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Typescript manuscript, "Historical Sketch: Portraying the Ceremony of Presentation to James Morris of the Morris Academy Building and Its Dedication in November 1803," prepared by C. Murray Keefer and enacted in the Morris Community Hall on Jul 24, 1935, as a part of the Connecticut Tercentenary Celebration.

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Seven Bantam, Conn., class photographs, elementary and junior high school children, 1926-1927 and undated.

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Four publications: Souvenir Edition The Litchfield Enquirer, 1920; Bi-Centennial of the Town of Litchfield, Conn., Exercises celebrating the Litchfield Law School, the Litchfield Female Academy, 1920; Litchfield: an historic masque, 1921; Census of the United States, 1820.

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The Mrs. J.C. Kendall album (2011-51-0) contains quotations from Tennyson's "Song of the Brook." The item was produced in 1907, and is illustrated with twelve images by Mrs. J.C. Kendall. The illustrations are color souvenir postcards which were created from original photographs by Mrs. J.C. Kendall.

Scope and Contents Draft from the West Episcopal Society (now St. Pauls’s Church in Bantam, CT) to pay JamesKilborn and Co. £17:4:11. Dated 2 June 1800, Litchfield, CT. The church was designed and built by a local contractor, Giles Kilborn. When he died in 1796, James Kilborn continued with construction. The church encountered financial difficulties, as evidenced by writs issued by the Litchfield County Court in 1800 and 1802 directing the Committee for Building the Church to render payments to builders and...

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Deed to Lucius Wilmot for land in Litchfield, Conn.

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Three account book/ledgers (1956-34-0) kept by Norman B. Kilborn, a shoemaker in Bantam Falls, also known as Bradleyville, between 1811 and 1867. Preliminary index for all 3 ledgers, typed in May 2014, included. Currently housed in 3B Box 54.

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A deed from Solomon Kilborn and David Kilborn, both of Litchfield to John Marsh III of Litchfield for 3 acres of land in Bantam Swamp.

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The Charles D. Kilbourn papers (1957-27-0) consist of 3 stock certificates issued in 1871: The Prindle Rail Company, Litchfield, Ct. for 102 shares to Charles D. Kilbourn; The Prindle Rail Company for 71 shares issued to Eliada Kilbourn; and 1 share of Shepaug Valley Railroad Co. stock issued to Eliada Kilbourn.

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The Dwight C. Kilbourn diary (1971-58-2) contains daily entries for the year 1885. Commonly found are notations about the weather, Mr. Kilbourn's daily activities and monetary transactions. This item is housed in 3A Box 24.