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Joseph Adams sells one share in the Canaan & Litchfield Turnpike to Ebenezer Bolles. Approved by Benjamin Tallmadge, one of the Directors. Litchfield, Conn. Nov. 17, 1801.

Scope and Contents This collection contains records and correspondence pertaining to Captain Herbert Sidney Jones, of Litchfield, Conn. Herbert Sidney Jones was born on July 22, 1893 in New York City.  He attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1916.  He received his master's degree in engineering from Columbia University.  He served in the U.S. Navy, and was the commander of a destroyer when he retired in 1934 for reasons of health.  During WWII, he was recalled to active duty and served on the Bureau...

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Litchfield photographs1 (2011-157-0) from circa 1900. The donor's parents were married at St. Michael's Church in 1942; mother (Francis Virginia Sidgreaves) lived on South Street; Grandmother (Mary Peal Morrow) lived on East Street. Views include South Street, North Street, northwest corner of South Street, East Park, the Hawkhurst, a resort hotel in Litchfield and 3 views of a winter ice storm.

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The Richards family records (2014-27-0) consist of: three logs, 1949-1951 for roadwork in the town of Litchfield kept by Charles A. Richards, foreman; and Personal tax lists for 1933-1938 kept by Selectman Hector Richards for the Northfield section of Litchfield, with names and dates of birth.

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The Lyle B. Whittlesey collection (2014-48-0) consists of black and white photographs of roads and road construction; and 2 topographic maps, Litchfield and New Preston quadrangles, 1950 edition. The road identified in 4 photographs dated 1920, is Route 109 in Morris and Bantam. The maps are housed in aisle 18B: Box 20.