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Webster family papers
2017-11-0
The Webster family papers include Arethusa Farm records, ledgers, calendars, and postcards; documentation of a 1952 transcontinental trip to Alaska; and Litchfield photos and ephemera. Most of the family papers are from the 1870s through the 1920s.
Bvt. Brig. Gen. Henry W. Wessells, Hart's Island envelope
00-2024-62-0
Empty envelope addressed to Bvt. Brig. Gen. Henry W. Wessells, Hart's Island, New York Harbor.
West Episcopal Society records
00-2010-382-0
Wethersfield, CT and Worthington, MA Town Records
00-2011-112-0
The Wethersfield, CT and Worthington, MA Town Records collection (2011-112-0) contains photoopies 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.
Charles O. Whaples Civil War discharge and pension papers
00-2024-34-0
Discharge certificate of Pvt. Charles O. Whaples by reason of surgeon's ceritifcate of disability, 1862; discharge certificate of Sgt. Charles O. Whaples, 1865; correspondence related to pension, 1896.
John D. Wheeler letter
00-1949-38-0
Wheeler writes to his uncle from a tent on the green in New Haven, Conn., about volunteering to serve in the Civil War, the draft, slavery, and other wartime topics.
Grant Wickwire papers
2010-99-0
Deeds, promissory notes, and a certificate indicating service in the American Revolution relating to Litchfield, Conn., resident Grant Wickwire (1760-1848).
Grant Wickwire was born in Colchester, Conn. He settled in Litchfield County in 1788. He served in the American Revolution and received a pension. In 1791, he married Sarah Throop (1776-1821), the daughter of William Throop and Eunice Stilson. Grant Wickwire and Sarah Throop Wickwire had thirteen children.
Florence Wilson collection
00-1996-22-0
Correspondence related to the Litchfield Citizens Advisory Council, 1985; news clippings of historic houses and topics, circa 1969-1985; and a map of Litchfield, circa 1980s. Florence Wilson, (1917-2009), was a public school teacher and a longtime Litchfield resident.