Litchfield County Bar Association Records

00-1965-24-0

Collection

Identifier: 00-1965-24-0

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This single volume record book contains various information pertaining to the Litchfield County Bar Association. The first entry is dated December 1796. The volume includes entries by various secretaries documenting rules for admission to practice, resolves, and fees. Adonijah Strong is the first party listed as Chairman, and Frederick Wolcott the first as Clerk of the Bar. It establishes a fee schedule for the Court of Common Pleas and the Superior Court. It provides listings of students studying for the bar at the Litchfield Law School and reading law with various attorneys. It also notes when particular students have completed their studies. Located in 3A Box 5a.

Dates

created: 1793-1886
Other: Date acquired: 02/12/1965

Creator

Litchfield County Bar Association (Litchfield County, Conn.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

This volume documents the Litchfield County Bar Association from 1796, but a later anniversary celebration marked its start as 1798. The association remains active as of 2024.

Extent

One bound volume other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This single volume record book contains various information pertaining to the Litchfield County Bar Association.

Arrangement Note

The first page of the volume includes a table of contents: Page 1. Appointment of a Clerk. Table of Fees. 3. Bar Rules of Admission to Practice. 5. Court Rules of Admission to Practice. 7. T. Reeve, Esq. authorized to instruct &c after he shall leave the practice Written by a second secretary, Seth P. Beers: 1. Supplemental Table of Fees established Decemr 1804. 7. Rules of Admission adopted by Convention of the Bars 12. Resolve as to the time & manner of elected Chairmen & Depy chairmen 21. Special Resolve in Favor of Adh Strong Esqr after retirement from the Bar 29. Resolve re suits on officers Receipts. Located in 3A Box 5