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Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-06-0
Scope and Contents
Petition to Litchfield County Court for a house of entertainment in the west part of Litchfield on the road to Kent John Clemmons of Litchfield is nominated to keep the same. Signed by 11 men including selectmen and constables.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1752 Feb 5
Collection
Identifier: 1950-01-0
Scope and Contents
The Deming, Perkins, and Quincy Families Papers document members of several prominent families who lived in the town of Litchfield, Conn. In the late eighteenth century, the patriarchs of each family earned wealth through their activities as merchants, traders, and investors, enabling them and many of the members of the next generations to live lives free from financial concern, if not outright luxury. The papers consist largely of correspondence, and also include collections of financial...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1762-1950; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1921
Collection
Identifier: 00-1951-22-0
Scope and Contents
Original printed petition of Simeon Harrison of Litchfield (Conn) to the Honorable Superior Court in Litchfield. The petitioner is unable to pay his debts and asks for relief due to insolvency. The petition lists all the persons and amounts for which he is indebted. The petition is signed by Asa Bacon, Jr., Justice of the Peace.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1819 Jul 15; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1951
Collection
Identifier: 00-1924-26-0
Scope and Contents
Complaint to the Nuisance Committee of the town of Litchfield about James C. Wadsworth & Amos Wadsworth putting fences in the highway [now Camp Dutton Road] from South Street to Chestnut Hill.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1828 Nov 12; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1923
Collection
Identifier: 00-1952-35-0
Scope and Contents
School rate bills and lists of subscribers to the first school society.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1772-1774; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1952
Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-83-0
Scope and Contents
David Welch of Litchfield (Conn.) petitions the Litchfield County Court stating that on or about 19 Jan. 1773 Nathaniel Lewis of Litchfield was indebted to Ephraim Starr of Goshen for security for some land and requests relief for said Starr.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1777 Mar 6
Collection
Identifier: 1953-26-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of Samuel Wright (1789-1875) of Litchfield, Conn., including correspondence, deeds, financial records, legal documents, records related to the militia, and tax collection documents. Samuel Wright was the son of Jonathan Wright (1745/46-1836) and his third wife, Thankful Landon (1757?-1831), who was the widow of Benjamin Gibbs. Jonathan's first wife was Leah Bissell (1747?-1782). Many of the deeds in the papers relate to land transactions involving his wives' families. Samuel...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1767-1877; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1953
