Yuba County
Diaries
Records of Isaac McComas
1857
Cash Account—January
Date ---------------------------- Received Paid
1 Balt. Sun .25
2 carrier of Inquirer 5.00
1 1 pair of Gum shoes 1.50
3 2 diarys 1.25
1 candles .25
6 paid for Board 20.25
7 Ticket to Lect. R. L. Association 5.00
9 to sundreys 1.50
15 shot & powder 2.00
14 2 shaved .50
17 to singing school 2.50
17 envelopes .25
20 for Brick, my half 87.00
22 paid for cloes 19.25
24 1 week’s board 8.00
31 1 week’s board 8.00
31 segars .50
Cash Account—February
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
3 Initiation to Masonick Order 20.00
4 to fire co. 1.00
7 to washing 1.25
9 Libria Association 1.00
9 Singing School 2.00
10 1 lb candles .50
11 segars .25
12 candles .25
18 toledge(?) on Bridge 1.00
21 Board 16.00
21 for cloths 5.50
21 roof for Privey 8.50
21 to sundreys 1.25
28 Neck hankerchief 1.75
28 Bath tub 8.00
28 Halkings(?) for paper 1.00
28 Board for 2 weeks 8.25
Cash Account—March
Date ------------------------------ Received Paid
3 Dinner in Yuba City .50
12 5 lb Nails .50
14 Well Fixings 12.50
14 Lead pipe for Bath tub &co. 16.50
14 to express wagon .50
14 diging well 10.00
15 Bath tub & rain spout 1.58
23 candles 1 lb .50
Cash Account—April
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
4 Board at Coe Bell Ranch 6.50
4 pair Ladies gloves 1.50
4 Brestfirm mended .50
4 Front dorr bell 3.00
11 Board 6.00
18 Board 2.50
20 Ticket to Lecture 3.00
21 Christian Ad{vocate} 5.00
25 Board 3.80 ½
25 Ledging 1.25
25 segars .50
30 pair garters 3.50
30 Roses, artificial 1.50
30 straw hat 3.00
30 Y. S. A. L. 20.00
Cash Accounts—May
Date ------------------------------ Received Paid
1 Ice Cream 1.50
2 Board 5.50
9 Board 6.00
8 Ice Cream .50
16 Board 5.25
16 to sundreys 1.37
16 Pants 7 mending boots 6.50
21 to Recording Deed 3.75
21 Board 6.00
21 Ring for Miss S. A. L. 5.00
21 Ring [--] for Miss S. A. L. 1.00
22 strawboys 1.00
23 fixing rainge 4.00
23 Watchgard .50
30 Board 6.00
30 Rasberry syrup .75
30 box of Blacking .25
25 Ice Cream .50
25 Washing 10.00
Cash Accounts—June
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
3 cover spread 3.50
3 pair sheets 1.25
2 Hair cut .50
3 carpenters for House on D. St. job 10.00
6 Board 5.50
6 Boots 5.25
10 strawberrys & milk 1.00
13 Rec. for rent 5th St. House 30.90
13 Paid for diging well 10.00
17 To S. A. L. 16.00
18 To certifficates 1.00
22 Peal & Anderson ( Bread) 8.50
23 One frock coat 28.00
23 2 Light coats 9.00
22 Ice cream 1.50
24 segars .50
20 Paid Goodman for Lumber 29.00
20 Hudson for Lumber 3.50
27 fur hat 8.00
27 Washing 4.25
Cash Account—July
Date -------------------------- Received Paid
4 To Katey .50
4 for segars .25
8 to sundres 1.50
9 Ice Cream 1.62
11 1 Bot. Saspherrelles 2.50
11 shave .25
14 Ice Cream .50
13 Medison 1.00
17 Ice Cream 1.00
20 meat ( for laity) .25
25 Garters 5.50
25 Pants cleaned 1.00
23 Pants 2.62
Cash Account—August
Date ------------------------------- Received Paid
1 Ice cream .50
1 Watermellon .25
5 fire company 3.00
11 to sundreys 1.00
15 for Inquirer 5.00
14 Rec for 85 in schript 46.75
22 Paid Josiah 5.87 ½
22 Paid for washing 8.62 ½
29 Grapes ½ lb 1.37 ½
29 paper .50
29 Watch christial 1.00
Cash Account—September
Date --------------------------------- Received Paid
5 I shirt 3.00
5 1.2 doz socks 1.25
5 fire co. 1.00
9 5th St. House rent 71.00
11 D. St House rent 50.00
11 pants 8.00
11 shirt 3.00
11 Hankerchief 2.50
11 2 lb grapes .50
11 found .50
18 Bird Seed .50
18 Metison .75
17 mellon .12
26 4 apples 1.00
26 Watchgard .50
29 joist for steps 1.00
29 2 shirts 3.00
29 Pair of sleeve buttings 9.00
Cash Account—October
Date ------------------------------- Received Paid
16 Mr. Love paid rent for House on
5th St. up to last of this month 69.00
16 City Tax House on 5th St. 20.55
16 City Tax house on D. St. 47.25
16 Privey seet 2.00
20 City Tax House on 5 & G 24.55
20 House & Lot on D St City 47.25
20 County 59.65
20 County on 5 & G 25.87
20 One [--] of the firm 21.86
17 Bird seed .50
3 Rent House on D. St. 25.00
29 Rent House on 5th St 69.00
24 fixing well bucket .25
28 Emma Stanley 1.00
28 Pensylvanians Consert 1.00
28 Singing School 10.00
Cash Account—November
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
1 Watch [--] .50
5 Coat & over Halls 6.50
5 To sundreys 1.00
7 [--] paching roof House on D. St 36.00
7 Apples & Grapes 2.50
7 Boots 7 socks 11.00
14 Watch chane 20.00
14 Washing 9.00
14 to sundreys 1.00
15 Plastering privey D. St. House 4.50
25 to sundreys 1.50
28 Blue vest 4.00
31 Chance in a raffel 5.00
31 candyes 2.25
31 shirt 3.00
31 ticket to [--] Fair 1.50
31 ticket to S. School exbition 1.00
31 Hair cut .50
31 segars .25
Cash Account—December
Date --------------------------------- Received Paid
1 repairing coat 1.50
1 Enquirer paper .75
5 War with Mexico 1.25
5 interest money 5.50
18 6 lbs [--] 5th St house .50
19 Diary for 58 1.00
19 segars 1.00
25 Kity 2.50
25 My Digarotype 10.00
25 segars .50
24 Candies 3.00
26 Rent for House on 5th St 40.00
23 Rent for House of 5th St. 61.25
23 Paid out on the same 26.00
23 Paid out for fruit trees 2.25
26 Paid for well bucket 2.50
26 Prayer Book 6.00
26 Raffel 5.00
26 Bal. Of Watch chane 22.00
31 2 Gold Buckles 30.00
31 Hall Lamp 12.00