12-1 Morning from 9 am till noon – fell 3 or 4 [inches?] [ ]or more Blowing [ ] considerably at this nothing at 2 to 3. Mrs. Rawn and children at church in morning. I was not there – no church in evening – all at home in Ev. except [Mr.] Calvin. I wrote to Jon Charles New York ( [ ] ) to bed 9 ½.

13-2 Clear – Fine. Very cold all day First Rate Sleighing – Mr. E. Forster called in morning-d met him at D. Hennings office from 3 ½ to 4 ½ Rec? letter from S.H. Taylor L.L.D. another man. Febr 11. (…inst) Handed daughter Fannie to go to Artemus Mardi speeches be in the courthouse this evening. Her Mother – Aunt Mary + Nelly Beatty along .25

Spent evening at home and to bed 8 ½ to 9.

14-3 Clear. Fine. Very cold. First rate Weighing. Rec? of Geo. Olvis 1 Mos Rent due 1 Mos $9.00. Rec? of John Molf [ ] wife 2 Mos. Rent $25.00. (this in advance on New home for 1865 to 1866) Olvis’ Payt. Is in full of this month to apt whom In handy – Henry to [ ]

Feby 14-3 Court. Rec? of Col. …Panter – [ ] of Rent due by [ ] 15 inst in full of his Rent $30.00

Rec? his son John Calvin 5 lb coffee $12.00

[Rec? his] wife … 4 lb … Mullins .88

[Rec?] First Molasses 15, Buttons Fannies Coat .18

[ ] for [ ] $1.00

[Rec?] copy book for Fannie 25 = $4.31

Spent day and evening simply at home and to bed 9 ½.

15-4 Cloudy Morning – hailing and raining 9 am to 3 or 4 [afternoon] Rain fell 3 or 4 Inches deep. Fine last night at Pollock’s next door to us. Me here roused last night by one door bell being rung very hard and by a pounding on the door and the cry of Fire, and immediately I heard Mr. Pollock in his house about opposite my bed hollow very excitedly to his girl "Mary get out the house is on fire" – This has awful announcement. I got out about ¼ to ½ past 2 o’clock – our house has thick brick. Wife and children got out. I made up my mind the chances there for being burnt … gathered my money a [ ] of hundred dollars or so together and put that and hatch into that bay with some #60 or more in gold silver put into my [ ] coat pocket and assumed that next might have to go. My health too bad to make any extended exertion at having much. I put deliberately [ ] over [ ] guns on and was out at over in about ½ an hour. Fire said to be in cellar. Fire plugs [ ] - no water got [ ] them for at heart ¾ [ ] time. I heard P. call his girl, any [ ] Mr. Calvin + Martha Pollock no doubt checked the fire (which turned out to be in the cellar) by honing water through a small hole in the [ ] where he could ace the flame under him, out of a coffee burler[?]. [ ] Appeared they had poured hickory ashes [ ] into a [ ] tax and that [ ] connecting with the [ ] a grand piece of the Most criminal [ ], excused, by their saying "Bill" the boy in the [ ] a [ ] 12 years of age did it, by pouring hickory ashes their Monday [ ] Last to save for his mother [ ] last Pollock and his wife [ ] guilt endangering the lives and [ ] not nereby [nearby?] [ ] I made with my mind me here [ ] to be burned down and my health would not allow of me goings into a mornings often [ ] and all must go together. I gathered with my money some #300 batch + and put into my Packet in a [ ] bag – got on my [ ] shoes – big coat – got Fanny [ ] and the give charged them all to keep calm and [ ] and in ½ an hour from Follack call [ ] give [ ] some 20 to 30 min around [ ] back [ ] which turned out to be

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Rec? letter from Jon Charles New York Feb 13 Day and evening at home and to be 9.

16-5 Clear. Fine all day.- Mild – Morning [ ] day after 9 or 10 am Sleighing good in slush … as now Pollock deep and [ ] Handed Jon [ ] both mended .25

Rec? of [Mr.] Bronner 1 Mos. Rent due 1 Mos $20.00

I called at John [ ] 12 noon [ ] and at their place and walked around in all a Mile or so – Blackman named [ ] during afternoon cleaning from next of my yard – He got his dinner [ ] I hurd[heard] him in the evening and gave him about 3 qts [ ] a quarter at hand; .25

That evening at home and to bed 9 to 9 ½.

17-6 Clear. Fine. Like yesterday. Frozen hands to 9 to 10 or 11 am and in the shade – Sleighs running all day and sleighing good in [afternoon?] Jon Charles’ Mother went to him yesterday – I walked around some [in the] afternoon but very limitedly – I [paid] for 2 [ ] apples – size of the large hens eg .05

Spent evening at home and to bed 9 ½.

18-7 Cloudy – Clear + cloudy – soft – [ ] all day after 9

Feb 18-7 (cont.) I sold to J.M Kreitter of Dauphin [ ] Bank my 12 shares ($300) [ ] in mid Bank, bought by my when the [ ] commenced in 183 [ ] at $ 25 share – sold for one thousand cash $1000.00

Rec? [ ] Bank for $30 $61.25

[Rec? Bank] 6 mos [ ] From 15 Aug last on my $4000 of U.S. 7-30 February [ ] and [ ] in Bank [ ] 15 Aug last $2000. $140.00

It may be remarked that the value of [ ] Bank Stock is largely of Mainly owing to the fact that the Bank has a Surplus Fund of [ ] $84,000 on hand [ ] the Capital North on Bank ($50,000) and that the Bank [ ] May be [ ] from 15 to 20,000 [ ] What connection it has in the Harrisburg Cotton Co. is yet to be developed [ ] when the North [ ] May be in the hand of a few of the knowing men of the finances "ring." I was at Crossman’s and [ ] about 8 am to buy for daughter Fannie and at Mullins Store afterwards [ ] To bed 9 ½.