Collections : [The Litchfield Historical Society]

The Charles H. Warren manuscript (1972-128-0) is a typescript biography of Benjamin Silliam (1779-1864) written by Charles H. Warren for Dictionary of American Biography in 1936. Benjamin Silliman was an American chemist and one of the first American professors of science. He was the first individual to distill petroleum.

Appointments by governors of Charles Nettleton to serve as commissioner of deeds in various states, 1858-1873.

Discharge certificate of Pvt. Charles O. Whaples by reason of surgeon's ceritifcate of disability, 1862; discharge certificate of Sgt. Charles O. Whaples, 1865; correspondence related to pension, 1896.

Sedgwick provides his autograph to [?] McNeill.

One folder of news clippings and publications related to Litchfield County assembled by Charles Underhill, who maintained a collection of materials on Connecticut's towns and cities. Clippings on Litchfield houses including the Thomas Painter house.

Advertisement with a Fourth of July theme featuring Eric Hatch and two children.

Notes covering events Feb.-Aug. 1883, perhaps using a newspaper as a source. On reverse of the note pages is "Apothecaries Hall, 301 Chapel St." with additional information and a raphic.

The Clarence H. Elliott collection documents Elliott's association with Litchfield High School from 1916 through 1927 as teacher, assistant principal, principal, and athletic coach. There are also items which relate to Litchfield in general and Antrim, N.H., where Elliott lived for a time prior to coming to Litchfield. The collection consists of photographs, scrapbooks, ephemera, and news clippings.

Six World War II ration books for Stanley Coe, Emily Coe, and Anna Bissell; newspaper clippings; and a leather or leatherette wallet.

Connecticut Light Infantry 17th Regiment Company Books collection (1203) consists of two orderly books. The first book details the regiment's creation by the State of Connecticut; contains decisions made by voting on particulars about the regiment (uniform, what the soldiers would have to provide, etc); a General Roll including the name of each soldier in the regiment and enlistment date; annual rolls from 1793-1798; and contains some accounting records for the regiment. The second book contains yearly rolls from 1798 through 1805, inspection returns from 1793-1796 including names of the members of the regiment and equipment; annual returns from Sept. 25 1793 to September 1804 which include the number of men in the regiment in each year and the number of men per each rank; and a "Return of Officers and Non Commissioned Officers" from Sept. 1804 listing officers of the regiment and the date they were commissioned.