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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__May 1891___
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 NW Clear i am a planting my potatoes                        
2 Sat South Clear i finished planting potatoes                       my potatoes are planted
3 Sun NE Rain i went to meeting to the Round top                        
4 Mon North Clear i plowed acrost the Crick                        
5 Tues North Clear i went through the city of Wellsboro                        
6 Wed North Clear i am a plowing Buckwheat                        
7 Thurs North Clear i am to work to home                        
8 Fri South Clear i am to home today                        
9 Sat South Clear i went to Wellsboro       W. Chapman 1.00 Barber my Self 0.30     R. Roberts lard Paid .45  
10 Sun South Clear i am to home went to meeting                     Paid .40 Paid .85  
11 Mon NE Cloudy i am to home to work       R. Tomb for butter 6.20              
12 Tues North Clear i went to the Boro1-2 fixed fence 1-2                        
13 Wed North Clear i am a fixing fence today                        
14 Thur North Clear i am to home a tinkering                       Scovil is to the round top
15 Fri South Clear i draged my Corn Ground                        
16 Sat North Clear i planted my corn                        
17 Sun North Clear i am to home went to church                        
18 Mon NW Clear i over to danes 1-2 fixed fence 1-2                       John & Kaety was here
19 Tues North Clear i am to home to work           D. Evens mending coat 0.50         John N.
20 Wed North Clear i am to home to work                        
21 Thurs South Clear i am to home i plowed                        
22 Fri South Cldy i am to work for Jake                        
23 Sat NE Cldy i helped Jake 1-2 plowed 1-2                        
24 Sun South Cldy i am to home       J. Kimball for labor 1.50              
25 Mon South Clear i am to home 1-2 went to the Boro           {Burncroft 5.00       23 day Charley to home
26 Tues NW Cld i went down to Broughtons       Duckworth Butter 9.00 {Sears Shot 3.23 .90         Star took the bull
27 Wed North Clear i finished plowing for buckwheat                       Spot lill
28 Thurs South clear i draw manure went to funrel                        
29 Fri South Rain i am to home today                        
30 Sat South i plowed for Sowed Corn                       Evens Evens was burred
31 Sun   i am to home all day                        
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__June 1891___
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 Clear i took Charley to town                        
2 Tues South i am a working on the road                        
3 Wed   i worked on the Road 1-2 went to Antrim 1-2                        
4 Thur N Cldy i worked on the road                        
5 Fri SE Cldy i worked on the road 1-2 went to Wellsboro                        
6 Sat South Clear i planted my Sowed Corn                        
7 Sun South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to meeting                        
8 Mon South Clear i and Said went to Eugene           G. Doson mending 0.25         we went over to Genes
9 Tues South Clear i work in the garden 1-2 went to Antrim           Antrim cit for coal .30 1.00         Blackey Bulled
10 Wed South Clear i am to home got a load of Cole                        
11 Thur South clear That i helped Jake 3/4 day                        
12 Fri North i help Jake 1/2 day                        
13 Sat South Clear i helped Jake 1/2 day       J. Kimball for labor 2.00              
14 Sun South Clear i am to home all day                        
15 Mon South Clear i Cultivated Corn potatoes                        
16 Tues SW Clear i to work on the church                        
17 Wed S Cldy i am to work on the church                        
18 Thurs SE Rain i am to home today                        
19 Fri South Rain i went to Wellsboro 1-2       Duckworth Butter 7.37 Altwenter Roland Truss .32 1.20          
20 Sat South Rain i went to the round top                       Zube took Bull
21 Sun South Rain i am to home 1-2 went to meeting       G. Marvin Calf 8.82 E. Close Account 6.06          
22 Mon NW Cldy i went to Antrim went to Round Top 1 Calf 196 lbs                      
23 Tues South Cldy i draged my buckwheat                        
24 Wed North Clear i draged One peace of buckwheat                        
25 Thurs North Clear i draged Buckwheat 1-2 Cultivated corn                        
26 Fri North Cldy i howed corn today                        
27 Sat North Clear i went to the round top went to Boro 1-2           Kit Shod Pair Gloves sow .20 .40          
28 Sun South i went to Children's Day                        
29 Mon North i went to Antrim       G. Marvin 1 calf 8.55              
30 Tues South i plowed potatoes with Jim                        
                             

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