31 ~ 1 Clear & Cold –small skid of know last night spent day and Ev^s at home except that at 4 P.M. I took a walk ½ or 2 m^s on Boardway –to bed at 9 P.M.

April 1 ~ 2 Clear –hard frozen in morning- coolish but fine day –P^d Jno Hoffman $4.25 in full for one Barrel of wheat Flour del^d 29^th ult. Paid for 1 lb ten penny nails 6 ¼ cts & 1 lb wrought nails 9 cts. for Dan^l Lingle to do certain work at new Building. AMT 15 ¼ cts. Paid J. M. Waldenman by ck to his order (in special) on [ ] Harrisb^s Sav^s Instⁿ $120 in full of one years Int to this day on my mortgage to F. R. Shunk for $2000 assigned to him (v. May 1, 1843). Rode on horseback from 3 ¼ to 4 ½ P.M. 6 miles –Spent Even^s in my office. Paid Mary Scott Clendenin $ 35.95 Interest in full to this day on $650 loaned to me at her request at different dates (v. my Receipt Book for Dates, AMTS, etc) Rec^d of her at same time $ 32.50 in full for 13 weeks Boarding for herself from Jan^y 1 to this day (v. Apl. 6/43) ~ to bed 10 P.M.

2 ~ 3 Clear & Fine –rode on horseback to miles from 10 a.m. till noon. Rec^d of Conrad Smaltzried for Trimbles heirs one [grs ?] rent to 1^st inst $10. P^d H. Hatters treas^r $10 in full of my & Mrs. Clendenin’s Pew Rent in Presbyⁿ Church of this place to 1^st inst for 6 mos. Rec^d of Mrs. Clendenin (by hands of Ms. Clendenin) her third of said Pew Rent $3.33. (v. Recpt. Book & 10 Jan^y last.) Paid at Houser Lockmans for 1 Doz Glap 8 by 10 for Trimble property – 37 ½ & 1 lb Putty 10, AMT 47 ½ cts. house [bainuk] moved out of and [ ] into –Also p^d for Hangers & screws for clothes [ Hercuy ? ] in new house 37 ½ cts. ~ Spent Ev^e in office & to bed 9 P.M.

3 ~ 4 Clear & Fine ~ Cold in morning & hard frozen Paid (shoop) for 2 lbs Butter in full 37 ½ p^d for fruit 18 for apples 12 ½ cts. for 1 doz Eggs 10 cts. AMT 75 Cts. p^d Martha Renninger for 12 ½ Bus. Oats $3.50 ~ rode on

April 3 ~ 4 Cont^d

on horseback from 4 to 5 ¾ P.M. 10 miles ~ rec^d of Chas. Carson 1 Cord oak wood $2.50 wrote not to J. Seiler Esqr. (present) (v. 20^th w time spent Ev^e in my office and to bed at 9 P.M.

4 ~ 5 Clear & Fine ~ mild, was engaged in various matters about Trimble property etc, rode on horseback from 4 to 6 ½ P.M. rec^d note from J. Seiler Esqr. Present in answer to mine of 20^th ult of yesterday. Spent Even^s in office and to bed at 9 P.M.

5 ~ 6 Clear & Cloudy –some Rain –warm. Paid for Beef 12 ½ for Sundries 8 cts. AMT 20 ½ -Rec^d Sam^l Fishburn Fee $6. for writing Deed from Geo. Haine & Jacob Graman [adm?] of Geo. Graman Du^e for land of So Intestate hold by them & making draft. Rec^d of s^d Geo. Hain & Jacob Garman by hands of latter Fee $15. On a/c for prof^l Counsel & Services generally about estate of said Garman Du^e (v. 9^th ult.) was in office attending to business of s^d gentlemen as above from 20 A.M. to 3 ½ P.M. without dinner- rode on horseback from 4 to 5 P.M. 4 or 5 m^s Spent ev^s in office and to bed at 8 ½ P.M.

6 ~ 7 Clear & Cloudy & dull P^d for 2 lbs Butter 37 ½ (Shoop) for Meat Beef & veal 10 lbs 40 cts. For Horse Radish Eggs and Sundries 8 Cts. AMT 85 ½ Cts. –Paid Ja^s Innis Cash 25 cts. Flour to him 7 lbs 25 cts [ulto?] him 20 cts. –Sam^l Garman, Geo. Garman, Jacob Garman, Geo. Hain, Jacob Millerson & wife Catherine, at my office chief part of morning on business. Chastⁿ Mumma also in short time on Light business also Sam^l Zacharias guardian of Garman business Paid for ½ Gal. Sperm Lamp oil 50 cts. (v. d 2 ult.) and 4 lbs Brown Sugar 28 cts. at Brants (v. 30 ult.) (v. B. & Recpt) p^d for Screws 6 ¼ AMT 84 ¼ cts rode on horseback 12 miles from 3 to 5 P.M. Paid Dr. W. W. Rutherford (by CK. To his order on the [ ] $20.00 in full of all demands for Medicine & attendance in my family. (v. 20 ct. last & bill & Recpt.) Mr. Sealy called at 8 P.M. & spent ev^s till 9 ½ P.M. I went to Princes Hotel at 9 ½ P.M. (going with Mr. Healy as far as Buchlers0 by invitation of K. Boas to small jollification in respect of curtailment of leg. of our Judical Dist. – home at 10 ½ P.M.