13th I took all my freight to the depo had it
weighed & got reciept for the safe delivery
of it I spent the day with Elders O. Hyde
& Jedadiah M. Grant had a good time in the
evening we had a good supper of oysters with
Friend Jeffreys & spent the night with him
~ Saturday
14th Took cars with Elder Hiyde to the incline
plain I then left & went on to the portable
canal boat in which was my goods I went on
board & took a section with two passengers
Paid cash for 30 Reams of Paper 24x38 $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
" 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
~ Friday
13th I took all my freight to the depo had it
weighed & got reciept for the safe delivery
of it I spent the day with Elders O. Hyde
& Jedadiah M. Grant had a good time in the
evening we had a good supper of oysters with
Friend Jeffreys & spent the night with him
~ Saturday
14th Took cars with Elder Hiyde to the incline
plain I then left & went on to the portable
canal boat in which was my goods I went on
board & took a section with two passengers
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," October 12, 1843 - October 14, 1843, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 15, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/9w3