Silas E. Cheney account book

00-1973-65-0

Collection

Identifier: 00-1973-65-0

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Silas E. Cheney account book (1973-6-0) contains records for the years 1848-1856. Silas E. Cheney (1821-1874) was the son of Litchfield furniture maker Silas Ely Cheney and his wife Mary Young Cheney. During the 1840s and 1850s Silas operated a store in Litchfield. The account book indicates that the business dealt in general goods as well as foodstuffs. In the late 1850s Silas and his brother Edward relocated to New York where they briefly worked from their brother-in-law Horace Greeley. In the 1860s Silas returned to his family’s homestead in Litchfield and spent the remainder of his life working as a farmer and a broker. The item is housed in 3B Box 19.

Dates

created: 1848-1856
Other: Date acquired: 12/08/1972

Creator

Cheney, Silas E., 1821-1874 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.