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Armstrong family papers
1995-20-0
Collection
Identifier: 1995-20-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Armstrong family of Washington, Conn., centering on James Armstrong (1754-1816). His wife Miriam Mallory Armstrong (1756-1851) was the daughter of Caleb Mallory and Jane Weller Mallory. On Feb. 3, 1780, a little more than four months before Miriam married Armstrong, her parents and three of their grandchildren were murdered in their home by Barnett Davenport, a crime considered to be the first incidence of multiple murder in the United States. A small group of papers...
Dates:
Created: 1757-1855; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/1995
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Abraham Bradley account
00-2010-64-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-64-0
Scope and Contents
A fragment of a page of an account apparently by Abraham Bradley, Society treasurer. Signed by Oliver Wolcott and Lynde Lord, Society Committee in Litchfield in [missing] 1773, and in Jan 1777 by Reuben Smith and Edward Phelps, Committee & Abraham Bradley, treasurer.There are expenses for Rate Bill collection by Thomas Catlin, abatements, and receipt for [Rev. Judah] Champion's salary.
Dates:
Created: 1773-1777
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Grant family papers
1914-15-0
Collection
Identifier: 1914-15-0
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Grant family of Litchfield, including Hannah Grant (1785-1871) and her children Charles William (1810-1881), David McNeil (1812-1885), Harriet Lucretia (1814-1892), and John Mason (1817-1878). The collection is mostly comprised of family correspondance, but also includes various school lessons and papers, family account records, and real estate records.
Hannah (McNeil) Grant was the widow of Charles Grant (1782-1821), who died in 1821. Hannah and their four children...
Dates:
Created: 1817-1869; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1897
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Elihu Harrison papers
1953-02-0
Collection
Identifier: 1953-02-0
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
Created: 1812-1848; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1954
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Erastus Lyman papers
00-1982-16-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-1982-16-0
Scope and Contents
The Erastus Lyman papers (1982-16-0, .21 linear feet) relate to merchant Erastus Lyman (1773-1854) of Goshen, Conn., members of the family of his wife, Abigail Starr Lyman (1778-1855), including her sister Lucretia Starr Root (1770-1858), niece Lucretia Root Brewster (1808-1875), grandnephew Ephraim Starr Brewster (1835-1864), and others. The collection consists of a bill of sale, deeds, accounts, and an inventory of the estate of Hannah Beach Starr (1745-1826), who was the mother of...
Dates:
Created: 1786-1891; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1982
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Mansion House statement
00-1979-29-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1979-29-0
Scope and Contents
Statement from the Mansion House to the Town of Litchfield.
Dates:
Created: 1877 May 1; Other: Date acquired: 03/05/1980
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Harley Morse probate account
00-2011-40-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2011-40-0
Scope and Contents
The Harley Morse probate account (2011-40-0) is a handwritten record of the cash estate of Harley Morse after his death on December 21, 1870. The notebook contains entries beginning January 3, 1771 noting the monetary activities of the estate at the First National Bank in Litchfield. Also in the notebook are several receipts concerning the funeral and burial of Harley Morse, as well as other items relating to his estate.
Dates:
Created: 1871; Other: Date acquired: 10/05/2011
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Olive Branch Lodge, No. 61 (Goshen, Conn.) records
00-1972-117-3
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1972-117-3
Scope and Contents
Records, including minutes, accounts, and members, of the Lodge in Goshen (Conn.). The mother lodge was St. Paul's Lodge in Litchfield. Also a brief history of the Lodge by James R. Case.
Dates:
Created: 1821-1829; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1971
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Doctor Joseph Parker account
00-2009-76-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2009-76-0
Scope and Contents
Dr. Joseph Parker's account for visits, advice, and treatment of Samuel Barnard and family. Dr. Barnard and the Barnards lived in the South Farms section of Litchfield.
Dates:
Created: 1817-1828
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
William R. Phillips expense report
00-2010-208-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-208-0
Scope and Contents
Undated (possibly late 1800s) listing of expenses by William R. Phillips, deputy sheriff.
Dates:
Created: undated
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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