<​March 27​> I wrote a <​dictated the following​> letter to shewing my reasons for believing that he was concerned <​concerned​> <​leagued​> with , & & unless he made <​see (Copy)​> satisfaction to me I should withdraw the hand of fellowship & bring him before the & sent it to him by Dr. , to which I received the following reply <​(copy)​>

opened Court to try Field [A. Fields] for drunkenness, & abusing his wife; I & fined him $10 & Costs & <​required him​> to find bail <​of $50—​> to keep the peace for 6 months

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A Conference held at Johnson’s Creek <​Hartland,​> Niagra Co. N. Y. 3 & 1 <​were ordained,​> & <​&​> 5 added to the .

<​28​> It is reported <​estimated​> that the Chinese loss <​in their recent war with was​> is estimated at 15,000 men, 1500 pieces of cannon, & the <​a​> greatest portion of their Navy.

<​28​> I removed my from the (which I have been obliged to occupy for some months,) to the small upper room of <​in​> the New .

came to my house & insulted me so, <​outrageously​> that I was under the necessity of kicking <​kicked​> him out of the house, <​out of the house,​> across the yard & into the Street.

<​29​> I sat with on a case of debt, & giving <​gave​> judgment against the Deft.

<​30​> In my <​the​> in relation to a new bond which was presented to me by , which I rejected on <​as​> account of being informal; & told he might improve his my share of the Ferry one year; & cautioned him, that if he did not consider good for heavy damages, he would be foolish to go <​be​> his bondsman. afterwards took an appeal to the Municipal Court, to be tried on 10 April.

<​ returned from having delivered ten Lectures & 3 persons.​>

At 1½ pm I was called to sit as Justice of Peace with Alderman , on the case of Webb v Rigby for forcible entry & detainer— during the trial <​I <​the court​> fined​> Esqre. twenty dollars for contempt of court for insulting a witness & would have fined him ten dollars more, for <​his​> contempt of court, but let him off on his submissive acknowledgments, the trial closed about one on Friday morning.

<​31​> at 10 am I opened Court for trial of Amos Lower for assaulting John H. Burghardt, after hearing testimony fined Lower $10—

<​Spent​> In the afternoon at Mr. ’s, in company with my brother , , , , & , with our wives, & had a good time & <​were​> feasted on a fat Turkey.

About 1000 persons are preparing to settle in , & they have apponted <​selected​> for their rendezvous to organize into companies sufficiently strong to protect themselves thro the Indian Country. [p. 9]