28 – 1 Clear – Pleasant – Some Rain in last n[ight?]. Bile on my back still bad – I walked bet[ween]. 9 and 10 ¼ am. 3 miles also having the two dogs Jim & Jack along – Wrote to Son Charles 101 Chaltour Street, N. York where his is recruiting., and to Son Jno [John] Calvin Camp Mankins Woods Baltimore, Md. I repeated the letter of Cha[rle]s to Calvin. I was not at church – Rev. Mr. Robinson of the [?] Presby[terian] Ch[urch] preached in our ch[urch] in morning. No ch[urch] in Ev[enin]g. Mrs. R[awn] & Fanny went to the Locust St. Methodist Ch[urch] in the evening. To bed 9 to 10.
29 – 2 Clear & Cloudy – Pleasant – Met B[oar]d of Enrollm[en]t morning and afternoon. Dr. C[harlton] and Self only present. Capt. C[lement] not in Room once today. Daughter Fannie & Self walked [round] bet[ween] 9 & 10 am with our dogs for ½ hour and Mrs. Rawn and Myself with dogs bet[ween] 6 ½ and 7 ½ pm. Bile considerably better today for the first time. To bed 9 ½.
30 – 3 Clear & Fine. Pleasant – 1201st Reg[imen]t Col. [?] left town in Camp Curtain this morning & crossed the River toward Chambersburg. Talk with Mrs. [Manford] about [?] Philips & Dr. Charlton.
Aug 30 – 3 cont[inued] – Met Board of Enrollm[en]t morning & afternoon. Capt Clement absent all day except a short time at 11 ½ am. I walked bet[ween] 9 & 10 am. and bet[ween] 6 ½ & 7 ½ pm. To bed 9 ½ to 10.
31 – 4 Clear – Fine – Pleasant – I was at Quarter Master Reichenbach’s office after breakfast to see about [?] for him –
Mrs. Rawn at Market [?] (Yest[erday?]) ½ Peck Peaches | .30 |
2 ½ lbs Meat 50, 1 doz corn 20, ½ Peck Tomatoes 15, [?] Potatoes 25 = | $1.10 |
½ Peck apples 11 fruit [?] 10, 2 qts apple butter 50 | .71 |
1 spool cotton 18, To Hired woman Maria Lewis on a/c [account of?] wages 80 | .98 |
postage on 2 letters 6, 1 box [Glue] 15, 3 yds [?] for Fanny 15 = | .30 |
2 lbs White Sugar 60 crackers & ground Nuts (by Myself) 37 | .97 |
$4.42 |
Met Board of Enrollment morning and afternoon. Dr. C[harlton] & Self only present. Mrs. Rawn and Self walked around between 6 ½ and 7 ½ pm half an hour or so. Calling at Mrs. [?] door and she saying in reply to my query on that point that we (the [?] of the [?] Presby[terian] Ch[urch]) have the house that Birds live in and are therefore to collect the rent from the tenant. To bed 9 ½.
Sept. 1-5 Clear-Pleasant-Good in morning & Pleasantly cool all day- I attended to the delivery of my [?] at the [?] after breakfast bet. [between] 9 & 10 am. Daughter Fanny with me on a walk with our dogs. Get 4 9 ½ lbs. [pounds] oates & 5 74 lbs. [pounds] Hay[Big?] 372 lbs. [pounds] for 1 horse 31 days & 120 lbs. [pounds] for 1 horse 10 days. 434 lbs. [pounds] Hay for 1 horse 31 days 140 lbs. [pounds] for 1 horse 10 days Pony sold 10th [left ?]
Recd of Mrs. Brownold 1 Mon. [Month] Rent for stone room Due this day } $35.00
Recd of Mrs. Fanny Fyatts 1 Mon. [Month] Rent on a/c $11.00
" [?] & Herman Srger [?] 1 Mon. [Month] Rent due this day $12.50
Pd. [Paid] Daily Telegraph for Mr. Zimmerman from 23 Apr. [April] to 27 May to [?] at 8 ch[?] [?] for 12 weeks to 16 July and at 12 [?] weeks from 16 July to 27 Aug. [August] 6 " 96 & 72 = $1.68 Met Board of Enrollment . Morning and afternoon. Only Dr. Se [?] and self present. Capt. [Captain] C. met in room all day. Pleasant Evening at home and to bed 9 PM.
Sept. 2-6 Clear. Fine. Pleasant. Daughter Fanny self walked between 8 ½ and 10 am 8 miles circular to [Rounk’s ?] mill and back. My wife lay here getting better for 2 or 3 days but this is the first day it has not annoyed me considerally towards evenings. Met Board of Enrollment. Morning and afternoon Dr. C and self only present except an ½ hour or more. Capt. C. was present in the afternoon, pleasant evening cheerfully at home. Yes. [Yesterday ?] [?] mare Mr. Ruplely [?] got some 9 hays of oates at my stable today about [?] 2 of the hays his own the other > government bays. I had the oath to share from my [?] as Comm. 130 Enrollment He is to [?] me with said oath on a/c [?] To bed 9 ½ to 10 PM
3-7 Cloudy. Rain in evening. Coolish all day. Mrs. Rawn market and h [?] Buf [?] Mutton 83, 1 lbs [pound] butter 80 = $1.03 Tomatoes 15 corn 20 ½ Peck Peaches 30, fruit bread 10 = .75 1 bushel Potatoes $1.00, 2 ¾ [?] Honey $1.20 2.80
$5.18
Paid G.D. Mathers by check to his [?] on [?] My 1/6 share of makings brick leaver in celluar at [?] includings on the whole $^ for [?] Evan Geary was handler of the 10 [?] delivery at [?] $13.92
[[?] Bill [?] Receipt for Explanation]
Recd of Glo. Olvis 1 Mon. [Month] Rent one 1 unit $9.00
" " Mrs. Martha Jones
" Elizth [Elizabeth?] Whileymore [?] 1 Mon. [Month] Rent one 1 unit $10.00
Met Board of Enrollment. Morning and afternoon. Capt. C. not present all day. I walked between 9 and 10 am. 2 ½ to 3 Miles. Mrs. R. [Raun] Fannie and self at Mrs. Mary Beathings [?] short time about 7 PM. I stopped in for a Min. [minute] [?] at a Den.[?] Rat.[?] [?] Meeting in Court House at 8. Hamal at speech. Left in disgust. To bed 9 ½.
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