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John Alexander Blake Diary, 1876
John A Blake 1876 Diary 96.pdf
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JULY SUNDAY 2 1876
Wife & I go to Church, and go back afterwards. We get a rain Storm this P.M.
JULY MONDAY 3 1876
Go to Tannery at 7. Lizzie & Mrs Crittenden go to Buffalo on Cars. I take stage for StC, get note of TP&Co payable to myself discounted proceeds $3902 Note is for 400 at 3 ms. Dis $698, Expenses to StC $175 Buy Gloves for Wife $100, Suspenders for Self 60 cts.
Pay H Curlisk $2400 on a/c Pay Thad S Davis of Buffalo $700 accdly {accordingly} on old a/c, meet him on Street with John McKeon
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