Archiving Revolutionary Fairfield: Selections from the Collection

250 years ago, the American colonies made the radical decision to separate from the British Crown. Delegates in Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Fairfield’s history is woven into the very fabric of America’s founding, starting with the town’s strong patriot stance during the American Revolution.

Explore a selection of archives from the Fairfield Museum Research Library to see the letters and records that chronicle Fairfielders’ experiences during the American Revolution and discover how these archives shaped what we know about local stories from the Revolutionary War.

Image credit: Congress resolution to exempt all post masters, post-riders, and others related to the post office from military duty, 1777, Fairfield Museum Manuscript Collection, MS 53