Finding aid for the Amzi Atwater Journal
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Atwater, Amzi
Title: Amzi Atwater Journal
Dates: 1796
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Amzi Atwater (1776-1850) was an assistant surveyor in Moses Cleveland's Western Reserve surveying party. The collection consists of a journal containing a description of the Western Reserve in 1796 as recorded by Atwater.
MS Number MS 0735
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Amzi Atwater Journal, April 13-December 1, 1796, consists of a journal containing a description of the Western Reserve in 1796 as recorded by Atwater.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the early history of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Western Reserve. Those interested in the first surveys and observations of the Western Reserve by Moses Cleaveland's Connecticut Land Company surveyors, including Amzi Atwater (1776-1850), will find this collection useful. Those interested in land and real estate issues in the Northwest Territory and Ohio in the late eighteenth century will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and consist of one volume.

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:

Atwater, Amzi, 1776-1850.
Connecticut Land Company.
Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve -- Diaries.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Description and travel.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 735 Amzi Atwater Journal, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio