Personal, governmental, and commercial communication is represented in a sampling of documents, including an 1878 telephone directory of businesses, a letter between members of the Cowles family that reports on a meeting in which an anti-slavery society was formed, and instructions given by Benjamin Franklin in 1768 to William Ellery, then deputy postmaster of Hartford. An 1817 broadside urges prompt communication regarding voting results of an election whose results set the stage for the Constitution of 1818. To find more resources on communication in Connecticut and any related topics, use the topic headings and other keywords within records to extend your searches--terms such as “radio,” “broadside*,” “postal service,” (enclosing phrases in quotes, and using an * to allow for singular, plural or other forms), and the names of individuals, groups, or organizations.
