Scope and Contents The George Baldwin collection (1974-47-0) contains items relating to Charles H. Coit (1856-1931) of Litchfield, Conn., including a poem about cigarettes, undated; resolutions of Lambda Beta Pi Society; deed, William Ransom to Henry Coit land in Litchfield, May 8, 1882; deed, Fanny McLean, Kate Coit, Bertha Coit, and John Coit to Charles Coit land in Litchfield, Oct. 3, 1887; deed, Ella Coit to Charles Curtis land in Litchfield, May 5, 1936; and two items related to Charles Coit's...

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Two land surveys of land belonging to the estate of George Baldwin.

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The George N. Baldwin account book (2011-105-0) was maintained by Baldwin in 1875 and 1876. The small book records items bought for the Litchfield County Jail from A.S. Wright and Company.

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Deed from Isaac Baldwin to John Thomson, Jr. dated 11 Dec 1805 for a 23 acre piece of land in Goshen (Conn). Witnessed by Jesse Beach and Samuel Hopkins.

Scope and Contents The James Baldwin Diary (1951-12-0) is a small diary containing a few pages of genealogical information of the Baldwin family including birth and death dates for several family members and describing how his family originally came to Litchfield. The majority of the diary is a retelling of American Revolutionary War. In part of the diary, Baldwin mentions the battle of Harlem Heights and a speech by George Washington. The diary was most likely written by James Baldwin, but the diary was most...

Scope and Contents The journal of Phineas Baldwin (abt. 1847-1817) and Reuben Webster (1757-1833) documents the activites of two men in Litchfield, Conn.  Baldwin traded in a variety of commodities and services with Litchfield residents, such as wood, veal, rice, tobacco, butter, and carting. His sections of the book run from 1784 to 1806. Another person, perhaps Reuben Webster, also used the book. In these sections, dating from 1817 through 1829, are several entries regarding Baldwin's estate, several...

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City of Baltimore 6 1/4 cent note (shinplaster). No date is apparent.

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Promissory note for 1,000 pounds sterling signed by Nicholas Biddle and Joseph Cowperthwait payable at the bank's agency in London.

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The Bantam Episcopal Society Records (1971-78-23) document the Episcopal Society's building of a church in Bantam, Connecticut. There are seven items in this collection that document records of subscribers, records of meetings, and contracts. The collection also includes an assortment of receipts.