Subject | • | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865 |
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| | • | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. |
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| | • | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. |
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| | • | Democratic Hickory Club (Center, Columbiana County, Ohio) |
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| | • | Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. |
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| | • | New Lisbon Tippecanoe Club (New Lisbon, Ohio) |
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| | • | Northwest, Old -- Politics and government |
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| | • | Ohio -- Genealogy |
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| | • | Ohio imprints |
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| | • | Ohio imprints 1834 |
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| | • | Ohio imprints 1848 |
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| | • | Pioneers -- Ohio |
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| | • | Political participation -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century |
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| | • | Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Presbyterian Church (New Lisbon, Ohio) |
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| | • | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources |
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| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849 |
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| | • | Vallandigham, Clement L. -- (Clement Laird), -- 1820-1871 |
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| | • | Wadsworth family |
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| | • | Abolitionists |
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| | • | African Americans -- Colonization. |
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| | • | American Bible Society. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 61 | Title: | Edward Tiffin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Tiffin, Edward | | | | Dates: | 1785-1853 | | | | Abstract: | Edward Tiffin (1766-1829) was a United States senator and first governor of Ohio. He was an early settler of Chillicothe, Ohio and also served as U.S. Commissioner of Public Lands (1812-1814) and Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (1814-1829). He was also a lay preacher and a doctor. The collection consists of correspondence, commercial and legal documents, sermons, maps, surveys, and booklets of financial and medical prescription data. | | | | Call #: | MS 3238 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829. | Methodist Church -- United States -- Sermons. | Sermons, American. | Northwest, Old -- Surveys. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Governors. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 62 | Title: | Vallandigham and Laird family papers, 1793-1871
| | | | Creator: | Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird), 1820-1871 | | | | | Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876 | | | | | Laird, John, d. 1824 | | | | | Robertson, James L. | | | | | Robertson, John S. | | | | | Robertson, Margaret E. | | | | | Vallandigham, Clement, 1778-1839 | | | | | Vallandigham, Elizabeth. | | | | Publication: | | | | | Notes: | On roll with Clement L. Vallandigham letters, 1858-68. | | | | Call #: | MS. 099 | | | | Extent: | 1 roll of microfilm. | | | | Subjects: | Laird family | Robertson family | Vallandigham family | Vallandigham, Clement L. -- (Clement Laird), -- 1820-1871 | Democratic Hickory Club (Center, Columbiana County, Ohio) | New Lisbon Tippecanoe Club (New Lisbon, Ohio) | Presbyterian Church (New Lisbon, Ohio) | Columbiana County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 64 | Title: | Elisha Whittlesey Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Whittlesey, Elisha | | | | Dates: | 1801-1863 | | | | Abstract: | Elisha Whittlesey was a lawyer, United States Representative from Ohio for eight terms from 1823-1838, and comptroller of the Treasury under Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Lincoln. A resident of Canfield, Ohio, Whittlesey was prosecuting attorney for the entire Western Reserve from 1807-1823, and was an officer and private secretary to Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison during the War of 1812. As a circuit lawyer, Whittlesey specialized in land cases, and his business interests were in the handling of eastern capital invested in Ohio lands. Affiliated with the Natl. Republican and Whig parties, Whittlesey was a typical conservative state leader of the 19th century, primarily concerned with economic matters affecting the growth of Ohio. Active in the American Colonization Society, he believed in expatriation as the answer to the slavery problem. The collection consists of financial papers, notes, speeches, docket books, newspaper clippings, certificates of appointment, and letters to Whittlesey. The speeches include topics such as African colonization, agriculture, the Ohio Militia, and the War of 1812. The letters include material on Brady's Leap, the Ohio Canal Fund Commissioners, the estate of Samuel Griswold, and the history of Canfield, Ohio, the Firelands and the Western Reserve. Also included are ca. 140 letters from early Ohio governors, members of the Ohio Constitutional Convention, state legislators, and soldiers during the War of 1812, mostly addressed to Elijah Wadsworth, concerning political and military matters in Ohio, particularly the Western Reserve, 1801-1857. | | | | Call #: | MS 1529 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | Griswold, Stanley, 1763-1815 -- Estate. | Brady, Samuel, 1756-1795. | Ohio. Board of Canal Fund Commissioners. | Afro-Americans -- Colonization -- Africa. | Court calendars -- Ohio. | Canfield (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Firelands (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Militia -- History. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 65 | Title: | Ephraim Brown Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brown, Ephraim Family | | | | Dates: | 1771-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Ephraim Brown (1775-1845) was a land agent and legislator of North Bloomfield, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, land agreements, deeds, account books, business papers, financial receipts, certificates, and court-docket books relating to Brown's activities in the Ohio legislature (1820s-30s), as road commissioner of Ohio, and in business ventures. Includes account books of E. A. Brown & Brothers Company and other papers of Brown's son, Ephraim A. Brown; papers of other family members, and plans and charts of North Bloomfield, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 1872 | | | | Extent: | 10.60 linear feet (8 containers and 24 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Brown, Ephraim, 1775-1845. | Brown family. | Brown, Alexander Cushing, 1885-1964. | Brown, Ephraim Alexander, 1807-1894. | Brown, Mary Huntington. | Brown, Anne F. | Court calendars -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Management. | Roads -- Ohio -- Management. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Bloomfield (Trumbull County, Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865.
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 66 | Title: | Elijah Wadsworth family papers, 1792-1868
| | | | Creator: | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817 | | | | | Wadsworth, Frederick, 1786-1869 | | | | | Wadsworth, Wedworth, 1782-1860 | | | | | Austin, Eliphalet. | | | | | Boardman, Elijah. | | | | | Bradley, Abraham. | | | | | Granger, Gideon, 1767-1822 | | | | | Guitteau, Judson. | | | | Publication: | | | | | Call #: | MS. 2729 | | | | Extent: | 2 rolls of microfilm. | | | | Subjects: | Wadsworth, Elijah, -- 1747-1817 | Wadsworth family | Connecticut Land Company | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve | Real property -- Ohio -- Medina County | Real property -- Michigan -- Monroe County | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources | Ohio. -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865 | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Biography | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 67 | Title: | Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wadsworth, Elijah | | | | Dates: | 1742-1868 | | | | Abstract: | Elijah Wadsworth (1747-1817) was a Western Reserve pioneer who came from Litchfield, Connecticut, to Canfield, Ohio, in 1802. He was sheriff of Trumbull County and Major-General of the 4th Division, Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. His son, Frederick Wadsworth, was sheriff of Portage County, Ohio. Wedworth Wadsworth, a cousin, lived in Durham, Connecticut. the collection consists of correspondence, letter copies, autograph envelopes with biographical data on prominent Western Reserve residents, land lists, surveys, indentures, accounts, receipts, summonses, depositions, and Ohio Militia election returns, military receipts, provision returns, and morning papers, belonging to Elijah, Frederick, and Wedworth Wadsworth. Included are a number of letters from Samuel Huntington, 1765-1817. | | | | Call #: | MS 2729 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. | Wadsworth family. | Connecticut Land Company. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Real property -- Michigan -- Monroe County. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Biography. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 68 | Title: | Maria D. Coffinberry Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Coffinberry, Maria D. Family | | | | Dates: | 1767-1930 | | | | Abstract: | The collection includes records of the Coffinberry and Morgan families and allied families of Hampson, Duane, DuBarry, and Chevalier. Members of these families were at the forefront of events in American, Ohio and Cleveland history, from before the Revolutionary War until the Reconstruction period and beyond. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, other manuscript materials, plats, maps, pamphlets, political broadsides, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical and genealogical items, engravings, campaign ribbons, and other family memorabilia. | | | | Call #: | MS 2805 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Coffinberry family. | Morgan family. | Hampson family. | Duane family. | DuBarry family. | Chevalier family. | Shipbuilding -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Cumberland Gap, Battle of, 1862. | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. | Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Personal narratives. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Zanesville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 69 | Title: | Elisha Whittlesey Papers
| | | | Creator: | Whittlesey, Elisha | | | | Dates: | 1769-1869 | | | | Abstract: | Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) was a lawyer, United States Representative from Ohio (1822-1838), and public official. The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, receipts, account ledgers, memoranda, drafts of legislation, and land deeds. The Elisha Whittlesey Papers deal with his career as a member of the United States Congress for sixteen years, comptroller of the United States Treasury for eight years, and Auditor of the Post Office Department for two years. His voluminous correspondence involves a large number of men prominent in national, late, and local affairs, particularly the Whig Party, American Colonization Society, the American Bible Society, and the development of the canals, rivers, harbors, railroads, and banks of northern Ohio and the Western Reserve. His mass of legal papers deals with the practice of his law office in Canfield, Ohio, his large holdings of land in the Western Reserve, Firelands, and the Maumee Valley. His wife and family occupy another prominent place in his correspondence, and he also had an interest in agricultural problems and served in the War of 1812. | | | | Call #: | MS 1200 | | | | Extent: | 33.20 linear feet (83 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | American Bible Society. | American Colonization Society. | African Americans -- Colonization. | Banks and banking -- Ohio. | Canals -- Ohio. | Harbors -- Ohio. | Indians of North America -- Government relations. | Postal service -- United States. | Railroads -- United States. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- History -- 1783-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 70 | Title: | Bernard Rich Hollander Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hollander, Bernard Rich | | | | Dates: | 1894-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Bernard R. Hollander (1927-1975) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who was a leader in many legal, civic, Jewish and educational organizations, including Anshe Chesed Congregation, the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods and Expo Israel '70. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, writings, appointment calendars, clippings, memorabilia, papers relating to Hollander's activities in various Jewish organizations, and business or legal papers of Sidney and Helen Rich Hollander, Hollander Drug Company and Louis Rich. | | | | Call #: | MS 3979 | | | | Extent: | 4.30 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. | Wadsworth family. | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. | Connecticut Land Company. | Ohio. Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. -- Sources. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 71 | Title: | Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Wadsworth, Elijah family | | | | Dates: | 1702-1910 | | | | Abstract: | General Elijah Wadsworth (1747-1817) was a prominent figure in the early history of Ohio's Western Reserve who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He was a captain in the 2nd continental light dragoons in the Revolutionary War and was the commander, major-general, of the 4th division of the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. Wadsworth was also the largest land owner in Canfield during its early years, and its first postmaster, and its tax collector during the early years. Elijah Wadsworth's two descendants who are most frequently encountered in the collection are Maria C. Wadsworth and Henry Wadsworth. Maria C. Wadsworth was the daughter, and only child, of Elijah Wadsworth's son George. She lived in Canfield and married William B. Dawson. Henry Wadsworth (1784-1830) was a son of Elijah Wadsworth. He stayed behind in Litchfield, Connecticut, when Gen. Wadsworth moved to Canfield, and stayed in the general area all his life. Frederick, (1786-1869) George (1793-1832), and Rhoda Wadsworth (1748- ?) were other children of Elijah. The collection consists of letters and documents relating to the Wadsworth family starting with Gen. Elijah Wadsworth, and continuing on through his children and grandchildren, with some items from family friends, like Elisha Whittlesey, and life/society in this period. The collection includes personal letters, official correspondence, receipts, other financial records, land sale/purchase contacts, wills and other estate management documents, land surveys, and other miscellaneous documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 4979 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. | Wadsworth family | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. | Connecticut Land Company. | Ohio. Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 72 | Title: | Harmon Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Harmon Family | | | | Dates: | 1766-1885 | | | | Abstract: | The Harmon family moved to Mantua, Portage County, Ohio from Suffield Connecticut, in 1799. Elias Harmon held several public offices and was land agent for many Connecticut residents. His son, Orrin, was active in the land business and was surveyor for Portage County and the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. Julian Harmon was the son of Orrin. The collection contains the papers of Elias, Orrin, Julian and Martin Harmon. Includes correspondence, diaries, financial accounts and receipts, land deeds and memoranda of sales, legal documents, estate papers, powers of attorney, tax records, notebooks, surveys, and other papers, documenting their note collection and land agency business. Also, includes material on the Protection Life Insurance Co. of Hartford, the Franklin and Warren Railroad, the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, the Independent Knights of Temperance, and the fur trade and anti-slavery movement, with references to state and national politics, banking policies, and anti-masonic movements. | | | | Call #: | MS 0104 | | | | Extent: | 5.40 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Harmon family. | Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. | Independent Knights of Temperance. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. | Peddlers and peddling -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Portage County. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Portage County. | Fur trade -- United States. | Executors and administrators -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Mantua (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Portage County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Portage County (Ohio) -- Surveys. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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