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Title: Sketches and chronicles of the town of Litchfield, Connecticut, historical, biographical, and statistical;
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Kilbourne, Payne Kenyon, 1815-1859
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Publisher: Hartford, Press of Case, Lockwood and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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xecuted by the first Governor OHver Wolcott, we find onour town records: Know all men by these presents, that I, Oliver Wolcott, of Litchfield, in thestate of Connecticut, in expectation that my negi-o servant man, Casar, will, by hisindustrv, be able to obtaui a comfortable subsistence for himself, and that he willmake aproper use of the freedom which I hereby give him, do discharge, liberate,and set free, him, the said Gesar, and do hereby exempt him from any further obli-gations of sei-vitude to mc, my heirs, and from every other person claiming anv au-thority over him, bv, from, or under me. And that my said servant, whom I nowmake free, as aforesaid, may be known hereafter, by a proper cognomen, I herebygive him the name of Jamiig, so that hereafter he is to be known and distinguished bythe name of Ca-sm- Jaimis. As witness my hand tuid seal, in Litchfield, Novembertwentv-third- day, A. D. 1786. In presence of ) OLIVER WOLCOTT. (l. s.) Mary Ann Wolcott, >Frederick Wolcott. ) ^
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, ETC. 253 LITCHFIELD COUNTY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. On the 13th and 14th (lays of August, 1851, the One Hundredth anniversary of theorganization of Litchfiold County was celebrated with appropriate ceremonies in tliisvillage. A Committee of Ai-rangeraents had been previously appointed in each townin the county—that for Litchfield consisting of the Hon. Samuel Church, George C.WoodrulT, Esq.. Rev. David L. Pai-melee, Hon. William Beebe and Jonathan Huel,Esq. The following gentlemen composed the Central Committee, viz., Hon. Seth P.Iccrs, (Chairman,) Hon. Origen S. Sevmour, G. H. Hollister, Edwin B. Webster andWm. H. Thompson, Esqrs., all of Litchfield: Col. Robbins Battel!, of Norfolk, Hon.David C. Sanford, of New Milford, and Rev. Jonathan Lee, of Salisbury. An immense crowd of returning emigrants from the county, and others, were pres-ent. The gi-eat Tent belonging to Yale College was spread on the West Park, underwhich the public services took place—consis

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