15 ~ 1 Rain more or less through the day – was at Rev. Mr. Nichols church morning and evening – Dr. Charlton also there in evening and Some others of the Board – was at our Boards Room in Court House in afternoon and wrote long letter to my wife Harrisburg – To bed 9 to 10 P.M.

16 ~ 2 Clear – Pleasant – Mild – [unreadable] Examinations till near noon in consequence of absence of Capt Clement when[?] went[?] home to Sunbury on Saturday – Dr. Charlton & Self at Rooms of Board – I from 8 ½ am and Dr. C from about 9 ¼ am. – contd. Examinations during the afternoon – Recd. letter from Wife with me from son Charles from Sante Fe New Mexico dated I walked some 2 or 3 miles through day. To bed 9.

17 ~ 3 Heavy Fog and Frost in morning and then rain more or less through day after about 9 a.m. very unpleasant – wrote to Wife on answered to hers recd. Yesterday – walked some through day –

at Rooms in Court House from 7 ¼ to 8 ¼ P.M. in relation to re-subdistricting Dauphin County – To bed 9 ½ to 10 P.M.

18 ~ 4 Cloudy – raw – unpleasant – contd. examinations all day Dr. Charlton sick in bed till afternoon – did not come to rooms till between 3 and 4 P.M. Recd. letter last Evg. from Mrs. Nellie Eyster Harrisburg Nov 16. am very sore in my right chest today – bilious[?] – feel good deal unwell, through at work all day – walked through day 2 ½ to 3 miles – Recd. invitation from Wm. Cameron Esqr this morng to attend with Bd of Enrollmt. at his house – wrote him note in Evg that in course querue[?]]of indisposition I can not attend – Spent Evg at Hotel & to bed 8 to 9 P.M.

Nov 19 ~ 5 Clear & Cloudy – Pleasant – Contd. Examinations all day – I am considerable indisposed with soreness & tightness all down the right side of the chest. nevertheless contd. busy at work all day – am some what bilious[?] and feverish – aching in bones [unreadable symbol] Walked in Eveng between 5 and 6 P.M. some 3 Miles or so in town – Spent Evg. Hotel & to bed 9.

20 ~ 6 Clear & Cloudy – reasonable agreeable – contd. examinations all day I am yet considerable indisposed – slept very badly last night being sensible almost all the time when asleep of very unpleasant & disagreeable dreams chiefly about the draft and awake more than half the time. Spent Evg at the Hotel and to bed 8 to 9 P.M.

21 ~ 7 Rain and very unpleasant all day – slept badly again last night but am in some respects better – but none to well for the day or the business though we have not much to do to day – we got through with Examinations for this county and adjourned the Board about 4 P.M.

Handed Jno. Calvin ~ ~ $1.00

He and Mr Weitzel left at 10 ½ P.M. in cars for home at Harrisburg & Capt Clement and Dr Mosser for home at Sunbury – I shall remain till Money as I not like night traveling and am not well. Leiut. Ross will also remain till then but for a different reason. I went to bed 9 to 9 ½ -