excerpts from journal of Isaac anstatt, Jan. 1881-May 1900
(In Chatham Library, #1988.1.9

1881 "v i_j_u_
Jan. Home tax 586.81
Broom handles 17.00
Niskayuna tax 57.27
Brooms 14.00
10.00
26.00
Labels,Van Benthuysen 80.94
Cider, brooms & tomatoes 14.25
Tomatoes & sauce 90.00
Feb. Chauncy Mi I ler for mortgage 1600.00
Mar. Rent from Martin Schairer 186.96
April Onion seed & potatoes
Paid for labor of John Schairer, Antone Fl icker, S. Fellows,
PhiIip Metz, Dismas Frank, C. Deener, Frank & Arthur Genoa
50 July Ibs. codf i sh 2.38
50 tons coaI 262.50
Cans from Wm. Weeks 500.00
Brooms 354.45

(Last monies receivedfor brooms was in 1886.)

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1899
Jan. Tomatoes (J . Lev i & Co.) 300.00
Beans (G.W.Y. ) 300.00
Tomatoes (Levi&Co.) 350.00
J. M. Gaffers for coal 624.99
AJ & FW Gilcrist (Florida Int.) 360.00
Feb. Noteinterest(Florida) 161.40
Mar. Int. F l o r i da 15.00
Beans & tomatoes (Weidman) 621.32
Beans 46.10
Butter 20.26
Butter & eggs 31.69
Butter 35.65
Butter (tillinghast) 25.00
Apri I Butter 22.38
Beans 14.00
May Butter 35.43
Butter 17.50
Beans (HMD Co.) 28.44
Beans (JJA) 15.00
Tomatoes (Ellis Hospital) 6.30
June Int.onFloridanote 143.73
Cans, Ginna & Co. (South F. 245.50) 413.00
Freightoncans 15.76
Beans(WeidmanCo.) 110.25
July Int. Florida 90.00
Cans 472.75
Aug. Glnna & Co. cans 145.13
Gi nna & Co. 154.00
Chas. Van Benthuysen (printer) 113.76
CBTillinghast(grocer) 138.93
Ginna&Co. cans 167.50
Rosetta (of South Fam.) forcans 300.00