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Anna A. Baldwin estate inventory
00-2009-95-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2009-95-0
Abstract
An inventory of Anna A. Baldwin's estate, particularly notes and interest due to the estate. Listed items are dated 1827 to 1835. No location is indicated.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Estate of Charles H. Barber and unknown account book
00-2010-256-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-256-0
Scope and Contents
Account book with two areas of notation: One section relates to settling the accounts of the estate of Charles H. Barber and genealogical inquiries, 1904; the other is an account maintained by an unknown person who reused this account book to record income derived from the sale of eggs, chickens, cows, and other farm products, and labor, and personal and farm expenses, 1944-1946.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1904-1946
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Beach, Webster, and Dickinson families papers
1995-15-0
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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1791-1990; Other: Date acquired: 05/12/1995
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Beckwith family papers
1988-01-0
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...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1767-1972; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1988
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Nelson Brewster papers
1971-42-0
Collection
Identifier: 1971-42-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of Nelson Brewster (1793?-1850), a lawyer who resided in Goshen, Conn. The papers consist of approximately 125 items, including legal records, bank reports, and similar documents. Included in the collection is a set of papers (23 items) related to the administration of Putnam Bailey's estate, 1840-1841. Bailey was a successful merchant and postmaster in North Goshen and left an estate of approximately $50,000. The estate required several years for settlement. The reports to...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1811-1855; Other: Date acquired: 01/11/1971
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
B. Woodruff Clark collection
2002-34-0
Collection
Identifier: 2002-34-0
Abstract
Family papers, 1800s-1940s.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1842-1942; Other: Date acquired: 10/10/2002
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1762-1950; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1921
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Hall family collection
1961-38-0
Collection
Identifier: 1961-38-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of Norman Hall (1805-1852) a son William J. Hall (1839-1912) and a granddaughter Florence Hall Perkins and her husband Willis O. Perkins, residents of Milton, a part of Litchfield, consisting of deeds and an estate inventory. The papers of William also contain a certificate of exemption from service during the Civil War and related documents. To see a partial inventory of the papers, click "Show Digital Content Links" at left and then "Hall Family Collection inventory."
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1836-1909; Other: Date acquired: 07/07/1963
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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1812-1848; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1954
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Roswell Harrison estate inventory
00-2010-261-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-261-0
Scope and Contents
Estate inventory of Roswell Harrison of Litchfield, Conn.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1860 Mar 7
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society