Saturday, February 6, 2016

Harold Taylor Chase: Diary of 1884: Cash Accounts

Cash Account summary from the diary of 1884
Harold T. Chase was a student at Harvard College at this time

Received Paid
19.80
JANUARY 195.00 193.48
remainder at end of month 1.52

3.90
FEBRUARY 80.00 70.26
remainder at end of month 11.26

5.80
MARCH 59.00 70.22
remainder at end of month 0.04

6.95
APRIL 250.00 233.69
remainder at end of month 16.66

9.75
MAY 51.00 63.85
remainder at end of month 13.81

JUNE 100.00 34.54
remainder at end of month 79.27

JULY    0.00 79.27

AUGUST  13.00 13.00

Approximately
SEPTEMBER 235.00 209.00
remainder at end of month 26.00


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Cash Account Details:  January 1884

Received Paid
Received from father 125.00
Hack         .25
Paper         .05
Postals         .02
Parlor car to Boston        4.55
Supper and 2 breakfasts        1.27
Matches          .04
Postal          .01
trunk          .25
Student songs         .36
toilet         .15
Catalog         .50
Horse cars to Longw.         .40
Paid Uncle Wm.   15.00
Recieved from Uncle Stuart 50.00
Term Bill paid  138.16
Stamps        .10
Gallon of Oil        .25
Suspenders        .50
Thermometer       1.25
Evening transcript         .03
Horse cars         .25
Engraved plate and cards       2.00
Sawin’s express bill         .55
Lamp globe         .10
Janitor’s ½ year bill       7.25
Tickets to Wellesley and return         .68
alarm clock       1.50
card-case        .63
crackers and cheese        .54
cough drops        .15
Received from father 10.00
Borrowed from Ethel (paid back February 9)      5.00
Envelopes and stamps        .32
3 German Comedies        .30
Paid for chandelier      8.50
To Lawrence        .80
Confection for Bertha        .25
German History        .75
Blue books and paper        .36
cough drops and show       .25
Washing - Brine’s     1.26
Travel to Boston from Lawrence      .80
Pack cards      .25
To Boston      .08
Maple Sugar      .10
To Haverhill and return     2.00
Horse Cars       .25
From Father     5.00

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Cash Account Details:  April 1884

Received       Paid

From Uncle Stuart 50.00
Commutation     .60
Shoes   4.85
Rules of Whist     .25
Candy and neckties   1.25
Bag for Aunt May     .75
Travel to North Lawrence     .04
From Mother 2.00
Travel to Exeter and back   1.50
Toothache drops     .25
Mustard plaster     .05
Washing     .25
Riding bicycle     .50
From Father 150.00
Term Bill 85.75
(Paid loan from Aunt Cairie)
Root beer and horse car     .30
Maple sugar     .20
Travel to Lawrence     .80
From Mother 5.00
riding bicycle     .25
Horse car and Herald     .27
Bicycle          100.00
Minstrels   1.00
Expressage     .50
oil,  stamps     .23
Baseball     .25
Hat   3.00
Cigar     .10
To Billy     .25
Borrowed of Porter   1.00
Theater   1.00
Borrowed of Aunt Cairie     .50
Contribution     .04
From Woodrow for books 1.70
Stamps,  paper,  envelopes     .25
From mother 15.00
Horse cars and baseball   1.25
Balance on bicycle,  oysters   7.75
Paid washwoman   1.50
From father 5.00
Travel to Haverhill     .25
Travel to Boston   1.00
for Sam’s suit   2.00
To Mother 10.00
From Father 20.00

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