Scott County, Kentucky
Diary of Edward Callistus Barlow 1829 - 1897
Pages 60 - 71
Page 60
**1868
May 20th I bought of E. Thornsberry his lot on Main Street about 16 feet front running back to H. Wolfs lot or House I give Twelve Hundred dollars cash (or note bearing 8 per ct)
May 21st I bought of San [Sam?] Maddox 8 ½ feet of his lot adjoining the above lot & formerly belonging to A.W. Foxwood which was 17 feet. I gave Maddox Six Hundred and Eighty dollars & twenty cts. for little over half his lot. I also give Lan Maddox Fifty dollars to induce him to by the Stepp [Stapp?] lot; which he did. Maddox give 900$ & I gave 50$ L. Maddox gives me the privelege of passing my water along to Main Cross Street.
Oct 10th Had the G.E. Trimble ell shingled 45""[4500?] shingles $31.50 paid Jim Baily 16$ putting on & 3[.]00 for nails = 50$
Feb I put new doors & glass in shop at a cost of $140--
Nov 29 Thos Smarr Died
" Mrs. Gat Thompson Died
Dec 29 Paid Brown 20$ for [valsy? rales?] on Trimble House
**1868
Dec 7th I rented my room over new store to Dr Lampkin for $125 per year
**1869
January 1st I gave my note to Ben Masters for $530-due January 1st 1870 [This entry is marked out]
Mch 1. I left home for Washington arrived at Cinti O. took supper and left on the 8:30 train in Company with Genl Price Genl Fry Genl [Hosborn?] Col Mullins, Cush Goodloe & others. went on Baltimore & Ohio RR arrived at Washington Wednesday the 3rd & on the 4th witnessed the inauguration of Genl Grant as President of the U.S. and it was the grandest sight I ever witnessed in my life Military Display and fore Companies were grand. I beheld at one sight more human beings than ever beheld at one time. I remained at Washington [two?] weeks visited the Capitol While both houses were in session
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**1869
Saw all the Big men in Senate and House representatives. was at Fords Museum where Lincoln was assasinated had a delight[ful] trip gained 6 lbs returned home in Company with Col Mullins Winsor & Miss Laura Godey. Bought goods in Cincinnati. Mrs True stayed with Sallie while I was absent her husband Col True being in Washington after officer [Cabiner? Coffiner? Cabinet?]. May 1 Col True appointed Consul at St Thomas.
May 12 Laura Godey [True?] [Bro?] Aunt & children left for home after a vis[i]t of a few weeks
May 20 I give in my Town property to Lyson Bell as follow[s]
Store 2,000
1869 Trimble House 3500
Marks " 5500
Dwelling House 6500
[Stony?] Shop 500
Goods in Store 2000
$20,000
May 15 Cousin R.H. Jones arrived from Reading Penn.
May 22nd 1869 Paid Jim Thornsberry ninety six ($96.00) Interest in full on note $1200 up to the above date
**1869
May 28 I paid my Internal Revenue Tax from May 1st 1869 May 1870
**1869
June 13 Between Saturday and Sunday or at about 12 o'clock Saturday night a fire Broke out in My House occupied by G.E. Trimble as a Drug store in the back ell and continued to burn for 4 or 5 hours Burning the following Houses
[The following is written as a single list, but with large brackets drawn on the left of the entries, grouping them. He doesn't explain the groupings, but they seem to connect businesses and homes in the same building. I will group them by leaving a short line of asterisks where he started a new grouping.]
George Allgaier' corner House
Blue Kellys Grocery
McCools
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Dr James Rawlins House
C.B. Lewis Express agent & Agriculture ec [etc?]
T.J. Shepard up stairs Jewelry
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E.C. Barlow' House
G.E. Trimbles Drug Store
T.C. Bartlett Daguerian & Artist
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Mrs Mary Davies[']s two Houses
Wells Bro Grocery
Wells Bro Dry Goods
Joseph Adams Lawyer up stairs
George [Vily?] Payne " " "
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**1869
Dr [Wren?] [Macon?] up stairs
Mr Weber Merchant Taylor up stairs
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Mrs Kitty Rawlins & Godey's House
L. Hick Confectionary
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E.C. Barlow's Jewelry store
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Dr Jno Sutton's 3 rooms occupied to wit
W.H. Fitgerald & Bro Drugist
Mrs Fitsgerald Milinary up stairs
Henry Moore Shoe Store
" " " Residence up stairs
E. Price Merchant Taylor
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Odd Fellows Hall
John A. Bell Printing office
" " " news Office
M. Polk's Law Office
Darnaby's " "
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Mitt Steven House
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Jno Castle negro family
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S.Y. Keenes House
Rachel Hawkins negress
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Mat Shepard House & Law Office
" " Kitchen negroes
Helborn [Hilbarn?] Dry Goods & clothing
**1869 continued
June 13
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Geo E Prewitt & [J?] Y Kelly House
H.E. Rankin Dry goods
Dutch Family up stairs
Kitchen negroes
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Deposit Bank of Geo Town
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S.Y. Keene House & Grocery
Odd fellows Lodge up stairs
[Repeat? Other was "Hall"]
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T.J. Adams & [Son?] House
Mrs. P. White Milinary
T.J. Adams up stairs family
" " Hat & cap Store
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Thos Pullum & Son
Family up stairs
Confectionary
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E. Thornsberry House
Jno Shutter's Grocery
S.Y. Godey's "
[Pullerne?] [Pullum?] & Sinclair Saloon
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" 16 Paid Dr. H. Craig his note $520.65
16 Borrowed of Dr. James Rawlins $500
20 Paid up in full $65- for 5 mo. [figures marked through]
15 Kate Johnson on a visit
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**1869
July 9th Borrowed of John Graves five Hundred dollars at 8 per cent
July 9 Paid Jas Thornsberry Five Hundred dollars
" 19 Paid F.A.Lyon note to A.M. Lyon of 1076.83
July 27 Paid Jas N Thornsberry Seven Hundred dollars ($700) Balance on a note Given to E. Thornsberry of $1200 May 20th 1868 for a Lot on Main Street.
July 27 I Borrowed Eight Hundred dollars out of the Deposit Bank for 4 months
Sept I borrowed 1000 dollars of Farmers Bank 4 months
Oct 5 Sallie & Jimmie went to Cinti stayed about 2 weeks
21 I went to Lexington with J Y Morrison
Oct 29 I borrowed or renewed a note in the Farmers Bank for $800 for 4 months
Sept 3rd I borrowed of E. Thornsberry five Hundred dollars. Dr H. Craig Bought the note one day after date
Nov 1 I Borrowed 1000$ of M.C. Hall at one day after date
**1869
Nov 23 I borrowed or renewed note 800$ on Deposit Bank 4 months
Dec 1 I borrowed $900 out Farmers Bank for 4 months
Dec 1 Cousin Nicklas Jones left for home
Dec 10 I borrowed or renewed note on the Deposit Bank $800 for 116 days
Dec 20 I bought a Black mare of Eli Hogan[.] I paid $220-- cash. She is 6 years old
Dec 24 I borrowed $700 of the Deposit Bank for 4 mo-
Dec 31 Uncle Jim Barlow come
" 31 I bought Hydrometer &c $45.00
" Calipers &c 25.00
Alphabet & figures steel 18+7= 25.00
Test Cup & Blackin 2.10
Brushes 1.50
Stesel plate & Bing cutter 5.00
Express charges 1.00
$104.60
**1870
Janry 1 Paid Ben M Osborn Thirty dollars inst. & gave new gave new [his repeat] note 12 mo after date for $530-
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**1870
Feb 17th I borrowed $400 of Farmers Bank at 4 months after date
" 22 I bought Buggy of [A.T.?][ A.J?] Beach Lexington Ky paid $200 cash
[No entries for 1871]
**1872
22 Mch Sister Laura Died of consumption after being confined to her bed for near 5 months
Mch 23 Jeff Garth [Gartte?] Died
**1872
Sept 8 Jimmie went to Cincinnati & got a situation in [Lolle?] Holden & Co Dry Good Store. Stayed 3 months-
Oct 1st Sallie myself C. Ann Mrs Rawlins & [Minie?] went to Cinti to see the Exposition. Stoped at the Elister house with Mary Bell & [June? Jimee?] who were bording there, in Covington Ky.
Nov 28th Mary Bell on a visit from Covington left for home Janry 20th 1873
**1872
Dec 25 Charley Green spent the Christmas went with Jimie to a Mask Ball at G. Hotel
1873 Rented my [Sulier? Silver?Lulier? Cellar?] Room to Will Sherrett at $550- per year to be paid Quarterly-Janry 28th 1873
**1873
Janry 1 Rented by back room (to A Shultz) over the Allgaier & West Hardware Store--$50 per year
Jan 28 W.W. Sherritt bought out Allgaier & West
Feb 5th Allgaier & West made an assignment to C.H. West. They settled with me like gentlemen
Jany 21 [U. U.?][W.U.?] Hambrick was made P.M. at dry Runn
Jany 28 Milton Durah [Durham? Surah?] & Sue Spears were married.
1872 November Small Pox visited our town brought here by Robt Soper from the East. Mrs. Wash Holtzslaw & child died from it. Severel deaths in the country around caught directly or indirectly from Robt Soper. Sallie was vaccinated, took
1872 Janry 1st I was elected Trustee for one year for the town of Geo Town
1873 Janry 1st I was reelected trustee for one year for the town of Geotown, Ky.
Mch 8th Jimmie went to Frankfort with Alvin
" 9 Sunday Geo E. Prewitts house cous[?] burnt caught from flew [flue?] while at church day time insured for $5000
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**1873
May 5th Went to Cincinnati Ohio met Kate Ella & Laura Godey-[don't know whether this is two people or three]
" 16 Went to Cinti O. Weadie went with me. Met Uncle Bass & Aunt Kate-
May 25th Sundy morning took walk to the head of street& exct? [each?]July 4th 1873 [This is written between the lines and is unclear both as to what it says and which line it is meant to go with-perhaps "each Sunday until July 4th"?]
May 28th [blank]
June 8th 1873 Jimmie W. Barlow & Sallie Thompson run off to Aberdean [Aberdeen, Ohio?] & was married June 9th by Squire Beasly. Tom C. Fitzgerald & Lelia Barlow went with them. they made the round trip in 24 hours returning to my house. It was Sunday night when they run off & was married on Monday 9th 1873. Willie Barkley run off with Celay Soper on Thursday night June 19th & was married June 20th 1873 in Aberdean by Squire Beasly. Judson Steffie & Julie Barkley his sister went with them
Sept 16th 1873 Jimmie wife & Eddie went to the exposition at Cinti Ohio
Sept 9 I went to Lex to Conference Sallie went Severel days-Bishop McLyon [McTyre?] preached
**1873
Oct 16th Jime & wife went [to] Paris Fair-stayed 3 days-Jimie give Maggie, Buggy & fifteen (15$) for a Phaeton of Mr. Wainright where Mr Best & Mary Bell board-
**1874
Feb 14 Jimmie & Sallie left home & went up to W.O. Thompson['s?] to live
April 2 Jimie traded his Phaeton for a Buggy at Lexington Ky[;] give 85$ to Boot
Arp 25 Jimie Swap[p]ed his mare Kate for a Bay horse 5 years old with Billy [Gal? Gainy?]
**1874
Sept I went to Cinti O. visited Expo-Saw Aunt Kate & Uncle Bass. Was with Dan Adams
Nov 17th 1874 Jas W. Barlow's wife Sallie had a boy weighing 10 lbs & they named him William T. Barlow after his wifes Father born 20 minutes of 3 o'clock of the morning of the 17th Nov. 1874
Laura Godey here on a visit & spent the day of the 16th Nov 1874
Nov 11th paid George Pryor for plastering the ceiling & side of Room over Ike Marks [Monks?] $23.00
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