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Arthur S. Winchester papers
A Guide to the collection at the Connecticut Historical Society
Collection Overview |
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| Repository: | Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Creator : | Winchester, Arthur S. |
| Title : | Arthur S. Winchester Papers |
| Dates : | 1871-1901 |
| Extent : | 1.75 linear feet (4 boxes) |
| Abstract : | The bulk of the collection, which is organized chronologically and also by author, consists of letters written and received by Arthur S. Winchester |
| Location: | Ms 73843 |
| Language: | English, French, and Italian |
Biographical Sketch
Arthur St. Claire Winchester was born on May 23rd, 1838 in South Windham, Connecticut to Harvey and Emily (Smith) Winchester. Harvey was a paper-machine manufacturer with the Smith & Winchester Corporation. Arthur had one brother, Edgar Clinton, who was born on September 6th, 1847. After their father's death in 1884, Arthur and Edgar continued in the paper-machine manufacturing business for a time.
Arthur was named a director of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company in May of 1877. He was President of the Sharps Rifle Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, before becoming treasurer for the Lee Arms Company (also in Bridgeport). He served in that capacity from at least 1899 through 1892 and continued to be involved with the company through the 1890s. He travelled extensively to England to further the company's business dealings there. He was also president of the Houston Institute and the New England Houston Narcotic Cure Company, both located in South Windsor, Connecticut.
Arthur married Annette Pamela Bingham in 1878. She died in 1880. The two had no children. Arthur died on January 11th, 1925. Edgar married Mary Gregg Wallace in 1890; the two had a son, Wallace, in 1894, but he died in 1895. Mary died in 1898. Edgar's date of death is unknown. According to Arthur's obituary, he lived at the Mohican Hotel in New London, Connecticut for 21 years until his death at 86.
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Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection, which is organized chronologically and also by author, consists of letters written and received by Arthur S. Winchester. The earliest documents in the collection date from 1871 and the latest to 1901. Much of the collection is made up of letters written by Arthur to his brother, Edgar, between 1884 and 1897. General correspondence written by various individuals precedes letters arranged by author. These letters, primarily business related, were written to Arthur by C.M. Dally, James P. Lee, Charles Saunders and Edward G. Westcott.
In addition to the correspondence, the collection contains many documents relating to the Lee Arms Company, including coded telegrams and a lengthy transcription of coded communication between Arthur, James P. Lee, C.M. Dally and others. James P. Lee and the Lee Arms Company were at one time partnered with E. Remington and Sons. Invoices and correspondence from Remington can be found in this collection along with court documents pertaining to a lawsuit between the State of New York and E. Remington and Sons.
Patent documents in the collection, many in French or Italian and dating mostly between 1871 and 1878, appear to be research material for the Lee Arms Company or represent patents they hoped to or did purchase. Many of these patents are in the name of a Mr. King. Of particular interest are a series of documents related to E.L. Zalinski and the transfer of his fuse patent.
Letters from Edwin L. Palmer and J.S. Parsons, relating to the New England Houston Narcotic Cure Company, indicate the wide-ranging interests of Arthur Winchester. He was an officer in the company. Finally, personal bills of Arthur, Edgar and Harvey Winchester and papers relating to Harvey's estate are arranged at the end of the collection.
Materials are organized into a single series, Correspondence and Papers.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions
Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Research Center regulations.
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Subject Headings
Personal Names
Corporate Names
Subjects
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Item, Collection Title, Collection number (Box #, Folder #). Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut.
Processing Details
Collection was processed by Robert Johnston in 2009. EAD finding aid created in December 2010.
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Contents:
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Return to the Table of Contents I. Correspondence and Papers |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | General Correspondence to Arthur, 1878-1892 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | General Correspondence, 1893-1894 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | General Correspondence, 1895-1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | General Correspondence, 1898-1901 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | James P. Lee Correspondence to Arthur, 1892-1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Letters to E.C. Winchester from Arthur, -- January 1884 March1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, June 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, July 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, August 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, September 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, October 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, November 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, December 1888 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, January 1889 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, February1889 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, March1889 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, October -November 1889 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, November -December 1889 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, January 1890 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, February1890 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, March1890 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, April 1890 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Letters to E.C. Winchester May 1890 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Letters to E.C. Winchester from Arthur, June 1890 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, July 1890 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, August 1890 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, January 1891 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, February1891 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Letters to E.C. Winchester, 1892 1897 Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Charles Saunders Correspondence to Arthur, 1889 May -July 1892 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Charles Saunders Correspondence, August -October 1892 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Charles Saunders Correspondence, November -December 1892 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Charles Saunders Correspondence, 1983-1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence to Arthur, 1891-1892 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, January -May 1893 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, June -August . 1893 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, September -December 1893 | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, January -July 1894 | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, August -December 1894 | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, January -March1895 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, April -May 1895 | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, January -December 1895 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, January -May 1896 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, June -September 1896 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, October -December 1896 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, January -March 1897 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Edward G. Westcott Correspondence, Undated April -December 1897 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | C.M. Dally Correspondence to Arthur, 1889-1891 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | C.M. Dally Correspondence, 1892 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | C.M. Dally Correspondence, 1893 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | C.M. Dally Correspondence, 1894-1896 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Hartley & Graham Correspondence, 1891-1892 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | J.W. Frazier Correspondence, 1887 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | A.C. Earle, Jr. Correspondence, 1887 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Coded Telegrams, 1887-1888 1890 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Telegram/Cable Transcript, 1887-1888 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Lee Rifle Documents, 1890 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Lee Arms Company Financial and Legal Documents, 1887-1898 | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Financial Receipts and Statements, 1886-1898 | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Willimantic Savings Institute Documents, 1885 1887 | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | Remington Invoices, 1887 | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Remington Correspondence, 1886-1889 | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | E.L. Zalinski Transfer of Fuse Patent Documents, 1886-1887 | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | Letters Patent and Patent Documents to Mr. King, 1871-1878, 1886, 1889 | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | Non-family related Documents | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Harvey Winchester Estate Papers, 1886-1896 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Arthur Winchester Personal Bills, 1870s-1880s | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Arthur Winchester Personal Bills, 1890s-1900s | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Edgar Winchester Personal Bills, 1870s-1880s | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Edgar Winchester Personal Bills, 1890s | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Harvey Winchester Personal Bills, 1860s-1870s | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Harvey Winchester Personal Bills, 1880s | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Winchester Family Bills, 1880s-1890s | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Non-family Bills, n.d. | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Personal Correspondence, General 1885-1902 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Edgar C. Palmer Correspondence, ca. 1893-1894 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | J.S. Parsons Financial Documents, n.d. | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | J.S. Parsons Correspondence, 1884 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | J.S. Parsons Correspondence, 1885 | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | J.S. Parsons Correspondence, ca. 1886-1887 | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Houston Institute Financial Documents, 1894 | |||||||||