Leonard Stephens Diary, 1859 Trip, Part 2
Memorandum of Expenses From Covington, Ky. to Sturgeon County, Missouri.
| Tickets to St. Louis | $10.00 | |
| For Omnibus at Vincennes | .25 | |
| June 23rd, 1859 | ||
| For night's fare at Vincennes | 1.50 | |
| For Omnibus to Depot | .25 | |
| June 24th, 1859 | ||
| Bill at St. Louis | 2.00 | |
| For Omnibus to Depot | .25 | |
| Tickets to Sturgeon | 5.25 | $19.50 |
| June 30th, 1859 | ||
| Tickets to Bucklin | $2.10 | |
| Fare to Will Riddell's | 1.00 | |
| July 8th, 1859 | ||
| Tickets to Renick | 2.35 | |
| Expenses to Brother William's | 1.25 | $26.20 |
| July 21st, Tickets to St. Louis | $5.25 | |
| " 22nd, Tickets to Cincinnati | 10.00 | |
| Bill at St. Louis | 2.00 | |
| " 25th, Bill at Cincinnati | 2.35 | $45.80 |
| Contingencies | 7.00 | |
| ________ | ||
| Whole amount | $52.80 |
Notes:
Sic. Leonard has confused the town on the railroad with the nearby county where his brother lived. Return.
Bucklin is in Linn County, north of Chariton County, 24 miles west of Macon on the Hannibal & St. Joseph rail line. Return.
Leonard's grand nephew, William Waller Riddell (1828- -), who was living in Yellow Creek township (Chariton County), with his wife, Venelia Rooker, and their newborn first child, Mary W. Riddell. Return.
Renick is in Randolph County, 7 miles south of Moberly and about 10 miles west of Middle Grove. Return.
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