John Griswold Ely's Journal 1842-1864

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Transcribed by Warner Lord

1 May 1 1842 Daniel S. Miner Dr
1 Feb 22 1844 To twenty half bbls at 50d 10 .00
1 To setting 2 iron hoops on tub 12.50

1 1849 D S Miner Dr
1 Feb 6 1849 To cash 7 .00
1 To hooping cider bbls .75
1 To 12 cord chestnut wood .75
1 May 27 1849 To cash 8 .50

1 Mar 25 1844 Daniel S Miner Cr
1 By cash .12
1 1846 Recd of Erastus Lay (?) 2 .40
1 1849 Recd of Erastus Lay one load loose stone 1 .00
1 Sep 9 1847 By 14 pounds of mutton 1 .12
1 1848 Cr By chopping 5 cords wood at 50 cts per cord 2 .50
1 Apr 15 1849
1 Jan 1849 Cr by 442 birch and maple poles 4 .42
1 Feb 1 By 300 birch and maple poles 3 .00
1 Feb 15 By 300 hard poles 3 .00
1 May 1849 By 100 hoop poles 1 .00
1 By carting manure and plowing 3 .00

1 August 2 1849 Daniel S Miner Dr

1 To cash 5 .00
1 Oct To one bbl ship bread 1 .20
1 To 44 bushel Sweet Potatoes .15
1 March 18 1850 To cash .75
1 28 To one well bucket .42
1 1851 To setting 8 hoops .20
1 To cash 8 .00

2 Jun 1843 Nathan Damon Dr

2 To 15 half Bbls at 48 7 .20
2 To hooping hhg .12 1/2
2 Jun 1844 To 25 half Bbls 45 11 .45
2 To Cash lent 1 .00
2 To Inspection of 7 half Bbls Shad .37 1/2
2 Sep 4 1844 To two half Bbls 45 .90
2 To Inspection of Shad .23
2 Jun 19 To Inspection of nine half Bbls Shad .81
2 Jul 17 To Inspection of 6 half Bbls Shad .54
2 To 25 half Bbls 45 11 .25
2 To 1 half Bbls 50 .50
2 Mar 1846 To 25 Half Bbls 50 12 .50
2 Jun 24 To Inspection of Shad .38
2 Jul 18 To inspection .30
2 Jun 1847 To 15 half Bbbls 48 7 .20
2 1848 54 .60
2 Mar 21 To 1/2 board reffuse wood
2 Price agreed 1 .00
2 Apr 14 To 7 1/2 feet reffuse wood 1 .64 1/4
2 Jun 21 To 16 half Bbls 48 7 .66
2 Jul 1 To 7 half Bbls 45 3 .15
2 To Inspection of 15 half bbls 9 1 .35

2 Oct 1852 Francis LaPlass Cr 2 1853 By 30 feet chestnut timber .45
2 Apr 1 By one oak board price agreed 12 1/2

3 Sep 2 1843 Nathan Damon Cr
3 By Cash
3 Jun 1844 By 25 half bbls 45 (crossed out) 11 .00
3 By Cash lent (crossed out) 1 .00
3 20 By 32 lbs Shad 5 1/2 cts 1 .00
3 Jun 29 1844 By Cash 1 .00
3 Sep 20 By Cash 15 .00
3 Oct 25 By 2 Bundles chair flagg
3 Aug 4 1845 By cash 12 .00
3 Jul 10 1846 By 1/2 days labor reaping
3 29 By Cash 12 .00
3 Aug 7 By Cash
3 Jul 3 1847 By Cash 7 .00
3 Aug 30 1848 By wharfage on 18 cords 4 feet wood at 6 1/4 cts 1 .00
3 Mar 21 By wharfage on 5 cords wood
3 Aug 14 By Recd for wharfage on wood
3 Aug 16 By Cash to balance 13 .00
3 Sep 1852
3 To Scow (?) boat 2 days 75 1 .00

4 Jul 1843 Nathan Jewit Dr
4 Nov 23 To making 8 half Bbls at 50 4 .00
4 To making ten vinegar Bbls 42 4 .20
4 To 12 white Oak heads at 3 .36

5 Jul 1843 Nathan Jewit Cr
5 By 325 Bbl staves at $6 per thousand 1 .00
5 By 850 half Bbl staves at $5 per Do 4 .00
5 April 1846 By Cash recd of A. R. Ely 2 .00

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