June 4^th. Wrote to Mr. Troy informing him that I had exhausted every endeavour to procure a situation for W. Lee.

J. Reed returned from Berbice.

5 June 1845 Received from Mr. Kelly, Berbice, an anonymous letter in the handwriting of D^r Clancy, written with the most hellish intent.

6^th. Received from Post Office three more of Clancy's anonymous letters - two of them addressed to Mr. Knaresboro' - the third to myself - the last being written in a more devilish spirit than his other infamous and wicked compositions.

I am not safe in person or character so near this lurkin skulking assassin.

Received back from Mr. Reed the 35 dollars lent him on going up to Berbice.

9. Apprenticed Jeanette Murdoch to Mrs. Fleming, paying a fee of 200 dollars for her.

11^th. Had a long conversation with Mr. Roney today touching the impending *trial* - gave him a retainer of 57 dollars.

12^th. The Packet has come in, but has brought me only one letter - from Mr. Berkeley - no letter from Ireland these two packets.

Dr. MacHale makes mention of our case in a magnificent letter to Sir R. Peel.

17^th. June 1845. Hired Adelaide as cook - paid Rosa in full.

A note this morning from Mr. MacPherson informing me that he had written to me yesterday, requesting me to call and baptize a child of his. His note of yesterday was carried to Clancy's, and was kept by that unscrupulous and unprincipled wretch.

Baptized Mr MacPherson's child this morning.

19^th. Wrote by steamer to Cardinal Fransoni informing him of Clancy's late doings, his anonymous letters, lawsuits etc. etc.

To J. Ryan sending him copy of Clancy's infamous anonymous [letter] to me, and desiring him to lay it before Bishop Murphy - to the Maltese priest Don Pietro Paolo Psailla.

28. Letters, by mail which arrived last night, from D^r Taylor, Carlow, G. Berkeley, and Mrs. Browne, London - Rev. Mr. Hand.