Yuba County
Diaries
Records of Isaac McComas
Cash Accounts-1856
Cash Account—January
Date ---------------------------- Received Paid
5 Board 4.62 ½
5 Rec. by cash 20.00
3 paid in Fire Co. 1.00
5 overshirt 1.25
7 Geography & Atlas 2.00
12 Board 5.12 ½
12 Rec by cash 10.00
12 Hankerchief 1.25
12 Washing 1.00
16 Concert Ticket 1.00
14 profit on a Lot 1.75
19 Board 9.25
19 to Sundry 1.75
19 part of a gun 10.00
26 Board 1.75
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31.75 40.00 ½
Cash Account—February
Date ------------------------------ Received Paid
2 Board 3.87 ½
2 Coat cleaned 1.50
2 Washing 2.25
6 pair of blue pants 6.25
6 Rec. by cash / Fall 8.00
9 Board 6.75
9 Shaving & Hair cut 1.00
9 Rec. by cash 10.00
6 paid fire co. 1.00
15 Rec. by cash 500.00
15 & a note for 500.00
16 Board 1.96 ¼
16 Washing .75
18 to Sundry 1.00
23 Board 3.62 ½
Cash Account—March
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
2 Dinner at Dorson House .50
4 To Mrs. Farnham .50
11 To Sundrys 2.75
15 Washing 1.50
21 Interest money / Moxley 110.65
21 Chisel 1.00
22 1 Box blacking 1.00
24 a piece of citron .25
25 2 meals at Dorson House 1.00
24 to sundreys .25
29 paid for 2 shirts 5.00
29 Washing 1.00
[ no summation in diary ]
Cash Account—April
Date ---------------------------------- Received Paid
11 Sundreys 2.30
21 to Fire Co. 20.00
21 Interest money from Mathews 11.25
30 Interest, Moxley 10.50
[ no summation in diary }
Cash Account—May
Date ----------------------------------- Received Paid
2 Blank Books 37 ½
2 Blank Books 1.00
11 3 meals at Dawson House 1.50
12 2 pr. Pants & shoes 11.75
13 Ice Cream for 5 2.50
17 Pills .50
18 Dinner at fashion .50
23 Straw Hat 2.00
22 Raisor-strop .75
24 ice cream .25
27 Rec from Rimears 260.00
27 He paid me too much 88.00
27 Correct 172.00
31 Washing 2.75
Cash Account—June
Date ----------------------------------- Received Paid
3 Pappers to Jacob .25
7 Coat & shoes 8.50
7 Gold buckle 5.00
7 Orange .12 ½
7 Pie .37 ½
8 2 dinners 1.00
9 half pie .25
14 Ice cream .50
14 To sundrey .37 ½
17 To sundreys 1.62 ½
18 do 1.00
20 found .50
21 To sundreys 3.00
24 3 meals 1.50
28 to fire co. 5.00
26 bernana .12 ½
Cash Account—July
Date ----------------------------- Received Paid
2 Paid to the Fire co. 1.00
4 Hair cut 7 shaved .75
5 [no entry] .37 ½
12 [no entry] 4.00
12 to sundreys 1.00
25 2 weeks for the paper .50
26 pants & shirts 4.50
30 ice cream 1.25
Cash Account—August
Date ----------------------------- Received Paid
2 Board 5.00
2 to sundrey 2.75
1 ice cream 1.25
16 To Sundreys 1.12 ½
23 Coat & pants 19.00
23 1 doz socks 1.50
23 1 doz peaches .50
23 Washing 4.00
23 Washing 1.25
23 Sundreys 1.62 ½
23 Bath .50
26 Balloon Asention 1.00
27 6 Watermellons .75
27 cantleope .25
30 do .25
29 do .25
Cash Account—September
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
2 To Sundrey .62 ½
3 Fire Company 2.00
6 To sundrey 3.00
10 “ .75
10 Hankerchief 1.00
13 Bedstead 7 hair mattress 23.00
13 Straw mattress 3.00
13 pair pillow cases 1.00
13 pair sheeys 2.00
13 Table 4.00
13 Washstan 3.00
13 Looking Glass 2.00
13 Washboal & pitcher 2.50
13 Candlestick .50
13 1 lb Candles .62 ½
13 To the Express man .50
11 To a daly paper 2.50
11 Bunch of grapes .25
17 pair towels .75
17 Hat 7 sing school 7.00
_____________ 63.00
Cash Account—October
Date ---------------------------- Received Paid
2 Shirt 2.00
2 Hankerchief 1.00
2 Singing books 2.00
2 To sundreys 1.50
4 Washing 2.00
4 Bunch grapes .25
11 fine Boots 5.50
11 Grapes 7 Candles 1.00
15 undershirt 1.50
15 Box in Post office 2.50
18 Washing 1.75
20 Found 1.12 ½
23 pair blew pants 3.50
23 sundreys .50
28 1 apple .25
29 1 lb apples .75
31 bunch grapes .25
31 Sing book for Mathews 1.50
Cash Account—November
Date --------------------------------- Received Paid
1 got shaved .25
4 to Sundreys 1.00
7 “ .62 ½
8 Washing 2.00
15 Slouch hat 6.00
15 [--] socks 1.50
15 Pair Boots 8.50
15 gloves .50
15 shaving .25
18 Bentey(?) of Holiness 1.00
18 chare 5.00
22 pair boots 6.00
22 shirt 7 vest 4.50
22 candles .50
22 Baltimore Sun .25
26 1 lb Apples .50
26 trowel 1.00
29 Painting my roof 3.00
30 fire man’s hat 7.00
30 “ 1.00
30 Daily Inquirer 2,00
Cash Account—December
Date ---------------------------------- Received Paid
2 To sundreys .50
3 Letter stamps 1.00
3 To fire Company 3.00
6 Washing 2.25
6 Daily inquirer 2.00
6 Watch ribbin .75
10 Gold Spects 8.00
10 [--] money .50
10 confectionary .50
10 1 lb candles .50
16 8 coppys pamphlet form 2.00
16 segars .25
20 overcoat 18.00
20 extrey .25
22 pair gloves 2.00
22 Ladies Gloves 1.00
24 Board at Dorson house 62.80
23 Poun cake .50
20 daily Inquirer .50
20 Musick(?) to O. O. F. Funeral 2.00
31 To sundreys 4.50