Scope and Contents Letter, Sheriff L.W. Wessells to Mr. Robinson, Esq., (1970-51-05), is written from Litchfield, Connecticut to an attorney in Hartford, asking for an accounting of the years Sheriff Wessells has not been paid for "returning votes and distributing public documents." Leverett W. Wessells was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1819.  He served as deputy sheriff from 1845-1854, then as sheriff from 1854-1866.  He was Post Master in Litchfield from 1850-54, a representative to the General...

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Military Commisssion to Henry W. Wessels appointing him to be Lieutenant of the First Company of the 16th Regiment of Militia. Signed by Gideon Tomlinson, Captain-General and Commander in Chief in and over the State of Connecticut and by Thomas Day, Secretary. Given on 20 May 1828 at New Haven, Conn.

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Empty envelope addressed to Bvt. Brig. Gen. Henry W. Wessells, Hart's Island, New York Harbor.

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Empty envelope with "The West Cemetery Improvement Co." in return address, addressed to Wiley D. Buell.

Scope and Contents The West Episcopal Society records document the first 20 years of what is now St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bantam, a borough of Litchfield, Conn. Most of the records relate to the construction of a new church in 1796, and include accounts, bills, lists and memoranda, orders, receipts, summonses, and other documents. Several documents relate to aspects of church business. The records are arranged chronologically. According to the ...

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West Street, prior to 1886 fire (2015-51-0) Photograph of West Street, Litchfield, Connecticut prior to the 1886 fire. Image shows The Mansion House, feed and Livery Stable, dry goods - carpets - crockery - hardware, Bishop Sedg, Litchfield Enquirer, W. R. Coe meat market, F. D. McNeil & Co., and the Congregational Church. There are three horse and wagons waiting in front of the buildings. One wagon has E. B. Peck printed on its side.

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Westleigh Inn, (2015-59-0) Color transparencies, mounted stereo view, taken at a New Year's Eve party in 1950 at the Westleigh Inn by Silvio J. Treves who owned a summer home in Litchfield.

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A list of persons appointed to keep houses of public entertainment houses for one year in the town of Westmoreland in Litchfield County. [Westmoreland was located in Pennsylvania and part of Connecticut at that time]. Signed by Justices of Peace, Selectmen, Constables, and Grand Jurors.

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Three records listing birth and marriage dates for the families of David Westover and Rhoda Stoddard Westover, John Westover, and Philander Westover and Elizabeth Kilbourn Westover.

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Deed to Sally Wilmot for land in Litchfield, Conn.