The organization of the account book/diary is haphazard. The first entry is a record of hauling loads of hay in 1896. The next twenty pages contain ledger accounts for crewmembers on voyages to Barbados and other places in 1867-1868 and 1876-1877. Following are 10 pages of various accounts for labor, supplies and merchandise, headed "Bucksport" and dating from 1878 to 1882. These accounts are followed by about thirty pages of pasted in bills for taxes, clothes, coal, boots and other commodities, dating from 1853 to 1866, all in the town of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Concluding are approximately 75 pages of a farm journal covering Chandler's activities from 1899 to 1914. Included in this last part are notations about livestock, selling apples, work performed and general mention of the elder Chandler's comings and goings. The wide range of Chandler's economic activities -- he sold apples, cream, and livestock; performed labor or carted goods for his neighbors; and he leased parts of his farm -- are documented on a regular basis, as well as personal items such as travels and visits, weather, and new purchases.