Sunday, March 26, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

Mch 26 -1 Clear +Cold -raw. was at our church in morning with son Chas. +his Grandmother spent rest of day and Evg. at home and to bed 10 P.M.

Monday, March 27, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

27 -2 Cloudy -hard frozen- raw +Cold - some snow and wet. Mrs. A. J. Jones + A J. Dickey buried at 3 and 4 P.M. - I rode on horseback 8 miles from 9 to 10½ A.M. Paid Dr. W.W. Rutherford for F.R. Shunk per request of his letter recd. 20 inst. $20 - Paid Sundries 6cts. [carated in margin above "out of money recd. by me of J. Elden thru 30 last [?]"]

[?]. today. Paid for 1 Qt. Sperm Lamp Oil 31 ¼ for 18 inst. for 5 lbs Crackers 25 Cts. Amt. 62½ Cts. Snowed very fast _hailed for 2 or 3 hours in Evg. - spent day except as above and Evg. in my office +to bed 10 P.M.

Tuesday, March 28, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

28 -3 Rain +Slush in floods. Chas. M. Rinehard draining off water +Cleaning snow from our yard 3 or 4 hours till near noon. J.W. Fisher in my office this morning. about trial List- Paid G.S. Peters for Trimbles heirs $1.25 for printing Advertisements (v.18 Jan last.)- Recd. letter from Jno. McFaden Pittsburg Mch. 25 in reply to mine of 7 inst. Cold +Windy after 3 or 4 P.M. - I spent day +Evg. chiefly in office + to bed 10 P.M.

Wednesday, March 29, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

29 -4 Clear +Cold -Hard Frozen in morning mild from 9 A.M. rest of day. Recd. Yesterday of "Town Council of Borough of Harrisburg" Fee $60.00 in full for all services past and future in the case of OBrien +c. vs. Borough of Harrisburg in DauComPleas No. 150 April L. 1841. per agreement with paid Debts on file in their office (v. records for arbitn. of said case +appeal by [?]) -paid for 2lbs butter 40cts. to Milleisen- for liquorice 12½Cts. at Lutz - Amt.52½ Cts. - rode on horseback 6 mile from 9½ to 10½ a.m. called in afternoon on J.W. T. Crable at his room Princes Hotel and on Gustavus S. Sage at printing office and saw Wm. Corbit at my office in Evg. all of them in relation to accts. against them in favour of Enoch Remick recd. with his letter 25th inst. spent Evg. in office +to bed 10 P.M.

Thursday, March 30, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

30 -5 Clear, Frozen Slightly in morning -Mild all day pd. for 1 Qt. Molasses 16 Cts. 1Qt. honey 25cts. at Seeb +Singers +for [Paregoni ?] at Lutz's 6¼cts. -Amt. 47½cts. rode on horseback 11 miles from 8½ to 10 a.m. Chas. M. Rinehart cleaning snow out of my yard, carrying up coal +c. 28,29 insts. and to day for which he is paid by agreement-$1.25- that is he has credit for $1.25 on a/c of his rent for Trimble house (v. ante Dec 14 and Bill +Receipt) spent Evg. in office and to bed at 10 P.M.

Friday, March 31, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

31 -6 Rain slightly all day - I was at State Capitol from 11¾ am. to 1¼ P.M. at H of Rep.

Mch 31 -6 Contd.- Wrote to Enoch Remick 110/00 North 6th St. Phila. in reply to his rcd. 25 inst. - spent afternoon +Ev. in office and to bed at 10 P.M.

Saturday, April 1, 1843 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

April 1 -7 Clear, very muddy +wet, blustery. paid Milleisen for Mutton chops 12½cts. Paid 1¼ qts. pine oil 25Cts. -Paid Betsey Nathan 87½ Cts. in full for baking last week and washing and baking this week. pd. [?] Hoffman 56¼ Cts. in full for 2 weeks Milk +Cream to this Day. pd. for Segars 6¼ Cts. pd. Conrad Smaltzireo $1.06¼ in full for Mending shoes for family (v. Bill +Recpt.) Amt. $2.93¾ Recd of Conrad Smaltzrieo [sic] for [?] heirs $10 being one [?] rent to this Day in full. spent day chiefly in my office. Evg. also and to bed 10 P.M.

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