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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__November __ 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 Sat South Clear i am to home a plowing                        
2 Sun South Clear my Self and famleywent to Bills                       We went over to Williams
3 Mon South Clear i helped Jones thrash Oats           R.Close for Grocereys 0.40          
4 Tues South Rain i finished plowing i went to lection           L.Haris J. White 1.50 .3 0     C.Mathers for Goods Paid 2.00 I finished following
5 Wed North Cldy i tok Hat home 1-2 Got nel Shod           Horse Shod R. Close Account .75 12.07          
6 Thur North Cldy i am to work for father               J.Bliss 3/4 day Paid 0.75      
7 Fri South Clear i am to home 1-2 helped Maconell                        
8 Sat South Clear i helped Maconell 1-2 went and got my Chess                   D. Thompson Doctor Paid 2.00  
9 Sun South Clear i am to home all day Company                   D. Thompson Docker Paid 2.00 father & Mother was here
10 Mon North Clear i went to morris run for Chees           At the run Whiskey Diner & feed .25 .45         I went to Moris run with Chees
11 Tues South Clear i Cut wood 1-2 went to Antrim 1-2       At Antrim                
12 Wed South Clear i am to work for John ludlow       Butter & Eggs 3.20 {G. Gernsey 2.00 J. ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
13 Thur South Clear i am to work for J. ludlow           {D. Thompson Spaldins 5.50 0.55 J. ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
14 Fri South Clear i went to wellsboro 1-2 Cut wood 1-2       L.Haris for butter 8.60 {C.Mathers Goods Flour 1 Sack 1.10 1.75         Mr. Maconell Died
15 Sat South Clear i worked for ludlow 1-2 Cut wood for my Self 1-2               J. ludlow 1/2 day Paid .50      
16 Sun South Clear i am to home 1-2 went to the funrel                       Zeb Maconell Buered to day
17 Mon South Clear i helped Dave Bucher 1-2 Banked the house                        
18 Tues North Cldy i am to the work for J. ludlow           {Demaup 6.65 J. ludow 1 day Paid 1.00      
19 Wed East Snow i went to the vilage 1-2 tinkered around           {C.Mathers for goods 2.00     C.Mathers for goods Paid 4.36 J. A. Kimball took his Colt
20 Thur South Cldy i killed my hogs 1-2 Georg & i Sawed wood 1-2                        
21 Fri South Clear i went to Bloss burg with the Hog       {Goos & duck Bucher 1.40              
22 Sat South Clear i and horis Sawed wood       1 hog 14.00 Bloss Burg feed & diner 0.40          
23 Sun South Rain i and my famley are to home                        
24 Mon North Clear i got wood 1/2 went to the vilage           {Clecktor 4.61          
25 Tues South Snow i am to home today to work           {C Mathers & others 3.21          
26 Wed West Storm i am to home 1-2 went to the vilage 1-2           {C Mathers & others           {Charley Bliss was married
27 Thur South Cldy i am a hauling wood today       R. Close for Ches 11.00 {and Others for Goods 4.15     C Mathers for Goods Paid 1.68 {I went to Wellsboro
28 Fri South Cldy a round the house                        
29 Sat South i am a Spliting wood to day                        
30 Sun West Cldy i am to home to day                        
                            her folks are here
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__Desemberer __ 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 North Snow i am to work for Will Chapman               W. Chapman 1day Paid 1.00      
2 Tues South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. ludlow 1 day labor Paid 1.00      
3 Wed South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. ludlow 1 day labor Paid 1.00      
4 Thur South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. ludlow 1 day labor Paid 1.00      
5 Fri South Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow           {Philips for Grocerys .25 65 J. ludlow 1 day labor Paid 1.00      
6 Sat South Clear i work for Ludlow 1/2 yet rained 1-2 day           {Daninle for teas 1.25 J. Ludlow 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
7 Sun South Clear i am to home to day                        
8 Mon North Cldy i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
9 Tues North Clear i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
10 Wed West Cldy i am to work for Ludlow               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
him to South Cldy i am to work today went to the mill           C Mathers and Others 2.35         I went to Wellsboro
12 Fri East Snow i am to home a part of the day                        
13 Sat North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the vilage       C Mathers for Egs 1.75 C Mathers and Others 5.00          
14 Sun South Cldy my self win down to hur folkes                       We went down to Broughtons
15 Mon West Cldy i went to a vilage 1-2 helped H. Maconell 1 cow for 25 dolars     Fred & wedkins for 1 cow 25.00 {C C Mathers on account 25.00 H. Mconell 1/2 day Paid .50 C C Mathers for Goods Paid 24.50 Sold Old Pid to day
16 Tues South Cldy i am to home 1-2 Helped J. Ludlow 1-2               J. Ludlow 1/2 labor Paid .50      
17 Wed East Snow i am to home today it snowed all day                        
18 Thur North Cldy i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00      
19 Fri South Cldy i am to work for J. Ludlow               J. Ludlow 1 day Paid 1.00 {J. Kimball Colt Paid 1.80  
20 Sat South Cldy i went into a city of Wellsboro                   {CC Mathers for Goods Paid 1.70  
21 Sun South Snow i am to home today Stormy to day           Chrismus Presents 2.10         Rily English & Ellis are here
22 Mon South Rain i am to home today it Rain                        
23 Tues North Clear i went to the Round top Split wood 1-2           C Ordway horse Shoeing 0.90          
24 Wed South Snow i am a Setting a round Cut three drag of wood                        
25 Thur Cldy i am to home to day halled wood                       Crismus
26 Fri Clear i went to the mill and Wellsboro C C Mathers 2 1/2 of Egg     CC Mathers for Eggs 0.62 CC Mathers 0.62     CC Mathers for Goods Paid 2.97  
27 Sat Cldy i am to work for G. Maconell               G. Maconel 1 day Paid .75      
28 Sun South Clear we all went over to Williams                       Myself and famley went to Bills
29 Mon South Clear i am to work for G. Maconell               G. Maconel 1 day Paid 1.00      
30 Tues South Clear i am to home 1-2 helped Dave 1-2               D. Jones 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
31 Wed South Cldy i am to home 1-2 helped dave 1-2               D. Jones 1/2 day Paid .50      

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