PLEASE NOTE: This is an index of a historical collection that contains words and phrases that may be offensive or harmful to individuals investigating these records. In order to preserve the objectivity and historical accuracy of the index, State Archives staff took what would today be considered archaic and offensive descriptions concerning race, ethnicity, and gender directly from the original court papers. For more information on appropriate description, please consult the Diversity Style Guide and Archives for Black Lives in Philadelphia: Anti-Racist Description Resources.
This collection contains nearly four hundred records of cases involving indigenous persons living in or associated with Litchfield County. It was created in order to highlight the lives and experiences of underrepresented groups in early America, and make them more easily accessible to researchers.
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Pre-payment is not needed as a bill will accompany the finished product, either in the mail with photocopies or with the digital images.
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