5 1 Clear and warm—attended the Funeral of Mr Jefferson this morning at 9 A.M. to the Episcopal church his family gratly distressed. I left town in Sulkey. (N Henries) and Murrays Horse at 2 ½ P.M. for Perry Spring Heavy thunder gust at 3.—I slept in a Barn not far from Conodogwinet arrived at Perry Springs at 6 ½ P.M. paid toll at Harrisburg Bridge in goin 31 ¼ cts. 23 miles to Spring drove it in 3 ½ hours.—found no company there but J.B. Landis
6 2 Clear and warm.—Took warm bath this morning. Paid Bill $1.18 ¾ and started after Breakfast for Bloomfield County. Arrived in Bloomfield 8 miles 1 ½ hours drive Ramined till Court adjourned in the evening Paid Bill at Dr Ickes 87 ½ cts and retd to Springs at 8-oclock—
7 3 Clear and very warm—took cold Bath this morning. Left Springs at 7 ½ o clock and arrived in Bloomfield at 9.o.clock A.M. Wrote to Misses M.S. Clendenin + Nancy McCullough at Chamberburg gave advertisement of my Practice of Law to Reed Ed of “Perry Forester" to publish Paid him $1.00 in advance. Paid Bill at Dr ickes 37 ½ cts and returned to Perry Springs in a Drive of 1 hours + 7 minutes including 5 minute stop (new page)
8 4 Cloudy and Rain—I was at “Perry Springs" all day to day took Warm Bath on Monday and Cold on Tuesday Wednesday + Thursday mornings before breakfast. Chambers McKanny came to Springs this Evening.
9 5 Clear and Pleasant. I left Perry Springs at 8 ½ A.M. this morning after paying Bill $[ ] 16 ¼ including 25 cts to Josiah Black Man and 10 cts to ostler Paid toll at Harrisburg Bridge 31 ¼ cts and arrived in Harrisburg at 12 ½ o clock noon. Recd Letter from Julia Ann Rawn “Thornbury August 2 nd 1831" and also from F.P. Clendenin “Lebanon August 7th 1831" was at Peacocks in afternoon + evening and wound up the Evening at Haldermans.
10 6 Clear and pleasant, + cloudy Paid Natl Henrie in full for Sulkey 4 days to Perry. Present Jno King in office vide Receipt. Gave check to Geo—H. Berghaus for $24 in consideration of his assighnment to me (in Esqr. Graydon) (present Esqr. Grayden & of Judgement for 29.50 cts + obtained by him the Said Geo H. Berghaus against Thomas Wallace with whom I board which Judgement is this day charged to him as many pd for Boarding part of it being in advance. Jno Jos Clendenin and myself took in 15 miles ride from 4 ½ oclock this evening. I was at Peacocks this Evening.
11 7 Clear + Beautiful. I Wrote to F.P. Clendenin at Lebanon to day pd postage 12 ½ Double letter, also to Julia Ann Rawn escorted Mary Briggs home from Wilson’s Stage office. Saw Judge Reed. Mrs Gemmel and son. Recd letter from Henry Stoddard Esqr. Dayton ohio, enclosing two halves of two $100 notes, no 471 and 624. Dates March 21, 1828 + April 4 1828 both payable to H Slivard, and this day gave them to the Harrisburg Bank for Safe keeping. Wrote to H. Stoddard (new page) to from H. Stoddard Esqr. Dayton ohio in answer to his letter Recd this day. I called on Mrs Rebecca Gemmel to day at Wilsons Hotel. Called H Leslie’s with Elizth Peacock this evening to See the Misses Cheyneys and [illegible] her and and I called at Mrs Hanna’s—at 9.o.clock I Wrote a note at Wilson’s Bar to Dr Jno Gemmel
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