Diary: Caleb E. Iddings, 1879

Cash Account NOVEMBER Date Received Paid 1st "Charely" G&B 27.00 --- 1st Wm Henry Stable --- 27.04 " Tobacco & C --- .20

4th H J Wilson 7.50 --- " E Peirce & Co.l --- 3.68 " Sundries --- .93 5th glass, putty etc. 1.00 --- 6 Thos Leizear 1.00 --- " Mssr Annon " Groceries --- 1.00 7th Rain lock & sundries --- .80 8th Chicken feed --- .80 " Katy White .50 --- " R. Lea .50 -- " Coal Oil & Sundries --- .30 9th Ext. Senger S.C. --- .30 " Segurs --- 13 10 Colster Sugar etc --- .13 11th Mr. M G Tyson --- 10.00 " Cheese & Groceries -- .75 12th Bacon --- .91 " Coal Oil etc --- .47 " Shoes for Harriet --- 1.50 " Shoe strings etc. --- .10 14 Beef --- 65 " Rachel Kelly 2.0 --- " Flour & Bread --- 1.00

Cash Account NOVEMBER Date Received Paid. 15th Borrowed of G & B 15.00 --- 15 Note to C.G. Porter --- 19.37 15 Interest on above --- .58 16 "Daily Sun" paper --- .50 17th Sundries at store --- 1.00 18 Ballance on butter --- .15

22 Eustace Lanford .25 --- 23 TEa --- .33 25th Caleb Stabler 8.00 --- 26 Household etc. --- 1.85 " Chas. Elkhorn .25 --- 28th Fresh Meat --- 1.00 30th Dry good etc. --- 1.00

Cash Account DECEMBER Date Received Paid 1st Sundries at Store --- 1.00 2d John [Doutney?] .50 --- " Tea Sugar, Coal Oil, etc --- .87 3 Sundries --- .35 4 Moab White .50 --- " Oysters (2 qts) ... .50 " Sundries --- .25 " Louis Hill .50 --- 5 House --- .50 6th Medicines etc. --- .75 16 Jas: Rounds 3.00 --- " House --- 1.00 " Greenberry Scott .50 --- " Sundries --- .50 " Jno Simon 1.00 --- 17th Ashton Store --- 1.00 " "Pig Meat" --- 1.00 18 6 Penny nails --- .10 " Toll at Olney --- .15 19 Jno Lucas 2.00 --- " Medicines & "Brighton" --- .75 " Butter Etc. --- 1.00 20 Wark P Miller 13.00 --- " Oysters --- .75 " Sundries, Glass Putty Etc --- .55 " Segars --- .15 22d Ham Coal Oil etc --- 1.50 " Butter etc. --- .50 23d [Isenglass?] plaster --- .35 " [Hersing?] etc. --- .35

Cash Account DECEMBER Date Received Paid 24th Oysters 1 Gal --- 1.00 " Butter & door fastening --- .98 " [Suct?] etc. --- .30 24th Christmas at S.S. --- 1.95 " " Ashton --- 1.10 25 Fletcher Clark 1.00 --- " Matches & Segars --- .19 26 Coffee for B D Lea --- .45 " Matches Etc. --- .10 " Moab White 4.00 27 Oysters --- .50 " Tea. Coal Oil Etc. --- .78 " Lard 2 2/1 lbs --- .25 29 Trip to Washington --- 2.90 30 Sugar --- .25 31 Chickens --- 1.00 " Oysters --- .62 " Linen thread --- .12

Rx Rad Columba Cort: Rad Zinziber Cort: aa Z ii Fol: Senna (Alex:) 3ss Sig: Infust in a pint of water strain & give small wine glass full three times daily CEI

Rx Morph Sulph gr ii Aqua Camph 3vi Spts Eth Comp {?} Sig: Tablespoonfull & repeat every 20 minutes until relieved CEI

Rx Butz & Cacao 2$ Timmin 3ss Opi 3ss Mx Fol: Suppas No X. Sig: Use one at bedtime CEI

Rx Plumbi Ascet Opii Pulo aagr vi Sacch: Alb 3ii Mx Divide in charts no sii Sig: one every three or four hours CEI

Memoranda

Date. Dolls. Cts

6 Window-shutters 5 ft 3½ in. long By - 17½ inches wide

1 Window-shutter 4 ft 6 in. long By 17½ inches wide

124 lbs Corn bran May 2nd 1879 [Rd THS Lea?]

[?] - {211 St Paul 29 South

[Reddings?] --- {79 McCulloh 29 South

Railing to finish fence between our lot + saw mill 60 yards in length. 240 feet. Running measure

91½ w2-2½ 2-3½ 1-4½ find [angle?] 1-5 w4- top of bows 24. [ture bolts?]

Border paper for Hall + office parlor 34 yds from Jackson + Bentley.

Sleigh Basket 350 Steel Soles 123 Fine for dash 75 [?] 4.50 Paint [?] 1.06 Bells (3 dog) 2.20 Straps Stringing Bells 1.00

[?] paint 18 [chimeas] Carell for painting 200 Runners 80 for "Emies" a [bugh] 80 Shafts [?]

Betty weighed 9.25 lbs. Polly weighed 875 "

"Betty" 4 ft :/ o'/4 in. Polly 4'' 11 in

14 Hands 2'/4 in Betty 14 " 3 '' Polly