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Litchfield County Jail

RF117A

 File
Identifier: RF117A

Scope and Contents

Litchfield County Jail miscellaneous information. A term paper by Kasey Gill in 1999 titled "Execution Day 1892". Articles about the Litchfield Jail and the imprisoning of William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's son. New York TImes article "Litchfield's jail begins another era with women hoping for new lives" dated 16 Oct 1994. History of the jail and information about McAuliffe Manor, a rehabilitation center. Litchfield Enquirer Feb. 4 1892 article about the execution of Andrew Borjessen. Included info on the gallows. Photocopies of newspapers from 1880-1887 concerning Litchfield as the County seat and rebuilding the county jail. Greater Litchfield Preservation Trust, Inc. "Conditions assessment and feasibility study for the adaptive reuse 1812 Litchfield County Jail" May 2011.

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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