31~~1 Cloudy~ damp~ very little Frozen. ~ I was at our church morning & Evening Mother with me in [?] morning~ Shunk and his three [sons?] [Casper?] [?] & Francis at our house this afternoon, boys much taken with our Young baby~

[days in office] January 1 ~ 1838 Monday

1~~2 Cloudy~ mild~ very little Frozen from last night~ at 10 A.M. looks for rain. ~ Francis James Esq. State Senator called at my office to borrow [Laundens?] [Pleadings?] & [?] I had it not but took him to McCormick’s office to whom I was introduced him & who lent him the book Mother & Self & Daughter dined at Mr. Peacock’s today by special request. I understand this is the 25^th [anniversary?] years day Mother & Mr. P. have dined together either at his house or hers. ~ Was at our usual "Monthly [?]" meeting [paid] 12 ½ [cents] into [?] collection after which the congregation organized by choosing [Robert] Harris [Chairman?] & Myself [Secretary] for the purpose of electing two Trustees~ & receiving [?] the [accounts] of the [?] [William] Allision & Herman [Alricks?] were elected the latter over [Jasper?] [?]~ old [Frister?] by 4 votes. M. Mckinney & Self wrote "Letters of Instructions" to Jacob Fox, [Samuel] Longnecker, Dr. [Lesher] & [Jonathan?] [?]. [Commissioned?] to take [test] in Mt. Carmel, Wabash [County] Illinois, enclosed [with?] them the [?] & interrogatories & Postage $4.00 to be charged to our Client M. [Shitz?]~ was at said meeting at Church till 9 P.M. & home.

[days in office] January 2, 1838 Tuesday

2~~3 Cloudy~ Mild~ Froze very little last night looks like for rain~ was at [parson?] to see [Jonathan?] A. Remberger Young man last [Saturday?] Enlisted as a solider in U.W. Service, now arrested for debt~ advised him to get off from the Service & turn his attention to something else [?] [Received] letter from [Josiah?] D. Biles Esq. "[Womelsdorf?] [December] 30 [1837]" & [paid] [postage] 10 [cents] Paid my Postage Bill for [Year?] ending 31 last [month] $3.09 vide Bill receipt. Wrote to [S.?] Chew Esq. [Philadelphia] in answer to his letter [received] 25^th Nov. last. [Received] in Silver of Ezra Grossman, client on [account], Fee 44.50 in full of a note of [hand?] of his for five dollars~ was at my office till 9 ¼ P.M. M. [L.?] C. Supped with us.

3~~4 Cloudy. Foggy, damp~ Soft. Did not freeze at all last night. Paid for Marketing 31 [cents] being 1 lb. Butter 25 [cents] & apples 6 [cents] ~ Paid Pollock for ½ [?] [?] 12 ½ [cents] Paid for 1 peck of oysters 23 cents [Paid] [postage] 23 [cents] on letter from Frances to her brother Mr. Joseph at Little Rock Arkansas. Was at our Wednesday [evening] meeting~ [then?] at my office at 8 P.M. & home at 9 P.M.

4~~5 Clear~ Mild~ froze very little last night very mild all day~ Paid Josiah Espy for 1 [Bushel] [?] apples at my door 50 [cents] Drew [check] on [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] in favor of Josiah Espy for $2.50 change he paying me $2 for 1year [subscription] to [Saturday] [Evening] Post & giving me a $5 notes beside said apples. Paid Mr. C. [Brenizer?], his bill in full for Carpenter Work Making meal Chest circular table [?] $14~ (v. Bill & [Receipt]) and [Received] of [said] [Mr.?] C. Brenizer? as [advised?] of Jacob [Balsley?] [?] Fee $20 for advice about [said] Estate & for Stating & [passing?] his [administration?] [account] on [said] Estate & for Stating & [passing?] his [administration?] [account] on Said Estate~ was at my office till 9 P.m. [Benezer?] Hale brought a new Client by name of Col. Jackson McFadden to my office. This act of Hales is particularly gratifying to me in as much as he & myself had a dispute about my compensation in a Suit I tried for him against C.A. Snyder a couple of Years of so ago in which I got a verdict of about $317 for him. Her persecuted me a good deal with impudence [?], but to my great gratification has some months time Confessed his Error & renewed our Docibility. I do most freely and did long time freely forgive him all the injury he attempted to do me.

[days in office] January 5~ 1838 Friday

5~~6 Clear~ Cloudy~ mild~ Rain about 1 to 2 or 3 P.M.~ did not freeze last night and is mild as Spring. Col. Jackson McFadden (v. yesterday) at my office~ I went with him to Mr. McCormicks office~ he employed us jointly as Counsel in a Suit against him to our next [term?] Paid me a Retaining Fee $10 & M.C. the same in [McCormick’s] office. [Received] of [Jonathan?] A. Remberger Fee $5 for filing [motion?] for him, getting him released from prison and perhaps a foolish enlistment. J.M. Cord P. [Wolfensberger?], C.A. Snyder & M. [Sneirly?] at my office after tea about giving notes for M. Cord’s liabilities on which I had him arrested. I paid B. Parke Esq. for 4 Insolvent Bonds 11 [cents] was at my office till 9 P.M.

6~~7 Cloudy~ mild~ Froze very little last night Paid for 1 lb. Butter 25 [cents] Paid [William?] [Grayden?] Esq. 98 [cents] costs in a [judgment] by [George] H. Berghaus vs. [Thomas?] Wallace on his docket. [Appealed] to me & Settled with Wallace by me 6 June or 10^th July 1832. Took Frances our riding from 2 to 3 P.M. in [Tilbury?] & Horse of [Nathaniel] [Henrie?] first time She has been out Since her confinement Which is one month this day~ took our Daughter Elizabeth along.~ was at my office after tea till 8 ¾ P.M.