Collections : [The Litchfield Historical Society]

Truman Smith writes to Abijah Catlin regarding party politics.

Letter from Truman Smith to Richard Ely Selden regarding the Whig party and upcoming elections.

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.

Card showing how to understand flags signalling different types of weather and changing temperatures with "Compliments of the Litchfield Fire Department, 1891" on it.

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.