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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__May 1890___
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 SW Rain i went to Antrim him to home Marvin2 veals     N.Marvin 1 veal 13.00              
2 Fri SE Clear i fixed fence 1-2 plowed 1-2         0.60 D. Jones medison            
3 Sat South i am to home i plowed 1-2                        
4 Sun South Cldy i and famley went to Eugenes           D. Evens Roberts .25 4.80     Burncroft 12.5 went over to Eugenes
5 Mon NW Clear i and Charley went to town           Sears 4.00     Roberts 1 ax Paid 1.40  
6 Tues North Rain i am to home 1-2 went to the round top                        
7 Wed North Cldy i am a plowing for Corn                        
8Thurs North Cldy i finished plowing for Corn           H. McConnell for ice 0.7          
9 Fri South Clear i am a putting my potatoes ground       {Grocerys 1.08              
10 Sat SW Rain i am to home 1-2 went to Wellsboro       {L. Seares for eggs 1.08 Ax handles Barber .50 .30     W. Roberts Strainer Paid .30  
11 Sun North Clear we went over to fathers                       We Went to Fathers
12 Mon South Clear i finished planting potatoes                        
13 Tues South Cldy i planted 1/2 acre Of Corn                       my potatoes are planted
14 Wed South Rain i am to home a tinkering                        
15 Thurs South Rain i finished my manure                        
16 Fri South Clear i am a raking                        
17 Sat South Clear i planted my corn       Sears 5 doz 0.63              
18 Sun South we went down to Broughtons                       We went to Broughtons
19 Mon South Rain i comence work for Bowen               Bowen 1/4 Paid .31      
20 Tues South Rain i am to home all day                        
21 Wed South Clear i worked for Bowen               Bowen 1/2 Paid .62      
22 Thur South Cldy i am to home 1-2 helped bowen 1-2               Bowen 1/2 Paid .62      
23 Fri South Rain rained 1-2 Swamped 1-2               Bowen 1/2 Paid .62      
24 Sat South Clear i Bumped logs               Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25      
25 Sun South Rain i Am to Home All Day                        
26 Mon South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to the round top       E. Close Eggs 6 doz 0.75 E. Close medison 1.00          
27 Tues South Clear i am to home today                        
28 Wed South Clear i am to home to work                        
29 Thurs North Clear i skidinglogs for bowen               Bowen 3/4 Paid .90      
30 Fri South helped: Bowen 1-2 it Rained               Bowen 1/2 Paid .66      
31 Sat North I Helped Bowen               Bowen 1 day 1.25      
                    Amount 7.25 5 days    
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__June 1890___
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 North Clear i am to home all day                        
2 Mon South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25          
3 Tues South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25          
4 Wed South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25     Star Bulled    
5 Thurs South Rain i worked for Bowen 1-2 Come home           Bowen 1 Paid 1.25          
6 Fri South Rain i worked 1-2 Come Home           Bowen 1/2 Paid .62          
7 Sat NW Clear i worked for Bowen   L. Bowen labor 10     Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25          
8 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                        
9 Mon South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25          
10 Tues NW Clear i am to work for Bowen       Dr. Cole Medison 3.00 Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25          
11 Wed South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25          
12 Thur South Rain i worked 1/4 day           Bowen 1/4 Paid .32          
13 Fri South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Bowen 1 Paid 1.25          
14 Sat South Clear i am to work for Bowen   L. Bowen labor 5.00     Bowen 1 Paid 1.25          
15 Sun South Clear i am to home to day       Tomb Grocery 1.50              
16 Mon South Cldy i am a cultivating my Corn Potatoes                        
17 Tues South Clear i am Cultivating Corn                       Zube Bulled
18 Wed South Clear i am a laying a round home                       Kate Auston Died
19 Thurs North Clear i went to the Boro       Duckworth Butter 12.21 Burncroft Account 20.00         Sowed my buckwheat
20 Fri North clear i Sowed Buckwheat Cultivated Corn                        
21 Sat South i am to home to day                        
22 Sun South i am to home all day                       Broughton was here
23 Mon South Clear i am to work for Bowen           Hoften Gig 13.00 Bowen 1 day 1.25      
24 Tues South Clear i am to work for Bowen               Bowen 1 Paid 1.25      
25 Wed North Clear i am to home                   D. Webb Paid 2.5  
26 Thurs North Clear i am to work for Bowen               Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25      
27 Fri North Clear i am to work for Bowen               Bowen 1 Paid 1.25      
28 Sat North Clear i am to work for Bowen               Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25      
29 Sun East Clear i am to home                        
30 Mon South went to Boro helped Loyd 1-2     Calf goes to Boro J. Robb 1 calf 10.00     Bowen 1/2 Paid .63      
                             

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