The entries in this daybook cover the periods March 1877 and April-November 1878. The entries are grouped by month but do not follow a chronological order within each month. A few entries have short explanatory notes after them. Miscellaneous notes and accounts, including a statement of the Gold & Stock account, dated January 1873, appear on the last pages. The front cover is labeled "Day Book Journal March 1877 to Nov 1878." The book contains 289 numbered pages.