Nov 1 ~ 1 Clear – Fine – Fresh – Dr Charlton our Surgeon got there this morning at about daylight he says[?] and went to bed where he remaines till I came from church – I went to what they call the New Lutheran church where I heard a good Sermon from their Preacher the Rev Mr Domer[?]. Met Dr. Charlton at dinner I walked to the upper end nearly and to the lower end of the mile long town after breakfast and before church – There are much better and many more good houses here then in Sunbury – Population here some 1500 – Sunbury some 2500. In the afternoon between 2 and 4 P.M. I walked to the upper end of town to the Bridge that crosses Penna. Creek about a Mile from my hotel – there into two grave Yards in the place to hunt Ex Gov Snyder grave which I found in the old Lutheran grave Yard at the Lower part of the town – a Mound in the Middle of the grave Yard about 1 ½ feet about the general surface with a large flat stone (Marble slab) some 7 to 8 feet long by 4 to 5 wide in [unreadable] any name or date in any thing whatever to in from the uniformed of whose remains rested beneath it – I had been informed [unreadable] man or boy son of Mary M. Snyder as he said and grandson of Ex Gov Snyder that the grave would be so found. I had to climb over a [unreadable] brick wall to get into the grave Yard. after return to Hotel I wrote a long letter my Wife Harrisburg – Spent evening at the Hotel and To bed at 9 ½ P.M.

2 ~ 2 Cloudy – Foggy & damp in morning till 9 or 10 a.m. Then clear and Fine rest of day – at about 11 a.m. on clerks viz Weitzel, Ross, Gobin, Engle, Jno Calvin Rawn and orderly Geo made their appearance from Sunbury having come down in the 10-o-clock train of cars and crossed the River in a boat as flat at the Ferry at this place – soon after Capt Clement Dr. Mosser and our guard made their appearance from the same place having crossed the River in steamboat

Nov 2 ~ 2 Contd. as I did at Sunbury and traveled down on the side. The soldiers marching and Capt C and Dr.Mosser and the Books – Papers & coming in a two horse wagon – [unreadable] that none of our clerks came by the RI Rd except Weitzel, Ross, & JC Rawn – the others & orderly came with Capt C & Dr. Mosser – People are coming into the town [unreadable phrase] to the draft –at 2 P.M. We commenced examinations of the drafted men which we pursued very [unreadable] till about 5 ½ P.M. when we adjourned for supper. at 7 P.M. Dr. Charlton & Self of the Board and the clerks met again and pursued our examinations till after 8 P.M. Capt C & Dr Mosser went home to Sunbury at 6 P.M. on a/c of Captains family being unwell & Dr. Mosser wanted to see his patients – Spent 2 hrs after Session at Hotel & to bed 9 ½ P.M.

3 ~ 3 Clear – Fine – beautiful – mild – commenced Exn. at 8 ½ am and pursued them all day with intermission from 12 ½ to 2 P.M. till about 5 ½ to 6 P.M. spent Evg chiefly Hotel and to bed 9.

4 ~ 4 Clear – Fine – Mild – beautiful – pursued examinations of drafted men all day – Capt C still going home in eveng. to Sunbury to return in Morning – Evg. at hotel and to bed 9 to 10.

5 ~ 5 Clear and Cloudy – Mild – Pleasant – delightful weather Capt C. did not arrive from Sunbury this morning till 10 a.m. his son 2 yrs old dangerously ill – supposed to be dying – Recd word about 2 P.M. that it was dead – he left for home about 3 ½ to 4 P.M. Recd. letter form Wife & Daughter. Rev Mr. Domer[?] – Dr.[?] Wagonseller[?] & Mr Wagonseller of this place spent an hour or so at our Hotel in Parlour in conversation. the two [undreadable] after tea the other before dinner – Spent Evg. chiefly at Hotel and to bed 9 ½ to 10.

6 ~ 6 Clear & Fine – Pleasant – Dr. Charlton and Self pursued examinations of drafted men all day from 9 am to 12 ½ P.M. and from 2 to 5 ½ or 6 P.M. Dr. Charlton and Self rode round after dinner with horse and Tillury[?] of a Mr Zell a liquor Merchant of Womelsdorf[?]^†39 Berks or Lebanon county – walked through day and evening 2 to 3 miles – wrote letters to W.T.[?] Bishop Esqr^‡40 and to my wife Harrisburg. wrote said letters after tea and our[?] examining room – To Bishop in report of Dean v Brownlow[?] arbitration – To bed 10 P.M.

† Editor's Note: Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania – Berks County.

‡ Editor's Note: Directory lists BISHOP WILLIAM T., attorney at law, Raspberry al opp Court House, h Pine c Raspberry al.

7 ~ 7 Clear & cloudy – some Rain & storm at 3 P.M. or thereabouts – Dr. Charlton and Self commenced examinations of drafted men at 8 ½ am but about 9 ¼ am recd. word that Capt Clement had dispatched carriages form Sunbury to this place for us. Clerks & all to attend the Funeral of his child at 11 a.m. we at once adjd. the Board to 2 P.M. and made ready to start – Dr. Charlton and Self rode over with Horse and Tillury[?] of Mr Zell and we all got to Sunbury about 11 a.m. we crossed the Shamokin dam with [unreadable phrase] on the Steam boat – Mr Weitzel – Mr Golin – Jno Calvin Rawn Mr. Shindle and orderly osgood in a sent from Sunbury – Ross followed with Sheriff Vandyke and Norman Engle had gone up early in morning. We provided at once to Capt Clements – services at [unreadable] by Rev Mr Gilson[?] of Epis church – we Dr Ch & Self and clerks walked next the mourners Dr. C & Self by urgent request of Capt Clement took dinner at 1 ½ P.M. at his house – present [unreadable] as Rev Mr Gilson adjt Clapp, Mrs Clapp, Capt C, Dr and Mrs Mosser & Miss Clement Capts older sister – had pleasant and agreeable dinner party and nice dinner – Dr and Self did not get off from Sunbury till 2 ½ P.M. The rest of our Party had precede in nearly an hour – we drive round by Northumberland – very pretty and pleasant ride but some 3 to 4 miles further than to cross the river in the Boat which was not at the wharf when we came there and consequently we drive round as [unreadable] – we got back to Selins Grove at 3 ½ P.M. or thereabouts and immediately resumed the business of the Board and pursued it to about 6 ½ P.M. –

The [unreadable] Harry[?] at Sunbury I had forgotten to give some money to for cleaning boots [unreadable symbol] while we were there lately and hence gave it to him as above – Spent Evg at our Hotel listening to superior music on 2 violins & base viol by Byers – Feren & Malick – To bed 10.