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Cottonwood House: 1889

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
273     Big Bonanza Mining Co. 08/14/1889 see notes 10 3 30 DR 182 hire of man & 4 horse team & wagon three days hauling lumber from Nason's saw mill to Bonanza Box
271 Ellis Mr. William   08/14/1889 by board lodging & 4 horses fed hay 12th, 13th, & 14th as per bill rendered     10 CR 182 Stanley
? 250 Bowron Mr. John   08/14/1889 dozen canned plums 3 4 12 DR 182 13th
C.B. 114       08/14/1889 cash from sales     33.125 CR 182  
111 McPhail Angus   08/15/1889 cash in full as per receipt     175.625 DR 182 last night, C.B. 115
53 Peebles Mr. John   08/15/1889 supper last evening 0.75 2 1.5 DR 182 & son William
53 Peebles Mr. John   08/15/1889 bed & breakfast this morning 1.25 2 2.5 DR 182 & son William
53 Peebles Mr. John   08/15/1889 2 horses fed hay one night 0.5 2 1 DR 182 & son William
        08/15/1889 soda biscuit 0.25 1 0.25 CR 182 cash from Chinaman
        08/15/1889 sugar 0.25 1 0.25 CR 182 cash from Chinaman
121 Mason Mr. Joe   08/15/1889 by cash, 3 oz of gold received by ex. today     0 CR 182  
106 Locke A. B.C. Ex. Co. 08/15/1889 dinner 0.5 1 0.5 DR 182  
        08/15/1889 dinner 0.75 1 0.75 CR 182 cash from stage passenger, Silverman
memo       08/15/1889 see notes     0   183 I, John Boyd, am about to leave here for Quesnelle on my way to join my wife and children on San Juan Island, Washington Territory, U.S.A.
C.B. 114       08/15/1889 cash from sales     1.25 CR 183  
85 Sinn Ah or Nam   08/15/1889 supper 0.75 1 0.75 DR 183  
85 Sinn Ah or Nam   08/16/1889 bed & breakfast     1.25 DR 183  
85 Sinn Ah or Nam   08/16/1889 2 horses fed hay one night 0.5 2 1 DR 183  
        08/16/1889 nails   3 0.75 CR 183 sold for cash to Chinaman 
        08/16/1889 nails 0.25 1 0.25 CR 183 sold for cash to Chinaman 
        08/16/1889 beef   2.5 0.3 CR 183 sold for cash to Chinaman 
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 beef   8 1 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 tea 1 1 1 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 sack of flour 3.25 1 3.25 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 beans 0.125 8 1 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 beef 0.125 16 2 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 bacon   2.5 0.83 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 tea 1 0.5 0.5 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 sugar 0.25 1 0.25 DR 183 No1. By his friend
342 Fong Ah   08/16/1889 bacon 0.3333 3 1 DR 183 No1. By his friend
80     Peter Baguelt & Co. 08/16/1889 dinner 0.75 1 0.75 DR 183 ranch
80     Peter Baguelt & Co. 08/16/1889 5 bls oats & horse fed hay short time     0.55 DR 183 ranch
memo Fong Ah   08/16/1889 butter today 0.125   0 DR 183


Interesting Events of Year 1889

  • July 3: Judge Harrison stops by
  • July 6: Judge Harrison stops by again
  • Aug. 15: Boyd's wife and children are on San Quan Island and have been there for some time; Boyd leaves to join them
  • Sept. 29: Boyd and family arrive home this evening 




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