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The Litchfield Historical Society

The Litchfield Historical Society

P.O. Box 385
7 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
860-567-4501
http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/
Start Over Collection Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890 Repository The Litchfield Historical Society

Ogden, Amelia, 1866 Folder 1

Probate records for the estate of Amelia Ogden, heir to the Tapping Reeve house including contracts for the sale of the house from Ogden to Lewis B. Woodruff. Despite the sale, Ogden was permitted to live in the house until her death. Folder contains some transcriptions.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890
  3. Research materials, 1773-1978
  4. Materials from other collections, 1773-1866
  5. Probate and land records

Ormsbee, Edgar L. (Edgar Leonard), 1827 Jul 19 Folder 8

One letter to Augustus Cincinnatus Hand responding to Hand's inquiry about the course of study at the Litchfield Law School. Describes the courses; notes that expenses are about one forth higher than other New England villages of similar size.

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  2. Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890
  3. Period documents, 1785-1835
  4. Other Papers, 1793-1842

Painter, Alexis, circa 1817

Alexis Painter (1794-1867) was a student at the Litchfield Law School in 1817. His one volume of law lecture notes from classes of Tapping Reeve and James Gould includes various topics including Contracts, Bailments, Covenant Broken, and Evidence, and includes an index.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890
  3. Period documents, 1785-1835
  4. Student Lecture Notes, 1794-1833