This collection includes materials pertaining to Tapping Reeve, James Gould, the Litchfield Law School, and alumni of the school.  It was assembled by the Historical Society over a period of years.  Many of the law books used by Reeve and his students are also held by the Society and can be found through the book catalog.  The Society's institutional records document the history of the Tapping Reeve House and Litchfield Law School building.

A printed circulation signed by Alexander Hamilton with further explanation concerning the Collections Law in regard to the boarding and seizure vessels and their cargoes by the armed vessels of France. Dated Treasury Department, August 23, 1793.