Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been divided into seven subseries to reflect Woodruff's diverse business and personal correspondence. The first subseries, law, consists primarily of correspondence from his law clients, for whom he worked in many cases as a debt collector, as well as from those he dunned for money. The second subseries represents his correspondence as postmaster of Litchfield. In addition to routine postal office business, including scheduling mail deliveries, inquiring about potential...

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Postcard to J. Deming Perkins concerning the Litchfield Village Improvement Society, dated July 28, 1877; part of a mimeographed letter dated April 1, 1914; and, a postcard signed by George Morris Woodruff, dated March 4th, 1926 with thanks for remembering his 90th birthday.

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Concerning the possibility of nominating James P. Woodruff for governor of Connecticut.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series has been arranged into two subseries, and is arranged alphabetically within each subseries. The first subseries contains primarily land deeds, including an extensive collection of land transactions by Morris Woodruff and his business partner Simeon Harrison. It also includes numerous legal documents signed by George C. Woodruff as justice of the peace. The second subseries contains, in addition to land deeds, a number of other kinds of transactions, including sales of cows and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series primarily reflects the business activities of George C. Woodruff, though the final subseries includes business papers from Woodruff family members and others. The contents of the first subseries reveal much about Woodruff's law studies and practice, including his law school notebooks and his notes on actual lawsuits. The second subseries concerns Woodruff's investments, primarily in banks and railroads, and includes newspaper clippings and printed circulars which reveal the...

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This series contains personal accounts, bills, and receipts. The first subseries contains the personal estate papers of members of the Woodruff family, while the second subseries contains the papers of third party individuals. The subseries have been arranged alphabetically.

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Legal papers added to the series after the initial finding aid was completed.

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Certificate appointing Reuben S. Morse, Jr. as administrator of the estate of Reuben S. Morse of Thomaston, Conn. who owned  real estate in the town of Litchfield at the time of his death.

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Certificate of devise issued by John T. Hubbard, Judge of Probate for the estate of Catherine Ryan of Litchfield, who died Jan. 11, 1909. Includes names of beneficiaries and real estate owned.

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Certificate of devise issued by John T. Hubbard, Judge of Probate, for the estate of John Shanks of Litchfield, who died intestate on March 23, 1907.