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[28-1 Clear. Fine. Pleasant. I remained at home all day too unwell to go to church morning and evening. To be 9 ½ to 10.
29-2 Clear. Fine. Pleasant. Hold my Mare and Colt to Jacob J Milleisen Egr coy commissioner (Mare and Colt) for at same paid him in full for keeping her from the 19 Nov. $110.00
Start to this time at $4 per week for first form and at $5 a week for 2 weeks since 19 mch. Agreeing to call the keeping for the while time $20.00
From which bal of $84 M.M gave me his check on the Harrisburg Bank. $84.00
(Within Present my daughter Fannie and wife on 7 Aug. ’63)
Handed daughter Fannie for retyping mistake with Mr. Milliesen .50
" " " 27 cent for Bridge Toll to Picnic .60 .10
walked some little through day. Eat at home to bed 9 1/2.
30-3 Clear. Fine. Pleasant. Fannie and self walked after breakfast up to and around Capitol yard?. Better for me Mr. Calvin Edge H May 27 Mrs. Rawn and self walked after tea around by 72 out. Hale and 2nd. Mr. and Mrs. Warford in after 7 ½ pm. For an hour or so to bed 9 ½.
May 31-4 Clear. Fine. Pleasant.
| [?] credit in [?] himself bil as .19 [?] It might be for Mr. Campbell’s check for | $300.00 |
| Also for J.J Milleisens checkup? This day (13- 20 paid) | 84.00 |
| $384.00 |
| Mrs. Rawn at Market for 2 lbs. butter 50 2 lbs bread 30 2 ¼ beef 50 | $1.30 |
| 2 boxes strawberries 55 asparagus [?] 1 ¼ lb Ham 35 fruit 5 | 1.10 |
| $2.40 |
I went to [?] [?] of [?] it Home in York to [?] to hear me thing of Charles. Mrs. Rawn had written to [?] friend (so called) Bill (N.H) [?] Jersey City sent Friday. Am still feeling badly can take a little (Mrs. Rawn at Market) exercise and home seems to me to advantage spent day and evening chiefly at home and to bed 9 ½.
June 1-5 Clear – Fine – Pleasant – warm – condition of health about the same certainly not improving any. Spent day chiefly at home.
Recd of Fanny Johnson alias Fanny Fyatts 1 mon Rent. $8.00 (v. 15 Mach last)
Mrs. Rawn [Fannie] spent [?] from 11 ¾ to [8]. M. at Mary P. [Beattington] Mrs. Charlton there all the time, when I came home – To bed 9 ½ .
2-6 Clear and cloudy and very warm. [?] to [limit] to Harrisburg [Yar] Co. $4.20
recd letter from [Mr] Calvin June 1 Edge – Hill. The soldiers are fast returning from the war – remnants of regiments come into town everyday and several, somedays and quarter at Camp [Curtis ?].
Paid Sister Julie Ana Rawn in full of Principal and Interest of my Bond to her dated July 6. ’58 (v Oct 64) $64.88
This was her share of money from Aunt Mary [Cheyney’s] estate which I agreed to hold at [Int] for her.
Recd of Theresa [Schwark] 1 mn. Rent are 1 [mit]. $12.50
" " [Mr.] A. Agleton 1 " " " " $12.50
Spent day and evening at home and to bed 9 ½.
3-7 Clear – Fine – Pleasant – I did not get up till 9 to 9 ½ am. Got breakfast at 10 am.
| Mrs. Rawn at market [?] 2 lb butter 50 beefsteak 35 | .85 |
| [1/2 lb beef?] 35. 1 lb veal [cutlet] 25. Slice Ham 25 1 lb lard 26 | $1.05 |
| 2 boxes strawberries 40. Rhubarb, asparagus, [?] | .90 |
| Bread 5 3 lb sugar 54. 1 lb [do ?] 15. 2 lb white sugar 40. 2 [turnips] = | 1.26 |
| 3 lb cornmeal 20, Ham 35 at [Grays] - | .55 |
| $4.61 |
June 3-7 cont.d
[This journal entry has two paste overs, which made transcribing the single page nearly impossible. From what little was seen behind the paste overs, Rawn made note of rents paid. Also, of "Mrs. Rawn and daughter at church in morning Rev. [M. Robinson] preached in morning." He also made note of his health when he stated, "I spent day at home. getting no better, but worse"]
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