6 ~ 1 Clear + fine ~ Cool ~ Wife + Children at Ch. [Church ?] in morning, children Self took walk to Cemetery + between 3 + 5 P.M. Spent Ev! [Evening?] at home And to bed at 9 P.M.

7 ~ 2 Clear + Cold. fine + bracing - , acsd.[?] Ct.[?] today only, Recd,, [Received] of Mrs Geo [George] Utz – her daughter Lydia[?] for Trimble heirs $3.75 rent – rode on horseback from 3 ½ to 5 P.M. 7or 8 Miles. Was at Herrs Hotel ½ an hour about 7 P.M. reading News – home – to bed at 8 ½ P.M.

8 ~ 3 Clear + very Cold early ~ very hard white frost. Children and self went in our carriage at 9 ½ am to Peter Becks 1 5 inst[?]) where we got dinner ~ and hulled about ½ Bus. [Bushel] Walnuts which we brought home with us. Our hind axle – tree broke on the way home / Young Mr Garman – he assisted us very Kindly to brace it up so as to get it home – we got home at 6 ½ P.M, I voted the entire Democratic ticket after we returned home, was at Herrs Hotel ½ an hour after tea reading News ~ home 7 ¾ + to bed at 8 ½ P.M.

Oct. 9 ~ 4 Clear + fine – Cold in he,,[?] + on 7 ersit[?] – Pd [Paid] Elizth [Elizabeth] Mason on washing + honey[?] as [account ?] 31 ½ ~ Pd [Paid] 1 Bbl.[Bushel barrel?] Charcoal 20 + for washing soda 6 ¼ [?] ~ thisms[?],, for 2 lb, Butter 30 ~ Beef Sausage 20 (yesterday) 4 dozen Eggs 40 ,, 1/3 (20 23 uct)[?] Bus [Bushel] Quinces 12 ½ and for Tomatoes Cabbage 14 ¼, Amt $1.80 ½ Pd [Paid] of J hos[?] Church Evans for profl [professional] counsel Thursday Fee $5.00 Pd [Paid] Benjam [Benjamin] Unger [glue] of David Unger (blacksmith) for 860 lbs hay $4.30 in full del [delivered] this day. rode on horseback between 4 ¼[?] + 5 ½[?] P.M. 4 or 5 hrs. was at Herrs Hotel in an hour. After be [tea?] reading news – home – to bed 9 ½

Glued on the Oct 9 ~ 4 entry is the following weight slip:

Harrisburg, Oct 9 1850

Mr. Benjamin Unger

To one load. of hay Cwt. 1420

Tare. 560

Neat. 860

Fees, Cents,

I certify the above to be correct,

PHILIP CLINE, W. M.

10 ~ 5 Clear + fine ~ mild – Have been enguaged [engaged ?] all day – as – Sisling[?] wife[?] on [?] cha![?] to make Quinse [Quince?] Butter – Made about 21 qts out of 27 lbs. cut Quinces + 19 lbs cut apples + 10 lbs sugar – the quinces may be let down at 28 cts [cents] and the apples at 18 ¾ spice, at 6 ¼ + sugar at 8 =80 cts [cents] – although it cost me 5 0/00 in Pul,’’[?] when I got it yet it is now worth [?] about 15 cts [cents] – Whole cost of the 21 qts $1.30 independent of labor + fire or about ¼ ct [cent] per Qt. Jos [Joseph ?] B. Siles[?] enguged [engaged ?] all day patching roof of my house + Privy[?] with short shingles [?] [?] [?] – they last Ev!. [Evening?] 2 bundles at 11 2/4 a Bundle for which they have credit on asc [account] of profl [professional] service, leaky[?] se [ceiling ?] Book $4.50 [?] Paid Joe [Joseph] B. Siles[?] who has[?] when I bought them ~ del! [delivered] / McAlleclin[?] He + this morning. Made to Chas. [Charles] Q. Miller informing him that I have by the same mail[?] sent him 2 copies of the Fereec[?] Telegraph[?] containing[?] the advertisement in Pacletion[?] and legendary heirs[?] to attend to the Publication in the Germantown Telegraph + in the North Am + Hist.[?] Gazaltee [Gazette ?], also Mailed copy of sd [said?] Telegraph Newspaper containing said advertisement to Samul [Samuel] McKean Washington DC. According to the order of the Court, said Telegraph of date 9 inst[?] , Bernard Rauch at my office today + let!.[?] paper[?] deld [delivered ?] to him same time[?] service + got his Recpt [Receipt] given me for them, spent Ev [Evening?] chiefly at home + to bed 9 PM

11 ~ 6 Clear + Windy ~ Pleasant – Jos. [Joseph ?] Posles [Siles ?] finished my roofs + well[?] curb about 11am and went home ~ He had been employed about 1 1/3 days ~ I rode on horseback in Ev! [Evening?] at 4 ½ PM + on for ¾ hour 4 or 5 Ms,, [Miles ?] – at Herrs Hotel ½ an hour after tea Reading News. Gov [Governor] Porter – Genl,, [General] Purvcanie[?] there general talk about Tariff + ~ home – to bed 9 PM

12 ~ 7 Windy - + Clear + Windy[?] + Mild – pd [paid] 10^th ,, + 11 inst for 8 lbs Nails 40 11 inst for Beef Sausage 47 and for 6[?] lbs Crackers 25 and to Ezestiel Williams for Sweeping Kitchen and 2 Chimneys 31 ¼ and for 1 Qt burning fluid 18 ¾ (13 inst[?]) and for Sundries 10 ~ this day 2 lbs Butter 30 ~ 1 Qt. chestnuts 7 = $2.09 + yesterday pd [paid] Mr. Geo. [George] Orth (Shoemaker) $ 2.25 in full for repairing shoes + boot for self and children (1. B +R) to include heel tapping my boots Giving place in heel, now left with him to be done tomorrow morning. Rccd [Received] letter from Wm. [William] H. Bunckle Esq. Pue[Posted ?] Oct 10/50 + pd. [paid] Poi 5. wrote to him in reply + kept copy ~ rode on horseback 4 or 5 miles between 4 ½ and 5 ½ P.M. – at Herrs Hotel ¼ hour Reading News then to Fox and also at McCormick’s offices – Reah [Richard ?] Frazer Esq. at my office ½ an hour about 5 P.M. on subject of Cathe [Catherine ?] Mohlery’s money in his Fencase[?], + AmiraKes[?] handy, Ev! [Evening ?] Chiefly at home / to bed 9