Official Correspondence and Requests, 1771-07-12 - 1959-03-11

Item — Box: 03, Folder: 07

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains materials between 1709 and 1951. These materials vary greatly and include: 2 journals, 2 diaries, 1 photostat diary, 1 architectual record, 12 personal letters/correspondence, 1 letter from the Treasury Department, 1 letter of debt, 1 letter of dispute, 1 letter of complaint/warrant against “Ambrose Black, a Negro”, 1 letter of indenture, 5 education notebooks focusing on learning Mathematics, 2 military pension requests, 2 shipping receipts, 4 poems, 5 turnpike receipts, 3 receipts, 2 tax receipts, 1 tuition receipt, 1 tax accounting book for the city of Norwich, 1 book of school district records, 2 accounting ledgers of both financial and verbal agreements, a receipt of forage for an army’s rations during their stay during the Revolutionary War (1783), 1 cargo/sales manifest, 1 expense report for the Schooner Mary, 2 deeds, 1 land sale, 5 photographs, 2 memorials, 1 court summons, 1 attendence record of a general assembly, 1 visitors log, 2 collection notices, 1 promissory note, 1 Norwich City meeting announcement, 1 bankruptcy announcement, 1 education request, 4 envelopes, 2 notes, 1 booklet of a reading by Cowper, 1 correspondence to the “Times”, and 1 genealogical research on the Story family.

These materials build an understanding of the state of Connecticut in the United States during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There are notebooks and ledgers from times of war and this timeframe covers numerous wars. Upon initial review, the wars named were the War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War. Other wars may be mentioned upon further study. The personal life of people within this timeframe is seen through this collection. The educational information shared, the information shared between friends and family members, and the notebooks and ledgers of important information build a well-rounded overview of important aspects of every-day life.

There are gaps within this collection of information about racial and female experiences within these time periods. There are a few letters and personal correspondences from/to women, but a majority of the information gathered is from/to men. There is no race attached to the names included, therefore, additional research on the genealogy of the men named must be done to determine racial identity.

Dates

Creation: 1771-07-12 - 1959-03-11

Creator

From the Collection: Johnson, Hazel, 1920 - 2018 (Person)

Access

This collections is open to researchers and has no known restrictions.

Extent

From the Series: 0.325 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Looks like 2 pages of notes from Crabridge (?) written on hotel stationary. The notes or letter is ineligable. -- A small letter that looks like a request to send a child to school. Signed Roger Sherman -- Copied letter to the commanding officer at West Point from G. Washington Sept 27 1780 -- Call for Norwich city meeting signed Sherriff -- Letter with the heading 'Circular'- From the Treasury Department and signed Secretary of the Treasury. recipient unknown. This letter is an inquiry into the manufacturing of salt and requests the aid of the recipient to provide information on the process of the manufacturing of salt. -- A letter to the Secretary of Sate in Hartford, CT on behalf of Samuel Willoughby, who was applying for a military (?) pension after being under the command of Gen Putnam in the Revolution (?) and was under the command of Thomas Allen in 1777. This letter is asking for an allottment or pension from the government because Samuel Willoughby was poor "but very deserving". The letter was written by John Whiting June 1, 1833 -- Copied list of names and area of residence. Possibly a visitation log from somewhere. May 25, 1839 -- Postage envelope labeled Prof. J. Edwin Wells, care of Gladstone Hotel Chicago, Illinois. Correspondence to the Editor of the Times. Letter inside requests a correction. Written by Austin (?) Dobson. -- Note Titled: Query No. 158 Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper -- Typed Letter in response to Query No. 158 Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper (1816), the response is written by John Edwin Wells- 2 pages -- Correspondence between Hazel Johnson (librarian) and Mr. W.H. Putnam- a description of letters from 1748-1777 sent by Mr. Putnam to Ms. Johnson and a response Thank You letter from Ms. Johnson to Mr. Putnam. -- A letter from Eugenie Lehoover to William Meredith Esq. stating that Mr. Balanchine of the School of American Ballet cannot be present for an engagement at Connecticut College.