In its time Coldspring was renowned for its meals, a sure draw for travellers.

Cold Spring House: 1874

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
316       5/6/1874       8.500 DR 57 cash paid Mr. Thomas Flecher in full up to 5th
316       5/6/1874       100.000 DR 57 cash paid Mr.Williams (carpenter) for One month's wage in full
17 L E Shaw R.L government of B.C 5/6/1874 supper 1 2 1.000 DR 57  
17 L E Shaw R.L government of B.C 5/6/1874 oats 0.045 20lbs 1.500 DR 57  
316       5/6/1874       2.250 DR 57 cash from sales
17 L E       5/7/1874 bed 1 2 2.000 DR 57  
17 L E       5/7/1874 breakfast 1 3 3.000 DR 57  
17 L E       5/7/1874 oats 0.75 10lbs 1.500 DR 57  
17 L E       5/7/1874 horse hay     1.500 DR 57  
287 foke Ah   5/7/1874       19.750 DR 57 cash from sales
316       5/7/1874       41.500   57 cash from sales and including twenty four dollars from cottonwod
316       5/8/1874       0.250   58 cash express ? ?
316       5/8/1874       9.500   58 cash from sales
316       5/9/1874       3.250   58 cash paid Mr Wiliams for four day work
316       5/9/1874       4.250 DR 58 cash from sales
13 L E Rodenbach   Volkenburgh and Co 5/10/1874 dinner 1 1 1.000 DR 58  
13 L E Rodenbach   Volkenburgh and Co 5/10/1874 supper 1 1 1.000 DR 58  
316       5/10/1874       16.000   58 cash sent to Mr. Ellard New Westminster and of bill 13.75 cash sent paid B.C express ?
277 Coat Ah   5/10/1874       387.840 CR 58 cash paid in full
316       5/10/1874       420.870   58 cash from sales including 1.50 from cottonwood
13 L E Rodenbach   volkenburgh and Co 5/10/1874 bed 1 2 2.000 DR 58  
13 L E       5/10/1874 breakfast 1 2 2.000 DR 58  
13 L E       5/10/1874 lunch 0.5 1 0.500 DR 58  
1 L E Bates A.S   5/10/1874 horse hay 0.75 33 24.750 DR 58 to feeding one horse hay and ? To him since morning of April 8th this morning at the rate of seventy five cents per day time 33 days @ .75

Interesting Events of Year 1874

  • March 19: John Boyd bought Cottonwood Ranch and all belonging to it from Caroline Lindhardt for the sum of five thousand $5000 dollars
  • Oct. 2: Mr. James O'Brian dies sometime during this year, entry in ledger: cash paid Daniel Brown for attendance during [James O'Brian's] sickness and burial
  • Oct. 5: cash presented to Ah Fong (when leaving for China) by Mr. & Mrs. Boyd as a token of freindship; $5
  • Oct. 23: first snow shower of the year
  • Oct. 28: John Charles Boyd's birthday, he is now 5 years old




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