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Bills and receipts from defunct Litchfield stores, approximately 150 items.

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Births and deaths of family members 1776-1834, including Abigail Saltonstall who died in Litchfield, Conn., Jul 18, 1825.

Scope and Contents The George B. Sanford manuscript (1964-18-0, .21 linear feet) consists of an original typescript draft and copy of his memoir, "Experiences in Army Life of Col. George B. Sanford, Retired, U.S.A., lately Col. 6th Cavalry U.S.A.," written about 1893 or 1894, which details his experiences during the American Civil War. A copy of this manuscript was edited and published in 1969 by E. R. Hagemann in book form titled Fighting Rebels and Redskins: Experiences in...

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Papers related to the genealogy of Margaret Swartwout Sanford of Litchfield, Conn., including her D.A.R. application materials, her eulogy by Howard Frederic Dunn and David Fyodor Gurniak of St. Michael's Church, obituaries of her grandfather Rollin Sanford (1806-1879), news clippings related to members of the Swartwout family, and other documents.

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Diary of Margaret Swartwout Sanford (2016-09-0) 5 year topics in her diary include family memebers and local families, activities, weather, travel to other local towns, news about WWII.

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W. D. Sanford photograph of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery reunion at Camp Dutton

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A small collection consisting of a small record book, Mary B. Merriam in account with Firth and Hall, 1849-1852, includes prices for girls work; invoice, 1839; snapshot of a windmill with unidentified correspondence on reverse.

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Letter to James Humphrey in which John G. Saxe agrees to comply with Humphrey's request.

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Real estate documents relating to the sale and mortgage of properties on Old South Street and East Street, Litchfield, CT.

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The Frank L. Schafley scrapbook (1974-51-0) dates between 1885 and 1890. Included in the scrapbook are trade cards from businesses in Pennsylvania, religious cards, Christmas cards, and an invitation to the closing exercises at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1887. The item is currently housed in 3A Box 7.