Scott County, Kentucky
Diary of Edward Callistus Barlow 1829 - 1897
Pages 12 - 23
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**Sept 17th 1856 I bought a cow of Josia Pence for which I paid him a watch cost WWL.? 20$ & 5$ in cash & he to have the calf at 3 mo. old [Rd cerv.?]
September 29th 1856 Laura Esthers baby died of hooping cough 9 months & 5 days old.
September 1st Jimie took the hooping cough & so did Henry the little negro boy
October 10th 1856 I bought a Bay horse 8 years old at Dr Woodfords [Woodyards?] sale. I paid 200$ six months time ["time" is written in above the line.]
October 13th 1856 I bought John Black Boy Thirteen years old for which I paid him seven Hundred dollars $350.00 cash & 357.00 in 4 months from date.
Oct 25th 1856 I bought a Stable and lot of George Toppass & John W. Crumbough for which I paid one hundred & fifty dollars cash in hand.
Oct 22 1856 I sold my Buggy & harness to Dr F Elliott for $115.00 in 4 mo [N.?] Note.
Oct 30 1856 I sold my Bay Horse to Jim Long for 175 dollars cash [cash written above line]
[Oct] 29 1856 I went to Lexington to the Filmore barbecue 50,000 person there
Dec 1st 1856 I received my hogs 5 they weighed 908 lbs hogs worth [5?]$ per hundred
April 23rd 1856 Jimie had his D Type (Daguerrotype] taken by Allen
April 30 1855 Jimie had his D Type taken by Richardson
[The last two lines are written small at the bottom of a page, as if added later.]
**December 10th 1856 Charles Ann Rawlins & Emias Hambrick was married by Dr. [G.?] F. Rhoton. The next Evening I went up to an [affair?] at his mother at Thornsburies [Thornberry's?] old Tavern. She was married on Wednesday at 12 oclock Miss Julia [Cannon? Carmon?] and Jas [Monties? Minties?] walked out with them May they live happily & prosper is the prayer of E. C. Barlow.
1857 January I sold my Roan horse to Tom Urvin for 128$
Jany 19th The thermometer was 14 degrees below Zero & in Jany 1856 it was 23 degrees below Zero.
1857 Mrs Gabe Sanders died Mch 14th. So did Grand [AlKsy?]
1857 March 5th I went to Cin Ohio. F. Allgaiers & C. Douglas
" " 5 Pa went Indiana to see his sister
" " " Ziba Foot was here a few day previous
" " " Bettie Holtzclan joined the church Baptist
" " " Jinnie King is the prettiest young lady in Georgetown (that is single)
Mch 23 I commenced garden
Apr 3rd Uncle John Cantrell Got [Bot? For Bought?] for me 2 mules of T. Sherit for which he paid $150.00 for the 2. Shirit owed that amt
Apr 1 Ma went to Cin Ohio on a visit.
Apr 4 Snow on the ground one inch deep
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April 10th 1857 I bought a sorel horse of Jos Force for which I paid him $175.00, 50$ in money & 125 in trade the whole cost was UT.LM.
April 18 Henry W. Baker arrived here on a visit from Delaware.
Apr 17 Billy Edmondson died
" 22 I bought a pony named Pink of Tag [Lay?] [Manslon? Mace's son?] I gave him a sorrel horse & he gave me 30$ to boot. He is six years old this spring.
June 13 There was in this Place a great rain accompanied with hail, which distroyed all the gardens & broke a great many glas, it was very distructive, hail very large & rain continued for 4 hours.
June 10 I rented my Room to Mr Howe for a Daguerion Room at 5$ per month Telegraph Office kept in the same
Augt 3 Sallie Sister Teresa & Bro Frank went to Cincinnati Ohio Returned 17th Pleasant time.
[Augt] 4 Cousin Jas H. [N.?] Barlow arrived here on a visit with his nephew Thomas Waddill to go to school. they are from Alexandra Rappedes Parish Louisana.
**1857
August 21st I bought a cow & calf of Mr Hambric White, 2 years old & out of one [of?] Jno Gano's full blooded cows & gave 45$ for her.
September 14 I sold my 2 mules for $50 on 4 months
" " to Hildrith negotiable in Bank
" 14th Esther had a girl named Mary
September 16th I pd my first installment to the college 30$, 1/5 of $150.00
" 25 I bought 3 Pigs of Taylor for $5.00 they will weigh 50 to 60 lbs apiece
Oct 10th I sent my cow to Dr Gano's Bull
Nov 5 Henry [W? N?] Baker left Ky for Delaware
Nov 26 Ben Chambers was married to Miss Cannon
[The next line is marked through-last word is "date," rest unreadable]
Dec 2nd Jas L. West was married to Miss Dills of Cynthiana.
1858 3rd J Lover [Gover? Goner?] married Miss Kenny [Henry?]
January 10th 1858 My hiefer took the Bull
" 18th Wm. T. Shepard Died with heart disease
February 18th I bought of C.R. Shepard a shop on Main Street for the Sum of Twelve hundred dollars Cash in hand. The house is 14 feet front & runs back to the alley
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**1858
April 1 I went to Lexington with Dr. & wife & my wife I bought $55.70 cts worth
" 3 I paid George E. Prewitt Three Hundred & one dollars & 66 cts the last payment on my house.
April 24th Charles Ann Hambric had a little Boy & named [him] E.C. Hambric after me.
May 17 Mr. B.F. Pearce & Chas McKay left for home Mr. Pearce lives in Franklin Parish La Mr. McKay lives in Bullitt Co., Ky. they both paid up in full.
June 25 Mr. Hicks & Tom Waddills left for home I sold my white cow to Mr Hambric $95.00
July 3rd I bought the Ben [F.? T.?] Bradley property for $3900 in the [three?] payments $1300 1st January 1859[;] 2nd payment 1st Janry 1860 & the 3rd 1st January 1861 I paid the 1st payment 3rd July 1858.
" 15th I rented my house to Dr. Austin for 150$
" 13 I moved from up on Main Street down to the Ben Bradley property.
" 12 I went to Lexington & bought carpets and Blinds
" 16 It took 51½ yds carpet for large room & 34 ½ for back room
**1858
August 18th I & Sallie left home for the East with Dr. Rawlins, wife, Mary Bell, Walter Gody & wife. We arrived at Cincinnati Ohio a[t] 12 o'clock at night. Mary Bell was taken sick & we left Dr Wife & Mary Bell. We took cars in the morning of 19th passed through, Hamilton Dayton, Springfield crossed Mad [?] river, where Tecumsey was born, arrived at Sandusky Ohio in the evening at 6 o'clock. Got on the boat Bay City crossed Lake Erie arrived at Detroit Michigan at day light in the morning of the 20th Crossed to Winsor Canida passed through London, Paris; arrived at Hamilton [Saw?], Burlington Bay Lake Ontario, arrived at Suspension Bridge at 4 ½ o'clock in the evening Visit[ed] Niagra Falls. Stayed all night at the Niagra house. Started on the 21st in the morning for Rochester Canandagua Saw the Lake also Seneca Lake Arrived at Elmira New York Stayed all night & left 12 ½ o'clock of 23rd arrived at Baltimore 1 O'clock left 4 O'clock for Washington City passed the Battle
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**Ground of Bladensburg and got to WC ½ past 5 O'clock in the evening of the 23rd Visited the Capitol, SmithSonian Institute, the Navy Yard, Post office Patent Office & Treasure Department & various other places of Amusements Left Washington City for Baltimore on 27th arrived at Wilmington Delaware ¼ past 9 O'clock at night left ½ past 9 O'clock next morning for Seaford & arrived at 4 O'clock & met Henry Baker, Jas & Philip Rawlins who carried us to Uncle Lots Stayed 9 days in Delaware. Lef[t] 6 o'clock on the morning 6th of September 1858 for Philadelphia Pa. Got there at ½ past 11 o'clock on the 8th went to New York & returned to Philada on the 9th. Stayed to the 12th & left for home & arrived on the 15th of September.
September 17th Esther had a child, girl Named Eliza.
October 4 Mary Bell started school to Dr. [Ivy? Irving? Jury?]
" 4 Mike started to Cincinnati Ohio. Uncle Bass come home with him
Nov 20 Mr Jones gave Dr. Rawlings & Eliza Thornsbury a house Each. Dr. Rawlins
**took the one up Street between George Allgaiers & my house, by giving Mr. Jones $500 & E. Thornsbury $50 for choice. They both were satisfied.
Eliza got the lower store [stone?] house next to [R.?] Lyons corner.
Nov 30 I sold my hiefer to Dr Rawlins for a watch which I took as $25.00 + $15.00 in cash = 40$
**1859
January 7 I sold John age 15 years to Mr. Wm. W. Abbott for nine hundred & seventy five Dollars cash.
" 28 Miss Sue Chambers took Cloriform & drowned herself in [E.?] [Cornnearth Iliand?] back [of?] Mrs. Chas Thompsons house.
Feby 14th Jimie starts to school to Miss S. Holztslaw. He is six years & five months old.
January 10th Mr Jones bought the P.L. Mitchell house at $5,000 cash. (shawl to have died [dyed?] cost 3$)
Febry 5 F.A. Lyon left for Phila he took Sallies crope [croup? cross?]
April 4 I & Jimie went to Cincinnati Ohio & was gone a week. bough[t] about $1000 worth bought Sallie Pictures. Mike bought a Dulcimer for Sallie.
May 25 I got Bob Wilson to paint Trimbles Store
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**1859
June 8th Our relations from Cincinnati Ohio paid us a visit
June 18 Leon G. Davids & Capt Wm Sims gont [going to?] fight a Duel. Settled without fighting
" 20 June I bough[t] White cow & calf of Capt Wash Samuels at $95 [$35?] 60/100 on 6 mo time Calf 1 mo.
" 1 July Bob Wilson painted Trimbles Store & charged $6.00. He also painted Dr R & charged $3.00
" I bought 4,000 shingles to cover my shop T.J.S.
Augt 2 I left for New York & Philadelphia I was at Coney Iland [Island] & bathed in the ocean. Was gone 2 weeks had a very pleasant trip. Bought Sallie a Velvet Cloak $32.50
" 29 I built a cow shed on my lot I bought of T.J. Shepard & bought a gate pd 5$[;] $2.50 for shining [shingling?] it. it is large enough for to feed 3 horses.
Sept 3 I bought a Bay horse of Jas Jarvis for which I gave him $160- I sold him for $160-to Estill T. West [Estill & West?] 6 mo Negotiable & Payable in Bank Georgetown
15 Kate Patterson is here on a visit from Cincinnati
" 23 The Methodist Conference was held here. We keep [kept?] four preachers & fed more
Oct 13 I bought of [J.?] Russell a sorrel horse 5 years old for which I paid $200 cash. He can go in 3 minutes
**1859
Oct 20 Sallie was taken sick with Tyfoid Fever letting up Sunday Nov 6th 1859
Nov I had the Jef Shepard shop shingled it took 5200 shingles to cover it & it cost $12.80 cts to put on shingles whole cost $37.50
Oct 20 Spent 15$ in fixing the dwelling up Street
Decr 19 Sold my sorrel Horse to John Marr & E. Smith for 240$ on 4 mo. N. note
**1860
Jany 2 I paid A.S. Bradley second payment on house $1300.--I owe one more to be paid on the 1st January 1861.
" 13 I paid my second instalment to the college $30.00. I owe three more.
**1860
Mch 22 I went to Lexington & bought $166.50 of
Furniture To [For?] 1 Ward Robe 50.00
" To Dressing Beaureau 50.00
" To Bed stead 30.00
" & sundres 40.00
25 I went to Lexington Bought a Laithe 18.00
Feb 1 I fixed the store Room and my Residence.
3 I went to Cincinnati & stayed a week
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**1860
Apl 21 I sent to Lexington for 8 yds carpet & paid 8$ for it.
April 13 I had a settlement with Mike & paid him upto date account 510.00 note at one day (for 5 years) 390.00 $900.00
**1860
Feb 14 This is the amt of Bills for store
Liles Bill for Wall 100.00
Jim Baileys Bill all 188.00
Isaac Brooks Bill 16.00
Miles Green Wood Bill 42.00
L. Rucker Bill 69.00
Liles Grate & Brick 2.50
" [Repro? Replace?] Cellar Door 4.00
" arch Well 7.00
Jim Bailey Well frame 3.50
Geo Allgaiers Bill grate 8.50
Sundre Bills King & c 8.83
White wash 1.75
Paper 11.50
Put on paper Bob Wilson &c 96.00
Paint at G.E. Trimbles 16.00
Godeys Bill 2.00
$526.68
**1860
July 10th Sallie, myself, Jime, Dr. Rawlins wife, Mary Chas Ann& Mr. Hambrick all went to Frankfort to visit the Cemetery Penitentiary and c. [cetera?]
" 21 Mr. Godeys Brothers & wifes here on a visit from Georgetown D.C.
Augt 13th I left here for New York & Philadelphia I was gone about 2 weeks called on Cousin Minerva Foote.
18th I bought a pain of French glass for my shop window it cost me $55.-
**1860
Augt 24 Esther had a baby it is a girl its name is Patsy.
Sept 20 Sallie & all the family went to Conference and put up at Covington stayed one week.
Oct 4th Jimmie commenced going to School to Mrs. Jinkins.
" 22 Went to Lexington to hear Yancy speak
" 24 I bought a pony of Young McMeckin [McMeekin?] I paid him 70$ he is three years old
Nov 6th Presidential Election I voted for Bell & Everett
Augt 24th 1860 Esther had a baby girl named Patsy-
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