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Lewis Wellman kept a journal of some of the men that worked on his farm from 1894 - 1898 in Colliersville, Otsego, NY. I’ve listed them here – in case it might be of interest to anyone searching for an ancestor.
Each day was marked as "1 day worked", then a total amount paid to them.
Some did not show as much information as others. (Lewis grew hops and had a large sugar bush).
Rob Baker
Mar 6 – Apr 21 1894
$33.25 for 42 days work
March 6 bought for Rob Baker
1 pair of boots $3.35
Albert Yager
Apr 30, 1894 – Jan 1895
Benoni (Demings ?)
Sharpened 2 hop poles $3.35
Fred (Curry?)
Mar 1, 1895 – Nov 1, 1895
Ligar Curry
Mar 3, 1896 $18 for this month
Sept 30 paid $123.00 (I think total)
Walter Van “Doosen”
Oct 9 Commenced – Nov 31
“12 Dollars a month”
Dick (Sameneci?)
Mar 1, 1895 ? – Apr 23
Fred Moore
Commenced work 1st of March
June 4 went to Milford - 1 lost day
Peter Van Wormer
April 18, 1896
1 day work $1.00
John Van Wormer
April 18, 1896
Paid $2.00
Frank Dingman
Jan 1895
1 pair of boots $2.75
1 plug tobacco .10
(The tobacco entry was repeated 7 times)
“work done on the farm 1898”
Benoni Deming
Sharpening poles $3.30
Frank Van Wormer, Portlandville
Oct 18, 1897
There were several entries for an account with Morris Brothers
Lewis’ daughter Jennie Wellman probably made entries for her father as well as kept recipes, and newspaper clippings in the journal. The last page has a list of people with no explanation. It may be some kind of social list.
Israel Yager
(Lollie?) Crightingwise
Bosie Sleigar
Mrs. Lycinda Benton
Annie Schernerhorn
Cora (Thorner?)
Julia Yager
Bell Garlick
Dell Backer
(Freu?) Van Wormer
Fred Peck
Hanna Deming
Frank Wellman
Jennie Wellman
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