William L. Ransom currency collection
00-1890-56-0
Scope and Contents
Notes issued by the colonies of Delaware and New Jersey and United States fractional currency.
Dates
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1889
Creator
- Ransom, William L., 1822- (Person)
- Connecticut. Treasury Department (Organization)
- New Jersey. Treasury Department (Organization)
- United States. Continental Congress (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
William L. Ransom was a clerk of the Litchfield Superior and Supreme Courts. He was an avid collector of autographs and a member of the Litchfield Historical Society.
Extent
25.00 items
2.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Notes issued by the colonies of Delaware and New Jersey and United States fractional currency.
Source of Acquisition
William L. Ransom
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Accruals and Additions
William L. Ransom made an initial donation of United States fractional currency in or before 1890. He mad an additional donation consisting of colonial currency in 1903 (1903-01-0).
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
- Title
- William L. Ransom currency collection
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 05/07/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org