Albert Husted Cash Account, 1864, from his diary
Jul
Dinner 1.00
Papers .10
Excursion to N.Y. 8.25
Breakfast .40
cars to Po. 1.90
2 shirts at 1.75 3.50
2 drawers at 1.75 3.50
Sleigh home 3.00
Gate fee .07
Received
Cash from E. Y. B. 100.00
Car to Albany 1.80
12 carte d'visitte 3.00
40 collars 1.40
dog's skin gloves 1.25
cap 4.00
Castile soap .40
toothbrush .38
pocket comb .12
Postage stamps 3.00
oil blacking 1.45
elastic ribbon .54
pocket book 1.00
handkerchief 1.00
thread .10
pin holders .15
lead pencil .10
book .25
haversack 3.00
diary .50
Balance received 100.00
Balance paid out 47.34
Sack coat 24.00
Trousers 12
vest 6.00
overcoat 10.50
buttons to overcoat 1.00
sleigh 2.00
shoulder straps 3.50
bars .25
Tennyson 1.60
Pr. stockings .75
telegram .50
cars to Po. 1.80
Cash from E. Y. B. received 20.00
Repair watch 2.50
leather 1.75
nails and thread .40
care of horse 1.10
cars to N. Y. 1.90
baggage 1.25
service cab 2.00
service knot .50
lockers .25
cars to washington 8.25
supper .50
baggage .75
2 months pay received 238.54
2 months tax paid out 4.10
arm chair 3.00
charity [.?5]
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Balance Rec'd $358.54
Balance paid out 139.74
Carriage 1.00
hotel bill 3.00
papers .20
lent Yokely 7.00
check E. Y. B. 150.00
candles 1.00
cash Botchford 10.00
cash Dr. Townsend 20.00
Dinner .70
shave and shine .20
supper .60
hotel bill 1.50
papers 1.10
Supper .40
opera 1.00
apples .05
opera 1.00
oysters and cider .70
cookstove and pipe 5.90
tentstove and pipe 3.15
stove Capt. Fox 3.15
5 stoves and pipe for Co. E. 16.10
Received Capt. Fox 3.15
Dr. Townsend Received 20.00
44th. manual 3.00
shave and papers .25
Lt. Dempsey 10.00
stove for men 2.00
Sgt. Ferris 2.00
2 lbs. bandles .50
5 lbs beef .50
5 lbs. sugar .60
coffee and bread .50
bread and potatoes .55
bath .40
oysters .30
tax and blacking .55
potatoes .30
paper .05
contributions .25
lumber 3.15
carting same 1.00
nails .25
milk .15
provision .85
basket and broom .80
fish and pickles .50
knife and pencil .85
pipe, nails and pitcher .60
Sgt. Ferris clothing Received 3.00
Paid out 3.50
privisions 1.30
milk and apples .15
contributions .10
milk and meat .45
milk and papers .15
received Lt. Botchford 17.26
received Lt. Yokeley 7.00
mending boots 1.25
oysters and cider .30
Lt. Dempsey Rec'd 20.00
shave .10
contributions .10
pie and papers .35
Grayson to Dec. 31 10.00
stovepipe 2.05
pie .25
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apples and pie .15
Corps badge .25
musilage . 39
dates .25
tailoring .30
contributions .20
opera 1.00
shave .20
fare to Wash. .25
shave and papers .30
stage .25
Clarence F. Alben 1.00
fare .45
bill at Metropolitan 4.50
steamer to Alex .25
pie .25
papers .30
shave .20
orphan asylum 2.00
N. Y. Times 1.00
pomade and Pills .25
3 prs. shoes 6.15
7 pro. socks 2.24
pictures 3.00
trip to Wash. 3.15
mending boots .25
laundry .15
express charges .75
filling tooth 2.00
valise key .25
breakfast .75
oysters and bath 1.15
Po. Eagle 2.00
N. Y. Times 1.00
peaches and lemons 1.60
hankerchiefs, collars Rec'd .72
mess 4.00
mess account 32.00
mess 17.62
2 shirts at 6.00 12.00
mess account 12.22
lemons and raisins 1.15
apples 54
figs 1.25
trip to Dutch Gap 8.40
porter .25
chestnuts .20
cars to N. Y. 9.23
cars to Po. 1.55
par boots 10.00
horse-shoeing .63
loss of pocket book 3.00
repair watch 2.00
Bible Society 1.00
fare to Troy 1.54
fare to Albany .15
vest 5.00
blacking and brush .60
pair slippers 1.56
lent Mother 5.00
umbrella 2.50
lecture ticket 2.00
Received one week salary 25.00
3 weeks board 18.00
rocking chair 4.50
mending .50
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