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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Connecticut Land Company. |
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| | • | Court records -- Connecticut -- Litchfield County. |
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| | • | Court records -- Connecticut -- New London County. |
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| | • | Court records -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. |
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| | • | Court records -- Ohio -- Geauga County. |
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| | • | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Deeds -- New York. |
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| | • | Deeds -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. |
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| | • | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Erie Bank of Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | [X] | | • | Harper family. |
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| | • | Harpersfield (Ohio : Township). |
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| | • | Harpersfield Commercial Company. |
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| | • | Kirtland (Ohio : Township) -- History. |
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| | • | Kirtland, Turhand, 1755-1844. |
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| | • | Land value taxation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. |
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| | • | Lighthouses -- Ohio -- Fairport. |
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| | • | Ohio -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | Ohio Rail Road Company. |
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| | • | Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. |
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| | • | Ohio. Militia. Division, 9th. |
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| | • | Osborne family. |
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| | • | Painesville (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve -- Diaries. |
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| | • | Postal service -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. |
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| | • | Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Postal service -- Ohio -- Painesville. |
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| | • | Public works -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. |
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| | • | Renison family. |
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| | • | Rennison, Edith Pearl, 1908- |
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| | • | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Shandy Hall. |
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| | • | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 27th (1813-1815). |
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| | • | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865). |
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| | • | Walworth family. |
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| | • | Walworth, Ashbel W., 1790-1844. |
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| | • | Walworth, John, 1765-1812. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County -- Social life and customs. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Alexander Harper Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Harper, Alexander Family | | | | Dates: | 1755-1935 | | | | Abstract: | Alexander Harper, a Revolutionary War officer, brought his family to settle in Ashtabula County, Ohio (then a part of the Western Reserve) in 1798. The settlement was named Harpersfield by the family after their hometown in New York. After Alexander Harper's death in September 1798, his widow Elizabeth Harper was joined in 1799 by Alexander's brother Joseph and by her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Aaron Wheeler. Elizabeth's children; William, Elizabeth, John A., James A., Alexander, and Robert, all became prominent members of the community. In 1814, the Harpers were among those who organized the Harpersfield Commercial Company. Most prominent of the Harper brothers was Robert, who married Polly Hendry in 1815 and began construction of the family homestead, Shandy Hall. Robert was a lawyer, farmer, businessman, Superintendent of the Public Works at Cunningham Creek, and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. His nephew, Rice Harper, was also a prominent lawyer and businessman, and was involved in the Ohio Rail Road Company with his uncle. Robert Harper's daughter Ann moved to Sandusky, Ohio, shortly after her marriage to Dr. Aaron Austin. His eldest daughter Ellen lived at Shandy Hall with her youngest sister Jane and Jane's husband, Alexander J. Harper. The last owners of Shandy Hall were Stella and Ann Harper, the two daughters of Alexander and Jane Harper. After the death of Ann Harper in 1935, the property was maintained by the David Z. Norton family, cousins of the Harpers. In 1948, the Norton family donated Shandy Hall to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of letters, financial accounts, business files, legal documents, military records, and other documents related to the personal and business interests of Alexander Harper (1744-1798) and his descendants. | | | | Call #: | MS 3231 | | | | Extent: | 11.61 linear feet (14 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Court records -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Deeds -- New York. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Harper family. | Harpersfield (Ohio : Township). | Harpersfield Commercial Company. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Ohio Rail Road Company. | Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. | Ohio. Militia. Division, 9th. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Public works -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Shandy Hall. | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 27th (1813-1815). | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865). | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | Women -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Walworth Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Walworth Family | | | | Dates: | 1774-1884 | | | | Abstract: | The Walworth family was one of the most influential families in the early history of the Western Reserve of Ohio. John Walworth and his family settled in Painesville, Ohio, in 1800. While there, he served as a deputy postmaster, justice of the peace, and judge. In 1806, the family moved to Cleveland to facilitate John Walworth's posts as Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Cuyahoga and Collector for the District of Erie. He also served as a judge in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas and as postmaster of Cleveland. His son, Ashbel W. Walworth, assumed many of his father's business responsibilities and official posts, including postmaster and collector of customs at Cleveland. He was treasurer for the Corporation of the Village of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Civilization Society. His son, John Walworth, continued his business interests in Cleveland. Several brothers of Ashbel W. Walworth, including J.P. (John Periander) Walworth, moved to the southern United States and established a branch of the family along the southern Mississippi River. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal records, official documents, architectural drawings and various ephemera. Contains detailed correspondence concerning land transactions for the Connecticut Land Company; records of the post offices of Painesville, Ohio, and Cleveland, Ohio; records of the Port of Cuyahoga; records of the Circuit Court of Geauga County, Ohio, Corporation of the Village of Cleveland, and the Cleveland School House; records of the Cleveland Branch of the Erie Bank of Pennsylvania; land valuations and tax lists for Cleveland and the Fire Lands; and legal records of Litchfield County, Connecticut, and New London County, Connecticut. Correspondents include William Eldredge, Frederick Miner, Gideon Granger, Calvin Pease, Samuel Huntington, David Abbott, Nathaniel Ledyard, Lewis Cass, Oliver Phelps, Charles P. Barnum, Lewis Morgan, and Oliver Forward. A calendar of correspondents is included in the register to the collection. Insight into the social relations of the Walworths and their relations, including the Dunlap, Beattie, Strickland, Keyes, Wren, and Avery families, is seen through the correspondence between the women in the Walworth family. | | | | Call #: | MS 1901 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Walworth family. | Walworth, John, 1765-1812. | Walworth, Ashbel W., 1790-1844. | Connecticut Land Company. | Erie Bank of Pennsylvania. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Land value taxation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Lighthouses -- Ohio -- Fairport. | Court records -- Ohio -- Geauga County. | Court records -- Connecticut -- Litchfield County. | Court records -- Connecticut -- New London County. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Painesville (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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