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Phyllis Kihn research collection - Connecticut Historical Society
Historical Sketch. The Educational Mission in Hartford, Connecticut, was the fulfillment of a dream of Yung Wing. He wanted Chinese youth to study American technology to improve China’s engineering and infrastructure.
Jeremiah Wadsworth papers - Connecticut Historical Society
Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743-1804) was born on July 12, 1743 in Hartford, Connecticut. His father was the Reverend Daniel Wadsworth, a pastor with the First Church of Christ, and his mother was Abigail Talcott, daughter of Connecticut governor Joseph Talcott.
Newton C. Brainard research A Guide to the collection at the ...
This collection contains the correspondence of Newton C. Brainard, a Past President of the Connecticut Historical Society, as well as the correspondence of Thompson Harlow, former Director of CHS, all of which relates to their research on the origins of the seal of the city of Hartford that was reportedly first used on a diploma bestowed upon ...
Whitman Family Correspondence, 1808-1867 - Connecticut …
Captain Samuel Whitman (1753-1810), a Revolutionary War soldier, was born in West Hartford where he lived with his wife Abigail Abbott Whitman (1762-1844).
Chapin family papers - Connecticut Historical Society
Hermon Chapin (1799-1866) began producing wooden planes in 1828, and added rulers in 1835. His manufactory was located in Pine Meadow, a district of New Hartford, Connecticut. Hermon married May 28, 1828, Catherine Merrill. In 1854, their son Edward (1833-1896) became superintendent of his father’s firm.
Civil War Manuscripts Project - Connecticut Historical Society
This Project is an attempt to create detailed access to the rich Civil War manuscript holdings of the Connecticut Historical Society. The collections presented herein were examined over a period of more than four years beginning in the mid-1990s under the direction of Kelly Nolin.
Broad Brook Company records - Connecticut Historical Society
Additionally, it owned approximately thirty five acres of unimproved real estate in Broad Brook, Hartford County, and operated a small water works system which furnished water to a portion of the town of East Windsor.
American Revolution Collection - Connecticut Historical Society
The collection has been organized into nine series: Records of the Council of Safety (1774-1783), Commissary Records (1774-1783), Pay Table Records (1774-1783), Colonel Sheldon's Light Dragoons (1770-1783), Third Regiment, Connecticut Line (1779-1780), Journals and Orderly Books (1775-1782), Account books (1775-1783), Naval affairs (1773-1789 ...
Seymour Family Papers, 1724-1856 - Connecticut Historical Society
The papers in this collection come from Thomas Seymour III and his relatives. Col. Thomas Seymour was born at Hartford 17 March 1735, the son of Thomas Seymour II, and died at Hartford 30 July 1829.