Charles Adams deeds

00-2010-291-0

Collection

Identifier: 00-2010-291-0

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

18 deeds related to land bought and sold by Charles Adams, members of his family, and others in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates

created: 1841-1871
Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2011

Creator

Adams, Charles, 1805-1883 (Person)

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Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain.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

Charles Adams (1805-1883) was a son of Litchfield residents Joseph Adams (1764-1856) and Deborah Marsh Adams (1773-1857). He moved to Bath, N.Y. in the 1830s where he worked as a newspaper publisher. Following the unexpected death of his brother Henry died in 1842, Adams moved back to Litchfield and continued publication of The Litchfield Enquirer until 1845, when it was sold to Payne Kilbourne. Twice Adams assumed the editorship of the paper until it was sold to James Humphrey in 1859. After 1845, Adams was elected judge of probate court, a position he held for fourteen of the next twenty years.