Yuba County
Diaries
Records of Isaac McComas
1855
Cash Account—January
Monthly Account Computations from the “Notes” pages in the Rear of the 1855 Diary.
Rec. of Mr. Pain 863.62 ½
Balance due 912.00
Rec. of Mr. Stewart 84.00
Rec. of Mr. Rimears 426.00
Jurors Fee 2.00
Found .88
Interest money Rec. 168.75
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do………….do……………Due 1577.25 ½
Cash Account January
Rec. Paid
Boot mended .62 ½
Gun mended 1.00
Powder & shot caps 1.75
Board 3.12 ½
Balto. Weekly Sun .25
Washing 3 pieces .75
Trip to San Francisco .10 11.00
Hare cut .50
on a Juror 2.00
Baltimore Sun .25
Board 1.45
Pointing Trowel .75
Board 3.12 ½
2 papers to send home .50
In all 2.10 28.07 ½
Cash Account February
Rec Paid
Board 3.23
Watch mended 10.00
Dinner @ Oiental .50
initiation Fee 2.20
Board 3.00
Washing 2 pieces .50
Board money 3.95
Brush and file 1.00
Board 3.60
Washing .90
Letter stamps .50
2 papers .50
Envelopes & pens .70
2 degrees 2.25
Dinner at Oriental .50
33.33
Cash Account March
Rec. Paid
Pair of Boots 4.50
Board 2.62 ½
Board 2.40
Balto paper .25
From T. Seward 84.00
gave in publick meeting .20
2 meals at festival 1.00
Balto Sun .25
Board 3.81 ¼
Board 2.25
Washing .50
gave in Wigwam .50
Paper to C. Slicer .25
Slate .25
Board 2.75
84.00 21.28 ¾
commenced takeing milk (pint a day) 50 cts. Per. gal.
Cash Account April
Rec. Paid
Board 3.25
do 2.00
Milk .75
Board 3.66
Milk .50
do .50
Rec. from Mr. Rimears 182.00
Interest money from Moxly 75.00
Board and Wood 3.49
Milk .50
Trowel 1.00
Hair cut .75
Castor Oil .25
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257.0 16.65
Cash Account May
Rec Paid
NY. Herald .25
Board 3.25
Washing 5 pieces 1.75
picher .75
Milk .50
Board 1.66 ½
Stockings 4 pair .50
gave a little girl .25
Milk .50
Candys .25
Trowel 2.00
2 foot rool .75
Twine .50
Board 4.37 ½
Boots and shoes 7.50
2 shirts 2.00
Paper and letter stamps 1.25
Rec. of Mr. Pain 20.00
straw hat and milk 1.25
Watch Christial 1.00
Board .50
In all 20.00 30.29
Cash Account June
Rec. Paid
glass brandy .12 ½
rec. by cash 14.00
Found .28
Milk & Bread 1.20
Rec by cash 15.00
Board 9.75
Coat and pants 5.00
Brandy and stamps .81 ½
Panama Hat and pants 7.50
Rec by cash 20.00
Spanish brown .25
Brandy and Oranges .50
Board 16.00
rec. by cash 20.00
pants and stockings 2.25
Washing and [----] .75
5 papers from Balto & stamps .25
Board 8.00
shaveing .25
Rec. By cash 20.00
89.25 52.70
Cash Account July
Rec Paid
pare of shoes 1.00
hair cut .50
Washing 1.75
found .25
To sundry 1.00
Larsaparil 2.00
under shirts 1.50
Shower bath .50
Washing .25
rec by cash 27.50
To sundry 21.00
Trunk & clothes 17.75
Board 8.00
By cash rec. 20.00
at camp meeting 1.50
watermellon 1.00
shaveing .25
board .8
sperit level 2.50
Ice Cream .50
In all 47.75 62.88
Cash Account August
Rec. Paid
Heel on shoe .25
to sundry 5.00
Board 7.00
Rec by cash 20.00
by cash rec. 10.00
Ice cream and mellon .87 ½
Board and washing 7.75
Pointing trowel .75
Rec by cash 20.00
Grapes .25
Watermellons .75
Spanish Brown .25
Board 7.00
Cleaning pants 1.50
one shirt 2.50
candle .12 ½
Twine .50
Rec for interest land money 33.75
83.75 42.50
Cash Account September
Rec Paid
Board 7.00
Washing .75
Load of water .50
Twine .75
Watermellon .25
Found .25
Rec by cash 1.50
Shirt & Grapes 1.00
Board 14.00
Watermellon .25
Rec by cash 20.00
Interest money 60.00
Board 4.25
Board 4.50
Stockings and hankerchief 1.25
91.75 54.25
Cash Account October
Rec. Paid
Dinner .50
grapes .37 ½
Box at Post Office 1.50
2 shirts 2.50
Board 4.25
Board 4.25
Hankerchief & [--] 2.00
City and county tax 14.25
Recording Deed 4.00
Repairing coat 4.00
Board 8.00
Rec by cash 36.87 ½
Belt .50
gave away .37 ½
Board 8.00
Hat and shirt 11.00
36.87 ½ 70.25
( an incident ocurred while I was reconning up these lines. Nans horse
bucked against our door I broke it open )
Cash Account November
Rec. Paid
Board 8.00
Hair cut and cleaned 1.00
Rec. by cash 500.00
Went to the show .50
Board 8.00
Paid for lot 491.00
Dires (?) fire co. 5.00
Stockings and shirt 1.50
Washing .75
Law Book 2.00
Board 8.00
Rec by cash 20.00
Rec by cash 27.00
Lot on C. St. survaid 4.00
Board 8.00
Rec by cash 10.50
Gloves & shirt 3.75
Blanket 5.50
In all 557.50 547.00
Cash Account December
Rec. Paid
Washing 4.00
Board 8.00
Rec by cash 50.00
Lectures 5.00
Fire Company 1.00