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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 system. 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 1889
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 South Cldy i am to work for fields           H. Fields 1 day Paid 1.50          
2 Sat South Cldy i am to work for Fields           H. Fields 1 day 1.50         Very Cloudy Weather
3 Sun SE Cldy i am to home all day                        
4 Mon South Rain i am to home all day                        
5 Tues North Clear i and Said and Clarence went to Charleys                       we went down to Charley
6 Wed NW Clear we went down to loyed                       we went down to Loyds
7 Thurs North Clear i am to home all day                        
8 Fri North Cldy i am a sawing props for Jake                        
9 Sat North Cldy i went up to fields mill am to home           J. Kimball 1 day 1.00          
10 Sun NW Clear i am to home all day   H. Fields for labor 31.50                  
11 Mon North Cldy i went to the mill with oats                        
12 Tues North Clear i went to the city of Wellsboro   Mar Burncroft on account 15.00                  
13 Wed South Clear i taped my Sap Bush                       I Taped my Sap Bush
14 Thurs NE Clear i am a Boiling Sap to day                       Juliett Johnston died today
15 Fri NE Clear i went to the city a Wellsboro       Boise 1 Pair of Boots 3.25              
16 Sat East Clear i went to Wellsboro 1-2 Boiled Sap 1-2       Clarence 1pair Boots 1.00              
17 Sun East Clear i went to the funrel of Juliett                        
18 Mon SE clear That i went to Wellsboro Boiled Sap                       Spot had a Calf
19 Tues NE Cldy i Boiled Sap to day                        
20 Wed NE Cldy i went to McConnell to Get my saw filed                        
21 Thurs North clear Bet i went to the Gristmill                        
22 Fri North Clear i am a Boiling Sap to day                        
23 Sat North Clear i am a Boiling Sap to day       Burncroft Shugar & Eg 2.00 {Sears_______ Kit Shod         Zube had a calf
24 Sun North Clear i am a Boiling Sap Today           {Burncroft 1Sack flour 1.50          
25 Mon North Clear i am a Boiling Sap went to Wellsboro                        
26 Tues North Clear i am a Boiling Sap to day                        
27 Wed North Clear i am a Boiling Sap           fall Brook Cole 0.80          
28 Thurs North Cldy i went to Boiled Sap                        
29 Fri South i am to home i tap my Bush over                       Mary Williams &Riley here
30 Sat East Cldy i Boiled Sap Shugared off                       Arthur Tombs is here
31 Sun South Cldy i am to home took Mary home                        
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__April 1889
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 Rain i am to home it Snowed                        
2 Tues South Cldy i am a boiling Sap today and                        
3 Wed South Cldy i am a Boiling Sap today                        
4 Thurs North i am a Boiling Sap today                        
5 Fri North Clear i went to Antrim Butter & Shugar Eggs                      
6 Sat NE Clear i am a Boiling Sap       Butter Eggs & Shugar 2.00 1.84              
7 Sun North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to Meeting                       Meedy &Stery was here
8 Mon NE Cldy i am a Boiling Sap Today                        
9 Tues NE Cldy i went to Wellsboro                        
10 Wed North Clear i Geathered my Buckets       Burncroft Shugar 2.72 Burncroft for goods 2.85          
11 Thurs South Clear i Comenced my Plowing                   J. Bockus horse Paid 1.50  
12 Fri South Rain i am a plowing for oats                        
13 Sat North Clear i am a plowing for oats                   J. Bockus 1day Paid 1.50  
14 Sun North Clear i am to home 1-2 went to Meeting                       Cora & Charley was to Broughtons
15 Mon North Clear i am a plowing for oats   Monday               J. Bockus 1day 1.50  
16 Tues North Clear i finished plowing                   J. Bockus 1day Paid 1.50  
17 Wed South Clear i Comenced a Sowing Oats                   J. Bockus 1.50  
18 Thurs South Clear i finished Sowing oats                   J. Bockus Paid 1.50 I finished Sewing Oats
19 Fri South Clear i took the hors home helped Jake               J. Kimball 1/2 day 1.50      
20 Sat South Cldy i am home 1-2 went to Wellsboro 1-2                        
21 Sun North Clear we went down to Broughtons       N. Marvin 2 veals 11.64 C. Marks 2.00         Went down to Broughtons
22 Mon North Clear i went to Antrim 1-2 Got some hay           C. Bliss 1/2 ton hay 5.00          
23 Tues North Clear i am to home went to Wellsboro           I Sears for feed 4.20          
24 Wed South Clear i am to home helped Jake 1-2               J. Kimball 1day 1.50      
25 Thurs South Cldy i am to home 1-2 helped Jake 1-2               J. Kimball 1day        
26 Fri South Rain i am to home all day                 1.50      
27 Sat NE Rain i am to home went to Coras                        
28 Sun NE Rain i am to home all day                       It Rained all day
29 Mon SW Rain i am to work for Bliss   J. Kimball 50 fence post                    
30 Tues South Cldy i am to home 1-2 helped Jake 1-2                        
                    J. Kimball 1/2 b day 0.50      

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