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This folder contains three receipts from The First National Bank of Litchfield for Warren Washington Bissell.

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Captain William Bissell's resignation letter addressed to Lieut. Col. E.S. Kellogg.

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A folder of papers and correspondence of The Bill Nye Mining and Milling Company with Warren Washington Bissell. This is the second of two folders whose contents relate to the company.

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A letter from M.B. Dunbar addressed to Warren Washing Bissell. The letter was sent with a ntoe that Dunbar is asking Bissell to sign.

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A letter from M.B. Dunbar addressed to Warren Washington Bissell. The letter was enclosed with a note for Bissell to sign for The Bill Nye Mining and Milling Company. Dunbar explains in the letter that the note is a loan to the mining and milling company and explains what the loan will be used for.

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A note from M.B. Dunbar to Warren Washington Bissell. The note askes Bissell to sign a note.

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Writing from Tuscumbria, Ala., she writes about slavery, the southern life, and her husband's store.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Bissell and Bissell-Baldwin families, including family members, friends, and business associates. The collection consists of correspondence, business records, account books, and other records. Isaac Bissell (1682-1744) moved to Litchfield in 1723, where he owned a 60th share, approximately 700 acres. He was the father of ten children, including Benjamin (1717-1747) and Zebulon (1724-1777). The Bissells were farmers, although there is little material in the Society's...

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A letter fromt he directors of The Bill Nye Gold Mining and Milling Company sent to the stockholders in the company. The letter announces and details the company's new plan of financing. The listed directors of the company are, J.W. Hague, S.A. Simonds, E.W. Munson, F.L. Andrews, and F.C. Bellamy.

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A letter from M.B. Dunbar addressed to Warren Washington Bissell. In the letter, Dunbar explains to Bissell what the money Bissell invested into The Bill Nye Gold Mining and Milling Company over the passed year was used for.