Abiel A. Livermore Diary, 1861
Thursday, January 10, 1861.
Dedication of the Unitarian Church at Wilton, discourse by Rev. A. A. Livermore
In the evening the ladies held their annual fair
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Sunday, February 3, 1861.
Monday 4
My mothers bonnet being in a dilapidated condition, made her a present of one this day
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Tuesday, March 5, 1861.
Wednesday 6
Closed my school which commenced Dec. 3, in the town of Milford and think of trying it again the next winter
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Monday, March 11, 1861.
Attended Republican meeting at E.W.
Paid George W. Bridges 11cts my share towards tuning the instrument at the church
Tuesday 12
Town meeting got beat, the French cabol turned traitors Republican state vote 2 May Town officers lost except one selectman.
Paid for oranges .04
Wednesday 13
Finished Town meeting.
Paid for figs .03
" axe 1.00
" helve .14
" wedge .03
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Thursday, March 14, 1861.
Went down to Putnam's to chop, found them sick. Snow storm about six inches Cut two plates J. Putnam Geo. W. Bridges
Saturday 16
Snowed about eight inches during the night.
Obtrained two plates to cut in Milford N.H.
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Sunday, March 17, 1861.
Monday 18
Helped do the washing. Very cold. Cut two name plates and delivered them in Milford.
Tuesday 19
Went to Boston, bought 50 packages of stationery of B.B. Russell. Snowed & blows hard
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Wednesday, March 20, 1861.
Went out to West Newton through Waltham Lexington
Thursday 21
Find myself in Woburn and Winchester Took the cars for Nashua.
Snows & blows very hard
Friday 22
Sta. 25
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Saturday, March 23, 1861.
Came to Wilton
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Tuesday, March 26, 1861.
Sawing shingles
Wednesday 27
Sawing shingles
Thursday 28
Finished the shingles
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Friday, March 29, 1861.
Went to Hollis, sold six packages of stationery
Saturday 30
Went to Nashua and home
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Monday, April 1, 1861.
Commenced to snow
Tuesday 2
Snowed all day about 1½ ft. of snow
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Sunday, April 7, 1861.
Monday 8
R.C. to Nashua .45
Books 1.20
Map .90
Cap .92
Paper .02
Fare from N. to San. 1.70
Danb. to Gil. .50
Started to canvass for Dodge's map of New Hampshire
Tuesday 9
Lodging .50
Dinner & Supper .24
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Wednesday, April 10, 1861.
Lodging H. .20
Thursday 11
Lodging H. .33
Dinner .20
Friday 12
Lodging H. .50
Dinner .12
Gave up the map business and went to Sanbornton
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Saturday, April 13, 1861.
Lodging H. .75
Sanbornton to W. Rumney 1.75
Dinner .12
Took the cars for West Rumney
Monday 15
Maple & nuts .05
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Tuesday, April 16, 1861.
Thursday 18
Express on stationery
from Wilton to W. Rum .38
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Friday, April 19, 1861.
Gave away a package .75
Fare from W. Rum. to Warren .40
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Monday, April 22, 1861.
Started from Warren to sell Sta.
Dinner .10
Tuesday 23
Lodging H .50
Sold six Pack. 1.50
Dinner & Supper .22
Wednesday 24
Lodging & B. a Pack. .15
Dinner .10
Sold five Pack. 1.20
Find myself in Franconia, raining quite fast
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Thursday, April 25, 1861.
Went through the Notch had a fine view of the Old Man of the Mountain
Lodging & Dinner .65
Sold two Pack. 1.20
Friday 26
Returned across the mountains to Warren from Woodstock a hard walk
Lodging .33
Sold two Pack. .40
Saturday 27
Went from Warren to W. Rumney
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Sunday, April 28, 1861.
Monday 29
Started for home
Fare from W. Rum. to N. 3.25
N. to R.C. .45
Apples, Lunch, & Paper .18
Maple sugar .40
Tuesday 30
Ex. on Map .38
Papper .01
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Saturday, May 4, 1861.
Letter stamps .09
Sunday 5
Went to Milford listened to a lecture by Rev. Mr. Horton to the volunteers.
Received D. W. Russell .14
Monday 6
Rainy Working in the mill.
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Tuesday, May 7, 1861.
Postage .01
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Friday, May 10, 1861.
Saturday 11
Garden seeds .05
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Monday, May 13, 1861.
Tuesday 14
Letter stamps .39
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Thursday, May 16, 1861.
Saturday 18
Hats 1.70
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Wednesday, May 22, 1861.
Cutting hair .06
Thursday 23
Box blacking .06
Friday 24
Seed corn from [?] Hall Mason 6 qts .20
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Tuesday, May 28, 1861.
Wednesday 29
Eggs from Gardner Blanchard 15 .15
Thursday 30
Worked for White covering corn. Military drill at West Wilton
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Friday, May 31, 1861.
Carrot seed .04
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Thursday, June 6, 1861.
Saturday 8
Received for cash paid
for corn and carrot seed .24
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Monday, June 24, 1861.
Tuesday 25
Scythe .75
Postage .01
Hanging scythe &c. .06
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Thursday, June 27, 1861.
Saturday 29
Extract of roots for beer .25
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Saturday, July 6, 1861.
Sunday 7
Cutting hair .06
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Monday, July 15, 1861.
Wednesday 17
J. Putnam stencil plate &c .50
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Thursday, August 8, 1861.
Friday 9
Received 2.00
Repairing watch .75
Daguerreotype .25
To Mary .25
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Friday, August 23, 1861.
One lb Shot .09
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Wednesday, September 4, 1861.
Friday 6
Received 1.00
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Saturday, September 7, 1861.
Sunday 8
Paid for boots 3.25
Monday 9
Received for letter Sta. .09
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Monday, September 16, 1861.
Suspenders .31
Wednesday 18
Received 2.00
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Friday, October 4, 1861.
Powder .20
Shot .09
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Thursday, October 10, 1861.
Friday 11
Awl .04
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Friday, October 25, 1861.
Saturday 26
Received for letter stamp .03
Enlisted at Milford in Capt. Stanyan's Com.
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Monday, October 28, 1861.
Received .82
Tuesday 29
Paid for two sermons .20
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Thursday, October 31, 1861.
Horse bating at Amherst .25
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Sunday, November 3, 1861.
Monday 4
Received 1.00 interest on money in bank
Scissors & thimble .29
Tuesday 5
Went into Camp Currier at Manchester
Fare from Wilton to Manchester 1.10
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Wednesday, November 6, 1861.
Marking blanket .03
Ink bottle, Postage &c. .29
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Saturday, November 9, 1861.
Gave Heald .20
Boston Journal .03
Received one pair shirts from State.
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Tuesday, November 12, 1861.
Postage .03
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Friday, November 15, 1861.
Terpentine & papers .04
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Monday, November 18, 1861.
Tuesday 19
Candy & papers .09
Wednesday 20
Nuts & figs .10
Buttons .08
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Thursday, November 21, 1861.
Candy & pie .05
Saturday 23
Song book & figs .18
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Wednesday, November 27, 1861.
Fare from Man. Nash. .35
Friday 29
Milk .03
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Saturday, November 30, 1861.
Share in Co. expenses .16
Monday 2
Milk .03
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Tuesday,December 3, 1861.
Thursday 5
Postage .06
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Friday, December 6, 1861.
Express on bundle .25
Saturday 7
Candy .02
Sunday 8
Letter stamp .03
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Monday, December 9, 1861.
Blacking, foot ball, milk, .12
Tuesday 10
Heel irons .12
Wednesday 11
Concert at Peterboro .50
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Thursday, December 12, 1861.
Horse keeping .50
Friday 13
Fare from W. to Man. .85
Envelopes, Stamps .43
Papers, milk, &c. .05
Saturday 14
Washing & milk .11
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Sunday, December 15, 1861.
Pie .09
Monday 16
Received for tickets from
Wilton to Manchester .65
Tuesday 17
Candy .02
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Wednesday, December 18, 1861.
Thursday 19
Pie .10
Bugle .20
Figs .07
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Saturday, December 21, 1861.
Pies, [?] .51
Sunday 22
Went on guard at 10 o'clock A.M. Commenced snowing in afternoon. About the first snow—the first of any account
Monday 23
Came of guard at 10 o'clock Snowed about 6 inches. rather windy and uncomfortable
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Tuesday, December 24, 1861.
Sugar &c .08
Very windy and cold, guard is taken off.
Most of the boys gone home on furlough for last time.
Wednesday 25
Milk .04
Weather quite pleasant
Washed shirt and [?]
Thursday 26
Milk .02
On guard to day
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Friday, December 27, 1861.
Milk .03
Saturday 28
Received of Capt. Stanyan
board money 2.00
Fare home from Man. .85
Necktie and Envelope .85
Supper &c .11
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Monday, December 30, 1861.
Tuesday 31
Diary .20
Cloth .16
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Memoranda.
Cure of Bots in Horses.
From Statesman Aug 31 '61
Take a table spoonful, a little heaped, of alum and the same quantity of copperas, pulverize them fine, and put them into a pint of vinegar.
Pour it down the horse's throat. It will generally afford relief in five or ten minutes.
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J. T. Dodge
56 Temple St.
Nashua, N.H.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (15261) | DL1319.001 | Diaries | 1861 |
Tags: Clothing, Food, Furloughs, Guard/Sentry Duty, Money, Politics, Railroads, Recreation, Supplies, Weather, Work
People - Records: 1
- (5295) [writer] ~ Livermore, Abiel A.
SOURCES
Abiel A. Livermore Diary, 1861, DL1319.001, Nau Collection
