Yuba County, CA, Diaries Transcribed by Kathy Sedler Reformatted 15 Jun 2009 by Peggy Hooper This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Records of Isaac McComas for the year 1856 Mr. McComas did not write the word (totals), I added this for clarification. (PH) Date Received Paid Cash Account January 5 Board 4.62 ½ 5 Rec. by cash 20 3 paid in Fire Co. 1 5 overshirt 1.25 7 Geography & Atlas 2 12 Board 5.12 ½ 12 Rec by cash 10 12 Hankerchief 1.25 12 Washing 1 16 Concert Ticket 1 14 profit on a Lot 1.75 19 Board 9.25 19 to Sundry 1.75 19 part of a gun 10 26 Board 1.75 (totals) 31.75 40.00 ½ Cash Account February 2 Board 3.87 ½ 2 Coat cleaned 1.5 2 Washing 2.25 6 pair of blue pants 2.25 6 Rec. by cash / Fall 8 9 Board 6.75 9 Shaving & Hair cut 1 9 Rec. by cash 10 6 paid fire co. 1 15 Rec. by cash 500 15 & a note for 500 16 Board 1.96 ¼ 16 Washing 0.75 18 to Sundry  1 23 Board 3.62 ½ [no summation in diary] Cash Account March 2 Dinner at Dorson House  0.5 4 To Mrs. Farnham 0.5 11 To Sundrys 2.75 15 Washing 1.5 21 Interest money / Moxle110.65 21 Chisel  1 22 1 Box blacking 1 24 a piece of citron 0.25 25  2 meals at Dorson House 1 24 to sundreys 0.25 29 paid for 2 shirts 5 29 Washing 1 [no summation in diary] Cash Account April 11 Sundreys 2.3 21 to Fire Co. 20 21 Interest money from Ma11.25 30 Interest, Moxley 10.5 [no summation in diary] Cash Account May 2 Blank Books 37 ½ 2 Blank Books 1 11 3 meals at Dawson House 1.5 12 2 pr. Pants & shoes 11.75 13 Ice Cream for 5 2.5 17 Pills 0.5 18 Dinner at fashion 0.5 23 Straw Hat 2 22 Raisor-strop 0.75 24 ice cream 0.25 27 Rec from Rimears 260 27 He paid me too much 88 27 Correct  172 31 Washing 2.75 [no summation in diary] Cash Account June 3 Pappers to Jacob 0.25 7 Coat & shoes 8.5 7 Gold buckle 5 7 Orange .12 ½ 7 Pie .37 ½ 8 2 dinners 1 9 half pie  0.25 14 Ice cream 0.5 14 To sundrey .37 ½ 17 To sundreys 1.62 ½ 18 do 1 20 found 0.5 21 To sundreys 3 24 3 meals 1.5 28 to fire co 5 26 bernana .12 ½ [no summation in diary] Cash Account July 2 Paid to the Fire co.  1 4 Hair cut & shaved  0.75 5 [no entry]  .37 ½ 12 [no entry]  4 12 to sundreys  1 25 2 weeks for the paper 0.5 26 pants & shirts 4.5 30 ice cream 1.25 [no summation in diary] Cash Account August 2 Board  5 2 to sundrey 2.75 1 ice cream 1.25 16 To Sundreys 1.12 ½ 23 Coat & pants 19 23 1 doz socks 1.5 23 1 doz peaches 0.5 23 Washing 4 23 Washing 1.25 23 Sundreys 1.62 ½ 23 Bath 0.5 26 Balloon Asention 1 27 6 Watermellons 0.75 27 cantleope 0.25 30 do 0.25 29 do 0.25 [no summation in diary] Cash Account September 2 To Sundrey .62 ½ 3 Fire Company 2 6 To sundrey 3 10    " 0.75 10 Hankerchief 1 13 Bedstead & hair mattress 23 13 Straw mattress 3 13 pair pillow cases 1 13 pair sheeys 2 13 Table 4 13 Washstan 3 13 Looking Glass 2 13 Washboal & pitcher 2.5 13 Candlestick 0.5 13 1 lb Candles .62 ½ 13 To the Express man 0.5 11 To a daly paper 2.5 11 Bunch of grapes 0.25 17 pair towels 0.75 17 Hat & sing school 7 (totals) 63 Cash Account October 2 Shirt  2 2 Hankerchief  1 2 Singing books 2 2 To sundreys  1.5 4 Washing 2 4 Bunch grapes 0.25 11 fine Boots 5.5 11 Grapes & Candles 1 15 undershirt 1.5 15 Box in Post office 2.5 18 Washing 1.75 20 Found 1.12 ½ 23 pair blew pants  3.5 23 sundreys  0.5 28 1 apple  0.25 29 1 lb apples 0.75 31 bunch grapes 0.25 31 Sing book for Mathews 1.5 [no summation in diary] Cash Account November 1 got shaved 0.25 4 to Sundreys 1 7    " .62 ½ 8 Washing  2 15 Slouch hat 6 15 [--] socks 1.5 15 Pair Boots 8.5 15 gloves 0.5 15 shaving 0.25 18 Bentey(?) of Holiness 1 18 chare 5 22 pair boots 6 22 shirt 7 vest 4.5 22 candles 0.5 22 Baltimore Sun 0.25 26 1 lb Apples 0.5 26 trowel  1 29 Painting my roof  3 30 fire man’s hat  7 30    " 1 30 Daily Inquirer 2 [no summation in diary] Cash Account December 2 To sundreys  0.5 3 Letter stamps 1 3 To fire Company 3 6 Washing 2.25 6 Daily inquirer 2 6 Watch ribbin 0.75 10 Gold Spects  8 10 [--] money 0.5 10 confectionary 0.5 10 1 lb candles 0.5 16 8 coppys pamphlet form 2 16 segars 0.25 20 overcoat 18 20 extrey 0.25 22 pair gloves 2 22 Ladies Gloves 1 24 Board at Dorson house  62.8 23 Poun cake 0.5 20 daily Inquirer 0.5 20 Musick(?) to O. O. F. Funeral  2 31 To sundreys  4.5 [no summation in diary]