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A note dated from Litchfield acknowledging that Reynold Marvin had received from Isaac Baldwin, Esq., clerk of Litchfield County Court, an execution in his favor against Joshua Preston for a debt.

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1/6 dollar note.

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Blank Massachusetts Bank order.

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A silk ribbon printed with the title "Cold Water Army", an insignia of a public demonstration at a fountain, and a drawing of a family drawing water from a well. R. Andrews, Boston. Published by Mass. Temp. Union.

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Matchbook Cover Collection, 1996-26-0, consists of eleven matchbook covers from Litchfield businesses.  The businesses include Mitchell's, Westleigh Farm, Bowerman's Restaurant, Bantam Lumber Co., Vinnie's Restaurant, Hartford County Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Bernard C. Roberg Real Estate, The F. North Clark Insurance Agency and the Litchfield Summer Theatre performance of "Angel Street."

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Richard Mathews in Litchfield gives character references for Mr. Major Dowell, James Ramsay, Andrew Steel, and Andrew Fulton, who are inhabitants of Augusta County, Virginia where Mathews resides.

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Justus Matthews of New Milford (Conn.) deeds 25 rods of land with a small house in New Milford to Samuel Peet of New Milford. Dated March 25, 1762 at New Milford. Signed by John Hitchcock, Justice of Peace. Witnessed by Abel Camp and Peter Brownson.

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Correspondence, genealogies, notes, and genealogical tables regarding the Hopkins family gathered by Muriel Hopkins McLauchlin probably for the publication of her booklet, "The Hopkins Family: Litchfield and Northfield." The documents also relate to the Hill and Alfred families.

Scope and Contents Three letters from Fanny Coit McLean (1852- ) sent from Jacksonville, Fla., to her mother Frances Olmsted Coit (1829-1909). Fanny Coit married Rev. Allan McLean (1837-1882) of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield in 1878. McLean's health was not good and he and Mrs. McLean went to Jacksonville in Feb., 1882, in hopes of a recovery. During this time, Mrs. McLean wrote three letters to her mother, signed with "Kitty," in which she discussed their activities, news of family and...

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McNeil and Bostwick Photos (2015-18-0, 10 photos) Photographs of McNeil and Bostwick families. People identified on the back of the photographs are Edwin McNeil, Sr., Emily Dotterer (Mrs.Edwin McNeil, Sr.), Edwin McNeil, Jr., Arthur E. Bostwick, David Elmore Bostwick and Adelide McKinley (parents of Arthur Bostwick). Andrew Lirue Bostwick and Ester Bostwick (children of Arthur Bostwick).