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 300 Charles Henry Carey Bro. Leslie is here to preach to this people. Very rainy day. Monday, 26. My health is still poor; death has just entered Mr. Gray's house (near us) and removed their hired girl. Wednesday, 28. Today I get from Bro. Abernethy's books the estimate of table expenses previous to May 1, 1845, which I believe stood for a few years from year to year; that is, the committee from year to year followed the estimate of the preceding year, except where the numbers in the family made a change. D. Leslie, $332.97. A. F. Waller, $362.72. H. B. Brewer, $287.07; total, $782.76. This year, same fam- ilies $1755. This to me is unaccountable and painful. This day I write a letter to Bro. Waller and Brewer. Our weather is pleasant and warm; it is almost or quite dif- ficult to make it seem like January. [1846] Sunday, February 1. Being out of health, I preach but once today. This warm and wet weather does not agree with my health near so well as the clear and cold weather of the state of New York. Tuesday, 3. It is very rainy. Bro. Leslie has been here nearly two weeks. Now kept by the rains. It is very difficult to travel much in this region in the rainy season. Today I hear Bro. Raymond has got the Institute claim recorded in his own name. So I suppose the friends of the school will have trouble with him. Alas that he ever was sent to this country. He has- been employed to keep the boarding hall in the school; now he takes the advantage by being on the premises and records the sec- tion of land in his own name and may lay claim to it as his own. It is not mission business ; but it is a reproach to the mission to have had such a man connected with it. Wednesday, 4. Bro. Leslie leaves for the place of his residence. Thursday, 5. Weather is fair today.