January 1 1865- Sunday - Clear & cloudy – Some windy – Coldish- softening in middle of the day. Mrs Rawn- self and children in church in the morning. Mr Mitchell preached an excellent and interesting discourse from the words "How old art thou?" spoken to Jacob in Egypt by his son Joseph. I was not at church in even. Mrs. Rawn and John Calvin there. I spent Eve at home went to bed 9 ½ to 10.

2-2 Cloudy – hard frozen- cold all day but calm and agreeable. Having young son of Mr. C Kunkel Esq. aged some 3 years and more buried this afternoon. I walked around between 10 ¾ and 12. P.M. 3 miles calling at Signs room on Meat alley- saw [illegible] –

I pd Eby Byers for 5 tons coal delivered to me

Oct. 8 and Nov 26^th in full $35.50

Rcd of him at same time for Professional Councel and Services in the matter of Sutton, Reminton, He, & Mulligan freight questions $10.00

that is to say I paid him the diff $25.50 by CK in [?] Bank

Rcd of Charles Sooker 1 Mos. Rent due this day ([illegible]) $9.00

" " Jeremiah Henson (Col?) 1 mos " " " " " $10.00

" " Geo. Olt & Herman Seger per Olt. 1 mos. Rent due 1 week [?] $12.50

Spent evening at home and to bed 9 ½ to 10.

3-3 Clear & Cloudy- fine- hard frozen – calm- cold but refreshing & bracing [?] I walked between 10 ½ and 11 ¾ am3 ½ to 4 miles around by Camp Curtin &c.

Rcd of Jno. Sautter 1 mos. Rent owe 1 [?] $15.00

" " M. Brownold 1 " Store Rent due 1 [?] $35.00

Paid 3 Weeks Daily Telegraph (to Berger) to 31^st [illegible] inclusive 0.37

Janry 3 -3 cont Paid Bergener per F.W. Blening for 19 Forney’s Bess to this day inclusive and quit taking it to get Public Ledger again though I can’t see but he should have had only 57 [illegible] of 0.65

Paid Sundries Ryans &c. 0.55

Spent evening at home and to bed 9 ½ to 10.

4-4 Snow in last Evens and in last night 1 to 2 inches – Clear and Cloudy and Cold through day. Mrs Rawn at Market I pd.

Rcd of Mr J. Goldsen of Landisville Lancaster Coy Pa. New Tenant for Next Year from [?] for the M.F. Brenner house [illegible]& next alley on Front months Rent of $50 in advance (Rent $300 for year) 1 mo. $25.00

Recd of of Mo Wolf 1 mos. Rent due 1 [?] $8.50

" " do. do. for Mrs. H. Colsheit bill of 18 ult. for

Mending Hydrant pipe= bul in certain repairs $1.50

called at [illegible] in afternoon half an hour or so and at Macdowals office afterwards for an hour or so till about 5 PM. Mrs. R. Fannie & self went to Meeting at Lecture Room of our church 7 to 8 ½- to bed 10.

5-5 Clear – fine – hard frozen – cold but [illegible] walked 3 ½ to 4 miles between 10 ½ and 11 ¾ am

[illegible] in Dau.Dep.Bank - - - $105.00

Rcd of John J Golden (v Yesterday) by letter of this date From his home another Mos. Rent 25.00

Paid for ½ lb Macaronies 30, bunting Paper 35 - - 0.65

Rcd letter from Mr Char. A. York 120 Charles ST was at meeting at Lec. Room in Ch. 7 two 8 ½ – Two bed 9 ½ to 10

6-6 Cloudy-hard frozen-Rain and sleet all day after about 10am I walked 3 miles or more bet. 10 and 11a- gums on- on walking hard unbearable. Rained only now and then. Spent most of day at home. Susan Peck called to bother me about 3 ½ aft pm. Evening being rough. Spent evening at home-health unusually adverse-too bed 10.

7-7 Snow-very stormy all day-very cold snow may have fallen some 3 to 4 inches but blew about all day. Sleighs out but weather then too tough for people to venture-Mrs Rawn at market I pd

Susan Peck in several times-last time with Geo. Bailey who is giving bail for her to administer on her due? husband [illegible]-are to come back on monday I wrote too Rev. John Maclean DD Print. Col. NJ.about my son Jno Calvin entering the freshman class & c. was at D. Henninings office and the Register and[illegible] offices today and returned home feeling good deal unusual- Evs home to bed 10.