6th of 5th mo, 1850

Patience started with Huldah for her 5th visit to New York state. 29th of 5th mo. I went to Detroit with Otis and found Patience and Huldah returned on the steamer Mayflower having been gone 24 days. She brought $100 that her Father gave her. I paid the next week to Darius C. Willits toward the debt on the Willit land.

9th of the 8th mo., 1852 I started to attend the Free Soil convention at Pitsburgh. Was gone 6 days. A great & good meeting This was the first time I made on a steamboat since coming into this county 26 years ago except across the Detroit from Cleveland to Pitsburgh 150. This was the first time I ever rode on the cars in my life.

13th of 5th mo., 1859 George F. Comstock made us a visit for the first time. He came out from Adrian with Stephen Lapham. Wm. Power brought him here from his house in the P.M. of the 13th He staid until the P.M. of the 18th & I took him to Stephen Laphams. He went down to York state with Lapham & Wife as they went to yearly meeting.

23rd of 11th mo, 1853

Cousin Julia S. Hathaway made us a visit. Francis went to Detroit and brought her out in his buggy, she having come from the Normal school at Ypsilanti. She staid 6 days and went to Detroit in the stage and on the morning of the 30th took Steamboat for Toledo. Francis or Ira went with her visiting every P.M. except 1st day, 24th. We went to meeting and on third day they all went 11 miles towards Pontiac to pick Whortleberries.