29 ~ 1 Clear & cloudy -- some Rain -- Mr. & Mrs. Trimble, one Daughter and self went in his carriage 2 ½ miles to the Episcopal church at 10 ½ a.m. (St. Paul’s) Rev. Mr. Rus their pastor read the service and the Rev. Mr. Hitton, their late pastor, now stationed at Kittanning preached the sermon. The singing was good and the service altogether edifying -- we got home at 12 ½ p.m. -- dined over pye and bread & butter at 1 ½ p.m. spent rest of day and Evg. at Mr. Trimbles (heavy rain in afternoon) and to bed at 10 p.m.

30 ~ 2 Rain in morning before breakfast -- I left Mr. Trimbles at 8 a.m. and arrived in Phila. at the "Eagle Hotel" kept by [Jorbert?] Gallagher North side of Market Street between 8^th and 9^th at 3 p.m. Paid Sundries for Toll, cakes, Ginger pop & other on the way 17 cts. and paid or Handed to an old cold. [colored] man named David Grace near where we formerly lived in the great valley in Chester Co. $5. It is some 22 years since I had seen him. Went to Rl. Rd. [Raildroad] Depot at 3 ½ p.m. when cars got in and recd. my Trunk, sent in charge of Wm. Greenawalt agent by my family according to arrangement before I left home. Paid him 25 cts. which he left to my own discretion and pd. porter for carrying in to my Hotel 12 ½ cts. Pd. for segars in Phila. 12 ½ cts. For Razor Strap 44 cts. Amt. of 6 Items $6.11. It rained very heavily for about 15 or 20 minutes when I was about the old "Buck Tavern" on the West Chester road today during which time I stopped in the shed at said tavern. Recd. letter with my Trunk (in it) from my wife dated "Harrisburg May 29" and wrote her a long letter in reply -- also in trunk letter from Cotton & Clarke "Richd Va. May 24" -- also from Thos. Earle Esqr. "Phila. May 24" in reply to mine of 31 Mch. last & 16 inst. & pd.pPos. at Harrisburg 12 ½ cts. Spent Evening principally at Hotel except that I took letter to my wife to Post office & to bed 10 p.m.

31 ~ 3 Clear & pleasant -- I mounted my horse at 9 a.m. and rode to a shoemakers in 3^rd. Street by Green to get boots for Mary S.Clendenin -- then to Kromer and Flenners (Taylors) No. 238 in same street -- informed them of the situation of their claim in my hands for collection again [against?] Peter B. McCord -- pd. Them $20 for Rev. Chas. V. Kelly on a.c. which he handed to me for that purpose the morning I left Harrisburg -- then rode to Germantown 6 miles to see Mr. Chas. J. Wister & to pay him some money for his Harrisburg Rents but did not find him at home -- saw young man over age who said he was his son with whom I arranged it that Mr. Wister is to call at my Hotel at 10 a.m. tomorrow -- then rode to the "Hunting Park" Trotting Course within about 4 miles of Phila. where there was a very splendid Trotting race, in sulkeys by two celebrated nags called "Ripton" and "Lady Suffolk" the former I believe belonging to Phila. The heats were 2 miles & repeat -- the horse Ripton took the first -- the mare the second and the horse the third by perhaps less than half a length. it was considered a very excellent race and in the best of time -- (but see papers) Paid for sundries in said ride 63 cts. viz. Toll, Ostlers, admission to race course 25 cts., cakes, lemonade &tc. -- saw Mr. Wm. Griffith of Harrisburg there and Mr. Hobart son of Nathl. Hobart to whom Mr. Griffith introduced me. He is a lawyer but I believe does not practice, but farms as I understood Mr. Griffith. Returned to the Hotel about 4 ½ p.m., tired enough of waiting about the race course 3 or 4 hours and disgusted with more Gambling establishments than I have seen before for 15 yrs. there being not less than two dozen about the booths outside of the enclosure. Wrote letter to my wife Spent evening at Hotel To bed at 10 p.m.

June 1 ~ 4 Clear & Pleasant. Sent letter written to my wife last Evg. by Jno. Wyeth to whom I deld. it in the cars this morning at 6 a.m. just as they were starting -- saw young man named Jno. Mitchell of Harrisburg married to Sarah Brenizer at this Hotel this day where it seems he arrived last night -- He left for home at 2 p.m. in cars, at least he told me he should. I paid Chas. J. Wister (of Germantown) $152.44 Balance in full of rent recd. by me as agent on the Wister property in Harrisburg according to a/c rendered him by letter of the 8^th of Mch. last, after deducting certain expenses for repairs, taxes &tc. about said property and my commission and Fees $117. Since the 1^st of Apl. 1837 to 1 April 1842 inclusive. He called to see me at my hotel at 10 a.m. in pursuance of an arrangement yesterday made with his son. It is the first time I have seen him and I was highly pleased with him -- he invited me to come and see him and dine with him whenever convenient. I rode on horseback from 4 to 6 ¼ p.m. round by the "neck" navy yard &tc. Paid Ostler & boy 8 cts. Spent evening at Hotel and to bed at 9 ½ p.m.

2 ~ 5 Clear & pleasant. Recd. from Kromer & Flenner new Black Satin vest for which they have credit as Fee $5. on a/c of the McCord business (v. 31 ult.) Pd. For Green Morocco boots for M.S.C. $1.75 (v. 31 ult.) -- Paid for spurs, tooth wash & liquorice 50 cts., $1.25 (three bottles) and 12 ½ cts. and for sundries 3. Amt. 4 Items $1.95 ½. Recd. letter from my wife "Harrisburg June 1" & wrote to her in reply. Also from Jno. Radle "Meadville May 26" and Pd. Pos. at Harrisburg 18 ¾ in answer to mine of 31 March last & 17 ult. Wrote to mother Elizth. Rawn & Juliann telling them of my letter of 18 ult. & saw A.B. Stoughton in Market Street. Called on Dr. Jno. J. Sharpless at 12 ½ p.m. in Arch Street by Fourth in relation to my hoarseness &tc. conversed ½ hour or more and appointed for me to see him this evening at 8 o’Clock, at which time I went to his office -- I took off my coat, waist-coat and stock and he made a thorough examination of my Chest & Lungs by listening & sounding. When done he inquired if I wished him to tell me what my condition was. I told him in reply that his Science and experience would better dictate to him what particulars should be communicated to me than I could inform him. In other words that whatever it was important for me to know he might of course communicate. He told me that the upper end of my right lung was diseased and that the hoarseness might be owing in part to that (if I understood him) and to the congestion of blood and inflamation [sic] about the throat. He advised that I should be cupped and leached and for that purpose he would send a person to my hotel in the morning -- a woman -- that I should call and see him tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. and might proceed to New York the next day -- saw Thos. Cheyney of Thornbury Chester Co. this evening at my Hotel and conversed with him a half hour -- he informed me that Uncle Williams son Wm. was also in the City. Home from Dr. S’s at 9 p.m. and to bed 9 ½ p.m.

3 ~ 6 Clear & Pleasant. I was at Christopher Buck’s a client of mine through Thos. Earle Esqr. yesterday morning and this morning (v. 30 ult.) in relation to advancements a fee he owes me in his cases. I saw Jno. King, an old and very kind neighbour of our some 18 or 20 years ago when Ma and all of us lived near the yellow House. He came into the Hotel where I stay about 8 ½ p.m. He was afterwards at my room about 10 a.m. while I was being cupped and leached. At 9 a.m. a Mrs. Brown, a very pleasing and smart woman came to Cup and leach me. She was engaged in the ceremony about 2 ½ hours putting 2 Cups on the upper end of my right breast and 3 just below the right should blade on my back -- she placed about 8 or 10 or a dozen leaches on my throat on either side of Adams Apple. She said in reply to a question of mine that the whole performance took about 9 or 10 oz. of blood and that 8 oz. are counted to a pint. There was nothing very disagreeable in any part of the business but the cutting for the cups and that stings very much. When she was about ready to go I asked for the charge and she said the cupping ought to be $1.50 and the leaching $2.50 making $4, which as I was lying in bed undressed I could not then get but told her I would pay to Dr. Sharpless for her this evening if that would answer. She said it would very well. she calls hers the Sweden leach and says, if I remember, that one of them is a s good as "half dozen or more of our home leaches" -- she said the Dr. told her to put on my throat, of hers, what would be equal to 40 of our leaches. and what she told me they charged by the dozen appliances of the Common leaches I forget. she talked a heap and told a heap very pleasantly and very easily seems to understand her business well which she says Dr. Sharpless taught her, and don’t appear very bashful about her charges. she also told me in reply to a question of mine that they don’t use the leaches the second time, they [sic?] although they will empty themselves in some hours and may be used again, yet that they act very badly or lazily and do not answer the purpose. Wrote to Thos. R. Trimble East Whiteland Chst. Co. enclosing him the letter recd. of Jno. Radle yesterday Recd. of Christopher Buck $10 -- $4 of which repays me that much money paid to the arbts. in his cases 9^th April last. $2 refunds charges against me by Prot. Wier for writs in said cases and the remainder may be counted as Fee $4. He is to send me $5 in a letter to Harrisburg by Chas. May who he says is now in the City. Spent forenoon in my room and rest of day about the Hotel nursing my wounds from the Cupping and leaching. Paid Mr. Jas. Torbert landloard at Eagle Hotel $7.50 in full for five days boarding for myself and horse from Monday last when I arrived up to tomorrow after breakfast when I shall leave. (v. B & R.) Paid Mrs. Brown per Dr. Sharpless for cupping and leaching me 4.00 in full. Was at Dr. Sharpless at 8 p.m. -- recd. written prescription from him to be made up by apthacy. that I am to use in my journeying -- Paid for same at apy. corner Arch & 6^th St. 31 ¼ cts -- pd. for segars 50 cts. Amt. 2 Items 81 ¼ cts. I am very much pleased with Dr. S. who is very communicative and goes fully into a description of your disease and details everything connected with it. home to Hotel about 9 and to bed at 10 ½ p.m.

4 ~ 7 Cloudy & decided prospect of rain -- I had intended leaving Phila. on Horseback this morning for New York & West Point via Trenton but am urged by 2 if not 3 considerations to change my plans of movement -- I shall take the Camden and Amboy Steamboat & Rl. Rd. line at 10 ½ a.m. leaving my horse & trunk (for which I took a memorandum from Mr. Torbirt) in Phila. till my return next week from West Point & New York. My reasons for adopting this course are these – 1^st -- the weather is very threatnening [sic] and my condition of health obliges me to avoid all exposure to dampness or wet. 2^nd. the examination of the Cadets commences at West Point on Monday next when I should like to be present. It would take me 4 or 5 days to get there on horseback even if I had surety of favourable weather by which time the exn. [examination] would probably be over. a third consideration (though this should have had no influence to change my mode of travelling which I believe is much the best for me, viz on horseback, had time & weather suited.) is that it would cost me less to travel by the public conveyance & pay my horse’s keeping in Phila. than to go on horseback, leaving wear & tare of the horse [ ? ] and shoes out of the question, the diff. consisting principally in the diff. of time taken up by the diff. modes of travel. accordingly left Eagle Hotel under circumstances above stated and took steamboat at Walnut St. wharf for Camden at 10 ½ a.m. Pd. for cakes before starting 9 cts. Pd. Jno., black fellow from Hotel who carried my saddle bags -- coat & umbrella to boat for this service and attention to me at Hotel 25 cts. Pd Passage to New York 3.00, for sundries on the way 4 cts. Supper in New York at Lovejoys Hotel or Refectory 31 ¼ & Ginger pop 6 ¼ -- amt 6 Itsm $4.75 ½ -- arrived Amboy Bay about 3 p.m. about 64 or 5 miles from Phila. and changed from Rl. Rd. cars which we took from Camden to this place to Steam Boat "Swan", Capt.s name not recollected, and arrived in New York 5 ½ p.m. I took lodgings at "Lovejoys Hotel" in the Park was soon located in No. 108 on same floor with Bar-room -- here there is no table set for the lodgers but each one goes when he pleases to a large Restr. or Refectory [dining hall] immediately under the hotel into which a flight of steps conducts out of the Bar room & he there calls for what he pleases that is on the Bill of Fare -- here I got my supper and pd. for it as above stated -- to bed at 11 p.m spending Evg. entirely at Hotel.