$125
Handwritten journal with printed title page maintained by Calvin Pitkin Pease of Darien, Georgia, between January and June, 1856 (40 pages total), with monthly accounts of money paid for items and services for the years 1871 and 1872 (16 pages). Calvin Pitkin Pease was an employee of Mitchell & Pease, a general store in Darien, Georgia. Calvin and his family were originally from Ellington, Connecticut and moved to Georgia in 1849. The journal provides insight into Pease's business as well as life in antebellum Georgia. He discusses his social activities such as visiting friends and colleagues for tea, attending the local opera house, and attending church services. Pease also alludes to slavery, mentioning that one of "Dr. Frank's Negros" was drowned one evening, and stating that several African Americans trade in the store in which he works. Once the Civil War began Pease returned to the North. First two leaves detached; spine deteriorating; lacking rear wrapper.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2015-08-05
