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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 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 Thurs South Clear i am a cutting logs for Jake               J.A. K. 1day 1.00      
2 Fri South Clear i am a cutting logs for Jake   J. Bowen 1 yearling 15.00         J. A. K. 1 day 1.00      
3 Sat North Cldy i am to home 1-2 cut logs for Jake       J. Bowen 1 yearling 15.00     1/4 day 0.50      
4 Sun South Clear i and Said went down to her fathers                       went down to Said fathers
5 Mon South Clear i am a cutting logs for Jake               J. A. Kimball 1 day 1.00      
6 Tues North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to the Lection                       Went to Lection
7 Wed North Clear i helped hor trash Cut wood 1-2               H. McConnell 1/4 day Paid .25      
8 Thurs North Clear i am to home a cut some wood                        
9 Fri South Cldy i am to home i cut some                        
10 Sat South Cldy i helped Sam Mills thrash                        
11 Sun North Clear i am to home 1-2 went to the funrel               S. Mills 3/4 day Paid .75     Charley Johnston Died
12 Mon North Cldy i am to work for Jake                       C Johnston was Burried
13 Tues South Clear i am to work for Jake               J. Kimball 1day Paid 1.00      
14 Wed South Clear i am a cutting logs for Jake               J. Kimball 1day Paid 1.00      
15 Thur East Rain i am to home 1-2 am to home               J. K. 1day Paid 1.00      
16 Fri North Snow i went to a Antrim and sold my Gees 1 cow for $24.00   J. Ludlow 1 Cow                  
17 Sat South Clear i am a cutting logs for Jake                        
18 Sun South Cldy i am to home all day               J. A. K. 1day Paid 1.00      
19 Mon North Clear i killed my hogs helped Jake 1 hog 114 lbs. $7.98                      
20 Tues North Clear i killed my hogs helped Jake               J. A. K. 1/2 day 0.50      
21 Wed South Cldy i am to work for Jake               J. A. 1/2 day Paid .50      
22 Thurs North Cldy i help Jake skid logs               J. A. 1day Paid 1.00 J. A. K. Roster Paid .50  
23 Fri South Clear i am skidding logs for Jake               J.A. 1 day Paid 1.00      
24 Sat South Clear i am helping Jake skid logs               J.A. 1 day Paid 1.00 J. Kimball 9 lbs of beef Paid 1.45  
25 Sun North clear i am to home all day               J. Kimball 1 day Paid 1.00      
26 Mon NE Snow i am to home it snowed                       Loid & wife was here
27 Tues South Cldy i went to the city of Wellsboro           Housel mending 0.20          
28 Wed North Cldy ii and Said went to Antrim     Gees delivered                  
29 Thurs NE Cldy i am to home cut wood 1-2                        
30 Fri North Cldy i am to work on my hen house                   H. McConnell 1day Paid 1.00  
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__December 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 Sat North Cldy i am a building a hen house                       {Sam & Liney & Baker's was here
2 Sun South Clear i am new home all day         Hinges W. Roberts 37.00            
3 Mon North Cldy i am a visiting today     at Arnett Apples 7.98 H. Clark for Batens 0.75       J. Kimball   {Osker Baker & mother are here
4 Tues North Cldy i worked hen house went to Wellsboro 1-2         Kit-shod Kimball 0.6       Cash Paid 0.60  
5 Wed South Clear i am to work at the hen house         H. Peake lumber 4.83            
6 Thurs North Cldy i am a baking my house     C. Bliss Beef 5 lb 11.10 10.00               Party at E. Clauses
7 Fri South Clear i finished banking my house                   C. Bliss 222 Beef 11.10  
8 Sat South Cldy i am to home cut some wood                        
9 Sun South Cldy we went down to Broughtons                       went down Broughtons
10 Mon South Cldy Helped Jones Bucher Cut My Beef up                        
11 Tues North i went to Arnet With Apples     at Arnett Apples 3.00               Went to Arnett with Apples
12 Wed North Cldy i am a cutting wood for father     J. Bliss for labor 1.50 J. Bliss 1day 1            
13 Thur North Cldy i am a selling wood for father         J. Bliss 1day 0.5            
14 Fri North Cldy i am to work for Jake     J. Kimball J. Ludlow 18.00 10.00                
15 Sat South Clear i and Charley went to town     at Antrim Apples 3.80                
16 Sun South Rain i am to home all day                        
17 Mon South Cldy i am a husking corn for Dave     Ds Jones 0.50                
18 Tues North Cldy Said and i went to Wellsboro                        
19 Wed North Cldy i And Said went to Wellsboro                        
20 Thurs South Clear i helped Jake 1-2 got a load of Cole         Coal Companey 12 hnd lb 1.05 Jake K. 1/2 day Paid .50        
21 Fri South Clear i helped Jake 1-2 went to Antrim     J. Kimball 1the labor 1.00 Fall Brook Coal C. Cole 1.05            
22 Sat North Clear i and Dave went to Mansfield   at Mansfield 1Stove $23.00     J. Rees & Co 1 Stove and 23.00            
23 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                       Bill & Virey was here
24 Mon South Cldy i went to Antrim     N. Marvin 1 Sheep & Gees 5.60 L. Seares 1 Sack flour 1.60            
25 Tues South Cldy i am to home all day                       Crisment Presents Testament & Sandy
26 Wed South Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2         Wagon Shop 0.30            
27 Thurs SW Cldy i am to home all day a tinkering                        
28 Fri North Clear i am to work for Jake 3/4     J. Kimball 3/4 day labor 0.75                
29 Sat North space for clear i and Charley sawed wood                        
30 Sun South Clear i am to home 1-2 went to meeting                        
31 Mon South Clear i and famley went to Wellsboro         Bristle photagraft 20.00            

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