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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 __ 1886
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 Thur North Clear i and Charley howed corn and potatoes                        
2 Fri North Clear i and Charley finished howing                       Mary Claus was here
3 Sat North Clear i drawed wood 1-2 went to Wellsboro           P. Lions Kit Shod 0.60          
4 Sun North Clear i and famley went down to Broughtons                       went down to Broughton's
5 Mon North Clear i Cut Some hay today                        
6 Tues North Clear i ___ Som Paris Green                        
7 Wed North Clear i helped W. Jones 1-2 tinkered 1-2               W. R. Jones 1/2 day Paid .25      
8 Thur North Clear i am to work for DS Jones haying               D. S. Jones 1 day 1.25      
9 Fri North Clear i am haying for DS Jones               D. S. Jones 1 day 1.25      
10 Sat North Clear i worked 3/4 of day for DS Jones               D. S. Jones 3/4 day 1.00      
11 Sun NE Clear i was to home all day                        
12 Mon N Clear i am a haying for DS Jones               D. S. Jones 1 day 1.25      
13 Tues South Cldy i am a haying for DS Jones               D. S. Jones 1 day 1.25      
14 Wed South Rain i am to home went to the round top                   Newman for Grocery Paid .37  
15 Thur South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2       Burncroff for cream 21.31 D. Belcher 1 Poke 0.75          
16 Fri South Cldy i help Dave in the Barley 1-2               D. Jones 1/4 day 0.37      
17 Sat South Clear i helped Dave Jones 1 day               D. Jones 1day 1.25     D. S. Jones finished hay
18 Sun South Clear i am to home i went to meeting                        
19 Mon North Clear i Comenced haying Cut the Orchard field                   D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 1.00  
20 Tues North Clear i am a haying I Cut the rest of my hay                   D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 1.00  
21 Wed South Cldy i Cut wood 1-2 went to the round top       C. Church for Eggs 0.84 Charley Church for Goods .84 .72          
22 Thur South Clear i finished my haying                       I finished haying
23 Fri North Clear we comenced haying for Jones               W. Jones 1day 1.00      
24 Sat North Clear i am haying for W.R. Jones               W. Jones 1day 1.00      
25 Sun North Clear i am to home today                        
26 Mon North Rain i went to the Round top           R Close C. Ordway 1.20 .50         Allis Peake Died today
27 Tues North Clear i am to home Allis Peake was bured           M Backns for Carpet 2.00          
28 Wed North Clear i am a haying for Jones               W. Jones 1 day 1.25      
29 Thur South Cldy i am a haying for W. R. Jones               W. Jones 1 day 1.25      
30 Fri South Cldy i Cut Oats a 1-2 help Jones 1-2               W. Jones 1/4 0.32      
31 Sat North Clear i helped to the Jones all day           Wool pedler for yarn 1.00 W. Jones 1 day 1.25      
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__August __ 1886
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 South Clear i am to home 1-2 went to meeting                       The Great Ciclone
2 Mon North Clear i helped bind Oats for Davis               J. Davis 1/2 day Paid .62 {Kimball 0.62  
3 Tues North Clear i helped W. Jones Dave Jones 1-2               W. Jones D. Jones .62 .62 {D. Jones Jones 2.00 .62  
4 Wed North Cldy i cut my oats today                   {Davis Evens .62 .62  
5 Thur North Cldy D. Jones1-2 it rained               D. Jones 1/2 0.62      
6 Fri North D. S. Jones 1/4 of day E Evens 1/4           D. Kimball One Colt 7.00 D. Jones Evens .31 .62      
7 Sat NW Rain i went to Wellsboro a part of the day           D. Belcher Raiser Strap 0.75          
8 Sun SW Clear we went down to Broughtons                       went down to Broughtons
9 Mon Rain Clear i went to the city of Wellsboro           1 shoe Jackson 0.35          
10 Tues South Clear i help Jake 1/2 day                        
11 Wed South Cldy i went to bureying 1-2 drawed in Oats                        
12 Thur North Clear i am to work at the oats                        
13 Fri North Clear i finished Getting in my oats                        
14 Sat North Clear i am a Cutting Some wood today                        
15 Sun North Clear i am to home George Bliss                       George Bliss was here
16 Mon South Cldy i went a bureying 1-2 it rained 1-2                        
17 Tues South i went to Wellsboro today           At Wellsboro for Articles 1.50          
18 Wed South Clear i helped Evens 1-2 helped Jones 1-2               W. Jones 1/2 day Paid .50      
19 Thur South Clear i picked Kit & Fred up today                        
20 Fri South Clear i went down to Broughron                        
21 Sat South Clear i am to home all day                   Church for goods Paid 2.60  
22 Sun South Clear i went over to G. Englishes                       we went over to G English
23 Mon South Clear i help Jake 1-2 Cut Brush 1-2                        
24Tues South Clear we went out to Hey Willsons       J. Kimball 1/2 day labor 0.50             we went out to Heyes
25 Wed Clear i am to home today tinkering                        
26 Thur Clear i am a hauling manure                        
27 Fri Clear i am a hauling manure                        
28 Sat South Clear i am to home went to the vilage           horse race 0.25         went to the horse race
29 Sun South Clear i am to home went to meeting                        
30 Mon South Cldy Cut my buckwheat went to the vilage           P. Jackson Kit Shoe 0.70          
31 Tues North Cldy i went to Antrim went to the round top 1 Calf $9.75     Marvin 1 Calf 9.78 C. Church on account 4.56         Edward Evens was married

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