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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__March __ 1888
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 Cldy i went over to fathers     Bored $15 of John Bliss             J Bliss Money Paid $15.00  
2 Fri South Rain i am to home all day                        
3 Sat North fair i went to the City of wellsboro           A Clock for feed 6          
4 Sun NE fair i am to home 1-2 went to the meeting                        
5 Mon North fair i went to the city of wellsboro           J Sears for feed 5.51          
6 Tues North fair i am to work for Chapman               W Chapman 3/4 day Paid .75     Spot had a calf
7 Wed North fair i am to home 1-2 went to the round top                        
8 Thur North fair i & Charley Sawed wood 1-2                        
9 Fri North fair i Cut ice a part of the day                   Zube had a calf   I Cut Ice to day
10 Sat South Clear i tinkered at home 1-2 went to wellsboro 1-2           Ed Banester for Nils 0.20          
11 Sun South Snow i am to home all day it snowed                        
12 Mon North Cold i am to home all day                        
13 Tues North Cold i am a Setting in the house                       Star had a calf
14 Wed South Clear i am to home drawed some wood                       Finished the hay in the bay
15 Thur South fair Birt and All washere                       Birt & ALL was here
16 Fri South fair i Cut wood today                        
17 Sat North fair i and Charley sawed wood 1-2                        
18 Sun NE i am to home 1-2 went to meeting                        
19 Mon South Fair i am to home i got my buckets out                        
20 Tues South Rain i am to home i taped my Bush                       Blackey is to have a calf
21 Wed SW Rain i am to home 1-2 went to the round top           L Housel Mending 0.40          
22 Thur NW Cldy i am to home a boiling Sap                       Boiling Sap Sirup 20 lbs
23 Fri North Clear i am to home it is very Cold                        
24 Sat North fair i and Charley split wood                        
25 Sun South Cldy i and Said went down to Broughton                       I and Said went down to Broughton
26 Mon South Storm i am to home all day                        
27 Tues South Cldy i am to home Geathered Sap           J Davis Grocery 2.00         Spots to have a Calf
28 Wed South Cldy i am a boiling Sap today                       Hanes Evens Maried tonight
29 Thur South Cldy i am a boiling Sap all day           M Burncroft 1 sack flour            
30 Fri North Clear i went to Wellsboro 1-2 Geathered Sap             1.30         J Ludlow Baby Buried
31 Sat North Clear i and Charley are a Boiling                       I am a boiling Sap
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__April __ 1888
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 Cldy i am at home all day                       Easter Sunday
2 Mon North Clear i went to the City of wellsboro           Peate Jackson horse Shod 0.80          
3 Tues North Clear i am a boiling Sap                        
4 Wed South Cldy it rained to day Boiling                        
5 Thur South Rain it rained all day                        
6 Fri North Clear i went up to Antrim 1-2                       Cora went over to fathers
7 Sat North Clear i and Carley are a Cutting wood                        
8 Sun NE Clear at home 1/2 day wenting 1-2                        
9 Mon North Clear i and Charley Cut wood       Duckworth for butter 12.63              
10 Tues South Rain i Boiled sap 2 Pails of Sirup                       Feched in 2 pails surep
11 Wed SW Clear i and Charley sawed wood                        
12 Thur NW Clear i went to wellsboro 1-2 tinkered around home 1-2           M Burncroft for feed & goods 7.67     W Roberts hardware Paid .65  
13 Fri NE Clear i taped my Bush over                       Taped my Bush over
14 Sat South Rain i and Charey are Boiling sap                       Jim Heckman Died
15 Sun North Clear i am to home went to meeting                       the presiding Elder meeting
16 Mon North Clear 6 inches of Snow on the Ground                       It snowed 6 inches
17 Tues North Clear i am a Cutting wood 1-2 Geathered Sap                       James Heckman
18 Wed South Rain i am a Boiling went to Antrim W Forest 1 Pail Butter 12.96   W Forest 1 pail Butter 12.96             I was up to Antrim
19 Thur South Cldy i am a taking away the _lane                       I moved fence
20 Fri North Storm i boiled Sap 1-2 Geathered my Buckets                       Geathered my Buckets
21 Sat North Clear work around the house went to the corens                        
22 Sun North Clear we went down to Birts                       Said & I went down to Broughton
23 Mon North Cldy i Sowed Grass Seed Cur wood 1-2                        
24 Tues North Clear i and Charley Sawed wood                        
25 Wed North Clear i and Charley fix fence                        
26 Thur South Clear i went to wellsboro                        
27 Fri South Clear i am to home a tinkering around           A welsboro Article 2.65          
28 Sat South Clear i am a helping dave move the house                        
29 Sun South Clear i am to home Eugene and Mary was here                       Birt & wife Broughton
30 Mon South Clear i am a Sowing Oats to day                        
                             

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