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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__July __ 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 Sun North Clear a very nice day we are over to John                       We went over to John Bliss
2 Mon South i cultivated it rained 1-2                        
3 Tues South Cldy i got my horse shod1-2 it Shored1-2 day           the Blacksmith horse shod 0.55          
4 Wed South Cldy i plowed potatoes 1-2 and hoed 1-2                        
5 Thur North i was sick all day didn't do anything                       Louis McConnell barn burned
6 Fri North i+C980 howed potatoes all day           Housel for mending 0.10          
7 Sat South went over home picked chereys cultivated corn                        
8 Sun South i am to home all day laying beed                        
9 Mon North i and Charley picked daisey           R.Close Powders 0.35          
10 Tues North i went to the city of Wellsboro       J. Wheeler for Butter 20.00 at Wellsboro for Goods 10.00          
11 Wed South i am a Cultivating Corn a part of the day                        
12 Thur styles i went over to Bills 1-2 plowed corn1-2           Sara Jones dressmaking 0.75         Finished plowing corn
13Fri South i am a tinkering for haying                        
14 Sat South Clear I am a fixing around 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2                   C. Mathers for Goods Paid 7.69  
15 Sun South Rain we went down to Broughtons                       We went down to her folkes
16 Mon North Clear i went to Wellsboro and tened Cort the miller for oats 11-19 bu     Herrington for Oats 5.75 at Wellsboro 0.25          
17 Tues South Clear i are a howing potatoes and corn                        
18 Wed North Cldy i am a howing Corn-finished           R. Close and others 0.18          
19 Thur North Clear i and Bill we are haying                   labor W Bliss 1.00 George Cooledge Died
20 Fri North Cldy i and Bill we are haying           Blacksmith & tinkering 0.35     W Bliss 1 day labor 1.50 Miss Ecerson Died
21 Sat South Cldy i and Bill we are hauling hay           Ann Davis Sowing 2.50 Bill for Cees 7 1/4 Paid 1.00 W Bliss 1 day labor 1.00  
22 Sun South Cldy i went to the funerel club George and Miss Ecarson                        
23 Mon South Rain i am to home i picked pail of Bereys           H Kimball rake head 1.00          
24 Tues East Rain i am to home laying a round                        
25 Wed North i am a haying Bill is helping 1-2                   W Bliss 1/2 labor 0.75  
26 Thur North i and Bill are a haying all day                   W Bliss 1/4 labor 1.00  
27 Fri South Cldy i and Bill are a haying all day W. Robb for Eggs dos ?     W Robb for Eggs 0.40 Doc Haris Beer to John and Self 2.40     W Bliss for labor 1.50 CC Wheeler was Killed
28 Sat South Rain it is a raining today                       it Rained to Day
29 Sun South Cldy i am to home all day laying around       W Chapman for Sheep 20.00             George Shumway wife was bured
30 Mon South Cldy i and Bill are a haying                   W Bliss for labor 1.50  
31 Tues South i and Bill are a haying up with                 W Bliss for labor 1.50  
            Whole Amount 28.15   18.43          
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__August __ 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 Wed Nor Clear i and Bill finished working for me           W Bliss for labor 10.00     W Bliss for labor Paid 1.50  
2 Thur North Cldy i am at haying at home Sad and Charley           W Housel Shoemaking 0.50          
3 Fri North Cldy i am a mowing by hand                        
4 Sat North Cldy i and Charley finished haying           Blacksmith Dorson wagon 0.50         i and Charley finished haying
5 Sun North Clear i and Charley went to meeting       {C Mathers for wool 2.00 {Herington for flour 2.08          
6 Mon North Clear i went to wellsboro a part of the day in Oats 4 bu 208     {Herington for Oats 2.08 {CC Mathers Goods 14.00 2.00         G. Travis got his Sentence
7 Tues North Clear i am to home 1-2 I Am to work for Otis Brooks 1-2           Doc Heris for 1 Case Beer 1.20 O Brooks 1/2 labor Paid .75      
8 Wed North Clear i and west and his are haying for Brooks               O Brooks 1/2 labor Paid 1.50     Dave Luis was bured today
9 Thur South Clear i am a laboring for Otis Brooks       Otis Brooks for labor 3.75     O Brooks 1 day labor Paid 1.50      
10 Fri South Clear i am a raking my hay today                        
11 Sat South Clear i am to home today I Cut some oats                        
12 Sun North Clear my Self and famley went to Broughton           W Bliss for labor 0.75         We went down to Broughtons
13 Mon South Cldy i am to home today cutting thasles                        
14 Tues South Clear i am to work for Hiel Peake               H Peake 1 day labor Paid 1.50     Mrs Claus died today
15 Wed South Cldy i am to work for Hiel Peake               H Peake 1 day labor Paid 1.50      
16 Thur South Cldy i am to home i went to the funrel       H Peake for labor 3.75 At wellsboro for Goods 2.04     D Jones 1 day labor Paid 1.50  
17 Fri South Clear i went to the vilage 1-2 worked for Peake                       Went down to Broughtons
18 Sat South Cldy i and Dave are a Cutting for me                   D Jones 1/2 day labor Paid .75  
19 Sun South Clear i and famley went down to her folkes                        
20 Mon South Clear i and Dave are a binding Oats 1-2                        
21 Tues South Clear i Cut oats and Grass Seed                        
22 Wed South Clear i Got in a load of Oats 1-2                        
23 Thur South helped Jake a part of the day       J A Kimball for labor 1.00              
24 Fri South Clear i am a Cutting Oats for my Self                        
25 Sat South Clear i haulded Oats 1-2 went to the vilage           for Goods at wellsboro 6.00          
26 Sun   we went down to Broughtons                       Birt and Alis was here
27 Mon   i helped Jones Bind Oats       for Eggs Butter 1.80              
28 Tues   i helped Jones Bind Oats                        
29 Wed Rain i am to home to day it rained                        
30 Thur   i am to home today a tinkering           Black Smithing 0.41          
31 Fri   i am to home 1-2 helped Jake 1-2               J Kimball for labor Paid .75      
            Whole Amount 14.38   25.59          

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