 on acct $30 Borrowed of him to Buy Law Books at auction in Apl 1831.- Paid Bill at “Western Hotel" 62 ½ cts and at 1 oclock P.M. moved to Wades hotel on 4 th Street25cts. Geo. W. Rawn and myself were at the “Episcopal Convention" this morning Saw J. Peacock Erqs and Gov. Findlay there the former gentleman and myself went to Arch St. Theater and saw “Englishman in India" perfomed this evening pd for Box Tickets 25cts
5 17 Clear + pleasant. Dr Burdan, Semen and myself visited the Walnut St division this morning. Burden and myself called at Thos S. Smiths Esqr. office. I called on Hildeburys + Watson I to day, Charles H. Cheyney in company. Peacock and myself was at [Joane] Shunks this evening Juliann Rawn was there, when she Staid all night. I Wrote a joint Epislte† to day to Mary S. Clendenin + FP Clendenin E Peacock + Nancy McCullough. also a separate one to F P Clendenin.
† Editor's Note: Epistle: A letter, esp. a formal one.
6 18 Clear and pleasant. I Wrote to D W Rawn and enclosed it in a letter to Eliza J. Cheyney and sent it to the country by Soloman Hazard Wrote to Jos. Gibbons and handed to a man in market who goes part Gibbons. Wrote to Mr Mieke at Bohlens Country House Paid waiter at Wades for getting nails in (new page) in Boot Heels- McCoskney and myself went to Fire at corner of 2nd and Dock Streets this morning from Recd letter in reply to mine this morning from Mr Mieke G W Rawn and Self called on Peacock + Findlay this evening also at Congress Hall to Lu. Bob Ross of U S Navy Julia Ann Rawn + myself took tea at Shelmendines this evening. Paid for a cane + Purse the latter for Juliann which she sent by me as a present to [FPC] of Harrisburg $6 for both gave Juliann 50 cts on our way this evening from Shelmendine’s to the Bear Tavern
7 19 Clear + Pleasant called on R.J Ross of U S. Nany this morning at Congress Hall changed the cane that I bought last evening + gave $3.50 for another + $1.50 for [ ] get measured at Risdon + Sukens for a whole suit of Black clothes bought 3 ½ yds. of $10 cloth at Ellison corner 2nd + market- Streets- Paid postage on my own letter to D.W. Rawn at [ ] 12 ½ cts. Recd letter F.P.C. “Harrisburg May 17 1832" paid Ellison in full for cloth purchased Some time Since for pantaloons $8.13 ½ Recd from Shelmendine’s order on Saml Price in Chester-Del Co. + Jno Brooks Esq. Harrisburg—Paid G.W. Rawn for Hat Box and postage on F.P.C.s letter 12 ½ cts. Paid at Bath House back of City Hotel 25cts pd Bill at Wades Hotel vide Bill + Receipt 3 days $3.93 paid Porter for taking trunk to Steam Boat 25cts + left city at 2 P.M. in Capt Reads boat. Paid voyage to Chester 50 cts when I arrived at 4’o clock P.M. heavy thunder gust in voyage. Executed Deed to saml Warner for 36 acres of And being the Bal. of 45 + bought by me of [May] Cheyney Exectors in 1824 or 1825. sold to Warner for $1102.50 $100 if this was paid cash to DW. Rawn-$15 of which $100 was Sent to me at Harrisburg and $85 of which was applied to the payment of money in the Del. Co. Bank in part discharge of a $100 note drawn by C C Rawn, payable to the endorsed by Saml A. Price of Chester-this day on the Execution of a Deed to Warner he paid me $20.92 + paid off Jos. Gibbons mortgage against me on said land sold to Warner (New Page)- by the payment to him [item] said Joseph at his house in Springfield present –DW Rawn + myself of $490.51 which added to the money this day paid me by the Said Warner makes $ 501.43 being one half of the $2 of the $20.92 was the price of recording the mortgage [item] Exd to C.C Rawn by the said Warner for the other half of the purchases money viz $501.25 which $2 I paid to the recorder and left the Mortgage for Recording. vide Receipt taken by me for Said $2. + the mortgage from Edwd W Lewis [Clk.] Warner paid Interest on the Bal. of the purchase money (after deduction of the $100 cash on purchase) from the 1 April when he was to have possession + a Deed, up to this day May 19. That is to Say he paid Interest on $1002.50 from 1 April 1832 to the 19th of May (this day) following inclusive being $8.19 nearly. Paid my Bill in Chester at [Samsslughs] and Porter for bringing Trunk from Steam Boat 50 cts called on S A Price with Bill from Shelmendine and at 9 oclock P.M. David W. Rawn, Saml Warner and myself arrived (through a heavy rain + thunder gust) at Jos. Gibbons in Harrisfield when Warner paid Gibbons the amount before Stated of $490.51- which discharged by Bond + Mortgage to Said Gibbons and was a receipt by me from the said warner of so much many of his purchase-- My Bond + Mortgage to Gibbons were deld to Warner + [rem.d] in his hands-We ate supper + went to Bed at Gibbons.
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