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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__ 1885
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 Memorandum
1 Wed South Clear i am to home to day to work                        
2 Thur South Clear i am to home today to work                        
3 Fri South Clear i and Charley went to Wellsboro                   CC Mathers for goods Paid 15.00  
4 Sat South Cldy myself went to Wellsboro to the                        
5 Sun North Clear myself went over to fathers                       We went over to fathers
6 Mon North Clear i howed Corn 1-2 howed for Jake               J. Kimball 1/2 day Paid .37      
7 Tues South Clear i am to home a getting Some wood                        
8 Wed South Clear i and George Sawed wood 1-2                   G. Maconell 1/2 day Paid 0.50  
9 Thur South Cldy i plowed my Corn 1-2 dave and i howed                       Spot went to Bull
10 Fri South Clear i am a Splitting wood to day                       Buety 40 weeks
11 Sat North Clear i went to the vilage 1-2 Split wood               C Mathers for Eggs Paid .52 CC Mathers for goods Paid 3.58 Buaty had a Calf today
12 Sun North Clear i am to home today beuty Calfe                        
13 Mon North Cldy i Commenced a haying today                        
14 Tues South Cldy i am to home a haying a little                        
15 Wed South Clear i am a haying a little alone                        
16 Thur North Clear i am a haying today                        
17 Fri South Clear i got in hay 1-2 helped dave 1-2               D. Jones 1/2 day Paid .62     Kit took the horse
18 Sat NE Clear i am a helping dave 1-2               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25      
19 Sun NE Clear i went to the funrel of D Evens wife                       D. Evens wife was buried
20 Mon South Clear i am to work for D. Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25      
21 Tues South Clear i am to work for D. Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25      
22 Wed NE Clear i am to work for D. Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25   Paid  
23 Thur South Cldy i am to home i Comenced haying                   D. Jones B.Jones 1.25 1.25 I Comenced haying
24 Fri South Rain i am to home i went a bureying 1-2                     Paid  
25 Sat South Cldy i am to home Dave & fathers hayed 1-2                   Dave Jones W. Jones .62 .62  
26 Sun South Rain we went down to Broughtons                     Paid We went down to Broughtons
27 Mon South Cldy Dave & father worked a half day                   Dave Jones .62 .62  
28 Tues South Clear went a buring 1-2 hayed 1-2                   D. Jones W. Jones .62 .62  
29 Wed South Clear i am a haying finished Cutting                   D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 3/4  
30 Thur South Clear i am a haying i finished                 Paid 1.25 D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 3/4  
31 Fri South Clear i am a haying for Jones               W. Jones 1day        
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__August__ 1885
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 Memorandum
1 Sat South Clear i am to work for W.R. Jones       0       W. Jones 1 day labor Paid 1.25      
2 Sun South Clear i am to home all day Sick                        
3 Mon SE Rain i am to home all day                        
4 Tues SW Cldy i am to home a Cutting Oats                        
5 Wed SW Cldy i helped Jones 1-2 went to the a 1-2           G Spolden Drugs 0.35 W. Jones 1/2 labor Paid .62 C Mathers 1Shoes Paid 1.00  
6 Thur North Clear i am to work for W. Jones               W. Jones 1 day labor Paid 1.25      
7 Fri South Rain i am to home today Cut Some Oats                        
8 Sat South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro                   C Mathers for flour Paid 2.95  
9 Sun South Cldy i am to home all day Birts                       Birt & All & mag
10 Mon South Cldy helped Jones 1/4 of day Cutt Oats the rest               W. Jones 1/4 Paid .27      
11 Tues South Clear i am to home a Cutting Oats                       Beuty took the Bull
12 Wed South Clear i am to work for W. Jones               W. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25      
13 Thur South Rain i am to home about all day                        
14 Fri North Clear i am to work for Jones               W. Jones 3/4 day Paid .93      
15 Sat North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro       J. Ludlow on account 7.00 at the Boro 0.35          
16 Sun NE Clear myself went over to John Bliss                       went over to John Bliss
17 Mon South Cldy i am to work for W. Jones Binding Oats               W. Jones 3/4 day Paid 1.00      
18 Tues South Clear i am a binding Oats for Dave               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.00     Will Shumway died Seven night
19 Wed South Cldy i am a binding Oats for Dave 1/2               D. Jones 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
20 Thur South Clear i am to home went to the funrel                       Will Shumway was bured
21 Fri South Cldy i am to home 1-2 Bound Oats for Jones                        
22 Sat South Cldy i am to home Binding Oats                        
23 Sun South Cldy myself and famleywent to G. Ginings                       Went down to G. Gening
24 Mon South Cldy i am to home i Cut the Grass in the fence                        
25 Tues NE Rain i am to home all day it rained                        
26 Wed North Rain i went to wellsboro Circus & Carvan           At Wellsboro for Shoes 3.50         E. L. Claus & wife was here
27 Thur North Cldy i am a home a hauling Oats                        
28 Fri North Clear to i am to home 1-2 drawed in Oats               G. Maconell 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
29 Sat South Clear i helped George 1-2 drawed in Oats               G. Maconell 1/2 day Paid 0.50      
30 Sun South Rain we went down to Broughtons                       we went down to Broughtons
31 Mon North i am to home finished my oats                        

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