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Journal of Michael Clark, Proprietor of the Boarding House at Johnsonsport, Allamakee County, Iowa Covering events during years 1853-1892 |
Part 1
(inside front cover, flyleaf & pages 1 - 12)
(Please read the transcription notes at the bottom of the page)
*Inside Front Cover* | ||
3/0 Thomas Burk died on the 24th of April 1856 The last time the young mare was put to the horse was the 18th of July 1864 Michael Clark |
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*Front Fly Leaf * | ||
For Charles Burk Galena post office of
Davess County llinois For Patrick Marron 201 Center Street New York City Hugh Clark went to work to James Bennet on the 14 of November at nine dollar per month A *?* for light one gallon of alahole one quarte of spirits of turpentine and shake them well together then add three ounces of campfire gum and then it is fit for use |
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*Page 1* | ||
Patrick Doyl owes Michael clark 2
dollars John *?* owes me 2 Dollars All John Mcevele his meals 111 on the 21 the distance of miles from the cannall to Galena from the cannal to Nighogra falls is 73 miles and from Nighagra to Detroit is 219 and the distance from Detroite to Chacago is 281 and the distance from Chicago to Galena 180 Ellis bord 7 53 |
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*Page 2* | ||
September the 29' English Sam had
supper Themety Hayse had dinner Patrick Sibly came on the 6th had dinner John Mcevele come menced *?* on the 6th Edward Brennen came on the 11th absent meals 1111111111 Thomas Celly came on the 14th had supper 18 Patrick Roach had supper 19 James Celly had dinner October Bord Bil 1853
September Bord Bil
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Mr Malowny for Beef on the 26th of
October 1853 is one dollar and 8 cents I got 12 pounds
of Buter at 16th cents 1.92 Acount betwn James Conroy and Michael Clark I bough from Conroy one coon and one *?* ber at 34.1 Michael Clark from James Conroy on October 31st 1853 cash 13 Cash from Duddy 5 October 31 1853 October 31st 1853 *?* Patrick Rouch 4 November 1st 1853 paid Malowny 2 November 1st 1853 Peater Connor paid 8 Edward Owns paid me his bord for September *last line cut off* |
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October 23th 1853 left 23 Edward
Brannan his bord for ten days 3.21 *last line cut off* |
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*Page 5* | ||
Michael Duddy paid me ten dollars on the
8th of November 1853 Peter Connor gave me ten dollars on the 8th of november 1853 Edward owns paid me five dollars on the 8th of november 1853 the painter came on the 23 had supper Peter Connor his 1111:121:16111:*?* Desember the 9 receaved for James Conroy from the
company |
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November the 9th 1853 Themety Hays left on the 7th his Bord is 2.25 November
1853 Tim Heas his Bord for one week and four days and fifty cents I lent him is $4.30 Henery Walton his Bord from the first of September the 14 of november 1853 is twenty three dollars Receaved from Denis Cox fifteen Dollars on the 21 of November 1853 November the 25 Receaved from John McCabe five dollars John Mcevele has paid me on the 30 of November 0.1 Sam Ivery has paid me on the 03 of november 5 Receaved of hia *?* tyer and Company on 13 of November 25.80 |
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Desember 1, 1853 Tim Haer paid me to this date 11.75 Patrick Roach paid is November bord to me on the 1 8.10 Paid Tim Heas for potatis on the 13 2 Paid in the *?*llage on the 21th 1.34 Margret Owns came to bord on the 25 of January 1854 John Bridges came on the 9 of Fabuary 1854 to bord Sam Ivery came on the 8 of February 1854 to bord Michael McCabe came came to bord on the 19th of February 1854 |
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Disember 1853 Paid Josif Borman for potatis on the 2nd 5 paid Sam Bernard on the 3 for beef 10 paid Brown for cots and shues on the 3 10 paid huchison for grocerys on the 3 7 paid bristol for grocerys on the 3 4.81 paid for fl*?* on the 3 in *?* 1.50 paid Budlong on the 5 for beef 10 paid peter malony for potatis on the 9 of Disimber 1853 6.5 paid John Doyl for *?* on the 11 30 Paid on the 15 for flower and grocerys 5 paid *?*butlong on the 13 for pastire and hay 10 |
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Disember 1 1853 Michael Duddy hi bord from the 1st
of September to the 15 of Desember is 27.60 and he paid
me 15 that leaves me to get 12.60 Edward Owns his bord from the 1st of September to the fist of Disember is 27.60 and he paid me 18 that leaves me to get 9.60 up to this date Peter Connor his bord from the 1st of September to the 1sdt of Disember 27.60 and he paid me 18 that leaves me to get 17.60 up to this date John mcevele his bord from the 6th of october to the 1st Disember is 17.25 and he paid me 15 that leaves to get 2.25 |
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Disember 1st 1853 Receaved from Michael Duddy 12.90 Receaved from Edward Owns 11 Receaved of peter connor up to this date 11 Receaved from John Mcevele to this date 2 Receaved from pat Roach for bord on the 10 of Disember 1953 2.75 Michael McCabe his bord from the first of September to the 1st of Disember is 31.50 and he paid me 11 the leaves me to get 21.50 January 1854 paid Borman for on the 25 for potatis 8 Michael McCabe has to pay me 27 for bord up to the 26 of January 1854 |
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*Page 11* | ||
January 1854 Pat Roach paid me 3 for bord and for rent and that cleeres between us up to this date January 4th 1854 Michael Duddy paid me Disember bord on the 25 9.40 Edward Owns paid me Disember bord and every thing else the whole is 12 Peter Connor paid Disember bord on the 25 of Disember 9.4 I paid in January for flower and potatis $22 Michael Duddy paid me for Janury Bord 10 Edward Owns his bord bil for Janury and Febuary 18.40 Mrs Owns her bord for five weeks is 6.25 Peter Connor his bord for Janury and 21 days in Februry that makes 16.15 |
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March 6th 1854 Receaved for a cow 35.50 John Bridges his bord for 3 weeks and four days 7.50 Sam Ivery his bord for 3 weeks and 4 days is 7.50 18 John Mcevile his bord for 5 days 1.29 15 Peter Connor had super and 4 meals on another time
absent 111 22 Peter Conner paid me 16 that cleeres him up to the 22 of Februry M McCabe his bord in februry for 10 days is 3.29 18 Edward Owns and his wife came to bord on the 18 John Gibings came on the 18 had supper Michael McCabe has paid his bord up to the first of
March 1854 Michael Duddy paid his bord up to the first of March 1854 |
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- Transcribers notes:
* I have transcribed this document directly from the original text
* This journal was originally a business ledger. It appears to have been recycled later for miscellaneous family data, farm data, and random musings (see poetry at the end)
* I have added page headers for clarification of reading text. These do not appear in the original and appear in bold text & marked with * *. When something was illegible, it is indicated with *?*. The format of some of the notes/sentences have been slightly altered from the original for ease of reading, but the actual text is unchanged.
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copyright 2003 Jody L. Howard
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