THE JOURNALS OF EDWARD PAYSON CHASE

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1872

Monday, January 1, 1872 Finished Fales’s barn. Rec of J Coggeshall $65.65 dollars in full to the above date.
Jan 2. Painted Fales’s barn.
Jan 3 Helped Spooner put up the old shed in Fales’ barnyard
Jan 4 Rainy in the morning, worked in the shop and made a rolling pin; in afternoon went down to Fales and finished the shed.
Jan 5 Worked in the shed and made a knife box, helped Father dress a cow for G. C. Coggeshall.
Jan 6 Went to the City in the morning. Commenced Uncle Daniel’s barn this afternoon. Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Jan 7 Very cold, spent the evening at Anthony’s
Monday, Jan 8 Pleasant, worked on Uncle’s barn. Deposited 300 dollars in the Codington Savings Bank. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 9 Worked on the barn all day. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 10 Worked on the barn all day, raised it this afternoon. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 11 Raised the rafters on Uncle Daniel’s barn and began to board it. Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Jan 12 Worked on the barn. Attended the C A Society at Mr. Rogers in the evening.
Jan 13 Have worked every day this week on the barn, spent the evening at home.
Jan 14 Very cold, spent the evening at R. S. Chase’s.
Monday Jan 15 Very cold this morning, worked on the barn. Attended a party at G A Brown’s, got home quarter past eleven.
Jan 16 Snowing all day, worked in the shop. Attended Ed Almy’s wedding this evening
Jan 17 Snowing all day and very cold. Worked in the shop. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 18 Pleasant, but cold, worked on the barn shingleing. Spent the evening at Anthony’s. Annual turkey supper at the Union tonight.
Jan 19 Worked all day on the barn. Attended the C A Society in the evening. Raining hard half past ten.
Jan 20 Worked two hours for Aunt Nancy, tearing down boiler. Worked the rest of the day on the barn. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 21 Very pleasant weather, spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Monday Jan 22 Still pleasant. Worked on the barn all day; went to a party at Mrs. Brown’s, got home at 12 oclock.
Jan 23 Worked on the barn all day. Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Jan 24 Worked on the barn. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 25 Worked on the barn all day; very cold. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 26 Finished Uncle Daniel’s barn: 12 days & 6 hours work on the same. Attended the C A S at Mr. Burdick’s.
Jan 27 Went to Newport this morning; this afternoon hung storm door at home and finished some small things for myself. Spent the evening at home. Received 30 dollars of D Meador [Chase, diarist’s brother]
Jan 28 Snowed all the fornoon, went down to Anthony’s after dinner and stayed till evening.
Monday, Jan 29 Snow squalls all day. Helped Jim [Anthony] make his tool chest. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 30 Very cold; worked in the shop all day making a harrow for father. Spent the evening at home.
Jan 31 Worked all day in the shop; spent the evening at Anthony’s.

February 1 Worked in the shop. Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Feb 2 Worked in the shop. Attended the C.A.S. at Geo [Gen?] Gould’s, had a delightful time dancing.
Feb 3 Worked in the shop; finished two cutting boards. Spent the evening at home. Stormy all day; snow this morning, rain to night.
Feb 4 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Monday, Feb 5 Very warm. Worked in the shop all day, spent the evening at a Social at Mrs. G A Brown’s.
Feb 6 Still warm, and mudy, worked for Nancy, spent the evening at home.
Feb 7 Worked for Nancy Chase, spent the evening at Mr. Burdick’s.
Feb 8 Finished Nancy’s work today, spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Feb 9 Went to the City in the morning; spent the evening at Uncle Joseph’s. Lent James Anthony 5 dollars & 75 cts.
Feb 10 Went up to see Spooner this morning; worked in the shop the rest of the day, spent the evening at home.
Feb 11 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Monday, Feb 12 Worked for G B Coggeshall. Spent the morning at P Coggeshall’s.
Feb 13 Worked for G B Coggeshall, spent the evening at G A Brown’s.
Feb 14 Worked for G B Coggeshall, spent the evening at home reading Mark Twain’s book.
Feb 15 Worked for G B C part of the day; spent the evening at Mrs. G A Brown’s.
Feb 16 Went to the City this morning; this afternoon melted some brass and tried to cast it but did not succeed. Spent the evening at Wm. B. Chase’s.
Feb 17 Worked in the shop this fornoon; Went out to G B C in the afternoon. Spent the evening at Anthony’s playing loo. [See note at year’s end]
Feb 18 At home all day; spent the evening at Anthony’s
Monday Feb 19 Worked at home repairing the horse stable floor. Spent the evening at home.
Feb 20 Worked for G B C. Spent the evening at Peleg Coggeshall’s playing loo and laughing.
Feb 21 Worked for G B Coggeshall, received 12 dollars of him. Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Feb 22 Worked at home in the house. Spent the evening at Mrs. Brown’s; got home at 12 oclock, thermometer 10° above zero.
Feb 23 Spent the evening at Southwick’s
Feb 24 Made a call on Joseph Coggeshall this morning, received of him six dollars and 18 cents, balance for last year’s work; done some plastering in the parlor; finished the mantle for the same & spent the evening at home.
Feb 25 Stayed at home all day and spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Monday, Feb 26 Put up firepiece in the parlor and fixed all the doors in the house.
Spent the evening at Jim Anthony’s playing loo.
Feb 27 Made header for the barn; spent the evening at home. Very cold weather.
Feb 28 Repaired water trough, spent the evening at home
Feb 29 Spent the evening at home.

March 1 Began to paint the parlor. Attended the C A Society at Mr. Burdick’s in the evening.
Mar 2 Went to the City this morning; bought a set of gauges, and spent the rest of the day turning handles for them. Spent the evening at home. Bad snowstorm tonight.
Mar 3 Spent the evening at Jim Anthony’s
Monday, Mar 4 Went to the blacksmiths this morning. Spent the evening at Mrs. Plumers.
Mar 5 Worked all day in the shop. Spent the evening at home; this has been the coldest day I remember; thermometer 4 degrees below zero.
Mar 6 Still very cold; worked in the shop all day. Spent the evening at home.
Mar 7 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Mar 8 Worked in the shop all day. Spent the evening at J. R. Chase’s.
Mar 9 Finished painting the parlor; made a harrow for father. Spent the evening at home.
Mar 10 Called on G B Coggeshall this morning and had my hair cut. Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Monday Mar 11 Commenced work at Weaver’s; spent the evening at J. Anthony’s playing loo.
Mar 12 Snowed all day with high wind, did not go to work. Spent the evening at home
Mar 13 Spent the evening at Mrs. Plummer’s
Mar 14 Worked at Weaver’s. Attended the C A S at Mr Roger’s; went home with cousin Salie.
Mar 15,16,17,18,19 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Mar 20 Went to the blacksmiths shop. Spent the evening at home. Very cold and windy weather.
Mar 21 Worked in the shop all day, finished father’s harrows; turned out 30 pins, and done some other little jobs. Ther. 5° above
Mar 22 At home all day. Spent the evening at Uncle Joseph’s. A very bright circle around the moon; think it will storm tomorrow.
Mar 23 Worked half a day and stoped on account of the snow which has been falling all the afternoon; now it is a foot deep and still falling. Have worked two and a half days this week.
Mar 24 Stayed at home all day, spent the evening at the same place.
Monday Mar 25 Spent the evening at Mrs G A Brown’s. Carried her a cutting board for which she paid me one dollar.
Mar 26 Spent the evening at home
Mar 27 Went down to G A Brown’s and done some repairing to the furniture. Spent the evening at home. Snowed all the fornoon.
Mar 28 Worked at Weaver’s all day. Spent the evening at home.
Mar 29 C A Society met at our house this evening.
Mar 30 Spent the evening at home. Have worked 11 days at Weaver’s this month.
Mar 31 Cold, rainy day. Read Charles Reade’s "Put your self in his place". Spent the evening at home.

Monday, April 1 No work today on account of the weather. Spent the evening at Uncle Joseph’s.
Apr 2 Spent the evening at G A Brown’s.
Apr 3 Went to the City this morning: and to the town hall to attend town meeting. Spent the evening at home with a very sore throat.
Apr 4,5,6,7 Did not go to work on account of my throat which is very sore.
Apr 7 Cold rain storm, still sick with cold.
Apr 9 Still sick with cold
Apr 10 Still at home. First thunder shower of the season last night.
Apr 11 Went to work for the first time since I ws sick. Spent the evening at Jim’s.
Apr 12, 13 Spent the evening at home
Apr 14 Spent the afternoon and evening at Anthony’s
Monday Apr 15 Began to shingle Weaver’s shed. Spent the evening at home.
Apr 16 Snow and rain, no work today, went to the City this morning; this afternoon turned a lot of chisel handles for myself; spent the evening at home.
Apr 17 Very pleasant, went to work, spent the evening at home.
Apr 18 Worked today. Spent the evening at Jim’s.
Apr 19 Spent the evening at home
Apr 20 Worked five days this week, spent the evening at home.
Apr 21 Spent the afternoon and evening at Anthony’s. # [mark. Is it a bet --won or lost, a kiss?]
Apr 22 Worked today, spent the evening at home.
Apr 23 Worked today, spent the evening at home. Heavy frost last night.
Apr 24, 25 Worked today, spent the evening at home
Apr 26 Worked at Stuart’s, spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Apr 27 Worked at Anderson’s. Spent the evening at home.
Apr 28 Had my hair cut this morning. Spent the afternoon and evening at Anthonys. #
Monday Apr 29 Began work at Leander Boyd’s, went to Newport this evening.
Apr 30 Full days work at Boyd’s

May 1 Spent the evening at Anthonys ## Full day’s work at Boyd’s.
May 2 Full days work at Boyd’s, evening at home. Rec of Joseph Cogg. $66.65 for work to the 27^th of April.
May 3, 4 Worked half a day and all day at Boyd’s. Spent the evening at home.
May 5 Spent the afternoon and evening at Anthony’s..
May 6 Worked all day at Boyd’s, evening at home
May 7 Worked at Anderson’s, evening at home
May 8 Finished at Anderson’s, left off draws.
May 9 Began work at John Brayman’s
May 10,11 Worked all day at Brayman’s
May 12 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
May 13 Worked all day at Brayman’s
May 14 Began to paint the house at home, worked 12 hours
May 15, 16, 17, 18 Painted all day, worked 13 hours. Total time 6 ½ days, used about 120 lbs of lead
May 19 Spent the day at Anthony’s #
Monday, May 20 Worked all day at Braman’s
May 21 Worked all day at Bacon’s
May 22 Worked all day at Bacon’s. Saw Perry Croucher carried to the Portsmouth poorhouse.
May 23 Painted blinds all day at home
May 24 Worked all day at Uncle George’s.
May 25 Worked 7 hours today, quit on account of the rain. G. G. Chase
May 26 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Monday, May 27 Worked all day at Uncle George’s. Received of Joseph $49.50 up to 25^th day of May at noon
May 28 Election day, went to the City. Spent the evening at Noel Coggeshall’s.
May 29, 30, 31, June 1 Worked all day, 6 hours, 7 hours, and all day at Uncle George’s.

June 2 Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
June 3,4,5,6,7,8 Worked all day at Uncle George’s.
June 9 Spent the afternoon and evening at Anthony’s.
June 10 # Worked all day at Uncle George’s. 0
June 11 Finished at Uncle George’s today, worked 14 days for him
June 12 Worked all day at Bacon’s. Went to the City this evening.
June 13 Worked all day at Bacon’s.
June 14 Received of Joseph Coggeshall $34.38 for work at Uncle George’s. Worked all day at Aunt Nancy’s.
June 15 Worked 7 hours at Nancy’s.
June 16 June Meeting
June 17 Began Ed Almy’s barn, worked all day.
June 18 Worked all day at Almy’s, carried 100 pins.
June 19, 20, 21 Worked all day at Almy’s. On 21^st, raised the barn.
June 22 Worked all day at Stuart’s clearing away the roof of his shed, to raise it up.
June 23 Spent the day at Anthony’s ##
June 24 Worked 6 hours at Almy’s and 6 at Stuart’s
June 25,26 Worked 7 hours and all day at Stuart’s
June 27 Worked all day at Almy’s, raised the rafters on the barn.
June 28, 29 Worked all day at Almy’s.
June 30 Spent the day at Anthony’s ##

Monday July 1, July 2 Worked all day at Almy’s.
July 3 Worked all day at Noel Coggeshall’s putting up hay elevator.
July 4 Received of Joseph Coggeshall $21.45. Worked all day at Almy’s.
July 5 Worked all day at Almy’s.
July 6 Worked at Almy’s and Fales, 6 & 4
July 7 Spent the day at Anthony’s #
July 8 Worked all day at Almy’s. Received $1.10 for 4 hours work in Fales’s barn.
July 9, 10, 11 Worked all day at Almy’s. Received 39 dollars interest on bonds.
July 12 Worked all day at Almy’s.
July 13 Finished Almy’s barn, worked 6 hours. Whole number of days at Almy’s 18 and 8/10. 0
July 14 Spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Monday July 15, 16 Worked all day & 8 hours on 16^th at Almy’s, on the shed.
July 17 Worked all day at Stuart’s. Received of J Coggeshall $57.20 for work on Almy’s barn. All paid to this date.
July 18 Worked all day at Stuart’s
July 19 Worked all day at Stewart’s [note spelling change]
July 20 Went to Newport #
July 21 Went to ride with G B Coggeshall, spent the evening at Anthony’s.
Monday July 22 Done some odd jobs around house
July 23, 24, 25 Worked all day at Dr. Howe’s. [Husband of Julia Ward Howe who wrote The Battle Hymn of the Republic] Spent 25^th evening at Anthony’s #
July 26 Rainy day
July 27 Worked all day at Dr. Howe’s.
July 28 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
July 29 Worked all day at Dr. Howe’s.
July 30 Lent Joseph Coggeshall five dollars ($5.00) Worked all day at Dr. Howe’s.
July 31 Worked all day at Dr. Howe’s, 7 days in all.

August 1 Went to Newport. Worked 5 hours at Sarah I Chase.
Aug 2 Worked 9 hours at S I Chase’s
Aug 3 No work, went blackberrying
Aug 4 Spent the evening at Anthony’s. #
Aug 5,6,7,8,9 Worked all day at S I Chase’s
Aug 10 Worked all day at SI Chase’s. Spent the evening at Anthony’s ##
Aug 11 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Aug 12 Worked all day at S I Chase’s
Aug 13 Worked 9 hours at S I Chase’s. Done. Worked 9 days and 3 hours.
Aug 17 # Made an excurtion to Narraganset pier. Spent evening at Uncle Joe’s.
Aug 18 Spent the evening at Anthony’s. #
Aug 20, 21 Worked all day & 9 hours at Wm. Thurston’s
Aug 22 Worked 9 hours at Thurston’s. Mr. Rogers died last night in a fit.
Aug 23 Worked all day at Thurston’s
Aug 24 Worked all day at Thurston’s. Received of J Coggeshall 35 dollars on account. balance due tonight $36.55. Worked 4 8/10 days this week.
Aug 25 Spent the evening at Anthony’s ##
Aug 26, 27, 28, 29 Worked all day at Thurston’s.
Aug 30 No work today. Spent the evening at Geo Gould’s.
Worked 1 ½ days on stand for Mrs. S Chase
Aug 31 Worked all day at Thurston’s. Rec’d of Jos. Coggeshall 20 dollars on acct.
Worked 5 days this week. balance due tonight $34.42.

September 1 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Sept 2,3,4,5,6,7 Worked all day at Thurston’s. Bought a new dinner pail.
Sept 8 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Sept 9,10 Worked all day at Thurston’s
Sept 11 Finished at Thurston’s, 6 hours today: 18 6/10 days total. Went to Fred Lawton’s this afternoon, worked 4 hours
Sept 12 Worked all day at Lawton’s. Harvest festival at St. Mary’s Church.
Sept 13 Worked all day at Lawton’s. Paid town tax of two dollars
Sept 14 Worked 6 hours at Lawton’s
Sept 15 Line storm. Spent the evening at Anthony’s. #
Monday, Sept 16 Still stormy; went to the City, bought a pair of thick boots. no work
Sept 17 No work
Sept 18, 19 Worked all day and 5 hours at Lawton’s. Special Town meeting this afternoon to consider the beach road affair #
Sept 20 Worked all day at Lawton’s. Received of J Coggeshall $56.94 in full of all demands up to 1 oclock Sep. 11^th.
Sept 21 Worked all day at Lawton’s
Sept 22 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Monday, Sept 23,24,25,26 Worked all day & 7 ½ hours at Lawton’s
Sept 27 Rainy day, no work.
Sept 28 Worked all day at Lawton’s.
Sept 29 Spent the evening at Anthony’s. #
Monday Sept 30 Worked all day at Lawton’s

October 1 Worked 8 ½ hours at Lawton’s
Oct 2,3,4 Worked all day at Lawton’s
Oct 5 Worked all day at Lawton’s. Spent the evening at Uncle Joe’s. 0 b
Oct 6 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Oct 7 Worked all day at Geo. Coggeshall’s
Oct 8 Worked half a day at G C Coggeshall’s.
Oct 9,10,11,12 Worked all day G C Coggeshall’s
Oct 13 Spent the day at Anthony’s #
Oct 14 Worked 9 hours at G C Coggeshall’s. Total 6 4/10 days
Oct 15 Worked all day at Anthony’s. J[?] R Chase married today
Oct 16,17 ##,18,19 Worked all day at Anthony’s
Oct 20 Went to Church. Spent the evening at Anthony’s ##
Oct 21,22,23,24,25 Worked all day at Anthony’s. Spent the evening of 24^th at C A Society, at R S Chase’s.
Oct 26 Finished at Anthony’s, worked ½ day.
Oct 27 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Monday, Oct 28 Worked all day at Schoolhouse
Oct 29 Worked all day at Schoolhouse. Rec’d of J Coggeshall $64.90, in full to Oct 15
Oct 30, 31 Worked all day at Schoolhouse

November 1,2 Worked all day at Schoolhouse
Nov 3 Spent the evening at Anthony’s ##
Nov 4 Worked all day on the Schoolhouse
Nov 5 Town meeting for the election of president. Spent the evening at Wm B. Chase’s.
Nov 6,7,8,9 Worked all day on Schoolhouse. Spent evening of 7^th at J B Gould’s.
Nov 10 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Nov 11,12,13,14 Worked all day on fence at Schoolhouse & 4 hours on 14^th.
Nov 15 Worked all day at Stewart’s. Rec of J Coggeshall $39.60 in full of all demands up to Nov 14 at 11 oclock.
Nov 16,18 Worked all day at Stewart’s
Nov 17 First snow of the season. Spent the evening at Anthony’s ##
Nov 19 Worked half a day at Stewart’s
Nov 20,21,22, 23 Worked all day at Stewart’s & ¾ day on 23^rd
Nov 24 Rec. of G Anthony $28.87 for 10 ½ days work. Spent evening at Anthony’s.
Nov 25,26 Worked all day at Stewart’s
Nov 27 Worked all day Geo C Coggeshall’s and received pay for the same.
Nov 28 Thanksgiving. Worked all day at Stewart’s, Finis. 10 ¼ days,30 pins
Nov 29 Worked all day at Wm. Thurston’s. Thunder and lightning with rain and snow.
Nov 30 Worked all day at Thurston’s. Spent the evening at Uncle James.

December 1 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Dec 2,3 Worked 8 hours on 2^nd and ¾ day on the 3^rd at Thurston’s.
Dec 4 Worked all day at Anderson’s & ½ day on Dec 5
Dec 6 Worked all day at Anderson’s. Rec. of J Coggeshall 38.25 pay in full to Dec 4
Dec 7 Worked all day at Anderson’s. Spent the evening at Peleg Coggeshall’s.
3 ½ days at Anderson’s $9.62
Dec 8 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Dec 9 Worked 1 hour at Sisson’s & all day on 11, 12.
Dec 13 No work. Spent the evening at Bob Humphrey’s
Dec 14 Worked all day at Sisson’s. Spent the evening at Wm B Chase’s.
Dec 15 Spent the evening at Anthony’s #
Dec 16 Worked all day at Sisson’s. Total 3 days 3 ½ hours $2.75 per day, $9.21
Dec 17,18,19,21 Worked all day on Schoolhouse. Evening of 19^th at Geo & Jim Chase’s
Dec 20 Spent the evening at Uncle Joe’s
Dec 22 Spent the evening at Anthony’s
Monday Dec 23,24 Worked all day on Schoolhouse. Six days work $16.50
Dec 25 Christmas day. Very bad snowstorm.
Dec 26 Shoveled snow in road. Went to the City and bought a new overcoat.
Dec 28 Spent the evening at Uncle Joe’s
Dec 29 Spent the evening at Anthony’s

NOTE: Loo is played using all 52 cards by 3 to 8 players. Players have the opportunity to stay in or drop out. Anyone who stays in takes a proportionate share of the pot for each trick they take, but has to pay in an amount equal to the whole pot if they fail to take any tricks.

Around 1800 Loo was England's most popular card game. It was originally called Lanterloo, from the French word looterlu, meaning "fiddlesticks." It is a gambling game, as with most popular games there are several versions, the main variant being between three-card Loo and five-card Loo. The ace is high card. The Jack of Clubs is "Pam" (which is short for Pamphilus, the Latin for a Greek word that mean "beloved of all")

The Pam is the highest trump, beating all other cards. It also acts as a wild card to fit into a flush for any suit. If any players leads the ace of trumps (the ace for the suit set as trump by the card the dealer turned up), she may say, "Pam be civil." The Pam cannot then be played on that hand unless its owner has no other trump card.

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1872 Balance Sheet
Date	Item	Rec'd	Paid
Jan 1	Rec. J. Coggeshall	$65.00
Jan 6	1 case of tools		$7.00
	tobacco		$0.65
	Rec interest on bonds	$37.43
Jan 7	Cash paid		$0.01
Jan 8	Cash deposited		$300.00
Jan 11	One pine book board		$0.12
Jan 13	1 cardigan		$2.50
	1 box collars		$0.25
totals		$103.08	$310.55

Jan 14	4 lb sausage		$0.50
Jan 15	Rec of Mrs. Brown	$0.50
Jan 16	Rec of D Chase	$0.20
Jan 27	Rec of D Meader [Chase]	$30.00
	To lock & hinges		$0.14
	To lifting handles		$0.30
	To pumice stone		$0.09
totals		$133.78	$311.56
Jan 31	To cash on hand		$51.37
	Cash on hand Jan 1	$362.93	$362.93

Feb 1	Cash on hand	$51.37
	Cash lent		$0.50
Feb 4	1/4 lb. glass or cheese		$0.07
Feb 5	1 pair rubbers		$0.90
	1/4 lb tobacco		$0.25
Feb 9	one rule		$0.83
	one chisel		$0.25
	cash lent		$5.75
	2 sash tools		$0.24
	1/4 lb vermilion		$0.38
Feb 15	1 saw bolt		$0.05
	1 oz borax		$0.05
	tobacco		$0.25
	1 pair draws		$1.00
Feb 17	By cash	$0.50
Feb 21	Rec G B Coggeshall	$12.00
Feb 24	Rec of J Coggeshall	$6.18
	Rec Josiah Chase	$0.25
	Paid road tax		$0.50
Feb 28	To 1 bag tobacco		$0.25
totals		$70.30	$11.27
Feb 28	Cash on hand		$59.03
		$70.30	$70.30

Mar 1	Cash on hand	$52.00
Mar 2	To pocket book		$2.00
	To set gauges		$2.00
	To screw clamp		$0.87
Mar 9	To basket		$0.35
Mar 11	to tobacco		$0.25
Mar 22	to tobacco		$0.25
Mar 25	Rec of Mrs G A Brown	$1.00
	Rec of D Chase	$0.87
totals		$60.87	$5.72
Mar 31	To cash on hand		$55.15
totals		$60.87	$60.87

Apr 1	Cash on hand	$55.13
Apr 2	to chisels		$1.00
	to tobacco		$0.25
	to dates		$0.03
Apr 10	Rec of G B Coggeshall	$0.50
Apr 11	To box collars		$0.25
	to box torches		$0.35
Apr 16	to chisels		$0.87
	to shelac		$0.38
	to ferules		$0.10
	to tobacco		$0.25
Apr 25	to tobacco		$0.25
	Rec of J Anthony	$0.25
	to cash out		$0.04
Apr 29	to Subscription for mag & B?		$7.50
	2 pair socks		$0.50
Apr 30	to cash on hand		$43.81
totals		$55.88	$55.88

May 1	Cash on hand	$44.41
May 2	Rec of J Coggeshall	$66.65
May 3	Rec of J Anthony	$6.75
	1 bag tobacco		$0.25
May 15	1 bag tobacco		$0.25
May 21	to cleaning watch		$1.50
	to tobacco		$0.50
May 27	Rec of J Coggeshall	$49.50
May 28	pencils & cigars		$0.40
	air gun		$0.15
	candy		$0.50
	gift		$0.25
	peanuts		$0.22
	by cash of father	$2.50
May 31	to Cash on hand		$165.79
		$169.81	$169.81


June 1	By cash on hand	$165.79
June 3	Rec of Wyatt	$0.25
June 8	tobacco		$0.50
June 9	to cash lent		$5.00
June 12	to 1 pr shoes		$2.50
	to 1 hat		$1.25
June 14	Rec of J Coggeshall	$34.38
	Rec of Wyatt	$0.10
	Rec of Anthony	$0.25
June 24	to tobacco		$0.25
June 28	Rec of E Almy	$0.10
	Rec of father	$1.15
June 30	to cash on hand		$192.12
totals		$202.02	$202.02

July 1	By cash on hand	$192.12
4	Rec of J Coggeshall	$21.45
	tobacco		$0.25
8	Rec of J Coggeshall	$1.10
9	Rec of Wyatt	$0.15
11	interest on bonds	$39.00
13	tobacco		$0.25
	to Cash deposit		$250.00
17	Rec of J Coggeshall	$57.20
18	tobacco		$0.75
	sundries		$0.30
	Seabury's bill		$6.37
23	Rec of J Coggeshall	$1.00
	cash lent		$5.00
	Rec of Nancy	$0.50
	Cash lost		$0.35
	Cash on hand		$49.35
totals		$312.52	$312.52

Aug 1	Cash on hand	$49.35
	to 1 pr pants		$5.00
	1 pr suspenders		$0.50
	1 pr shirts		$5.00
	1 set shirt studs		$1.50
3	tobacco		$0.25
4	Rec of J Coggeshall	$0.50
13	tobacco		$0.25
17	gimlets		$0.26
	to ? to pins		$1.45
	to sundries		$0.30
20	to tobacco		$0.25
	Rec of Wyatt	$0.25
23	to repairing book		$1.25
24	sperm oil		$0.15
	Rec of J Coggeshall	$35.00
	sandpaper		$0.04
28	to tobacco		$0.30
30	to 1/2 lb gloss		$0.18
31	Rec of J Coggeshall	$20.00
	Rec of Nancy	$2.53
totals		$107.63	$16.96
	by error	$1.00
	cash on hand		$91.67
totals		$108.63	$108.63

Sept 1	By cash on hand	$91.67
	By cash on acct.	$1.25
3	to dinner pail		$1.25
10	to tobacco		$0.30
13	to tax paid		$2.00
16	to 1 pair boots		$5.00
	tobacco		$0.60
	to chisel & bit		$1.00
17	Rec of Wyatt	$0.15
20	Rec of J Coggeshall	$56.99
	to road tax		$0.50
	Balance of Nancy	$0.30
31	by cash on hand		$139.66
totals		$150.01	$150.01

Oct 1	To cash on hand	$139.66
	cash out		$0.25
	tobacco		$0.25
	cuting hair		$0.25
	auger bit		$0.99
29	Rec of J Coggeshall	$64.90
	to brackets		$1.08
	tobacco		$0.50
31	Cash on hand		$201.49
totals		$204.56	$204.56

Nov 1	Cash on hand	$201.49
	tobacco		$0.25
5	Rec of G B Coggeshall	$0.75
7	Cash lent		$20.00
15	Rec of J Coggeshall	$39.60
	chalk line		$0.25
	pine board		$0.25
	tobacco		$0.25
	Rec of Wyatt	$0.25
	tobacco		$0.25
24	Rec of G Anthony	$28.87
25	Rec of cash lent	$20.00
28	Rec of G Coggeshall	$2.75
	Cash on hand		$272.46
totals		$293.71	$293.71

Dec 1	Cash on hand	$272.44
6	Rec of J Coggeshall	$38.25
	Rec of Wyatt	$0.15
	To whisky		$1.37
	to Ostrichs		$2.50
	tobacco		$0.79
	Rec of J Chase	$0.75
	To G E Seabury		$27.70
	Tacks & mucilage		$0.27
	buttons		$0.22
	crank		$0.25
	presents		$3.50
	tacks & tobacco		$0.22
	overcoat		$24.00
	diary		$0.75
31	Cash on hand		$250.56
	Rec of J Anthony	$0.55
totals		$312.44	$312.44

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