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Deming, Perkins, and Quincy families papers
1950-01-0
Collection
Identifier: 1950-01-0
Scope and Contents
The Deming, Perkins, and Quincy Families Papers document members of several prominent families who lived in the town of Litchfield, Conn. In the late eighteenth century, the patriarchs of each family earned wealth through their activities as merchants, traders, and investors, enabling them and many of the members of the next generations to live lives free from financial concern, if not outright luxury. The papers consist largely of correspondence, and also include collections of financial...
Dates:
Created: 1762-1950; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1921
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
James Gilbert manuscript
00-2010-178-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-178-0
Scope and Contents
An historical account, titled "A Journey into the Past," of the section of Litchfield called Headquarters, written by James Gilbert, Jun 13, 1935, in which he describes lands inhabited by former slaves, local characters, and the Dennison, Granniss, and Hayes families.
Dates:
Created: 1935 Jun 13
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Newman Hungerford Photograph Album
1913-29-1
Collection
Identifier: 1913-29-1
Content Description
Photograph album containing photographs from Harwinton, East Litchfield, Litchfield, Torrington, New Preston, Washington and Hartford Connecticut as well as photographs of Georgia which include formerly enslaved people. The photographs depict buildings, people, and scenes from the various towns. All are identified and most are dated. The majority of photographs are credited to Newman Hungerford, several are credited to H.P Averill. Many of the photographs appear to have been produced as...
Dates:
1901-1913
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Litchfield Country writs and promissory notes
00-1971-68-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1971-68-0
Scope and Contents
Writs and Promissory Notes (1971-68-0) from 1800-1809, detailing outstanding debts between residents of Litchfield County. This collection was purchased by the donor's father at the Dwight C. Kilbourn auction, pre-1971.
Dates:
Created: 1800-1809; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1971
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Pinkerton investigation Into the arson of J. Warren Goddard's properties statements and correspondence
1958-26-0
Fonds
Identifier: 1958-26-0
Content Description
This collection consists of statements and correspondence relating to the Pinkerton National Detective Agency investigation into the arson of J. Warren Goddard's properties on North Lake St., Litchfield, on May 3, 1884. A barn was destroyed and a house was damaged. There are a total of five statements, two of which were made by African-Americans, and five reports signed "Allan Pinkerton" mailed to Goddard. It cannot be determined if Pinkerton actually wrote the reports or if his...
Dates:
1884
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Benjamin Tallmadge collection
1933-19-0
Collection
Identifier: 1933-19-0
Scope and Contents
The Benjamin Tallmadge Collection documents the personal life and professional career of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge through his correspondence as well as his legal, financial, and personal papers. An army officer, chief intelligence officer, and organizer of the Culper spy ring during the Revolutionary War, Tallmadge became a businessman and U.S. Representative from Connecticut in Congress after the war.The collection contains Tallmadge's duplicate original letters to George...
Dates:
Created: 1777-1864; Other: Majority of material found in 1778-1833; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1933
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Woodbury. Justice of the Peace. Writ
00-2010-62-0
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-62-0
Scope and Contents
A writ from Gideon Walker, Justice of the Peace to the sheriff of Litchfield County or constables of Woodbury (Conn.) to attach the goods of Sirus Proctor, a negro transient man. To answer to John Mitchell of Woodbury for a debt. The reverse side lists the goods attached.
Dates:
Created: 1777 Dec 25
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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