| Thanks to Silvetta Parsons for the following records |
WILLIAM W. GAYLE DAY BOOK |
| ALLEN STORE COMPANY GENERAL MERCHANDISE BROUGHTON ILLINOIS Clerk F |
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Bread |
30 | |
Cookies |
05 | |
.35 Cash Pd. |
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For work at grove |
40 |
00 |
in house |
2 |
00 |
for brick |
2 |
00 |
for work on seats |
2 |
50 |
for work on house |
47 |
50 |
for work on house |
28 |
00 |
for work on house |
10 |
00 |
82 |
50 | |
1869 |
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To one flooring board |
2 |
00 |
To gathering corn |
2 |
00 |
To butchering hogs |
1 |
00 |
To 1 1/2 days in Hay |
1 |
50 |
Settled November |
4 |
75 |
To the 10th with Dan'l |
88 |
00 |
Claim Balance due |
87 |
25 |
Me 6 dollars & 17 cents |
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Other side |
18 |
67 |
D. Elam for plastering house |
4 |
00 |
To Nathan Barter |
3 |
00 |
for pork 235 lbs 6 1/2 |
16 |
87 |
one lantern - Bal |
24 |
72 |
Chairs |
3 |
00 |
Bench |
4 |
00 |
one keg nails |
6 |
00 |
Elam |
6 |
00 |
| D. W. Cashman debtor | 3 |
00 |
Grocery bill |
9 |
40 |
Dry goods |
9 |
45 |
Meat |
7 |
00 |
9 1/2 Bushels corn |
25 |
85 |
6 gal M____ |
2 |
00 |
50 lbs Meat |
7 |
50 |
12 |
40 | |
| Anderson to hauling 1000 ft lumber Pd. | 3 |
00 |
| Plastering & brick work and digging foundation and hauling 5 loads sand. Whole amount.................. | 50 |
50 |
By cash |
3 |
00 |
By cash |
15 |
00 |
By cash |
10 |
00 |
by 3 1/2 lbs nails |
20 | |
28 |
70 | |
Lumber Bill |
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950 ft |
21 |
00 |
450 ft |
2 |
00 |
120 ft |
3 |
00 |
200 ft |
3 |
00 |
400 W |
2 |
00 |
Nails |
2 |
00 |
lath 125 ft |
2 |
00 |
Sills |
3 |
00 |
38 |
00 | |
42 |
75 | |
Work with Campbell and Porter |
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Jan 12 1872 |
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| 4 bushel meal to E. Douglas | ||
| Feb 10th Meal, coffee, 100 dollars, Meat 9 1/2 lbs Work on house |
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| 1 W - 5 days | ||
| 2 W - 2 days | ||
Cash |
10 |
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tobacco |
1 |
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flour |
1 |
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tin |
5 |
|
16 |
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Bought after Feb 11 '71 |
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4 sacks flour - coffee |
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| Mar 25 | ||
| Work on bridge | ||
1st week - 5 days |
12 |
50 |
| money received on school house contract | ||
cash Aug 24 |
45 |
75 |
Aug 25 |
30 |
25 |
Aug 31 |
1 |
00 |
Sept 4 |
50 | |
Sept 6 |
50 | |
Sept 18 |
42 | |
Oct 9 |
60 | |
Oct 23rd |
40 | |
Nov 2nd |
20 | |
Nov 15 |
130 | __ |
| Elam Account Cr. | ||
10 bushells wheat |
11 |
50 |
6 bushells corn |
2 |
70 |
by cash |
6 |
00 |
lard |
2 |
60 |
6 1/2 lbs butter |
1 |
30 |
1/2 gal vinigar |
20 | |
2 lbs lard |
50 | |
6 1/2 lbs butter |
1 |
30 |
| Oct 6 Elam 1 day | 2 |
00 |
one pair shoes |
2 |
00 |
6 bushels wheat |
3 |
60 |
| Elam to hauling | ||
1000 brick |
5 |
00 |
6000 shingles |
2 |
25 |
640 ft sheeting |
1 |
90 |
2300 ft flooring & siding |
6 |
90 |
100 ft ruff boards |
3 |
00 |
2000 lath |
2 |
00 |
2 barrells lime |
50 | |
| for boarding Brady | 3 |
00 |
1 load sand |
50 | |
1/2 keg lead |
1 |
75 |
1 hoe |
40 | |
1 saw set |
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1 framing square |
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1 fine saw |
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1 set bench planes |
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3 augers |
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Chisels |
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| level | ||
| 1 bend & try square | ||
| 1 spool for chalk line | ||
| compass | ||
| Nerve bone lineman | ||
| large pens | ||
| 25 cents black linen | ||
| thread | ||
Josh Lanham Mar 12 1872 |
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| 1 midlin meat 7 lbs | ||
| 2nd Midlin Meat 7 lbs | ||
| 3rd Midlin Meat _________? (can't read) | ||
Jim Douglas |
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| Work for M C Murtry | ||
3 days |
3 |
00 |
3 days |
3 |
00 |
1 day |
75 | |
| on house 1 week 5 days | ||
| 2 weeks --2 days | ||
| 3 weeks - 1 1/2 days | ||
| 2 bedsteads - 5 chairs | ||
| 2 tables - wash board & tub | ||
| water bucket | ||
4 yds lining coat |
1 |
00 |
6 1/2 yards pants |
80 | |
16 yards pants stuff |
8 |
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| Molasses - Coal oil | ||
| Corn - Mustard | ||
| Coffee - Cash | ||
| Tobacco | ||
| Coffee boiler | ||
| matches | ||
Recieved from Gains |
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40 lb meat |
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15 lb meat |
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11 1/2 lb meat |
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11 lb butter |
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Work for Sim 4 wks |
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2 pr shoes |
4 |
50 |
1 pr shoes |
2 |
00 |
2 gal molasses |
1 |
20 |
coffee |
1 |
00 |
| Work on house 11 days | ||
Bill at Youngs on settlement May 8th 1872 |