Subject | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Connecticut Land Company. |
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| | • | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. |
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| | • | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. |
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| | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. |
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| | • | Real property -- Western Reserve (Ohio) |
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| | • | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History. |
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| | • | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. |
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| | • | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve |
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| | • | Real property -- Ohio. |
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| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. |
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| | • | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. |
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| | • | Antislavery movements -- United States. |
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| | • | Atwater, Amzi, 1776-1850. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Warren. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources |
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| | • | Erie Land Company. |
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| | • | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. |
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| | • | Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. |
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| | • | Imprints, Early American To 1820 |
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| | • | Installment land contracts -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Kirtland, Turhand, 1755-1844. |
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| | • | Land companies -- Western Reserve (Ohio) |
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| | • | Ohio -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Ohio -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. |
(2)
| | • | Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Real property -- Ohio -- Burton. |
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| | • | Real property -- Ohio -- Medina County. |
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| | • | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. |
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| | • | Sandusky (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. |
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| | • | Wadsworth family |
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| | • | Wadsworth family. |
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| | • | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Western Reserve Bank of Warren, Ohio. |
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| | • | Abbott family. |
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| | • | Account books -- Ohio -- Lake County |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 41 | 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* | | 42 | Title: | Calvin Pease Papers
| | | | Creator: | Pease, Calvin | | | | Dates: | 1798-1841 | | | | Abstract: | Calvin Pease (1776-1839) was a lawyer, legislator and judge, of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Pease came to the Western Reserve from Connecticut in 1800. He was admitted to the bar and was appointed the first clerk of the court of quarter sessions, a position he held until 1803. He served as judge of the Third Circuit, Court of Common Pleas (1803-1810), and justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1816-1830). Pease also served as a tax collector, primarily in Trumbull County, from 1801-1819. He served in the Ohio state legislature from Trumbull County, and also was the official agent for the U.S. postmaster-general in northeastern Ohio. He was a delegate to the canal convention meeting in Warren in 1833. Pease continued the private practice of law until his death at Warren in 1839. The collection consists of correspondence; personal papers including land records, tax records, bank notes and accounts; business papers including bills, receipts, agreements, and deeds; field notes and land records; and legal documents from the court. | | | | Call #: | MS 0827 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Pease, Calvin, 1776-1839. | Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. | Western Reserve Bank of Warren, Ohio. | Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Court records -- Ohio. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Warren. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 43 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 44 | 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* | | 45 | Title: | Ethelinda Griswold Rice Free Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Free, Ethelinda Griswold Rice Family | | | | Dates: | 1712-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Ethelinda Griswold Rice Free, daughter of Joseph and Juliet Boalt Rice of Ohio, spent most of her life gathering materials related to her family's history. She was descended from prominent families in the Western Reserve and New England. The collection consists of correspondence between members of the Free, Rice, Hulburt, Boalt and Griswold families, diaries, journals, financial and legal materials, genealogical materials, memorabilia, published and unpublished writings, newspaper clippings and materials from relatives in the Butler, Caldwell, Fisk, Hall, Hubbard, Lane, Moss and Warner families. | | | | Call #: | MS 4028 | | | | Extent: | 15.91 linear feet (40 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Free family. | Rice family. | Griswold family. | Boalt family. | Hulburt family. | Free, Ethelinda Griswold Rice, 1900-1985. | Students -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscenses, etc. | Family -- Ohio. | Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Women -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Ashtabula (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- 1860-1880. | Sandusky (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Description and travel.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 46 | 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* | | 47 | 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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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 48 | Title: | Walworth family papers, 1774-1884
| | | | Creator: | Walworth family. | | | | | Walworth, John, 1765-1812 | | | | | Walworth, Ashbel W., 1790-1844 | | | | | Walworth, John, 1821-1900 | | | | | Walworth, William, 1823-1864 | | | | | Walworth, John P. (John Periander), 1798-1882 | | | | | Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 | | | | | Granger, Gideon, 1767-1822 | | | | Publication: | | | | | Call #: | MS. 1901 | | | | Extent: | 6 rolls of microfilm. | | | | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 49 | Title: | Perkins Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perkins Family | | | | Dates: | 1823-1937 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph and Jacob Perkins were sons of Simon Perkins, general land agent in the Western Reserve. They came from Warren, Ohio, to Cleveland in the 1850s to engage in banking, railroad building, real estate and various businesses. Together they organized and operated the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad. Joseph was president of the Bank of Commerce (1852-1872), a leading benefactor of Cleveland charities, the first president of Cleveland City Hospital, and a trustee for Western Reserve College (1846-1885). Jacob, also a businessman and president of the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad, was a prominent Ohio politician as well, serving as a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1850. His son, Jacob Bishop Perkins, was a large real estate owner and builder in Cleveland. Joseph Perkins' papers include business correspondence, building construction contracts, land, tenement, and office leases, financial statements and business records, maps and surveys, cancelled land contracts and cancelled checks. Jacob Perkins' papers include voluminous correspondence, and accounts and receipts of business affairs. Jacob Bishop Perkins' papers include correspondence, legal papers, contracts, deeds, leases, maps, and surveys, all pertaining primarily to his affairs as a real estate owner and builder in Cleveland. Other family papers include school books, letter books, estate papers, genealogical information, a scrapbook on the early settlement of the Western Reserve, business papers of Joseph's son Douglas and a Civil War diary by another son Charles. Also included are photographs, diaries, trip journals, correspondence from Simon and Nancy Perkins, financial journals, ledgers and account books of Stephen E. Brooks, as well as material relating to the Cleveland, Warren & Pittsburgh Railroad, the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad, the Cleveland Female Seminary, the Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners, the Hill Clutch Company and the Walker Manufacturing Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3107 | | | | Extent: | 22.00 linear feet (46 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Perkins family. | Perkins, Joseph, 1819-1885 -- Archives. | Perkins, Jacob, 1821-1859 -- Archives. | Perkins, Jacob B. (Jacob Bishop), 1854-1936 -- Archives. | Perkins, Douglas, 1855-1921 -- Archives. | Perkins, Charles, -- Diaries. | Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844. | Fitch family. | Cleveland Female Seminary. | Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad Company. | Hill Clutch Company. | Walker Manufacturing Company. | Cleveland (Ohio). Board of Park Commissioners. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real estate investment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Installment land contracts -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Building leases -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Commercial buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education, Secondary -- Connecticut -- Middletown -- History -- Sources. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Warren. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. | Warren (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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