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Advertisements, bills, correspondence, tax abatement list, correspondence and orders related to town roads, and other records related to the Town of Litchfield.

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The Vital Records: Marriages and Deaths in Litchfield collection (2011-110-0) is a record of marriages and deaths in Litchfield, Connecticut. The left hand pages contain the information on the marriages and the right hand page contains the information on the deaths, and this continues throughout the entire book. The dates mentioned in the book range from 1848 to 1870. Each page is organized chronologically, but the book as a whole is not organized chronologically.

Scope and Contents Litchfield's Bi-Centennial celebration 1920 album(1966-08-0) contains photographs from the August 1 through August 4, 1920 Bicentennial celebration in Litchfield, Connecticut. Photographs depict the various activities that took place during the celebration, including the Governor's visit on "State Day," the parade on "County Day," and the community picnic and historic masque on "Litchfield Day." Also included in the photo album are a small amount of newspaper clippings detailing the...

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Litman, Edward (2015-20-0) Newspaper clippings in reference to Edward Litwin tell of family life andmilitary life. A post card to his wife sent from London, England while he was in the army.

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Photographs of family wedding, baseball in Milton; slides of 1976 Bicentennial parade in Litchfield; "The Memory Book," August 27, 1988, Litchfield High School 1926-1955.

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Small album that provides space for a student's personal information, slots to slip small portrait photographs of classmates, and pages for autographs. Includes 8 portraits and one autograph.

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Handwritten copy of Charles Wesley's hymn, "Lo! on a narrow neck of land," undated.

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Cookbook. "Wholesome Cooking Without Waste." Front cover inscribed with "Welch’s Grape Juice Sold by Morey & Perkins, General Merchandise, Bantam, Conn." "Two hundred well-tested recipes selected by Ethel Harris." Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, circa 1912. Machine punched hole. 5 5/8”x 7 5/8”, 32 pages.

This item has fire damage as a result of a fire that destroyed the Morey & Perkins store.

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Two bonds for Mary Lord & Erastus A. Lord of Litchfield for $1600, dated 13 Jun 1828, and $2000, dated 26 Aug 1829, payable to Isaac Spencer, Treasurer of the State of Connecticut for use and benefit of the School Fund. Also a receipt to Erastus A. and Mary Lord on 6 Sep 1830 for $108 dollars interest on the bonds.

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Philo H. Cummings to Miss J. A. Edmonds, Aug. 3, 1859.