Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged into two subseries, and is arranged alphabetically within each subseries. The first subseries contains primarily land deeds, including an extensive collection of land transactions by Morris Woodruff and his business partner Simeon Harrison. It also includes numerous legal documents signed by George C. Woodruff as justice of the peace. The second subseries contains, in addition to land deeds, a number of other kinds of transactions, including sales of cows and...

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This series contains personal accounts, bills, and receipts. The first subseries contains the personal estate papers of members of the Woodruff family, while the second subseries contains the papers of third party individuals. The subseries have been arranged alphabetically.

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Requesting the whereabouts of Henry Wattles, "who ran away from [Bridgeport], in our debt."

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Many of the letters in this subseries are from Woodruff's brother, Lewis B. Woodruff, and concern financial affairs, including debt collections, discussions about investments, and Lewis's assistance with Woodruff's law practice. Also includes genealogical correspondence.

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Legal papers concerning Morris Woodruff's estate.  Accompanied by notes and accounts. Includes two copies of his will dated March 5, 1839; and a list of artiicles purchased from his estate by R.M. Woodruff on Oct. 26, 1840.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains the correspondence of other members of the Woodruff family as well as third-party correspondence.  The series has been divided into several subseries by primary correspondent, and alphabetically in each subseries.  Each subseries provides a window into the primary correspondent's personal and business life.  For example, the first subseries contains both financial letters to Morris Woodruff as well as his letters to his wife Candace; and the ninth subseries contains...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains the correspondence of other members of the Woodruff family as well as third-party correspondence.  The series has been divided into several subseries by primary correspondent, and alphabetically in each subseries.  Each subseries provides a window into the primary correspondent's personal and business life.  For example, the first subseries contains both financial letters to Morris Woodruff as well as his letters to his wife Candace; and the ninth subseries contains...

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Draft of a letter concerning Woodruff's future marriage to Henrietta Sophronia (Seymour) Woodruff.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been divided into seven subseries to reflect Woodruff's diverse business and personal correspondence. The first subseries, law, consists primarily of correspondence from his law clients, for whom he worked in many cases as a debt collector, as well as from those he dunned for money. The second subseries represents his correspondence as postmaster of Litchfield. In addition to routine postal office business, including scheduling mail deliveries, inquiring about potential...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been divided into seven subseries to reflect Woodruff's diverse business and personal correspondence. The first subseries, law, consists primarily of correspondence from his law clients, for whom he worked in many cases as a debt collector, as well as from those he dunned for money. The second subseries represents his correspondence as postmaster of Litchfield. In addition to routine postal office business, including scheduling mail deliveries, inquiring about potential...