RHEA COUNTY, TN - MISC - William Raleigh Clack Journal - 1870's Part 1 of 4 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Edna Clack Woodchippy@AOL.Com ==================================================================== Contributor's Note: The following is a transcript of my Gr- grandfather's (William Raleigh Clack {1839-1919}) account book. I am using the original account book and will start with the first page in the book and continue through the last page. It will appear here in the same context and sequence as in the old book. Blank pages will be ignored. Edna Clack, 1986. William Raleigh Clack Journal 1870's - Part 1 William Raleigh Clack 1839-1919 INDEX OF NAMES J.F.M. Newport received 4 lbs cotton R. L. Garrison received 12 lbs cotton Aron Manis 20 bus. corn at 50 cents each $10.00 George Eldridge 2 bus. corn at 50 cents each $1.00 Britewell, John page 1 Britewell, Joseph page 2 Boles, Daniel page 4 Boles, Jefee (Jefsee?, Jepee, Jessee?) page 4 An Acc't of the sales of the personal property of Asa & Elizabeth Newport, dec'd , on the 19th of July 1878. Back to Asa & Elizabeth's Family Names of purchasers Articles Price July 19 Robt Bell 1 cook stove $5.25 Adam Kirkland 1 per cotton cards .10 W.H. Selvidge 1 per cotton cards .25 G.W. Frazier 1 piece of steel .10 G.W. Frazier 1 side harness leather 2.75 W. R. Clack 17 lbs sross at 1 1/4 cents .21 R. L. Garrison 1 ax .10 Total $8.76 An acc't of sales of the proceeds of mill & jin on the 19th July 1878 H. Glass 20 bu corn at 50 cents each $10.00 David Dye 15 bu corn at 50 cents each 7.50 J. T. (or F.) Roddy 10 bu of corn at 55 cents each $5.50 Robt Manning 10 bu of corn at 55 & 57 each 5.60 W. H. Selvidge 5 bu of corn at 55 cents each 2.75 W. G. Frazier 10 bu of corn at 57 cents each 5.70 W. H. Selvidge 10 bu corn at 48 cents each 4.80 Halman Hinds 34 bu of corn at 46 cents each 15.64 Jas Bell 4 bu Wheat at 97 cents 3.88 S. G. Clack 4 bu wheat at 87 cents 3.48 S. G. Clack 4 bu reset wheat at 86 cents 5.16 A. Glass 3 bu Rye at 55 cents 1.65 Jas Bell 12 lbs cotton at 12 & one half cents 1.50 Robt Bell 8 lbs cotton at 12 cents each .96 Jas Hayes 10 lb cotton at 11 & one half cents each 1.15 David Dye 25 lbs cotton at 10 cents 2.50 F. M. Majors 5 bu corn 2.50 F. M. Majors 3 1/4 bu of wheat at 87 cents (End of Page) E. W. Galloway B-note (500) received Jan 22-1917 for 90 days End of page) Kirklin, Benjamine page 7 (End of page) Majors, Larkin page 8 Mondy, Pleasant page 19 (End of Page) Tredaway, Levi page 3 Tallent, Garret page 5 (end of page, end of index to the book) (index did not list all names-- ECS) Page 1 JOHN BRITEWELL Dr. May 19th. Cr. by 4,500 shingles June 10 worked 2 days $1.00 To 11 lbs Bacon 1.65 To 2 bushels meal $1.50 Cr. by 2 days work 1.00 June To meal 1.25 July 8 Cr. by 2 and one half & most of day 3/4 1.62 1/2 Monday & Tuesday 12- Cr. by 2 days work 1.00 To 20 cents cash .20 To one load of hay 400 or 394 lbs. 295 1/2 Cr by 1 1/2 allmost lost some time Thursday morning .70 To about 2/3 of another shock Cr by work of Joseph 5 1/2 days 2.75 Nov. 14th 1876 Account posted up 130.61 1/2 The dorton (?) account 6.00 total $136.61 1/2 Counting 7359 at 3 per thousand 102.82 1/2 total $31.79 May 5th 1877. We find a mistake in the above account of $23.83, which may be seen on page 26 & 27 of this book. May 5th Settled by note (End of page 1) Page 2 JOSEPH BRITEWELL Dr. September 27th 1875 To an order for shoes To one bushel of corn .85 October 2nd to coffee .50 To corn previous 3.82 1/2 28th on Thursday by Sarah .42 1/2 29th to one coat cost 4.80 ( MARKED OUT, ECS) 4.80 to one ...... made coat (MARKED OUT, ECS) 4.75 To one pair suspenders .75 To one dollars worth 1.00 November 6th 1875 On settlement due Jos.---- Britewell one dollar 65 cents $1.65 for 3 days on toward another month Nov. To one pair of shoes for his mother 2.00 To 20 cents paid to Majors .20 To one pair half soles .15 To one pair half soles .15 To settin with R. Haro (?) .30 December 8th Tax (?) 8.35 To 20 1/2 yds Brown Paner 2.50 To 2 gallons molasses 1.20 ........... Flour .75 To 51 lbs Salt 1.27 1/2 Jan. 1876 To cash 2.00 (end of page 2)(see bottom of page 3) Page 3 LEVI TREDAWAY Dr. September 17th 1875 On settlement due L. J. $9.09 October 7th To salted port 17 lbs 1.70 October 15th to 13 of pork 1.04 September 20th to 2 1/2 bushels old corn 2.12 1/2 To one bushel new corn 0.50 October 28 To one coat cost 4.80 30th To corn new from Loneses Book (?) 1 1/2 bu 0.75 12 1/2 lbs flour 0.50 Nov. To 2 bushels 1.00 To old corn 1 bu 0.85 To 25 lbs flour 1.00 Nov. 25th To 2 dollars money ..... 2.00 Settled 75 cents for E. Smith 0.75 November 26th, 1875 On settlement due L. J. 3.28 To Pork salted 22 1/2 lbs 2.22 1/2 December 10th To boney meat 27 3/4 lbs 1.51 To 11 lbs salt 0.30 13th To Pork salted 23 1/4 lb. 2.32 1/2 20 To boney meat 24 lbs 0.96 Dec. 18 To 2 dozen 500 thread 0.40 To 1 1/2 bushels corn 0.75 Jan. 6 To beef 45 lbs 1.81 January 12th 1876 On settlement due JOSEPH BRITWELL $6.00 To 4 1/12 bushels corn 2.25 To one pair gloves 0.75 To an order on C. G. Gip (blurred amt.) (end of page 3) Page 4 DANIEL BOLES Dr. Oct. 1st 1875 1/2 bushel corn $0.42 1/2 August 24th To 17 lbs 0.34 Due for coal 102 1/2 lbs Due from Lonases Book 12 1/2 lbs flour 0.50 April 1875 Cr. by seventy five cents received of Pallison 0.75 April 16th To 14 1/2 lbs bacon 1.75 On settlement with Daniel Boles Feby 2nd 1877, he was indebted to the estate of Asa Newport dec'd .81 1/2 Feb. 2 Acc't paid by H. Dodson .80 (end of page 4) Page 5 GARRET TALLENT Oct. 1875 Dr. To plank given in by Delones 151 ft. $2.26 1/2 Credit by part of pine tree .50 May Cr. by 1.76 1/2 (end of page 5) Page 6 MICAGY CLACK (his spelling) Dr. August 11, 1875 To 19 plank, 10 ft long, 6 in wide 95 feet 12 plank 5 in wide 10 feet long 50 (end of page 6) Page 7 G. W. SHORT Dr. in 1875 To corn from Loneser Book $.50 (This entry marked out--ECS) BENJAMIN KIRKLIN Dr. January 6th. 1876 To one pair shoes $2.25 To 7 1/4 lbs boney meat 0.29 To Ury (?) flour 0.96 To 2 bushels meal 1.00 To beef 122 lbs 4.88 To 10 lbs salt 0.30 February To beef 1.75 Cr. by 208 lbs iron 12.48 rec. Kirklin 1.04 To 50 cents due me .50 To $2.25 paid by Eligey order 2.25 To 2 plugs tobacco .40 Cr. by work 5 1/2 days 2.75 To 75 cents cash .75 October 1876 To one gallon Molasse 0.00 (end of Page 7) Page 8 LARKIN MAJORS Dr. January 10th--1876 To 32 lbs flour $1.28 Credit on the same .75 Cr. by making one pair shoes .50 Cr. by mending store shoes to flour Cr. by fifty cents .50 Cr. by mending Tiney's (?) shoes Feb. 2nd credit by 50 cents .50 to flour 1.00 Feb. 16th to flour 25 lbs 1.00 cr by 50 cents cash .50 February 26 cr by one dollar 1.00 to 40 lbs flour 1.60 April 22nd. cr by one dollar and 50 cents 1.50 previous to last date one pair shoes for self .50 May 6th to 15 3/4 lbs bacon 1.96 3/4 To credit by cash .75 June 9th credit by 1.00 Cr by making shoes July 3rd one pair for Tiney .50 Credit by half soling my shoes .25 cr. by one pair for Sally Garrison .50 29th 18.16 on settlement Book squared by note for $8.83 (end of page 8) Page 9 BLACK Dr. 1876 January 10th to salted pork, the bone all taken out 2.10 Cr. by 4 1/2 days 4.50 To fifty cents .50 To pork 18 1/4 lbs 1.80 March 28 to balance for bacon .731/4 WM. JOHNSON Dr. for plank to Hurst to 285 feet inch plank Hurst got of Johnson. Ruff edge ..feet-- got of plank sawed for the meeting house, 300 feet. (end of page 9) Page 10 W. H. McCANE January 15, 1876 Dr. Cr. for 5 day work $5.00 To cash fifty cents .50 23rd by 6 days work 6.00 by 1 1/2 days work 1.50 8 1/2 bushels corn 4.25 To $2.25 2.25 January 25th ,1876 On settlement due W. H. McCane 8.92 January 28, 1876 To 3 bushels corn on an order 1.50 To 1 1/2 bushels cornmeal .75 To 12 1/2 bushels corn 6.25 Booked squared up to date March 27, 1876 June 23 rd., 1876 To balance for bacon .23 Had gotten 12 bushels corn on one contract 6.00 Cr. by six dollars 6.00 To 100 lbs flour 4.00 To 8 bushels corn 4.00 Cr. by 2 3/4 days of work 6.87 1/2 October 18, 1876, on settlement due me five dollars. Rec'd payment in full book squared to date. (end of page 10) Page 11 JESSEE BOLES Dr. February 21st, 1876 Set in to work by the month at Eleven dollars per month To meal one bushel 0.50 To 17 3/4 lbs. bacon 11 cts per 1.92 3/4 Feb 26th To molasses 1/2 gallon 0.30 March 3rd To coat from Rockwood 3.50 one stone jare & lid 0.25 March 9th To bacon 14 3/4 lbs. 1.62 1/2 14th To one dozen thread 0.16 2/3 To cotton 4 1/2 lbs 0.66 2/3 March 18th To 50 cents cash 0.50 21th To 20 lbs Bacon 2.20 To 7 1/2 lbs flour 0.30 To 1/2 bushel meal 0.25 March 30 To one bu fruit 1.45 28 one month out 11.00 April 1st lost half the day 4 To cash two dollars 2.00 5th To 11 lbs ham 1.37 1/2 To flour 0.50 To April 8th on Saturday lost 2 1/2 days April 10 To 26 lbs midling bacon 3.90 lost 15 on Saturday 21st To coffee 0.20 To salt 0.36 To Irish potatoes 0.50 Lost Saturday 22nd From invoice book 5 bushel corn meal one 1/2 set down above leaves 3 1/2 1.75 Lost Saturday the 27th (End of page 11) Page 12 LEVI TREDAWAY Dr. Jan 12th, 1876 To 20 3/4 lbs salt 0.62 1/2 February $2.10 at Rockwood 2.10 February 18th To two dollars 2.00 28th To 8 dozen thread 2.33 1/3 To cotton 1.00 To coffee one dollars worth 1.00 To one pair half soles 0.15 March 16th 1876 On settlement due L Tredaway 13.33 1/2 March 30th To one pair shoes 11 1.45 To coffee 1.00 April 21th To cotton 1.00 To 8 dozen 500 thread 1.60 To 2 dozen 500 thread 0.40 May 1st To one dollar cash 1.00 To cotton 3l bs 0.50 To cash one dollar 1.00 June 12th To 11 lbs ham bacon 1.37 1/2 From Marions book per flower & corn 4.92 June 30 To salt 5 1/2 lbs 0.16 1/2 To cash seventy five cts 0.75 July 4th To bacon 14 3/4 lbs 2.27 To l gallon molasses 0.75 July 28th To one gallon mo. 0.75 To 9 1/4 lb salt 0.28 First week 5 3/4 days, second week 4 days August 5th To bacon 5 3/4 lb 0.86 1/4 Aug 12 To one dollar 1.00 (End of Page 12) Page 13 J. F. M. NEWPORT DR. February 17th 1876 To 17 lbs beef hind quarter, charge for only 13 $ 0.65 8 To one shoulder of pork 16.1/2 lbs To Boney meat 8 1/2 lbs (End of page 13) Page 14 JAMES HKISIAH (?) Dr. March 22th 1876 To bacon 8 lbs 0.88 from the old book due me one dollar & 5 cts 1.05 1880 R. L GARRISON Cr. Nov 10th by cash paid to Margaret Majors 1.70 1880 W.R. CLACK Cr Nov 10th by cash paid to Margaret Majors 1.20 Nov 11th by cash paid to J.& A. N. Stinecipher 4.42 1881 February 5 by cash paid to Hannah Harmon 45.72 (End of Page 14) Page 15 HENRY DOTSON 1876 Dr March 7th To bacon 18 lbs 1.98 27th To 9 lbs bacon .99 April 5 Cr by seventy five cents 0.75 July To 5 lbs bacon 0.75 Cr. same time 0.60 Sept. 18th borrowed l gallon molasses One settlement with H Dotson Feb 2nd 1877 the estate was due him 1.00 Feb 2 He takes an acc't on Dan Boles .81 Feb 2 paid him cash .20 (Balance) .01 (End of Page 15) Page 16 ROBERT SMITH DR April 18th 1876 To date 20 bushels corn $10.00 To two gallons molasses 1.50 To 19 lbs midling bacon .15 per 2.85 May 23rd To bacon 12 1/4 lbs 1.83 1/4 June 9th To 50 for R. Cty. .50 To 5 bushels corn 2.50 Credit by 2 months work 23.00 ending Thursday night 8 June Due Smith 3.81 1/4 June 10 Cr. by Morgan Smith working 6 3.00 To one pair shoes 2.15 June 15th To one dollar cash 1.00 June 19th To 1 1/2 bu corn 1.12 1/2 To Two dollars 50 cts settled by C. Gipson 2.50 To one pair half soles .15 July 3rd To one quart whiskey got from J. Read for M. Smith by order .50 To 14 lbs bacon 1.10 To by M. Smith work 9 1/2 days 4.75 July 6th To 5 dollars cash 5.00 To one pair shoes 1.35 Lost 1/2 day Monday the 10th Lost 1/2 day Wednesday Lost 1/2 day Saturday Jack lost 1/2 Saturday the 29th (end of page 16) Page 17 JESSEE BOLES April 22, 1876 Dr. May 5th lost over half the day Second month out on 25th May 8th To 3 3/4 lbs bacon by Wn .54 To one gallon molasses .50 May 8 To 2 1/2 bushels corn meal 1.25 Cr by 2 days striping cane last fall. 1875 1.00 To one half bushel new loin meat .25 May 8th 1876 On a settlement of all former accounts due A. N. 3.31 1877 The above acct Cr. by helping threshing wheat .75 (end of page 17) Page 18 JESSEE BOLES Dr. May 1st. 1876 To 1/2 bushel meat $.25 JAMES M. MAJORS 1876 Dr To 7 lbs bacon .87 1/2 Cr. by 1 3/4 of a days work .70 (end of page 18) Page 19 U.S. (?) MONDAY Dr. May 5th, 1876 To balance for bacon $2.23 1/4 ALLIS CLIFTON To balance 2.05 May 16th settled with Clifton Due on a note 3.46 Received 5.00 balance .51 (end of page 19) Page 20 MINGO RODDY Dr. May 18th, 1876 To 23 1/2 pounds shorts .27 To 9 1/4 lbs bacon 1.15 Credit by 1 1/2 days work .75 June 13th To meal 1/2 bu .37 1/2 To bacon 15 1/4 lbs 1.90 1/2 gallon molasses .37 1/2 1/2 bushel meal .37 1/2 r. by 2 1.00 To 1/4 bushel .18 3/4 To 12 oclock Saturday 3 days 3.00 To 1/2 bushel meal .37 1/2 To 25 cents cash .25 To bacon 16 1/4 lbs 2.06 1/4 JOHN MAJORS June 5th 1876 To bacon 6 3/4 lbs 1.07 1/4 Cr. by one days mowing .75 MINGO RODDY Account continued Cr by one day and a peace 1.15 July 11th settled due me 1.62 To one gallon molasses .75 Cr by 2 3/4 of work 1.37 1/4 August 2 To 4 1/4 lbs of bacon .63 1/4 Mingo Dr. 1.62 1/2 (end of page 20) Page 21 WILLIAM JOHNSON Dr. In 1876 for sawin peeling scantling & ofer plank $10.05 To 300 feet out of stocks not hauled by him 3.00 To plank let Granville Hurst Credit by plank received out of Wm. Johnsons stock 18.79 1/2 August 12th To one hay stack 13.00 Cr. by one 5 dollar bill 5.00 Nov., 1876 Credit by 5 dollars 5.00 1877 Credit by 3 dollars 3.00 1877 $3.00 paid on price of hay stack We could not ascertain how the lumber acc't was, and agreed to balance acc'ts (end of page 21) Page 22 YANCY LOY Dr. June 1876 To 48 lbs flour $1.92 (end of page 22) Page 23 JOSEPH BRITEWELL Dr. Worked one week 5 1/2 days at fifty cents per day $2.75 August 25th To two dollars & sixty five cents at Rockwood 2.65 Lost one day work July 31st., 1876 set in to work by the month at $12.00 per month To buttons and thread .15 September 20th To one pair boots 4.75 Paid for one quart whiskey .75 October 21st. To cash three dollars 3.00 27th To five dollars & 25 cts at Rockwood 5.25 Lost time Friday & Saturday Quit work Saturday night the 11th. To one pair half soles .15 Nov. 14th, 1876 On a settlement due Jos. Britewell thirty dollars sixty five cents 30.65 Nov. 18 To five dollars & 65 cts 5.65 27th., 1876 To ten dollars credited on Cabl Johnsons note 10.00 December 9th To five dollars 5.00 The above acct paid on the 8th Feb 1877 by R.L. Garrison & W. R. Clack Administrators (end of page 23) Page 24 A. J. SMITH August 2nd., 1876 Dr. To 3 envelopes $0.10 To some bacon when I was from home August 12 To $3.50 to Morgan 3.50 Same date To 1 1/2 bushels corn 1.12 1/2 August 28th, 1876, on a settlemnt of all former accounts with A. J. Smith--Morgan Smith & Mahalia Smith Due Smiths ten dollars & fifty cents 10.50 Same date paid a five dollar bill 5.00 To some bacon when I was from home 13 1/2 lbs 1.97 1/2 (end of page 24) Page 25 LEVI TREDAWAY Dr. August 26th., 1876 On a settlement Due L. Tredaway twenty dollars and 22 and 1/4 cts $20.22 1/4 Same date to Cash five dollars 5.00 To one dollar & fifty cents rail road 1.50 Aug. 29th To one gallon molasses .75 Thursday 31st August worked 4 1/2 days September 4 Cr by one day in fodder 5th To 26 dozen 500 thread 4.80 Sept. 22nd To 30 lbs beef got of Kirklin 1.35 To 10 lbs salt .30 30th To 15 1/2 lbs bacon 2.58 1/3 To 3 lbs cotton by wife .50 October To 20 3/4 lbs of pork at ....... per pound 1.66 To bacon 15 or 16 lbs at 16 2/3 per pound October 24 To cash 2.50 2.50 To 3 bushels apples .75 To 7 dozen 600 thread 1.36 2/3 To two dollars and fifty cents for plank .... ..... 200 bd ft. 2.50 October 28th To bacon 8 1/2 lbs 1.27 1/4 November 1st. To salt 13 1/4 .39 3/4 To 3 lbs lard .45 ............ To boney meal 29 lbs .10 to one peace of meat 16 1/2 lbs 1.65 Nov. 20th To 5 bushels potatoes 3.00 To 50 cents by E. Smith .50 Nov. 20, 1876 On a settlement due L. Tredaway two dollars & 70 cents 2.70 To coffee from Rockwood 1.00 December 1st. To pork 87 lbs 6.09 To 12 1/2 lbs salt .37 1/2 (end of page 25) Page 26 JOHN BRITEWELL Dr. (Credits on next page, page 27---ECS) February 23 rd., 1874 Let have a note in payment $15.56 To one turn of corn 2 bu. 1.50 March 3rd. To 6 bu. corn 4.50 To 5 bushels meal 3.75 To 5 bu. oats 2.50 April To 4 bu. corn in the year 3.00 To 4 bu. meal 3.00 To 1 bushel Irish potatoes .75 To coffee 1.00 May 26th. 18 bushels from Lones book 13.87 1/2 May 26th To flour 31 lbs 1.55 To one ...... of rye 1.55 May 27th To 1/2 bushel included in above .37 1/2 June 5th To coffee 1.00 To 6 bushels corn 4.51 17th 3 bushels corn 2.25 29th 3 bushels corn 2.25 To 20 lbs flour 1.00 July 11th To 2 bu. 1.50 25th. To 2 bu. 1.50 September 1874 To cash 10.00 Dec 22nd. To 50 lbs flour 2.50 To 2 bushels corn 1.50 To 70 lbs flour 3.50 To 2 bushels meal 1.70 June 18 To 40 lbs flour 2.00 July 15 To 50 cents cash .50 To 5 bushels meal 4.25 To 1 1/2 bu corn 1.27 1/2 To 50 cents cash order of Gipson 1.50 (I wonder if he ever caught his mistake on the previous entry--ECS) October 15th, 1875 To fifty cents .50 Total at bottom of page $98.68 1/2 AND $98.73 1/2 (end of page 26) Page 27 JOHN BRITEWELL Cr. February 23rd., 1874 Cr. by one wagon $65.00 Cr. by most 5 days 2.50 Cr. by 5 days 2.50 July 15 by 7 days work 3.50 by 2 1/2 work 1.25 Cr. by 7369 shingles $3.00 per thousand 22.00 June 10, 1875 by 2 days 1.00 By 2 days work 1.00 2 1/2 & most 3/4 of a day 1.62 2 days Monday & Tuesday 1.00 1 1/2 almost lost some time .70 By work of Joseph Britewell 2.75 (total) $104.82 Balance of Britewell's account To bacon 1.65 To 2 bushels meal 1.50 To meal 1.25 July 8th To 20 cents cash .20 To hay 500 lbs 3.50 Total $8.10 To six dollars 6.00 Total from page 26 $14.10 plus 98.681/2 total 112.78 1/2 Less 104.82 May 5th., 1877 Amt due the Estate $7.96 (end of page 27) Page 28 JOHN F. HARMON Set in to work November 13th., 1876 and quit Jan. 20th., 1877 November 18th. went to Rockwood and received in goods $2.35 Dec. 15 To cash .50 To merchandise 4.50 To cash 2.60 To makin 1 vest .50 To leather .25 To cash 1.10 1877 Amt due for work $18.00 amt paid 11.80 Feby 6 amt yet due J. F. Harmon $6.20 for feeding stock 1.00 Total $7.20 Feby 9 The above account squared $7.20 (end of page 28) Page 29 CARTER HICKEY Dr. from Old Book page 235 Sept. 1st.,1875 Cr. by work covering shed & c. $ .50 To beef 18 lbs .72 Cr. by sawlogs 3.50 Cr. by spaying hogs .50 Dr. To 88 lbs flour at 3 c. per lb 2.64 Amt. due Hickey $1.14 1877 Cr. by Cash June 9th. $1.14 (end of page 29) Page 30 LEVI TREDAWAY Dr. December 13th, 1876 To one dozen 700 thread .12.1/2 To 2 lbs cotton .33 1/3 1877 Wm. PRICE to estate Dr. To 26 lbs flour 1.00 1877 W. H. McCAIN Dr. on acct $3.25 Cr. by cash 1.00 RHEA COUNTY TENN. SCHOLASTIC POPULATION 2058 (end of page 30) Page 31 December 1876 ACCOUNTS ON OLD BOOK POSTED JAMES RODDY Dr. for potatoes in 1875, April 27th. note book, page 86, June, 1876, plank, $3.00 JOHN HAYES Dr. on old book page 98 for flour in 1870 $3.57 1/2 JOSEPH SMITH Dr. on old book page 79 July 28th, 1865, to Bacon 68 1/2 lbs $17.12 1/2 December 23rd. Cr. by ten Dollars $10.00 JAMES UNDERWOOD Dr. for debt assumed E. McCully (?) May 13th, 1868, six dollars $6.00 Cr. by altering one cott (coat?) $1.00 Cr. by boarding Tiney going to school $2.00 1873 J. BEARSON June 10th., 1873, for rice p. 123 $1.50 JONATHAN CHASTAIN 100 lb flour old book p. 123 $5.00 ELIJAH BREWERS account p. 123 $22.71 Cr. by James Johnson $12.00 W. R. Clack p. 171 Oct. 5, 1878, received of Jonathan Chastain $2.50 He claims that he paid to Asa Newport $2.50 before his death, which should have been entered as a Cr. to the $5.00 amount. signed W. R. Clack, adm (end of page 31)End of Part 1