19-1 Clear, very warm, hot sun.

Rev. Dr. Dewitt of New School Presbyterian Church preached in our church this morning our own preacher Rev. Mr. Cattell there, who preached for us in the evening. Mrs. Rawn and self walked up around by North St. and between 8 and 9 pm. To bed 9 ½ to 10.

20-2 Cloudy in morning, clear and cloudy, very warm, hot sun at time.

Paid Daily Telegraph to 18 inst. .06

Received of Mrs. Sarah Knox 8^th installment (7^th payment since transfer to me) in judgement No. 153 Jan. 7, 1859 in Dauphin Common Pleas $25.00

Interest on balance of said judgement for 2 months (v. June 14) 1.00

($75 yet due on said judgement after this payment) $26.00

I walked 3 ½ to 4 miles circular between 9 ½ and 11 ½ am and between 6 ½ and 7 ½ pm, 1 to 1 ½ miles circular. Met Board of Trustees of our church from 7 ½ to 9 ½ pm at McCormick’s office, offered sundry resolutions &c. (v. my file on subject) To bed 10 ½.

21-3 Cloudy in early morning and some little rain, clear after 8 or 9 am, very warm hot sun.

I was at the Rev. Mr. Cattell’s from about 9 to 11 ½ am talking with him on subjects relating to the affairs of our church, such as the renting and sale of pews, difficulty of hearing in said church from some acoustic defects &c, according to the representation of several persons attending there in payment of his salary and the undertaking of some few in the congregation viz Mrs. Warford, J. D. Cameron chiefly and perhaps some others to pay his house rent and not having done it but having Alexander Gray over to call on him about and Mrs. W. seeming disposed to throw it open to general liability or subscription in the congregation.

Wrote letters to James A Freeman, Phila., Rev. Dr. Backus, Baltimore, Rev. Dr. Smith, Baltimore, Hon. James M. Porter, Easton, on subject of sale and rental of pews.

Paid J. F. Seiler for tuition for son John Calvin from 1 June to 30 July, 8 W, 4 D including about 2 weeks, Sundays, and no school $9.70.

Handed Mrs. Rawn for her own purposes $1.00

She and Fanny and Mrs. D. A. S. Eyster and her daughter Mary left town in the cars at 2 pm on a visit to Mechanicsburg to see Mrs. Riegle. We went out to the cars with them, viz Mr. E., myself and John Calvin.

Spent day chiefly at home, to bed 9 to 10.

22-4 Heavy and continued rain last evening and some through last night.

Paid 1 lb. butter .23, of Mrs. Sarah Knox, tomatoes .6, milk .3, bread .4, corn 5 = .41

8 ½ lbs of mutton and beef of John Casey (cr) .76

[The next part of the text is illegible due to a note pasted into the diary, as follows:]

At his stall in the Market on Wednesday morning the day of the sale during Market he was getting some meat. I did not see John. Casey again till I saw him come to the Court House to the Sheriff’s sales, rest himself near the door. I sat on the Judges’ stand and made my bids there. I did no hold any conference with him, nor see him confer with any one at the sale. He told me after it was over that Rife had disappointed him (_____ as he told me) that he had promised to come up to the sale with $1,000 for him but he had not come. I told him I had thought that Daugherty or some one else that bid against me was bidding for him. He said he had no arrangement with anyone but with Rife as aforesaid. The bidders were Hamilton Alricks, Daughtery one of the Metzgars, Judge Dark the lawyer, Mr. Daughery, and George W. Knox (they two last as I am told by Casey himself this 24 Aug) There might have been other bidders I know not of. The 3 pieces were separately set up, each bid to a certain amount spurred in order till he, the cryer, went through with them all, then he returned to the first again, that was bid up a little. I then bid $50 knocked off to me, no to the 2^nd no bids added to first ____ stopped first at $400, knocked of to $525. John Casey told me today (Aug. 24) that Paul D. Barr and Thomas Jordan had been buying meat of him this morning and had asked him if I had bought the few lots for him and that he told them I had not that they called him if he was going to rent it and that he said he did not know, he told me again today about Rife disappointing turn.

Heavy rain again this evening between 6 and 7 ½ pm. I was at the usual weekly lecture at our church. Our Pastor and Rev. Mr. Simonton both there, the latter delivered a very excellent and pleasant written lecture or sermon from the text "Create in me a clean heart, O Lord and renew a right spirit within me." Psalms 51, v. 10

There was a very small turnout of the congregation, not even 25 or 30 in all. Home 8 ½ and to bed 9 ½ pm.

23-5 Rain last evening and last night some. Clear and cloudy, smart rain about noon for half an hour or so.

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

Received letter from James A. Freeman Phila. in answer to mine 21 inst. Son John Calvin and self walked between 7 and 8 pm, 1 ½ to 2 miles circular shortening our walk on account of a prospect of rain. I called at D .A. S. Eysters’ on our return and spent an hour or more in conversation with Mrs. Blessing and Mrs. Gildea, her daughter. Home at 8 3/4 and to bed 9 ½ to 10.

24-6 Rain now and then yesterday. Clear and cloudy through today, pleasant.

Mrs. Rawn and Mrs. Eyster and the children returned from Mechanicsburg at 3 ½ pm (v. 21 inst)

Settled with County Treasurer in reference to my purchase the 7 inst. of the Susan Fisher property now owned by one mason who redeemed it yesterday in pursuance of my having told him and his wife at their door next to my State Street House where Fry and Leger live yesterday that I had so bought it.

Got County Treasurer’s receipt for $4.87 redeemed of Mason at 5-52

65 cts my interest which County Treasurer paid me was all the money that passed between us.

I gave receipt to said F. as though he had paid me said $5.52,whereas I had not paid him the $4.87 and of course only received the .65 cts. interest.

Spent day attending to business about town and went to cars at 3 pm to meet Mrs. Rawn &c. Walked after tea 2 miles circular. To bed 9 to 10.

Aug. 25-7 Clear, fine, pleasant.

Took Michael Casey’s note of this date for $864.39 (being for the aggregate of his indebtedness to me on Judgement and Book &c.) payable to my order at the Dauphin Deposit Bank 90 days after date and got said Bank to discount said note.

Said proceeds placed to my credit on books of said bank.

I paid said bank (by my check on it) for a draft on Philip F. Kelly and Co. Phila. $123.50

Paid said bank premium for said draft .50

Enclosed said draft (which was made payable to my order and which I endorsed payable to the order of John Maclean D. D. President of the College of New Jersey) in a letter to my son Charles, Princeton to pay his college bill for present session $118.50

And for pocket money for himself 5.00

(v. letter from Charles Sept. 23 in reply with receipt of President of the college, v. loose receipts)

Esq. Auchmunty of Millersburg called to inquire about Eby and McClure suit.

Received letter from S. W. Sharp Newville Cumberland Co., Pa. Aug. 24 in reply.

I met committee to draft by-laws for our church to wit John Casey and James McCormick and self at McCormick’s office at 8 ½ to 10 ½ am. We prepared and agreed upon a system of by-laws which we reported to the Board of Trustees at a meeting of Board from 7 ½ to 10 pm at same place where and when we also received a report of Warford, Pollock and Hamilton Committee in assessment of rental and valuation for pews, which report was amended in respect of some 20 pews, and then adopted.

I walked 4 miles circular between 6 ½ and 7 ½ pm. To bed 10 ½.