18~~1 Clear~ Cold~ First Rate Sleighing. Mother & Self at Episcopal church in morning & in afternoon our Minister absent. Rev. Mr. Sprecher preacher in our church in Evening. Mother, Self Mr. [L.?] C. who took tea with us went to our Church in [Evening]

19~~2 clear~ Cold. Thawing some, Sleighing first rate & being plentifully used~ Paid [Provost?] Duck the Costs in Price [?] [of?] [Tilghman] vs. Fisher No. 93 [January] 7, 1838 ([charged] to my [account]) $6.48 (v. [receipt]) Mary Peacock took tea with us. Wrote to the Editors of the [Saturday?] Courier (& sent by [William] [Grimshaw] [messenger]) to [dent?] their paper from 1 last [January] to [Thomas] W. [Lytth?], of this place, Also that I have $18 or $20 of [Subscription] money in hand, was at Peacocks at 8 ½ P.M. [?] called for my wife~ [Collected?] McClure & Mrs. A.B. Roberts there, Took my [Said] letter to [Grimshaws?] & spent ½ an hour, Frances & Self home from Peacocks at 9 P.M. [William] Boyd of F.R. Shunk at my office from 7 ¼ to 8 P.M.

Feb. 20 ~ 1838 Tuesday

20 – 3 Clear – Cold – Fine sleighing. Wrote to Philip Keener Gratz at the request of Thompson re[?] Register informing him that his Daughter Mrs. Matter has a right to administrate on her deceased husband’s estate in preference to other persons, Thompson read and sealed 2^nd letter and sent it away. Drew draft on Mo. K. Leilin Esq. of Chester Delaware County for $66.92 and handed to Harrisburg Bank for Collection (v ante 27 January + letter file) called at 4 ½ or 5 P.M. at M. [Lochmans?] to see child (Emma) of William Keller aged about 4 ½ years who died this morning – was at my office after tea till 8 ½ P.M.

21 – 4 Clear – Cold – Fine sleighing – paid for beef + butter 55 cents 25 being for butter. Frances + self were at the Funeral at 10 AM of Emma Keller daughter of William Keller aged 4 years a playmate of your little daughter. Paid pos.[postage] 12 ½ cents in letter by Frances to sister Julianna Rawn. Phil a.[unknown abbreviated name?] was at our usual weekly lecture meeting - + home at 8 ½ P.M.

22 - 5 Clear – Beautiful – thawing but fine sleighing called with Frances + M.S. Clendenin on Mrs. William of Dillingham at Espys[?] – on Mrs. Hamilton Alricks + at Prince’s Hotel on Mrs. Francis James. Handed notices to choose arbitrators in 2 April T.[? unknown symbol, resembles ‘T’] 1838 vs. Ferlin to Abraham McNeal of Middletown. Paid George Beatty for refund of arbitrators in M. Mahon vs. M. Gabe no. [case number?] 86 January T. ’38 $4 + drew check on Harrisburg Savings Inst. in his favor for paid $14. Read letter from Samuel Reader "Newark Feb. 20 20/38" was at my office after tea till 8 ½ or 9 ½ P.M. [unreadable word?] there.

23 – 6 Clear – Cloudy – Cold – good sleighing. at my office all day. James McMath (new client) here in afternoon – got me to file bond for him to take benefit Jno[Jonathan?] A. Weidman M.D. at my house last Wednesday + at my office afternoon of that day with Mr. Weidel. I was at a Large General Ladies Party this Evening at Auditor General N. Hobarts – was dancing. The two George Kellys played – went home with Mary Brooks to their[?] door and to my own house at midnight.

24 – 7 Clear – Cold – Windy – Sleighing. Paid for 1 pound butter 25 cents – Handed Frances 25 cents attended for Diff.[difference?] before Arbts[Arbitrators?] in Johnson Stockton vs. Hofmann no.[number] 78 Nov. T. ’37 at 10 to 10 ½ A.M. Received letter from Edward A. Lynch who writes for M. Byrne "Frederick MO [Missouri] Feb. 21/38" (vide ante finest) also letter from Bartholomew Curry Richmond Virginia February 19/38 acknowledged ["pos. 18 ¾" {postage}written above ‘acknowledged] receipt of my letters of 8^th and 19^th last month but not those of 7^th and 13^th this month. Wrote to him in reply and kept copy

Feb. 24 – 1838 Saturday

24 – 7 Continued – [1^st word unreadable] 1/3 for Rykers Valley Coal of John Zearing for my office $1.75 spent – evening at home to bed at 9 ½ PM.