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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 __ 1884
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 South Clear i went burying 1-2 got outdaisies 1-2                        
2 Tues South clear i hauled out manure                        
3 Wed South Clear i helped D. Husted 1-2 layed around 1-2                        
4 Thur South Clear i helped J. Davis 1-2 i picked apples 1-2               D husted 1/2 day Paid .50      
5 Fri South Clear i am to home today diging potatoes               J. Davis 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
6 Sat South Clear i am to home took Said down home                        
7 Sun South Clear i and Charley are home today                        
8 Mon South Clear i and Charley went to Wellsboro       C Mathers for Eggs 0.95             We was down to Broughtons
9 Tues South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow                   C Mathersfor Goods Paid 2.00  
10 Wed South Clear i am A Cutting Buckwheat               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
11 Thur South Clear i am to home Cutting Buckwheat                        
12 Fri North Clear i am to home a Cutting Corn                       Beauty went to Bull
13 Sat North Clear i am to home Cutting Corn                        
14 Sun North Clear i and myself and famley                       I Cut my Corn
15 Mon South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow                       went down to Broughtons
16 Tues South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
17 Wed South Clear i help to Dave 1-2 Drawed Buckwheat               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
18 Thur South Cldy i dug potatoes 1-2 went to wellsboro       C Mathers for Eggs 0.90 {at the County fair $0.85          
19 Fri North Cldy myself and famley went to the fair       At Antrim For Apples 2.40 {Ordway horse shoeing $0.60     C Mathers for Goods Paid 3.56  
20 Sat North Cldy we went to the County fair                       we went to the fair
21 Sun South Clear we went out to George English                       we went out to George English
22 Mon South Clear i am to home drawing manure                        
23Tues South Clear i am a hauling manure                        
24 Wed South Cldy i am to home a hauling manure           Pedler pair of galisus 0.25          
25 Thur South Clear myself and famley went to the show       C Mathers for Eggs 0.45 C Mathers for Groceryes 1.45         We went to the Show
26Fri South Clear i am to J. Ludlow diging potatoes               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
27 Sat South Cldy i went to the round top i am to home 1-2           G. Gurnsey horse shoeing 0.60          
28 Sun South Cldy we are to home to day hur folks are here                       Father was here
29 Mon South i went out to Antrim       at Antrim Apples & Eggs 1.40 ____ for Cole            
30 Tues South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to wellsboro           E. Hastens for grocery 1.25     N. Chandler for furniture Paid 8.50  
31 Wed                            
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__October __ 1884
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 South Rain i am to home today                        
2 Thur South Rain i am to home today it Rained                       Buty went to Bull today
3 Fri South Cldy i am to home to work a round the house                        
4 Sat South Clear i am a thrashing to day                   F. Peake Thrashing Paid 4.10  
5 Sun South Clear i am to home George & lindy was here                       Georg English and lindy here
6 Mon West Clear i am to home 1-2 helped Jake 1-2               J. Kimball 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
7 Tues West Cldy i am to home 1-2 helped Dave 1-2           H. Husted 1/2 d labor 0.50 D. Jones 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
8 Wed South Cldy i am to work for Dave 3/4 of a day               D. Jones 3/4 of day 0.75      
9 Thur North Clear i am a husking Corn 1-2               D. Jones 1/4 day 0.25      
10 Fri South Clear i am to work for E. Kimball               E. Kimball 3/4 day 0.75      
11 Sat South Clear i am to work for J. A. Kimball               J. Kimball 3/4 of day Paid 0.75      
12 Sun South Clear i am to home all day nobody here                       We are to home all day Ditto
13 Mon South Clear i am to home1/2 went to wellsboro 1-2       C. Mathers for __ red Apples 0.72 L. Harison 1 Sack flour 1.85     C. Mathers W.. Roberts Paid .76 .43  
14 Tues North Clear i am to work for J. A. Kimball               J. A. Kimball 1 day lab Paid 1.00      
15 Wed North Clear i am to home to work to day                   G. gernsey Seting tire Paid 2.00  
16 Thur South Clear i Geathered apples 1-2 hauled manure                       I took the Colts pasture
17 Fri South Clear husked Corn 1-2 helped George                        
18 Sat North Cldy i am to work for George MaConell                        
19 Sun South Clear i am down to R. Broughtons               G. Maconell 3/4 of day Paid 0.75      
20 Mon South Clear i am to home a husking Corn                       We went down to Broughtons
21 Tues South Clear i am to home 1-2 went off with my Apples                        
22 Wed South Rain i am to home1-2 went to the Round top           L. Housel mending 0.10          
23 Thur North Snow i Choped wood 1-2 tinkered 1-2           {H. Clark wood 0.20         Susan Vanhorn & Mary are here
24 Fri North i went after my Sider 1-2 went over to fathers 1-2           {D Elei for Sider 0.50          
25 Sat North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the vilage       L. Harison for Butter 11.40 C. Mathers for Goods 2.65     D. Belch 1 Stove & pipe 15.00  
26 Sun South Clear i am to home Dave & ide                       Dave and Ide were here
27 Mon South Rain i am a helping Jake Bucher           Elder Kimball One pig 2.00 Jake 1/2 day Paid 0.60      
28 Tues South Rain i over to fathers for a horse i am a plowing                       I Commenced a plowing
29 Wed South Cldy i am a plowing with Hat and Nell                        
30 Thur South Cldy i am to home a plowing                        
31 Fri South Cldy i am to home i am a plowing                        

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