25 ~ 1 Clear – Fine – Fresh – cool – beautiful – I walked soon after breakfast and before 10 a.m. about 3 Miles circular – and Walked about the same distance between 3 and 4 P.M. went to Presbyn. church at 10 ¾ a.m. Mr. Weitzel – Lieut Ross & Self same we were at last Sunday – Heard a good Sermon from Mr Young from the text "of whom are the whole family in Heaven" – there may not be the precise words but they convey the idea – this Memorandum made at 4 ½ P.M. We attended in the same church in the evening. Dr. Charlton along in evening – home 8 ¼ and to bed 9 P.M.

26 ~ 2 Clear and Fine – Heavy white frost – Ice 3/16 inch thick nearly – walked through day 3 to 4 Miles or 3 ½ to 5 Miles – To[unreadable] after breakfast the fine[?] 9 am and in evening – engaged all day with examinations of drafted men and had a heavy days work – son Jno Calvin returned from Harrisbg in cars at 4 P.M. Spent Evg chiefly at Hotel after walk and to bed 9 PM

27 ~ 3 Clear – Fine – Heavy White Frost & Ice – very Fine and beautiful through day – I walked after breakfast before 8 ¾ a.m. some 2 ½ Miles circular through day ½ Mile perhaps and after tea between 7 and 8 P.M. about 2 ½ Miles circular to the heart of Shamokin dam & back [unreadable symbol]. Pursued examinations of drafted men all day from 9 am to 12 ½ P.M. and from 2 to 5 ½ P.M. To bed 9 P.M.

28 ~ 4 Clear – Fine – Heavy White Frost – some ice – very beautiful and pleasant through [unreadable] through day – I walked as Yesterday and over the same walks and at same times except that in the morning after breakfast I walked up the River instead of on The Pottsville Turnpike – Spent day with examinations of drafted men from 9 am to 12 ¾ and from 2 to 5 ½ P.M. To bed 9 to 10

29 ~ 5 Clear – Fine – Pleasant – contd. Examinations – this the last day of our Programme of Examinations here but in consequence of attending the Funeral of Hugh Billas[?] Esqr two hours or more from 10 a.m. we did not get through our Board and Clerks attended in a body and walked as mourners with [unreadable] in the Army some of us with the Bench and Bar– we convened at Judge

Oct 29 ~ 5 contd. Judaris[?] office which is directly across the street from Mr Bettis[?] house – The Services were performed by the Episcopal Pastor in Mr. B’s house. we were not one. It was interesting to me that it so happened I could be present at said funeral as about the time I studied law and after I was [unreadable] acquainted with his daughter who were present at the Funeral two of them being [unreadable] viz Mrs. Bellows[?] and Mrs. Roderique[?] – walked through day 2 to 3 Miles To bed 9.

30 ~ 6 Cloudy – Muddish Ground again slight Frozen in morning as it has been for several mornings – I walked through day 2 to 3 Miles – Engaged till 3 or 4 P.M. with Board in finishing up examination of Northed.[?] coy.– wrote to Mrs. Rawn [unreadable] clerks packing up our Books – Papers [unreadable symbol] & between 3 and 5 P.M. ready for removal[?] to Selins Grove^†37 – Capt Clement Dr. Charlton Mr. Weitzel & Jno Calvin went in the cars at 11 P.M. to Harrisburg – I concluded to remain as the night ride down and up [unreadable phase] pay for the pleasure of staying at home a few hours and riding on Sunday Morning – I went to bed at 10 to 10 ½ P.M.

† Editor's Note: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania – Snyder County.

31 ~ 7 Rained commenced in last night – Rained steadily and Imant all morning to about 10 a.m. then began to clear and cleared up about noon. & fine at 1 P.M. and through rest of day – I bid them Goodbye at the Hotel and left at 2 to 3 P.M. in Steam Boat for Selins Grove – sd. Boat runs across Shamokin dam ("Bay" as I call it) about a mile to the canal side of the River where I got in a Canal Boat (3 [unreadable] coal Boat) for Selins Grove pd. for chestnuts in Sunbury 5 cts & to Porter for wheeling trunks to Boat 10 = .15

pd Fare on Steam Boat .15

Recd. [unreadable] of about quart of Pure [unreadable] Rye of Dr. Masser in Sunbury today arrived at Seling Grove about 5 P.M. and came to "Key Stone Hotel" Kept by a Mrs Byers. was not able to ascertain until after I had stopped here and after supper that Depy Shindle of this coy. had probably made arrangement for us to stop at a Mrs Scharfs where we are to have room as which to examine the men. I concluded to remain where I am at least till Monday as the House appears in all respects to be in First Rate one in Table – Rooms – bed as we had a most delightful supper after which I called men at Mrs Scharfs to book[?] at the Exams and this[?] Rooms[?] This[?] close by where I am stopping – I had been there before tea and learned something of Mr Shindle arrangements but not fully. I had also called before tea at Shindle [unreadable phrase] store[?] to try and find out where Mr Shindle the Depy who lives some nine miles from here at Midbleburg or Middleburg had arranged for us to go – I met Henry Snyder a son of Gov Snyder^†38 there I went to bed at Byers Hotel at 9 ½ to 10 P.M.

† Editor's Note: Simon Snyder (5 November 1759 - 9 November 1819) was the governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1808 to 1817. A Jeffersonian Democrat, he served three terms as speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives before becoming governor. He led the state through the War of 1812 and, following the conclusion of his term, was elected to the United States Senate, although he died in office in 1819, from Typhoid Fever. He was the first governor of Pennsylvania to be of German descent, and he was also the only governor to come from Snyder County, which bears his name in recognition of this fact. He is buried there in Old Lutheran Cemetery.