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Cyrus Alden letter
00-1930-28-0
Cyrus Alden in Litchfield writes to his brother Thomas Alden in Bridgewater, Mass. describing his trip to Litchfield and New HavenĀ and study and expenses at Judge Reeve's Law School.
James Averell, Jr. letter to William Holt Averill
00-2023-41-0
James Averell, Jr. writes from Cooperstown, NY to his son, William Holt Averell, regarding the difficulty of obtaining the amount of money William needs to cover expenses as a student at the Litchfield Law School.
Lynne Templeton Brickley papers
2019-87-0
Putnam Catlin letter to Steuben Butler
00-2023-38-0
Constitutional History of Connecticut
00-2010-114-0
Manuscript draft with corrections of a constitutional history of Connecticut by Samuel Church.
Henry W. De Saussure letter to Benjamin Tallmadge
00-2024-01-0
Henry W. DeSaussure writes a letter of introduction to Benjamin Tallmadge presenting Mr. Calhoun (presumably John C. Calhoun) who was traveling to Litchfield to study law with Tapping Reeve. DeSaussure, also a federalist, expressed concern for the health of Connecticut Senator and Litchfield resident Uriah Tracy.
Thomas Flournoy Litchfield Law School Notebook
00-2023-06-0
Law notes of Thomas Flournoy while a student at the Litchfield Law School. Flournoy began the volume with a detailed table of contents. Includes a note on the last page written by Flournoy about his career in 1829.
John C. Groome letter to James Bell
00-2022-09-0
Letter from Litchfield Law School student John C. Groome to former student James Bell regarding debts owed between students; notes lent to Groome by Bell; notes the small number of students in the office and that the number is dwindling. Also includes gossip about other students.
Charles Frederick Johnson letter
00-2014-08-0
One letter from Charles Frederick Johnson to Edgar L. Ormbsbee written from Litchfield describing the course of lectures being offered at the Litchfield Law School. Johnson offers to allow Orbsbee to copy his notes.
Ephraim Kirby Case Reports
00-2011-106-0
The Ephraim Kirby Case Reports collection (2011-106-0) is a copied collection of case reports created by Ephraim Kirby. The span of cases ranges from 1785 to 1789. There is a typed transcript of some of the cases from the collection included in the folder. Cases that are in reports range from cases about divorce, false imprisonment, and burglary. The cases are from around the state of Connecticut from Litchfield to New London Counties.