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Various documents of Ephraim Carter (1746-1823) & his son Ezra (1773-1811); William C. Carter and Horace E. Carter, sons of Ezra.

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Letter from Lewis Cass in Washington to Joseph Eldridge dated Feb 7, 1832 in which Mr. Cass thanks Mr. Eldridge for taking interest in the welfare of his son.

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A letter from Abel Catlin in Litchfield, Conn. dated Sept. 2, 1823 to Joseph Burrows in New York concerning William Grimes desire to purchase his freedom from T.H. Welman. A response dated 6 Sept.1823 on the same document from Joseph Burrows with instructions to make a payment of $500 to Mr. William H. Thompson in cash and security.

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Miscellaneous papers of members of the Champion family of Litchfield (Conn.)

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A letterfrom Samuel Church in Salisbury (Conn.) written to Melzar Gardiner, at the Democrat [newspaper] office in Litchfield in which he expresses his views on the State Temperance Convention and Republican politics, and requests that Gardiner publish the procedings of the Cato Convention.

Scope and Contents Letter from C. A. (Charles Alexander) Clinton (1798-1861) to Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), then Vice President of the United States. The letter introduces Mr. Edward Byrne of New York City to the Vice President and requests that he provide Byrne with a letter of introduction to the acting American Ambassador in London, Aaron Vail (1796-1878). C.A. Clinton was the son of New York governor, Dewitt Clinton. He served as his father’s secretary until his death in 1828 and then relocated to New...

Scope and Contents The William F. and Norma Strong Deacon Papers (2011-26-0, 2011-05-0, 2011-07-0, 2012-03-0) include Litchfield High School graduation and reunion materials, photographs, correspondence between William F. Deacon and Norma Strong while he was serving in the Army in German and William F. Deacon's army discharge paper and evelope. William Deacon's brother, Dave, and his sister-in-law, Priscilla (Pris), who worked with Norma Strong at W. T. Grant in Hartford, suggested that the two write each...

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Julius Deming in Litchfield writes to Shadrack Osborn in Southbury (Conn.) concerning blank lists of warrants for Osborn's District. One half of the lists are to be delivered to the assistant Assessors and the other half reserved for his use.

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Letter from James Gould, dated Litchfield May 7, 1814 to Mr. Smith concerning distribution of a bonus by the Hartford Bank Committee.

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Papers relating to the Grant family of Litchfield, including Hannah Grant (1785-1871) and her children Charles William (1810-1881), David McNeil (1812-1885), Harriet Lucretia (1814-1892), and John Mason (1817-1878).  The collection is mostly comprised of family correspondence, but also includes various school lessons and papers, family account records, and real estate records.