7~~1 clear~ Cloudy~ Mild~ Frozen very little last night~ Mother & Self at our church morning & afternoon and in [evening] I went to the Episcopal church with Peacocks, where the Rev. Mr. Franklin preached, ~ home from [Peacock’s] at 9 P.M.

8~~2 Rain~ Mild~ Rained good deal All last night. [crossed out following sentence] Wrote to [Josiah] D. Biles Esq. {Womelsdorf?] in answer to his letter [reference] 2^nd inst. & [paid] [postage] 10 [cents]. [Received] letter from [Josiah] D. Biles Esq. [Womelsdorf?] [January] 6 [1838] with deposition of A. Showen enclosed & [paid] [postage] 30 [cents] wrote to Bartholomew Curry Jefferson Powhatten [County] [Virginia] about his Suit 21 [August] 7, 1837 & to send me a fee of twenty dollars, as at Democratic Celebration of this day at Mrs. [George] W. Johnson (late [?]) very large [?] present. Set down to Supper at 7 ½ P.M.~ Supper was excellent~ room finely decorated~ Toasting & Some short Speeches, all very pleasant broke up at 10 P.M.~ I [paid] club bill $1.50 and drew [check] on [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] [favor of Mr. Gh[indecipherable] for that Sum,~ [T?] hk. of H of [Receipt?] Rest of Meeting

[days in office] January 9~1838 Tuesday

9~~8 Cloudy~ Raw. Some wet Snow. I was engaged for [Jonathan?] G. Jauss till near noon in Suit before [Esq.?] Leiler v. [?] [Foenry?] & [Thudium?] was at the [Capolot?] from 11 ¾ A.M. to 12 ¾ P.M. Saw & Conversed with Mrs. Frances James there Wrote note & Kept Copy to [George] Fisher Esq. near Middletown about Keiter & Miller bonds for [Fighman?] ([honorable] [?]) estate & Lent same by Solomon Wentz to whom on his return this evening I [paid] $2 [.00] one there of [?] for his passage down and up in the [Cars?] and Drew [check] on The [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] in his favor for [?] Sum of $2. Was at [McClure’s] office after tea till about 8 P.M. examining [Hecmaker?] [account] with him. Then to my own office till 9 P.M. & home.

10~~4 Clear~ Much colder~ [Paid] 25 [cents] for 1 lb. Butter Handed Frances for Family purposes 75 [cents] [Paid] Dinah Walters on [account] of Wages $1. & drew [check] on the [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] in her favor for that [amount]. ~ [Paid] [Josiah?] Gray for F.R. Shunk [administration?] of [Jasper] [Himble?] [deed?] $5 for Surveying Hanover farm of Said [deed?] & drew [check] on [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] in favor of [?] for $3 of said $5 he having $2 to pay me as agent for 1 years [subscription?] to the [?] Chronicle. Tried arbitration of [Jonathan?] Shitz vs. M. Newman 16 Nov. 1837 for [?] Case of Flander, [Jonathan?] Mayglauchlin? Late of [Elizabethown?] in my office with Dr. Gowman of Halifax whom he introduced. Said Maglauchlin at my office again after Supper when I [received] of him $10 on [account] of my client [Hostmans?] claims in Suit 6 Aug. 7, 1837. Wrote to M. K. Findlay Esq. Lancaster & Enclosed 2 letter from [said] [Hostmans?] to [W.M.] & [delievered] to M. to carry this at request of M. who says he can more conveniently find Security in Lancaster [County] than here. Was at my office till 9 P.M. & Then home.

11~~5 Clear~ Cold~ Brought [T.?] Hagan & Robert Leville before Judge Blythe at his Chambers on a Habeas Corpus and had them discharged (v. ante 26 last [month] when judge Green refused to discharge them) So much for having old Grannies for [Associate?] Judges. [Received] of [?] L. to pay expenses [?] Fee $5. The [said] $5 being in [?] [?] I would not receive it but permitted them to hand it to the [Provost?] [Check?] [Jonathan?] Davis Esq. to be Credited to me for Writs [?] the [said] [Provost?] being however in my debt some $10 or $15, or more before; : [Received] letter from sister Julia Ann Rawn "[Philadelphia] [January] 6 [1838]" was at my office after till from 8 till 9 ¼ P.M.

[days in office] January 12 1838

12~~6 Clear~ Cold~ Took walk about 1 ½ miles before breakfast. Was at The Capital from 12 noon till near 1 P.M. [William?] H. Dillingham Esq. of [House?] [of] [Representatives? from Chester [County] Handed me $[2] as from P. Frazer Smith Esq. for Services as of 28 [November] last 9 (v. ante that date) [Received] of [said] Dillingham to pay [said] $2. A $5 note as I wanted not take [Shin?] [Plasters?] & Gave him [check] on the [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] for his change $3. [Jonathan?] [McMahon?] & his [?] M.[Balsley?] [George] [Fluk?] & a [Stranger] at my office after tea (v. tomorrow). Was at my office till 9 P.M. & home.

13~~7 Clear~ not so cold~ Beautiful day~ Tried Arbitration for [?] [McMahon?] vs. [McCabe?] [number] 18 [January] 7, 1838. Slander case from 10 [A] [M.] to 12 ½ P.M. I paid [Jonathan?] Berryhill one of [Arbitrations] in said case for the "Report" $4 & drew [check] on [Harrisburg] [Savings] [Institution] in his favor for that sum, [received of [Mr.?] C. Bucher in C.C. Rawn vs. [McClintock?] [?] 117 [August] 7, 1837 $114.20 in full of Principal & [Interest?] in said case assigned the judgement in said case to him on the docket & Gave him a loose [Receipt] for said Money. (v. ante [September] 8, 1835 for $100 [list?] to debts. Said Bucher gave me a [check] payable to myself alone to "Cashier office Bank of [Pennsylvania]" for said money (witness [William?] [?] [Jonathan?] Davis Mr. Ott.0) [Received letter from [S.?] Chew Esq. [Philadelphia] [January] 11 [1838] in answer to mine of 2^nd inst. & Paid [Postage] 12 ½ [cents].~ [Received] letter from J.G. Clarkson Esq. "[Philadelphia] [January] 12 [1838]" with Claim against J. Hunt in favor of J.A. [Molee?] & Son & [paid] [postage] 12 ½ [cents]~ was at my office till 9 P.M.