Maggie Griffin's Day Book

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Margaret (Maggie) Mulholland's first husband Dan R. Griffin died in 1894. With two young children, Isabelle age 3 and severely handicapped, and Arthur age 18 months, Maggie carried on as best she could with the family farm. Her account book begins in March 1895 and continues faithfully through April 1930.

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	Front Cover
	Inside Cover Maggie M. Griffin 1895
	Page 1 - March 1895 2 To Eugene Griffin, Concord ___[?] 13.59 4 From L[avalette] Griffin, Edith's estate 40.90 5 To Selover* Milling Co. Grain Made 1682# 16.82* 19 To Robert Madden* 3 1/2 days work 3.50* 20 To Dr. H.M. Westfall* 4.00* 30 To Leah Crouch* 5.00*
	Page 2 - April 1895 (continued from Page 3)
	Page 3 - April 1895 1 To Middlings, M[errill?] Wilcox 15.10 8 For 1 ton hay D[umont] Olney* 7.00* 12 For use of Drill E Reynolds* 1.00* 12 For 1# Butter H[alsey] J. Ball* 6.20* 19 For 1 ton of Hay [Edmond?] Mahoney* 7.00* 21 To M[errill?] Wilcox* butchering .50* 26 To Selover* Milling Co. 16.10*
	Page 4 - miscellaneous income detail (butter, eggs etc.) May 23 Dr.[Halsey J.] Ball* Butter 3# @ 14 .42* Aug 7 Menzo Grinnell* 6/12# @ 6 .39*
	Page 5 - May 1895 1 For Bal due on Butter Andrews* .80* 13 For 3# Butter Mary Atwood* .60* 20 To Carrie Wood* 4 1/2 days work 3.25*
	Page 6 - May 1895 (continued from page 5) and miscellaneous income detail
	Page 7 - June 1895 9 Jim Searls* 11# Pork @ 10c 1.10 (crossed out)* 17 To Riley Colwell* for delivery .25* 13 To Caleb Young. Paint & c. 8.00 15 To Clifford Wood* for work 2.00* 20 By Lyman Alvord* use of Drill 3.00* 20 __[?] Wood* use of Drill 2.00* 25 To Elder Reynolds* washing machine[?] 8.00*
	Page 9 - July 1895 1 By 2200# Hay D[umont] Olney* 7.70* 1 To Theda Olney* wages 7.70* 2 By 8000# Hay Joel Mott* 28.00* 2 To Arthur Cleveland* 4 days work 4.00* 15 To R.O. Ward* paper &c .64* 15 [To R.O. Ward]* shoes for A[rthur] .40* 15 By Cash on pigs 141# 120# M.G.[Menzo Grinnell?]* 15.00* 22 To Theda Olney* bal due on wages 7.30* 23 By Benjamin Youngs* for use of drill in 94 & 95 5.00* 24 To Allen Westfall* work 19.50* 24 [To Allen Westfall]* 1 pitch fork .35* 26 Cash on Pigs 166# 6c M.G.* 5.00* 27 Cash[?] Mrs[?] Frazier* 8.00* 29 Graham meal crackers[?] cheese & c W.C. Tuthill* 1.50* 30 By Cash on Note N. Henry* 3.00* _ To A[lfred] Harris* for Cheese .56*
	Page 10 - miscellaneous Ella Harris Butter
	Page 11 - August 1895 10 By Cash Menzo Grinnell* 4.00* 13 To Caleb Youngs* 10.00* 23 To Caleb[?] Youngs[?]* ___[?] trough &c 2.05* fixtures & putting up .95 work 1.50 17 On settlement with M[enzo] Grinnell* 11.27* 28 To[?] Mrs. Murphey* vinegar .40* [Mrs. Murphey] three washings 2.25 28 Geo Fulmer* work .25*
	Page 12 - miscellaneous Jesse Foster work by day (list of days worked in Sept and Oct)
	Page 13 - September 1895 2 To Mrs. Murphey* washing & c .75* 9 To Mrs. Murphey* washing & c .75* 14 To Menzo Grinnell* meat 9 @ 8c .72* 14 To Otis Searls* work cutting corn 3.00* 27 By N. Henry* balance due on note 10.00* 28 To Geo W. Fitts* Plank[?] & meal 2.35*
	Page 15 - October 1895 9 By Bal due for hay [Edmond?] Mahoney* 7.00* 18 To Wm Frost* Dentist 13.00* 19 By Hay Springer & Tubbs* 141.50* 19 To Selover* Milling Co. 57.44* 19 To _____[?] C[arrie?].J. Fuller* 5.00* 19 To Jesse Foster* for work 3.50* 23 By Pay on Hay Sweeney* 18.00* 25 To J. Watson* [undecipherable] 21.30* 26 By One cow[?"] B. Matteson* 16.00* 26 To Otis Searls* work 6.00* 26 To N.[W.?] Whitlock* 2.10* 26 To Albert Rynders* 10.00* 30 To Dumont Olney, work & coal 1.95 30 To Luther Harris* work 2 days 2.50*
	Page 16 - October 1895 continued [?]
	Page 17 - November 1895 4 Bal due on Hay Springer & Tubbs* 5.50* 7 By three cows Butler* 36.00* 13 To James Searls* bal due 2.70* 16 To Menzo Grinnell* 2.06* 16 By Ella M. Harris* butter 6.00* 25 To Jesse Foster* for work 26.50*
	Page 18 - miscellaneous *Lorette McConnell*
	Page 19 - December 1895 2 By Bal due on hay J. Sweeney* 11.35* 10 To Otis Searls* butcher 3.00* 10 To Egene[Eugene?] Griffin* cash 50.00* 10 To Dr. Ball* cash 10.00* 18 By beef L[ucius] Colwell* 5.85* 14 To Lav[alette] Griffin* cash 10.00* 27 By Cash balance acct M[abel] Rynders* .62* 27 To Gene* for Grinding & c. .80* 27 [By] Jesse Foster* 130# beef 6.50 not paid* 27 By Lorette McConnell* 125# [beef] 6.25*