19-1 Clear. Very warm. Thunder gust and rain in afternoon. Frances and self at our own church morning and afternoon and I was at Episcopal C in Evening with M.S.C. and went home with her to Peacocks.

20-2 Clear. Very warm. Returned letter from M. E. Forster "Lewistown, PA June 18/36" in answer to mine of 16 inst and paid pos 10 cts. Our term of the Sup Ct commences. Handed Frances for household purposes $.50 cts. I planted out cabbages this afternoon and tomato plants in the rain. Home at 8 ½ P.M.

21-3 Cloudy. Rain. I paid for 4 lbs of sugar 50 cts and 2 lbs of coffee 32 cts at Rhoads. I was at the Sup Court nearly all day. At my office till 9 ½ P.M.

22-4 Cloudy. Some rain. I paid for marketing 58 cts. Was in the garden from 6 ½ to 10 A.M. planting out celery, cabbages etc. And at Sup Ct till 1 P.M. and again in afternoon. Paid F. Houser per his order to Thos Bullock in full of his witness fees in Renn vs Bower No.229, Novr. 7, 1834 in Dau Com Pleas (v. aute 11th and 18 insts) and order and Rp in full $3.07. Paid for sundries 6 ¼ cents.

June 22, 1836, Wednesday

22-4 Cont’d Received of A. Murray, Co. Treasurer by the hands of Chas Carson $3.02 as the redemption money for lot No.267 in Portsmouth bought at Co. Treasurers sale by said Carson and self on the 18th of June or thereabouts, 1834. I was at our usual meeting this Evening and at office till 10 P.M. Received of Geo Wolfersberger for acting as a referee in a suit between him and E. Geyer on Thursday last my legal pay 50 cts. Also 50 cts for said [?] where the Reference was held and $1 for Jacob Shell and R. Heisley my Co Referees, being 50 cts. each.

23-5 Cloudy. Rain. I paid out of the money received of Geo Wolfensberger yesterday 50 cts each to [?] J. Shell and Dr. Heisley in full v. their Receipt on file. Received letter from Lansing Witmore "Warren, PA, June 16, 1836" with FEE $5 enclosed and paid postage 13 ¾. I was at Capitol Library and Sup Ct all day and at my office till 9 ½ P.M. after supper.

24-6 Cloudy. I was at Sup Ct and Capitol library all day. Cold. Fire in stove in court room and other places—in library. Received of sheriff Fox on Execution No.6 August 7, 1836 in Dauphin Com Pleas, Stoner and Carter vs [Enners?] out of $65 made by the Sheriff on said execution $46.76 being my Atty’s legal FEE now returned by me and leaving in the said Sheriff’s hands all the costs then due in said suit being $18.24 except my said atty’s fee. Received letter from A. Green Esqr "Phila, June 22/36." Paid postage 12 ½ and wrote in reply at length. Was a few minutes at a committee meeting for 4 July at Hagers Tavern. Did not stay long. At Buehlers Reading Room.

25-7 Cloudy. Cold. Paid for marketing 55 cts and for a 14 lb Ham $1.89 ½ cts. Received by the hands of Richard O’Brien Esqr Atty at Law (a young man of [?] manners and conversation and who accidentally exchanged umbrellas with me at Veron Co’s store in Chestnut Street Phila on my late visit to the City. A letter of introduction of said O’Brien from Chas. H. Cheyney "Phila, June 22/36" and we again exchanged umbrellas each to his own. Paid for mending a [?] pin 18 ¾ cts.

June 25, 1836, Saturday

25-7 Cont’d I was at Sup Ct this morning. Does not sit in afternoon. Wrote to Isaac Myers. Port Clinton and kept copy. Paid F.R. Shunk $60 in full. Borrowed from him on the 14th of last month. And lifted due Bill. Received of A. Murray Co. Treasurer $21.10 in full as the Redemption Money for lots 161, 162, and 250 in the town of Portsmouth bought by me at Co Treasurer’s Sale on the 18th June, 1834 for $16.90 sold by M. Murray to have been redeemed no.162 by Jacob Landis Jr and No161 and 250 by A[?] Orme Esqr who also tells me that lot no267 in said town bought by Carson and self and for while I received my share of redemption money 20 inst was Redeemed by Tho. Biddle of Phila. I attended a Democratic meeting at 8 P.M. at Kelkers to elect delegates to Co. Com of delegates to for a Ticket. Went also after our meeting to their meeting at Findleys.