Finding aid for the Manasseh Cutler Journals
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Cutler, Manasseh
Title: Manasseh Cutler Journals
Dates: 1787-1807
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823) was a land agent for the Ohio Company of Associates. The collection consists of handwritten copies of journals describing Cutler's trips to New York and Philadelphia (1787) to negotiate a contract with Congress for the purchase of lands for the Ohio Company, and to the future site of Marietta, Ohio (1788) to visit the Ohio Company purchase there. Included in the second volume is a journal of Reverend Joseph Badger (1803-1807).
MS Number MS 0400
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Manasseh Cutler Journals, 1787-1807, consist of handwritten copies of journals describing Cutler's trips to New York and Philadelphia (1787) to negotiate a contract with Congress for the purchase of lands for the Ohio Company, and to the future site of Marietta, Ohio (1788) to visit the Ohio Company purchase there. Included in the second volume is a journal of Rev. Joseph Badger (1803-1807).

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 200 Joseph Badger Papers.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Clergy -- Ohio -- Diaries.
Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823.
Marietta (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel.
Ohio Company.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel.
Real property -- Ohio.
Travelers -- United States -- Diaries.
United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 400 Manasseh Cutler Journals, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio