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Cottonwood House: 1890

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
32     Cold Spring House 10/14/1890 6 bales timothy hay brought here some time ago 0.0175 2050 35.875 CR 439  
  Charley Captain   10/14/1890 crackers   0.75 0.25 CR 439 paid cash
97 Moffat Henry M.   10/14/1890 timothy hay 0.02 325 6.5 DR 439 by Mr. Spinks
  Spinks Mr.   10/14/1890 plugs chewing tobacco 0.25 1 0.25 CR 439 paid cash
? 250 Joe Indian   10/14/1890 by cash in full of bill, Oct. 2nd/89     1.5 CR 439  
C.B. 165       10/14/1890 raspberries got during haying time     1.5 CR 439 cash paid Indian Mrs. Elinore
? 236 Barney Indian   10/14/1890 plugs T. & B. Tobacco 0.5 0.5 0.25 DR 439  
C.B. 164       10/14/1890 cash from sales     76.75 CR 439  
97 Moffat Mr. Henry   10/15/1890 supper last evening 0.75 1 0.75 DR 439 by Mr. Spinks
97 Moffat Mr. Henry   10/15/1890 bed & breakfast this morning  1.25 1 1.25 DR 439 by Mr. Spinks
  Tie Chung   10/15/1890 lard 0.3 5 1.5 CR 439 paid cash
  Tie Chung   10/15/1890 potatoes 0.04 25 1 CR 439 paid cash
  Tie Chung   10/15/1890 beef 0.125 4 0.5 CR 439 paid cash
  Duffy James   10/15/1890 plugs T. & B. Tobacco 0.5 0.5 0.25 CR 440 paid cash
272 Ellis Mr. William   10/15/1890 timothy hay delivered this morning  0.025 3065 76.625 DR 440 Stanley, new account
272 Ellis Mr. William   10/15/1890 by meals, bed, & hay for 4 horses     5 CR 440 Stanley, new account, by John Fleming
C.B. 164       10/15/1890 cash from sales     3.25 CR 440  
95 Boulanger Mr. August B.   10/16/1890 supper last evening 0.75 1 0.75 DR 440  
95 Boulanger Mr. August B.   10/16/1890 bed & breakfast this morning  1.25 1 1.25 DR 440  
80 Duclo's Mons. E.   10/16/1890 supper last evening 0.75 1 0.75 DR 440 by son George
80 Duclo's Mons. E.   10/16/1890 bed & breakfast this morning  1.25 1 1.25 DR 440 by son George
  Beedy Master W.   10/16/1890 supper last evening 0.75 1 0.75 CR 440 paid cash
  Beedy Master W.   10/16/1890 bed & breakfast this morning  1.25 1 1.25 CR 440 paid cash
80 Duclo's Mons. E.   10/16/1890 one sack of potatoes 0.025 102 2.55 CR 440 by son George
memo       10/16/1890 see notes     0   440 three inches of snow fell here this morning since daylight till 9 a.m.
354 Pat Ah Ah Pat & Co. 10/16/1890 beef 0.125 12 1.5 DR 440  
354 Pat Ah Ah Pat & Co. 10/16/1890 T. & B. Tobacco 0.875 2 1.75 DR 440  
354 Pat Ah Ah Pat & Co. 10/16/1890 bottles of coal oil 0.5 1 0.5 DR 440  
354 Pat Ah Ah Pat & Co. 10/16/1890 by cash to balance account     7.125 CR 440  


Interesting Events of year 1890

  • Sept. 5: Judge Begbie stops by with lawyer Irwin paying for Begbie
  • Sept. 26: Agnes Maud Ellen Boyd's birthday; born at Cold Spring House. She is now six years old
  • Oct. 22: William Henry Boyd's birthday, he is now 18 years old
  • Oct. 29: John Charles Boyd's birthday, he is now 21 years old
  • Oct 31: post office order from Major & Pearson, real estate agents at Vancouver, B.C. from rent of Boyd's property there (Boyd had a house in Vancouver)




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