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List of libraries in Connecticut in the 18th century

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1043:
A catalogue of books belonging to Norwich Library Company: To which are annexed, extracts from the bye-laws of said company. Norwich : Printed at the press of J. Trumbull, for the Company,
1088:
The constitution and by-laws of the Union Library Society of Wethersfield, with a catalogue of books, the property of said society. Hartford: printed at Hudson & Goodwin, 1784
986:
The constitution and bye-laws of the Mechanic Library Society of New-Haven, with a catalogue of books and list of the proprietors. New Haven: printed by Abel Morse, 1793
1169: 928:
The constitution of the Hartford Library Company; extracts from the by-laws, and a catalogue of the books. Hartford: printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1797
1079:
Record books of the Friendship Library in West Symsbury, one volume, c. 1793-c. 1805. American Antiquarian Society. James Terry Papers, 1733-c. 1910.
1164: 1134: 1034:
The constitution of the Franklin Library Company. Also, subscribers names, and catalogue of books. Norwich: printed by John Trumbull, 1794
1159: 1144: 937:
Record books of the Union Harwinton Library, four volumes, 1798-1850s. American Antiquarian Society. James Terry Papers, 1733-c. 1910.
1070:
Record books of the Warren library, one volume, 1791-c. 1809. American Antiquarian Society. James Terry Papers, 1733-c. 1910.
910:
Record books of the Hadlyme Library, one volume, 1789-1830s. American Antiquarian Society. James Terry Papers, 1733-c. 1910.
1149: 1139: 1097:
Record books of the Woodbridge, one volume, 1787-1790s. American Antiquarian Society. James Terry Papers, 1733-c. 1910.
1154: 901:
A catalogue of books, which belong to the Library of Saybrook, Lime, and Guilford. Connecticut : s.n., 1787?
977:
Constitution and regulations of the Middletown library. Middletown : : Printed by T. Dunning., 1797.
1025:
Catalogue of books, belonging to Northington Public Library. Printed at Pittsfield . : s.n., 1798
56: 878:
R. Malcolm Sills (1938). "The 'Trumbull Manuscript Collections' and Early Connecticut Libraries".
995: 497:
United English Library for the Propagation of Christian and Useful Knowledge, Pomfret (1739–1805)
1007:
A catalogue of the library of Yale-College in New-Haven. New London: Printed by T. Green, 1743.
88: 44: 487: 24: 8: 28: 1118: 262:
Library of Killingworth, Lyme, Saybrook and Guilford (est.1737; located in Guilford)
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Martha Williams Hooker. Booklovers of 1738: one of the first libraries in America.
32: 947: 721: 1128: 695:
United Lyon Library of Woodstock, also called: United Lynn Library (est.1768)
557:
Public Library of Torrington and Winchester (est.1787; located in Torrington)
35:
libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals.
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United Lyon Library. Records, 1790-1826. American Antiquarian Society.
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Report of the Board of Education of the State of Connecticut ... 1895
968:
Middlesex Gazette (CT), 09-29-1797; Middlesex Gazette, 09-27-1799
880:
Papers in honor of Andrew Keogh, librarian of Yale University
626:
Social Library in Stepney Parish, Wethersfield (est.1794)
479:
John Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich (est.1796)
347:
Proprietors Library South Society, Mansfield (est.1795)
344:
Proprietors Library North Society, Mansfield (est.1795)
131:
Library in the Society of Columbia, Cheshire (est.1793)
229:
Northington Public Library, Farmington (1789-ca.1799)
141:
United Proprietors Library, Cornwall (ca.1799-1804)
1016:Connecticut Gazette (New London); Date: 04-23-1796 298:Episcopalian Society Library, Harwinton (est.1793) 1121:. Davies Project. American Libraries before 1876. 629:Union Library Society of Wethersfield (1783–1850) 249:North Preston Parish Library, Griswold (est.1761) 1170:Lists of buildings and structures in Connecticut 1126: 877: 719: 652:Library in First Society, Windham (ca.1795-1798) 494:Social Library of Abington in Pomfret (est.1793) 398:Mechanic Library Society of New-Haven (est.1793) 73:Kensington Parish Library, Berlin (est. ca.1788) 873: 871: 869: 867: 865: 863: 861: 859: 857: 855: 853: 851: 849: 847: 845: 843: 841: 839: 837: 835: 833: 831: 829: 827: 825: 823: 821: 819: 817: 815: 813: 811: 809: 807: 805: 803: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 791: 789: 787: 785: 783: 781: 779: 777: 775: 773: 771: 769: 767: 765: 763: 761: 649:Library Company in Scotland, Widham (1791–1830) 324:St. Paul's Lodge Library, Litchfield (est.1781) 226:Library in First Society, Farmington (est.1795) 190:First Library Company, East Hartford (est.1794) 919:Connecticut Courant (Hartford), March 15, 1774 759: 757: 755: 753: 751: 749: 747: 745: 743: 741: 692:Library of First Society, Woodstock (est.1797) 616:North Fairfield Library, Weston (est. ca.1790) 583:Library in First Society, Waterbury (est.1771) 517:Union Library Society, Southington (1797–1847) 507:Library of Second Society, Saybrook (est.1795) 482:Samuel Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich 388:Library in Salem Society, Naugatuck (est.1783) 105:Republican Library Company, Chatham (est.1795) 473:Library in First Society, Norwich (est. 1796) 268:Library in First Society, Guilford (est.1790) 252:Union Circle of Friends, Griswold (1795–1821) 154:Library in Bethel Society, Danbury (est.1793) 128:Library in Salem Society, Cheshire (est.1783) 606:Friendship Library, West Symsbury (est.1793) 213:Federal Library, East Windsor (est. ca.17890 738: 596:Union Library Society, Watertown (est.1799) 567:Free Mason Lodge Library, Warren (est.1799) 892:The Courier (Norwich CT); Date: 07-12-1798 713: 662:Library in Farmingbury, Wolcott (est.1779) 417:S. Green's Circulating Library, New London 639:Society of Winsted, Winchester (est.1799) 216:Social Library in East Windsor (est.1791) 115:T. Hubbard's circulating library, Chelsea 450:Northill Library, North Haven (est.1792) 357:Library Company in Middletown (est.1765) 1165:Lists of libraries in the United States 586:Union Library, Waterbury (est. ca.1797) 265:Library of Saybrook, Lime, and Guilford 193:Union Library, East Hartford (est.1791) 1127: 547:Tolland Proprietary Library (est.1787) 370:Associate Library, Milford (1761–1820) 301:Juvenile Library, Harwinton (est.1797) 180:Hadlyme Society, East Haddam (est.179) 170:New Library Company, Durham (est.1788) 51:Social Library Association of Abington 440:Charity Library, Newington (est.1787) 427:Union Library, New-Milford (est.1796) 239:Franklin Library, Franklin (est.1790) 151:Franklin Library, Danbury (1770–1833) 959:Litchfield Monitor; Date: 01-21-1795 437:Book Company in Newington (est.1752) 334:Farmer's Library, Madison (est.1793) 203:Union Library, East Haven (est.1796) 167:Ethosian Society, Durham (1787–1793) 38: 1135:Connecticut education-related lists 570:Public Library in Warren (est.1770) 527:Stonington Point Library (est.1793) 304:Union Harwinton Library (1798–1857) 125:Cheshire Library Society (est.1792) 83:First Society in Bristol (est.1792) 13: 1160:Libraries in British North America 682:Union Library, Woodbury (est.1772) 476:Norwich Library Company (est.1793) 164:Book Company of Durham (1733–1856) 95:Union Library, Brooklyn (est.1774) 14: 1181: 1145:Connecticut history-related lists 1112: 470:Franklin Library Company, Norwich 314:Philogrammatican Society, Lebanon 1061:Norwich Packet; Date: 05-18-1797 1052:Norwich Packet; Date: 07-14-1796 672:Library in Woodbridge (est.1787) 1100: 1091: 1082: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1046: 1037: 1028: 1019: 1010: 1001: 989: 980: 971: 962: 953: 882:. New Haven: Privately printed. 998:(New Haven); Date: 12-07-1785; 940: 931: 922: 913: 904: 895: 886: 63:Barkhamsted Library (est.1797) 1: 707: 7: 1150:18th century in Connecticut 537:Suffield Library (est.1791) 10: 1186: 1140:18th century-related lists 460:Northington Public Library 373:Milford Library (est.1745) 278:Hadlyme Library (est.1789) 18:libraries in 18th-century 720:Alice S. McQuaid (1895). 401:New Haven Library Company 1155:Libraries in Connecticut 288:Hartford Library Company 722:"Sketches of Libraries" 1119:Princeton University 948:Connecticut Magazine 996:Connecticut Journal 360:Middletown Library 16:This is a list of 704: 703: 1177: 1107: 1104: 1098: 1095: 1089: 1086: 1080: 1077: 1071: 1068: 1062: 1059: 1053: 1050: 1044: 1041: 1035: 1032: 1026: 1023: 1017: 1014: 1008: 1005: 999: 993: 987: 984: 978: 975: 969: 966: 960: 957: 951: 944: 938: 935: 929: 926: 920: 917: 911: 908: 902: 899: 893: 890: 884: 883: 875: 736: 735: 733: 732: 717: 39: 1185: 1184: 1180: 1179: 1178: 1176: 1175: 1174: 1125: 1124: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1101: 1096: 1092: 1087: 1083: 1078: 1074: 1069: 1065: 1060: 1056: 1051: 1047: 1042: 1038: 1033: 1029: 1024: 1020: 1015: 1011: 1006: 1002: 994: 990: 985: 981: 976: 972: 967: 963: 958: 954: 945: 941: 936: 932: 927: 923: 918: 914: 909: 905: 900: 896: 891: 887: 876: 739: 730: 728: 718: 714: 710: 705: 377: 12: 11: 5: 1183: 1173: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1123: 1122: 1114: 1113:External links 1111: 1109: 1108: 1099: 1090: 1081: 1072: 1063: 1054: 1045: 1036: 1027: 1018: 1009: 1000: 988: 979: 970: 961: 952: 939: 930: 921: 912: 903: 894: 885: 737: 711: 709: 706: 702: 701: 697: 696: 693: 689: 688: 684: 683: 679: 678: 674: 673: 669: 668: 664: 663: 659: 658: 654: 653: 650: 646: 645: 641: 640: 636: 635: 631: 630: 627: 623: 622: 618: 617: 613: 612: 608: 607: 603: 602: 598: 597: 593: 592: 588: 587: 584: 580: 579: 575: 574: 573:Warren library 571: 568: 564: 563: 559: 558: 554: 553: 549: 548: 544: 543: 539: 538: 534: 533: 529: 528: 524: 523: 519: 518: 514: 513: 509: 508: 504: 503: 499: 498: 495: 491: 490: 484: 483: 480: 477: 474: 471: 467: 466: 462: 461: 457: 456: 452: 451: 447: 446: 442: 441: 438: 434: 433: 429: 428: 424: 423: 419: 418: 414: 413: 409: 408: 402: 399: 395: 394: 390: 389: 385: 384: 379: 375: 374: 371: 367: 366: 362: 361: 358: 354: 353: 349: 348: 345: 341: 340: 336: 335: 331: 330: 326: 325: 321: 320: 316: 315: 311: 310: 306: 305: 302: 299: 295: 294: 290: 289: 285: 284: 280: 279: 275: 274: 270: 269: 266: 263: 259: 258: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 241: 240: 236: 235: 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 218: 217: 214: 210: 209: 205: 204: 200: 199: 195: 194: 191: 187: 186: 182: 181: 177: 176: 172: 171: 168: 165: 161: 160: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 143: 142: 138: 137: 133: 132: 129: 126: 122: 121: 117: 116: 112: 111: 107: 106: 102: 101: 97: 96: 92: 91: 85: 84: 80: 79: 75: 74: 70: 69: 65: 64: 60: 59: 53: 52: 48: 47: 37: 31:, church, and 23:. 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Retrieved 725: 715: 698: 621:Wethersfield 405:Yale College 376: 208:East Windsor 25:subscription 17: 15: 512:Southington 455:Northington 445:North Haven 422:New Milford 175:East Haddam 57:Barkhamsted 20:Connecticut 1129:Categories 950:10:4, 1906 731:2011-01-04 708:References 667:Woodbridge 634:Winchester 552:Torrington 522:Stonington 412:New London 352:Middletown 319:Litchfield 221:Farmington 198:East Haven 687:Woodstock 591:Watertown 578:Waterbury 432:Newington 393:New Haven 383:Naugatuck 339:Mansfield 293:Harwinton 677:Woodbury 532:Suffield 502:Saybrook 283:Hartford 257:Guilford 244:Griswold 234:Franklin 136:Cornwall 120:Cheshire 89:Brooklyn 45:Abington 33:academic 657:Wolcott 644:Windham 542:Tolland 488:Pomfret 465:Norwich 407:Library 365:Milford 329:Madison 309:Lebanon 273:Hadlyme 146:Danbury 110:Chelsea 100:Chatham 78:Bristol 699: 611:Weston 562:Warren 159:Durham 68:Berlin 29:rental 1131:: 740:^ 724:. 27:, 734:.

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