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Charles Buell, Litchfield tax collector, receipt to Elihu Harrison for payment of town & state taxes of the list for 1819 for the heirs of Dan Harrison.

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Lucy Parker account for tailoring, braid, crape, and trimming.

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Salmon Woodruff account of labor including cutting poles and roofing.

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Burlington & Polley of New Haven invoice to Mr. Harrison for barrels of flour, with note of payment received by William A. Reynolds.

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Elihu Harrison of Litchfield invoice to William Pierpont for goods including kettles, pails, and pots, with note credited by 1 stove & apparatus.

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Bill of sale from John T. Mansfield of Litchfield to Elihu Harrison for a red and white cow, with conditions and an obligation to Ozias Seymour.

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Appraisal of Amos Smith, Simeon Smith, and Nathan D. Smith who have examined the cow which Elihu Harrison purchased of Samuel Porter.

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...

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arranged alphabetically.