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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__September __ 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 Thur South Clear i went to the City of Wellsboro                        
2 Fri South Clear i went to the funrel Sold my colt 3 head for $27.00     D Bowen J Bliss 18.00 9.00 C Bliss on note 25.00         Mrs H Peak was Buried
3 Sat North Clear i am a cutting Corn today                        
4 Sun North Clear myself and famley went to Broughton                       We went down to Broughton
5 Mon North Clear i cut corn a part of the day                        
6 Tues South Cldy i Cut Corn a a part of the day                        
7 Wed South i drawed manure 1-2 trashed for Emery 1-2                        
8 Thur North Clear i drawed manure 1-2 thrashed for Dave 1-2                        
9 Fri North Clear i trashed for Mills drawed manure               S Mills 1/2 day Paid .50      
10 Sat North Clear i finished drawing manure                        
11 Sun North Cldy i am to home all day                       Saides folks was here
12 Mon South Cldy i was to the round top                        
13 Tues South Cldy i cut wood today                        
14 Wed North Clear i went to Wellsboro helped Dave 1-2                        
15 Thur North Clear we went out to Lindies                       We went out to lindies
16 Fri North Clear i helped Dave half a day       D Jones labor 0.75              
17 Sat North Clear i Cut my Buckwheat                        
18 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                        
19 Mon North Clear i and Charley Dug potatoes                        
20 Tues South Clear i went over to DA Evens tire set           DAEvens two tire set 0.75          
21 Wed North Cldy i am to home to work           Ma BurnCroft 1 Sandcloth 15.00          
22 Thur North Rain i husked corn 1-2 tinkered                        
23 Fri North Cldy i and famley went to the fair                       the Balloon went up
24 Sat North Cldy i sawed wood a part of the day                        
25 Sun North Clear Charley Blis and wife was here                       Charley & jenny was here
26 Mon North Cldy i am a Diging potatoes                        
27 Tues South Cldy i am a drawing in Some Corn                        
28 Wed North Rain i am a husking Corn           C Church on account 6.50     C Church for Goods Paid 3.05  
29 Thur South Rain i am a husking Corn today           H Maconell for Goods 0.15          
30 Fri South Cldy i am a laying around                        
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__October __ 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
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Published On Tri-Counties Site On 01/23/2005
By Joyce M. Tice