| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Turhand Kirtland Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kirtland, Turhand | | | | Dates: | 1794-1880 | | | | Abstract: | Turhand Kirtland was an agent of the Connecticut Land Company who led a survey party into the Western Reserve in 1798 and founded Poland, Ohio. He moved his family there in 1803. He also constructed the road from Youngstown to Grand River and surveyed Burton, Poland and Youngstown. He supported roads, schools and libraries in the area and became a judge and state senator. The collection consists of correspondence, letter copybooks, legal contracts, wills, powers of attorney, an account book, account notebooks, receipts, tax receipts, land surveys, field notes, probate records and election materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 3237 | | | | Extent: | 3.10 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Kirtland, Turhand, 1755-1844. | Kirtland family. | Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Real property -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Real property -- Ohio. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Poland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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