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Records of the U.S. Customs House, Fairfield District, 1793-1881

102 Volumes

Abstract Or Scope: Capturing the seafaring trade of Fairfield County, this collection from the U.S. Customs House represents some of the earliest material held by the Bridgeport History Center. The various licenses and accounts provide a year-by-year look into trade conducted along the Long Island Sound.

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Abstract of licenses granted to enrolled vessels in the district of Fairfield for carrying on the coasting trade, 1794-1838 Box 58

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Abstract of licenses granted to enrolled vessels in the district of Fairfield for carrying on the coasting trade, 1798-1839 Box 59

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Accounts current, 1870-1880 Box 64

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Major Edward V. Preston papers, 1855-1877, bulk bulk 1861-1865

13.25 cubic feet

Abstract Or Scope: The collection contains documents kept by Major Edward V. Preston, who was a quartermaster and then a paymaster in the United States Army during the Civil War. Included in the papers are muster rolls, officer pay vouchers, discharge papers, hospital notices, returns, receipts, requisitions, books, and personal papers.

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Abstract of Monies Transferred, 1865 Box 24

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Abstract of Payments, 1863-1865 Box 25

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Accounts Current, 1861-1863 Box 12, Folder 1-3

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Joseph Barrell papers, 1909-1920

1 Linear Foot

Abstract Or Scope: Correspondence, the manuscript for "The Piedmont terraces of the Northern Appalachians" in various stages, notes and miscellaneous items on geology originating during Barrell's service as secretary of the geological faculty at Yale University. The correspondence largely relates to university matters, except for that with Henry H. Robinson which pertains to the article.

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Abstract of "Piedmont Terraces of the Northern Appalachians and their Mode of Origin;" abstract of "Post-jurassic history of the Northern Appalachians", 1909-1920 Box 2, Folder 25

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Abstracts of remarks in reply by Joseph Barrell before the Geological Society of America, 1909-1920 Box 2, Folder 26

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Author's proof of "The Piedmont Terraces of the Northern Appalachians" and related papers, 1909-1920 Box 2, Folder 20

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Town of Beacon Falls records, 1932-1994

29.75 cubic feet

Abstract Or Scope: Administrative records, 1957-1994; Land records, 1933-1990; Tax records, 1932-1979; Court Records, 1940-1961.

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Abstract of Real Estate Exempt from Taxation, 1950-1978 Box 1, Folder 1

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Lester Blackwell Granger papers, 1936-1970

2.08 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: The collection consists of writings, notes, clippings, correspondence, and other papers, stemming from Lester Blackwell Granger's work as executive secretary of the National Urban League and his involvement in social work and civil rights issues. Writings consist of annotated and corrected typescript drafts and printed copies of speeches and addresses, autobiographical works, and social commentaries by Granger, as well as some fiction. Also found are papers relating to the National Urban League, a transcript of an interview with Granger, and an oil painting of Granger by Manet Harrison Fowler.

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Abstract of remarks by Lester B. Granger to be delivered at the opening session of the Michigan Welfare Conference, 1950 Box 1, Folder 1

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American Community: A Dynamic Process, 1955 Box 1, Folder 2-4

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American Teamwork - Today and in the Years Ahead Box 1, Folder 5

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Fairfield Families Collection, 1693-2004

3.0 Linear feet (9 boxes, 2 oversize items)

Abstract Or Scope: This artificial collection contains small collections from families as well as individuals in Fairfield. They are arranged alphabetically in folders with later accruals in later boxes and not in alphabetical order. Consult the finding aid for the location of a particular family.

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Abstract of Robert Spencer deeds, 1832-1852

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Account book in account with Allen Nichols, Southport, 1859

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Account book of Henry Gray, 1865-1870 Oversize Item A

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Clara M. Beckley Papers, 1848 - ca. 1958

1 linear foot (2 boxes)

Abstract Or Scope: This collection has been divided into two series: the genealogical research of Clara Beckley (Box 1) and the primary sources she gathered related to her family’s iron foundries (Box 2). Within each box, folders have been arranged alphabetically according to the type of document and main focus of the material. Within each folder the documents are arranged chronologically. If the date of production could not be ascertained, the documents were then placed in the back of the folder.

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Abstract of Search against John Adam Beckley, 1882. Box 2, Folder 1

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Bills of Sale, 1866-1884 Box 2, Folder 2

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Bonds, 1876-1884 Box 2, Folder 3

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Town of Wilton Records, 1808-1951

6 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: The Town Records Collection contains government records produced by the Town of Wilton.

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Abstract of tax assessment, 1895 Object 48b

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Abstract of tax assessment, 1913 Object 48

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Horace Walpole collection, 1725-1797

17 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: The collection includes approximately 3,000 letters to and from Horace Walpole as well as other manuscript materials by him, including copies of Aedes Walpolianae and The Mysterious Mother, his commonplace books, his "Books of Materials," and various miscellanies.

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Abstract of the kings and queens of England., No date Box 40, Folder 1

Includes brief biographies of William the Conquerer to George III; James I to William and Mary are missing.

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A catalogue of the Cabinet du Roy, in the order they are set down in Hohendorff's catalogue., No date Box 40, Folder 10

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Account of my conduct relative to the places I hold under government and toward ministers., [1782] Box 40, Folder 2

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British Caribbean Documents, 1664-1857, bulk 1765-1825

5.54 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: A collection of manuscript deeds, wills, leases, letters, and other legal and financial documents concerning eighteenth- and nineteenth-century estates and plantations on islands in the British West Indies.

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Abstract of the title of Anthony Percy Upton, Mary Howard, James Singleton, and Sophia Upton to their share of the Grand Bras Estate under the will of Lord Templetown, and agreed to be sold to Thomson Hankey, 1857 September 22 Box 7 (Oversize), Folder 62

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Account of the extent and history of the Grande Bras, St. Cloud, and Chantilly estates in the parish of St. Andrew, 1819 March Box 2, Folder 20

An historical account starts with the deaths of Peter Simond (1785) and John Hankey (1792), with a description and accounting of slaves, pounds of sugar, and gallons of rum produced 1800-1818; includes an "Abstract from the Register of Slaves"; signed by James McNure. Accompanied by a letter from [Thomas?] Bridgewater to William Wilkinson of London, dated March 15, 1819.

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Accounts of estates under the management of Robert Orme, 1795-1799, 1799 February 28 Box 2, Folder 17

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