The Diaries of Charles Jeffrey Parsons Brown

Addendum

At the end of the 1863 diary, C.J. Brown kept a record of some expenses, soldiers names, and all the correspondence he wrote and received during the year. It is transcribed as close as possible.

This is the home of Charles J. Brown and his wife Mary Ann 'Annie' Chapman on Center Hill in Epsom, Across the street is the McClary Cemetery where they are buried, and next to it was the Center Hill School.

Below is an insert of the Epsom Center 1852 Map showing location of the W. & C.J. Brown home and his neighbors.

Below are the outside of the diary, the inside page and a sample of entries.

ADDENDUM

Aug. 29 Sent Charlie 14.50
Sept. 30 Sent Charlie 30.00
Oct. 18 Sent Charlie 10.00
Nov. 25 Sent Charlie 60.00
Sent to Charlie spending money 2.00
116.50

Amount Brot over 21.69
16 Cranberries .60
16 Lemons .10
16 Cigars .35
16 Tobacco .50
16 Diaries 1.20
17 Cigars .25
17 Mother Chapman 5.00
19 Cigars .15
20 Cigars .25
21 Lemons .25
23 Cigars .15
24 Cigars .25
25 Envelopes .25
26 Pork .30
26 Apples 1.00
26 Cigars .10
27 Paper .15
28 Paper .05
29 Washing & Ironing .80
30 Cigars .25
31 Washing .50
31 (???) 1.00
31 Buttons .15
35.19

Amount from last page 35.19
31 Candy .20
31 Sugar .90
31 Tea .20
31 Tobacco 1.25
31 Driven by Ambulance .50
31 Car Fare .10
31 Milk & c during the month 3.80
31 Commissary Stores " " " 6.02
$48.46

1 Lt. Westbrook for Sau? .50
2 Capt. Hoyt for Camp Stores 3.84
2 Purse 1.75
2 Expenses to Washington 1.10
3 Bed Sack 3.15
3 Capt. Crawford 5.00
4 Cigars .10
5 Cigars .10
6 Paper .05
7 Papers .10
7 Postage stamps 1.25
9 Park .55
9 Apples .10
10 Paper .05
10 Collars .30
10 Cigars .10
11 Cigars .10
12 Apples 2.00
12 Cigars .30
13 Crackers .45
13 Paper .05
14 Paper .05
15 Cigars .15
15 Sugar .35
21.69


Concord Jan 4th 1863
Fiddle Bridge
Pipe Stem
Gloves, Envelopes (Dlury?)
Drawers, Shirt, Gloves
Boots, Valise, Overcoat

Rubber Blanket
Sword x
Sash x
Belt x
Strap x
Over Coat
Diary x
Collars x
Hanker chief x
Pen x

Over coat and gun of George Craig
Cost of Outfit
Coat 20.00
Vest 4.00
Pants 9.00
Pants 6.00
Straps 8.00
Shirts 6.00
Drawers 3.00
Sword 9.00
Sash 5.00
Belt 4.00
Valise 8.00
Overcoat 7.20

Letters written to Annie

1 Concord Jan 19
2 Washington Jan 22
3 Alexandria Jan 23
4 Camp of Convolesents Jan 27
5 C of C Jan. 30
6 " Feb. 1
7 " Feb. 5
8 " Feb. 6
9 " Feb. 10
10 " Feb. 13
11 " Feb. 14
12 " Feb. 17
13 " Feb. 20
14 " Feb. 21
15 " No. 1 Feb. 24
16 " No. 2 Feb. 25
17 " No. 3 Feb. 27
18 " No. 4 Mar. 2
19 " No. 5 Mar. 6
20 " No. 6 Mar. 7
21 " No. 7 Mar. 9
22 " No. 8 Mar. 13
23 " No. 9 Mar. 15
24 " No. 10 Mar. 18
25 " No. 11 Mar. 19
26 " No. 12 Mar. 22
27 From C of C No. 13 Mar. 25
28 " No. 14 Mar. 28
29 " No. 15 Mar. 30
30 " No. 16 Apr. 2
31 " No. 17 Apr. 5
32 " No. 18 Apr. 9
33 " No. 19 Apr. 11
34 " No. 20 Apr. 13
35 " No. 21 Apr. 17
36 " No. 22 Apr. 21
37 " No. 23 Apr. 27
38 " No. 24 Apr. 28
39 " No. 25 Apr. 30
40 " No. 26 May 4
41 " No. 27 May 7
42 " No. 28 May 9
43 " No. 29 May 11
44 " No. 30 May 15
45 " No. 31 May 18
46 " No. 32 May 19
47 " No. 33 May 21
48 " No. 34 May 23
49 " No. 35 May 25
50 " No. 36 May 28
51 " No. 37 May 31
52 " No. 38 June 3d
53 " No. 39 June 5
54 " 40 June 7
55 " 41 June 9
56 " 42 June 11
57 " 43 June 14
58 " 44 June 17
59 " 45 June 19
60 " 46 June 24
61 " 47 June 26
62 " 48 June 30
63 " 49 July 4
64 " 50 July 7
65 " 51 July 10
66 " 52 July 13
67 " 53 July 16
68 " 54 July 19
69 " 55 July 23
70 " 56 July 26
71 " 57 July 30
72 " 58 Aug. 1


Letters recd from Annie

1 Camp of Convalescents Feb. 6
2 " Feb. 10
3 " Feb. 14
4 " Feb. 20
5 " Feb. 25
6 " Feb. 27
7 Dated Jan 22d March 1
8 Camp of Convalescents March 2
9 " No. 1 March 7
10 " 4 March 9
11 " 5 March 13
12 " 5 March 14
13 " 6 March 18
14 " 7 March 20
15 " 7 March 22
16 " 8 March 25
17 " 9 March 28
18 " 10 March 30
19 " 11 April 2
20 " 12 April 5
21 " 13 April 9
22 " 14 April 11
23 " 15 April 13
24 " 16 April 18
25 " 17 April 21
26 " 19 April 28
27 " 20 April 30
28 " 21 May 4th
29 " 22 May 7
30 " 23 May 9
31 " 24 May 11
32 " 25 May 15
33 " 26 May 19
34 " 27 May 21
35 " 28 May 22
36 " 29 May 25
37 " 30 May 28
38 " 31 May 30
39 " 32 May 31
40 " 33 June 3
41 " 34 June 6
42 " 35 June 9
43 " 36 June 11
44 " 37 June 14
45 " 38 June 18
46 " 39 June 19
47 " 40 June 24
48 " 41 June 25
49 " 42 June 28
50 " 43 July 2
51 " 44 July 4
52 " 45 July 8
53 " 46 July 9
54 " 47 July 13
55 " 48 July 14
56 " 49 July 19
57 " 50 July 19
58 " 51 July 23
59 " 52 July 26
60 " 53 July 30
61 " 54 Aug. 1


Miscellaneous Letters written

1 Capt. Ela Jan. 23
2 Mrs. Forbes Jan. 23
3 Joe Chapman Jan. 23
4 Capt. Ela Jan. 25
5 Charles Chapman Jan. 25
6 A.K. Tilton Jan. 26
7 Mrs. Forbes Jan. 30
8 Mrs. Flanders Jan. 30
9 H.T. Dudley Jan. 30
10 Col Griffin Jan. 30
11 A.K. Tilton Feb. 1
12 Capt. Ela Feb. 1
13 Malve Sherburne Feb. 1
14 Charles Chapman Feb. 2
15 Capt. Ela Feb. 8
16 Capt. Ela Feb. 10
17 Malve Sherburne Feb. 10
18 Malve Sherburne Feb. 12
19 Charles Chapman Feb. 14
20 Ann Cass Feb. 16
21 Edmunds & Co Feb. 16
22 Ed Sanborn Feb. 18
23 Malve Sherburne Feb. 26
24 E.M. Sherburne Feb. 26
25 Ed Sanborn Feb. 26
26 Mrs. Forbes Feb. 26
27 A.K. Tilton Feb. 27
28 L. Jackman Feb. 27
29 Cap. Ela March 2
30 G.M. Sherburne March 7
31 G.M. Sherburne March 14
32 Lt. Jackman March 20
33 G.M. Sherburne March 24
34 Mrs. Forbes March 24
35 Ed Sanborn March 28
36 Ann Cass March 28
37 Mrs. Forbes April 5th
38 Ed Sanborn April 9
39 G.M. Sherburne April 11
40 Capt Ela April 17
41 Mrs. Forbes April 24
42 Capt. Ela April 29
43 Molve Sherburn April 29
44 Cap Ela May 1st
45 Mrs. Forbes May 6
46 Mrs. Forbes May 12
47 Cap Ela May 12
48 Cap Ela May 13
49 Lt. Jackman May 13
50 Post Master Newport News May 13
51 Post Master Phila May 16
52 Capt. Ela May 16
53 Capt. Ela May 20
54 Edmunds & Co May 20
55 Mrs. Forbes May 21
56 Cap Ela May 26
57 Cap Ela May 27
58 Sec of State May 28
59 Mrs. Forbes May 28
60 G.M. Sherburne May 28
61 Mrs. Forbes May 31
62 Molve Sherburne May 31
63 Cap Ela May 31
64 Joe Hoyt June 3d
65 Capt. Ela June 3
66 Mrs. Forbes June 6
67 Dr. Boothby June 7
68 Malve June 10
69 Capt. Ela June 14
70 L.G. Hine June 14
71 Ed Sanborn June 17
72 Nat Thomas June 22
73 Mrs. Forbes June 23
74 Molve Sherburne June 30
75 Lt. Jackman July 5
76 Capt. Ela July 6
77 Mrs. Forbes July 10
78 L.G. Hine July 11
79 Cad Hopkins July 23
80 Mrs. Forbes July 25
81 A.B. Cate July 22
82 Archie Nimmo July 28
83 Edmunds & Co July 30
84 Father Aug. 7
85 Mother Chapman Aug 7
86 Abby Weeks Aug. 7
87 Mrs. Forbes Aug. 9
88 Ed Sanborn Aug. 12
89 Ann Cass Aug. 16
90 Cap Ela Aug. 20
91 Lt. Jackman Aug. 20
92 Mrs. Forbes Aug. 20
93 Ann Cass Aug. 26
94 Major Wells Aug. 26
95 Sue Aug. 26
96 Capt. Ela Aug. 26
97 Archie Nimmo Aug. 26
98 Father & Mother Aug. 29
99 Capt. Ela Aug. 30
100 Ed Sanborn Sept. 2
101 Charlie Brown Sept. 6
102 Charlie Brown Sept. 8
103 Ben Robinson Sept. 9
104 Cad Hopkins Sept. 13
105 Archie Nimmo Sept. 13
106 Capt Ela Sept. 18
107 Charlie Brown Sept. 18
108 Lt. Jackman Sept. 20
Father & Mother Sept. 27
Mrs. Forbes Sept. 29
Mrs. Forbes Oct. 2
Charlie Brown Oct. 3
James Brown Oct. 4
Charlie Brown Oct. 11
Cad Hopkins Oct. 11
Archie Nimmo Oct. 11
Mr. Zanes Oct. 17
McFarland & Jenks Oct. 17
Susan Oct. 18
Lucy Cass Oct. 18
Jimmy Goodyear Oct. 22
Charlie Brown Oct. 28
Cad Hopkins Oct. 28
Ann Cass Nov. 3
Charlie Brown Nov. 4
Ed Sanborn Nov. 5
Jimmy Goodyear Nov. 5
Archie Nimmo Nov. 15
Lt. Jackman Nov. 15
Charlie Brown Nov. 20
James Brown Nov. 21
Sue Forbes Nov. 25
Charlie Brown Nov. 27
Lt. Jackman Nov. 28
Capt. Ela Dec. 5
Abby Weeks Dec. 6
Mrs. Forbes Dec. 7
Charlie Brown Dec. 7
Lucy Cass Dec. 8
Jimmy Goodyear Dec. 8
Capt. Ela Dec. 11
Charlie Brown Dec. 11
Emma Marden Dec. 11
Mrs. Westbrook Dec. 11
James Brown Dec. 19
Archie Nimmo Dec. 19
Mrs. Forbes Dec. 19
McFarland & Jenks Dec. 22
Lucy Cass Dec. 24
Malve Sherburne Sec. 28

Miscellaneous Letters Recd.

1 Capt. Ela Feb. 1
2 Charles Chapman Feb.2
3 Capt. Ela Feb. 5
4 Mrs. Forbes Feb. 10
5 Molve Sherburne Feb. 12
6 Charles Chapman Feb. 14
7 Ann Cass Feb. 15
8 Mrs. Flanders Feb. 18
9 Ed Sherburn Feb. 25
10 Ed Sanborn Feb. 26
11 Malve Sherburne Feb. 26
12 Mrs. Forbes Feb. 26
13 A.K. Tilton & Jack Feb. 27
14 Capt. Ela} old Feb. 28
15 Capt. Ela} old March 1
16 Capt. Ela March 1
17 G.M. Sherburne March 7
18 Lt. Jackman March 11
19 G.M. Sherburne March 12
20 G.M. Sherburne March 14
21 Mrs. Forbes March 20
22 Ed Sanborn March 17
23 Lt. Jackman March 22
24 Capt. Ela March 24
25 G.M. Sherburne March 24
26 Mrs. Forbes April 4th
27 Ed sanborn April 9
28 G.M. Sherburne April 9
29 Capt. Ela April 17
30 Mrs. Forbes April 22
31 E. Sanborn April 24
32 Molve Sherburne April 24
33 Capt. Ela May 1st
34 Ann Cass May 10
35 Mrs. Forbes May 11
36 Lt. Jackman May l 13
37 Capt. Ela May 13
38 Capt. Ela May 13
39 Molve Sherburne May 14
40 Edmunds & Co May 20
41 Mrs. Forbes May 28
42 Cap Ela May 26
43 Capt Ela May 27
44 Mrs. Forbes May 28
45 Molve May 28
46 Capt Ela May 29
47 Cap Ela June 3d
48 Mrs. Forbes June 4
49 Capt. Ela June 6
50 Dr. Boothby June 7
51 Cap Ela June 7
52 Molve June 10
53 L.G. Hine June 10
54 L.D. Stephens June 10
55 L.G. Hine June 12
56 Nat Thomas June 21
57 Molve June 25
58 Mrs. Forbes July 9
59 Mrs. Forbes July 22
60 Ed Sanborn July 23
61 Cad Hopkins July 31
62 Edmunds & Co July 30
63 Edmunds & Co Aug. 2
64 Archie Nimmo Aug. 5
65 Lt. Jackman Aug. 17
66 Abby Weeks Aug. 18
67 Mrs. Forbes Aug. 19
68 Ann Cass Aug. 23
69 Cap Ela Aug. 24
70 Major Wells Aug. 26
71 Ed Sanborn Aug. 28
72 Cad Hopkins Aug. 29
73 Dr. Peabody Sept. 3
74 Cate Sept. 6
75 Archie Nimmo Sept. 7
76 Charlie Brown Sept. 8
77 Abby Weeks Sept. 11
78 Ben Robinson Sept. 12
79 Mrs. Forees Sept. 15
80 Ben Robinson Sept. 16
81 Charlie Brown Sept. 17
82 Lt. Jackman Sept. 18
83 Dr. Peabody Sept. 19
84 Cad Hopkins Sept. 25
85 Capt. Ela Sept. 26
86 Charlie Brown Sept. 28
87 James Brown Oct. 1
88 Archie Nimmo Oct. 3
89 Abby Weeks Oct. 7
90 Ann Cass Oct. 8
91 Charlie Brown Oct. 11
92 Jimmy Goodyear Oct. 15
93 Mr. Zanes Oct. 17
94 Susan Oct. 18
95 Cad Hopkins Oct. 20
96 Charlie Brown Oct. 26
97 Ed Sanborn Oct. 28
98 James Brown Oct. 28
99 Lucy Cass Oct. 31
100 Archie Nimmo Nov. 3
101 Jimmy Goodyear Nov. 3
102 Charlie Brown Nov. 2
103 Charlie Brown Nov. 11
104 Charlie Brown Nov. 17
105 Abby Weeks Nov. 19
106 Charlie Brown Nov. 22
Charlie Brown Dec. 3d
Mrs. Forbes Dec. 3d
Charlie Brown Dec. 7
Archie Nimmo Dec. 11
Emma Marden Dec. 12
Mrs. Westbrook Dec. 15
James Brown Dec. 17
Ed Sanborn Dec. 17
Lucy Cass Dec. 17
Mrs. Forbes Dec. 19
Abby Weeks Dec. 24
Molve Sherburne Dec. 25
James Brown Dec. 31

Starch
Bluing
Clothepins
Glue
Dictionary
Cod fish
Staining stuff
Velvet ribbons 1 ½ yards


Wanted at the Ord Office

Ruled retorn paper
Invoices
Receipts
Envelopes

Chest Lack, handles & butts
Paper weights
Cape
Shoes
Watch

Potatoes
Sweet "
Apples
Honey

7 Harpers Monthly
2 Atlantic Monthly
1 Peoples Journal
1 Littles living Age
1 Lieut and his Son
1 Strange Story
1 Brown Jones, & Co
36 Waverley Magazines
1 Cabinet Library
1 Diary North & South
1 Beechers Life Thoughts
1 Bankers Wife
1 House on the Moor
1 Rjaungs Discourses
1 Bobbin Boy

E. H. Davis
C. A. 4th Me

Dr. Alonzo Boothby & Wife
Athens
Maine

Mrs. Alfred Dyer
Portland, Maine

Miss Ellen A. Beal
Portland, Maine

Mr. & Mrs. Davis Bennett
Buffalo, N. York

Capt. J. S. Davis
90 Regt
Philadelphia, Penna

Lt. J. M. Westbrook
49th
Huntington, Penna

Lt. Frank A. Stewart
29th Ohio

Capt. G.A. Schmidt
20th Mass

Capt. G.P. Smith
29th Ohio

Lt. G. K (?) Bussier
4th Res Penna

Lieut Wm Edmans
Martinsburg, Lewis Co
14th Regt New York

Lieut E. Mulkins
Forestville
Shauteaugua Co
49th Regt New York

Lt. H.B. Paxton
Muncy
Lycom Co
5th Res Penna

Lt. M.S. Hopkins
Berlin
7th Ohio

Capt. T.H. Marston
Philadelphia
82nd Penna

Nathan H. Kimball
Co. C. 1. B.S. S.
??? Rifle

Lt. Wm Edmands
Martinsbury
Lewis Co
New York

Mol Mitchell
Co. D 12th U.S.I
Noviciate Heast
Terre City
Md

E. Malkins
Foresville
Phautanford
N. York

Nathan H. Kimball
Co. C 1.B. S.S. Sharpe Rifle

Sergt. G.H. Ramey


Messer - Knife
Gipple - the-top
Miftle - Boot
Seker - Jack
Nix - No
Roas - Oat
Nix, for , stu - Don't understand
Mun - Man
Flint - Gun
Was - What
Sprecha - talk
Ditch - Dutch
Comet - Cant