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Day in the Life

Jun 9, 1859

Journal Entry

June 09, 1859 ~ Thursday

9th I spent the morning in triming my trees I spent
the day in the office. The firm of Livingston Kinkade & co
had a train of Merchandize arive to day from the
East they wintered at Scotts Bluffs, their cotrain
consisted of 35 waggons 8 mueles to each waggon
the waggons cost $65 dollars each

they had $260 mules $150 each

Total Cost of Mules & waggons $2375 + 40000 = $42,375.

they Brought 70 tons of merchandize cost not
known by me this information I received from the
Teamsters who drove in the waggons so I cannot vouch
for the correctness of the statement. Dr J M Bernhisel
spent the evening with me I settelled my Accounts with
him $I Paid him $603.81 cts on settlement
including $120 which He Paid to W Coward to buy a Bill
of goods for me in St Louis. I have Cowards Receipt
for the same.

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Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
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Jun 9, 1859