Scope and Contents The Ephraim Kirby Legal Notes collection (1899-2-0) is a bound volume containing notes and reports made by Ephraim Kirby when he was a law reporter. The notes and reports found in this volume were used to create the first published collection of law reports in the United States. The creation of the law reports was started to begin to differentiate United States common law from England’s common law. The cases found in this bound volume can be found in the published version, but the published...

Content Description This 1939 diary documents the activities of Linnie Joyce Green, who worked in the household of Minerva Buel Blake during the latter's time in Deer Isle, Maine and Litchfield, Connecticut. It covers Linnie Joyce Green's personal life, her professional duties, and the daily activities of the Blake household, within both the family property at 258 North Street and wider Litchfield and Connecticut social circles. Of particular note is the level of detail with which Linnie Joynce Greene documents...

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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.