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African Americans

RF183

 File
Identifier: RF183

Scope and Contents

Material pertaining to African-Americans in Litchfield and Litchfield County. Includes information on George Clinton Rowe; Robin Starr; William Grimes [Lynne Brickley research]; Caesar James emancipation by Oliver Wolcott in 1786; and an "Annotated bibliography for African American Research" by Diane Cameron. Lynne T. Brickley: "African Americans in Litchfield" Program for descendants of William Grimes family reunion at the Tapping Reeve House and Law School on June 22, 1998. Also list of attendees. Lynne Templeton Brickley's "Outline of William Grimes' Life", printed June 22, 1998. Litchfield Land Record April 11, 1820 Eliada Peck of Litchfield to "Thomas Jackson of said Town, a Black man" for $100, one acre on Chestnut Hill on which Thomas had set a house. Dan Keefe spreadsheet for 1820 census of Litchfield Colored Population. Dan Keefe spreadsheet "Free Colored Population of Litchfield, Connectcut 1830" extracts from 1830 census. March 2015. "Black population of East Litchfield 1790-1850 including slave, head of household, servant, laborer, tenant" by Daniel Keefe. Jan. 2017.

Dates

  • Creation: 1800-2019

Extent

From the Collection: 16 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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