Granville Berkley's pocket diary, 1866

1866

998-3-8

1 folder.

This pocket diary of Granville Berkley, whic contains entries throughout the year of 1866. Entries focus on people who worked for him, legal cases, weather, birth of calves, and purchases of flour and wheat.

The following are some (not all) of the references in the diary. The handwriting is at times very difficult to read, and the sections at the end of the diary (Memoranda, Bills Payable, etc.) were not reviewed for names.
Court Cases: People vs. Froggett (Jan. 2), Leyner & Botherick (Jan. 10), "Shanahan examined & remanded to jail (Feb. 3), Hayden & Wellman (Feb. 4), Wolcott & Whipple trial at Denver (Mar. 6), Rotterick & Leyner (Apr. 2), Shanahan (Apr. 10), Hayden (May 1), Whipple & Wolcott (May 3), "witnesses C.A. Dimmick, A.B. Cornell, Phebe C. Green, Julia Ann Green" (July 19), Jennie Parker vs. Jax. Parker (Oct. 10)
Employees: Frank Barker (Jan. 15, at $20/mo.), John D. Sutton (Feb. 19), F. & P. Barker (Apr. 8), Azro Esterbrook (Aug 8), William Segal (Oct. 27), Runyan trial (Nov. 3)
Farming: "sowed wheat, lettuce, radishes and tomatoes" (Feb. 26), "finished sowing barley" (Apr. 10), "have tomatoe plants large enough to set out" (Apr. 16), "finished sowing wheat" (Apr. 20), "planting corn" (Apr. 27), "planted 1st cabbage, beet & tomato plants" (May 13)
Business dealing with: DeBacker (Mar. 16), Towner (Mar. 20), Wellman (Mar. 27), Altona Company (Sept. 8), Tourtellott (Sept. 17), Douty's Mill (Nov. 26), Smith's Mill (Dec. 12)
Social events with: Dr. Hubbard & Dr. Cluster & wives (Jan. 1), "party at Rock Creek House" (Feb. 14)

Granville Berkley, Sr. was a lawyer and judge in the early days of Boulder. He and his family settled in Boulder after the Civil War.

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Diaries.

Berkley, Granville 1820-1884

Carson, Dina C.

Berkley, Granville, Sr, 1820-1884

Donor: Dina C. Carson, Gift, 23 October 2014.

Dina C. Carson, the donor, purchased this diary from Patrick McHenry of Wexford, Pennsylvania in 2014.