1840 Dr. Dec. 2, to carriage to New Haven $ 7 00 " 2, to 50 newspapers 1 00 " 2, to gate fee 25 " 3, to expenses at the Pavillion 9 50 " 4, to porter 25 " 4, to New Haven to New York 4 00 " 4, to newspapers 12 " 4, to hack 1 00 " 4, to cartage 44 1841 Jan. 15, to bill for board for 2 months 120 00 " 29, to bill for vaccination 1 00 " 31, to figs and crackers 17 " 31, to oysters and laudanum 22 Feb. 7, to doctor's bill--one visit 1 00 " 18, to one box of pencil-leads 5 May 25, to one umbrella 1 00 " 28, to repairing silk hat 88 Sept. 8, to letter from Mrs. Field 13 Oct. 20, to paid Dr. Catlin in Haddam 5 00 Nov. 13, to Mrs. Nolan's bill 27 50 " 15, to one willow cradle 2 00 --------- Dec. 1 $1,467 12 "The above are our expenses for one year, from December 2, 1840, to December 2, 1841. "CYRUS W. FIELD." From this time until 1842 the accounts were kept with the same exactness; some of the items for this latter year are: "1842 June 13, to cutting coat, vest, 2 pair pants $ 1 75 " 15, to soap, 8 cents; pepper, 5 cents; tobacco and linen 32 July 4, to Niblo's Garden, M. E. F., M. S., and C. W. F. 1 50 " 6, to Dr. Paine, $1; pill, 6 cents 1 06 Aug. 7, to letter to and one from Mrs. Field 25 Oct. 1, to W. H. Popham, 7 tons coal 37 75 Nov. 18, to shoestrings, 5 cents; tacks, 19 cents 24 " 22, to _Tribune_, 2 weeks 18 --------- Dec. 1 $1,482 79 "The above were our expenses for one year, December 2, 1841, to December 2, 1842. "CYRUS W. FIELD." And on December 1, 1843, at the end of the book we read: --------- "1843 $1,654 91 Less Dec. 1, boarding ---- from October 8, 1842, to date, 59-6/7 weeks @ $3 $179 57 " 1, cash over to date[A] 6 30 185 87 --------- $1,469 04 [A] This amount is for sundries sold, and entered the past year in our expenses, and for which I refund back the money.