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Gamaliel Bailey letter
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-148-0
Scope and Contents
Letter from Gamaliel Bailey, editor of the National Era newspaper, to [?] Barney concerning Bailey's travel arrangements.
Dates:
Created: 1853 Apr 4
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
George Baldwin collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-1974-47-0
Scope and Contents
The George Baldwin collection (1974-47-0) contains items relating to Charles H. Coit (1856-1931) of Litchfield, Conn., including a poem about cigarettes, undated; resolutions of Lambda Beta Pi Society; deed, William Ransom to Henry Coit land in Litchfield, May 8, 1882; deed, Fanny McLean, Kate Coit, Bertha Coit, and John Coit to Charles Coit land in Litchfield, Oct. 3, 1887; deed, Ella Coit to Charles Curtis land in Litchfield, May 5, 1936; and two items related to Charles Coit's father-in-law,...
Dates:
Created: 1882-1936; Other: Date acquired: 11/07/1974
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Frances Ives Barber papers
Collection
Identifier: 2009-12-0
Scope and Contents
The Frances Ives Barber papers consists of numerous greeting cards, wedding invitations, calling cards, post cards and other ephemera. There are six scrapbooks and many loose cards. A variety of holidays and occasions are represented: Christmas, Easter, get well, birthday, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, anniversary, and others. A small collection of post cards, primarily from Europe, were apparently given to her from several residents of Litchfield, including Cleveland Fuessenich and Bernice...
Dates:
Created: 1905-1982; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2010
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Joseph Barber letter
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2009-97-0
Scope and Contents
Joseph Barber in Ashfield (Mass.) writes to John Slater in Slatersville, Rhode Island about a possible site for a mill. He describes Little Falls, New York on the Mohawk River and describes the village houses and businesses. He includes information about water privileges, turnpikes, and plots of land.
Dates:
Created: 1823 Oct 3
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
B/E Aerospace collection
Collection
Identifier: 2002-16-0
Scope and Contents
Business records related to B/E Aerospace, which had operated facilities manufacturing aircraft seating and related interior components in Bantam and Litchfield. The records include correspondence, engineering reports and drawings, newsletters, news clippings, product catalogs and other sales materials, advertising and promotional materials, subject files, photographs, and other documents.
Dates:
Created: 1937-2002; Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2004
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Lucy Sheldon Beach letter
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2009-56-0
Scope and Contents
Lucy Sheldon in New York writes to her mother Huldah Sheldon (Mrs. Daniel) in Litchfield about her trip by coach to New Haven and then by packet boat to New York. She gives her impressions of life in the city.
Dates:
Created: 1810 Nov 29; Other: Date acquired: 09/11/2009
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Beach, Webster, and Dickinson families papers
Collection
Identifier: 1995-15-0
Scope and Contents
The Beach, Webster, and Dickinson families papers (1995-15-0, 4.59 linear feet) relate to three associated Litchfield, Conn., families. In 1916, Bessie Rachel Beach (1893-1976) married Leonard Dickinson (1895-1946). The parents of Bessie were Milo D. Beach (1861-1959) and Louisa Webster Beach (1862-1951). A large part of the collection consists of genealogical information culled from a variety of sources. Original materials include marriage certificates; correspondence; mortgages and deeds;...
Dates:
Created: 1791-1990; Other: Date acquired: 05/12/1995
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Beckwith family papers
Collection
Identifier: 1988-01-0
Scope and Contents
The Beckwith family papers (1988-01-0) consist of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, military records, diaries, photographs, and other records. A small group of papers predates those of the Beckwith family. At present, only materials created prior to 1840, a limited selection of post-1840 materials, and those that relate to Josiah Beckwith (1803-1871) have been processed. They are arranged in three series.
Series 1, Papers (1767-1892), contains a collection of primarily legal...
Dates:
Created: 1767-1972; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1988
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Beebe family papers
Collection
Identifier: 1918-19-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Beebe family of Litchfield, Conn., centering on Bezaleel Beebe, his father, and his descendents. The papers consist of correspondence, deeds, business records, military records, and other documents.
The papers are arranged in three series:
Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Beebe, Bezaleel military papers
Series 3: Other papers
Bezaleel Beebe was born in 1741 in Litchfield, Conn., a son of Ebenezer Beebe (1716-1744) and Bethiel Osborn Beebe Peck (1722-1816). After serving...
Dates:
Created: 1729-1913; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1918
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Harriet J. Benedict letter
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 00-2010-344-0
Scope and Contents
Letter written by Harriet J. Tomlinson Benedict (about 1787-1861) from Orange, N.J., to Nancy Walker and Harriet Nettleton in Woodbury, Conn., regarding Harriet's health and other family matters. Benedict was married to Woodbury lawyer Noah Bennet Benedict (1771-1831), daughter of Isaac Tomlinson and Jemima Bacon Tomlinson, and granddaughter of wealthy Woodbury merchant Jabez Bacon (1731-1806).
Dates:
Created: 1838 Oct 26; Other: Date acquired: 04/09/2012
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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