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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__January__ 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 Mon North Cldy i am to work for John Chapmen               J. Chapman labor Paid 1.00      
2 Tues North Cldy i am to work for Chapman's Boys               J. Chapman for labor Paid 1.00      
3 Wed South Clear i am to home 1-2 went to the viladge 1-2           At Wellsboro for Merchendice 7.65         went to the city of Wellsboro
4 Thur North Cldy i am to work for the Chapmans       Chapmen Boys for labor 3.00              
5 Fri North Cldy i am to home 1-2 i went to Antrim Apples & potatoes $2.50     Antrim Apples Sold 2.80 A pedler for medisen 0.50          
6 Sat South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to hides           N.Hide horse shoeing 0.60         Floyd and Ellis are here
7 Sun South Cldy i went down to Riles Broughtons                       we went down Broughtons
8 Mon South Cldy i am to home today laying around       J. E. Kimball for labor 2.50              
9 Tues SE Cldy i am to home 1-2 took ___ sow off                       my sow when to ____ hog
10 Wed North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went after my Pig                        
11 Thur North Cldy i am to work for John Ludlow               J. Ludlow 3/4 of a day Paid .75      
12 Fri North Cldy i am to work for Marv McConnell               M. McConnell for labor Paid .75      
13 Sat South Snow i am to home it snowed all day                       it snowed all day
14 Sun North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the meeting                       i went to meeting
15 Mon North Cldy i helped Ludlow 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2       J. Ludlow for labor 1.75 Goods and Groceryes 10.00          
16 Tues North Snow i am to home all day a tinkering           G. Gernsey Blacksmith 0.35          
17 Wed North Snow it snowed and blowed all day                       Giger
18 Thur North Cldy i am to work for John Chapman           C. Close for grocery 0.20 J. Chapman for labor Paid 1.00      
19 Fri South Snow it snowed all day i am to home today an           J. Bliss on debt 84.66          
20 Sat South Snow i helped Chapmen 1-2 it rained 1-2               W. Chapmenfor labor Paid 1.00      
21 Sun South Cldy i am to home today i doing nothing                       Lucy setting on the table
22 Mon North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the viladge 1-2           CC Mathersand others for goods 3.75   -     i was to Wellsboro it is very cold
23 Tues South Cldy i am to work for Chapman               W. Chapmen for labor Paid 1.00      
24 Wed South Cldy i am to work for John Ludlow       J. Ludlow for one day labor 1.00              
25 Thur North Cldy i and J. Ludlow went to the viladge           Horton& Long for goods 2.25         i went to the vilage
26 Fri North Cldy i went down to Bodines split wood 1-2 Sold my Cutter _7.00     E. Bodine for my Cutter 7.00             i am to home 1-2
27 Sat North Cldy i am to home all day to work                        
28 Sun East Snow we all went over to Williams                       Went over to Bills
29 Mon South Clear i was to home 1-2 went to the vilage                        
30 Tues South Cldy i went to the vilage i am on Jure           for my diner 0.25         i am on jury
31 Wed South Storm i went to the vilage           for my diner 0.25         i am on jury
              78.03   110.46          
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__February __ 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
1Thur North i went to Wellsboro attending Cort                        
2 Fri South Cldy i went to Wellsboro on jury       Of the County for jury seat 10.75 At Wellsboro Goods Grocery 1.30         i got my discharge from Cort
3 Sat South Rain i am to home it rained                        
4 Sun South Storm i am to home 1-2 i went to meeting           at Wellsboro for goods 1.00          
5 Mon North Cldy i was to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro           N hide Smith 0.30         went to the Wellsboro
6 Tue South Cldy i was to home 1-2 went to the shop 1-2           1sack of flour Docker .65 2.00          
7 Wed North Cldy i went to the city of Wellsboro           C. Closefor grocery. 5.00         Got the Dockter for Lue
8 Thur West Cldy i am to home went to the round top                        
9 Fri West Clear i am to home all day tinkering           Lyons Shoeing goods Grocery 1.00 1.00          
10 Sat North Cldy i went to the at Wellsboro                       Went to Wellsboro to mill
11 Sun South Storm i am at home 1-2 i went to the meeting               W. Chapman for labor Paid 1.00     i went to meeting
12 Mon North Clear *i am a cutting logs for Chapman       G. McConnell for pork 5.00 Wellsboro for goods 2.00          
13 Tues South Clear i went to the city of Wellsboro G. McConnell for pork 5.00                     John Bliss and wife here
14 Wed South Rain i am to home today a tinkering           N. Hidefor blacksmith 0.40         father was here to .
15 Thur South Rain i am to home went over to hides                       went up to Net and got paid
16 Fri South Rain i am to home today a doing nothing                        
17 Sat North Cloudy i a.m. to home today splitting wood                        
18 Sun North Clear i am to home getting ready for meeting                        
19 Mon North Clear i am at George McConnell's Sawed wood for Dwight           Peaches 1.00          
20 Tues South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the Wellsboro 4 dozen Eggs 30$1.20     C. Mathers for eggs 1.20 CC Mathers and others 3.55         went to lection
21 Wed North Clear i am on helping George saw wood                        
22 Thur South Cldy i and famley went out to Georges                       went out to George English
23 Fri South Cldy i went up to Chapman and got wood                        
24 Sat South Storm by and George McConnell saw wood                       James Bockand wife was here
25 Sun South i am at home all day got a cold                        
26 Mon North Cldy i am at home 1-2 Got a load of wood       W. Chapman for labor 4.50              
27 Tues South Cldy i am to work for Chapman's                        
28 Wed South Clear i am a getting wood of Chapman to                        
              21.45   15.55          

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