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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 __ 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 Tues NE Clear i went to the City of wellsboro {Butter 12 lb $2.70 Three pairs of Shoes for Chrl   for Butter 11.15 Max Burn Croff 5.47         Dan Morris Died to day
2 Wed SW Clear i went up to Antrim {6 bu potatoes 75 ct bu 4.50     Antrim Butter Potatoes 2.70 4.50              
3 Thur South Clear i am to work for W Chapman               W Chapman 1 day labor Paid 1.00      
4 Fri SW Clear i went to Antrim 1-2 went to James Bockus Rassen 1-2     Potatoes 11 1/2 Chick Duck 8.62 3.50             James Backus Raised Barn
5 Sat South Clear i went to the City of wellsboro           At Wellsboro for Debts 13.00          
6 Sun South Clear went down to Genings                       Went over to Cora Darling
7 Mon South Clear i went over to Dan Evens finished painting       J Evens for Butter 5.00 DA Evens 2 tires 0.75     WR Jones horse 1/2 day Paid .25  
8 Tues North Clear i am to home 1-2 went to lection     Paid G Bliss Intres     for the Advicate Madison 0.50         Went to lection today
9 Wed South Clear i am to work 1-2 Comenced a plowing                   W Jones 1/2 hors Paid .25  
10 Thur South Rain i am to home to day Banked the house                        
11 Fri North Cldy i Split wood i plowed 1-2                   Wjones 1/2 horse Paid .25  
12 Sat North Cldy i Banked the house 1-2 i sawed wood 1-2                        
13 Sun North Clear i went to meeting i m to home 1-2                       Went to meeting J M Smith Prea
14 Mon South Cldy i am a plowing over back to Shuger                   W Jones horse 1 day Paid .50  
15 Tues North Cldy i am a plowing to day                   WBJones horse 1 day Paid .50  
16 Wed South Clear i am a plowing to day                   W Jones horse 1 day Paid .50  
17 Thur South Clear i helped Jake Bucher 1-2 i plowed 1-2                   Wjones horse 1/2 day Paid .25  
18 Fri South Clear i finished plowing took horse home           L Bliss 1 bu wheat 1.60     W Bliss horse 1/2 0.25  
19 Sat South Snow i went to wellsboro to day it snowed           At wellsboro for Goods 6.07          
20 Sun North Cldy i was to home all day                       Lindy and famley was here
21 Mon SW Cldy i drawed wood 1-2 Killed my pigs                        
22 Tues SW Clear i went to wellsboro 1-2 Salted my pork           At Wellsbor for Goods 2.80          
23 Wed South Cldy i and Said went down home                       Went down to Broughton
24 Thur South Cldy i am to home all day                        
25 Fri South i am to home 1-2 i and Charley sawed                        
26 Sat South Clear i went to Antrim Pedling At Antrim 6 bu potatoes 80 cents per bu   A Antrim 6 bu potatoes 4.90 C Church for Groceryes 0.65          
27 Sun South Clear i and Cora went over to fathers                       I went over to fathers
28 Mon NW Cldy i and Charley Cut wood 1-2 helped Dave bucher                        
29 Tues North Cldy i and Charley Sawed wood                        
30 Wed North Clear Sawed wood 1-2 helped Jones & Jake bucher                        
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__December __ 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 North Clear i split wood 1-2           H Peake for Rat 1.62          
2 Fri South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2           S Evens for Goods 12.21 2.63          
3 Sat South Clear i nd Charley went up to Antrim       at Antrim potatoes Eggs 4.38              
4 Sun South Cldy i went to meeting are to home 1-2                        
5 Mon North Clear i am to home 1-2 Cut wood 1-2                   W Chapman for Beef Paid 6.48  
6 Tues North Clear i Cut wood 1-2 C2688 fixed the dam           {One Shoe Set lill .20 1.75          
7 Wed South Clear i cut wood 1-2 went to wellsboro 1-2           {Marthy {Varnish 1.25 .50          
8 Thur South Cldy i am to home a Cutting wood                        
9 Fri North Cldy i am to home a tinkering                       Abe Hart Died
10 Sat South Clear i am to home a Cutting wood                        
11 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                       Abe Hart was buried
12 Mon South Clear i am to home ll day                        
13 Tues South Clear i am to home went after nell                       Hiram Kimball died to day
14 Wed South Clear i went over to Maple Hill                        
15 Thur South Clear i am to home to day went to the funrel                       Hiram Kimball was Buried
16 Fri North Clear i cut logs for W Chapman               W Chapman 1 day Paid 1.00      
17 Sat North Cldy i cut wood 1-2 drawed wood                        
18 Sun North Snow i am to home all day                       I snowedd about 4 in
19 Mon NW Clear i went down to Urile Broughton A Tomb 5 bu of potatoes $3.75 C Kimble 3 tires A Tomb for potatoes 3.75              
20 Tues SE Cldy i am a sawing wood for Chapman               W Chapman 1 day la Paid 1.00      
21 Wed NW Clear i am to home 1-2 went to Antrim 1-2       Marian for Chicking Egg 2.46 C Church 1 Sack flour 1.35          
22 Thur NW Cldy i went to Wellsboro 1-2 went to the round top           A wellsboro & Others 1.00          
23 Fri SW Cldy i cut wood 1-2 Sawed wood 1-2                        
24 Sat North Cldy i and Charley went for lime 1-2 Said & i went to the round top           C Church for Goods 1.55          
25 Sun North Clear i am to home her folks are here           {Houg Shoeing 0.60         Said folks &Birts was here
26 Mon SE Snow i went for the dockter for Clarence           {G Peake thrashing 3.00     C Webb for Clarence Paid 2.50  
27 Tues South Clear i cut wood 1-2 went to wellsboro 1-2           Spaulding for drugs 1.30          
28 Wed South Snow i am to home it snowed all day                       It Snowed all day
29 Thur NW Blow i am to home 1-2 went over to fathers                       Went over to fathers
30 Fri NW Clear i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro           Oil Burncroft Spencer Brent .65 .62     E Brewster Ice Tongs Paid 1.25  
31 Sat                            

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