Dwight C. Kilbourn collection, 1801-1920.

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Dwight C. Kilbourn collection, 1801-1920.

Collection consists of a wide range of Litchfield, Conn., historical materials collected by Kilbourn, some of which relate to him and other Kilbourns, particularly his distant cousin Eliada Kilbourn and Eliada's family, and many that do not. Of particular interest are research files Kilbourn assembled regarding the involvement of Litchfield men in the American Revolution and the Civil War. The Collection includes correspondence; railroad and other types of tickets; accounts, receipts, bills, and other business records; book plates; inventory of Kilbourn's pamphlet collection; an 1801 issue of the Litchfield Monitor and other newspapers; newsclippings; Kilbourn Gathering documents (1884); deeds and leases; ephemera; fire insurance policy documents; U.S. Internal Revenue documents; obituaries and memorials; writs and other legal documents; notary commissions; and miscellaneous papers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8197569

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United States. Internal Revenue Service

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Taxing agency of the United States government. From the description of Daily record of spirit stamps other than tax paid, 1872-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122652961 Office of internal taxation in the United States. From the description of Monthly report of tobacco, snuff, and cigar stamps, 1872-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122351647 ...

Kilburn family.

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Kilbourn, Eliada, 1809-1883

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Kilbourn family.

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Kilbourn, Dwight C. (Dwight Canfield), 1837-1914

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Lawyer and author, of Litchfield, Conn.; served with 2nd Conn. Heavy Artillery during the Civil War and was secretary of his regiment for 47 years after the war; active in many civic, veterans, and masonic organizations; author of Bench and Bar of Litchfield County, 1709-1909 and other works; and Litchfield postmaster. Married Sarah M. Hopkins in 1866. From the description of Dwight C. Kilbourn letter, 1910 Aug. 15. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 775360757 ...