19 -1 Clear +Cloudy +Cold, was at our church in morning with wife +son Chas. spent rest of day and Evg. at home reading Dr. Beechers theology or "views of Theology" and to bed 10½ P.M.
20 -2 Clear +Cloudy +Cold, Sleighing pretty good in town but most too soft. I was out with my horse and sleigh on hour about 3½P.M. with my son +Edwd. Pollock both near same age. =Paid for 2½ lbs Crackers 12½ Cts. -for 1 1/8Qts. Pine Lamp oil 25 Cts. (v. 7 inst.). Recd. letter from Frs. R. Shunk Esqr. Pittsburg "Mch 15," pd. Newspaper pos. 3Cts. Amt 40½ Cts. Recd. of Christian Kintzel guardian of Sevi Lebo minor son of Philip Lebo deld. Fee $6. for profl. advice +c. in relation to said minors rights in his fathers estate. Wrote note to Smith +Hodgson druggists Phila. +Sent G.E.M. Pollock with bottles for Iodine +Tinct. of Hemlock. spent Evg. in office and to bed 10½ P.M.
21 -3 Clear +Cold in morning +fine Sleighing milder after 10 a.m. +Soft but Sleighs running in abundance. Was at Rev Mr De Witts at 9 A.M. in reference Mch 21 -3 Contd. to my ownership of Dr. Beechers views of Theology -paid Betsey Nathan $1.25 in for Baking 11 inst. washing +Baking last week and washing today- paid for Materials for Cologne Water 25 Cts. (v. 4. ult.)- pd. Jno. Kelly another 6½ +25 Cts. for putting up advertisements to rent Trimble houses. Amt $1.81¼- Moses Robeson in my office this afternoon Wrote to Jno. C. Wilson Hartleton in reply to his recd. 10 inst. on Robeson [?] also to Frs. R Shunk Esqr. Pittsburg in reply to his recd. 10 ult +20 inst. rode on horseback 8 miles from 10¾ a.m. till noon spent Evg. in office to bed 10 P.M. was at shop of Mr. Fleming (Dentist) about 4½ PM getting tooth examined. [?] 10 PM.
22 -4 Clear +Cloudy, Coldish -sleighs running -rode on horseback 8 miles from 11 am. till noon pd for 2 lbs Butter to Milleisen 30 Cts. for cornmeal 12cts. for hominy 12Cts. for Milk Magnesia +c. 39cts. and Geo. Louck $1.33 in full for shoeing my horse (v. Recpt. Book) amt $2.26 - spent day chiefly in office except as above +Evg. also +to bed 9½ P.M.
23 -5 Clear +very Cold all day +windy small skid of Snow again last night - [?] mile freeze very hard tonight- Sleighing is nearby or good or any time this winter. spent day in my office +Evg. also to bed 9½ P.M.
24 -6 Clear +very Cold in morning +windy -one of the coldest morning this winter - sleighing very good in town +places in Country where snow not blowed off the road. -I walked 3 miles from 11 am. till 12 and rode on horseback 6 miles from 3½ to 4½ P.M. paid for veal Cutlets 9Cts. Lemons + 11¼ including 6¼ to S. Hull black fellow for carrying up coal, also for 4 qts. hominy 25Cts. amt 45¼ =Received of James Greenly Bal. Fee $10 for defending his brother Aaron. (v. 17th ult.) spent Evg. in office to bed 10 P.M.
25 -7 Clear +Milder -paid Milleisen for 2lk\bs. butter 30Cts. pd. for veal 8lbs 40 Cts. amt. 70 -walked 3 miles [?] about 10 to 11 am. and rode on horseback 8 miles from 4½ to 5¼ P.M. S.D. Ingham Esqr at our house an hour about 4 P.M. I was at Wm. Grimshaw's Esqr. from 7½ to 8½ P.M. with my wife and her sister. home 8½ P.M. Recd. from Enoch Remick "Phila. Mch 24th." with accts. for Collection- to bed 10 P.M.
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