I sent $40 to Moses, $5 to Letitia, $9 to Sallie, $11 to Loomis, making me out of debt. Sent $5 to Lewis Hurley, and the same to Lewis Updik...

Baker and I were out prospecting; caught one muskrat; set two traps. I sent a letter and $2 for some books at St. Paul. SOURCE: Lewis C. P...

I made a mistake in not detailing a sergeant. The guard house torn down. Company D's quarters used as one. Sent letter to Col. M. J. Tho...

Bake and I caught three muskrats. SOURCE: Lewis C. Paxson,  Diary of Lewis C. Paxson: Stockton, N.J., 1862-1865 , p. 9