Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
Creator: | Trimble, Allen |
Title: | Allen Trimble Papers |
Dates: | 1793-1868 |
Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) |
Abstract: | Allen Trimble (1783-1870) was the Governor of Ohio (1822, 1826-1830) who had served as a colonel in the War of 1812, an Ohio state congressman and senator (1816-1819), and a commissioner of the Canal Fund. His brother, William A., was a United States Senator The collection consists of correspondence, deeds, bonds, wills, receipts, army discharges, surveys, land warrants, petitions, account records and newspaper clippings relating to Governor Trimble and his family. |
MS Number | MS 3205 |
Location: | closed stacks |
Language: | The records are in English |
Date | Event | |
November 24, 1783 | Allen Trimble born in Augusta County, Virginia, son of James and Jane (Allen) Trimble. | |
1784 | Taken by his parents to a new location near the present site of Lexington, Kentucky. | |
1801 | Visited Ohio with his father on two occasions, seeking lands for permanent settlement. | |
April 1804 | Built a cabin on a 1200-acre tract at Clear Creek, Highland County, Ohio. | |
October 1804 | James Trimble, father of Allen and veteran officer of Revolutionary War, died. | |
1805 | Moved family to new Ohio home from Kentucky after death of his father. | |
January 1806 | Married to Margaret McDowell of North Carolina family. The couple had two children. | |
1808-1809 | Appointed clerk of Highland County Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas. | |
1808-1809 | Appointed recorder of the Highland County Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas. | |
1808-1809 | Moved to Hillsboro, county seat of Highland County. | |
January 21, 1809 | Death of Margaret McDowell Trimble. | |
January 10, 1811 | Married to Rachael Woodrow, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth (Watson). Couple had 5 children. | |
1812 | Elected colonel of a regiment placed under the command of General Harrison of Ohio. | |
1812 | Helped secure frontier from British and Indian attack after surrender of General Hull at Detroit. | |
1812 | Involved in campaign for the relief of Fort Wayne. | |
1812 | Unit disbanded after Fort Wayne relief. | |
1813 | Recalled to active duty. | |
1813 | Took command of a militia battalion of Ohio volunteers at the sommons of Governor Meigs. | |
1813 | Proceeded to Upper Sandusky region; unit disbanded due to insufficient supplies. | |
1816 | Elected to Ohio State Legislature from Highland County. | |
1816 | Took part in First General Assembly of the Ohio House of Representatives at Columbus, Ohio. | |
1817 | Member of the Ohio State Senate. | |
1819 | Began 7 years of service as Speaker of the Ohio Senate | |
December 1821 | Death of Ohio's United States Senator William Allen Trimble (brother of Allen Trimble). | |
December 1821 | Resignation of of Ohio Governor E. A. Brown to fill United States Senatorial vacancy. | |
January 1822 | Allen Trimble became Acting Governor of Ohio, serving until January 1823. | |
October 1822 | Defeated in re-election campaign for Ohio governor. | |
1824 | Defeated in re-election campaign for Ohio governor. | |
1824 | Served as a commissioner of the Canal Fund to negotiate first canal loan for Ohio. | |
1825 | Resigned from Canal Fund. | |
1826 | Elected governor of Ohio over 3 opponents. | |
1827 | Authorized by Ohio legislature to select land for the Ohio Canal. | |
1827 | Visted Maumee and Sandusky River valleys to inspect area for Ohio Canal sites. | |
1828 | Supporter of Henry Clay's Presidential ambitions and helps retain Whig control of Ohio legislature. | |
1828 | Re-elected governor of Ohio. | |
February 1829 | Co-founded Hillsboro Academy and served as board president until 1854. | |
1830 | Established and led Ohio State Agricultural Society. | |
October 1830 | Retired from Ohio governorship after improving educational system and enacting penal reforms. | |
1842-1850 | Served as president of the board of trustees of Ohio Wesleyan University. | |
1855 | Gubernatorial candidate for the American Party in Ohio. | |
1855 | Brought British horse and cattle specimens to Ohio to improve stock. | |
February 3, 1870 | Died at Hillsboro, Ohio. |
The Allen Trimble Papers, 1793-1868, consist of correspondence, deeds, bonds, wills, receipts, army discharges, surveys, land warrants, petitions, account records and newspaper clippings relating to Governor Trimble and his family.
This collection is comprised of legal documents and correspondence relating to Allen Trimble, an early Ohio governor, and members of his family. The letters represent exchanges of correspondence between members of the Trimble family persons; the legal documents, more specifically, include deeds, bonds, wills, receipts, army discharges, surveys, land warrants, petitions, and account records. Some of the material is in the original; some is duplicated.
The collection touches upon the following subjects: family affairs, patronage and business matters; the War of 1812 and related military matters; political issues involving the United States Bank controversy, Ohio Internal Improvements, roads, the work of the Ohio Canal Commissioners, and finances; also "anti-Masonism," slavery, the Missouri Compromise, the tariff, and the annexation of Texas. Mention of noteworthy names associated with the politics of period includes those of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and William Henry Harrison. In this connection, there is some discussion in the collection of the National Republican, Democratic, Wig, Know-Nothing, and American parties. Likewise in the evidence in the collection is material on land transactions and colonization (for example, Virginia Military District items), agriculture and livestock breeding, medical institutions and education (for example, Miami University of Oxford, Ohio), and commerce.
Correspondents represented in the collection include Samuel C. Andrews, Caleb Atwater, Carter Beverley, A. Buford, John W. Campbell, George Clark, William Creighton, James Heaton, Homer Hine, Alfred Kelley, JOseph G. King, Isaac Meason, Ralph Osborn, William Russell, John L. Taylor, and several members of the Trimble family.
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Related MaterialPart of this collection has been published in "Autobiography and Correspondence of Allen Trimble, Governor of Ohio; with Genealogy of the Family" (reprinted from the old Northwest Genealogical Society, Columbus, Ohio, 1909).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3205 Allen Trimble Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Trimble Family in 1910.
Processed by John Large, Jr. in 1963.
Series I: Letters to Allen Trimble 1797-1868 |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, A - B 1809-1855 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, C 1810-1855 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, D - G (the 1797 item is a legal document that was discovered with the correspondence and left undisturbed) 1797-1867 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, H - J 1817-1867 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, K - M 1803-1859 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, N - P 1811-1868 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, R - T 1813-1867 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Letters to Allen Trimble from non-family members, V - Y (Z) 1817-1865 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Letters to Allen Trimble from family members 1806-1867 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Letters to Allen Trimble from family members 1808-1867 |
Series II: Documents Relating to Allen Trimble 1793-1866 |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Correspondence, notes, and documents on Chillicothe and Milford Turnpike Company 1835-1856 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Deeds, bonds, wills, petitions, and material on agricultural societies, Farmers' College, and College Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1799-1856 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Survey notes, land warrants, receipts, and material on the Canal Fund in Ohio 1793-1866 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Survey notes, land warrants, and receipts relating to Allen Trimble 1793-1858 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Discharges for the War of 1812 dates vary |
Series III: Family Documents and Correspondence 1808-1868 |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Correspondence of the Trimble Family, to and from family members and non-family members; the family members to whom the material in this folder relates are Anne P. Trimble; James M. Trimble; Joseph Woodrow; Joseph M. Trimble; J. R. Trimble; J. A. Trimble; Rachel Trimble; Jane Trimble; William H. Trimble; Cyrus W. Trimble; and Eliza Jane Trimble 1811-1855 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Letters written by Allen Trimble to family members and non-family members 1811-1868 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Letters to James A. Trimble from family members and non-family members 1808-1858 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Accounts of William A. Trimble and letters to him from family members and non-family members 1812-1821 |