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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 __ 1887
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 Fri North i mowed the around the house                        
2 Sat South Clear i put parish Green went to Wellsboro                        
3 Sun South Clear myself and and famley went over to Gene                       We went over to E Claus
4 Mon South Clear i worked in theGarden                        
5 Tues South Cldy i am to home it is loysey                        
6 Wed South Cldy i am to work for W. R. Jones               W. Jones 1/2 Paid .62     {W. Jones
7 Thur North Clear i am a haying for Jones               W. Jones 1 day Paid .25     {Charley 1/2 day {Charley 1/2day
8 Fri South Clear i helped Dave 1-2 C2648W R Jones 1-2               Dave 1/2 W.R. 1/2 .62 .62     Dave Jones
9 Sat South Cldy i helped Dave Jones 1-2 went to Antrim       W. Forist 1 pail butter 8.32     Dave 1/2 0.62     Charley 1/2
10 Sun North Cldy i am to home all day                        
11 Mon North Clear i am a haying for Dave Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25     Charley 1/2
12 Tues North Clear i am to work for Dave Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25     Charley 1 day
13 Wed North Clear i am to work for David Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.00     Charley 1 day
14 Thur North Clear i went to the funrel                       George English died today
15 Fri South Clear i am to work for D. Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25     Charley 1/2
16 Sat South Clear i finish haying for D S Jones               D. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25     H. Wilson was killed
17 Sun South Cldy i went to the funrel of George English                        
18 Mon North Cldy i Comenced a haying today                   D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 1.62  
19 Tues North Cldy i am a haying today                   D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 .99  
20 Wed South Cldy i went to the city of Wellsboro           at Wellsboro for goods 4.00          
21 Thur South Rain i am to home all day                        
22 Fri South Rain i am to home all day           C. Church 1 Bot of medison            
23 Sat South Rain i am to home it Rained                        
24 Sun South Rain i am to home all day                       Father & Mother here
25 Mon South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to Antrim                        
26 Tues South Rain i am to home today lousey                       Birt & All was here
27 Wed North Clear i am a haying                   D. Jones W. Jones 1.25 1.25  
28 Thur North Clear i am a haying Comenced to Jones               W. Jones Paid .62 Dave W. Jones .62 .62  
29 Fri North Clear i am a haying for Jones               W. Jones Charley 1.25 Paid 1.25      
30 Sat North Clear i am a haying for Jones               Charley W. Jones 1.25 1.25      
31 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                        
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__August __ 1887
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 Cldy i am haying for W.R. Jones       WH Duckworth 1 pail But 9.37     W R Jones 1 day Paid 1.25      
2 Tues North Clear i am a haying for W.R. Jones               W. Jones 1 day Paid 1.25      
3 Wed North Clear i am to home W. D. Jones and Dave 1-2                   W. Jones D. Jones 1.00 1.62  
4 Thur North Clear i and Charley are a drawing Oats                        
5 Fri North Cldy i went to round top -2 helped Dave 1-2               D Jones 1/2 day Paid .62      
6 Sat North Rain i went a Burying today                        
7 Sun North Clear i am to home all day                        
8 Mon South Clear i am a binding for W. Jones               W Jones 3/4 day Paid .94      
9 Tues South Clear i helped Jake 1-2 we to home               J Kimball 1/2 day Paid .62      
10Wed South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went a Buring 1-2                       Kit is apt to fold
11 Thur South Rain i went a Burying 1-2 it Rained                        
12 Fri North Clear i went to Wellsboro 1-2 am to home       Duckworth Butter 2.03              
13 Sat North Clear i am a mowing the fence corner           C. Church for goods 3.48          
14 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                       Said mother is here
15 Mon South Cldy i am a helping Jones Binding 1-2               W. Jones 1/2 day Settled .62     Kit had a colt
16 Tues North Cldy i am into home 1-2 went a burying                        
17 Wed South Cldy i went over to Loyds Eugene & Mary was here                       Eugene & Mary was here
18 Thur South went to the round top 1-2 Wednesday bering           Driney Blacksmithing 0.25          
19 Fri South Clear i am a cutting Willows       W. R. Jones labor 2.00              
20 Sat North Clear i am a Cutting willows today       D Jones for labor 1.87              
21 Sun NW Clear i am to home today                        
22 Mon South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to the Round Top       Duckworth 1 Butter 12.12 C. Church Sack Bel .27 1.35          
23 Tues South Clear i am to home a laying around                       W D Jones was Bured
24 Wed South Cldy i went the funrel of to be a D. Jones                       Kit will have a Cold
25 Thur North Clear i got a pig of Eugene Picked Buries           E. Claus 1 pig 1.00          
26 Fri North Cldy i cut down a tree 1-2                        
27 Sat North Clear i split some wood 1-2 cut some corn                        
28 Sun North Clear i am to home John and Nett was here                       John & Nett was here
29 Mon North Clear i am Jake are to work on the dam           Pedler 1 funell 0.08          
30 Tues North Clear i am to work on the dam                       H. Peake wife Died
31 Wed North Clear i am to Wellsboro today                        

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