8-1 Clear & very fine & very mild - wife & son Chas at church in morning & self in Ev. - I took exercise in front room upstairs & on Boardway by Capitol about 1PM. 2or 3 ms. - home 8 1/2 & to bed 9 PM.
9-2 Clear & very fine & mild -[?] I was in an hour or more in morning. Attended Funeral at 2 P.M. to “Cemetery” with my horse & carriage of 2 year old child of Herman Alricks Esq. - took with me Miss Kean (Kane) Mrs. Dole & my wife & found it a very solid load for the Roads. - I had called at Mr. H’s last Ev. as I went to church and offered the service of my carriage to him for the funeral which he notified me this morning through his brother Hamilton he would accept. pd. Bill Butler (col. man) 10 cts for going with me to River & cleaning off carriage - taking it to Carriage House, bringing Horse back, cleaning it - Barny Hubley, Ann [?], Ned [?] in Ev. Spent Ev. at home [?] McKeever in from 7 1/2 to 9 1/2 P.M.- to bed 10 P.M.
10-3 Clear & fine & mild - Walked on Boardway morning & afternoon some 3 or 4 miles - [?] Carson Esq. along in afternoon - pd. for 5 lbs cracken 25 cts at Muench’s (v 5 inst) pd for 1 lb nails 6 for Geo. Utz to [?] Box for Son Chas - for [?] Amt - 33. in Court short time in morning - Spent Ev. at home. J.K. McKeever in from 8 to near 9 P.M. waiting for rough sketch or draft of deed he [?] for me - to bed 9 1/2 P.M.
11-4 Clear & very fine & mild - has been frozen still in morn till 9 am or thereabouts through this mild weather - Paid [?] for veal 10 cts. Recd letter from Mr. Fesler [?] enclosing transcripts of suit by himself [?] & appeal by Fesler with $1.00 [?] Entry [?] Entered appeal & pd. [?] 50 cts surplus was Fee 50/100. More in reply to Fesler enclosing notice to choose [?] 28 inst. pd. lst night for “Hoffman [?]” Gift for Daughter [?] at the lessons. - for Butter at [?] 1 lb. 18 3/4 cts. for 1 1/2 yds Ribbon 8 cts for dress for child. Amt 33. Rode on horseback from 10 1/2 to 11 3/4 am. 7 ms. & walked on Boardway in afternoon alot 2 ms. - was in Ct. House short time today on & off to see Whig Con. to nom. Cand. for Can. Conv. - Ev. home & to bed 10.
12-5 Cloudy - Some little rain morn. rode on horseback from 10 1/4 to 11 1/4 am. pd. for Celery 6 - for Table Wine 12 1/2 to Sanders for Mending wifes shoes 12 1/2 - and at Lutz’s for 1 Bottle [?] Panacea $1.50. Walked on Boardway in afternoon 1 1/2 or 2 ms. was in Court House short time in Ev. hearing Dr. Elder formerly of this place lecture on Temperance. McKeever & [?] called after lecture at 9 & remained till 10 1/4 PM. to bed 10 1/2.
13-6 Rain - very mild - Rec letter from S. M. Barclay Bedford March 11 & pd 5 cts - about [?] Bedford Mineral Water Recd. 3 letters with information that [?] Water was $3 & changes to [?] $1.25 which I am directed to pay to Mr. [?] of the land office which I have done this day $4.25
13-6 Cont’d. note to S. M. Barclay in reply & kept copy informing him of said [?] & sending [?] therefor - Spent Ev. at home & to bed at 9 PM.
14-7 Heavy Rain in Last Night - Clear & fine & windy today. [?] very high & River rising rapidly. pd. for 2 lbs Butter 37 1/2 (this yesterday) pd. for Liver 6 1/4 - Amt 43 3/4. Was at State Lib.from 12 noon to 1 PM. -Wrote to Mr. B. Bratton Carlisle & kept copy walked around 2 or 3 ms. in afternoon joined wife, Fanny Alricks & walked with her for River to Canal & back to Herman Alrick’s - Recd wagon load of oakwood yesterday of Chas Roads (client) for which he has credit on acct. $2.25 in Dep. Book - Spent Ev. at home & to bed at 10 P.M.
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