Sunday, August 8, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

8—1 Clear / Cloudy Some Rain . Th. 76—9 ½. 81—1PM. Children self at Church in mg —wife, Son Chas self ere in Evg.—home 9 To bed 9 ½ PM.

Monday, August 9, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

9—2 Cloudy, damp, Some Rain—Th. 74—6 AM. 85—1 P.M. rode on horseback morning + Eveng an hour each time after breakfast + before tea.—Spent Eveng at home and to bed at 9 ½ P.M.

Tuesday, August 10, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

10—3 Clear / Cloudy—Sultry. fine air at times Th. 78 80, 83, 85, 84 at 8, 10, 11 AM. noon, 8 + 4 P.M. 80, 7 P.M. rode on horseback from 9 to 10 am. /from 5 to 6 P.M. 10 Ms in all, [Mte] again to [Jno.] D. Evans Paoli /Kept copy (v 5 [inst]). at Haldeman house next Shunks where Mrs. Mary S. Beatty going to housekeeping., few minutes about 10 ¼ am. Recd note from Geo. Kunkle by [Ivy] Troxel. Wrote in reply + Kept Copy—Spent Evg at home / to bed 9 ½ PM

Editor's Note: "Meeting."

Wednesday, August 11, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

11—4 Cloudy—Sultry—Heavy Rain in last night. Some rain rough to-day—showery—Th. 75, 8am, 83, noon, 2 + 4 P.M. 73-7 P.M.— pd for 2 lbs Butter 26. 4 Doz Eggs 30. 1 [pr] chicken 12 ½ corn, Squashes, Tomatoes, apples rolls 38—Beef 8. 6 qts. Blackberries 5 cts (for Jam). C[ar]tman Sugar 48 mushrooms ([v. of inst]) amt $1.08 ½ --rode on horseback from 5 ¼ to 7 P.M. 7 or 8 Ms.—Spend day chiefly home Evg. also to bed 9 ½.

Thursday, August 12, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

12—5 Cloudy—Clear—Cloudy Sultry. Th 76-6 am. 81/ 83 noon and 2 PM. rode on horseback morning after breakfast—Evg from 5 ¼ to 7 P.M. in all was 12 Ms pd for 2 lbs. Rice 12 ½ –Molasses Ginger [tea] 14 cts. Amt—26 ½--Spent day except as above Evg also chiefly at home—Hauled daughter Mary to Capitol Walk in her carriage about 7½ P.M.—wife at Small Party at Peacocks from about 8 to between 10 + 11 P.M.—children self to bed at 9 ¼ P.M.

Friday, August 13, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

13—6 Clear + warm. Th. 73—7am. 81 noon 82—3 PM. I + wife / children rode in carriage from 8 ½ to 9 ½ am 6 ms + I rode on horseback in Evg from 6 ½ to 7 ½ P.M. 4Ms Paid Geo. Cunkle [sic] for [Mster] property $4.00 for repairing hydrant [] (v. B / R.) Wrote to Sister Juliana Rawn Tho[m]bury Del Co. in reply to her Recd 5 [inst.]—Spent Evg at home + to bed at 9 ½ P.M. [Emminy] Moore engaged in morning meet[ing] at [Sister property].

Editor's Note: "Delaware County."

Saturday, August 14, 1847 page icon [Intro & Addenda] pdf icon [PDF]

Aug 14—7 Clear—very warm. Th. 73—6am. 85, 86, 84 at noon, + at 4 P.M. pd for 2 lbs Butter 25, apples, corn, liver, 28 1 Bus Potatoes 37 ½ ([v. ¼ ult + 4 inst.) paper + 3 Amt 93 ½ Recd of Wm. McClury per his info $3.34 for Trimble Property Mos. Rent to 1 next mo. Lent Wm [Lofry] my mare from 8 a.m. to 1 P.M. to ride to his son Josiah’s te. rode on horseback from 6 ¼ to 7 PM. 6 or 7 [½] P.M. 6 or 7 ms. Recd letter from Wm Boyd Esq. Lan Co[y] Aug 13th [dpos] 5. pd for Ice Cream 25 ¼ for wife son Chas. self at Dairy at 9 PM. Attended few min-utes at Delegate Election at McGowans at 8 ½ P.M. + was back again few minutes about 9 ¼ P.M.—To bed at 10 ¼ P.M.

Editor's Note: "Month."

Editor's Note: "Lancaster County."

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