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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
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Start Over Collection Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890 Repository The Litchfield Historical Society

Reeve, Tapping Court Records, 1806-1807 Folder 8

Primarily lists of court expenses, jailers' fees, and taxes taken or accounted for by Tapping Reeve. Includes charges for the expenses of imprisoning Selleck Osborn, editor of the Litchfield newspaper The Witness, for libel.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890
  3. Period documents, 1785-1835
  4. Tapping Reeve Papers, 1785-1819

Reeve, Tapping to Cushman, John P. (John Paine), 1819 Jan 22 Folder 3

Writes to Cushman who is serving in Congress to ascertain whether he would locate some copies of Reeve's Domestic Relations publication that were sent to Washington for sale. He would like Cushman to try and interest members of Congress, judges and lawyers in purchasing them. Teases Cushman that he hopes his wife (Maria Tallmadge Cushman) will not give him any quiet until the matter is settled.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Law School collection, 1773-1990, Date acquired: 01/01/1890
  3. Period documents, 1785-1835
  4. Tapping Reeve Papers, 1785-1819
  5. Reeve, Tapping Correspondence, 1812, 1819