22 ~ 1 Clear fine ~ wife + children at church in morning. [?] Rev J M & C[?]ben 9am. + with of Galven [Calvin] + Mary after. [?] wund[?] by canal, Cape[?] we + [?] home to bed 9P.M.

Sept 23 ~ 2 Clear + fine – hot sun, Pd [Paid] Elizth [Elizabeth] Mason 25 in a [?] for marking + [?] to Adam Rider – next[?] Ham[?] we PG[?], ,, Rode in carriage with wife and children from 3 ¼ to 5 ¾ P.M. 7 or 8 Hi[?] sleeping[?] ¾ hour – wife – at old McRudys New Paytier[?] Church to get sepple [steeple?], was at Herrs Hotel few Hericsecly[?] about 7 P.M. reading Newspaper ~ home ~ to bed 8 ½ P.M.

24 ~ 3 Clear + warm, fine, Pd [Paid] of Wm [William ?] M Hines[?] Col [colonel?] ,,+ G Hean[?] on his + Ed w.’ [Edward ?] Thompson, written (your incert [insert ?] of [?] [?], Fee $12.00 on [?] [?] [?] [?], $20.00 for 400 lbs Hay hauled / him for me [?] from Jacob Filbert[?] including 50cts [cents] for hauling same + therefore credited him on Pd [Paid] act [account?] with $14.50 – Mr. H. Trimble esq. at hay office – gave him an order on James Trimble of Clear[Chair?] Kerbille[?] the [?] Pd. [Paid] for $3.20 fee + passage[?], he only[?] the [?] hay + Buck P Helter file – rode in carriage with wife and children from 4 ¼ [?] to 5 ¾ P.M. Bill, Boas, along with a , at Buchling[Buehler?] Hotel few minutes, leading [leaving?] home at 7 – home to bed 8 ½

25 ~ 4 Clear + Cloudy. Yes[?]! pd [paid] 4 lb, Butter 50 + 1 doz Eggs 9 a 14 limit [?] + QH[?] Butter 25 ~ Beef 16 1 Bus [Bushel] Potatoes 50 (this makes 3 5/8 Bus [Bushels] [?]) ~ 1 peck small seed[?] potatoes 10, Sugar and Sauce[?] of Tartar[?] 1 ½. 1 Qt burning fluid 18 ¾ (last evo[?]) ut 4 incl[?] ¼ lb Pepper 4 at [?]. 5 lbs crackers 25, Amt. $2.20 ¼ . Rc [received] of Margaret Yeager for Tremble heirs 50 cli[?] on apt [apartment?] rent. rode in carriage with wife + children from 4 ½ [?] to 5 ¾ P.M. was at Herrs Hotel few minutes – abt [about?] 7 P.M. heading[?] home[?], - home – to bed 8 ½

26 ~ 5 Heavy Rain, Thunder lightning + in last night – the like[?] this morning till near 10 am, Charley Mason cleaning kitchen stove from 9 ¾ to 11 0/00[?] am. spent day chiefly at home and evening,, also very warm through day – sultry + prospect of more rain – to bed 8 ½ P.M.

27 ~ 6 Very Heavy Thunder gust, Rain + in last night – cloudy very warm + sultry ~ thunder at 11 ½ am – Rc [Received] letter from J.B. Sharpie Carlisle Pa. made[?] in reply Kept Copy from Sam[?] Rapp Lancaster Sept 19 post marked 24^th,, made[?] in reply Kept Copy. Made[?] to Chas. Q. Miller[?] Germantown. Kept Copy ~ rode in carriage Ev![Evening ?] about 1-4 P.M. with children ~ Ev[Evening?] home to bed 9 –

28 ~ 7 Clear and fine ~ Pleasant ~ hot sun. Pd,, [Paid] 2 lbs Butter 32. Beef Liver 40,, 1 Bus. [Bushel] Milled Corn 60 ~ ½ doz Boyes Blacking 18 ¾ at Henry’s Hose ~ Sugar[?] 12 ½ ~ apples 5 ~ Ham head[?], 12 ½[?] at Fagery[?], Amt. $1.53 ¾ ~ Rc [Received] of Elezth [Elizabeth ?] Fackler[?] 3. and of Frazer Clendenin $2 ¼ each on a/c [account?] of Trimble rent[?], Rc [Received] of 11’!! 111, Kills[?] Bal. Fee $10.50 (1:24 iml[?]) the same being for my profl,, [professional] services last Aug/, 6 on behalf of the 3 Col,d [Colored] Men charged with horse stealing in Va [Virginia], they to apply especially to the heavily on the Hab [Habeas] Corp. [Corpus] the issue for them, (1-2 Buel.[?]) My other Services on the Hab. [Habeas] Corp. [Corpus] for the Slave holders here incidentally commenced with the former but formed no part of my engagement[?] for a fee of $25, ~ Rode in carriage with wife + Children from 3 to 5 P.M. in which time son Chas left[?] rode to Mr Bacbaugh[?], a 1 h[hour?] ride[?] from town + got home[?] ½ Bu, [Bushel] apples for eating for which of[?] [?] at[?] above 8 cs [cents?]. was at Buchling[Buehler?] + Herrs Hotel, in all ¼ an hour before 8 PM reading newspaper, - Home – to bed at 9 P.M.