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RG 062:095, Town of New London
Inventory of Records
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Copyright © 2007 by the Connecticut State Library
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Connecticut State Library |
| Creator: | New London (Conn.) |
| Title: | Town of New London records |
| Dates: | 1674-1944 |
| Quantity: | 27.5 cubic feet |
| Abstract: | Administrative, church, court, land, tax and vital records for the town of New London. |
| Identification: | RG062_095 |
| Accession: | Multiple |
| Language: | The records are in English. |
Historical Note
The town of New London was settled in 1646, named March 11, 1658 and incorporated in January 1784. The town and city are co-extensive.
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Scope and Content
Administrative, church, court, land, tax and vital records for the town of New London.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
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Index Terms
Subjects:
Deeds -- Connecticut -- New London
Elections -- Connecticut -- New London -- Statistics
Ferries -- Connecticut -- New London -- Records and correspondence
Local taxation -- Connecticut -- New London -- Registers
Probate records -- Connecticut -- New London
Property tax -- Connecticut -- New London -- Registers
Public welfare -- Connecticut -- New London
Shipping -- Connecticut -- New London -- Records and correspondence
Shipwrecks -- Connecticut -- New London -- History
Tax assessment -- Connecticut -- New London -- Registers
Taxation -- Connecticut -- New London -- Registers
Voting -- Connecticut -- New London -- Statistics
Whaling -- Connecticut -- New London -- History -- Sources
Places:
Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources
New London (Conn.) -- History -- Burning by the British, 1781
New London (Conn.) -- Records and correspondence
New London (Conn.) -- Statistics, Vital
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Container List
| Records, 1674-1944 | |||||||||||
| Accession: T000238 | |||||||||||
| Town meeting notices and minutes, 1739-1911 | Box 1 | ||||||||||
| Town officers and jurors, 1772-1912 | |||||||||||
| Certificates, 1774, 1788 | |||||||||||
| Nominations for State Representatives and Congress, 1788-1812, 1836-1837 | |||||||||||
| Vote returns for state officers, 1802-1841 | |||||||||||
| Votes cast by soldiers, 1900-1909 | |||||||||||
| Board of Health meetings and appointments, 1806-1819 | |||||||||||
| Firemen's records, 1795, 1807-1847 | |||||||||||
| Almshouse and jail records, 1845-1846 | |||||||||||
| Marriage records, 1778-1909 | |||||||||||
| scattered | |||||||||||
| Obligations for idle persons and strangers and records relating to paupers and transients, 1737-1823 | |||||||||||
| Church records, 1786-1872 | |||||||||||
| scattered | |||||||||||
| Letter describing the burning of New London, 1781 September 10 | |||||||||||
| Warrants for food and supplies during the Revolutionary War, 1777-1779 | |||||||||||
| By-laws, 1785, 1840 | Box 2 | ||||||||||
| Post office accounts, 1766-1785 | |||||||||||
| Financial records, 1722-1912 | |||||||||||
| Records of disputed account and bill of exchange, 1765-1795 | |||||||||||
| Court cases about counterfeit money, 1786-1831 | |||||||||||
| Notices of stray animals, 1772-1780 | |||||||||||
| Notice prohibiting sale of Intoxicating Liquor, 1909 | |||||||||||
| General Assembly records, 1699-1842 | |||||||||||
| scattered | |||||||||||
| Petitions, 1737-1862 | |||||||||||
| Records of profiteering, Tories, spies, soldiers and prisoners during the Revolutionary War, 1777-1779 | Box 3 | ||||||||||
| Applications for pensions, 1829-1831 | |||||||||||
| Records of Capt. Ebenezer Way and Lt. Preble of enlistments and muster rolls of men from Maine, Mass. and New Hampshire, 1814-1815 | |||||||||||
| Muster rolls and certificates of military service, 1807-1844 | |||||||||||
| Bonds, 1728-1901 | |||||||||||
| Indentures of bound children, 1750-1790 | |||||||||||
| Appointments of overseers, 1733-1850 | |||||||||||
| Probate records, 1705-1912 | Box 4 | ||||||||||
| Deeds, leases, mortgages and liens, 1729-1925 | |||||||||||
| Land record indexes, undated | |||||||||||
| Highway deeds, surveys, petitions, grants, etc., 1724-1896 | Box 5 | ||||||||||
| Copy of resolution of 1792 on tolls through Mohegan Reservation; land records, 1759-1787 | |||||||||||
| Real estate attachments, 1780-1909 | |||||||||||
| scattered | |||||||||||
| Records relating to the Niantic and Groton Ferries, 1674-1841 | |||||||||||
| Records concerning Spanish sailors, 1766-1796 | Box 6 | ||||||||||
| Records of privateering and shipping, 1775-1795 | |||||||||||
| Protests against the sea, 1787-1883 | |||||||||||
| Survey of wrecks, 1846-1871 | |||||||||||
| Whaling records, 1840-1868 | |||||||||||
| Lists of men away without leave from vessels, 1811-1823 | |||||||||||
| Price scales for labor and products, 1778 | Box 7 | ||||||||||
| Tax lists, 1778-1801, 1910-1911 | |||||||||||
| Tax abatements, 1787-1847 | |||||||||||
| Bank stockholders and property lists, 1826-1847, 1910-1912 | |||||||||||
| Insurance statements, 1851-1886 | |||||||||||
| Liquor licenses, wine retailers; bonds, vital record reports, Court of Common Council records, 1816-1878 | Box 8 | ||||||||||
| Liquor license applications, dog licenses, corporation reports, attachments, 1881-1908 | Boxes 9-14 | ||||||||||
| Individual tax lists, circa 1807-1860 | Boxes 15-20 | ||||||||||
| Town tax rate books, 1857-1869 | Box 20 | ||||||||||
| Town tax rate books, 1733-1734, 1745-1749, 1751-1774 | Box 21 | ||||||||||
| Town tax rate books, 1775, 1778-1782, 1784-1788 | Box 22 | ||||||||||
| Tax abstracts | |||||||||||
| 1789, 1790, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, undated, 2 volumes for 1793 and 1795 | Box 42 | ||||||||||
| The undated volume may be 1795. | |||||||||||
| 1799 | Item 42A | ||||||||||
| On oversize shelving. | |||||||||||
| 1791, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805 | Box 43 | ||||||||||
| 1806, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 2 volumes for 1808 | Box 44 | ||||||||||
| On oversize shelving. | |||||||||||
| 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 2 volumes for 1822 | Box 45 | ||||||||||
| 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834 | Box 46 | ||||||||||
| 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841 | Box 47 | ||||||||||
| 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 | Box 48 | ||||||||||
| Lists of electors, 1836-1932 | Boxes 24-28 | ||||||||||
| Old Age Assistance Tax Enrollment cards, 1935-1944 | Boxes 29-41 | ||||||||||
| Accession: 1987-023C | |||||||||||
| Vital records, 1854-1884 | Box 1 | ||||||||||