17~1 Clear and warm. I was at our church with my family morning and evening. [following sentence was written above the previous sentence] Got ice for first time this season of [?]. home 9 ½ to bed 10 PM.

18~2 Clear and very warm. Settled with Mary Scott Clendenin the Bal. Prin + Int. on my Bond dated [?] 12/38 being Prin. $1.50 + Int $4.12 and on which bond p^d her 24 May last $2.50, and this day Borrowed [?] from her the further sum of $100 at her request for which and the bal principal due on the old bond as aforesaid making $2.50 I gave her my new Bond of this date and p^d her the s^d int^r of $4.12 by deducting it from Bal. due on her boarding and rec^d her ck on the H^g Sav^g Instⁿ for $115..38 being the S^d $100 Borrowed and the Bal of her Boarding after deducting the S^d $4.12 Int. and $12 Borrowed by my wife of her and marked as [billed?] the inst + $1. got by me of her 16th inst. Paid W.P. Hays (Sexton/$2.00 for digging grave for my son Joseph in April last. Took ride this morning on horseback 5 miles about 9 a.m. Rec^d of Mo Philips for the heirs of JW Trimble dec^d $20 being the [qrs? or grs?] sent coming due 1 Oct. next Wife, son Cha^s Self took walk after tea. Spent Ev^g home + to bed 10 P.M.

19~3 Clear + Very Warm. Took ride 5 or 6 ms from 8 ½ to 10 am Dep^d in the H Sav^g Instⁿ $100: out of CK rec^d of MSC yesterday. Handed wife 25 Cts repaid W^m McClure Esq in [Ekel] in Sherry n^o 54 April 7, 1839 [D.C.P. box? Or D.C. Pleas?] $4.00 paid by him to Mr. Geo W [Laying? or Saying?] for writing paper Books in S^d case for the late Sup Court to come out of money rec^d by me for S^d plff Jan 10. Last. Paid Mick^l Bender for the heirs of Ja^s Trimble dec^d $8.50 ¼ for materials + building oven at property of said heirs occupied by Conrad Maltzried. Called with my wife to see Mrs. Nagle and at Shunks to see J.K.Findlay and his wife – home 9 and to bed 9 ½ P.M.

20~4 Clear + Pleasant – Rain last evening paid Mrs. Milleisen $4.73 Bal in full for butter from May 11 to this day both inclusive 21 market days 2 lbs per day and she having been p^d on S^d [?] by my wife 24 last m^s $2.00 – Paid for marketing 15 cts handed Martin, Ostter 6 ¼ , p^d for alcohol 12 ½ cts amt 3 [hems?] 33 ¾ cts – Rec^d of Jacob Garman one of the adm^s of Geo Garman dec^d Fee $5.00 on a/c for professional counsel in relation to estate of said George. Paid Mr. Dougherty [runner? or supper?] from bar office present D.W. Rawn of whom I got the charge 50 cts freight of a Venetian Blind for my office window from Edward Hedges Phil^a this day brought under charge of W^m Greenawatt who, Dougherty said, he was to get 50 cts for it. Wrote to Bechtold + Shoemaker Spring Creek Dauphin County kept copy on subject of claim of Patterson Co. rec^d 8 inst. Received letter from H.C. Hickok Esq. "Bloomfield July 11/42" and p^d POS 10 ½ in reply to mine of July 1 + 15 enclosing a check on the [76 Had^d Mk^t?] to my order for $197 on a/c of the M^cClure Abbott claim against Welsch- wife, son Cha^s + self took walk after tea. Spent evening after wd returned at home and to bed at 9 ½ P.M.

21~5 Clear + Pleasant. Took ride on horseback 8 or 9 miles from 8 to 10 a.m. Paid J.W. Harper 80 ½ cts his witness fees in [Herron?] vs Miller N^o 79 ap^t T. 1841 out of [Piff’s?] bill rec^d by me 11 Mch last. Rec^d of W^m H Parsons for Elizah Mitchell ex^r of James Lynd Jr. dec^d further sum of $20 an acct. of claim against him (v. Aug. 10/41) deposited in Harrisburg Savings [ ? ] $197 being the chk ^2nd of H.C. Hickok rec^d yesterday. Wife son Cha^s self took ride in Dearbourn after tea from 6 ½ to 7 ½ p.m. Spent evening at home and to bed 9 ½ P.M.

22~6 Clear + Pleasant – ride on horseback from 8 ½ to 10 ½ a.m. 8 or 9 miles. Paid for 2 qts dewberries. 12 ½ + 6 ¼ to Martin the Ostter yesterday – amt 18 ¾ cts. Rec^d of John Dowding $50 in case of Bear +c. vs. Dowding in Dau. C. Pleas N^o 137 Nov. 1. 1841 on acct. Spent day chiefly in office – Chas self took walk after tea – to bed 10 PM.

23~7 Clear + warm. – paid for marketing by mother C. including 2lbs of butter of Mrs Milleisen at 30 cts. 67 cts Handed wife for lamp oil + a hickory broom 50 cts took ride on horseback from 8 ¼ to 10 ¼ a.m. 8 or 9 miles paid for papers 3 cts and handed wife 75 cts. to pay Mrs. Hoffman for 3 weeks milk + cream to this day inclusive in full- Amt 4 items above $1.95- took ride after tea 3 or 4 miles by 7 ¾ or 8 P.M. – to bed 9 P.M.