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Diary & Ledger of Dwight Bliss - Table of Contents
Township: Charleston Township, Tioga County PA
Year: 1881-1891
Transcribed by Esther MAYS Harer
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This collection includes eleven full years of diary notations and financial information for Dwight Bliss of Charleston Township. Not everyone is interested in Nineteenth Century farm economy. There's me and maybe three other people on the planet. However, do not overlook these pages. If nothing else is of interest to you, the last column, Memorandum, includes notation on countless deaths and other events in the area. It is at the far right and you'll need to use your scrolling bar to get over to it. Also the daily financial transactions give us great insight into the lives of people operating in a barter (trade) economic sytem. Don't pay too much attention to the prices. We'd need a Consumer Price Index to convert them to a 2005 equivalent to get significant comparative information from them. Many thanks to Esther for making this available to us. Back to Table of Contents
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__November __ 1883
Day of Week WEATHER Wind/Asp'cts Principal Occupation of the Day Sales Purchases Contracts Made & With Whom Cash Received Dollar/ Cents Cash Paid Out Dollars/ Cents Bills Receivable Dollar/cent Bills Payable Dollar/ cents Memoranda
1 Thur East Cldy i am to home a plowing                        
2 Fri South Cldy i am to home a plowing                        
3 Sat South Clear i finished plowing 1-2 took the horse home           R. Close 1/2 tea 0.35          
4 Sun South Clear myself and famley went down to her folks                       went down to Broughton's
5 Mon South Clear i went to Wellsboro and got some plaining don       Wheeler for butter 5.00 R. Vanhorn Plaining 2.40     {C. Mathers for goods Paid 2.25  
6 Tues South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro       Wheeler for butter 70.13         {Roberts hardware Paid 5.52 i went to letion
7 Wed North Clear i went out to Antrim pedling Apples       At Antrim apples & ducks 4.10 H. Clark for lumber 5.42         Myself and wife was at Antrim
8 Thur South Clear i am to home John Evens to work for me           Churnman 1 right 0.75     J. Evens 1 day labor Paid 1.50 Right to make a churn
9 Fri South Cldy i and John worked a couple of hours           Oroway One Shoe Set 0.15     J. Evens 1/4 a day Paid .50  
10 Sat South Rain i and John worked a half-day                   J. Evens 1/2 the labor Paid .75  
11 Sun South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to meeting                        
12 Mon North Cldy i am to home today Rain                        
13 Tues South Clear i am to home C J. Evens 1/2 day           H. Wheeler 1 sack flour 1.75     J. Evens 1/2 day la Paid .75  
14 Wed North Cldy i was to home 1-2 C1153 went to town           J. Evens for labor 3.00     C. Mathers goods Roberts T Can 1.55 .50 Went to the Boro
15 Thur South Cldy i went to Antrim 1-2 worked on the House 1-2                   J. Evens labor Paid .75  
16 Fri North Cldy i am to home i buchered my hogs       C. Backus 1 hog 323 lb 26.59 Paid out 0.40         Went out to Antrim
17 Sat South Clear i was to hold 1-2 helped Jones 1-2                        
18 Sun South Clear my Self and famley went down to Genines                       went down to George Gennings
19 Mon South Clear i am to home to working on my house           {H. Clark for lumber 0.46     J. Evens M116+M116911 day Paid 1.50  
20 Tues South Clear i and J. Evaens are to work on the house           {S. Evens for taxes 7.40          
21 Wed South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the mill           {J. Evens for labor 3.75         i finished my house
22 Thur South Cldy i am up to houris Maconell to work           {Shoeing {Flour .65 1.75          
23 Fri South Cldy i am to hold all day father was here           {C. Mathers on acount 20.00     Roberts one can Paid .50 Father was here today
24 Sat North Clear i went to the vilage of Wellsboro           {W Roberts hardware 3.90     C. Mathers for Goods Paid 4.64 Went to the city of Wellsboro
25 Sun North Clear i am to home today                       father and mother are here
26 Mon South Clear i am to home today                        
27 Tues South Clear i am to home today i banked the house                        
28 Wed North Clear i am to work for Steeven ludlow               S. Ludlow 3/4 day Paid .75      
29 Thur West Clear i am to home today to work                        
30 Fri South Cldy i went to Antrim 1-2 Cut wood 1-2       at Antrim Butter Apples 5.80 C. Bockus Bored money 1.40          
            Amount 21.62   .53 54.80          
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__December __ 1883
Day of Week WEATHER Wind/Asp'cts Principal Occupation of the Day Sales Purchases Contracts Made & With Whom Cash Received Dollar/ Cents Cash Paid Out Dollars/ Cents Bills Receivable Dollar/cent Bills Payable Dollar/ cents Memoranda
1 Sat South Clear i went to the Oction 1-2 went to the vilage W. Chapman 1 cow $25.00     W Chapman 1 Cow 25.00 C Mathers Acount at wellsboro 5.75 1.60         John Rogers Oction
2 Sun South Clear we went down to Broughtons                       we went down to her folkes
3 Mon North Clear i am to home 1-2 i and Jake sawed wood                        
4 Tues South Clear Eugene Claus and Mary was here           {C. Mathers and others 8.75         Eugene and Mary was here
5 Wed South Clear i and Sera went to Wellsboro C Mathers 5 doz eggs     C. Mathers for Eggs 1.25 {G. Navil 1 whip 2.00          
6 Thur South Clear i putied the Windows 1-2 went to the vilage 1-2                        
7 Fri South Clear i am to home a painting my house                       I finished painting
8 Sat South Clear i finished painting my house first coat                       Said father was here
9 Sun South Clear i and Charley went down to the round top       At Antrim ___ Apples & butter 0.90 2.50 C. Close Grocereys 0.15         Mary Williams is here & baby
10 Mon South Cldy i went to Antrim 1-2 painted a half a day               S. Ludlow labor day Paid 1.00      
11 Tues North Cldy i am to work for Stephen Ludlow               S. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
12 Wed North Clear i am helping skiding logs for ludlow               S. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
13 Thur South Clear i am a skiding logs for ludlow           horse shoeing Maconel and Grocery .25 1.66 S. Ludlow 1/2 day labor Paid 0.50      
14 Fri South Cldy i went to the round top helped ludlow a half a day                        
15 Sat North Cldy i am a splitting wood helped Jake 1-2                       Took Mary Williams home
16 Sun South Clear i am to home 1-2 took Mary home       S. Ludlow4 fr 5 1/4 1.00 day 5.25 for Sheds to the church 1.00          
17 Mon North Cldy i am to work for Stephen Ludlow           C Mathers and Others 7.92          
18 Tues South Cldy i went to Wellsboro 1-2 Cut drags of wood 1-2                        
19 Wed South Snow i skided wood 1-2 Jake and i saw it wood               J. Ludlow for labor Paid 1.00      
20 Thur South Cldy high and George McConnell Cut logs for Ludlow           C. Mathers and others 2.92          
21 Fri North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the vilaqge               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
22 Sat North Cldy i am to work for J. Ludlow                        
23 Sun South Clear i went to the round top to meeting                        
24 Mon North Cldy i am to home today splitting wood                       We went down to Broughtons
25 Tues South we went to her folkes today               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
26 Wed South Clear i and George are cutting logs for Ludlow               W. Chapman 1 day 1.00 Paid     her father & lindy are here
27 Thur South Cldy i and George are a cutting props Chapman           C. Mathers For Goods 8.00          
28 Fri North Clear i split wood 1-2 went to the vilage 1-2               J. Ludlow one day labor Paid 1.00      
29 Sat South Clear i and George are a cutting logs for Ludlow                       I was over to fathers
30 Sun Sun Storm i am to home 1-2 win two fathers       E. Kimball 1day labor 1.00              
31 Mon South Cldy i am to work for Elder Kimball         35.90   40.25          

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 01/23/2005
By Joyce M. Tice