16-1 Clear. Fine. Windy. [?]. Coolish. We all of our House went to what is called the "Old South Church" Congregationalist at 10 ½ a.m. Rev Mr. Smith preacher. Mr. Bromell, wife and daughter and a young man from Reading Pa. a Boarder and pupil named Jameson from company [?] Jn^o. Calvin and myself. We sat in Mr. B’s pew church draped in mourning and services appropriate to the occasion of the President’s death…We dined at 12 ½ P.M. and spent afternoon chiefly at quarters and Jn^o. Calvin and self wrote to his mother - and I walked a mile or more after tea to put letter in P.O. I walked in all before and after tea three to four miles but did not seem to derive much benefit from the exercise. To bed 8 to 9 P.M.

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21-6 Windy. Rain – very disagreeable all day. I am exceedingly unwell in my chest-liver-stomach-kidneys. Dr. Charlton called to see me 2 pm. Daughter Fanny and wife went to Mr. Calvin Edge Hill.

Rec? of Mr Parton & Mary his wife of this place and Maria Brenneman wife of Henry of Ohio and mother of Kate V [Ragan?] said to have been married to Dick Haldeman in the matter of the charge of a conspiracy by said Dick against them on the 31^st [?] – and this day $10 & $15 = [?] $25.00.

pd bill on statement as here attached to wife for sundry marketing [?], get by her during my late absence. [Grocery list glued to page.] $ 9.20

I spent day at home and Evg also except being at Gross’ after tea for said tincture [?]. Cousin Hannah Waldron daughter of Deborah of Halifax here to tea and to stay all night. The body of Pres^t Lincoln arrived here under Heavy escort at 8 P.M. to remain until tomorrow and to be seen at the State Capitol. Wife and Daughter have gone out but I am entirely too unwell [?]—raining at this noting at 8 ¼ to 8 ½ P.M. extremely hard. Cannon are Firing and bells are tolling – solemn, solemn, scene!! But God makes and directs and this solemn death is a part of his mysterious ways past our finding out - We bow in strong Faith. To bed 9 ½ to 10.

22-7 Rain in night and this morning to 9 am [?]. Clear after 10 to 11 am. Great crowd and great arrangements in reference to the Pres[ident]ts Remains. They lie at the Capitol - were to be seen last night up to midnight and this morning from 7 to 9 am and by others to 10am – an Extremely large procession military and civic conducted the remains from the Capitol between 10 & 11 ¾ am to the Depot where they were embarked for Phil^a ab 12 (noon) I was not out except on our verandah as it was somewhat blustery and I was not very well. Mrs. Rawn and Self went in the afternoon to the Capitol to look at the draping of the Hall of H. of Rep. where he lay – we returned home 4 pm.

Mrs. Rawn at Market [vpo?]

[?] 15…1 lb butter 50. 7 lbs mutton and beef $1.25 – ½ Peck apples 20 $2.10

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