Sunday, April 7, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

7 ~ 1 Clear & Cloudy – mildish spend day and Evening at home & to bed at 8 ½ P.M.

Monday, April 8, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

8 ~ 2 Clear & Fine ~ mild ~ wrote to Fredk Koons Phila (v 16 ult) also to Jacob Mist Hanover York Co. in reply to his of Nov 16th & Jany 22 last. also to Mo Fesler Benevue Dav Co about his cause on trial list for week after next. Received of Mr. Michael Keller further Fee $10. on acct (v. 2. Feby last.) ~ Recd of Jno. Sneily $6.00 amt of Dept Int & Cost (lacking 13 ½ cts) of Judgment in my favor against him before C. Seiler Esqr. At 3 ½ P.M. Hamilton Shuks & self left town in a Tilbury of Fitch’s with my horse & one of Fitch’s & Harness of his for Jackson Township this Co. 6 miles above Halifax to attend to Partition of Witman & Frank lands arrived at Halifax at [ ] of Nicolas Boyer Esqr. (Fredericks) at 7 P.M. Shuks pd toll at first gate at Dauphin 15 cts for a/c & down & at Mountain Gate for up 12 ½ [ ] at [ ] 6 ¼ cts. –I called at aunt Hannah Rawn’s son after our arrival in Halifax & spent 10 minutes & returned to Hotel to Supper ~ to bed at 9 P.M.

Tuesday, April 9, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

9 ~ 3 Rain last night & till after 11 am –then clearing up- quite warm. got breakfast at 7 ½ A.M & at 8 ½ A.M. left Alrink pd Bill for both of us $2.25 & to oslter & for Meriding Carriage 18 ¾ cts. being amt at Halifax & for horse, [ ] $2.43 ¾ -arrived at Witmans at 9 ½ A.M. Jury & [ ] & parties generally on the ground mad one speeches – met my clients Thos Lingle & Jona Brubaker there. Recd of Jon. Brubaker further Fee $4.00 on a/c (v. 2nd & 26 Jan last.) this should have been $5. But he could no make it and Mr. Thos Lingle was also to give $5. The latter gentleman is to settle it so shortly as $10 from them or $5 from each on a/c. we left Witmans at 3 ¼ P.M. Shunk paid toll at Mountain coming down and paid oslter at Dauphin 12 ½ & 6 ¼ & handed me $2.25 to pay his share of Tilbury & horse of Fitch which he said was plenty for it which I told him Fitch talked of charging us $5 for till this Evs we arrived at home at 7 P.M. spent Evens at home and at my office and to bed at 9 ¼ P.M.

Wednesday, April 10, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

Apl 10 ~ 4 Clear & very Fine ~ Paid for 3 Doz Eggs 25 cts for 2 lbs Butter (Shoop) 37 ½ cts for Beef 13 cts. for parsnips cakes etc. 10 ¼ for spinnage 15 Cts. for lime 3 cts. for ½ Gal. vinegar 10 cts to Peiffer for 1 Bus. Potatoes 50 = $1.63 ¾ pd Issac N. Hayers for glazing for Trimbles heirs (v. B & R) 65 Cts. Wrote to Adam Sallede Palmyra P.O. about his cause on trial list for week after next with Geo. W. Finney. Settled all accts to this day with Chas. J. Wister per his son Casper Wister & paid him Bal. in full $28.79 ½ after deducting my payments, and $26 the estimated amt of all taxes for 1844 and my Commissions for 3 years from 1 Apl 1842 to 1 Apl 1845 being Fees $45 9v. ante 8 Mch & 1st June 1842 & loose Recpts.) ~ Spent Evening in my office and to bed at 10 P.M.

Thursday, April 11, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

11 ~ 5 Clear & very Fine ~ warm, rode on horseback from 9 to 10 ½ A.M. 7 or 8 miles to Caleb Brintons abt hay. pd for cutting my hair $2 ½ cts –Spent day & Evs chiefly in my office and to bed at 9 P.M.

Friday, April 12, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

12 ~ 6 Clear & very fine 7 warm. chiefly engaged in Superintending work construction of New Privy at Mr. Shunks property. Rode in our carriage from 5 to 6 P.M. with wife & children to Caleb Brintons 2 ½ or 3 miles from town & back to see about Hay. –Recd of Adam Brightbill for Wm Boyd $ 98. on acct of the years rent due the 1st inst. for the Hanover farm. Adam Lingle with Brightbill in morning. Spent Evens in my office and to bed at 8 ½ P.M.

Saturday, April 13, 1844 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

13 ~ 7 Clear & fine ~ Pd for 2 lbs Butter (Shoop) 37 ½ cts for Hind Quarter veal 15 lbs 31 ¼ cts for cakes & paper yesterday & Sundries this morning $10 cts. for cornmeal 8 cts. for spinnage 12 ½ cts.AMT $1.00 –Paid for a chip Hat for Charles 44 cts. Paid Jas Innis 75 cts on a/c. Pd for 4 lbs Brown Sugar 28 cts. at Case’s (v. 6 inst.) –Paid Perry Hooper 18 ¾ in full for hauling one load of loom sand to Shunks. Paid Danl Lingle 50 cts. in full of Carpenters work & for hingler Trimbles heirs house. Paid Wm Boyd $91.80 Bal. in full of rents for Hanover farm viz of $98 recd of Brightbill yesterday & $10 recd of Fox 6 July last after retaining my Coms as 15 pr. Ct. as Fee $76.20 (v. Recpt Book). Received of Daniel Buck Retaining Fee $5.00 to present petition for Road in So. Hanover Township. Rode on horseback from 8 ½ to 9 ½ A.M. 6 m- spent day in & out of office -Eves in office and to bed 9 P.M.

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