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A collection of twenty-two folders of bills and receipts which relate to Warren Washington Bissell. The folders which make up this series are organize by year, and then the contents of the folders are then organized alphabetically by name of the company. In several years items from the National Lead Company are placed in a separate folder because the large volume of papers.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Bissell and Bissell-Baldwin families, including family members, friends, and business associates. The collection consists of correspondence, business records, account books, and other records. Isaac Bissell (1682-1744) moved to Litchfield in 1723, where he owned a 60th share, approximately 700 acres. He was the father of ten children, including Benjamin (1717-1747) and Zebulon (1724-1777). The Bissells were farmers, although there is little material in the Society's...

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The second of three folders in the Bissell Family Collection pertaining to Warren Washington Bissell's investments in the Essex Consolidated Mines Company.

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A letter from the F.W. Bernard Company about an offer of stock in the Middle Yuba Exploration Company for members of the Essex Consolidated Mines Company.

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An undated letter from Oliver Rodgers. Only the second page of the letter remains, and the letter appears to pertain to the deal detailed in item one of this folder; Rodgers is advising that investments should be made into something of real value. In the earlier letter it is mentioned that stock in the Essex Consolidated Mines Company has no value, but stock in the Middle Yuba Exploration Company does have value.

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A blank form to purchase stock in the Essex Consolidated Mines Company.

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Documents relating to Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores created by Captain William Bissell of the 19th Connecticut Volunteers.

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Primarily religious in nature, also describes her difficulties as a teacher.

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A letter from the F.W. Bernard Company to Warren Washington Bissell. The letter proposes an offer to sell stock to Bissell as well as provides an update on the state on the mines of the Essex Consolidated Mines Company.