[Written on inside cover] 12/ -- [illegible] -- J.G. Parkhurst Coldwater Mich. [End] TUESDAY, January 1, 1861 [go cavalry?] – spent the whole day in Cullingan sewn-cotton. Gray-clark. [illegible] Porter – Powers - [illegible] [illegible] [five lines illegible] WEDNESDAY 2 From [surplus?] $155.81 [engaged?] in the offices in settled with John [illegible] & took his due bill for $16.87 – there also paid up the [judgt?] [illegible letter] Bagley & paid [illegible] for 1 ½ [illegible] by [illegible] $7.50 [commenced?] [illegible] as in the gas works – Mrs Powers dined with us paid boy 50c for sawing wood THURSDAY 3 Engaged in [illegible] office ~ with “new year” for the union ~ Reed $2.00 of [Conklin?] [being?] money won on a bet with Tyler in [illegible] attended the [sodier?] social at Mrs. Piersons – Lewis gave me a [illegible] for $2.00 [illegible] FRIDAY, January 4, 1861 Day approximately the [illegible] for humiliation & prayer— Attended services [illegible] on excellent letter for [illegible] Potter [read?] – [illegible] paid Hayden [illegible] SATURDAY 5 Deposited $155.87 in [illegible] check [illegible] out wheat [illegible] paid [illegible] of [Bowker?] for $69.18 Bot [2 will?] $1.00 Engaged [illegible] the day in the office – Took a ride with Lewis & some Lackey in p.m. choir met at Mr Stones – took [dinner?] at [illegible] SUNDAY 6 Attended Church twice Took lunch at [illegible] [gave?] [illegible] 35c MONDAY, January 7, 1861 Engaged in [offer?]. Called [line illegible] gas wa[r/s?] generally [illegible] up a [town?] – Amos [illegible] [come?] to my home to [illegible] his [beat?] – Mr [Iver?] Capt TUESDAY 8 Gaul Bulow check for $300 2.80 for butter – Gave J. Wood check for $143 – money collected of [illegible] for Hayden went with [illegible] [Andrus?] to [Billion?] [Room?] & cost me 4/- WEDNESDAY 9 Engaged in office most of day – [Dr?] [illegible] frm [Newport?] [new?] pd. [90?] Went to proff [two words illegible] 2/- THURSDAY, January 10, 1861 Engaged in the office all day -- [illegible] [Wood] [illegible] [women?] [line illegible] lost [illegible] for record [Red] $1.00 off - [illegible] called at [illegible] & [illegible] [rather?] [illegible] society at [illegible] & pd. 2/- FRIDAY 11 Engaged in the office record of the day SATURDAY 12 Paid McCarty for oysters [illegible symbol] 1.00 Gave Amelia 4/- to pay Washwoman Engaged in office most of day SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1861 Went to church twice [Dr?] & Mrs Powers went to lunch & we [illegible] [illegible] – to supper – Mary [illegible] came to slog North [illegible] MONDAY 14 Engaged in office most of the day – [illegible] [around?] came for a [girl?] – [Examined?] [illegible] in town [illegible] office Amelia is greater [illegible] [illegible] TUESDAY 15 Engaged in office and at the [illegible] [keeping?] Amelia – [illegible] for a girl WEDNESDAY, January 16, 1861 Spent most of the day at the [illegible] with Amelia Mrs [illegible] & Mrs [line illegible] & helped Amelia THURSDAY 17 Spent day at house & in office FRIDAY 18 [illegible] Smith a/c $27.35 went after girl to Depot – Called [on?] Mrs Powers [& found her?] sick – found girl -- [stabled a?] [4 words illegible] a first week $2.00 & 10- per week after that SATURDAY, January 19, 1861 Engaged in the office most of the day called at Dr Powers Mrs P quite ill & in bed SUNDAY 20 Attended church Amelia was too ill to go MONDAY 21 Circuit Court – [adj'd] term engaged in court in P.M. [line illegible] in [Billingsly] [illegible] – sat down -- [two words illegible] for [illegible] week TUESDAY, January 22, 1861 Engaged in court Billingsly [two words illegible] Amelia & [illegible] PM at [illegible] [to invest?] [line illegible] WEDNESDAY 23 Engaged in court Mrs Powers [Aunt?] [illegible] [illegible] Amelia & [illegible] [line illegible] Bot oysters 4/- THURSDAY 24 [two words illegible] of [July?] [illegible] in [two words illegible] on Gilbert [illegible] & [J.W.?] – Engaged in Court FRIDAY, January 25, 1861 Engaged in court all day – 35e Dr McCarty [line illegible] Attended supper at [name illegible] SATURDAY 26 Engaged in court Paid D.S. Harrington $2.00 for county order – Called into Mrs [illegible] Dr & Mrs P. diner with us. Spent [illegible] at [Culbeth?] office. SUNDAY 27 Attended church twice Amelia was too ill to go – Mrs Browne. Mr [illegible] & MiSs [Hymn?] were absent on account of [illegible] Mrs [illegible] come home with Mr [illegible] & me to [illegible] Amelia had gone to mother [two words illegible] went there MONDAY, January 28, 1861 Spent the day in court [name illegible] came up from Hillsdale in afternoon – TUESDAY 29 Manchester vs Sheldon Engaged in court WEDNESDAY 30 [Processed stipulation?] [extending?] time to plead for [illegible] [till?] 10 Feb - Dr 3$ [fr.?] BK. Paid Matilda $3 for h. work Rose came to work after tea Mr & Mrs [Barber?] & Mrs Wilson at [illegible] – Bot Oysters 55c Argued motion in [May?] & Booker case - THURSDAY, January 31, 1861 Manchester vs Sheldon Court set down [Hillsdale?] can for to day spent day in court FRIDAY, February 1 Must file & serve plea for [illegible] today [set?] time – Paid Moss [illegible] $750 for wood – Saw [Dan Elwood?] Heard [illegible] opening SATURDAY 2 Was half sick – spent most of the day with Amelia [illegible] Dr Powers Heard Gilbert conclude his argument in [two words illegible] SUNDAY, February 3, 1861 Attended church [illegible] A.M Went with [JBC?] & Called on [HR Alden?] MONDAY 4 Engaged in office most of the day in [illegible] plea & [notice?] [line illegible] Gave plea & notice to [illegible] [line illegible] TUESDAY 5 Engaged in office & at Court House wrote letter to D. [illegible] & Son. Paid [illegible] [Foxes?] for [illegible] $11.82 WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1861 Engaged in court commenced trying Manchester case in Cir. Ct. [crossed out] [about] after tea [two words illegible] case – THURSDAY 7 Engaged on Manchester case all forenoon & [illegible] of P.M. verdict for [illegible] for “6.50” __ told [illegible] [two words illegible] that I Should Charge him $30 [illegible] the [foxed?] All [illegible]. Making $5500 sold [fox?] [illegible] on see 35 in Brown to [illegible] for $30. & need the [three words illegible] $5. Attended [South & gave?] 2/- Attended meeting for City Charter FRIDAY 8 Paid [Saubun Rauson?] 12/- for work on shop – gave him 2$ bill & he [illegible] 500 [c?] charge [illegible] Engaged in Cir. Ct. SATURDAY, February 9, 1861 Paid [Mousfield?] $5.00 Bought [illegible] $2.38 Bot oysters .55 Reed an [illegible] note $50.00 Engaged in Cir Ct all day SUNDAY 10 Attended church twice went to [Bodeen?] to lunch Paid [Adams?] girl 4/- for “Little Pilgram” MONDAY 11 Paid [illegible] $3.91 [illegible] store account – Settled up suit [on?] Reed & Reed note $55 for costs – Reed $1 [two words illegible] – Reed $13.60 on [illegible] vs. [illegible] Dr [Declaration?] vs [Scofield?] & [illegible] for [illegible] [Sot?] coat & vest mended TUESDAY, February 12, 1861 Spent the day in office & [illegible] [noon?] tea at [illegible] Paid Hamilton 352 [illegible] [illegible] 30 Sent Declaration [two words illegible] Marshall to file 13 [illegible] & [illegible] WEDNESDAY 13 Engaged in office all day Wrote to [McBane?] & Marlott Fort Dodge – Wrote to [illegible] [deed?] [Bill?] $30 for [illegible] & 82. for himself to [pay?] Bot Eggs 21 – Wrote Kate – Took tea at Mrs Powers – THURSDAY 14 Gave Amelia $3.00 Cold and stormy morning – Paid taxes $44.94 [as follows?] Bridge [illegible] 9.15 | wrote 3 letters Home & lot 14.48 | to [Minn?] after [Rosebaum?] 8.14 | Geo. E [illegible] [illegible] 9.04 | [illegible] 3.61 | Mill [illegible] .52 | [Deported?] [Red?] & [Fonda?] note [illegible] – for $50.00 FRIDAY, February 15, 1861 Paid Geo [Tyler?] $1.54 Engaged in the office [illegible] all day – Dr & Mrs Powers [dined?] with us – S.S. Brown called in office Sent note to Wellon to serve on [illegible] SATURDAY 16 Engaged in the office all day – Gave papers to [Johnson?] to serve Bot candies for Kittie birthday party $1. She is 6 [years old?] today & we feel a deep sense of [gratitude?] to God for his [premotion?] to us SUNDAY 17 Did not feel well & did not go to church Mr [illegible] of Jonesville [preorders?] MONDAY, February 18, 1861 Engaged in the office all day – But [suspended & slow?] Bot [illegible] Wrote Geo. [three words illegible] wrote Barry Waldo [illegible] TUESDAY 19 [two words illegible]Co. or [illegible] Engaged in A.M. in office & [two words illegible] in PM. took [Dinner?] & tea at D Powers [Recd?]. $5 from [illegible] on [illegible] WEDNESDAY 20 Paid [illegible name] 4/ - for [Lectures?] – Engaged in office – THURSDAY, February 21 Engaged in office all day – [serving society?] at our house in evening P-4 for [illegible] - & 2/- to society – FRIDAY 22 Engaged in office __ [line illegible] [illegible] for [binding?] Bot wood for office $1.50 SATURDAY 23 Engaged in office most of day – a very unpleasant day -- [illegible] [30?] [illegible] $5.00 money collected of Root on his note. Wrote to Wells & Christie N.Y. SUNDAY, February 24, 1861 Attended church – Went to [illegible] to [illegible] Called with Amelia on Mrs Cao & Powers – found Dr. Powers quite sick – Ron left our home after tea & went to Bullards. MONDAY 25 went for Matilda & she [commencd?] work for us MiSs Salon served for Amelia Took books home to Mrs. Stone Pressing [illegible] [load?] from 3 [booklet?] Paid $2.00 for silk for Amelia Bot eggs 4/- TUESDAY 26 Engaged in office all day – MiSs [four words illegible] WEDNESDAY, February 27 Engaged in office – Went to see Mr. [Barber?] Bot [marbles?] for Kittie 4/- Took tea at Dr Powers THURSDAY 28 Paid $1. to the fund for MiSs Flynn__ Paid 4/- for [illegible] – Sent a barrel of flour to Mr [Saffon] for a donation 7.00 FRIDAY, March 1 Engaged in the office Wrote for [Lockwood?] C.W. Bowen & [Sib?] [illegible] came SATURDAY, March 2, 1861 Spent day in the office Bot [illegible] for [covered?] $1.75 [Bowen?] – [Sib?] [illegible] & Amelia & Kittie wen to [illegible] SUNDAY 3 Attended church twice Mr Bowen & [Sib?] attended in morning ~ Called at Mr [illegible] Cousin Bowen & [Leb?] went home [illegible] [night] [illegible] – MONDAY 4 [Gave summons?] to Johnson to [serve?]. TUESDAY, March 5, 1861 Burning [two words illegible] in corn 21 4 [illegible] years at [Home?] [Boldrige?] paid me 8.00 [cash?] & 1.30 [in?] Maple Sugar – WEDNESDAY 6 Engaged in office Bot [Herbert?] [5?] [illegible] Education & [illegible] a portion of it – THURSDAY 7 Engaged in the office all day – Went to Mr Barbers to tea - & spent [illegible] there at Society Pd [1.5K?] Bot [illegible] four & [illegible] [illegible] $28.00 for it subject to a mortgage to Mrs Young of $212.00 [illegible] – [illegible] him the [forms?] for years at $200.00 per year FRIDAY, March 8, 1861 Engaged in office most of the day – Bot candles 3/- [waggon?] [illegible] 2/- Mother spent day with us Paid for fixing [two words illegible] 10 – SATURDAY 9 Engaged in office Post office caucus of the Republicans- [line illegible] [line illegible] & Barber Took tea at Nortons Attended [illegible] meeting at [illegible] – Resolution [illegible] to all [illegible] & [pay?] [illegible] $25.00 a year [name illegible] $1.00 SUNDAY 10 Attended church _ MONDAY, March 11, 1861 Engaged in office TUESDAY 12 Parkhurst v. [Boles] et al [line illegible] Engaged in office WEDNESDAY 13 Engaged in office [Dr?] [illegible] called in office -- & paid [me?] $4.00 THURSDAY, March 14, 1861 Engaged in the office all day Attended [serving society?] at D Powers FRIDAY 15 [Hiddle?] v [Knowles?] before Barnett. 1.00 took testimony in P.M. SATURDAY 16 Engaged in office in [mommy?] Took ride with Amelia Went to mothers & got MiSs Flynn – Called at Hills [illegible] Bloomburg – JM [illegible] H. [illegible] [illegible] them came uptown went home to dinner [Doct?] [Daniel?] pd_ me $2.25 [illegible symbol] [two words illegible] 240 SUNDAY, March 17, 1861 Attended church twice went to Barbers to church & called with Amelia at Dr Powers & [illegible] [line illegible] MONDAY 18 Went to Hillsdale for [illegible] to [pay?] Mrs [illegible] mortgage left [two words illegible] $ [632?] with [illegible] to pay O [mortgage?] [line illegible] in [illegible] $1.40 TUESDAY 19 Spent day in the office WEDNESDAY, March 20, 1861 Spent the day in the office THURSDAY 21 Spent the day in the office at work in Wood case FRIDAY 22 Spent the day in the office on [Billingslys?] suit [illegible] SATURDAY, March 23, 1861 Parkhurst [several words illegible] Spent day __ prepare papers in case of Billingsly v Billingsly [two words illegible] – Recd a letter from the girls SUNDAY 24 Spent A.M. in collecting account [of the?] [two words illegible] the “Lady Elgin” called on Mrs [Lear?] in evening MONDAY 25 Circuit Court Dayh[?] – 1.06 [illegible] for $3.00 [Approved?] [illegible] for Roo[?] for Billingsly -- & sign Bad bonds for $300 – TUESDAY, March 26, 1861 Spent the day in court Argued motion of [illegible] for a [two words illegible] in case of Manchester vs Sheldon WEDNESDAY 27 [commencd?] the trial of case of [Mood] v [Bowker?] & worked hard on it all day. I was very tired in evening – [line illegible] & Mr [illegible] & Sam & Louise Dined at our home THURSDAY 28 Engaged all day in the trial of [Mood?] vs [Bowker?] et al [illegible] Took Dinner at mothers – In the evening I called [crossed out word] Mrs [two words illegible] her – I fear she will never recover from her sickneSs – [Judge Bacon?] adjourned court till 8. [She?] . in the middle [illegible] will [two words illegible] FRIDAY, March 29, 1861 Paid Matilda $5.00 for [wood?] ______________________________ a wet rainy day & I did not feel well [got?] some [medicine?] [two words illegible] Powers Cit. [illegible] in Eve. Dr two bills of sale [notes?] for Billingsly called on Mrs. [illegible] with Dr Powers SATURDAY 30 Parkhurst – Bates – 19.00 – [Sellick?] 1.23 ______ 20.23 [illegible] of Lockwood cash $5.00 & he agreed to pay $5.00 [more?] & I took [note?] of [Bill?] Bates for $10. – Went to [two words illegible] the Billingsly [farm?] [illegible] [illegible] Day [illegible] March 7. 62. [two words illegible] into [illegible] – appeard befor [Root?] for Billingsly & [gov?] [illegible] adjourned. [illegible] with McCreary & with [Han?] [illegible] Mud Creek form to [illegible] [illegible] [for?] Sister Kate – SUNDAY 31 Easter Sunday MONDAY, April 1, 1861 April Parkhurst v [illegible] 10.00 ________________________________ City election [illegible] elect their mayor. St. [Cou?] [Alderman?] in 3rd & 4th [wards?] [our?] [Superior?] & our [constable?]. a great victory over the court [illegible] – TUESDAY 2 [Veshy?] elections – elected [illegible] for church engaged in office WEDNESDAY 3 [illegible] [illegible] to Phily P. [Dilly?]. [illegible] for A. M. Gave Mr Safford note for $30 balance due [Penciled in over top of writing] [Paid] [illegible] subscription – Bot [two words illegible] farm of [name illegible] & Gave him mortgage & note for $9.00 – $853 [two words illegible] & $47 [illegible] a [illegible] while [I ought not who?] but do it for the sake of peace with friends – THURSDAY, April 4, 1861 Billingsly 9.00 due Engaged part of day in the office Gave [illegible] a mortgage of 900– on Home lot & Mud Creek [farm?] [paybable?] in 3 years [two words illegible] [line illegible] [two words illegible] for Billingsly & wrote him a letter Paid for [Sugar forty?] 6/- wool [illegible] to sugar [illegible] FRIDAY 5 Engaged in [crossed out] [Court] office [illegible] to clerk st. 90. Co Mr [Barber?] [wife?] dined with us – attended service & [was?] [illegible] for [Mrs.?] Foxs [baptism?] – [worked?] with day about Billingsly [illegible]. SATURDAY 6 Engaged in office SUNDAY, April 7, 1861 Attended Church twice MONDAY 8 Circuit Court resumed the trial of the [illegible] of wood on village of Coldwater – TUESDAY 9 Engaged on trial of the [con?] of [wood?] [v?] Corporation Spoke 3 ½ hours in [summing?] up [con?] in [opening?] [illegible] replied & I spoke one & a half hours in closing the case WEDNESDAY, April 10, 1861 Engaged in court all day - and [heard?] the [Bishop?] [preach?] in the evening– he [preached?] the best I ever heard him called on him at Mr [illegible] – 12. confirmed THURSDAY 11 Engaged in court all day – Mr Harrington [illegible] my [illegible] & [illegible] the Bishop to [illegible] FRIDAY 12 Engaged in court all day. SATURDAY, April 13, 1861 Engaged all day in court & tried the case of [Bowker?] vs Fuller & tried [it first?] [illegible] & made a good speech to the [jury?] & got a [illegible] of $ [3500?] very tired [at?] night SUNDAY 14 Attended Church twice MONDAY 15 Parkhurst [illegible] Paid [Porter?] $10 – Engaged in court all day – helped Thompson try an [illegible] case took [three words illegible] of Heddle v Knowles & [illegible] & [illegible] v Norton [illegible] TUESDAY, April 16, 1861 Engaged in court all forenoon – and the afternoon I spent with Jones & [illegible] an order of $11 on [Vincent?] I wound up [illegible] court [illegible] very successfully WEDNESDAY 17 [crossed out] [Engaged in court] Spent the day in the office & about [illegible] Dr & Mrs Powers & Mr & Mrs [Safford?] & MiSs Flynn spent day with us – on the [evening?] I attended a meeting of [citizens?] at court [illegible] & unexpectedly made a speech which was enthusiastically cheered THURSDAY 18 Spent the day in the office [line illegible] [illegible] prospects – [wrote?] our [illegible] a speech I [two words illegible] Evening at court house – to [illegible] published in [illegible] days of meeting called upon by Dr. [illegible] & [name illegible] to do it – Attended [Service So.] at Mrs. Bidwells 2/- FRIDAY, April 19, 1861 Parkhurst v [illegible] [1.00?] [illegible] to 30th  .P.M _ spent most of the day in War Excitement – not much [illegible] for work in office – Took ride with Amelia in [morning?] . & streets very muddy – SATURDAY 20 Engaged most all day about town in talking about the War [I'm?] [illegible] [recruits drill?] Mrs [illegible] spent the day [illegible] [recd?] , Letter from Mr. Paid for wood $1.00 [took?] [illegible] [bill?] vs Billingsly from Clks office to copy ~ SUNDAY 21 Attended church MONDAY, April 22, 1861 Meeting at Batavia went to Batavia [illegible] & had a good meeting & addreSsed it – [illegible] went with me – TUESDAY 23 Spent the day [illegible] [illegible] in the war Excitement – The Artillery Co feels somewhat discouraged at the prospect & [illegible] & [illegible] went to Detroit – WEDNESDAY 24 Engaged in the war excitement.. [illegible] this Mon worked an hour THURSDAY, April 25, 1861 Spent part of the day in the office Artillery co [two words illegible] accepted & am to be [pulled?] into service FRIDAY 26 Spent the day in the war Excitement [illegible] & [illegible] [worked?] some on house SATURDAY 27 There was a great crowd of people in town & all excited – SUNDAY, April 28, 1861 There was a meeting on public square – & Mr [illegible] preached to the soldiers but I did not go out at all – The Band were out & played – MONDAY 29 The Coldwater cadets left for Detroit – Louise on behalf of the [illegible] presented (a flag) money to buy a flag & I replied on behalf of the company went to the Depot to see them off TUESDAY 30 Parkhurst v [illegible] [illegible] $18.03 & [three words illegible] stayed payable in July – Went to Depot at 10.00. [illegible] Coldwater Artillery off They left with full co. for three [illegible] in Detroit Bellamy & [Kriswell?] Command [painting?] [illegible] worked in [garden?] WEDNESDAY, May 1, 1861 May [illegible] of [illegible] Hall – but I did not go – bot 2 [illegible] 4/- went to Billingsly for [illegible] to me about affairs [two words illegible] & paid him $1.00 THURSDAY 2 Engaged in offer & work in garden – [illegible]. Brown Bellamy & [illegible] worked for me FRIDAY 3 Engaged in office in [morning?] [illegible] [two words illegible] Brown 1.79 [three words illegible] 25c/ [illegible] gave me $6.00 Bot wood 1.00 Paid interest on Cit. $11.96. [Check?] on S. & S SATURDAY, May 4, 1861 Brown [two words illegible] 1.OC Day butter 8.14 Paid Day for [illegible] $1.00 Went to [Quincy?] to attend & addreSs a War meeting but did not speak on account of small attendance [W.A. Hull?] went with me [illegible] hurt in [illegible] SUNDAY 5 Did not go to Church went to Mrs [Coes?] & found her very low She will not live many days & [crossed out word] her [boys?] will be [illegible] fell by [money?] – & [illegible] by [illegible] Wrote to [Tammie?] MONDAY 6 Brown [two words illegible] Bellamy & [illegible] worked all day – [illegible] in PM & [Mansfield?] in A.M. Bot [lumber?] 1.30 fixed up [bare?] floor [line illegible] [illegible] doors called to see Mrs [illegible] TUESDAY, May 7, 1861 Red letter from [two words illegible] [line illegible] Red letter from [illegible] Wheat of [Quincy?] inviting me to go & address a meeting – Called to see Mrs [Coe?] saw Brown & Holland at Mr [illegible] WEDNESDAY 8 Go to [Quincy?] this evening Bellamy [two words illegible] Engaged in office most of the day – Had a [illegible] good meeting in Quincy ~ THURSDAY 9 Planted watermellon seeds – spent entire day at house & garden called on Mrs [Coe?] & Amelia & I stayed there [sometime?] she gave Amelia some [two words illegible] as a farewell present – Sat [chimny?] top at [illegible symbols] & 6. $3.50 Red letter from [Pond?] & [Russel?] FRIDAY, May 10, 1861 Spent part of day in office – SATURDAY 11 Paid Matilda $2.00 spent forenoon in [line illegible] [illegible] – going to [line illegible] Went to office in PM wrote to [Sarah?] Bot [flat?] for Kittie 4.50 SUNDAY 12 Did not go to church spent the day at the house Dr & Mrs Powers took dinner with us – Saw Capt Butterworth in Evening – MONDAY, May 13, 1861 Went to see in J.W. [illegible] & brought him down with me – made an [agreements?] with him to go to Detroit – gave him $15.00 for [expresses?] [line illegible] TUESDAY 14 Engaged in office most of the day Michigan 1st Regiment left Detroit [fort evening?] for Washington WEDNESDAY 15 [line illegible] from Detroit at noon & I [illegible] him [home?] He did not accomplish anything with [Blair?] – Mrs [Coe?] died in evening THURSDAY, May 16, 1861 Mailed a letter to Gov. Blair written by [farmer?] in [illegible] to my application for a position at a Regiment spent the most of the day in [illegible] making preparations for Mrs. [Coe's] funeral FRIDAY 17 Mrs [Coe?] was buried to day – A large funeral was held at the Baptist Church Mr Safford red the [illegible] sermon & Mr Eaton [illegible] the Sermon I acted as director of ceremony – Poor Mrs [Coe?] – a [blessed good?] woman gone - & a dear friend [two words illegible] lost SATURDAY 18 [Diary entry is empty] SUNDAY, May 19, 1861 [Diary entry is empty] MONDAY 20 [Leut?] Hosea [Penciled in over top of writing] [Paid] [illegible] $3.00 Bot [two words illegible] $1.50 & [illegible] with [illegible] [illegible] – & found that [Coe?] had [illegible] to [illegible] a [illegible] which I had made for [Coe?] & Parkhurst TUESDAY 21 Settled with Mrs. Nelson & found [my?] due $96.70 & she paid me her check she [preferred?] to have me keep the diamond [pin?] at $90. [then?] to [take?] it & said she rather I would [wear?] it [then?] to allow [three words illegible] to do [illegible] ––– Geo. C. [Stover?] [two words illegible] all [illegible] upon – a [illegible] to [line illegible] WEDNESDAY, May 22, 1861 Engaged in office called on Mrs [illegible] at [Tylers?] [illegible] Mrs [illegible] Barber [illegible] $2000. [illegible] stones [illegible] THURSDAY 23 Bellamy work $4.90 [illegible] 4 02 [illegible] 1 75 Gave Bellamy [illegible] [illegible] [name illegible] for $10.67 FRIDAY 24 Amelia was taken sick about 1.06 and at 4.06. A.m. was [delivered?] of a fine & perfect daughter. She is [two words illegible] at its not being a boy but [illegible] [very?] grateful for a perfect [give?] [baby?] – Mrs Powers – Dr Powers & myself were all there when present – Mrs [illegible] & Mrs [illegible] afterwards came in & Mrs [illegible] [illegible] the baby. [Telegraphed Quincy?] – Mrs Powers spent the day with us SATURDAY, May 25, 1861 Paid Matilda cash $5.00 stayed at house [quite all?] day with Amelia – Dr $10. from S. & K. [illegible] Wrote to the girls SUNDAY 26 Did not attend church Amelia was quite [illegible] all day – Mrs Powers was [illegible] if a daughter MONDAY 27 Amelia had quite a fever all day & I stayed at the house – [line illegible] called & saluted me to taste the [illegible] of Capt of the Coldwater Light Artillery & [illegible] to do 20 The [illegible] is with terrible reluctance that I leave Amelia TUESDAY, May 28, 1861 [Day?] called to see about a [illegible]. Spent most all the day with Amelia [line illegible] [three words illegible] [offered?] me the Captaincy in the Coldwater Artillery I [told?] them I would [illegible?] WEDNESDAY 29 [line illegible] but did not spent quite all the day with Amelia THURSDAY 30 Amelia appeared better in the morning but was quite sick all night & day & we were all [up?] with her – [Drs] 30 [two words illegible?] – & [illegible] [illegible] to Detroit to see Blair Wrote to [name illegible] – FRIDAY, May 31, 1861 Amelia after [illegible] a terrible night [illegible] quite [sory?] – I did not go to Detroit [illegible] I [illegible] Amelia would feel my [illegible] & the effort would be [unfavorable?] to her & in her [illegible] could [illegible] too much [three words illegible] [devoted?] to her – SATURDAY, June 1 [illegible] returned – Saw Gov Blair but did not accomplish much – [illegible] he thinks my chances are still very fair for an appointment to the Colonel to a Reg – [illegible] returned me $10. out of $15 Amelia is much more comfortable to day – SUNDAY 2 Amelia still very sick with her [illegible]. though the trouble in her bowels [three words illegible] [illegible] overcome – Spent the day with her MONDAY, June 3, 1861 Sent John [illegible] 45 bush [Coal?] –– $2.75 Amelia had a very severe day & her fever ran up very high Dr Powers & Mrs [Powers?] stayed all night – [illegible] Dr left about 2OC in morning – Judge Daughter died this morn at 9:10 o. clock – a loSs to the whole [illegible] TUESDAY 4 Amelia is quite low to day though much more comfortably than last night – WEDNESDAY 5 Amelia is still very sick – I spent the entire day with her – slept on [lawn?] – Recd [motion?] of [illegible] in wood case – all wrong THURSDAY, June 6, 1861 Amelia is [some?] more comfortable to day – but her fever still rages – Spent all day with her Paid [name illegible] $15 slept on [lawn?] Paid Day 23cts & Day bot me two [pigs?] from Billingsly FRIDAY 7 Amelia has a very high fever to day – & is quite low I attended the funeral [illegible] of Senator Douglas at [illegible] Hall – The town was draped in [money?] & bells tolled – his remains are buried in [illegible] to day – The cost of the greatest man America ever produced –– Deposited $25 . recd of JG Barrett [line illegible] [line illegible] SATURDAY 8 Amelia has a [illegible] fever but is more comfortable than yesterday Mother was here part of day & Louise part of day – I bot flowers 2/6 I attended two letter [illegible] for [illegible] before Morehouse was up Town about 2 hours then remainder of the day spent with Amelia SUNDAY, June 9, 1861 Did not go to church Spent day with Amelia MONDAY 10 Spent the day with Amelia She is still quite sick Wrote to the girls TUESDAY 11 [Retainer?] by A.W. Parkhurst in case of [illegible] [spread?]. the [Declaration?] – Amelia still keeps about the [illegible] Spent the day with her [crossed out] [deposited] WEDNESDAY, June 12, 1861 Amelias fever keeps up & she still keeps very sick – Tho ‘ the Dr thinks she is im proving Mrs Powers came over & nursed the baby Recd letter from the girls Paid Flora $3. for soap THURSDAY 13 [Asher?] [name illegible] [illegible] union [two words illegible] $30.00 [illegible] & [illegible] road work is to [illegible] in for two years [three words illegible] that [illegible] is to [illegible] crops. ––– Amelia had a chill in afternoon about 3' [illegible]. appeared better till [illegible] & a high [fever?] came up [after it?] _ but I hope it is a favorable turn in her [illegible] -- [illegible] stayed all night FRIDAY 14 Amelia does not appear as well to day – her fever keeps up – Mrs [Eldrige?] called – Sat up all night with Amelia Wrote to Murphy – SATURDAY, June 15, 1861 Wrote to R Billingsley– Amelia appeared quite smart till 11OC when she had a hard chill which appeared to set her back tho her fever did not come up so strong & [angry?] after the chill as it did on Thursday Mother spent the day with us Recd letter from [illegible] SUNDAY 16 Amelia had a chill at 10 ½ OC [illegible] [near?] having another at 12 she slept some in P.M. but fever kept up no [intermiSsion?] MiSs [illegible] Porter sat up with Amelia Some [illegible] to day of her [lung?] being affected MONDAY 17 Last night was the first night that I have slept since Amelia taken sick – I had a good [sleep?] & feel very much [refreshed?] this morning [illegible] [illegible] a [illegible] comfortable night TUESDAY, June 18, 1861 Amelia was quite [illegible] all night – Mrs [Eldridge?] stayed with her – [but?] I was frequently up to attend to her – She was feverish & troubled to breathe Red letter from [illegible] – Turner wrote to Blair for me a strong letter – Went to [Bridge farms?] at [illegible] – Commencd pasturing [Cow?] at [Cornells?] – WEDNESDAY 19 Amelia did not rest at all last night – Still she appears quite comfortable this morning – I have terrible fears of the pain of which she complains in her side Sent $3.00 to pay sub for Chi. Times [Served?] Declaration on Geo B. Tyler – THURSDAY 20 [Bull?] to [have?] [illegible] for $30 – devoted all day to Amelia she was quite comfortable Dr $5.00 for [Brown?] FRIDAY, June 21, 1861 Went to [illegible] at 7OC Mother stayed with Amelia Saw [illegible] Williams – [Ajd?] – [illegible] . [Robertson?] – [illegible] [illegible] – [Hammond?] and other military notables – 4th Reg. [illegible] [illegible] with [Brown?] – [cover?] [illegible] at 7OC – SATURDAY 22 Paid Matilda $500 Spent day with Amelia She was quite [illegible] in P.M. I had head ache all day SUNDAY 23 Devoted the day to Amelia she was very sick in P.M. Mr & Mrs. [Eldrige?] Spent P.M. & took tea with us – & Dr & Mrs Powers also took tea with us – I think Amelia was [disturbed?] by the co . she had MONDAY, June 24, 1861 Spent day with Amelia she had a chill towards night Louise stayed all night TUESDAY 25 Spent whole day with Amelia – She had a chill in evening WEDNESDAY 26 Spent the day with Amelia she had a very comfortable day but had 3 chills towards evening [illegible] Porter stayed all night – Amelias fever came up at about 9 OC & raged till about 2 OC in morning Bellamy painted fence THURSDAY, June 27, 1861 Paid Mrs Eggleston $10.00 – Dr from [illegible] – Paid shingle maker 6 bushels [cans?] of corn and 6 bushels of wheat Amelia got to sleep about 2.O.C. & slept most of the morning – Amelia had a chill at 10 ½OC PM [illegible] [cleaned?] cistern – [Bellamy?] painted fence – FRIDAY 28 Amelia did not sleep much during the night – & has a fever this morning – fever seemed to go off some about 11 OC – Frazier left me [message?] [bag?] – Saw Mrs [name illegible] [illegible letters] Dr Powers & dined with them – Recd letter [illegible] [illegible] of Detroit – SATURDAY 29 Sale for [Heddle?] v. Knowles [made?] Bennett boy commencd work for me at $5.00 a [unit?] Amelia had a chill at 5.OC A.M. Paid E.R. Clark $50.00 recd of J. [Heddle?] Wrote to Wm – Amelia had something approaching a chill about 8O.C. P.M. Louis stayed all night SUNDAY, June 30, 1861 Amelia had a chill about 10.OC. and she slept the most of [illegible] night [& has?] spent a comfortable day – I got some sardines for Amelia & she appeared to relish them MONDAY, July 1 File & serve plea in case of Parkhurst [two words illegible] – Sate Porter stayed with Amelia last night. She had a chill at 112 & another at 2 OC in the morning & did not get much sleep – went to office of Dr [Plea?] – saw Billingsly – went to [illegible] & got some hay – Dr Hale came fr Jonesville to see Amelia – He [thinks there is?] [illegible] hopes of her recovery – [illegible] Dr Powers [illegible] – I think they [illegible] a [illegible] have a [illegible] idea of her [difficulty?] – Paid Hale $500 TUESDAY 2 After taking two doses of tonic med- icine at about 3 O.C. in The morning she had a light chill. & after the chill she was very sore all over & [illegible] [illegible] her right side arm & leg– She spent the day quite comfortably wrote to [illegible] – [two words illegible] [of?] the girls Mrs [Eldridge?] [Called?] WEDNESDAY, July 3, 1861 [Bodine?] [illegible] The People 8O.C. Paid Matilda $5.00 attended [suit?] for [Bodine & got?] him [clear?] – was about 2 hours up town – Amelia was no better to day [illegible] John Hale $1 THURSDAY 4 Amelia is no better to day The people have a celebration at home [illegible] – but I have no [disposition?] to join it ~ I took Kittie up there to see the [illegible] & the folks – I bought 60 cts worth of [fireworks?] for Matilda & 10c worth for Kittie ~ Amelia commencd [having?] a [pain?] in her left side FRIDAY 5 She spent [illegible] night Amelia is no better to day & [her pain?] in left side is quite as severe as usual but she had no chill – took 8 tonic powders to day and [during?] the night [illegible] & solution SATURDAY, July 6, 1861 Amelia appears better [illegible] comfortable but the pains on the side keeps up – She took tonic powder at 11. 1. 3. & 5 – Recd letter from [illegible] – [line illegible] [line illegible] SUNDAY 7 Amelia was quite comfortable & sat up in a chair for ¾ of an hour – She had no chill – [Then?] pain in her side seems to [now?] left. but she [complains?] of [soreness?] of her right arm & [illegible] MONDAY 8 Circuit court again [Cheshin?] v [Sleeper?] Amelia had a hard spell vomiting in [illegible] Morning about 6 OC.. Mrs P. [came in?] & changed her clothing – Recd letter from Riley – & [Baldwin?] – & from [illegible] Paid [Bennet boy?] $1. TUESDAY, July 9, 1861 Amelia had a chill at 12 [illegible symbols] last night – the first she has had [since?] Thursday night [illegible] [illegible] letter from [Culp?] [illegible] Wrote letter to [illegible] [& then?] girls – Recd letter from the girls Dr Hale called & consulted with Powers – talked with [Cutter?] Eddy gave me a letter to [illegible] – WEDNESDAY 10 [Enter?] [default?] as Tyler Amelia has been more comfortable to day – had no chill – THURSDAY 11 Amelia appears a good deal better to day – I called [two words illegible] & got an order in the [Wood?] case FRIDAY, July 12, 1861 Amelia had a chill at 5OC this morning – but spent the day [very?] comfortably Paid [illegible] for wood $7.50 SATURDAY 13 Paid Mrs [Eggleston?] $11.00 [cash?] [3?].61 [& order?] 3.37 – Amelia has been better to day & I think is gaining – Mrs Donnelly [came to work?] [Sold?] [illegible] my home [illegible] to allow me $3 00. & all he gets [illegible] [when they?] are sold & I [illegible] the [Monday?] of [Selling them?] [crossed out] [Amelia had a chill about 7OC this evening] SUNDAY 14 [Turner?] called at the house & I went with him to see about a [house?] at [illegible] Amelia spent a very comfortable day but had a chill in evening about 9.OC - [Sate Porter?] stayed with us MONDAY, July 15, 1861 [Turner?] left here at 6 O.C. for [illegible] with my [illegible] some from the [illegible] – Got some [Ale?] for [illegible] Amelia has not had a very good day – I wrote the girls & Wm Dr Hale came out frm Jonesville Amelia had a bad night coughed a good deal for awhile Mrs [name illegible] Sat up with her – I went for the [illegible] in the night TUESDAY 16 Amelia appears very well this morning but I am [illegible] with gloomy [foulness?] of the future – Wrote to the girls Lewis took the “Doctor” – [illegible] [returned?] from Jackson WEDNESDAY 17 [Louise?] stayed with Amelia last night I [illegible] after [three words illegible] Amelia had [rather?] a bad day & I think I can see that she is failing – In the P.M. she felt very badly THURSDAY, July 18, 1861 [line illegible] [Wm?] [illegible] $60.13 $57.[illegible] Bot [Lemons?] – $57.50 [illegible] boy commencd work Amelia was [bothered?] & [changed?] [happened?] very comfortable – she has had a more comfortable day than yesterday – Paid [Waterman?] for papers [illegible] to [two words illegible] Paid [Hill?] $1. Red letter from Wm [Barlow?] FRIDAY 19 [penciled in over top of writing] [Sate Porter sat up] Amelia appeared very [well?] till [about?] [no one?] she had a chill and a high fever all P.M. & [we bothered her?] – Red letter from Judge [illegible] Wrote Wm [illegible] & [illegible] wrote to [illegible] for me SATURDAY 20 Mrs [illegible] and sat up last night Amelia appears more comfortable to day – Bot [dreSs?] for Kittie 70.[c?] Saw Watson. he came down to [settle?] with Lewis SUNDAY, July 21, 1861 I [went after?] [illegible] in morning Sent notes to Geo Tyler — Amelia had a bad night and a terrible bad spell in the morning & we feared she might not [two words illegible] [it?]. Our family all present – in the afternoon she was more comfortable but was delirious at times – Bot a bottle of the [brandy?] [at Vincents?] MONDAY 22 Amelia did not rest much last night & was [flighty?] a [part?] of the time [Louise?] stayed with me & mother came over early – I went [after?] Dr about 6 O.C. Amelia passed a poor day [illegible] cut my wheat – TUESDAY 23 Sate Porter stayed last night Amelia was [quite?] [illegible] all night – She has been very comfortable to day till about 5 1/2 . OC . when she had a very poor spell & mother thought she was dying She was [easier?] in [Evening?] WEDNESDAY, July 24, 1861 Mrs [illegible] stayed with us last night – Amelia Spent the night very comfortable till abou 4OC when she had a very poor spell & was quite delerious & [passed?] a poor day – Mother stayed part of thee night & Mrs Powers spent the [illegible] of the night THURSDAY 25 Last night was a very poor one for Amelia Amelia has spent a poor day – in a good deal of pain & quite delerious. – She sang the star spangled banner or a portion of it – Seemed to be quite [flighty?] most of the day FRIDAY 26 Sate Porter stayed last night Amelia slept a little last night & was very quiet most of the time till morning when she began to fail rapidly – she repeated “Guide me [Oh those?] great [illegible] – [Pilgrim?] [illegible] this [illegible] land – I am weak but thou art [might?] hold me with thy powerful hand” & command the [next crew?] & her strength failed her – She seemed conscious of death & made [illegible] of her word [illegible] & [illegible]. She continued to fail and died at 15. minutes before 4O.C. in the afternoon – I telegraphed Wm [Way?] & mother & wrote [illegible] & [illegible] [Written on top of page] I called on Mr [illegible] to attend to the [illegible] of the funeral – SATURDAY, July 27, 1861 a miserable [lowly?] world this is to me now – I went with Mr [illegible] & H.A. [illegible] to the [country?] to [illegible] Amelias Grave & [selected?] a spot on [four words illegible] to remem ber [remorse?] [illegible] to a vault to be [illegible] [hereafter] the on [lots?] 874 & 875 as [plotted?] on my [plot?] SUNDAY 28 Oh What a Sunday was very much disappointed that [Way?] didn't come & a little disappointed that Wm didnt come MONDAY 29 Recd a dispatch from [illegible] – saying he would be here tomorrow – Mrs. [Paddock?] & MiSs Flynn [illegible] with the [illegible] of my poor Amelia TUESDAY, July 30, 1861 Amelia funeral at 4 OC – Wm & [Julia?] & [Way?] came in the night train & I was very much affected at this coming – [Gridley?] let [Ray?] & Mrs [illegible] & [illegible] come to day. Oh my God – have mercy upon me Amelia – My angel wife was buried about 5O.C. - Mrs [Safford?] preached a sermon at the [illegible] The Choir sang “Guide me Oh [thou?]” – [illegible] – [illegible] [line illegible] WEDNESDAY 31 Spent the day at the house with [illegible]. Col. [Berry?] Wm & Julia. a lonely day [for me?] but the [illegible] of my friends [relieves?] me [much?] Went to mothers [illegible] to tea — THURSDAY, August 1 [Gredly?] & Col Berry stayed over to day & we visited to gether & [illegible] the day off [was well?] Paid Matilda 1.50 she had change 25 FRIDAY, August 2, 1861 Gridley & Col. Berry started for homeat at 3.Oclock this morning & we sat up till they left. We went to Dr Powers to dinner SATURDAY 3 Spent the day with William – Went to Mr [Eldridge] to dinner & stayed till night. had [illegible] home SUNDAY 4 Went to Church for the first time in many weeks and experienced the most sad & melancholy reflection Poor [illegible] & [illegible] was [miSsed?] – & the [illegible] was of [three words illegible] MONDAY, August 5, 1861 part of Spent ^ the day at the house with Wm & Julius & Kittie Mr Mrs [Eldridge?] called & we [turn?] the home & went to J.W. [Turner?] & took tea with him – TUESDAY 6 Spent forenoon at the house & went to Detroit at noon – D $40 for [illegible] went with Lewis & stopped at the exchange – saw the Gov in the evening & [illegible] to see him often [illegible] in the [morning?] – Pd for $3.90 WEDNESDAY 7 Saw Gov Blair in forenoon & he said he could not appt Mr [Cole?] but would [tow words illegible] Lieut. Col. of [illegible] the 8th or 9th Regiments – He [afterwards?] said he could put me in to the 8th if agreeable to Fenton Saw Fenton & he was [illegible] [illegible] but the Gov wanted to defer [it?] Eddy came in the [morning?] – Saw [Elwood?] – [illegible] & wife – & others & left Detroit ½ before 7 O.C. P.M. Pd [illegible] /-80 for self & Eddy Pd Hotel bill $2.00 Heavy rain all night THURSDAY, August 8, 1861 [reached home?] at [illegible]. OC . & . found Wm Julia Mrs [illegible] sitting up – Spent the day at the house & in evening concluded to [recd?] my letter over [illegible] by Wm & Julia – The [baby?] to Helen & Kittie to “Aunt [illegible]”. Lewis came [illegible] at noon FRIDAY 9 Paid Mason for [burial?] case for my Angel Millie $50- Bot things for Kittie [&?] the [baby?] to [prepare?] this to [illegible] – Attended the reception of the Coldwater Cadets & made the response to the welcome [address?] – Walked home with Mrs. Stone & Attended service in evening at Dr. Powers SATURDAY 10 Spent the day at the house & in getting the children ready answered to a [suit?] for [illegible] Ward before [Root?] $1. _______________________________________ SUNDAY, August 11, 1861 Attended church – Wm [illegible] & Kittie went in [morning?] – & I [went?] alone in P.M. Went to Mrs Dr. Powers to dinner & to Mothers to supper In the evening my motherless baby was baptized by Mr [Safford?] & Mrs Powers baby [illegible] sometime – a very solemn [illegible] A cold rainy MONDAY 12 day My darling little children started at one O.C. with Wm & Julia for [illegible] & [illegible letter] accompanied them as far as Jonesville. Gave Kittie & [illegible] $7.00 for expense money Came back & found letters from Helen & [Sarah?] Helen [illegible] Sunday children [illegible] – Came to the house & [tried?] it [illegible] except by servants – Thus my once happy home [is?] become desolate & I [illegible] lonly being – Collected $6 . y [illegible] TUESDAY 13 c Paid [Gibson?] [Brees?] fore 6 0 ^ Paid [illegible] [Luck?] $2.00 Went to Jonesville with Lewis & came back in night – WEDNESDAY, August 14, 1861 Gave [two words illegible] on [A.7.?] [illegible] for $79.33 [illegible] [two words illegible] – Paid Matilda $11.00  Paid Mrs [Downy?] 9.00  & [discharged] [their?] bottle & closed my house ––– [illegible] at Mrs [illegible] took tea at mothers – Recd letter from Helen Commencd suit for [illegible] v [Murphy?] THURSDAY 15 Recd [illegible] Root $14.00 on [Sellick?] Paid [Rodman?] 9.79 a/c Let Mr. Safford [three words illegible] Recd letter from Wm informing me of the [two words illegible] of my little darling children R FRIDAY 16 Paid Mrs [Paddock?] $1- Paid Peggy Love for work 5.00 Wrote Gov. Blair – Saw [Waldron?] & he agreed to go to see the Gov on Tuesday [illegible] . Went to Church in evening [Recd?] [illegible] Root $4.50 [illegible] of [two words illegible] SATURDAY, August 17, 1861 Went with Louise to see [illegible] for Bassett – Attended suit before Root for Ward – adjourned – . Was quite sick & D Powers gave me some medicine – Went to [illegible] [view room?] & [new?] Photographs of Amelia they are very good I showed them to Mother Mrs Powers & Mrs Stone ____ Was real sick in P.M. & evening felt [illegible] & sore from all over me SUNDAY 18 Was pretty muck sick all day – & stayed in the house Dr. Powers came to see me Mother [illegible] . Mrs Powers Mrs [illegible]. [Moresfield] called on me – MONDAY 19 Paid Mr. Cornell $2.00 cow pasturing Spent day in office & at house TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1861 [illegible] $167.11 Went to [Ovid?] – Took Mrs [illegible] with me – Saw [line illegible] of [illegible] Post drew Wheat $36 15/100 WEDNESDAY 21 [Ward?] [illegible] the People Sold fam to McDaniels for $26 00 – Took Baily mortgage for $14 00 – Mort on Mon for 9 04 & One of Budge Mortgage 300 – Wrote to [illegible] the girls & to Helen – THURSDAY 22 Dr. $20 from bank Went to [illegible] [stopped?] at Humphries – [illegible] & wife stopped also. Saw [illegible] & called on his wife – Went to the camp [Command?] boarding at Sou. Mich. Hotel & left after dinner for [illegible] FRIDAY, August 23, 1861 Went to [camp?] & [illegible] deep [illegible] – [illegible] & we [line illegible] Saw [illegible] – [two words illegible] et. al. SATURDAY 24 Spent the day in Monroe visited the camp – Paid bill at Hale $3.00 bot [illegible] home $2.70 – Visited with judge wing at Hotel – Came home at night train at 1.00 SUNDAY 25 Did not get to Church in the morning – Went to Church in evening Went to Sou. Mich. to board – MONDAY, August 26, 1861 Engaged most all day in the office – Paid Mrs. [Woodson?] for washing – 6/- TUESDAY 27 Engaged in the office & at the house Bot [illegible] for & paper 4/- Wrote to the girls – to Helen & to [Mrs?] WEDNESDAY 28 Parkhurst v [illegible] Wrote to [May?] – Called at Mr. Safford – Called at Mr Eldridge & on Mary Waterson Paid Norris for photography & [illegible] $11.25 Paid old man Harper for [two words illegible] $1.13 settled with A [Waterman?] THURSDAY, August 29, 1861 Sold shoes [illegible] 18 [two words illegible] 2/- 4.80 18 [two words illegible] 30c 5.10 $9.90 ______________________________________________ [Bridges?] bot 50 [buck?] wheat in [Noyes?] granery – Dined at Dr Powers Recd letter from Helen – Suit [come?] to the farm FRIDAY 30 Engaged in office [line crossed out] [Attended suit before [illegible]] [line crossed out] [hour for Billingsly –] Had wheat threshed Sent part of it to Mill – Went to Mud Creek [illegible] Called on Mrs Smith Eldridge with Mrs. Powers & Mrs. [illegible] & [illegible] House [burnt?] in night – SATURDAY 31 Sold Mill – race lots to Eddy for $125. He paid me cash $50. [illegible] $17. This note for $58 – Attended suit before [illegible] hour for Billingsly – [illegible] bought crab apples & I gave part of them to mother & part to Mrs. Powers. Red Draft from [illegible] for Mother. SUNDAY, September 1, 1861 Attended church twice went to Dr Powers at noon & to Barbers to tea – MONDAY 2 Gas. Co. meeting – Paid Tyler a/c $6.25 Paid Mrs [illegible] for [kettle] 5.00 wrote to Wm & Helen TUESDAY 3 Wheat threshing $6.65 Recd letter from Gov. Blair [two words illegible] should be [Lieut?], Col. of the 9th Reg Gave Hull $1.00 for [security?] WEDNESDAY, September 4, 1861 John [Perkins?], [Mulford?] [illegible] & [illegible] C. Hill / [illegible] vs / [two words illegible] Geo. C. Stove / [three words illegible] __________________________________________________ Meeting of [Gas.?] Co. in Eve | $50.14 Talked with [Stove?] about note – Tried suit for Hull [illegible] The People Recd letter from Helen & Wm Paid [illegible] 4/-. Fixed us [cistern pump?] [two words illegible] [in house?] $2.500[oo] THURSDAY 5 [Moon?] worked at home. Engaged at office & house FRIDAY 6 Paid DeHart for [threshing?] $4.23 [illegible] [illegible] for [Thursday?] .00 $2.42.^ Had cistern repaired [illegible] & [illegible] worked on it Mrs [name illegible] & [Cupp?] moved into my house [illegible] [the?] house for $2.00 [line illegible] worked all day moving things around SATURDAY, September 7, 1861 Recd of [illegible] on [illegible] $ [2?]/- Bot cotton for shirts $9.84 Meeting of Gas light Co. in office –– Moved things into parlor & [illegible] Paid Kelly for [illegible] & [saved?] 3.00 – Recd letter from [Helen?] Paid for working shirts 1.00 Had meeting of Gas .Co. at Office in Evening – & had a [blow up?] in the A.[W.P.?] SUNDAY 8 Attended church – A.M. [Evening?] Went to Mother [Noyes?] to [illegible] ~ to Dr Powers to Dinner ~ Called at Mrs Barber MONDAY 9 Parkhurst v [illegible] Pd 1.50 for $2.50 order Paid John [illegible] 4/- for [illegible] Recd of [illegible] $3.00 for [graSs seed?] Recd $10 of [illegible] – [illegible] & [illegible] Mort. 2/- Settled with D.[W?]. [illegible] – TUESDAY, September 10, 1861 44 Let Mrs [illegible] [illegible] 2 ¾ ^ cords of wood –– $4.12 Hillsdale Cir. Ct. adjd. Dr. bill in [illegible] for Mr Safford in [Marquette?] Co – WEDNESDAY 11 Meeting of Gas Co. in the Evening –– Recd $41.83 . of Bridge on the Bond given on Mortgage [illegible] – Gas co. [met/wet?] A.[W.P.?] moved to adjourn – & [two words illegible] [supported?] & [Prest?] [refused?] to declare meeting adjourned –I left – Saw [illegible] order in paper [three words illegible] Col. 9th Reg. THURSDAY 12 Paid Day $1.00 Paid for fixing [illegible] 80 c Paid for [illegible] $2.00 Talked with H.B. Adams about office & [illegible] to go into office & paid my old [bump?] – FRIDAY, September 13, 1861 [Perkins?] [Mulford?] & Hill vs Stone & [illegible] v. Self 1OC Paid for [two words illegible] 0.90 Paid [several acronyms illegible] to E Butterworth $8.56 .Recd of [illegible] for wheat [check?] for $[1.78?] [illegible] for Wm $65 [6?] – Paid [illegible] $17.25 by Dr [illegible] note SATURDAY 14 Settled with Billingsly and deeded him his farm. & he paid me $100 – cash $ mortgage for $200 – Paid [S.P. Noyes?] his [money?] $8.00 & a/c 7.00 Sam Chandler a note for $9- bal. of a/c . Sam Porter note for a/c $26.41 Pd Gas Meeting Hall a/c $76.29 to be [endowed?] on 1 [card?] for [illegible]. A [J?] Chappel for gas fittings 23.47 due 14. [Jany?] 62 SUNDAY 15 Took breakfast with Mrs Powers & [Lady?] [illegible] – Paid Dickinson for [Bread?] $6.75 Pd May Sx. 69.00 Recd for [Bassett?] [two words illegible] $573.37 aunt [illegible]. 538.25 & [illegible] from AM. 11./61 . Gave Lewis $560. to send to [Bassett?] _ Gave [Lewis?] Eddy note 58. [illegible] [bill?] for [com?] $90.75 [illegible] checks 102.90 Sent Mr Safford $60.00 [Written sideways on bottom right side of Scan 92] [left with?] [illegible] $2.47 & [illegible] 69.00 & 9[illegible number]/6 [End] MONDAY, September 16, 1861 Hillsdale Cir Court Left a blank note with Lewis for E R Clark – I left all my notes & mortgages in [illegible] [two words illegible] [amounting?] to some $5000 – in [duty?] gas [illegible] – Arrived in Detroit 7.O.C. Stopped at [illegible] Met Major Fox. Went to adj. [Genl?] office & saw Col Duffield was much pleased with both offices – Went to the [illegible] for the first time – TUESDAY 17 Went to the Ft. and selected room on [illegible] MiSs. for [quarters?]. Ordered uniform at [illegible]. Paid bill at the exchange $3.00 Left baggage at Exchange Said [illegible] . [illegible]. Gov Blair & others Made [two words illegible] with Fox for [illegible] & [illegible] — Left Detroit at ½ past 6:OC P – for the [illegible] $1080 [illegible] [$1.00?] Left Mrs [Bing?] at [illegible] to be [illegible] WEDNESDAY 18 arrived in Rome at 1030 Wm brot me to [illegible] [when?] [illegible] [my precious little jewel baby?] in good health – came to [illegible] [illegible] Kittie [will?] but [illegible] dreadful [illegible] at [illegible] that [illegible] [home?] both [been?] exposed to the [illegible] [illegible] – Visited with Kittie & the girls [illegible] Wm to the Depot Kittie went with us – [found?] [three words illegible] [line illegible] THURSDAY, September 19, 1861 Went to Helens with Kittie & [Eve?] & saw little [illegible] Maggie – & had Maggie & Kittie together – My Jewels & all [that?] holds my affections to this life – God bleSs & protect them – Drove home in the evening [illegible] [Ann?] home with us – FRIDAY 20 Spent the day with the girls & Kittie – Sarah – Wm Julia & [illegible] Came to see me – Went to the [illegible] [me?] with Kitten – Went to the Depot 3 times SATURDAY 21 Bid Sisters Eve & Ann goodby & took Kittie to Verona – dined with [Helen?] & at 2.OC bid my little angel babies goodbye – The most affecting parting I ever experienced – bid Helen goodby. [illegible] Julia & I went to Rome Bid Julia & all the folk goodby & took [illegible] at 4.OC PM Bot ticket to Detroit $10.80 [illegible] $1.00 [illegible] $2.00 saw sister[s?] & [DeWitt?] [illegible] – Gave Helen $10 - Gave [Em?] $5. for the children ––– SUNDAY, September 22, 1861 Arrived in Detroit in morning at 6OC_ stopped at exchange – went to the Fort. [found?] my [illegible] occupied—found letter [there?] from [Ino Moulton?] & Dr Powers Called on [May?] & wife & took tea & went to church with them – MONDAY 23 Called at [Hallocks?] – Sent clothes to wash – Recd Reg ulation – Went to Ft. [illegible] Saw dress parade in Eve – [Boat?] for 30c Talked with Col Duffield – Saw Wm Barlow – Saw [Hull?] – Wrote [illegible] – Recd letter from [illegible] – Recd Ellsworth [illegible] [illegible] letters from [Watson?]. [illegible] Lewis [Suly?] & Smith at exchange & [washing?] returned. TUESDAY 24 Went to the Fort. [illegible] . Went in P.M. with Adj. Genl. Gov Blair & Col Duffield. Col & Genl. [Robertson?] dined with me — Ordered Cap WEDNESDAY, September 25, 1861 Went to the fort in AM & again in P.M. – Spent the day in looking round the grounds of the Fort [illegible?] THURSDAY 26 Went to the Fort in morning Went to the Fair in PM & heard [illegible] speak paid for [illegible] $1.00 Saw [illegible] Coldwater men FRIDAY 27 Paid [illegible] for Cap $6.75 Paid Hallock for clothes 44.00 Went to Fort with Maj. Fox – Went to copper works with Col Maj – Met Mrs [illegible] at [illegible] The 8th Regiment left the city for Washington – SATURDAY, September 28, 1861 Went to the Fort in A.M. & did not return till late in P.M. – Watson left for home . He made arrangements with Bloucher Bot books which came to $5.75 SUNDAY 29 Went to the Fort with Mrs [illegible] & Capt Lewis Spent evening at Hotel MONDAY 30 Went to fort at 5OC . in morning Pd for Hook $1.00 Took up quarter at Fort Returned & dined with Mrs [illegible] & bid him good bye . & I [illegible] to Fort at 4.OC. [bought lamp?] [illegible] $1.25 Paid Hotel bill $19.00 TUESDAY, October 1, 1861 Spent day at Fort WEDNESDAY 2 Lent W.A. Hill $3.00 to pay [illegible] – Book – 1.00 Spent day at Fort THURSDAY 3 Spent day at Fort FRIDAY, October 4, 1861 Spent day at Fort SATURDAY 5 Bal. due Porter $26.41 Spent day at Fort SUNDAY 6 Spent day at Fort MONDAY, October 7, 1861 Parkhurst v [Sauphere?] Went up into the city & returned in P.M. TUESDAY 8 Engaged at fort Mr & Mrs DB Duffield Mrs [Sedgrow?] & others called on me at the [Boat?] — WEDNESDAY 9 Gold City – get [vest?] made – Get book bound – got memorials from [May?] – buy oil cloth blowkit – buy overcoat – [illegible] for [illegible] Hayden & co & fatigue_ [fine?] [illegible]— ordered went to D.B. Duffield & took tea – Saw Major Bidwell & [Cody?] – Pd $1.00 for carriage to bring me down to Fort . THURSDAY, October 10, 1861 Was engaged all day at the Fort – attended [illegible] parade & went up town in carriage Col. Duffield rode up with me – $1.00 Took supper at exchange 1.50 Pd Ex for working [illegible letters] took [car?] for home (Coldwater) & met Mrs [illegible] at [Fenton?] FRIDAY 11 [crossed out] [Go to Coldwater] – Make will – buy [house?] [crossed out] [Get house shingled] – Look over [illegible] a/cs with Lewis – [crossed out] [Make inventory of notes & a/cs & Bonds Mortgages – See about crops. on] Bridge [illegible] [two lines crossed out and illegible] Spent day in Coldwater in [illegible] & [illegible] SATURDAY 12 Recd of [illegible] 1. [two words illegible] 15918 & gave [illegible] over to Capt. Mansfield [by?] his order – Spent day in looking [illegible] mothers & getting ready to leave for the war Dined at Mrs Barbers – Took tea at Major Bidwells Moved office & books into [Lewis?] & [two words illegible] office – SUNDAY, October 13, 1861 See [illegible] a/c Make will See to Gas Stock done See about Bridge [illegible] produce [line illegible] Gave AW Parkhurst note for $221.55/100 in full for Gas stock – payable in one year – MONDAY 14 Gave [illegible] [Leon of meat?] [illegible] at $150 a [gear?] [illegible] $12 Paid Eagle & Elliott $55.[00 on L & S?] [illegible] Saddler Paid Hayden & Baldwin ^ 45.00 Paid Tillman – [illegible] 12.00 Paid [Winquist?] [illegible] [sword?] 3.50 Paid Exchange Hotel 1.00 TUESDAY 15 H.B. Adams gave me $40. [Money?] [illegible] to buy a sword. bot overcoat. Horse came from Lewis – Man Peter commencd work & board at Boat – Bot gloves 1.50 Saw Mrs. Wilson [parade?] grew. I was sworn into service of the U.S. Recd letter from Helen & Sarah got over coat at Eagle & Elliots WEDNESDAY, October 16, 1861 Engaged at fort all day Paid [illegible] for [bullet?] mould $1.50 THURSDAY 17 Engaged all day in fort Saw Mrs [Upson?] at [Dress?] Parade – & also Mr [Upson?]. Recd letter from Maggie [illegible] Drummed 3 men [illegible] of the fort __ FRIDAY 18 [Week?] up in the city – Saw J W [illegible] – J.[H?] [illegible] Dow & others. Took dinner at the Ex – for gloves 101 – Haversack12 /- [illegible] 4/- [illegible] $4.00 Got [fatigue?] coat at Eagle & Elliots & rest – Meeting of officers my room Sold AW Parkhurst Phelps closed up at night SATURDAY, October 19, 1861 Wrote to [illegible] & sent her $5.00 __ Recd letter from Maggie Wrote to the girls – A horse was presented the Col. of the 9th by the Co. officers – Had a drill on review – Saw [May?] & wife & her father – [illegible] [Wayne?] he could have my house often Mrs [Cuppers?] lease expired – Gave Peter 1.00 to get horse shod SUNDAY 20 Attended church & heard Bishop [McCosky?] preach Dined at exchange Wrote the girls & Kittie MONDAY 21 I wanted to take supper at the Colonels – at 7OC Attended supper party & had a very pleasant time of it. Gov. was present. He [promised?] to telegraph to Doct. Powers. TUESDAY, October 22, 1861 Wrote to Eddy – [illegible letter] Doct. Powers – Telegraphed [H. C.?] Lewis – Recd dispatch from Lewis [illegible] horse of Abbot would [illegible] [here?] This [in?] Capital – WEDNESDAY 23 Engaged at Fort. and at the city – THURSDAY 24 Engaged at fort & in city FRIDAY, October 25, 1861 Left Detroit with 9th Reg. [illegible] . I about 11 ½ O.C. Saw Pond at Ann Arbor Mrs [Gridly?] & others at Jackson & were enthusiasticly [illegible] all along the road – Took supper at Miles SATURDAY 26 Took breakfast at Indianapolis & reached Jeffersonville about 7 O.C. in evening without meeting with [illegible] senior [illegible] on the route SUNDAY 27 Col. Duffield & myself went [illegible] 2 miles above Jeffersonville at about called “4 mile springs” & selected grounds for our camp – Regiment moved in morning & [illegible] our grounds went over to Louisville with Col D. & then went below Jeffersonville & [vented?] The Camp of the 34th Ind. & returned to our camp after [dark?] – Genrl Sherman called on one Reg. & [left?] order to [recover?] to West Point MONDAY, October 28, 1861 Spent whole night in [preparing?] to move our camp – & [got?] loaded on [illegible] Sir Wm Walden & another River boat about 8 OC .AM & left for Salt River [pond?] Louisville about 10 O.C. & [illegible] at [two words illegible] River about 3 O.C. & encamped in an orchard around by Mr [illegible] – Col Haggard of Ind. 37th in commencd at Salt River TUESDAY 29 Completed camp & moving & [two words illegible] – Met Lt. Col. [Gogeley?] – & Major Hull – & Col Haggard – not remarkably [pleased?] with Col Haggard – WEDNESDAY 30 Day spent in Camp THURSDAY, October 31, 1861 Spent day in Camp Bot Tonic $4.75 FRIDAY, November 1 Took ride in country Bot [stove?] $4.00 SATURDAY 2 Went to Mr [Cracrofts?] to dinner & spent a very pleasant day – Met Mrs [name illegible] [illegible] & [illegible] – MiSs [Linsay?] – Lewis Bennet & others SUNDAY, November 3, 1861 Attended church on [illegible] “[illegible] Wm Wallace” — Saw nearly all the friends we met at [illegible] at church & MiSs [illegible] presented me with a boquet at request of MiSs [Linsay?] – MONDAY 4 Wrote Mrs Geo Duffield & Gov. Blair — Called on MiSs Linsay [illegible] & Geo [illegible] TUESDAY 5 Spent entire day in Camp WEDNESDAY, November 6, 1861 Wrote to Helen Spent day in Camp THURSDAY 7 Took ride up river & called at Linsays – [illegible] & dined at Parrots FRIDAY 8 Moved camp from east to west side of Salt River a hard days work rained hard all night SATURDAY, November 9, 1861 Went with Col. to see [illegible] him – Recd letter from Helen communicating the good news of Kitties & Maggies good health Two Ohio Regiments & one [Ind.?] Cavalry Col Encamped near us – SUNDAY 10 Spent the day in camp Doct. [illegible] & Mr [Cracroft?] dined with us – Wrote Helen – Kittie – MONDAY 11 Spent day in camp Wrote to Mrs Powers & feel good Rode to Saw Mill & up on [illegible] hill – Wrote to Hillsdale man in relation to [illegible] – TUESDAY, November 12, 1861 Austerlitz Spent day in camp In the night we had H. [illegible] [at?] each [illegible] one Reg. [illegible] over Rode over to 18th & 1st Ohio & to Saw Mill 3 chaplain [illegible] over dined with us – WEDNESDAY 13 Seesburgh Wrote to Mrs Bidwell Spent day in Camp. Rode over to 137th Ind - A Man in Co. D. died 262 on seek list — Pd Jeremy for [meSs?] $250 THURSDAY 14 [illegible] [Gordo?] — a rainy day – Rode up on hill – a man in Co I. died – sick [diminishing?] Recd stove pipe for stove Doct. [Geoghegons?] dined with us – Gave him & Mr Phelps [paSs?]. FRIDAY, November 15, 1861 Recd letters Engaged in Camp SATURDAY 16 Engaged in Camp SUNDAY 17 Attended Church at Ms. [illegible] & heard Dr [McNamany?] preach Had dreSs parade Mrs [Geoheghan?] & family called at Tent. MONDAY, November 18, 1861 Moved onto [Muldrow?] Hill & became very tried — TUESDAY 19 Walked down to Wis. Camp & called on Col. [Stark?] [weather?] – Visited Hospitals WEDNESDAY 20 Rode down River & called at Mrs [illegible] — Bot stockings .60c Postage stamps 60c THURSDAY, November 21, 1861 Col. Duffield recd [communications?] as [commander?] of [several words illegible] Lent Major Fox $2000 Gave I.M. [illegible] $10.00 to buy [illegible] Major Fox started for Michigan to secure the appt. of Col D . to Brig. Genl. – Mrs [Guthrie?] called at Tent FRIDAY 22 A rainy day — all day in camp SATURDAY 23 [Lent?] $.[5?]. [Bonozo?] to go to [illegible] a rainy day all day in Camp SUNDAY, November 24, 1861 Maggie is six months old Spent day in Camp Cold day & some snow MONDAY 25 Vermont – Montpelier – Engaged in Camp Paymaster Major Allen make payment to [illegible] soldiers – Went to [Craycrofts?] in [Evening?] had oysters & apple [toddy?] TUESDAY 26 Four months to day since my beau= tiful angel wife died —— Mailed letters to Helen – to [May?]. To [illegible] Recd pay from U.S. paymaster up to 3100 day fact 186 $338.70 Draft $200 – [Cash?] $138.70 Paid Jeremy 500 WEDNESDAY, November 27, 1861 Engaged in camp all day THURSDAY 28 Mailed H. C. Lewis Soft 200 $100. for ER. Clark 50. ~ DB [Denison?] 12 ~ [Knowlton?] 15 [illegible] Wood 25 A.L. Porter 202 Mailed $10.00 to Eve & Anne for Kittie – Dined with [illegible] Paid working 85c FRIDAY 29 Engaged in Camp all day Recd letter from Eddy & from Father [Noyes?] a rainy day & very muddy [illegible] at night Commencd [reviewing?] Tactics with the Col SATURDAY, November 30, 1861 Had a review & Inspection Col Duffield [acted on ?] Brig. Genl & I as Colonel – DreSs parade in Eve ground covered with snow SUNDAY, December 1 Engaged in Camp MONDAY 2 Engaged in Camp Snowed & cold all day TUESDAY, December 3, 1861 Engaged in Camp Wrote to EB Pond WEDNESDAY 4 Recd letter from Helen & [illegible] – [then?] commencd building houses – Called on MiSs Linsay with adjt THURSDAY 5 Paid Jeremy on a/c of [MeSs?] [illegible] $40 – Sent Helen $10. No 9639 FRIDAY, December 6, 1861 Engaged in Camp and in PM took ride with Col & called at [Craycrofts?] & [illegible] & Lewis & Linsays SATURDAY 7 Went with Col to Doctor [Geoghegons?] to tea – & spent the evening – Pd Nigger [& Terry?] 4/- SUNDAY 8 Paid [Deland?] $500 for Telegraph ing to Jackson & [the?] Colonel paid it back to me MONDAY, December 9, 1861 Engaged in Camp & in P.M. Rode up [illegible] for [illegible] Dr [name illegible] [illegible] the Col & Adjt - . Met the Ohio 2nd 21st. & 33rd Reg Mailed letter to Mrs Duffield – TUESDAY 10 Engaged all forenoon at ferry with the Col – Had capt Adams [illegible] – & ordered a new officer [two words illegible] detailed [illegible] was a 4th Reg [illegible] the [illegible] [at?] [illegible] Point Mailed letter to [illegible] WEDNESDAY 11 Sergeant Major bot Opera [illegible] in Louisville for me [illegible] $1200 Engaged in Camp Wrote to Maggie Recd letter from Helen THURSDAY, December 12, 1861 Dr. Powers & Major Bidwell surprised me by coming into our camp — Spent the day with them — Called at Dr [Geoghegons?] with them & at [illegible] FRIDAY 13 Spent day with the Doctor & Major Gave [Jeremy?] $500 SATURDAY 14 Spent day in Camp with Dr & Major - Went to Cracrofts in the Evening – rode out to Cave spring with Dr & Major SUNDAY, December 15, 1861 Spent day in Camp [illegible] gave me a [pair leggings?] Dr [illegible] & our whole party went to [illegible] to supper – Met Mr [Geoghegons?] MONDAY 16 Doct Powers & Major Bidwell left for home – Col Duffield [& I?] went to the Boat with [illegible] we had a [glorious?] visit with them – Recd letter from Josephine – From Maggie TUESDAY 17 Wrote the girls & sent $10_ for Kittie WEDNESDAY, December 18, 1861 Capt Newcomb goes to Louisville – I gave him $10 to buy [oysters] & [illegible] he bought 2 [illegible] $6.00 & oysters 1.80 & returned to me $1.20 THURSDAY 19 Dr [Geoghegon?] & Mr [illegible] called in morning & [while?] [illegible] Col Pitman – R.N. [Rice?] [illegible] Hollinger [Forso?] – Vernor & D. B. Duffield surprised us with a visit – They dined with us. & after Dress Parade they all went with us to Mr [Craycroft?] when we had a good Supper & a pleasant eving Dr [Geoghegon?] [illegible] were there all our friends [illegible] Dr [BD.?] left for Lou isville in [evening?] FRIDAY 20 Engaged in Camp all day – no drill in AM in [illegible] of [two words illegible] [illegible] of the [weather?] – Went to Dr [Geoghegons?] in Eve . D B Duffield was quite ill & could not go & the Col stayed with him – SATURDAY, December 21, 1861 Gave Dr [name illegible] [illegible] $10 – to be [illegible] & [illegible] – Had battalion [illegible] – DBD was too ill to go home – SUNDAY 22 Engaged in Camp all day – a very rainy unpleasant day. [several words illegible] MONDAY 23 Took ride with DB Duffield in morning & after [dinner?] I went with D.B. D. & Col & [Ajdt.?] to Dr [Geoghegons?] & had a very pleasnt time – D.B. Duffield left in evening about 6O.C. for Louisville TUESDAY, December 24, 1861 Engaged in Camp all day – Sent note to Mrs. [Geoghegon?] with 3 rings for the girls & Mrs [Craycroft?] left – Sergeant Major [bot?] me [illegible] from Louisville [illegible pencil markings] Recd [two words illegible] WEDNESDAY 25 Spent forenoon in Camp and in P.M. went to [Mrs Craycrofts?] to [Dinner?] Met Mrs [name illegible] [illegible] there — Recd letter from Wm [HCS?] & Dr [illegible] – left [illegible] at [Craycrofts?] – THURSDAY 26 Engaged all forenoon in Camp Mailed letter to [illegible] & to Helen a rainy evening – FRIDAY, December 27, 1861 A clear & beautiful morning court martial convened at 8OC. – Engaged in Camp SATURDAY 28 Patterson ____ Pennsylvania Beautiful [illegible] – Spent Morning in Camp & in evening went to [illegible] Pond & spent most of Evening – north SUNDAY 29 [Troy?] Sent the Jr. master $1500 Spent entire day in Camp – Duffield — Michigan MONDAY, December 30, 1861 Engaged in Camp all day Took charge of school Col. wrote a letter to Hd [illegible] which he anticipates will give him [illegible] trouble [illegible] which will settle a quote of State & U.S. Authority [crossed out] [George D] [Preston?] TUESDAY 31 Kentucky Had a Review and Inspection I took command of Battalion a very favorable turn out – Col. Duffield acted as Brigadier Genl. Sent a note to Mrs. Linsay & [two words illegible] of [Band?] – Recd reply thanking for the [proportion?] & accepting it – MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] MEMORANDA Randall. [Photographed?] MEMORANDA [Miscellaneous notes] CASH ACCOUNT. — JANUARY. [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] CASH ACCOUNT. — FEBRUARY. [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] CASH ACCOUNT. — MARCH. [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] CASH ACCOUNT. — APRIL. [Miscellaneous notes and calculations] CASH ACCOUNT. — MAY. 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