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Armstrong family papers
1995-20-0
Collection
Identifier: 1995-20-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Armstrong family of Washington, Conn., centering on James Armstrong (1754-1816). His wife Miriam Mallory Armstrong (1756-1851) was the daughter of Caleb Mallory and Jane Weller Mallory. On Feb. 3, 1780, a little more than four months before Miriam married Armstrong, her parents and three of their grandchildren were murdered in their home by Barnett Davenport, a crime considered to be the first incidence of multiple murder in the United States. A small group of papers...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1757-1855; Other: Date acquired: 04/10/1995
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Elihu Harrison papers
1953-02-0
Collection
Identifier: 1953-02-0
Scope and Contents
The papers of Elihu Harrison (1797-1855) consist primarily of his business papers including bills, accounts, receipts, and orders. Elihu Harrison was a storekeeper and business man in Litchfield, first in the South Farms section (now the town of Morris) and later, about 1825, in the center of Litchfield. From the goods he purchased from wholesale merchants in New Haven and New York, it is evident that he ran a general store, selling a variety of dry goods, hardware, and groceries. The...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1812-1848; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1954
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Eliphalet Whittlesey Account Book
00-1973-18-1
Collection
Identifier: 00-1973-18-1
Scope and Contents
The Eliphalet Whittlesey Accountbook (1973-18-1) gives the accounts of furniture and monies given to his daughters and cost of education for sons at WIlliams College. The names of the children are: Martha Whittlesey, Walter R. Whittlesey, Caroline Whittlesey, Eliphalett Whittlesey Jr., Charles Whittlesey, Elisha Whittlesey, and Lucy B. Whittlesey.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1826-59; Other: Date acquired: 01/02/2011
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society
Woodruff family collection
1953-02-2-8
Collection
Identifier: 1953-02-2-8
Abstract
The Woodruff Collection primarily documents the personal life and professional career of George Catlin Woodruff, who not only practiced law for several decades in Litchfield but also served as Litchfield's postmaster and held elected positions both locally and in the United States Congress.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1779-1966; Other: Majority of material found within 1815-1919; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1954
Found in:
Litchfield Historical Society