13 –1 Clear & Beautiful – Sun very hot – I was at De Witts Church in morning & Stems? in the evening with "Frances" – Deposited letter of yesterday for Jno Forsman Esqr in the P.O. this Evening.

14 – 2 Clear & Beautiful. Recd. letter from Lewis Wisler by hands of Mr Jno Swartz and same day wrote to him in reply. Wrote notes to Joseph B. Henzy [?] Esqr & to Jas S. Espy – (both present) to settle dues that they respectively owe – I was at the Capitol this afternoon & after tea went with Mother, Mary & Frances to Whartons. Briggs & Cox’s & Peacocks –

15 – 3 Clear & Beautiful. Paid Geo. Kunkle merchant in full of all demands for wine vide Bill & Receipt $10.00 Legislature adjd. Line Die this morning at 6.o.clock and at 10.A.M. the members generally left town for the East & West on Canal Boats. those going East being accompanied by a Band of music from Columbia. altogether the association of so many persons about separating & the numerous Good byes & hearts [?] of the day & the utility of our internal improvement rendered the scene quite improving. Took walk with Frances in the Evening & we went to Shunks Peacocks & Mary Ross’ [?] Gave Mary Clendenin at Shunks 10 cts – Jas Findlay Secr of Comth [Commonwealth] fell into the Canal this afternoon which exacted much munth [?] with the ladies he accompanied

April 16^th 1834 Wednesday

Day of mo

16 – 4 Clear & warm & dry – Recd. of Jno. Fox Shff in No 256 april Term 1833 attys Judgment Fee $3.00 Deposited in "The Harrisburg Bank" vide Bank Books $30 – Briggs (Barber) cut my hair to day in my office. Jas Peacock & his wife took tea at our house – Recd letter from Sister Julia Ann Rawn dated "Phila april 14^th 1834" informing me that they live No. 4 in 13^th St next door but one to wood St. & pd. Postage 12 ½ cts.– pd. for segars at Hales Hotel 6 ¼

17 – 5 Clear, dry & warm – Mary S. C. went to Duncans Island to day with Shunk – Secr. Jas. [?] Findlay, Mrs Shunk & 2 or her children, Miss E. Peacock & Mrs. Findlay of Chambersburg Frances & myself pressed to go but I had not time to leave my office. I wrote to Brother David W. Rawn 13^th & Wood Streets Phila. & enclosed in his letter an introductory one for himself to Jno Mitchell Esqr Canal Commis. to appoint David to some office also enclosing a letter from Frances to Juliann & Mother & paid Postage thereon 37 ½ cts – Paid for Sundries, & to Judge McKinney for Esther Shuman probate 18 ¾ cts. – called at Gov. Wolfs room this morning to see him in relation to appointing J. Jos Clendenin clerk of the Supreme Court.

18 – 6 Clear & Colder, or rather cooler, dry – Serve notice of Aialin Greist this morning on the Steps of Registing [?] office in relation to Alfred Gripwald suit against Recd. letter from Jno. H Webster of "Bangor Maine" april 12 1834 – graduate of Dartmouth College & 2 ½ years Student at Law in relation his coming to this state to Practice Law. Our Family took tea this Evn. by Invitation at Peacocks. Shunk & Wife – Secr. Findlay & Mrs Findlay of Chambersburg there – I wrote to Jno. A Weidman or his Father (at Lebanon Pa.) in the P.O. after 8 P.M. requesting him to get their Lawyers to sign petition for Joseph Clendenin to be Clk. of L. Court at Harrisburg

19 – 7 Cloudy & Rain. Paid for Paper at Peacocks $1.50 & pd. Jacob (my Valet) 6 ¼ cts. – Wrote to Reah Frazer Depr. Atty Genl. of Lancaster County in answer to his letter of 4 april ultimo, & sent by W. Barr, Harrisburg Constable, took disposition to day before Esqr Kline for Pat. Arn. Karthaus & wrote mortgage from Jno Learing to Wm Allison. Recd. of P.A. Karthaus Fee $10. cash Paid for segars at Henzers [?] Hotel 12 ½ cts.