Finding aid for the Daniel L. Coit Family Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Coit, Daniel L. Family
Title: Daniel L. Coit Family Papers
Dates: 1800-1914
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Daniel L. Coit was an original shareholder in the Connecticut Land Company. Henry H. Coit settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in the early 1800s and later moved to Liverpool. William H. Coit resided on Cleveland's east side until his death in the 1890s. The collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, maps, and surveys of tracts of land in Cleveland and in Liverpool, Ohio, belonging to Daniel, Henry and William Coit. Includes commission certificates of Henry H. Coit, and a combined recipe book and garden journal (ca. 1837).
MS Number MS 3289
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Daniel L. Coit Family Papers, ca. 1800-1914 and undated, consist of correspondence, land deeds, maps, and surveys of tracts of land in Cleveland and in Liverpool, Ohio, belonging to Daniel, Henry and William Coit. Includes commission certificates of Henry H. Coit, and a combined recipe book and garden journal (ca. 1837).

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the early history of Cleveland, Ohio, the Connecticut Land Company, and the Coit Family of Euclid, Ohio.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

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:

Cleveland (Ohio) -- Surveys.
Coit family.
Liverpool (Ohio) -- Surveys.
Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Real property -- Ohio -- Liverpool.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3289 Daniel L. Coit Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lindsay in 1967.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Daniel L. Coit Family Papers ca. 1800-1914 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1807-1828
1 2 Correspondence 1829-1862
1 3 Correspondence 1864-1905 undated
1 4 Diary 1838-1839
1 4 Genealogical material undated
1 4 Estate of Henry H. Coit 1870
1 4 Civil and military commissions 1816-1822
1 5 Land accounts, records, surveys, lease, and deeds 1850-1898 1914
1 6 Maps of Coit landholdings in Cleveland and Liverpool, Ohio, and unidentified undated
1 7 Miscellaneous documents dates vary