| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Morgan, John |
| Title: | John Morgan Papers |
| Dates: | 1788-1801 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | John Morgan was a Hartford, Connecticut resident who, along with John Caldwell and Jonathan Brace, was one of the original trustees of the Connecticut Land Company. The deed of trust to them from the 35 company proprietors was the original title source to most of the property in the Connecticut Western Reserve, the area in what is now northeastern Ohio consisting of over 3 million acres which was bought by the company on credit in 1795 for $1.2 million. The collection consists of contracts, agreements, and quitclaim deeds pertaining to land in the Western Reserve. Parties involved in the transactions include John Morgan, Daniel L. Coit, Samuel Hinckley, Joseph Howland, Elias Morgan and Ephraim Root. |
| MS Number | MS 1138 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The John Morgan Papers, 1788-1801, consist of contracts, agreements, and quitclaim deeds pertaining to land in the Western Reserve. Parties involved in the transactions include John Morgan, Daniel L. Coit, Samuel Hinckley, Joseph Howland, Elias Morgan and Ephraim Root.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the early history of the Western Reserve, the Connecticut Land Company, and land transactions that led to the early development of the region.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1138 John Morgan Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Thomas C. Goss.
John Morgan Papers 1788-1801 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Agreements, contracts, and indentures 1788-1799 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Agreements, contracts, and indentures 1800-1801 | |||||||||