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Litchfield (Conn.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 207 Collections and/or Records:

Bateman Smith account book and papers

00-2010-372-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-372-0
Scope and Contents

Account book and daybook detailing goods—such as wood, grains, dairy products, and meat and poultry—sold by Bateman Smith to customers primarily in Litchfield South Farms, now Morris, Conn., and his transport of goods for hire, generally from New Haven to the Litchfield area. Also some miscellaneous business and other papers.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1818-1867; Other: Date acquired: 12/11/2011

James Smith collection

00-1996-23-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1996-23-0
Scope and Contents

Calling card of Mr. and Mrs. Elijah White; business cards of Dwight C. Kilbourn and David A. Bradley, all undated.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/08/1996

Sylvester Spencer lease

00-2010-328-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-328-0
Scope and Contents

Lease to James H. Cooke for certain premises in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1846 Mar 31; Other: Date acquired: 03/09/2012

Spring Hill School photographs

00-2011-13-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-13-0
Scope and Contents The Spring Hill School photographs (2011-13-0, .92 linear feet) document the activities of students circa 1930 at Spring Hill School, a private school located in Litchfield, Conn. The founders of the school used a progressive education model, and the photographs depict social, recreational, and scholastic activities, including images of horseback riding, making maple sugar, the study of geography, students in their quarters, and a Roman dinner, among other topics. The photographs are mounted...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: circa 1930; Other: Date acquired: 02/04/2012

Starr family papers

2010-97-0

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-97-0
Scope and Contents The papers of the Starr family of Litchfield, Conn., primarily centering on Henry Starr (1785-1817) and his parents, Daniel (1759-1809) and Rachel Buell Starr (1761-1813), which include correspondence, a notebook, financial records, and documents related to the estates of Daniel and Rachel Buell Starr. Both father and son were tailors. There is a large group of military records created during the War of 1812 when Henry Starr was a lieutenant serving as paymaster in 37th Regiment U.S....
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1806-1816; Other: Date acquired: 09/04/2010

Daniel Stevens and Thomas B. Stevens deed

00-2010-329-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-329-0
Scope and Contents

Deed to James D. Peck for land in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1840 Apr 25; Other: Date acquired: 03/09/2012

Caroline Stoddard Newcomer papers

00-1953-27-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1953-27-0
Scope and Contents Caroline Stoddard Newcomer papers (1953-27-0), Correspondence, family data sheets, a photograph, and other items related to the genealogy of Caroline Stoddard Newcomer. Born in Litchfield, Conn., in 1852, she and her extended family moved to Tama County, Iowa, in 1854. The papers primarily document the children of Caroline's great-grandfather Gideon Stoddard (1768-1846) of Litchfield. Among the primary family members represented are Whitman Stoddard (1790-1867), Jesse Stoddard (1792- ),...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1862-1952; Other: Date acquired: 12/03/1953

Stoddard, Daniel B. (1803-1868)

 Person
Dates: Existence: 1803 - 1868

Daniel B. Stoddard deeds

00-2010-330-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-330-0
Scope and Contents

Two deeds to George H. Westover for land in Litchfield, Conn.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1849, 1852; Other: Date acquired: 03/09/2012

Stoddard family papers

1997-34-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-34-0
Scope and Contents The papers (1703-1906) of the Stoddard family of Litchfield, Conn., including correspondence, deeds, documents related to estates, legal documents, financial records, and other items. John Stoddard (1674/5-1727/8) of Wethersfield, Conn., was one of the original proprietors of Litchfield. He married Sarah Camp. Their children were Lydia, Moses, Sarah, Jerusha, Mary, John, Abigail, James, Josiah, and Prudence. Moses Stoddard (1700/1-1777) married Ruth Goodwin. Their children were Hannah,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1703-1906; Other: Majority of material found in 1703-1851; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1997