THE JOURNALS OF EDWARD PAYSON CHASE

1887

Jan 1 Had Bessie sharpened. Whole No. of days at Vanderbilt’s 18 2/10. Received on acct. $25.00
Jan 2 Beer gallon 282 cubic in
Wine " 231 " "
?ork " 221.18 " "
Imperial " 277.27 " "
Monday Jan 3 Went to the City, afternoon worked in shop making ? board.
Jan 4 2° above. Went to the city and got some lumber for gates
Jan 5 Worked all day at Vanderbilt’s
Jan 6 Rainy, went to the City
Jan 7,8,10,11,12,13 Worked all day at Vanderbilt’s. On the 7, 1 doz eggs at .40 cts.
Jan 14 Rain
Jan 15 Worked all day at Vanderbilt’s, all paid to this date. Had Bessie sharpened.
Jan 18 Worked all day at Vanderbilt’s. Rec. $40.13 of J. Coggeshall
Jan 19,20,21,22,25 Worked all day at Vanderbilt’s
Jan 26,27,28,31 Worked 6 hrs, 1 ½ hrs, 9 hrs & 7 hrs for Sarah I. Chase

Feb 1 Worked all day on gates
Feb 2 Went to the City
Feb 4, 5 Painted all day on the barn.
Feb 7 Worked in the shop
Feb 8 Worked in the shop and ground tools
Feb 9, 10 Painted all day
Feb 11 Went to the city
Feb 12 Worked all day painting
Feb 14 Stormy; went to the city. Ground some paint
Feb 16 Painted south roof of house
Feb 17 Painted roof of barn
Feb 19 Painted all day
Feb 21 Cut some wood and went to town
Feb 22 Milk begun

Mar 18 E W Lawton, 3 hours
Mar 24 Brought out plumber to fix pipes; from 8 ¾ to 7 ½ oclock.
Mar 25 G A Brown, 1 hours work. Sett four hens
Mar 26 Lidier is paid to this date.
Mar 31 Worked 5 hours at G A Brown’s

April 2 Snowstorm
Apr 4 E W Lawton, 4 hours; G A Brown 3 hours
Apr 5, 7 Worked 3 hours & 2 hours at G A Brown’s
Apr 9 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s
Apr 10 Sett two hens
Apr 11,12,13,14 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s, 4 days work framing
Apr 15 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Time for first settings to come off
Apr 18 Worked 5 hr at E W Lawton’s. Put on the sills. Snow storm. 2 days framing
Apr 19 Worked 4 hours for Wm Chase. Paid
Apr 20 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. 4 days framing
Apr 21 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. 4 days raising and floor
Apr 22 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. 4 days raising
Apr 23 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. 4 days raising
Apr 25 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. 4 days raising and boarding
Apr 26 Worked 5 hours at E W Lawton’s
Apr 27 Worked 5 hours at E W Lawton’s Milk stoped
Apr 29,30,May 2,3,4,5,6 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Sent a money order to Sallie for $21.00.

May 7,9,10,12,13,14,16,17,1819,20,21 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s.
May 22 Moved stone
May 23,24,25,26,27,28,30 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s.
May 31 Lection

June 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s.
June 11 At home.
Monday June 13 Had Bessie shod. Worked 7 hours at Nancy’s
June 14, 15 Worked 7 hours at Nancy Chase $3.52 cents. Milk begins today
June 17,18 Worked 8 and 3 ½ hrs at Nancy’s. 5 hrs at G A Sisson’s
June 20,21,22,23 Worked 8½, 5, all day & 6 hours at Nancy’s. Paid in full.
June 21 5 hours for Mrs.?Sumner?
June 25 E W Lawton’s 2 hours; Mrs. Dennis 5 hours.
June 28,29,30,July1,2,4,5,6,7,9,11 Worked all day at G A Sisson’s

July 13,16,18,19,20,21,22,23 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Paid in full to this date
Monday July 25,26,27,28,29,30 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Pd in full to this date

Aug 1,2,3,4,5,6 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Paid in full to this date.
Aug 8,9,10,11,12,13 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Paid in full
Aug 15,16,17,18,19,20,22,23,24,25,26 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Paid in full to this date inclusive.
Aug 28 No of days work on Lawton’s house

E P Chase

Aug 29,30,31,Sept 1,2,5,6,7,8,9 Worked all day at G A Sisson’s

Sept 10 Worked 8 hours at E W Lawton’s shed, 2 new shelves
Sept 12 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s
Sept 13 Worked all day at G A Sisson’s. Rec. of E A Coggeshall $15.00 on acct. of work on G A Sisson’s barn
Sept 14,15,16,17 Worked all day at G A Sisson’s
Sept 19 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s
Sept 20,21,22 Worked all day at G A Sisson’s
Monday Sept 26,27 Worked all day at E W Lawton’s. Rec of EA Coggeshall @26.87 for work on G A Sisson’s barn.
Sept 28 Worked 2 ½ hrs at E W Lawton’s. Rec. of E. W Lawton twenty-five $25 dollars in full of all accounts to this date.
Sept 30 Worked 2 hours at Mrs. Rogers

Monday, Oct 3 Worked 8 ½ hours at Mrs. Rogers. Milk stoped
Oct 4,5,6,7,10,12,13,14 Worked all day at Mrs. Rogers. Paid in full $27.22
Oct 15,17,18,19,20 Worked all day at G E Manchester’s & 7 hrs on Oct 20.
Oct 21 Rainy. Washed and oiled harness.
Oct 22 Worked all day at Manchester’s
Monday Oct 24 Worked 5 hours at Manchester’s. Applied for money order at Newport and forgot to date the application which should have been Oct 24, 1887. Had Bessie shod forward. Paid Tom to this date.
Oct 25,26,27,28 Worked all day at Manchester’s
Oct 29 Worked all day at [Ned?] Anthony’s crib.
Oct 31, Nov 1,2,3,4,5 Worked all day at Mrs. Roger’s

Nov 7,8 Worked all day at Hazard’s
Nov 9 Worked 5 hours for E W Lawton and 5 at Hazard’s
Nov 10 Worked all day at Hazard’s
Nov 11,19 Worked all day Worked 0 hrs on at Hazard’s Oct 19
Monday Nov 14 Worked all day at Hazard’s
Nov 15,16,17,18 Worked all day at Hazard’s. Received of E A Coggeshall’s $40 on account. $2.59 due me.
Nov 19 Milk began tonight
Nov 21,22,23,26,28 Worked all day at Taylor’s & 8 hours on Nov 28.
Nov 29,30, Dec 2,3,5,6 Worked all day at Taylor’s Paid Jennie $3.50 on acct. No milk

Dec 7, 8,9,10,12,13 Worked all day at Taylor’s
Dec 14 Worked all day at David Albro’s; Dec 15 Worked 6 hours at David Albro’s
Dec 16,17,19.20,21 Worked all day at David Albro’s
Dec 22 Worked 7 hours at David Albro’s. Rec 3950 lbs L V coal. No milk
Dec 23 Went to the City
Dec 24 No milk. Rec. of E A Coggeshall $40 fourty dollars on account. /s/E P Chase.
Dec 29 Worked 7 hours for Father
Dec 30 No milk.

1887 Balance Sheet
Date	Item	Rec'd	Paid
	Daniel Chase
Jan 3	2 bus corn (amt. x'd out)	$1.20
	Joseph W Chase
5	Kerosene	$0.65
	Daniel Chase
15	2 bus corn (amt. x'd out)	$1.20
	G W Chase
23	To bal. of 1886		$6.17
	2 bus barly	$1.20	$1.85
	total		$4.32

	D W Chase
Feb 8	2 bus barley	$1.20
11	3 doz eggs @ .33		$0.99
12	3½ doz eggs		$1.05
16	3½ doz eggs		$1.05
	100 lbs oats	$1.50
	Expressage
19	3 doz eggs .30		$0.90
25	chimneys	$0.25
	salt 20 matches 33	$0.53
	8½ doz eggs @ .25		$2.12
	2 hrs ?		$1.20
28	loaf bread	$0.10

totals		$4.78	$10.88
		($4.78)
	bal	$6.10

Mar 2	6-3/4 doz eggs		$1.68
	bromide	$0.35
4	2½ doz eggs		$0.62
10	9½ doz eggs		$2.37
	sugar 1.00, tea .50	$1.50
	coffee 25, raisons 36	$0.61
	stamps	$0.60
	kerosene	$0.75
14	6 doz eggs		$1.32
17	5 doz eggs		$1.00
	100 lbs oats 1½	$1.50
18	2 bus barly	$1.20
19	3½ doz eggs .22		$0.77
23	4 doz eggs .22		$0.88
	1/8 bbl flour	$0.85
26	1 gal molasses	$0.65
	4½ doz eggs .22		$0.99
30	8½ doz eggs .20		$1.70
	100 lbs oats	$1.50
	nutmegs	$0.35
	??		$6.16
totals		$17.43	$9.98
		($9.98)
	Due	$7.45

April 2	5 doz eggs .20		$1.00
2	box starch	$0.50
5	4 doz eggs .20		$0.80
	1 lb tea	$0.50
	2 bus barly	$1.20
9	4 doz eggs		$0.80
	sugar	$1.00
	flour	$0.85
13	5 doz eggs .20		$1.00
	pwd sugar		$0.50
16	5½ doz eggs		$1.10
19	5 doz eggs		$1.00
23	6½ doz eggs		$1.20
	molasses	$0.36
28	7 doz eggs .20		$1.40
totals		$15.85	$5.56
		($5.56)
	Bal	$10.29
	?	$9.99

	J W Chase
May 1	2 bus barly	$1.20
2	7 doz eggs .18		$1.26
7	bag c corn	$1.16
	4 doz eggs 18		$0.72
10	7 doz eggs .18		$1.36
13	3 doz eggs		$0.54
14	1 bag corn	$1.20
21	9½ doz eggs .18		$1.70
	kerosene	$0.75
	2 bus barly	$1.20
25	4½ doz eggs		$0.82
28	3½ doz eggs		$0.63
	bag of corn	$1.20
31	3½ doz eggs		$0.63
	?		$10.29
totals		$6.71	$17.85
			($6.71)
	Bal		$11.14

	?		$10.78

	J W Chase
June 4	1 bus c corn	$0.58
	4 doz egg		$0.72
8	5 doz eggs		$0.90
11	4½ doz eggs		$0.81
	2 bus corn	$1.20
	2 bus barly	$1.20
17	bag flour	$0.75
15	5 doz egg .20		$1.00
17	medicine	$0.35
18	sugar	$1.00
	3 doz eggs .20		$0.60
21	baking powder	$0.25
25	7 doz eggs .20		$1.40
	2 lbs butter	$0.60
29	4 doz eggs .23		$0.92
	1 bus corn s	$0.58
	From May		$11.14
totals		$6.51	$17.49
			($6.51)
			$10.98
			$10.78

July 1	2½ doz eggs		$0.60
	2 bus barly	$1.20
2	coffee & ginger	$0.60
5	flour	$1.50
	currants		$1.25
7	5 doz eggs .24		$1.20
	bag c corn	$1.16
9	4 doz eggs		$0.96
	sugar	$1.00
	8 qts currants		$0.80
	4 qts currants		$0.48
	6 qts currants		$0.60
11	7 qts currants		$0.78
16	11 doz eggs		$2.64
	borax	$0.10
18	gooseberries		$0.50
23	7 doz eggs .24		$1.68
24	2 lbs barly	$1.20
	coffee	$0.50
	molasses	$0.35
31	5½ doz eggs		$1.65
totals		$7.61	$10.98
		$8.39	$23.34
			$18.39

	Jos. W Chase
Aug 4	sugar	$1.00
	tea 25, spices 30	$0.55
	vinegar	$0.15
	7 doz eggs .28		$1.96
	Cash		$0.60
12	apples	$0.30
13	7½ doz eggs		$2.25
	soap 33, stamps 50	$0.83
	2 bus barly	$1.20
20	coffee 30, tea 25	$0.55
	flour	$0.82
	4½ doz eggs		$1.35
24	3 doz eggs		$0.90
	? pan	$1.00
27	1½ doz eggs		$0.45

			$14.95
totals		$9.38	$22.46
			($3.38)
			$19.08

Sept 3	3½ doz eggs		$1.12
5	lamp chimneys	$0.50
	coffee	$0.50
8	2 bus barly	$1.20
10	3½ doz eggs .30		$1.05
	tea 50, sund. .18	$0.68
12	sugar	$1.00
17	sugar 1.00, flour .75	$1.75
	raison	$0.48
	4½ doz eggs		$1.44
24	6½ doz eggs		$2.08
28	kerosene	$0.65
	coffee	$0.60
	2 lbs butter	$0.60
totals		$7.96	$5.69
			$19.08
			$24.77
			($7.96)
			$16.56
		$15.79	$0.25
		$2.17	$16.81
		$13.56

Oct 1	4½ doz eggs		$1.35
	spices 55 flour 80	$1.35
8	3 doz eggs .36		$1.08
9	2½ bus barly	$1.50
	Daily News	$0.50
15	3½ doz eggs		$1.22
22	3 doz eggs .35		$1.05
	P O key	$0.25
28	3 doz eggs .35		$1.05
	quinces		$0.50
	plaster	$0.15
totals		$3.75	$6.25
	add		$16.81
			$23.06
			($3.75)
			$19.06

Nov 3	6½ bus oats .40	$2.60
	4 bus apples .20	$0.80
5	1 3/4 doz eggs		$0.63
8	2 bus barly	$1.80
12	2 doz eggs		$0.72
17	11 at alcohol	$0.60
23	lamp chimney	$0.54
	medicine	$0.70
	oatmeal	$0.10
	1 ½ doz eggs		$0.54
19	1 3/4 doz eggs		$0.63
26	molasses	$0.60
	sugar	$1.00
	1½ doz eggs .36		$0.54
	12 lbs butter .30	$3.60
totals		$12.34	$3.06
	add		$19.31
			$22.37
			($12.34)
	bal.		$9.88

Dec 3	kerosene	$0.60
	3 doz eggs .26		$1.00
7	raisons	$0.50
	potatoes	$0.80
10	flower	$1.50
	oatmeal 12, salt 05	$0.17
14	4 doz eggs		$1.52
17	sugar	$1.00
	sifter 20, salts 60	$0.80
	2 bus barly	$1.80
21	3½ doz eggs		$1.40
	2 bus corn	$1.52
	postage stamp
24	cranberries	$0.25
31	6 doz eggs		$2.40
	sugar	$1.00
	pepper	$0.20
	lemmons	$0.06
	box	$2.00	$10.03
totals		$10.05	$16.43
			($10.05)
		due	$6.38
			($2.00)
			$4.48

Transcriptions, text, and pictures provided by Barbara J. Austin 2002. All spellings are as written. Any comments by transcriber are entered in brackets [ ]. Diarist is Edward Payson Chase. See genealogy before this series.

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