Scope and Contents The Dutton Base Ball Club record book (2011-39-0) contains the scoring records for baseball games played between 1867-1871 by the Dutton Base Ball Club of the town of Litchfield, which was organized in 1867. Other teams with scoring records represented in the book include Dexter, Empire, Aetna, Active, Oriental, Red Cap, Dutton Jr., Dutton Second Nine, and the Gunnery. Of particular interest is the scoring for the game on August 18, 1870 between Dutton and Empire. This game is noted as being...

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Recipes for blue, black and verdigris dyes. Ingredients include brass fillings, indigo, vinegar, albom and lye.

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Presumed to be the calling card of Edwin B. Perkins, whose father, Edwin F. Perkins, died in 1864 while serving in the 2nd Conn. Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Co. A, during the Civil War.

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Photograph postcard (2013-141-0) of 9 members of the East Litchfield baseball team in 1908. The men are in uniforms wth the letters E and L. On the reverse side is printed Gunther Mathes, Thomaston, Conn. Also in the folder are the names of the players as listed in an Update on the East Litchfield History Project.

Scope and Contents The Philinda Elliott Papers, 2007-24-0, consist of promissory notes, receipt, and deeds from 1863-1894.  Two of the  promissory notes are signed by William Elliott.  The receipt is for burial expenses at the death of Philinda Elliott in 1894.  The deeds include lands purchased by Philinda Elliott, quit claimed to her, and taken in a lawsuit settlement. Philinda Elliott was born in Vermont in 1807.  At some point she relocated to Litchfield/Northfield, Connecticut.  On the 1880 census she is...

Abstract A collection of photographs, including scenes of Litchfield after a fire and interior of Graniss and Elmore store. Ganung and Elmore, general merchandise and grocery firm of Litchfield, Connecticut, was founded by George S. Elmore (1856-1904) and C. M. Ganung in 1880 with stock purchased from a bankrupt company. In 1882, Mr. Ganung sold his interest in the store to Westoen G. Granniss (1855-1940) of Litchfield, Connecticut, and the store was renamed Granniss and Elmore. The firm dealt in...

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Photograph album containing black and white photographs of Rev. Dr. Raymond Ray and his family at their country home in Litchfield, CT and while traveling.

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The English Homes of Some Colonial Ancestors essay (2011-34-0) is a nine page typescript essay. The creator of the item is unknown and it is not dated. This genealogical essay contains family information, and deals with the homes of some of the early Connecticut settlers such as Thomas Hooker, John Haynes, and Rev. John Woodbridge.

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Record of the birth of the Ensign family children, 1793-1811.

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Daybook of Samuel M. Ensign (2013-136-0) of South Farms (now Morris) section of Litchfield. It covers a store selling dry goods, groceries,and liquor from 1833-1834. Currently housed in 3B Box 30.