Finding aid for the Jeremiah Kinsman and Roswell Adams Papers
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Kinsman, Jermiah and Adams, Roswell
Title: Jeremiah Kinsman and Roswell Adams Papers
Dates: 1804-1851
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Jeremiah Kinsman was a resident of Plainfield, Connecticut Roswell Adams was a resident of Lisbon, Connecticut. The collection consists of letters and account statements (1825-1851) addressed to Kinsman and Adams from Douglas Putnam, land agent of Marietta, Ohio; letters (1804-1807) from Kinsman's brother, John Kinsman, founder of Kinsman, Ohio; and surveys of the land of Robert Kinsman.
MS Number MS 0846
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Jeremiah Kinsman and Rosewell Adams Papers, 1804-1851, consist of letters and account statements (1825-1851) addressed to Kinsman and Adams from Douglas Putnam, land agent of Marietta, Ohio; letters (1804-1807) from Kinsman's brother, John Kinsman, founder of Kinsman, Ohio; and surveys of the land of Robert Kinsman.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the early history of Marietta, Ohio, and the real estate dealings of Jeremiah Kinsman and Rosewell Adams there in the early to mid-nineteenth century. Those seeking early land surveys of Kinsman, Ohio, created by Robert Kinsman, will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and 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:

Adams, Roswell.
Kinsman (Ohio : Trumbull County) -- History -- Sources.
Kinsman, Jeremiah.
Marietta (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
Real property -- Ohio -- Marietta.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 846 Jeremiah Kinsman and Roswell Adams Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio