William M. Ballou Diary, 1877
Thursday [February] 8 [1877.]
Went.
It began to rain at night about 8 oclock
Friday, February 9, 1877.
Was at home all day It is very rainy all the forenoon and it snowed in the afternoon and the wind blew hard
Saturday 10
Went to the village in the forenoon and went and carried Min home at night and her machine for good
Sunday 11
Stayed at home from meeting Went over to Mr Chandlers a little while with Katie Is very icey
Monday, February 12, 1877.
Went over and helped Granpa saw worked all day David and wife came he went hunting with the Hunters
Tuesday 13
I yoked up the steers and drove them around Went down to Alberts in the evening
Wednesday 14
Went to the village with Granpa We paid the taxes between 18 & 19 dollars
Thursday, February 15, 1877.
Went to the village carried out box of butter to old Ware also calf skin got dipper and one quart dish Got 126 lbs of middlings of Barnard. paid him one dollar towards it.
Friday 16
Katie and myself went to Davids is cold and windy Winnie came home
with us at night
Saturday 17
Is cold raw day wind N.E. Went to the village got 128 lbs of wheat middlings Sarah & Katie went to Alberts and stayed till I came home Winnie went home
Monday, March 26, 1877.
Granpa came and we took the sled over to his house Newton Allen came there It rains hard
Tuesday 27
Is rainy wet day Went to school meeting at night
Wednesday 28
Went and emptied the water out of the tubs in the afternoon Went to the village at night and got my paper Newton Allen & Granpa came
Thursday, March 29, 1877.
Yoked up my steers in the afternoon and went to the wood place and got two loads of wood Oscar scattered the tubs in the forenoon and chopped wood and tap a few trees.
Oscar done his first days work
Friday 30
Yoked up the steers and went to the wood place and got two loads of wood George Bawker came in the afternoon Oscar went home in the morning
Saturday 31
Finished tapping trees to day and started a fire in the afternoon
Oscar gathered sap
Sunday, April 1, 1877.
Boiled sap all day
Oscar gathered sap all day
Thursday, July 12, 1877.
Charles Avrill came & worked all day
Friday 13
worked half day
Saturday 14
worked all day
Sunday, July 15, 1877.
worked all day
Monday 16
worked half day
Wednesday, July 18, 1877.
worked half day with horses on the hill mending
Memoranda.
W. C. Wellman have
Butter lbs Pork lbs
[figures]
A. M. Fox
[figures]
Cash Account. January.
C. Wellman
dr to
3-2 or Butter [figures]
10-8 Butter
Cash 1.55 cts
1 pound Butter
Harry Wellman
Dr to
1 pair shoes [figures]
1 pair stockings
suit ofclothes
money
powder & shot
1 pr overhalls
Cash Account. January.
C. Wellman
Credit to
Four days
1 days work
Memoranda.
Wm M. Ballou
per head [figures]
Cosset & lambs that come here one fat sheep
wool
Memoranda.
A.W.Titus
9½ lbs veal [figures]
29 bush apples
20 " "
8 lbs beef
C Wellman
2-6 lbs Butter [figures]
2-9 " "
Tobacco
Cash
Credit one days work
Memoranda.
Albert Fox
[figures]
Streeter
1 lamb weight
Memoranda.
W. May
[figures]
DATABASE CONTENT
| (15277) | DL1648.003 | Diaries | 1877 |
Tags: Animals, Chores, Family, Food, Home, Money, Nature, Newspapers, Payment, School/Education, Supplies, Taxes, Weather, Work
People - Records: 1
- (5300) [writer] ~ Ballou, William Mason
SOURCES
William M. Ballou Diary, 1877, DL1648.003, Nau Collection
