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One page from a daybook of Elihu Harrison.

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Business letters to Elihu Harrison and the company of Harrison & Parmelee. Arranged chronologically.

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Copies or drafts of letters sent to merchants by Harrison & Parmelee of Litchfield. Merchants include Hotchkiss and Hall; New Line Packets; Nicholson & Manville; J. Nicholson; Messrs. Reed & Lee; Root, Atwater & Co.; Emanuel Russell; Hughes & Son; R.N. Stone.T. & S. Bishop.

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Letter from C.H. Austin in Berlin to Elihu Harrison concerning the settlement of accounts and unpaid debts.

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James C. Wadsworth  letter to Elihu Harrison in South Farms concerning his sale of clover seed.

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Letter from Mott & Gorham in New York to Messrs. Harrison & Parmelee acknowledging Harrison's letter & responding that they do not have the items he ordered and are in the process of closing their business.

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Licenses issued to Elihu Harrison from the Town of Litchfield to sell wines and distilled spiritous liquors in his store in Litchfield for the years 1819, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1826 [Harrison & Parmelee], 1827, and 1829.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of Elihu Harrison (1797-1855) consist primarily of his business papers including bills, accounts, receipts, and orders. Elihu Harrison was a storekeeper and business man in Litchfield, first in the South Farms section (now the town of Morris) and later, about 1825, in the center of Litchfield. From the goods he purchased from wholesale merchants in New Haven and New York, it is evident that he ran a general store, selling a variety of dry goods, hardware, and groceries. The...