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Jedediah Huntington Orderly Book
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2358
Scope and Contents
The Jedediah Huntington Orderly Book collection (2358) is a book of orders from George Washington written by Jedediah Huntington. The orders in the book are from January 1st, 1776 to April 2nd of the same year. The orders vary throughout the book. In the beginning the orders appear more concerned with organization. There is an entry, for example, detailing the make-up of regiments and companies. Similarly, there is another entry which details punishments; for example, someone found to be...
Dates:
Created: Jan 1 - Apr 2 1776; Other: Date acquired: 02/07/1921
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
C. Murray Keefer manuscript
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1956-30-0
Scope and Contents
Typescript manuscript, "Historical Sketch: Portraying the Ceremony of Presentation to James Morris of the Morris Academy Building and Its Dedication in November 1803," prepared by C. Murray Keefer and enacted in the Morris Community Hall on Jul 24, 1935, as a part of the Connecticut Tercentenary Celebration.
Dates:
Created: 1935; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1956
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Andrew Lester note
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1999-02-0
Scope and Contents
A short note dated Canaan, 16 August 1780 from Andrew Lester to the Honorable Committee of Pay Table requesting that the balance of pay due to him in the service of the Continental Army be paid to Mr. Sofford Stevens. Witnessed by Elisha Baker, Justice of Peace, Canaan, Litchfield County.
Dates:
Created: 1780 Aug 16; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1998
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Litchfield Sourcebook of Revolutionary History
Collection
Identifier: 2011-56-0
Scope and Contents
The Litchfield Sourcebook of Revolutionary History (2011-56-0) is comprised mostly of transcriptions of revolutionary texts. The transcripted texts are: a ledger written by Moses Seymour, a note book created by Elisha Fresbie, a ledger by James Morris Sr., and the Seymour Family papers. There is commentary on the texts inserted into the book by the transcriptionists. There is a table of contents at the front of the book which breaks down the book into very specific sections. After the table of...
Dates:
Created: 1776-7; Other: Date acquired: 07/05/2013
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Andrew Perkins military commission
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2009-70-0
Scope and Contents
Connecticut military commission to Andrew Perkins appointed lieutenant in the Eighth Co. of the Alarm List in the 20th Regiment. Signed by Jonathan Trumbull, Captain General and Commander in Chief for the State of Connecticut.
Dates:
Created: 1780 Jul 1
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Edward A. Pierpont diaries
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-257-0
Scope and Contents
Four diaries of Litchfield, Conn., farmer Edward A. Pierpont: 1860, 1861, 1871, and 1878-1879. Pierpont generally recorded the weather, his farming and other business activities, and the comings and goings of family members and friends. There are also business accounts.
Dates:
Created: 1860-1889
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Letter, Rufus Smith to Quartermaster General
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2012-05-0
Scope and Contents
Letter from Rufus Smith to an unnamed quartermaster general agreeing to transport all merchandise sent to Litchfield Station for the 19th Connecticut volunteeers quartered at Litchfield, Connecticut, including wood, wooden boards, scanthing (sic), and rye.
Dates:
Created: 1862; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/2013
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Stephen Stone military pass
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1902-03-0
Scope and Contents
A pass to allow Stephen Stone of Litchfield to go to Salisbury & Stockbridge to visit his relatives. Signed by Lynde Lord, chairman of the ____ Litchfield. Dated Litchfield 23 Sept. 1778.
Dates:
Created: 1778 Sep 23
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Thompson Family Papers
Collection — Box: 1-7
Identifier: 1929-01-0
Scope and Contents
The personal papersof the Thompson family (1929-01-0, 3 linear feet) consists of correspondence, notes, personal manuscripts and newspaper publications of various writings of Esther H. Thompson on various topics pertaining to the history of Litchfield, including her childhood recollections of troops mustering for the Civil War on the town green. Also included is information on botany and other topics relating to the Village Improvement Society. Additionally, the collection contains personal and...
Dates:
1786-1929; Majority of material found within 1802-1929
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Wethersfield, CT and Worthington, MA Town Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2011-112-0
Scope and Contents
The Wethersfield, CT and Worthington, MA Town Records collection (2011-112-0) is Xeroxed copy of town records from Wethersfield, Connecticut and Worthington, Massachusetts. The records range in date from 1762-1856 and usually cover events such as town meetings. The first few pages are dark and can be difficult to read, but the rest of the pages are easier to read.
Dates:
Created: 1762-1856; Other: Date acquired: 09/06/2012
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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