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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__September __ 1882            
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 Fri South Clear i went to Wellsboro to Cost ____ of whitney                       Went to Wellsboroto the tile of whitney
2 Sat South Clear i went to Antrim helped Jake draw oats               J. C. Kimball labor 1/2 Paid .75      
3 Sun South Clear i and my famley went to Johns                       we went over to John and Nets
4 Mon South Clear went to berrying and got my horse shod       J. C. Kimball for labor 1.50 G. Gernsey shoeing c. Close 2 lb of shug .15 .25          
5 Tues South clear went to Wellsboro 1-2 helped George 1-2                   C. Mathers for Goods Paid $1.85 went to the Wellsboro
6 Wed South Clear helped Jake 3 quarters of a day       J. C. Kimball for labor 0.75             work for J.C. Kimball
7 Thur South Clear Only Self and famley went to lindy                       We went out to George English
8 Fri South Cldy we went to Antrim to Albert Tomb                       We went out to Bert Tombs
9 Sat South Clear i helped Dave 1-2 tinkered around home                       Bill Harsons Baby died
10 Sun North Clear i am to home a half-day went to the round top                        
11 Mon North Rain it rained all day was to home                       it rained all day steaty
12 Tues North Clear i went to Wellsboro1-2 tinker around home           D. Belcher 5 lbs. of nails 0.20     G Derby Pair Boots Paid 4.  
13 Wed North Clear i cut my Buckwheat all day part of it                        
14 Thur South Clear i am to home today i cut corn 1-2                   C. Mathers for Goods Paid $6.10 Said aand i went to Boro
15 Fri South Clear i cut corn 1-2 went to the viladge                        
16 Sat South Clear i tinker around 1-2 i finished cutting Buckwheat                       We all went over to fathers
17 Sun South Clear my Self and famley went over to mothers               S. Mills 1 day labor Paid $100      
18 Mon South Clear i am to work for Sam Mills all day               S. Mills 1 day labor 1.00      
19 Tues South clear i am to work for Sam Mills 1 day           By Nelley Kimball for Goods 1.15 s. Mills three quarters 0.75     Finished thrashing for mills
20 Wed North Clear i am to work for Mills three-quarters of the day       J. C. Wheeler on butter 14.50 CC Mathers and others 10.70         went to the City of Wellsboro
21 Thur North Clear i went to Wellsboro a half a day                        
22 Fri South Clear i am to home all day it rained 1-2                       Went to the Wellsboro fair
23 Sat NorthClear i went to Wellsboro fair today           CC Mathers and others 2.91         Broughton's & Bills was here
24 SunaD North Clear i am to home all day very cold                        
25 Mon North clear i am to home today a cutting corn                        
26 Tues North Clear i am a cutting corn today                        
27 Wed North Clear i am to home today cutting corn           Waters & Clark for lumber 2.45         Finished cutting my corn
28 Thur North Clear i am to home today digging potatoes           G. McConnell one basket 0.30         i commenced diging my potatoes
29 Fri North Clear i am to home 1-2 helped Jake 1-2               J.Kimball 1/2 day labor Paid .50      
30 Sat South Cldy i am to home C684 i and George are diging potatoes                   G. Maconnell 1/2 day labor Paid $1.00  
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__October __ 1882            
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 Sun North Clear myself and famley went down to her folks                       We went down to Broughtons
2 Mon North Clear George help a 1-2 We thrashed Buckwheat                   G. McConnell 1/2 day labor Paid $ .50  
3 Tues North Clear we thrashed Buckwheat three quarters of a day                       i dug potatoes a half-day
4 Wed North Clear high and George and Marve thrashed Buckwheat                        
5 Thur North Clear i and George thrashed Buckwheat finished                       i finished thrasing Buckheat
6 Fri South Clear i and George dug potatoes all day           G. McConnell for labor 2.00          
7 Sat South Clear i am to home drawed off my corn       Luther Carpenter for milk 7.38 C. Close for Grocery 0.37         i and Charley win over home
8 Sun South Clear i and Charley went over home           {C Mathers Acount Articles $6.50 $ .42          
0 Mon South Clear i was to home 1-2 went to the round top       S.Mills for labor 7 bushle oats and 3.15 {Roberts on acount Horse shoeing $1.00 $ 1.20          
11 Wed South Clear i am to home i went to the Mill 1-2       CJ Wheeler for butter 14.66 {1 Sack flour 2C. Matherare ins $1.60 $ 6.33     C. Mathers for Goods Paid $7.72  
12 Thur South Clear i am to home all day Eugene & Mary was here                        
13 Fri South Clear i am to work for Jake today                       Eugene Clausand Mary was here
14 Sat South Clear i am to home today husking corn               J. Kimball for labor Paid $ .75     i worked for Jake today
15 Sun South Clear i and famley went down D. Ginins                     Paid $4.34  
16 Mon South Clear i am to home to 1-2 helped Jake a 1-2       G.Genines on Acount 2.50             we went down to George Jennings's
17 Tues South Clear i am to home a part of a day               J. Kimball for labor Paid $ .50      
18 Wed South Cldy i am about home a husking           R. Close for fruit trees 2.50         it is fonry weather
19 Thur South Clear i and Dave Went to Wellsboro           Sent Today 0.30         tomorrow is the meeting
20 Fri North Clear i and Dave went chesnutting i huske corn                        
21 Sat North Clear i dressed my harness 1-2 and tinkered around           C. Close for tea 0.37         i greesed my harness today
22 Sun South Clear i am to home today went to meeting                       Lloyd and Nelly was here
23 Mon South Rain i am to home a husking corn                        
24 Tues North Clear i went to Wellsboro 1-2 and picked apples 1-2                   CCMathers for goods   i am a picking apples
25 Wed South Clear i picked apples and drawed corn       L. Carpenter for milk 2.06              
26 Thur North Cldy i went to Antrim 1-2 geathered apples i Antrim for potatoes $4.00     i at Antrim potatoes and apples 4.00 For Buhl pot 0.40         Jones put flory
27 Fri South Cldy i am to work for Jakediging potatoes               J.Kimball for labor Paid $1.00      
28 Sat South Cldy i am to home today putting potatoes in the suler                        
29 Sun South Rain i am to home today a reading                       i am to home all day
30 Mon South clear i am to work for JC Kimball 1 bushel of potatoes for 75 cts         Pedler for Balsom 0.75 J Kimball for labor 0.75     finished diging potatoes for Jake
31 Tu South Cldy i am to home to work at my Corn               L. Carpenter for milk Paid $1.11     My lamb went to Buck
              33.75 Amount 23.74   7.11      

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