Finding aid for the Merriman Cook Papers
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Cook, Merriman
Title: Merriman Cook Papers
Dates: 1786-1860
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The collection consists of personal correspondence (1813-1823) of Merriman, Elzar, and John Cook, account books and financial papers (1791-1840), deeds to land in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut (1786-1805) and Burton, Ohio (1825-39), and tax receipts from Geauga County, Ohio (1823-1860).
MS Number MS 0521
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Merriman Cook Papers, 1786-1860, consist of land deeds, account books, financial papers, correspondence, and receipts.

This collection will be useful for researchers studying real estate issues and financial matters in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Geauga County, Ohio, Burton, Ohio, and New Haven, Connecticut. Those studying the Merriman Cook family will also find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is maintained in one folder.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Cook family.
Cook, Merriman, d. 1858.
Deeds -- Connecticut -- Cheshire.
Deeds -- Ohio -- Burton.
Real property tax -- Ohio -- Geauga County.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 521 Merriman Cook Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio