1872
February
Thursday 8
I pumped the wells at 6 & 7 & then got ready & Ella and I pulled the snow pump out & ..?.. Dykens came over and helped me put it in . It works nice. Gains on the water some now.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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Monday
February 5
Pumped the wells as usual and at abou 10 Clayton went up to Titusville. ..?.. came and run oil at 10:30. Amount run from both wells net is 33.29 Bbls. Clayton got a suit-clothes. Came home at 2. I worked all P.M. on well benzineing & gave Clayton check for $40.00. Recd. of Clayton $111.00. So he ..?.. 1/2 interest in note ..?.. to me by ..?.. of $100.00.
1872
Tuesday
February 6
Oh hum, it rained a little last night and then this morn it snowed hard. I paid Vandergrift for benzine $11.25. M.W. for coal $21.93. Sent draft to L. A. & Son for $66.65. Lent Clayton $10.00. Gave Ella $5.00. Paid for going to dance $2.00 Neilburg.
Monday
February 5
Pumped the wells as usual and at abou 10 Clayton went up to Titusville. ..?.. came and run oil at 10:30. Amount run from both wells net is 33.29 Bbls. Clayton got a suit-clothes. Came home at 2. I worked all P.M. on well benzineing & gave Clayton check for $40.00. Recd. of Clayton $111.00. So he ..?.. 1/2 interest in note ..?.. to me by ..?.. of $100.00.
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Tuesday
February 6
Oh hum, it rained a little last night and then this morn it snowed hard. I paid Vandergrift for benzine $11.25. M.W. for coal $21.93. Sent draft to L. A. & Son for $66.65. Lent Clayton $10.00. Gave Ella $5.00. Paid for going to dance $2.00 Neilburg.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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Sunday
February 4
Oh hum, you bet I slept some but came around on time every time. While I was a changing clothes my & ..?.. & ..?.. ..?.. came we had supper about 3:30 or so and then went down to C. Nichols then to livery & got horses. I paid for them $1.00 & they went home. Gave Clayton $1.00.
Sunday
February 4
Oh hum, you bet I slept some but came around on time every time. While I was a changing clothes my & ..?.. & ..?.. ..?.. came we had supper about 3:30 or so and then went down to C. Nichols then to livery & got horses. I paid for them $1.00 & they went home. Gave Clayton $1.00.
Monday, February 3, 2014
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Saturday
February 3
Oh hum P.M. I went up to ..?.. and then down town then back to ..?.. & Recd check on ..?.. in Titusville for 90 Bbls oil @ $2.60 of ..?.. ..?.. then borrowed $5.00 of ..?.. to go to the dance to Neilburg. So team came over and 2 loads went to G. Thompsons ..?.. Took oysters & had a good time. Ate supper at Thompsons.
(This date's entry and the previous one are confusing, sorry about that. Avery ran out of room and wrote on top of this entry perpendicular to the horizontal lines. It is extremely difficult to read.)
Saturday
February 3
Oh hum P.M. I went up to ..?.. and then down town then back to ..?.. & Recd check on ..?.. in Titusville for 90 Bbls oil @ $2.60 of ..?.. ..?.. then borrowed $5.00 of ..?.. to go to the dance to Neilburg. So team came over and 2 loads went to G. Thompsons ..?.. Took oysters & had a good time. Ate supper at Thompsons.
(This date's entry and the previous one are confusing, sorry about that. Avery ran out of room and wrote on top of this entry perpendicular to the horizontal lines. It is extremely difficult to read.)
Sunday, February 2, 2014
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Friday
February 2
Cap. Denny came down and we pulled rods at No. 2 & I went to hardware A.M. & then P.M. I went down town and around. Recd. check of Johnson & Co. $324. for 90 BBls oil sold yesterday and then went and borrowed $5.00 of to go to dance to Neilburg. So team came & we went 2 loads of us. Took oysters & had a big time. Danced until 3:45 then came home at 5:15 and went to bed and slept until 9 then pumped wells at 11. Then went down to law suit between Dale Bros. & Clark but Dale Bros. had to take a non suit and pay cost. I paid T. Morrison hi fees $10. Paid ..?.. money. Borrowed $5.00. Paid bill $3.22. Paid Denny for drawing rods. $1.00 eve. I went down to post office and got a premium for home ..?..
Friday
February 2
Cap. Denny came down and we pulled rods at No. 2 & I went to hardware A.M. & then P.M. I went down town and around. Recd. check of Johnson & Co. $324. for 90 BBls oil sold yesterday and then went and borrowed $5.00 of to go to dance to Neilburg. So team came & we went 2 loads of us. Took oysters & had a big time. Danced until 3:45 then came home at 5:15 and went to bed and slept until 9 then pumped wells at 11. Then went down to law suit between Dale Bros. & Clark but Dale Bros. had to take a non suit and pay cost. I paid T. Morrison hi fees $10. Paid ..?.. money. Borrowed $5.00. Paid bill $3.22. Paid Denny for drawing rods. $1.00 eve. I went down to post office and got a premium for home ..?..
Saturday, February 1, 2014
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Thursday
February 1
After I pumped the wells at 8 I went up and engaged a horse at about 1. They sent one down and Ela and I went down to Titusville to engage a lawyer but Guthrie was not at home. So I drove to Pleasantville and got T. A. Morrison. Came home at about 7:30. Paid for horse $3.00 and toll .30. Horse in barn .25.
(Avery actually has the horse fee and toll written like this, 25. and 30. I am guessing he means cents as he usually uses dollar signs. I can't imagine housing a horse costing $25 dollars at that time. But hey, this is just my very uneducated guess.)
Thursday
February 1
After I pumped the wells at 8 I went up and engaged a horse at about 1. They sent one down and Ela and I went down to Titusville to engage a lawyer but Guthrie was not at home. So I drove to Pleasantville and got T. A. Morrison. Came home at about 7:30. Paid for horse $3.00 and toll .30. Horse in barn .25.
(Avery actually has the horse fee and toll written like this, 25. and 30. I am guessing he means cents as he usually uses dollar signs. I can't imagine housing a horse costing $25 dollars at that time. But hey, this is just my very uneducated guess.)
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