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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 __ 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 Mon North Clear i am a plowing today                        
2 Tues South Clear i plowed 1-2 went to the lection                       went to lection today
3 Wed South Clear i am a breaking out the pathere                        
4 Thur South Clear i am to homea plowing                        
5 Fri South Clear i am to home a plowing                        
6 Sat North Snow i plowed 1-2 it snowed                        
7 Sun NE Cldy i am to home went to meeting                       SB Loyd preached today
8 Mon NW Cldy i Cut wood 1-2 helped dave bucher                        
9 Tues South Clear i cut wood 1-2 went to Wellsboro           E. Bruester Dave Pitts .25 .20          
10 Wed South Cldy i went up to Antrim 1-2                        
11 Thur SW Cldy i went to the Round Top tinkered 1-2       A Pope for butter 10.00              
12 Fri Snow Cldy i banked the house it snowed about 8 inches                       It Snowed 8 inches
13 Sat Snow Cldy i helped Dave bucher                        
14 Sun Clear i and Cora went over to fathers                        
15 Mon SW Clear i helped Jones Bucher                        
16 Tues NW Clear i cut wood 1-2 hauled it over                        
17 Wed South Rain it rained all day                        
18 Thur SW Cldy i cut some wood1-2                        
19 Fri SW Cldy i went to the round top           C. Ordway horse Shod 0.60          
20 Sat South Clear i cut wood 1-2 went to Wellsboro           W. Roberts Old acount 1.30 2.10          
21 Sun South Clear i am to home today Ginings was here                       Georges Jennings & wife
22 Mon South Clear i and Jake are to work On the Dam                        
23 Tues South Rain i am to home picking Ducks                      
24 Wed South Clear i went up to Antrim with Ducks       N Marvin for Ducks 5.08 C. Church for Goods 2.28     C. Church for Grocery Paid .69  
25 Thur SE Snow it snowed all day very hard                       It snowed one foot
26 Fri South Clear i helped Jake Bucher                        
27 Sat SW Clear i went to Wellsboro today 1 Chees 58lb to C Mathers     CC Matthers 1 Chees 6.38 F Spaldin Camphor 0.55          
28 Sun South Cldy i am to home all day                        
29 Mon South Clear i am to home today helped take care of baby                        
30 Tues SE Snow it snowed all day                        
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__December __ 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 Wed SW Cldy i went to Wellsboro with Apples Apples 15bu 1 hog 200     WR Cone pork P Potter Apples 12.00 5.08 C. Church for Goods At Boro 1.49 .25         Magee Monument was unveiled
2 Thur North Cldy i Cut wood 1-2 Banked house                        
3 Fri North Cldy i Cut wood 1-2 went to the round top           C. Ordway Mending 0.20          
4 Sat North Cldy i Cut wood 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2           { F. Peake A C L Bodine Colar 4.00 3.50          
5 Sun East Cldy i am to home today reading           {D Webb Medison 0.50          
6 Mon North Clear i am to home a cutting wood                        
7 Tues South Clear i am to home today cutting wood                        
8 Wed South Clear i and Charley went to Arnot At Arnot Apples 305     at Arnot for Apples 3.05             I and Charley went to Arnot
9 Thur South Clear i am to home a cutting wood                        
10 Fri South Clear i cut wood1-2 went to Wellsboro           AtWellsboro hardware & others 3.00          
11 Sat South Clear i and Said went to wellsboro 1-2           Varges for hats 3.65          
12 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                        
13 Mon South Rain i am in the houseall day taking care of baby                        
14 Tues North Clear i went to the round top Cut wood 1-2           I went to the round top 1.48          
15 Wed South Snow i hauled wood 1-2 Choped wood 1-2                        
16 Thur North Clear i am a tinkering Drawed wood                        
17 Fri South Clear i helped Dave get ice today                        
18 Sat South Snow i am a helping Dave pack ice                       Allis & Mother was here
19 Sun North Clear i am to home today Allise & mother was here       at Antrim in Apples 2.00 Mrs. Kimball tablecloths 2.50          
20 Mon South Clear i and Charley went to Antrim Antrim in Apples $2.00                     Drawed my ice
21 Tues South Clear Dave is a drawing ice for me           A Walker for ice Medson 3.00 .50         Packed my ice
22 Wed South Cldy i am to home Packing my ice               W. Chapman 1/2 day 0.50    
23 Thur South Cldy i am to work for Chapman           Drincs J. Gray Shoeing .30 .60          
24 Fri South Clear i went to Wellsboro a part of the day                        
25 Sat North Cldy i cut wood 1-2 drawed wood                        
26 Sun South Cldy i am to home all day it snowed                        
27 Mon North Cldy i cut wood 1-2 helped Dave 1/4       At Antrim for Apples 1.20              
28 Tues North Clear i and Charley went to Antrim               W Chapman 1 day 1.00      
29 Wed NE Cldy i am a cutting props for Chapman                        
30 Thur NE Snow i went over to fathers & Wellsboro       CC Mathers for Oais 10.57 CC Mathers for Goods 4.00         Settled up account with CC Mathers
31 Fri South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro 30 bushels of Oats                      

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