| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Oviatt Family |
| Title: | Oviatt Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1757-1915 |
| Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract: | Benjamin Oviatt, from Litchfield, Connecticut, was one of the original settlers of Hudson, Ohio. His brother, Heman, dealt in land in Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties while a resident of Hudson, Richfield, and Cleveland, Ohio. Schuyler R. Oviatt was Treasurer of Summit County in the 1870s. The collection consists of deeds, agreements, financial papers, and certificates of Benjamin, Heman, Elizabeth, Orson, Marvin, Nathaniel, and Schuyler R. Oviatt. Includes a report of the Summit County Treasurer (1876), a catalogue of books in the Richfield Sunday School (1835), the constitution of the Academic Institution of Richfield and a list of subscribers (1847), papers relating to the Congregational Church of Richfield (1835-1858), and notes on the history of Richfield. Also includes several letters from the abolitionist, John Brown. |
| MS Number | MS 0777 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Oviatt Family Papers, 1757-1876, 1885, 1915, and undated, consist of deeds, agreements, financial papers, and certificates of Benjamin, Heman, Elizabeth, Orson, Marvin, Nathaniel, and Schuyler R. Oviatt. Includes a report of the Summit County Treasurer (1876), a catalogue of books in the Richfield Sunday School (1835), the constitution of the Academic Institution of Richfield and a list of subscribers (1847), papers relating to the Congregational Church of Richfield (1835-1858), and notes on the history of Richfield. Also includes several letters from the abolitionist, John Brown.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Western Reserve, Summit County, Hudson, and Richfield, Ohio. Those seeking information on the early history of land and real estate in Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, and Summit County will find this collection useful. Those seeking information on the lives and activities of members of the Oviatt family, including the Richfield Sunday school, Education Society of Richfield, and the First Congregational Church of Richfield will find this collection useful. Genealogists might find the subscribers list of the Education Society of Richfield useful. Those seeking documentation of John Brown's raid in Kansas will find this collection useful.
While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 777 Oviatt Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gifts of Miss Grace L. Oviatt in 1932 and H. L. Leffingwell in 1953.
Oviatt Family Papers 1757-1876 1885 1915 undated |
|||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence 1828-1860 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Legal papers, including deeds and agreements of Oviatt family members 1807-1835 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Legal papers, including deeds and agreements of Oviatt family members 1836-1859 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Miscellaneous legal papers, including deeds and agreements 1757-1861 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Financial papers 1815-1860 1876 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Surveys, survey notes, and bills 1841-1867 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Records of the Academic Institution of Richfield and the First Congregational Church of Richfield, Ohio; includes constitution of the Academic Institution of Richifield, read and adopted, October 13, 1835, Jason W. Weld, Secretary 1832-1861 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Resolution and deposition relating to John Brown's raid in Kansas undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Account of a famous sleigh ride. . . 1856 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Catalogue of books in the Richfield Sunday School Library 1835 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Oddments 1852 1885 1915 undated | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oversize Folder 1: Certificates and diplomas of the Oviatt family . | ||||||||||