Cottonwood House: 1888
| Customer Number | Last Name | First Name | Company | Date mm/dd/yyyy | Item | Cost Per Unit | Number Bought (lbs, or per item) | Total | Type (DR/CR) | Page in Ledger | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Sinn | Ah | 04/11/1888 | timothy hay | 0.035 | 355 | 12.425 | DR | 378 | Nam or Ah Sinn | |
| 83 | Sinn | Ah | 04/11/1888 | supper, self & 2 teamsters | 0.75 | 3 | 2.25 | DR | 378 | Nam or Ah Sinn | |
| C.B. 82 | 04/11/1888 | no cash sales | 0 | 378 | |||||||
| 83 | Sinn | Ah | 04/12/1888 | 1 bed, 3 breakfasts, self & 2 teamsters | 2.75 | DR | 378 | Nam or Ah Sinn | |||
| Cunnerius | Mr. Frank | 04/12/1888 | supper last evening | 0.75 | 1 | 0.75 | CR | 378 | cash paid | ||
| Cunnerius | Mr. Frank | 04/12/1888 | bed & breakfast this morning | 1.25 | CR | 378 | cash paid | ||||
| Johnston | Mr. | 04/12/1888 | supper, bed & breakfast, last evening, this a.m. | 2 | CR | 378 | cash paid | ||||
| 83 | Sinn | Ah | 04/12/1888 | by cash on account | 20 | CR | 378 | Nam or Ah Sinn | |||
| Sinn | Nam | 04/12/1888 | cash from Nam Sinn being interest on pro note, principal being paid a short time ago | 2 | CR | 378 | |||||
| 321 | Locke | Mr. Alexander | 04/12/1888 | 2 horses fed hay with care & attention since evening of March 31st till this morning, 11 days | 2.5 | 11 | 27.5 | DR | 378 | ||
| 101 | Tate | J.R. | B.C. Ex. Co. | 04/12/1888 | dinner | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | DR | 378 | |
| Tate | J.R. | 04/12/1888 | plugs tobacco | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | CR | 378 | cash paid | ||
| C.B. 82 | 04/12/1888 | cash from sales | 26.25 | CR | 378 | ||||||
| C.B. 82 | 04/13/1888 | no cash sales | 0 | 379 | |||||||
| C.B 83 | 04/14/1888 | see notes | 2 | 379 | cash sent in registered letter by mail today, a $2 note on Dominion of Canada No. C 139783 to W.H. Steves, Lulu Island B.C. for seeds | ||||||
| 246 & C.B. 83 | 04/14/1888 | see notes | 200 | 379 | cash sent by B.C. Ex. Co. Today in letter to Mr. A. Carrson by letter dated 11th (for #'s of notes, see book) | ||||||
| 101 | Tate | J.R. | B.C. Ex. Co. | 04/14/1888 | dinner | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | DR | 379 | |
| C.B 82 | 04/14/1888 | no cash sales | 0 | 379 | |||||||
| 328 | Fong | Ah | 04/15/1888 | by one month's work | 35 | 1 | 35 | CR | 379 | No. 1 -China cook | |
| 329 | Bank of B.C. -Victoria B.C. | 04/15/1888 | by amount of cheque F 70910 | 7.5 | CR | 379 | drawn in favor of Miss J. Barlow dated 13th & sent by mail yesterday to Victoria B.C. | ||||
| memo | 04/15/1888 | see notes | 0 | 379 | today is the anniversary of the birth of our dear daughter, Ida Grace born at Cold Spring House April 15th/75 & died at Victoria B.C. January 30th/85 -John & Janet Boyd |
Interesting Events of Year 1888
- Apr. 15: (entry in book) today is the anniversary of the birth of our dear daughter Ida Grace, born at Cold Spring House April 15th/75, and died at Victoria, B.C. on Jan. 30th/85 -John & Janet Boyd
- Apr. 25: Henry Thomas Boyd shot his first duck yesterday morning and second this evening
- Aprl. 25: John Boyd left here for Stanley to attend the business of the Trelaise Estate, and last evening at Stanley, sold the Hotel and stable and fixtures to Mr. William Ellis for $200 (the hotel was sold in 1886, so, maybe it was sold to Trelaise first, then to Ellis)
- May 2: 2 men and team of horses working to save the Cottonwood Bridge if possible
- May 6: Henry Thomas Boyd's birthday, he is now 11 years old
- May 24: (entry in book) being the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, Quenn of Great Britain & Ireland & Empress of India
