Scope and Contents 16th Regiment Orderly Book (2011-88-0) is a collection of orders for the 16th Regiment of the Connecticut State Infantry. In the front of the book are three loose items. One item is a Regimental Order from Col. Joseph Birge Jr. and William E. Dickinson (Birge’s Adjutant) to Ezra H. Churchill. Folded with this order is a slip of the enrolled men of the regiment from October 10th, 1843, but this form does not seem to be filled out complete; the...

Scope and Contents The 17th Regiment Orderly Book (2011-89-0) was maintained from May 1, 1816 to Sept 3, 1827. The book is primarily made up of general rolls which start May 1, 1816 and end May 7, 1827. The rolls primarily list every member of the regiment that year, when they joined, and reason for removals from the regiment. There are a few orders at the end of the book. Currently housed in 3A Box 18.

Scope and Contents Invitation to a ball to be held on Sep. 15, 1865, at the Clarke House, Winsted, Conn.

Scope and Contents 18 deeds related to land bought and sold by Charles Adams, members of his family, and others in Litchfield, Conn.

Scope and Contents Charles Adams power of attorney to Warren W. Bissell regarding bonds, stock, and scrip to be issued by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.

Scope and Contents Elijah Adams, Esq. in Fishkill, New York writes to Asa Bacon, Esq. in Litchfield about a meeting at Col. Benjamin Tallmadge's house. Provides recollections about a business arrangement involving Judge Reeve, Uriel Holmes, Frederick Wolcott, Benjamin Tallmadge Ezekiel Lewis, John Landon, Aaron Smith and Julius Deming. Gives an account of attempts to collect a debt from Aaron Smith.

Scope and Contents The Emma L. Adams composition book (2011-41-0) contains handwritten compositions by Emma L. Adams between October 30, 1875 and November 25, 1876. The small bound notebook contains various compositions dealing with a variety of topics. One titled "A day at Irvington and Tarrytown" describes a day excursion by train of school girls from Brooklyn up the Hudson River. She discusses seeing Washington Irving's home and lunching on the veranda, as well as visiting his grave and the Old Dutch Church in...

Scope and Contents Papers relating to the Adams family of Litchfield, including Joseph Adams (1764-1856); one of his sons, Charles Adams (1805-1883); and others, consisting primarily of genealogical materials and obituaries.

Scope and Contents An 11 page handwritten notebook with the first page "Record Amos Adams was born Sep. 1, 1728". It contains records of the Adams family to Thomas Adams born Oct. 13, 1814. The back page is inscribed Joseph Adams Book, Litchfield, Nov. 19, 1814.

Scope and Contents A handwritten cover page for The Monitor, July 10, 1793 to Dec. 31, 1794. The Monitor was a Litchfield newspaper printed by Collier and Buel from 1792 to 1807. The use of this note is uncertain.