Saturday, June 2nd, 1866

To day I am at work at the warehouse. Col. Wrigley, with the hands, let the McKim house down and cut out several doors in order to convert the building into a blacksmith shop. The steamer Ruthven arrived from Galveston bound up the [Trinity] river, and after putting off some freight she left on her voyage. Weather variable and hot with a rain at night. Ther : 88°.
 

Thursday, May 31st, 1866

To day I am at work at the ware house. Col. Wrigley with the hands finished the ground work and laying the floor of the Warehouse shed. Hicks & Steve are at work hauling the salt out of the McKim house and piling it upon the platform or floor of the shed. Jimmy [James Wrigley Hall] & I are still suffering with the itch or some other infernal sores. Weather variable and cool with occasional showers of rain. Thus closes my jottings for the month of May.

Saturday, May 30th, 1863

To day I attended the burial of Jack McKim and while there I lost a mershaum pipe which had been presented to me by Capt. Peacock. Charley Lund arrived on the train from Houston and I went over on the return trip of the same train to Houston in company with Mrs. Bolling and Miss Eugenia Stanwood, at which place we arrived late in the evening and put up at the old Capitol. before leaving Liberty I let Nellie [Mary Alexandrien Sharp nee Lemaire] have $101. on account of Sam Sharp [Samuel Houston Sharp]. expenses to Houston 5$. weather changeable & hot.

Friday, May 29th, 1863

To day I am still in Liberty and moved my quarters from Captain Wrigley's over to Captain Peacock's. Jack McKim poor fellow was gathered to his fathers. he died about 8 o'clock a.m. "unwept, unhonored & unsung" although for form sake he was buried with Masonic honors. My wagons arrived at night and drove down to the ware house where they are now camped. Mrs. Beale [Elizabeth Lemaire Beale nee Waring] has some what recovered from her indisposition, occasioned by the arrival of her daughter, Nellie [Mary Alexandrien Sharp nee Lemaire]. There was two deaths in Liberty. weather cloudy & rather cool with occasional showers of rain.

Wednesday, July 16th, 1862

To day I am engaged in the office. The steamer Ruthven arrived from and departed for Galveston. The boys are at work for the Corporation in getting out timber for the convent bridge and in hauling the same. Charley & Sleepy are still at work pulling fodder. I purchased from Jack McKim 54 lbs. bacon. Lieut. E.L. Jones left on the cars for Houston in route for Camp Waul. weather changeable & hot, with a shower of rain at night. Ther. 90°.

Wednesday, July 9th, 1862

To day I am engaged in the office. Jack McKim is much better. Bill finished repairing my little wagon, and then worked on the fence. I expected to see a serious difficulty between Drs. Stanwood & Coleman, in consequence of each having posted the other by large hand bills denouncing each other as liars, scoundrels, cowards, etc. but the whole affair passed off in gas. weather changeable & hot. Ther: 99°.

Tuesday, July 8th, 1862

To day I am very busy at the ware house with all hands in storing away F. Hithcock's freight, and in getting 29 bales of Cotton off the lower wharf which the steam boat hands broke out and did not remove. Jack McKim is quite sick and has been so for a few days. weather clear & hot. Ther: 95°.

Friday, July 4th, 1862

To day I am busy in the office. Charley Lund commenced to post up our commercial books. Bill is engaged in making an axle tree for my little wagon, which was broken down on yesterday. Jack McKim is busy with his wagon in hauling the lumber from the cars to the wharf under my contract. The Steamer Ruthven arrived from and departed for Galveston having brought no freight. weather cloudy with occasional showers & a pretty good rain at night. Ther: 98°.

Sunday, June 15th, 1862

To day I purchased of Mr. Gale the fine sorrel gelding known as Jack McKim's Rob. for which I paid 300$. weather clear & hot. Ther: 95°.