Tales of Old Litchfield

In 1722, the village of Litchfield was located in northwestern Connecticut. The land was acquired from the Tunxis Indians between 1715 and 1716, incorporated as a town in 1719, and settled by 1720–1721. Litchfield served as a frontier outpost and trading center until the late 18th century. The layout of the town, including its main streets and central common (now the Green), was established early on and remains largely unchanged today. The Green was the site of the first meeting house, courthouse, and school.

Tales of an old town with a brilliant past, like Litchfield's, cannot fail to stir within us a congeries of emotions. This little volume is made up of a group of such stories. They are whimsical narrations, each one underlaid with a basis of historical fact. That the personal element may not obtrude and that attention may focus upon the tales themselves, they are printed anonymously. They aim to amuse, to instruct, to entertain, even at times to amaze our readers.

The "Tales" in this volume are arranged in chronological order. A plan of the Village of Litchfield and vicinity as laid out 1720-1725 is included as a folding map showing streets and dwellings of residents.

Anonymous Author

1933, 8.5" x 11", paper, 39 pp.

101-L1933