William Holabird papers

00-2017-45-0

File

Identifier: 00-2017-45-0

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Scope and Contents

Incoming correspondence from Phineas Miner, Charles A. Ingersoll, William Hungerford, James T. Pratt, Royal Ralph Hinman, Amos Pillsbury, George C. Woodruff, John H. Hubbard, William Leggett, Samuel Simons, Lancelot Phelps, Henry D. Gilpin, Truman Smith, James I. Roosevelt, Baranabas Bates, Andrew T. Judson, Perry Smith, Charles Sigourney, John Boyd, William Walcott Ellsworth, Alfred E. Burr, Seymour N. Case, Jeremiah Day, and others. Also includes receipts and invoices.

Dates

Creation: 1818-1866

Creator

Holabird, William Swift, 1794-1855 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown.

Biographical / Historical

William S. Holabird (1794-1855) was the son of William and Dorcas Bird Holabird. He attended the Litchfield Law School in 1815 and practiced in Colebrook, CT for several years before moving to Winsted, CT in 1824, where he established a large and successful practice. In 1828 he married Adaline Catlin, the daughter of Abijah Catlin of Harwinton. He served as the district attorney from 1834-1841. He left the law briefly for politics and was elected the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. He also worked as a Postmaster and as assignee in bankruptcy. He retired in 1850 and died five years later.