Records of Isaac McComas
1854
Cash Account—January
Date ------------------------------ Received Paid
7 Allen & McComas 12.00 4.00
13 do 9.00 4.00
21 do 3.00 14.00
21 Watch & to Church 2.00 5.00
23 Mr. Burcke 25 last year 31¼
25 Board & pants 9.50
28 Cravat 1.37½
28 Washing .50
29 Church .9
30 Sun Papper .12½
31 ------------- 3.00 3.40
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63.50 42.30 ½
Cash Account—February
Date -------------------- Received Paid
1 Pew Rent 5.50
1 Home Mishion 3.00
3 to Kent Island 1.05
5 Church .3
6 came home 1.00
7 cakes .11
8 to Incampment 6.00
9 to Lodge 5.00
9 to Sundry 2.41½
8 Board 3.00
9 Boots 4.00
10 Likeness 2.50
10 Sunday School 3.00
10 Carpet Bagg 1.12½
10 Church .12½
11 3 Likenesses 1.25
11 Aunt Mary & Virginia 3.00
11 Sundry 1.85
11 car…..ring .25
13 from Baltimore to New York 6.00
14 Fair to California 180.00
14 Sundrys .54
16 Sundrys 1.33
17 Sundrys .5
17 Sundrys .80
20 Sundrys 5.03¼
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237.95 ¾
Cash Accounts—March
Date --------------------------- Received Paid
1 2 Apples .10
1 To Wattor .10
2 2 cakes .20
2 Water .4
3 Lodgeing & Board 3.00
3 Found .10
3 Found .10
4 Board 2.00
5 Panama Mission .60
8 Wine .50
7 Boat check 1.00
10 3 washinbg close .60
6 6 lb Baggage 15 cents lb .90
6 Watch christal bo. in Panama 1.00
13 Ice .10
17 Poart feas 2.00
17 1 shirt wash .20
17 to Sundry .30
18 Boat Hire at Tabago .40
18 Found .10
29 Candeys .10
30 Candeys .10
28 Returned 1.00
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2.30 10.29
Cash Account—April
Date ------------------------- Received Paid
2 gave in church .10
2 night’s lodgeing 1.00
3 [--] cup of coffee .25
3 saop & pye .37½
3 Week’s Lodgeing 5.00
3 Mrs. Trubody .40
4 Breakfast .37½
4 Supper .37½
4 Poor Man 12½
5 Breakfast .25
5 Supper .25
6 Bre & Din .50
7 do…….do .50
8 do…….do .62½
9 3 loves of Bread 25
9 church .12½
10 Breakfast & Dinner .50
11 Breakfast .37½
11 Lodgeing one week 4.00
12 Breakfast & Supper .37½
8 washing 3 shirts .75
13 Breakfast & Dinner .37½
14 do…………do .37½
14 12 letter stamps .50
15 Breakfsat & Dinner .50
16 Meals & Church .37½
17 do…………do .37½
18 do… & night lodgeing 1.00
18 half month lodgeing 5.50
18 Meals .43¾
20 do .37½
21 do .50
22 do .37½
23 2 loaves bread .25, church .12½ .37½
23 Dinner & Breakfast .37½
24 do……………..do .37½
25 Meals .37½
26 do .50
27 do & 1 sugar .62½
28 do .37½
29 do .37½
30 do & church .37½
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.40 137 ½
Cash Account—May
Date ---------------------------- Received Paid
1 Meals .37½
2 do .37½
3 do .50
4 do (& washing 50) 1.00
5 do found .25 .25
6 do & 2 weeks room rent 5.37½
6 do .25
7 gave to poor .12½
8 Meals .50
9 do .25
10 do .50
11 25 do, $3.50 pair blankets 3.75
12 2 blankets 3.50
12 2 over shirts, 1 knife 4.25
12 Meals .62½
12 Fair to Marysville 12.00
13 do to Downeysville by syage 16.00
13 breakfast & dinner 1.50
14 do & lodgeing .62½
15 do 1.50
20 gold dust 4.79
22 11 days board 11.00
30 1 lb butter & loaf of bread 1.00
31 supper lodgeing & breakfast 2.00
31 Rideing about 14 mi.on wagon .50
31 Pair of shoes 2.25
31 Turner .50
31 Trowel .50
Money Paid for D. White
31 Supper, lodgeing & breakfast 2.50
31 Riding about 14 miles .50
June 3 washing .25
do 24 paid me 3.00
27 mineing 4 days at $4 per day 16.00
27 board at same place 5 days 5.00
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21.04 78.25
Cash Account—June
Date -------------------- Received Paid
3 one week board 10.00
3 pointing trowel 1.00
3 to washing 37½
10 received 50.00
3 do 10.00
10 1 coat and shirt 6.00
10 one week’s board 10.00
10 to sundry 4.25
11 to sundry .75
17 received 50.00
17 one weeks board 10.00
17 composition .25
24 to sundry 4.50
24 received 45.00
24 shirt and looking glass 1.12½
29 Board and room rent 5.56¼
25 gave in church .25
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155.00 54.06¼
Cash Account—July
Date ------------------------------- Received Paid
1 to sundry 5.12½
8 Board 3.68¾
8 2 under shirts 1.00
8 received by cash 81.00
8 washing 2 pieces .50
7 Beed [bed] 1.00
9 gave in church .12½
11 letter .12½
15 to sundry 6.25
22 received by cash 50.00
22 Board 3.87½
22 Washing .25
23 gave in church .25
27 ranching Board 2.75
27 board ½ week 5.00
29 Wattermellon .50
29 washing .25
29 received by cash 40.00
31 received by cash 8.00
31 room rent 7.75
______________________________ 179.00 38.43 ¾
Cash Account—August
Date ------------------------------- Received Paid
5 Rec. from Mr. Perry 50.00
5 sold beed [bed] 1.00
3 Board 5.00
4 Paid to Adams & Co. 2.50
5 Washing 1.00
9 Brandy 1.00
10 2 week’s board 20.00
10 Hankerchief 1.00
12 pants 2.00
12 Watermellon .37½
12 Washing .75
6 gave in church .25
12 Rec. by cash 48.00
14 1 shirt .75
14 straw hat .25
15 gave a blind man 1 .50
18 Washing 3 pie. .75
19 Rec. by cash 52.50
21 set powders .25
21 Board 10.00
26 Rec. by cash 60.00
26 Board 10.00
26 Washing .50
23 brandy .25
26 Water mellon .25
27 gave in church .25
28 Washing .25
_______________________________ 211.50 58.12 ½
Cash Account—September
Date --------------------------------- Received Paid
2 Hare cut .50
4 Rec. by cash 60.00
7 Board 10.00
8 Washing .62½
9 Rec. by cash 55.00
10 gave in church .25
16 By cash rec 40.00
16 2 week’s board 20.00
15 Washing .50
17 gave 2 meals to a friend .50
21 Brandy .12½
23 Rec by cash 50.00
22 Washing .50
30 2 week’s board 20.00
30 do…..Work 60.00
30 a balance 35.00
30 Hat 4.50
30 pare of Boots 4.25
30 close brush 4.25
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300.00 62.75
Cash Account—October
Date _____________________ Received Paid
1 gave in church .25
3 letter Shakespear .12 ½
7 By cash Rec. 52.50
7 sugar .12½
8 gave in church .50
11 Washing 4 1.00
14 Washing .25
14 2 week’s board 20.00
14 Rec. by cash 52.50
15 gave in church .25
17 Paid S. School [singing] 8.00
18 My share building a house 34.34
18 curmma(?) sacra(?) 2.25
18 found .6 ¼
21 Washing 2 .50
22 canvis 1.25
23 gave in church .25
24 bed and pillow 2.00
23 Rec. by cash 60.00
28 By cash rec. 47.50
28 9 days board 11.00
28 chair 2.00
29 gave in church .12½
31 Rec. by cash 20.00
31 ½ soling boots 1.25
________________________________ 232.56 ¼ 86.21 ½
Cash Account—November
Date ----------------------------- Received Paid
4 Board 4.54
7 pare blankets 5.50
11 Board 4.75
11 Coat 14.00
11 stockings 3 pare .50
11 B brush & B .62½
4 Rec. by cash 40.00
11 By cash rec. 60.00
11 Washing 3 .75
12 gave the church .25
13 gave S. S, Libria 5.00
13 do buy Tracts 1.00
18 Received .50
17 gave a poor man 1.00
18 Board 5.12½
17 pare pants 3.50
18 [--] coat & hat [--] 7.50
19 Rec. by cash 5.00
19 gave in church .25
23 Washing .50
25 Rec. by cash 65.00
25 sundreys 1.12½
22 Dinner at the Oriental Hotel .50
28 do……do .50
25 Board 4.37½
26 gave in church .25
30 Rec. by cash 40.00
30 gun & equipments etc. 15.00
29 gave S. S. Library 5.00
30 Belt .50
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260.00 81.04
Cash Account—December
Date -------------------------------- Received Paid
1 gave a blind man 5.00
2 Rec by cash 20.00
2 Board 4.62½
2 Washing .50
5 Sons of Temperance 3.00
3 gave in church .12½
9 Rec. by cash 54.00
9 Board 5.15
5 Sons of Temperance 3.00
6 gave in church .25
15 Mortgage recorded 3.00
16 Board 4.62½
16 Washing 3p .75
17 gave in church .25
18 tooth drawn 3.00
23 By cash rec. 18.00
21 Washing .50
17 gave in Sunday School .75
23 Board 4.12½
30 do 4.62½
29 Washing .50
30 Diary for 1855 1.00
30 Rec. by cash 89.50
________________________________ 181.50 44.77 ½
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