Ely A. Elliott militia correspondence and documents, 1814-1830.

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Elliott, Ely A. Ely A. Elliott militia correspondence and documents, 1814-1830.

Ely A. Elliott militia correspondence and documents, 1814-1830.

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Correspondence addressed to Brigadier-General Ely A. Elliott of Killingworth, Connecticut, regarding Connecticut militia matters such as ordnance and men seeking a discharge. Elliott was the general of state artillery from 1829-1832. His most frequent correspondents were Horace W. Goodwin, Julius Clark and M.A. Durand. Also includes an enlistment order, muster rolls and pay rolls for militia guarding Saybrook and Killingworth, 1814, and regimental and brigade orders and certificates of service for soldiers, 1823-1828. One folder of seemingly unrelated contain some interesting documents, including a letter to John Pierce of Chatham, Connecticut, about the government's plans to purchase land in the Arkansas Territory, 1815; a bill for supplies for building a ship or at least replacing the sails, 1816; a letter from Samuel Colt to Jesse Hurd, 1823, about Hurd's request for forged kedges (light anchors); a bill for digging graves, 1823, at an unknown location; and a letter from David C. Collins about a delivery of Morgan's best axes, 1825.

0.25 linear foot (1/2 box).

Connecticut Historical Society