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1Title:  Samuel Tupper Letters     
 Creator:  Tupper, Samuel 
 Dates:  1807-1812 
 Abstract:  Samuel Tupper was an agent at the United States Trading House, Sandusky, Ohio. The collection consists of letters to General John Shee and General John Mason, concerning business matters at the Trading House and including commentary on the Indian tribes in that area. 
 Call #:  MS 2159 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  United States. Trading House (Sandusky, Ohio) | Indians of North America -- Ohio. | Sandusky (Ohio) -- Commerce.
 
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2Title:  Joseph Badger Papers     
 Creator:  Badger, Joseph 
 Dates:  1823-1848 
 Abstract:  Joseph Badger (1757-1846) was the first missionary to settle in the Western Reserve (Ohio). The collection consists of copies of the sermons (1825-1841) delivered by the Rev. Badger, mostly in Gustavus, Trumbull County, Ohio, and several pages from his diary concerning the building of a schoolhouse (1823) and a trip through Shawnee Indian country to Wapakoneta, Ohio, with observations on Indian customs. Includes four sermons delivered by Rev. Isaac Van Tassel (1831-1848). 
 Call #:  MS 0200 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Badger, Joseph, 1757-1846. | Clergy -- Ohio. | Missionaries -- Ohio. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Missionaries -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Sermons, American. | Indians of North America -- Ohio. | Shawnee Indians. | Ohio -- Description and travel.
 
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3Title:  Lucia Van Tassel Notebooks     
 Creator:  Van Tassel, Lucia 
 Dates:  19th century 
 Abstract:  Lucia Van Tassel was the wife of Rev. Isaac Van Tassel. The collection consists of Indian (possibly Ottawa) vocabulary and English translation prepared by Lucia Van Tassel, with the help of Lewis King, interpreter. The volumes were left unfinished because of her illness and the removal of the Indians. 
 Call #:  MS 0211 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Van Tassel, Lucia. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Women -- Ohio. | Indians of North America -- Ohio. | Indians of North America -- Languages.
 
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4Title:  Isaac Mills Papers     
 Creator:  Mills, Isaac 
 Dates:  1795-1937 
 Abstract:  Isaac Mills (1767-1843) was an agent for the Sufferers' Land Company (also known as the Connecticut Firelands Company) who concluded a treaty with the Indians of the Northeast for the purchase of half a million acres of land at Fort Industry, Ohio in 1805. The collection consists of a copy book of correspondence concerning Mills' Western Reserve land dealings, his work as agent for others, and lawsuits involving Mills or his clients. Correspondents include Heman Ely, Timothy Hawley, Turhand Kirtland, Jared Kirtland, and James Monroe. Also included are miscellaneous documents such as an act setting up the Sufferers' Land Company (1803) and Mills' report to the company directors on the conclusion of the treaty with the Indians (1805). 
 Call #:  MS 3776 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Mills, Isaac, 1767-1843. | Land companies -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Indians of North America -- Ohio. | Real property -- Ohio. | Sandusky (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
 
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5Title:  David Zeisberger Papers     
 Creator:  Zeisberger, David 
 Dates:  1786-1787 
 Abstract:  David Zeisberger was a Moravian missionary who worked to convert the Indians of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Christianity. After hostile Indians forced them to leave the area, Zeisberger, John Heckewelder, and 95 Indian converts moved to Cuyahoga County, and founded a settlement named Pilgerruh in 1786. In April, 1787, threats from local Indians and white settlers forced Pilgerruh to disband. The collection consists of transcripts of a diary and correspondence which deal with the Pilgerruh settlement. 
 Call #:  MS 4095 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Zeisberger, David, 1721-1808 | Indians of North America -- Ohio | Indians of North America -- Missions | Missions -- Ohio | Missionaries -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Moravian Indians -- Missions | Moravian Church -- Ohio | Moravians -- Ohio | Delaware Indians -- Missions
 
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