Memoranda


addresses

name.

residence.

Mrs. O. J. Reeve

San Jose, Cal.

formerly Cora Talbot

740 S. Third St.

Miss Olive E. Reeve

[740 S. Third St.]1

formerly Willoughby, Ohio

Photographic Studio

838 Market Street “Elite”

Jones & Lotz

Mrs. C. Dow

2225. Pacific Avenue

San Francisco, Cala.

begin with Dec. 1. 1888

Sub. one year (unpaid) [p. 391] {p. 394}

memoranda

1888

date.

dolls.

cts.

Jan. 2.

Received letter from Belle <& New Year’s Card>

4

Received letter from Belle2

Card from Dot

27

Jan.

sent “Brave Lady” to Sister Pitchforth Nephi. Returned

Feb. 27. 27.

Lent A Century of Dishonor to Br. Hill Indian Interpreter

Feb. 27

to Ida Haag Zeph Novel H. H. returned

"

The Long Run by Miss Cleveland [returned]3

"

March 1

Lent Mrs. Howard The Spanish Gipsey

[p. 393]{p. 395}

Borrowed from Belle M. Sears in San Francisco 25,00

to be deposited after my return home in the Deseret National Bank [p. 394] {p. 396}

memoranda

1888.

date.

dolls.

cts.

Nov. 8

Lent Zine S. Whitney when in San Francisco for sundries

1

00

"

ticket to Monteray

7

50

"

Expemses at Del Monte

5,

00

"

carriage to big trees

2.

00

"

Telegram

1

00

"

Sundries

2,

00

"

Total

18

50

16

Paid on account

10

00

"

Remainder due

8,

50

[p. 395] {p. 397}

1888 notes and bills

date.

drawers.

time.

Oct.

Mrs. Harriet [Bennell] Wilson Sandy for Juvenile Instructor

2.00

Orden on Juvenile from Sarah [Ann Sweet] Sudweeks Circleville

2,00

Paid me by

Oct. 30

Mrs. Eliza Platt on 1887

1.00

Mrs. Geo. H. Taylor

2.00

[p. 396] {p. 398}

receivable.

gift for Annie

X tea set

Mell

Daisie

Verona

scarff pink crepe

John Q.

X silk handkerchief

Emmeline [Young Wells]

Esther [Davey Watson] & Jessie [Davey Brimley]

Talulah [Young Wood]

S. G. [Sarah Griffith] Richards

X

Sarah Jane [Jenne] Cannon

Geo. Q. Cannon Jun.

Rose leaf jar

Margaret [Cannon]

Sanford [Sandford W. Hedges]

box

[p. 397] {p. 399}

cash account—january.

received.4

paid.

1

Cheese & Cakes

45

Q. Annie <John Q.>

,

85

2

cakes

35

Flowers for the <dead>

10.

00

Envelopes

20

4

magazines

,

65

book Q.

30

5

Candy

50

pants & oranges

1,

85

carfare Ellen [Hitchings]

10.

cts.

Wages

2,

50

6

Books & cards <pie 5 cts.>

1.

70

washing

3.

25

Apples

50

cts.

1

candles & wine

65

coffee

.

35

10

wages Ellen

2.

50

cake

,

50

11

paper & envelopes

50

London Journal

10

12

Books for <Mell>

50

Paper

Jan. 1888

Incidental Expenses in the Office

27.

03

Jan. <1888>

House Expenses

34.

20

[Jan. 1888]5

Personal [Expenses]6

23.

05

Expense Total

84.

28

[p. 400] {p. 400}

cash account—january.

received.

paid.

<Tuesday night>

2

,25

3

oysters & supper

1

00

[p. 401] {p. 401}

cash account—may.

received.

paid.

13

cake ice cream candy

2

80

[p. 408] {p. 402}

received.

paid.

Daisie

5.

00

stockings <50> laces <90>, mitts <90> gloves 150 1

4.

80

Mitts for Verona <90> paper <40> cash

2

90

31.

Receipt Book

2

.50

31.

wood & coal & raspberries

1.

60

Bread buns nuts

.

55

[p. 409] {p. 403}

cash account—june.

received.

paid.

1

Bread <15> cheese <25> pie <10>

"

berries <25> ice cream <50>

1.

35

"

ham <10> <20>

.20

2

Meat berries cake bread

1.

55

"

coffee <45> bacon <30> eggs <40> wine <75> oranges <40>

"

bread <15> coal oil <40> fruit <65>

3

50

"

Potatoes

60

"

salmon asparagus bread <& buns>

90

"

Meals Verona & I and soda water for three

95

"

ring for Emmie Wells <Sears>

2.

50

"

spoon for Brent Sears

2.

50

"

Washing

1

75

"

Verona for ulster

7.

00

Daisie in letter to Boston

5.

00

Flowers Bouquet

23

for Mrs. Julia Ward Howe

1.

50

Basket of flowers

26

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe

2.

00

[p. 410] {p. 404}

cash account—july

received.

paid.

Paid Mell on bedstead

17.

00

Washing

2.

00

Gave Verona for cup & saucer

1

00

18

Carriage

Paid Swiss woman for cleaning house

2 days works

2.

00

Washing

1

25

21.

carriage

2

00

night Sacque & skirt

5

00

Satine [sateen] & trimmings & making

9.

00

Sundries

2.

25

25

bread cheese etc.

50

26

sugar coal oil wood eggs

1.

60

"

Bread sardines cakes

40

"

cucumbers butter tomatoes

45

"

soda water & street car

40

"

paper magazines ink

1

45

"

Wrappers & Family Herald

55

"

Bread cakes etc

1

05

"

Dinner for Verona & I.

65

30

pin for Louise [Cannon]

5.

50

31

Present for Melvin

3.

00

Forum

50

[p. 412] {p. 405}

cash account—august.

received.

paid.

Aug 1.

Vase for Mell’s Birthday <to be painted>

2

50

Bread tea

25

2

Paid Mell on bedstead

8.

00

"

Cake & sardines

40

"

ice for July

60

"

Gave to Verona

8,

05

"

wood & coal

,

55

"

pic nic for Lake

1.

00

"

To Mell for Lake

4.

10

3

Verona & fan

2

.30

"

Verona & Ellen

1

50

"

Bread & ginger cakes

20

"

Verona

30

"

wine and eggs & lamp chim<neys>

95

4

candy, magazines etc. <carriage>

2

00

6

Bread cakes butter ice cream <soda water>

1

30

"

Buss Sunday night

25

meat North Western Review7 <(50)>

.

25

washing

1

25

dinner <85> bread <5> peaches <20> candles <15>

1

25

Herald <5>, butter <30> matches <5> chow chow <45>

85

Book

1

10

Bacon coffee eggs etc

1

35

Buns bread pie ice cream

75

white washing at Mell’s

4

00

Sundries & stamps

1

55

[p. 414] {p. 406}

cash account—august.

received.

paid.

<Aug. 27>

Verona

5.

00

Fruit for party at [Elizabeth Anderson] Howard’s

2.

25

Candles, wine, bread Sundries

2.

15

Mitts & bustle & sundries

2

.00

wood

1

.00

supper <25> girls <10> envelopes

35

45

candy sundries

1.

25

20

sardines <25>, sundries <30> shoes <175>

2

30

groceries <1,00> vegetables <60>, meat <35>

1,

95

Bread butter stamps <180> etc

2,

40

ice cream <50>, cakes <25>, peaches <20>, tomatoes <10>

1,

05

Bread <5>, ham <20> stead <20>, mailing <50>, 30

1.

95

hauling <125>, bread buns <cakes> coal oil

1.

90

carriage & mailing & tickets

3.

25

Bread <10>, fruite <40>, shoes <3.25> milk <5>,

4.

00

Bread <20>, ice cream <50>, cakes <30>, fruit <50>

1.

50

soda water & ice cream

35

Bread <10>, eggs <25>, candles <20> milk <5> carriage <2,00>

2,

60

tea-kettle & cup <2,00> fruit <85>, cakes <1,65> etc

5,

00

pictures <2,50> scrap books <1,75>, bread <sundries>

5.

50

Stockings <M. [Mell] D. [Daisie] V. [Verona]>, Bustle, vails Hat gloves

7.

50

washing <1,00> bread etc <25> melon <& fruit 45>

1,

95

carriage <75> guide book– <25> news wrappers

30

wine <65> bread <15> meat <35> eggs <25>

1

40

carriages for graveyard & other places etc. & flowers

12

.00

[p. 415] {p. 407}

cash account—september.

received.

paid.

1

Bread <10>, spoon for Eugene [S. Sears] <2,00>

2.

10

3

History of Watertown

25

,00

4

wagon <25>, carriage <1.00> Bread <5> milk <5>

1

30

6

cakes <5>, Glover <5>, corsets <1,20>

1

30

"

Bread <10> milk <3> cakes <15>, candy <25>

55

"

salmon <30> cheese <10>, cakes <10>, Ham <1.60>

2.

10

"

cleaning <50>, meat <25> eggs <25> bread <10>

1

10

dr <1,00> wood <1,00> milk <5 cts.> cakes <45>

2,

50

10

ice cream <1.00> carriage <50> flowers <1.00>

2

50

"

magazine <25> paper & envelopes <45>

70

pencils <25> satchel <3,00> lace <1,00>

4,

25

13

carriage <50> wine <90> repairing watch <2,00>

3.

40

alcohol <3.00> steak <25> bread & cake <25>

3.

50

To missionaries who were mobbed <in Tennessee>

1.

00

Martini for packing

1.

50

carrying to depot

50

"

Emeline [Young Wells] <4,50>, & mailing– <50> twice

5.

50

"

meat <25> bread <10> candles <30>, cakes <20>, butter <30>

1.

15

"

milk <15> bread <10> cheese <25>, eggs <30>

.

80

Paper, pencils, ink magazines

1.

70

"

Lippincott’s, Family Herald

,

55

"

to Mrs. [Elizabeth Lisle] Saxon & [Clara Bewick] Colby carriage

3

00

baths <50> pictures 2,50, sundries <1,00>

4.

00

[p. 416] {p. 408}

cash account—october.

received.

paid.

3

carriage bill for September

6.

50

[p. 418] {p. 409}

cash account—october.

received.

paid.

18

dinner at Provo

50

20.

telegram to Ogden & S.L.

90

21.

dinner at Provo

50

Present for Cal [Clara Wells Hedges]

50

23.

fares & carriage etc.—

2.

50

bread eggs grapes butter & <steak>

2

90.

25

gone towards birthday

5.

00

27.

Silver cup and saucer, Present from myself & Annie [Wells Cannon]

3.

50

bread <10> cakes <45>, cheese <25>, eggs <30> meat <90>

2.

00

Paid mailing & to Emeline

5

25

30

making dress & trimmings

20.

25

30

handkerchiefs & tulle

2.

50

30.

ticket for San Francisco

Paid to Emeline for week <550 current>

50

.00

and for books for Belle [Whitney Sears]

9.

50

[p. 419] {p. 410}

cash account—november.

received.

paid.

1

Scarf pin Sep. [Septimus Whitney Sears]

4.

50

gloves Dot [S. Isabel Sears], Lucile [Sears] & Emmie [Emma W. Sears] <& myself>

2.

40

handkerchiefs Eugene [Sears] & Brent [E. Brenton Sears]

2.

20

3

cup & saucer

.

35

telegram & Sep, car fare

95

5

hand screens & china bowl

1.

70

Express on dress

1.

00

7

cup & saucer

1.

25

lace <15>. ribbon– <75>.

.

90

8

Bancroft & Co. Books “Ramona”

1

50

"

Studies in Criticism) car fare

.

10

"

Poems by Richard Edwin Day

2

00

"

Madcap Stories & toy wagon

.

55

cup & saucer coffee

65

9

Repairing Watch

3.

00

"

Ticket to Monteray [Monterey]

7.

50

"

Deposit on pictures “Elite” [Studio]

3

00

Hat 3.50 feather 1.75

5.

25

Car fare 45. memorandum 5

.

50

Express on trunk

50

10

Sep. & Zine [Smoot Whitney] & myself car fare

,

55

Dinner at Lick House San Jose

,

55

"

Bill at Del Monte

7.

00

11

porter & bell boy and <glass of> wine

1.

00

12

Refreshments & porter

75

"

carriage & breakfast

2

.50

[p. 420] {p. 411}

cash account—november.

received.

paid.

chestnuts & tulle

50

Lacea Wood box

50

car fare

30

cup & saucer

1

25

handkerchief

45

bowls & boxes

55

box with handle

30

one piece ribbon

35

Quinine pills

35

lace <25> stockings <35> & apron <1,25>

1

85

balls <25> & paper <70> & pencils <15>

1

35

car fare

15

Shells at Santa Cruz

25

Shell, Chinese Fisherman’s huts

,

05

to Porter on train & tea & etc.

1

00

butter dish

65

cups and saucers & scarfs

2

.80

cup & saucer <45>, handkerchiefs <50>

95

Guide to San Francisco

50

car fare <20>

coat for Louise

12

.50

2 handkerchiefs <Sep & John Q.>

1.

80

sea <90> shells <&> berth ticket <6,00>

6

90

21

car fare <15> oranges <25>, Louise’s Photo.

2

40

Churches & Abbie’s for Jessie

4

.00

Magazines <120> sundries <500>

6,

20

[p. 421] {p. 412}

cash account—december. 1888

received.

paid.

1

Express from Depot

.

50

Bread & cakes etc.

.

50

Emeline for Office work

1

50

coal oil <50> meat <25.> car fare <5>

80

Bacon <30>, Germade <30>. fish <25>

85

Bread, <15> candles, <20> crackers <10>

.

45

Potatoes 25, paper 40

By the sea shore <60>, Chinese <1.50>, Snaps <10>

2,

20

Book “Sweet Nature”

2

.25

Paper <40>, wrappers <30>, Postal cards <25>

.

95

car fare <15>, bread. <15> eggs <35> butter <35>

1.

00

8

magazines <95> By the Sea Shore <60>

1

55

10

Emeline Office work <1,50> meat <25>

1.

75

10

Gift for May

2,

00

7

Silver tray 3,75 Sundries <30>,

4

05

"

coal <4,00> wood <1,00> sugar <1,00> candles <15>

6.

15

"

meat <.45>, tea, <50> soap 25. bowls 25

1.

45

stamps <25>

[p. 422] {p. 413}

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Footnotes

  1. [1]text: The bracketed information was indicated by ditto marks in the original.

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  4. [4]Although the following entries are listed under the heading “Received,” these items seem to be expenses.

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  7. [7]Perhaps the Northwestern Review, a periodical that was first published in Chicago but moved to Philadelphia in 1875, after which the title was changed to the United States Review. (“R. R. Dearden, Veteran Editor, Passes Away,” Eastern Underwriter [NY], 3 Feb. 1922, 29.)