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Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
Diaries & Letters of Tri-Counties
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__July 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 Tues South Clear i am to work for Bowen               Bowen 1/2 1.25      
2 Wed South Cldy i worked for Bowen 3/4               Bowen 3/4 Paid .75      
3 Thurs South i Worked for Bowen   L. Bowen labor 10.00         Bowen 1 day Paid 1.25      
4 Fri South Cldy i am a howing potatoes                        
5 Sa North Clear i and Said went to Wellsboro   Duckworth Butter 6.81 at Wellsboro 9.00              
6 Sun South clear i am to home                       {Lill Bulled Blackie Bulled
7 Mon South Clear i comenced haying                       {Said & children home
8 Tues South Clear i finished howing corn                        
9 Wed North Cldy a finish my barn       J. Evens labor 0.50              
10 Thurs North Clear i am a haying                        
11 Fri North Clear i am a haying today                        
12 Sat North Clear i am a drawing in haying                        
13 Sun North Clear i am to home today       {Wellsboro 0.30              
14 Mon South Clear i went to town 1-2 drawed in some hay       {Jim Shod 0.50              
15 Tues North Cldy we are a haying to day                        
16 Wed South Clear we are a haying today                       Spot took the Bull
17 Thurs South Cldy i am a mowing Grass                        
18 Fri North Cldy i am a haying drawed 1 0                       Charley went a hucklebury
19 Sat North Clear i am a drawing in hay 8 loads                        
20 Sun North Clear i am to home all day                        
21 Mon North Clear i finished Cutting Grass                        
22 Tues North Clear i finished my haying                        
23 Wed South i am a haying for Chapman               J. Chapman 1/2 day Paid 75      
24 Thurs South Cldy i helped Chapman               J. Chapman 1/2 Paid 1.75      
25 Fri South i come home today                        
26 Sat South i am to home all day                        
27 Sun South i went to the funrel                       Mrs. Winery was Buried
28 Mon South Clear i am a haying for Chapman               J. Chapman 1 day Paid 1.50      
29 Tues South Clear i hayed for Chapman 1-2 i come home       J. Chapman for labor 2.00     J. Chapman 1/2 Paid 1.00      
30 Wed South Clear i helped father 1/2 day       J. Bliss 1/2 day 0.75     J. Bliss 1/2 Paid     Even Luies Buried
31 Thurs South i am to home today                        
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__August 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 Fri South Clear i am to home today                        
2 Sat South Clear i am to home                        
3 Sun South Cldy i went down to Birts                        
4 Mon South Clear i Cut my oats today                        
5 Tues South i went over to Demaux                        
6 Wed South i am to work for Gene                        
7 Thu South Clear to work for Demaux                        
8 Fri South Cldy i come home today and   Demandx for labor 3.50 Close G. Bliss 5.46 4.00              
9 Sat South Cldy i am to work for Chapman           W. Chapman 1 day Paid 1.50          
10 Sun North Cldy i am to home today                        
11 Mon North Clear i am the helping Bill Chapman           W. Chapman 1 day Paid 1.50          
12 Tues South i helped Chapman                        
13 Wed South drawed in my Oats went to Jones                        
14 Thur South Clear i am so home 1-2 helped Chapman   L. Bowen for labor 5.30     Chapman 1/2 day Paid .75          
15 Fri North Clear i Cut Oats for Chapman   J. Kimball 1/2 day 0.75     1 day Paid 1.50         Kit had a colt
16 Sat North Clear i and Said Berien 1-2 helped Jake 1-2                        
17 Sun NW Cldy i am to home all day                        
18 Mon   i am to home today                        
19 Tues   i am to home Sawed Some wood                        
20 Wed   i am to home today       C. Mathers Umbieli 1.25              
21 Thurs   i and Said went to the reunion       Reunion 0.30              
22 Fri   went to the reunion                        
23 Sat   i am to home today                       Father & Mother here
24 Sun   we are to home all day   W. Chapman for labor 7.50                  
25 Mon SW Cldy i helped Bill Chapman                        
26 Tues South Cldy i took the famley to picnic       Bele & Colt 10.00              
27 Wed South Rain i am to home all day       Wellsboro 0.40              
28 Thurs South Clear i went to Wellsboro                        
29 Fri North Clear i am to working on the road           E. Walker 1 day Paid 1.50          
30 Sat SW Cldy i am a working on the road           E. Walker 1 day Paid 1.50          
31 Sun NW i and Said was down-home                       Said & I to Broughtons

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