Litchfield During the Revolutionary War
Major Moses Seymour's house
The Ezra Stiles map
However, Litchfield’s most unusual role in the Revolutionary War may have been played by the women and children of the community. In 1776, the Sons of Liberty pulled down the equestrian statue of King George III that stood on Bowling Green in New York City. The pieces were sent on to Litchfield, where the many of the town’s women and children members them into 42,000 bullets in the orchard behind Oliver Wolcott’s home on South Street. Wolcotts’ eleven year old daughter Maryann kept a detailed list of the number of bullets made by each person.
The Sons of Liberty pull down the statue of George III.
Maryann Wolcott (right) kept a detailed list as the pieces were turned into bullets