1872
Saturday
February 3

Oh hum P.M. I went up to ..?.. and then down town then back to ..?.. & Recd check on ..?.. in Titusville for 90 Bbls oil @ $2.60 of ..?.. ..?.. then borrowed $5.00 of ..?.. to go to the dance to Neilburg. So team came over and 2 loads went to G. Thompsons ..?.. Took oysters & had a good time. Ate supper at Thompsons.
(This date's entry and the previous one are confusing, sorry about that. Avery ran out of room and wrote on top of this entry perpendicular to the horizontal lines. It is extremely difficult to read.)