19-1 clear-fine-pleasant {paste over covers this section} I got to bed about 3 am and to sleep 3 ½ {paste over covers this section}8 ½ remained at home during fine noon {paste over covers this section} Rofs at 10 ½. spent day at home- [?] {paste over covers this section} -8pm to see [?] Clapp and conversed [?] {paste over covers this section}app. He was not in I was not at church {paste over covers this section} Mr. Nair of Lan caster County preached in our {paste over covers this section} to bed 10pm
20-2 clear- fine- warm {paste over cover this section} [?]
Mr. Calvin & Mrs. Martha {paste over covers this section}
Mrs. Elizabeth [?] {paste over covers this section} $10.00
paid person last week out of $ {paste over covers this section} [?] ho went to her house with Calvin {paste over covers this section} not [?]
at last Month – (she {paste over covers this section} .30
Mr. Calvin retained [?] {paste over covers this section} .70
Bal. recd by me {paste over covers this section} $1.00
[?] daughter Fanny {paste over covers this section} ess in full for 5 weeks Reading to {paste over covers this section} $1.25
9 tons hard Wilkes Barre Coal for Furnace recd of Eby Byers - - -at $8 per ton - $72.00
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Monday June 13th to Saturday June 18th
with inclusive
¼ [?] ounce of tea | 35 |
cornmeal | 10 |
1 or less that 3lbs meat | 58 |
3 ½ lbs boiling beef, 10- | 15 |
butter | 40 |
asparagus | 10 |
salad | 10 |
cabbage | -- |
strawberries 20, 25, | 45 |
cherries | 8 |
smearcase | 4 |
fish | 25 |
cheese | 3 |
gurist | 10 |
sugar 4 lbs | 72 |
2 bushels potatoes | 2.00 |
1 lb white sugar | 25 |
roles for tea | 10 |
spool of cotton | 10 |
6 lbs lamb, 15 | 90 |
3 ½ lbs beef 18 | 63 |
butter | 40 |
peas | 20 |
salad | 5 |
beets | 10 |
strawberries | 35 |
cherries | 10 |
Rhubarb | 10 |
onions | 6 |
applebutter | 20 |
smearcase | 2 |
gurist | 10 |
½ gal vinegar | 15 |
$9.56 |
bought for Mrs. R during my absence at Sunbury Received June 20-64
June 20-2 contd. was engaged all day with Board of enrolment exam ing supplemental drafted men of Dauphin County & drafting supplemental draft for Union & Snyder county [?] till 7pm walked around some between 7 and 8 pm to bed 10
21-3 clear-fine-warm
paid per Mrs Rawn 4 lbs Brown Sugar | 0.80 |
" " " " 5 ¾ lbs fried fish 22.5 - | 1.27 |
$2.07 |
I paid last evening to Mr. Berrder, his clerk [?] for
½ dozen bottles of claret wine at Zieglers - - | 4.00 |
Narr did sister Juliana Rawn for own use - - | 5.00 |
I paid for cough mixture at [?] 30 camphor 1oz 15 ½ pint Str. alcohol 20 - | .65 |
[?] note 19th inst to Rev. J. H. Robinson present kept copy- and sent today.
left town at about 2 pm in rail cars for Harrisburg with the [?] of clerks, orderly [?] [?] Rofs Nietzel, Burken, Hellen ( he [?] home to [?] mother who died in 2 or 3 days after) arrived at Sunbury at 4 pm and immediately commenced examining drafted men of Northern [?] county and contd examination till 6 ½ pm. Took our old quarters at [?]andy [?] hotel Capt Clement did not get up with us Dr. Charlton came up in last night- spent evening chiefly at hotel to bed 10
22-4 clear-fine-pleasant- I received last evening letter from daughter Fanny of [?]- which I did not receive as I should have done at this place last Friday or Saturday morning. Wrote to her this morning in reply her. I walked after breakfast between 7 ½ and 8 ¼ am, 2 to 3 miles. spent day at examinations and Evening chiefly at hotel to bed 10.
23-5 clear-fine-pleasant in early morning but very warm in middle of day and afternoon. Therm said. to be 97 degrees in Harrisburg by Bergners Pufer spent day with examinations-I walked 3 miles or more though day chiefly in evening. Capt. C. came from Harrisburg yesterday morning & has been with Board since-to bed 10 to 11 pm.
24-6 clear-fine- very warm- slight shower in last night [?] before-we pursued examinations all day till about 4 pm. when we finished said county of [?] and prepared to leave in the morning for Harrisburg. I read letter from wife & children Ha{paste over covers this section} day and evening 3 to {paste over covers this section}
25-7 clear- very warm {paste over covers this section}
I paid {paste over covers this section} .70
Paid Jumbler (cake) at {paste over covers this section} .20
" Nanny, cul boy, {paste over covers this section} .25
" [?] {paste over covers this section} .25
" sent Lieut. Rof {paste over covers this section} .5
those are the whole of {paste over covers this section} .85
home on Tuesday {paste over covers this section}
self and clerks [?] {paste over covers this section} Dr. Charlton who seems to have {paste over covers this section} [?] –left in last night-he arrived {paste over covers this section} [?] commenced preparing for {paste over covers this section} I called at Cal. Bumford’s office {paste over covers this section} [?] 14 inst. when concluded [?] {paste over covers this section} [?] about 3 ½ pm and draft {paste over covers this section} [?] draft for Dauphin [?] Monday {paste over covers this section}[?]
[?] bought during my [?] {paste over covers this section} $10.23
and also for the 2 ch[?] {paste over covers this section} .70
I paid cheek starups {paste over covers this section} .10
" 3lbs crackers {paste over covers this section} .25
went into Debby Rawns today at Halifax while the carriage stopped there some [?] [?] to [?] & water and had a [?] time with her and her Daughter Hannah, I also introduced to them Nietzel Rofs, Bucher, and Stundenant- whom I called over. I have not been at Debby’s house for several years- we were always [?] together (over)
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account-during my absence [?] Sunbury from
June 20 to 25 /64
knitting cotton 4 balls, 1bb | 1.20 |
4 ¾ lbs meat | .85 |
butter | .40 |
salad | .5 |
beets 2 bunches | .15 |
4 small bunches | .15 |
beans | .15 |
peas | .15 |
cherries | .10 |
cheese | .3 |
Smearcase 1 qt | .8 |
Buttermilk | .5 |
gurist | .10 |
roles | .5 |
[?] bal for comb | .30 |
[?] sand | .5 |
soft soap | .5 |
clothes [?] | .25 |
cherries | .10 |
5 lbs coffee | 1.75 |
3 lbs soap | .30 |
2 qts corn meal | .15 |
[?] making dress | 1.00 |
[?] [?] | .25 |
3 ½ lbs mutton | .85 |
2 lbs beef | .40 |
2 lbs butter | .50 |
1 doz eggs | .25 |
4 bunches beets | .15 |
salad | .5 |
applebutter | .20 |
smearcase | .7 |
$9.83 |
{written on left side} 2 church brooms 30 40 repaid out of church funds
{written on right side} [?] [?] [?] | .15 |
Sweet sour cherries | .20 |
cheese | .5 |
.40 | |
9.83 | |
$10.23 paid wife |
June 25-7 contd I paid Mr. T. Wilson city treasure by cheek to his [?]
on my property in 2 ward where I live running [?] to Rasberry alley | $44.80 |
" " " " 4 " Hufnagle now [?] Seglr house | $ 4.00 |
" " " " " " Benner late may now Howe " | $ 4.00 |
" " " " " " Benner " Mallower house | $ 6.40 |
" " " " " " Olvir, colored " | $ 4.00 |
" " " " " " Looker late (?) " | $ 4.00 |
" " " " " " [?] Wolf colored " | $ 2.40 |
" " " " " " Dr. Bower late Detwiller " | $ 4.80 |
" " " " " " Wher & Wygegme late Malay " | $ 3.20 |
" " " " 5 " Hamilton " Hopple " | $ 4.00 |
" " " " " " vacant lots adjoin Hopple lot | $ 3.20 |
$ 4.80 | |
five per cent off for [?] payment - | $ 4.24 |
Bal. pd. by Check as above - - | $80.56 |
called at [?] commons after tea by request of G. N. Zigler [?] made of me this morning at Sunbury that if Genl. at home & will be next Monday I shall [?] telegraph to him [?] [?] at Selinsgrove Pa. which I [?] 7 ½ pm [?]. Found the General in his beautiful yard. we sat down in his porch and talked awhile about the draft [?] – on my return up street I stopped at [?] Pearson door to speak with Mr Briggs his wife mother-Mrs Pearson cam to the door and commenced talk ing about the great beauty of our Poney- and expressed a wish to buy him- I promised to let her [?] of me should conclude to sell- called at Mary Beutty’s - home 8 1/2 – to bed 9 ½ to 10.
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