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Connecticut. County Court (Litchfield County) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Litchfield County American Revolutionary War-era court records

2010-373-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-373-0
Scope and Contents The Litchfield County American Revolutionary War-era court records primarily relate to Connecticut residents who failed to muster when warned with their respective Connecticut military units. There is a small, but significant, group of case files, land seizure records, and miscellaneous documents. The records cover the period 1774-1781, centering on the years of 1777 through 1779. The records are arranged in two series and include summonses, depositions, executions, dockets, and other...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1774-1781; Other: Date acquired: 03/12/2010

Litchfield County judicial records

2005-08-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-08-0
Scope and Contents Litchfield County Judicial Records (1790-1930) consist of case files and other documents relating to matters involving the Litchfield County Court, the Litchfield Superior Court, and the clerk of the court from the late 1790s through 1861. The records were recovered from the attic of the former Westleigh Inn and it is not known why the records were stored there. They appear to complement the Litchfield County Court records held by the Connecticut State Archives. In the absence of original...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1790-1930; Other: Majority of material found in 1790-1861; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2005

Litchfield County judicial records (2)

2003-80-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-80-0
Scope and Contents Litchfield County judicial records (2, designated to distinguish them from the collection Litchfield County judicial records (2005-08-0)) (1799-1910) consist of case files and other documents relating to matters involving the Litchfield County Court, the Litchfield Superior Court, and the clerk of the court. These records appear to complement other Litchfield County judicial records found in the Litchfield Historical Society's collections and the Litchfield County Court records held by the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1794-1910; Other: Date acquired: 12/06/2004