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Day in the Life

Oct 12, 1843

Journal Entry

October 12, 1843 ~ Thursday

12th This has also been a vary busy day I
finished my purchase of materials for the
Printing office &c On the following page
is a list of my purchase for the printing office
Paid cash for 30 Reams of Paper 24 x 38 $2.50 $75.00
1 Bill of Binding materials $25.00
1 Bill of Paper & Ink for printing office $278.27
1 Bill of Binding materials $22.00
for glue $5.12
1/2 Book of deep gold $4.00
2 sprinkling Brushes $3.00
freight to Pittsburgh 5367 at 87 1/2 ct per cwt $47.00
Drayage 1.00
$460.89
paid cash for one travling trunk for self $11.50
[paid] 1 set of tea knives 1.00
1 Bill of paints for house $5.24
1 Bill of goods for my family $14.13 1/2
comstock on Elocution 1.00
Walker's Dictionary for my own use 1.00
cloth 3, yards satinnett for Wilford 013y 1.12 1/2
1 Bottle for Phebe 6 Brush 12 pins 8 toys .34
$35.34
$460.89
$496.23
Paid cash for 1 lb thread for office 87 1/2

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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
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Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Oct 12, 1843