Mon [September] 8 [1861]

Fine & warm -- read & made calls --

7th [September] Sun [1861]

Preached in A.M. on faith -- Baptised four children -- He
Helen Loomis (Norton)'s John Hemingway &c. assisted with Mr B. at
Communion -- Addressed Men. Con[gregation?] in Eveg. talked with
Mrs Loomis
Good day -- Spoke with unusual freedom & effect in Eng I thot

Sat [September] 6 [1861]

fine warm weather wrote letters -- ^'dined at Miss Gays'
attended preparatory
lecture by Mr Ballantine -- tea at Byron Service's [?] -- & -- calls --
went to our old house & garden Sat under the Golden sweet tree --
Long talk with Mrs Lewis at Hotel about her conversion --

Fri. [September] 5 [1861]

wrote on a Ser -- made calls

Thurs [September] 4 [1862]

Saw the Suffield Co. (No. 3) march off down
this lively peaceful street at high noon to this
fearful -- bloody war -- Strange sight -- as they
filed down past our house -- Address by Dr. Ives --
Mr. Miller prayer -- then Mr M & I drove to Locks --
saw them off -- crossed river called on Barbers --
up thro. Enfield thompsonville home -- tea at
Eloise's - & Eveg. at Hathaways -- wrote letters
& arranged exchange of pulpits for Sept 7 & 14 with
Mr. Miller -- Henry Tabin writes me to visit him --

Wed [September] 3 [1862]

clear & milder -- It is l[earne]d. Gen. Kearney is killed.
Visited Helen Archer's School -- she is a fine singer --
Saw a man cut tobacco just now grown,
wrote little on Ser. Strolled on bank of brook
with Rev. Mr. Miller, & calls & thereby missed Bro.
Parsons who called with Mrs. P Mrs Woodford & Miss
Lyon -- heard Homer Austin &c discuss war,
draft &c - very funny. Jackson is reported
marchg. on Maryland

General Philip Kearney was killed at Chantilly (Ox Hill) at the end of the Second Manassas campaign, September 1, 1862.

Tues. [September] 2 [1861]

Cleared off cold. & wind -- made calls -- our troops badly
beaten -- but it will all come out right I trust
Looked over old town records & made extracts --

Mon. 1 Sept [1862]

Cars for Suffield -- wrote letters read &c
met yesterday Mr Frisbie & Levi Hayden old School
mate at S -- now members of Windsor Ch -- glad
to see me & I them.
[General John] Pope writes that he had a great Battle Friday on
field of Old Bull Run & Whipd rebels loss 8000
killed & wounded on our side [Second battle of Manassas or Bull Run, Virginia -- Aug. 29-30, 1862] next day rebels
had advantage of us -- Suffield voted today
to raise some few over quota & pay $200 bounty to
each - ^all -- Mrs Southmayd told me that when
she asked Mr. Hales Son -- (16 yrs old -- but large & strong) why he
enlisted -- he ansd. "Why auntie D. ye spose I am going
to let the rebels lick us"! he told the recruiting officer
that he would be 18 in July -- & responded to his aunt when
called to task for it -- well so I shall if I live long eno --

Possibly Baker Hale of Co. K, 22nd Connecticut Infantry

Old Dea. [Jasper] Morgan a tall white haired man called to see me Sat. Eveg -- father of present Gov. of N. York --

Edwin Denison Morgan, 1811-1883, Governor of New York, 1859-1862, U. S. Senator, 1863-1869, Chairman of the Republican National Committee. President Lincoln appointed him a Major General of the Volunteers to give him military as well as civil authority in New York but he had no active field service. Noted for sending 223,000 men to the Union cause. Well known philanthropist after the war. [Ezra J. Warner. Generals in Blue]

the Suffield Company today chose Johnson Capt -- & Corbin
1st Lieut. Rain at night --

Captain George W. Johnson and Lieutenant David Potter Corbin of Co. G, 22nd Connecticut Infantry.

Sun Augt 31 1862

Windsor Suffield
Preached in Bro. Parsons pulpit Windsor twice
addressed SS & conducted Evg meet. Spoke on
duties to country of prayer. Called at Dea W-
on way home with Miss Lyon

Sat Augt 30 1862

Made calls -- dined at the Gays -- took 2 PM train
for Windsor spent afternoon at Mrs. Parson's, tea & eveg
at Dea. Woodford's Dea is away. but nice wife
& family, his sister & niece the Southmayds, & all