Abstract

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.

Scope and Contents The Dr. Abel Catlin Account Book collection (1950-24-0) is an account book used by Dr. Abel Catlin as he worked as the Collector of Society Rates in 14th Ecclesiastical Society in Litchfield in 1797. The book is primarily a list of numbers and four columns. Two columns either have an x mark or are empty, and the other two columns are filled with an amount of money; there is no clear labeling of the table. Towards the back of the book there is a message from Moses Seymour dated 1797 in...