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 1857 Mr. McComas did not write the word (totals), I added this for clarification. (PH) Date Received Paid Cash Account January 1 Balt. Sun 0.25 2 carrier of Inquirer 5 1 1 pair of Gum shoes  1.5 3 2 diarys 1.25 1 0.25 6 paid for Board 20.25 7 Ticket to Lect. R. L. Association 5 9 to sundreys 1.5 15 shot & powder  2 14 2 shaved  0.5 17 to singing school 2.5 17 envelopes 0.25 20 for Brick, my half 87 22 paid for cloes  19.25 24 1 week’s board 8 31 1 week’s board 8 31 segars 0.5 [no summation in diary] Cash Account February 3 Initiation to Masonick Order 20 4 to fire co. 1 7 to washing 1.25 9 Libria Association  1 9 Singing School  2 19 1 lb candles 0.5 11 segars 0.25 12 candles 0.25 18 toledge(?) on Bridge 1 21 Board 16 21 for cloths 5 21 roof for Privey 8.5 21 to sundreys 1.25 28 Neck hankerchief  1.75 28 Bath tub 8 28 Halkings(?) for paper 1 28 Board for 2 weeks 8.25 [no summation in diary] Cash Account March 3 Dinner in Yuba City 0.5 12 5 lb Nails 0.5 14 Well Fixings 12.5 14 Lead pipe for Bath tub &co. 16.5 14 to express wagon  0.5 14 diging well 10 14 Bath tub & rain spout 1.58 23 candles 1 lb 0.5 [no summation in diary] Cash Account April 4 Board at Coe Bell Ranch 6.5 4 pair Ladies gloves 1.5 4 Brestfirm mended 0.5 4 Front dorr bell 3 11 Board 6 18 Board 2.5 20 Ticket to Lecture 3 25 Christian Ad{vocate} 5 25 Board 3.80 ˝ 25 Ledging 1.25 25 segars 0.5 30 pair garters 3.5 30 Roses, artificial 1.5 30 straw hat 3 30 Y. S. A. L. 20 [no summation in diary] Cash Accounts May 1 Ice Cream 1.5 2 Board 5.5 9 Board 6 8 Ice Cream 0.5 16 Board 5.25 16 to sundreys 1.37 16 Pants & mending boots 6.5 21 to Recording Deed 3.75 21 Board 6 21 Ring for Miss S. A. L. 5 21 Ring [--] for Miss S. A. L 1 22 strawboys 1 23 fixing rainge 4 23 Watchgard 0.5 30 Board 6 30 Rasberry syrup 0.75 30 box of Blacking 0.25 25 Ice Cream 0.5 25 Washing 10 [no summation in diary] Cash Accounts June 3 cover spread 3.5 3 pair sheets 1.25 2 Hair cut 50 3 carpenters for House on D. 10 6 Board 5.5 6 Boots 5.25 10 strawberrys & milk 1 13 Rec. for rent 5th St. House30.9 13 Paid for diging well 10 17 To S. A. L. 16 18 To certifficates 1 22 Peal & Anderson ( Bread) 8.5 23 One frock coat 28 23 2 Light coats 9 22 Ice cream 1.5 24 segars 0.5 20 Paid Goodman for Lumber 29 20 Hudson for Lumber 3.5 27 fur hat 8 27 Washing 4.25 [no summation in diary] Cash Account July 4 To Katey 0.5 4 for segars 0.25 8 to sundres 1.5 8 Ice Cream 1.62 11 1 Bot. Saspherrelles 2.5 11 shave 0.25 14 Ice Cream 0.5 13 Medison 1 17 Ice Cream 1 20 meat ( for laity) 0.25 25 Garters 5.5 25 Pants cleaned 1 23 Pants 2.62 [no summation in diary] Cash Account August 1 Ice cream 0.5 1 Watermellon 0.25 5 fire company 3 11 to sundreys 1 15 for Inquirer 5 14 Rec for 85 in schript 46.75 22 Paid Josiah 5.87 ˝ 22 Paid for washing 8.62 ˝ 29 Grapes ˝ lb 1.37 ˝ 29 paper 0.5 29 Watch christial 1 [no summation in diary] Cash Account September 5 I shirt 3 5 1.2 doz socks 1.25 5 fire co. 1 9 5th St. House rent 71 11 D. St House rent 50 11 pants 8 11 shirt 3 11 Hankerchief 2.5 11 2 lb grapes 0.5 11 found 0.5 18 Bird Seed 0.5 18 Metison 0.75 17 mellon 0.12 26 4 apples 1 26 Watchgard 0.5 29 joist for steps 1 29 2 shirts 3 29 Pair of sleeve buttings 9 [no summation in diary] Cash Account October 16 Mr. Love paid rent for Hous69 16 City Tax House on 5th St 20.55 16 City Tax house on D. St. 47.2 16 Privey seet 2 20 City Tax House on 5 & G 24.55 20 House & Lot on D St City 47.25 20 County 59.65 20 County on 5 & G 25.87 20 One [--] of the firm 21.86 17 Bird seed 0.5 3 Rent House on D. St. 25 29 Rent House on 5th St 69 24 fixing well bucket 0.25 28 Emma Stanley 1 28 Pensylvanians Consert 1 28 Singing School 10 [no summation in diary] Cash Account November 1 Watch [--] 0.5 5 Coat & over Halls 6.5 5 To sundreys 1 7 [--] paching roof House on D. St 36 7 Apples & Grapes 2.5 7 Boots & socks 11 14 Watch chane 20 14 Washing 9 14 to sundreys 1 15 Plastering privey D. St. House 4.5 25 to sundreys 1.5 28 Blue vest 4 31 Chance in a raffel 5 31 candyes 2.25 31 shirt 3 31 ticket to [--] Fair 1.5 31 ticket to S. School exbition 1 31 Hair cut 0.5 31 segars 0.25 [no summation in diary] Cash Account December 1 repairing coat 1.5 1 Enquirer paper 0.75 5 War with Mexico 1.25 5 interest money 5.5 [not sure if the interst money is a credit or debit] 18 6 lbs [--] 5th St house 0.5 19 Diary for 58 1 19 segars 1 25 Kity 2.5 25 My Digarotype 10 25 segars 0.5 24 Candies 3 26 Rent for House on 5th St 40 23 Rent for House of 5th St. 61.25 23 Paid out on the same 26 23 Paid out for fruit trees 2.25 26 Paid for well bucket 2.5 26 Prayer Book 6 26 Raffel 5 26 Bal. Of Watch chane 22 31 2 Gold Buckles 30 31 Hall Lamp 12 [no summation in diary]