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Woodruff family legal papers

Sub-Series 1

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Sub-Series 1

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 labor; a share in a saw mill; the establishment of a free school; and a request for a name change by Nellie Woodruff.

Dates

  • created: 1762-1911

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 21.50 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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