Legal and Financial Records of William B. Gerrish and Julia G. Gerrish, 1884-1940

William Gerrish's day books contain a record of household finance and events, and span 1884-1939. These pocket-size (2" x 5") books are arranged chronologically. Also included in this series are tax receipts (1910-1917, 1940), account books (1912-1935), insurance policies (1929-38), deeds (1890-1900), and a Westwood Cemetery certificate dated 1906 for William B. Gerrish. Of particular note are the estate matters of William and Julia Gerrish, which include 1903 copies of their wills (William drew up a later version but it is not in this collection). Much of the correspondence in this file is directed to William son-in-law, Keyes Metcalf. Keyes served as his father-in-law's beneficiary after the death of Julia in early 1939, and apparently handled the estate of his father-in-law after William's death later in 1939.