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107. [[should be 137]]  June 14. 1865.
and took tea there, [[strikethrough]] Mr. & Mrs. Fish also. we then went to Mr.[[/strikethrough]] Mr. & Mrs. Ball also took tea there. we then called to see Mr. Fisk who was not in but saw his Daughter, saw the portraits of his 3 children goouped by C. Tchussele. 
70°. n e rain. 79°. n e clo 4 sw. 69°. n e, clo 10.
[[underlined]] Thurs [[strikethrough]] Mon [[/strikethrough]] day 15.[[/underlined]] I have been packing up all day, the china, glass, Books &c. 
Settled for the newspaper [[underlined]] Press [[/underlined]] for the last 6 months and until 17th. of Aug. next $5.70, to be sent to Holmesburg. 
65°. calm n e clo 5 w. 77°. s w clo 3 w. 69°. calm n. clear.
[[underlined]] Friday 16.[[/underlined]] I have been packing up all day and am very tired. Mary painted a little in the middle of the day retouching my interior N. 126. 
69°. calm e, clo 10 s w. 81°. calm s. clo 5 s. 76°. calm e, clear.
[[underlined]] Saturday 17.[[/underlined]] I have been packing up all day, and much fatigued by evening. 
Miss Morris, Louisia & her sister Kate (Edwd. Peales daughters) Charles & Albert and James Peale called today. 
75°. calm s w, clo 3 s w. 87°. calm s. clo 2 s w. 81°. calm s, clear.
[[underlined]] Sunday 18.[[/underlined]] I have been trying to rest all day, for I was very much fatigued yesterday.
Mary went to church morning and afternoon, called to see how D. Eckhert was, and found him very low, he was not expected to live over last night. 
75°. calm s clo 4 w. 94°. s w clo 2 w. 84°. calm s w, clear.
[[underlined]] Monday 19.[[/underlined]] I have been packing all day and Mary also, we are very much fatigued, after tea she and I went up to Charles's and slept there.
[[underlined]] Tuesday 20.[[/underlined]] soon after breakefast we went to Mrs. Thorns and finished packing up. 
Mr. Sheriden the cabinet maker came with the Furniture wagon and removed the artciles to Mrs. Thorps Mrs. Hazelton and Mrs. Mathews's 
I sent the pictures to Frederick Patterson by the Express this afternoon. 
And the trunks and box of partridges to Holmesburg this morning. 
Burd came soon after dinner for me to go out with him    

Transcription Notes:
Thursday 15 - Peale had written Monday and marked it out to make it say Thursday instead. C. Tchussele probably = Christian Schussele