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Chauncey S. Gillett DaybookFinding AidFinding aid prepared by Dex Haven.2010
Administrative InformationAcquired from Dan Casavant, 2001 (2001-015). Processed by Dex Haven, August 2010. Preferred CitationCite as: Chauncey S. Gillett Daybook (MS 417 bd). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteAlthough poorly known, Chauncey S. Gillett (1815-1846) appears to have carried on a relatively small custom at a general store in Southwick, Massachusetts, during the early 1840s. The son of Almon and Cinthia Gillett, Gillett traded in the typical range of groceries, dry goods, and other commodities, including buttons, cloth, paper, tobacco and tea, molasses, and candles, but also in liquors of various sorts (rum, gin, and brandy cider). Gillett died at the age of 30 on January 4, 1846, and is buried in Southwick. Return to the Table of Contents Kept by the young Chauncey Gillett, this daybook records a chronological series of transactions at a general stores in Southwick, Mass., between 1841 and 1845. Among Gillett's customers were several relatives, including Almon, Rhodolphus, and Levi Gillett, all of whom are also buried in the Southwick cemetery. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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