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Nathaniel E. Leeder Diary, 1859-1861
Nathaniel_Leeder_Sr_1859 Diary 7.pdf
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the same of wheat. Settled with James Davidson for his fathers thrashing Received before today 808 cts worth of stuff today 2 Dollars worth of flour which made us square.
S. 5th. Settled with James Salter his account against me forty bushls. of Lime at 10 d. per bushl. £ 1.13.4 d. Three cows to Bull $3. Total £2.18.4 My A/c against him One lb. of Turnip seed s.2.6 d. forty lbs of Flour 8 shilgs 2 Bush of Fall wheat 8 sh. 5 Bush of Spring wheat s.15.71/2 d. 30 lbs of Flour 5.71/2 d Total £1.19.9 d. deduct the value of three B. of Pease which I let him have and there is s.7 and 4 d due him yet. Finished sowing Clover seed.
W. 9th. Sowed wheat in the upper field 3 Bushels
Th. 10th. Settled with John Goble. His left against Me for Interest on land for three years last April the fourth of this year is Thirty two Dollars Forty cents. My A/C against him for the same period is Seven Dollars Forty cents Ver. 1.96 cts for Beef from Craigs 4.50 for Thrashing 1.00 for Portmanteau. Paid him Eleven Dol. 87 cts from The Lumber & this he received for me on the ninth. Balance due Mr. Goble $13.13 cts. for the same I have given him a due bill Memoranda 1 Bushel of Buck wheat to Mr Goble sometime spring which may be entered here but of that I am not certain this goes on the new a/c. Due Mr Goble 1 Dol. for water carriage. Fortney half a day with waggon.
Saturday 12th. 47 lbs of Buck wheat to John Kennedy at 50 cts per Bush. 26 lbs of Flour to J Davidson at 21/4 cents per lb. Fetched Seed wheat from Mill.
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