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Pierce family correspondence
1978-39-8
Collection
Identifier: 1978-39-8
Scope and Contents
The Pierce Family Correspondence consists primarily of letters to and from the children of John Pierce and his first wife, Mary (Paterson) Pierce, as well as of his second wife, Mary (Goodman) Pierce. The collection documents events of national importance: John Pierce, a colonel and paymaster in the Continental Army, received letters from numerous correspondents concerning military, administrative, and political news of the American Revolution. Moreover, the Pierce brothers traveled...
Dates:
Created: 1775-1825; Other: Majority of material found in 1776-1825; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1978
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
Wethersfield, CT and Worthington, MA Town Records
00-2011-112-0
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
Wolcott family collection
1906-04-0
Collection
Identifier: 1906-04-0
Scope and Contents
Correspondence chiefly between Frederick Wolcott (1767-1837), his wife Elizabeth (Betsey) Huntington Wolcott (1774-1812), his brother Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833) who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Governor of Connecticut, and Jabez W. Huntington (1788-1847) who served as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Topics include domestic news, local, state, regional and national politics, business affairs, church activities, trade with China and the merchant vessel Trident, raising merino...
Dates:
Created: 1740-1844; Other: Majority of material found in 1790-1837; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1906
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Woodruff family collection
1953-02-2-8
Collection
Identifier: 1953-02-2-8
Scope and Contents
The Woodruff Collection primarily documents the personal life and professional career of George Catlin Woodruff, who not only practiced law for several decades in Litchfield but also served as Litchfield's postmaster and held elected positions both locally and in the United States Congress. His law career is extensively represented in his business correspondence with clients concerning suits in progress and with other law professionals; his law school notebooks; and his own...
Dates:
Created: 1779-1966; Other: Majority of material found in 1815-1919; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1954
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
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