Sunday, October 13, 1850 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

13 ~ 1 Clear + fine ~ Pleasant – I walked 2 ½ or 3 Ms [Miles] between 9 am + 10 am – wife + son Chas + Mary at Ch. [Church?] in Mg. [Morning?] – at 4 P.M. we rode in our Carriage to funeral of Young son between 2 + 3 yrs old of Wm. [William] L. McGeneby to Cemetery – home 5 ½ or 5 ¾ P.M, spent Ev [Evening?] at home and to bed at 9 P.M.

Monday, October 14, 1850 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

Oct 14 ~ 2 Clear ~ fine ~ Pleasant ~ rode on horseback in Ev [Evening ?] about 4 P.M. 4 or 5 Miles – at Herrs Hotel ½ an hour after tea reading news + - home to bed 8 ½ P.M.

Tuesday, October 15, 1850 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

15 ~ 3 Clear + fine ~ Pleasant ~ wife children + self rode in carriage from 2 to 4 ¼ P.M. 8 Miles circular to Mr Seiberts to see about tomatoes + got few Rambo apples, Rcd. [Received] letter from C. J. Miler [Miller?] – "Germantown Oct 11" in reply to mine of 10 inst[?]. Wrote in reply enclosing advertisement of pacteteen[?] Matter cut from Fenns[?] Paper + also Mailed to him another copy of said Newspaper [?] , he says he did not receive others, Paid Jno Hoffman $4.04 for 17 weeks milk + cream from the 3 here[?] last to the 1 init[?] that is [?] pd [paid] him cash $2.04 which with the $2. Lent him 6 weeks or 2 mos [months] ago settles the Bill in full (v: R Book) ~ was at Herrs Hotel ¼ an hour after tea Reading News – home – to bed 9 PM.

Note: The next transcribed journal entry jumps to July 31, 1851.

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