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John Bird of Litchfield, Conn. deed to William Gibbs of Litchfield for one and a half acres in Litchfield. Dated Litchfield, Jan 30, 1750/51 and witnessed by Joseph Sanford, Lenuel Little and Thomas Harrison, Justice of the Peace.

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Recommended regimen and medicine for an unspecified ailment with the symptom of expectoration.

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The Dr. Burritt North Birge log book copy (1972-131-0) is a typewritten copy of the log kept by B.N. Birge, Surgeon's Steward of U.S. Gunboat Penobscot from October 19, 1863 to October 19, 1864. The copy was edited by E.C. Birge, Dr. Roy Bird Cook, and Margaret W. Kieffer.

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Record of the marriage of James Birge and Sally Palmer Birge in 1780 and the birth of their children in the 1780s and 1790s.

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Deed to William F. Baldwin for land in Litchfield, Conn.

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Check from Bishop to F. A. Newcomb, Dec. 6, 1910. On reverse is a pasted clipping regarding a resolution passed on Sep. 3, 1913, by the First National Bank on the occasion of Bishop's death.

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The John Bishop account book (1973-64-0) was maintained in 1900 by John Bishop. The account book records his purchases made at the dry goods and grocery store owned by Frank E. Hull in New Haven, Connecticut. Items purchased are noted along with their price, and on what day the transaction took place.

Scope and Contents The Almira A. Bissell notebook (2011-73-0) is an undated paperbound notebook. The notebook, kept by Almira A. Bissell (Mrs. Francis Bissell), has "Composition Book" printed on the front cover. The volume contains an alphabetical list of Revolutionary soldiers who enlisted from the town of Litchfield. Mrs. Bissell also includes brief war records, and genealogy when possible. Some notes are inserted on loose paper into the notebook. Almira A. Piper Bissell was the wife of Francis Bissell of...

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Appointments by governors of John Bissell, who attended the Litchfield Law School, to serve as commissioner of deeds in various states, 1836-1878. There is also a letter from S. C. Hall of Nevada, Mo., to William Bissell, 1869. Bound volume housed in 3B Box 20.