5~1 [Sunday, April 5, 1835]

Rain & Snow. I was in house all day. Had blisters just behind my ear for some [?] & took dose of salts– Recd. letter from John Pomeroy Pittsfield Mass March 30, 1835 & pd. Pos 16 3/4 cts.

6~2 [Monday, April 6, 1835]

Cloudy & Moderate. D. Hammond in my office gave him key of Shunks smoke house & permission to put his meat in there. Paid Toby Black Fellow 12 ½ cts for breaking & carrying in coal at my office. Was at my office till 9 p.m.

7~3 [Tuesday, April 7, 1835]

Clear, Windy & Coldish. Wrote to Ashbel Green Esqr Lan. Co in answer to his of 28 March past, Paid Jno. M. Jones Esqr. of H of Rep for Daniel Jacoby v Jacoby’s order with Jones. Receipt on file $35 out of fifty dollars Recd. & collected of James L Espy on 2 May 1834 in suit- 247 Aug. 1833 Dau. Com. Pleas. & retained the bail as my fee $15. Was at my office till 9 p.m.

8~4 [Wednesday, April 8, 1834]

Clear & Beautiful. [?] Jno. Forster in my office this morning in relation to claim I commenced suit against his son Jno. E for yesterday. He Sd. he was ready to arrange the [?] claim that is to be security for it. Jno Woods & Geo. W. Rhawn at my office today. I wrote to "Editors of Sat. Courier" Phila asking them to change my law notice to suit my removal, also paid 25 cts for a [?] for Jno. Slitzer of Schuylkill Co. Wrote to him & sent it & informed him of his cases on trial list for 11 May next, Recd. in No. 211 Nov. 7 1835 Hughes in [?] Attys Legal Fee & [?] $4 of [?] Fox: Geo W. Rhawn took tea at our house. I wrote by him to Mother Elizth. Rhawn at Phila and sent her a second letter a "Lock of our Daughter Elizabeth’s hair." Jno. E. Whiteside & self spent evening from 7 ½ to 10 p.m. at my office on same audit as evening of 3^rd last. Signed two papers during 3^rd setting at the request of [?] Jno. Forster in relation to stock in Phila Gas & Lights business. Went after supper with Geo. W. Rhawn to Shunk’s.

9~5 [Thursday, April 9, 1835]

Clear & beautiful– from 2 to 3 p.m. I took Frances riding in Gig of Natl. Henries it being the first time she has been out since her confinement, & met Katterinan who the Sherif put to jail yesterday on a Ca. Sa. at my client Jno. Slitzer’s instance going up Canal ½ mile from town. Went with Mary Scott Clendenin after supper to see Mrs. Musgraves, looked at her gardens & met Wm. McKinney & Mr. Whiteside at my office at 7 ½ p.m. on same audit as last night– which we closed after 8 sittings at $60 in all, $20 per man & $10 addition to myself for making up the report of 16 pages.

April 10^th 1835 Friday

10~6 [Friday, April 10, 1835]

Clear & beautiful. I & M. S. Clendenin & mother were gardening till 11 A.M.– I profess to have no superiors at that business. Recd. from Jno. Forster & Co. "Bankers" $44.17 they leaving. Recd. 61 cts for collection (ride date of 28^th of last month which shows this money to be in answer to my draft on Dr. Jas. Fitzpatrick of Williamsport Md for $44.78. I went to [vendue] beyond Paxton Creek in afternoon to buy a settee for my office– did not get one and left directly. Paid for garden seeds at Jno. P. Keller’s 25 cts. Was to Lieut Simmons of W.S.A. also Mrs Musgraves also Peacocks & at Mrs Hanna’s with Mr. S. Clendenin.

11~7 [Saturday, April 11, 1835]

Clear & beautiful. I & M. S. C. & her mother were gardening this morning till 12 o’clock noon. Recd. letter from Jno. K Findlay Esqr "Lancaster City April 10, 1835" with enclosure of claims against Jno. E. Forster & pd. pos. 20 cts. Paid for a Box of 250 Segars [sic] at Fisks $2.50 & for Sundries 6 1/4 cts.