Collections : [The Litchfield Historical Society]

Two photographs of Litchfield, one showing aftermath of a fire, the other rebuilt West Street.

The Wadsworth, Bradley and Co. Account Book (1973-76-12) documents a paper manufacturer from 1812 to 1821. The entries are contain a name followed by a series of numbers and a price.

The Walter, Cobb and Company account book (1973-68-38) provides information on cash transactions of a woolen manufacturer.

The Webster family papers include Arethusa Farm records, ledgers, calendars, and postcards; documentation of a 1952 transcontinental trip to Alaska; and Litchfield photos and ephemera. Most of the family papers are from the 1870s through the 1920s.

Wedding invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putnam.

Incoming correspondence from Phineas Miner, Charles A. Ingersoll, William Hungerford, James T. Pratt, Royal Ralph Hinman, Amos Pillsbury, George C. Woodruff, John H. Hubbard, William Leggett, Samuel Simons, Lancelot Phelps, Henry D. Gilpin, Truman Smith, James I. Roosevelt, Baranabas Bates, Andrew T. Judson, Perry Smith, Charles Sigourney, John Boyd, William Walcott Ellsworth, Alfred E. Burr, Seymour N. Case, Jeremiah Day, and others. Also includes receipts and invoices.

Notes issued by the colonies of Delaware and New Jersey and United States fractional currency.

The personal papers of William Miller relating to the Borough of Litchfield Charter Revision Commission, Board of Warden and Burgesses, Courthouse Site Committee, Postal Site Committee, historic preservation Borough Historical and Architectural Commission, Litchfield Green Advisory Committee, Litchfield Historical Society "European Extravaganza," Historic District, and other Borough matters; The Sanctum; and the Litchfield Country Club; architectural drawings of the residence of Mrs. Francis Little of Beecher St.; drawings of suggested changes to a residence on Beecher Lane; and topographic maps of northeast Connecticut.

Correspondence chiefly between Frederick Wolcott (1767-1837), his wife Elizabeth (Betsey) Huntington Wolcott (1774-1812), his brother Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833) who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Governor of Connecticut, and Jabez W. Huntington (1788-1847) who served as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut. Topics include domestic news, local, state, regional and national politics, business affairs, church activities, trade with China and the merchant vessel Trident, raising merino sheep, and manufacture of woolen cloth.

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.