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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__May__ 1883            
Date of Month 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 Tues them i am to home 1-2 went to the funrel       C Mathers Eggs 0.61 {for trees Belcheree 4.50 1.40         My Sow Pigs
2 Wed South Cldy at home 1-2 went to Wellsboro 4 doz of eggs 14 ct 61 ct     JC Wheeler on butter 17.00 {C. Mathers on acount 9.87          
3 Thur South i finished sowing my Oats           {Grocery 0.67         My Sow Pigsed
4 Fri South i am a spreding manure all day           C. Close 0.68          
5 Sat South i went Over to John and fathers                   G. McConnell One Clever Paid .30  
6 Sun North i am to home today____                       Birt and wife are here
7 Mon North i am a breaking up for corn                        
8Tue s South i am a plowing for corn                       i am a plowing for corn
9 Wed East i am a Sowing Plaster on my pasture               T. Peake 1 Collar Paid 1.00 T. Peake for use of horse 1.00  
10 Thur East i made Garden 1-2 plowed around __ 1-2           G. McConnell 1 Cleoris plow 0.30         Miss Dave Peake was buered
11 Fri North i went to Antrim and plowed some 1-2 M. Clock 1 veal 1.45   M. Clock One veal today M. Clock 1 vealcalf 9.45             Went to Antrim with a veal
12 Sat SW i went to Wellsboro 1-2 and plowed 1-2           C.C. Mathers & Other Goods 7.22          
13 Sun North we went down to the howler                       Went down to George Coles
14 Mon South Rain i am to home today cutting potatoes T. Peake 1/2 5.00         {J. Wheeler sack of flour 1.90 T. Peake for hay Paid 5.00      
15 Tues North i am to home a tinkering           {Auston for Goods 1.84         Charles Close died the 16th
16 Wed North a fiting potatoes pech 1-2 went to Wellsboro C. Mathers for potatoes 2.60     CC Mathers for potatoes 2.60 {C.C. Mathers for Goods 2.60     G. Mathers for Goods Paid 1.00 went to the city of Wellsboro
17 Thur North i planted potatoes i picked stones corn ground                        
18 Fri North i was to home 1-2 went to the funrel of Close                       C. Close was bured to day
19 Sat South got Charley horse & II draged the corn ground                        
20 Sun South i am to home today her folks are here                       Ma is 62 years old today
21 Mon South i went over to fathers today           G. McConnell for Mackrel 0.36          
22 Tues South Rain , i am to home today it is raining                        
23 Wed East Rain i am to home a triming apples                        
24 Thur North i am a triming apples tree finished                        
25 Fri South i marked corn ground 1-2 and planted 1-2           G. McConnell 1/2 day labor 0.50         i planting my corn
26 Sat South i finished planting corn and potatoes                       Mrs.Morsemen Died at 5 __
27 Sun South myself and famley went to Bills                       Went over to Bills
28 Mon South i drawed Stones 1-2 helped Jake Plant           {CC Mathers for Goose 2.31 J. Kimball labor Paid .50      
29 Tues South Rain it rained a half a day i helped Samuel Miller 1-2           {Lions shoeing W Roberts 0.60 S. Mills 1/2 labor Paid .50      
30 Wed South Rain to Wellsboro a part of the day       J C Wheeler for Butter 23.13 {for hardware CC. Wheeler 1.83 5.30          
31 Thur South Cldy Eugene Claus was here ____ & Chapmen two pig $6.00 from the   Claus & Chapman 2 pigs 6.00 Mary Claus present for me 1.42         Eugene claus and wife was here
              58.79   43.24          
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__June 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 Fri South i am to home a picking stones J.Bliss 2 pigs $6.00     J. Bliss for 2 pigs 6.00              
2 Sat South Clear i am to work for S. Mills planting corn               S. Mills labor Paid 1.00      
3 Sun South i am to home today all day one pig to R. Broughton $3.00     R. Broughton one pig 2.00     R. Broughton 1 Pig Paid 1.00     Said father & mother was here
4 Mon South Clear i sowed some corn today                        
5 Tues South Clear i am to home today i plowed for Sowed corn           {Vanhorne furniture 5.00          
6 Wed South i picked stone 1-2 Sheared my sheep           {Drugstore Hardware .70 .55         Spot went to Bull
7 Thur South Rain i went to the city of Wellsboro 1 pail of butter         {Grocery & goods C. Mathers 1.83         took my sheep off to pasture
8 Fri South i am to home to work in the Garden                        
9 Sat South i am to home plastered my corn           W. Dart for Medison 1.75          
10 Sun South we went down to her folkes                       went down to Birts
11 Mon   i tinker around all day       R. Broughton balance on pig 1.00              
12 Tues South i Cut down trees 1-2 i and George sawed 1-2           D.Haris For Beer 1.20     G. McConnell 1/2 day Paid .50  
13Wed South Rain i am a sprouting potatoes 1-2           {J. C. Wheeler one sack flour 1.80         Went over home to see ma
14 Thur North Clear i and George went to Wellsboro CC Mathers 3 1/2 dos Eggs 32     CC Mathers 3 1/2 dos 0.52 {CC Mathers Groceryes 3.64          
15 Fri North Clear i and to home a tinkering Cultivating           Housel menting Boots 1.50         Nell is to have a colt
16 Sat South i am at home a cultivating corn                        
17 Sun South i am to home all day                       Nell had a Colt
18 Mon South i am to home today tinkering                        
19 Tues   it rained 1-2 and split wood 1-2                        
20 Wed North i worked on the road       J. Kimball for labor 0.45 {CC Mathers For Goods 2.40         Lil Bulled
21 Thur North S i worked on the road 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2     G. McConnell to pasture 10 J. C. Wheeler on butter 17.24 {G.Bowen use of Stalion 20.00         Took my Heffers off to pasture
22 Fri North i went over to fathers 1-2 Sheared Bill sheep 1-2                        
23 Sat North to work in the Garden 1-2 Split wood 1-2                        
24 Sun North Birt and all are here today                       Albert Tomb and wife was here
25 Mon South Rain i cultivated corn all day                        
26 Tues South Rain i am to home it rained 1-2 W. Chapman for 20 dollars             W Chapmen in July due 20.00     i took my Milk to the factory at night
27 Wed South Rain i am to home today's tinkering           {G. McConnell            
28 Thur South Cldy i and Charley went to town & got some Cloth       Jane Wheeler for Butter 10.22 {pasture sheep lemons .45 .20     C. Mathers For Cloths Paid 7.65  
29 Fri South Clear high cultivated potatoes 1-2 went toCo_ens 1-2           to Benidie For Taxes 3.60          
30 Sat North Cldy i went to a vilageof Wellsboro           Traded Cans at Wellsboro Good 1.75 8.20 T. Ludlum on Can Paid .25      
            Amount 37.43   53.87          

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