29—1 Clear + fine—Pleasant—Th. 75 noon, wife, children and Self at church in Mg—I took walk after tea to water Basin + with [Nem] Keever—home 7 ½--Spent rest of Evg at home and to bed at 9 P.M.
Aug 30—2 Clear / fine—Pleasant—hot sun. Th. 74 noon. rode on horseback from 8 ¼ to 9 ½ Am. 7 ms. and from 6 ½ to 7 P.M. 3 Ms.—in Court short time in morning recd letter from Wm P. Beatty Jr. in reply to mine of 28 [inst] wrote in reply + Kept Copy Recd Answer J.M. G. Lescure of Dem. Union buried at 4 P.M. I was at the house—Thos. R. Trimble Esq. at office in afternoon Evg. making up his adm[ ]. acct. Spent Evg in office + [] to bed at 9 P.M.
31—3 Clear—very dusty—warm-Th. 77 / 78 at 2 + 6 P.M. Recd of Saml Miller for Trimble’s reins $4.00 on [a/c] Rent. walked before breakfast from 6 ½ to 7 ¼ [a]m. 2 ½ Ms. Rode on horseback after tea from 6 ½ to 7 ¼ P.M. 4 M..—was engaged greater part of forenoon in making out with him. the 2nd Sup. [admn] [a/c]† of Thos. R. Trimble on his fathers [sic] Estate + Recd of him in relation to said a/c Fee $25-- + /where by check to his order on Dau Dep Bank‡ $158.65 Bal. in full to the 25 [inst.] inclusive of the rents + of the heirs of James Trimble decd‡† Recd by me. Spent day except as aforesaid chiefly in Court. Wm Boy Esqs + Thos R. Trimble there when I pre-sented Ans. of former to citation.—Spent Evg office + to bed 9 ½.
† Editor's Note: "Account."
‡ Editor's Note: "Dauphin Deposit Bank."
‡† Editor's Note: "Deceased."
Note: The next transcribed journal entry jumps to August 12, 1849.
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