March 1 ~ 1835 Sunday

1~1 [Sunday, March 1, 1835]

Clear & very Cold- Paid my bill at Barnum’s Supper Lodge & [Inn] $1 & left at 7 a.m. Paid my stage fare Bal. To. Re. Rd. from Bal. To Frederick cost $2.06 1/4 - 63 miles- Paid for breakfast at "Elliott’s" Mills 13 miles from Bal. 50~ arrived in Frederick at 2 3/4 p.m. including an accident of the cars coming off the [hatch]- This rail road winds along the Patap[?] river near 40 miles- the Summit level is 44 miles from Bal. & 18 from Fredk.- 38 from "Harpers Ferry" & after that the road follows "Bush Creek" to the "Muloney" where at lateral branch 3 miles from Fredk goes down that river to Harpers Ferry & then we to Fredk. up.~ left Fredk. At 3 1/4 p.m. after paying my passage in Stackton & Stokes line $2 to Hagerstown ~26 miles~ where we

arrived at 7 ½ p.m. road fine~ was much gratified with the ride & the country today. Stopt [sic] at Beltzhooven’s Hagerstown where Robt. J. Brent Esqr boards~ Paid my stage fare from Hagerstown to Chambersburg 20 miles $1.50~ Sent my card by waiter to R. J. Brent Esqr who answered it formally in a few minutes. He & I spent the evening in his office till 11 ½ p.m. when I went to bed at 12 midnight.

2~2 [Monday, March 2, 1835]

Clear & beautiful, was introduced at the P.O. in Hagerstown by Brent to Dr. Kennedy. Paid my bill at Beltzhooven’s Hagerstown $1. Bid Brent good bye & left with five other passengers at 9 A.M.- Road very rough. I must have walked 4 ½ miles in this [?]- arrived in "Culbertson’s" tavern Chambersburg at 2 p.m. where I saw A. Findley Esqr. Had a fire made in No.15 where I went a shaved and shirted - took tea at J. H. Crawford’s Esqr & spent 2 or 3 hours after my arrival before & after tea at Thos. G. McCulloh Esqr, attended by Bordley Crawford, went to bed at Culbertson’s at 10 p.m.~

3~3 [Tuesday, March 3, 1835]

Clear & Cold. Paid my bill 75cts at Culbertson’s & Ed. Crawford & self left for Harrisburg in a gig at 6 ½A.M. Breakfasted at "Shippensburg" 11 miles on our way where I paid our bill 75cts.- arrived at Carlisle with tire of our wheel broke at 2 p.m. where we dined & I pd. Our bill 75cts.- got our wheel hooked- arrived in Harrisburg at 6 p.m. Town crowded to overflowing- took tea Crawford & self at our house & went to "Ladies Epis. Fare" at Masonic Hall where I pd. $1 for oyster & cake for mother & Frances & sent to them. Recd. introduction to Patterson & others at Wilson’s by Wells Esqr & went to bed at 10 p.m.

March 4- 1835 Wednesday

4~4 [Wednesday, March 4, 1835]

Clear & beautiful & Cold- river closed. Recd. letter from J. W. L. Freeman "Phila. Febr. 23/35" also from Joshua Bowman "Muncy Febr. 27/35" also from S. Chew Esqr "Phila. March 2/35" & pd. pos. 12 ½. Also from Jno Pomeroy. "Pittsfield Mass Febr. 23/35" with a fee of $20 enclosed therein & pos. pd. 18 3/4 cts- did not rise till 9 A.M.- was at "Dem. Convention" and "Anti-Masonic Convention" setting in our Court House took nap in afternoon & went again to Convention- Spent evening at home with my wife & went to bed at 10 p.m.

5~5 [Thursday, March 5, 1835]

Clear & Beautiful- Recd. of [?] Bickel & [?] Bridge Builders for presenting petition in Court for then bridge for viewing Fee $7.50~ was in Convention this morning up stairs when a great terror & rush was created by the floor beginning to give way- the Convention broke up in disorder- Convention met in the lower Court Room in afternoon and had great disorder & passion & near a general fight. Ed. Crawford supped with us. I was at "Episcopal Fare" & paid $2.50 for a cap for Frances" & also pd. 50 cts for oysters for self & same sent home to "Frances"- Ret. home from Fare with mother at 9 ½ p.m.

6~6 [Friday, March 6, 1835]

Clear & beautiful- Convention met again this morning- Great difficulty in getting on with insin[?]- I dined with Ed. Crawford at "Wilson’s Hotel." Convention met at 3 p.m. and at 5 ½ p.m. dissolved itself without being able from discord to effect its objective in assembling. Paid Samul. Garwin in full for wood wrote bill & pd. $2.00- Paid for [?] at "Episcopal Fare" 25cts & for ice cream for & sent home to "Frances" & I went home at 10 p.m.

7~7 [Saturday, March 7, 1835]

Cloudy & Coldish. "Convention" met and reorganized this morning & nominated Geo. Wolf for Governor. The Muhlenberg’s not being in sd. Convention.. Sent Geo. Stroop Proth. of Perry County $5[?] his due bill. Wrote to Joshua Bowman in answer to his letter recd on the 4^th. Called on Gov. Wolf with members of Convention & others & took glass of wine & refreshments congratulatory of his nomination.