3-1 Clear and beautiful in morning, cloudy in afternoon and slight rain now and then.

Mr. Cattell preached for us in Hall of House of Representatives in morning at 10 am on the words thou art a Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek and in the evening at 6 pm from Ephesians 6-11 Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. Both were fine sermons, well delivered and seemed to be highly appreciated by the congregation, which in the evening was a very large one. I attended the Sunday School of our church at the lecture room from 1 ½ to 3 pm. Mr. Warford, Mr Criswell and Rev. Mr. Cattell there. I paid to collection by self and children 27 cts. I walked after evening church between 7 3/4 and 8 3/4pm, 2 miles circular or upwards. To bed 9 ½.

4-2 Clear and cloudy. Pleasant, very heavy rain between 6 and 7 ½ pm.

James McCormick (Jr.?) had a son born night before last. Dr. Patterson’s daughter and a Jew ran off to get married a few nights ago. They had attempted it only a few days before.

Paid Daily Telegraph 1 week to 2nd inst. .06

Writing sand at Pollocks .05

Received note by her daughter Mary from Mrs. D. A. S. Eyster present write to her in answer returned book requests being "Physical Perfection". Spent day and evening chiefly at home and to bed 9 ½ to 10 pm.

5-3 Rain in last night and this morning and about noon.

Paid my gas bill per quarter to 1 unit $3.00

Paid also out of my own funds gas bill for lecture room of Presbyterian Church 1 gr. to 1 inst. $3.50

Received letter from L. P. Stalford , Bradford Co. Pa. June 1^st in answer to mine of 24 ult. noted in this memoir, as it should be at that date.

Settled all accounts to this date with George Manly (except a judgment in Dauphin Common Pleas which I hold against him) to wit bill for hauling for the Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg (O.S.) amounting in the whole including two other settlements of Oct. 15/58 and Sept. 27/59 to $13.15

Also all my own hauling and work by him since our Sept. settlement amounting to $6.62

v. BM including past said church work

Received of him on said settlement for professional services in pros. against him before ____ by B. Taylor for larceny fee $10.00

Said settlement leave to the credited to him in my said judgement in Dauphin Common Pleas $5.57

Receipts and among church papers __ church book kept by me as treasurer.

Walked after tea between 6 ½ and 8 pm, 2 miles circular, inso too muddy to get out of town far. To bed 9 ½..

June 6-4 Windy and clear, cloudy, pleasant.

Paid 2 lb. butter .30, fish .21, twist bread .10, smear case, salad, nasturtium seed &c. 17 amt. .78

at Boas and Forster’s Grocery. [a newspaper clipping pasted on top reads Crimson Nasturtium from H. A. Dreer, Seedman, Chestnut Street, below 4^th, Philadelphia]

11 lbs [brown sugar?] 1.00

8 lbs.[white sugar?] .85

5 lbs. coffee .80 = amt. $3.43

Paid Boas and Forster $12 in full for coal got through winter for our church lecture room. Mr. Forster abating $2 from that bill which was $14 as a donation to the church.

Also paid them $2.75 in full for ton of coal I got 24 March last I was at Mr. C. Kunkels’ office by appointment at 4 to 5 ½ pm in reference to some law business wherein he has invited my assistance as co-counsel with him.

I walked after tea between 6 ½ and 8 pm, 3 ½ to 4 ½ miles. Spent evening at home, and to bed 9 ½ to 10.

7-5 Clear and cloudy, clear , pleasant.

Paid Mrs. Joseph Casey Esq. 2 months with money for May and June for our Presbyterian Church (v. 28 Feb. last) .25

I called between 10 ½ and 12 ½ pm and remained an hour or so to see Mrs. D. A. S. Eyster who has been unwell (v. 4 inst) met W. V. Robes there who left soon after I went in. I have not been there since 15 March last, and called today specially to inquire for her health and as to the advantages or otherwise prescriptions of 4 inst. including bitter tincture of iron there prescribed and sent by her brother this and ___ that evening. Sent our Sam. Burton in the morning with a large table to the Cattell House at ___ where the ladies from church commence holding a "Strawberry Festival" this evening to continue till Saturday evening for the purpose of raising funds to aid those they have in hand in the furnishing &c. of the church (Walked between 6 ½ and 7 pm, 4 miles)

I was there several times through the day. Mrs. Rawn all day. Children and self there in evening and I paid for strawberries and ice cream for Mrs. R, John Calvin, Fanny .62

Children and self can home at 10 pm Mrs. R 10 ½ to 11. To bed 10 to 11.

8-6 Cloudy and some rain before 7 am, and shower about 3 ½ pm.

Received of George W. Fry and James H. Leger 1 month’s rent due 1 inst. $7.00

Received of John Lautter 1 month’s rent due 1 inst. $12.50

I was at State Library from 10 3/4 am to 12 noon reading books of law reports.

Took my dinner coffee, ham &c. at Ladies "Strawberry Festival" 25 cts.

Paid at same festival in evening for ice cream and strawberries for John W. Cowden Esq. and self .60

For 5 girls aged 10 to 13 names of some Cuslow .50

Fro son John Calvin Rawn .13=amt. $1.48

Herman Alricks Esq. and self walked 3 ½ to 4 miles circular between 6 ½ and 8 pm. To Strawberry Festival 8 ½, home 9 1/2pm. Mrs. Rawn home 11 ½..

9-7 Windy and some rain in morning, cloudy and cold, windy all day, almost like a November day.

Mrs. Rawn at Market, paid 1 lb. butter .14, cabbage, asparagus, salad, onions, smear case .25, halibut and herring .20, twist bread.8, 6 ½ lbs. leg of mutton of John Carey (cr) .52

Paid Mr. Sander’s boy, Hoke, contribution to date on the Watering Street business. I told him to discontinue my ___ .13

He erased my name off as he stood at the door he said.

Amount $1.32

Mr. Winters ceased bringing ice to us the 5 inst. of his own notion. The Freas and his daughter owe me and as I don’t pay for that reason, I suppose he quit. They shall have my bills. I was engaged before Judge Beamon all day as colleague counsel with John C. Kunkel in the matter of a hearing on an arrest of L. Simon, a Jew, at the suit of Brown, Kunkle and Co., under act of July 12/42. William H. Brown, Christian W. Kunkle and George W. Hall compose said firm. I was invited into the care by John C. We sat from 9 am to 1 1/4 pm and from 2 ½ to 6 ½ pm, adjourned to meet 9 am next Monday. Walked 2 miles circular between 7 3/4 and 8 ½ pm. Mr. Connor along. Home and to bed 9 ½..