Bissell family collection, 1760-1926.

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Bissell family collection, 1760-1926.

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Correspondence, business records, account books, and other records of members of the Bissell and Baldwin families. Chiefly includes business papers of William Bissell (1810-1902), of Milton, Conn., Union Army captain, house painter, and farmer, including early recruitment records and inventory records for his term of active duty and account books reflecting his activities as a house and furniture painter; papers of his son Warren Bissell (1836-1913) including business letters and documents pertaining to speculative investments in western mines and land companies; deeds and correspondence relating to members of the family of Zebulon Bissell, including a misunderstanding concerning the lease of a farm in Chanango County, N.Y., to a nephew Harry Smith; and papers relating to the family of Julia Bissell Smith (great great grandmother of donor George Baldwin) including letter from Alabama, describing to her mother the unfamiliar southern way of life.

4 linear ft.

Litchfield Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8088214

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Bissell, Zebulon, 1724-1771

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Bissell, Warren W., 1836-1913

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Bissell family.

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Family of Isaac Bissell (1682-1744) who moved to Litchfield, Conn., in 1723, where he owned a 60th share, ca. 700 acres. He was the father of 10 children, including Benjamin (1717-1747) and Zebulon (1724-1777); farmers and landowners, of Litchfield and Milton, Conn. William Bissell (1810-1902) of Litchfield was a captain in the Civil War, a house painter, and a farmer. He served in Company A, 19th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers from Sept. 11, 1861 to July 21, 1863. From the descrip...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 19th (1862-1863)

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Bissell, William, 1810-1902

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Bissell, Isaac, 1682-1744

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Bissell, Benjamin, 1717-1747

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Smith, Julia Bissell

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Baldwin family.

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Smith, Harry.

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Smith received his a.b. in philosophy in 1912, and his M.D. in 1915 from Stanford. From the description of Harry Smith papers, 1909-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 701211542 ...