Finding aid for the Isaac Mills Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Mills, Isaac
Title: Isaac Mills Papers
Dates: 1795-1937
Dates: 1795-1842
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Isaac Mills (1767-1843) was an agent for the Sufferers' Land Company (also known as the Connecticut Firelands Company) who concluded a treaty with the Indians of the Northeast for the purchase of half a million acres of land at Fort Industry, Ohio in 1805. The collection consists of a copy book of correspondence concerning Mills' Western Reserve land dealings, his work as agent for others, and lawsuits involving Mills or his clients. Correspondents include Heman Ely, Timothy Hawley, Turhand Kirtland, Jared Kirtland, and James Monroe. Also included are miscellaneous documents such as an act setting up the Sufferers' Land Company (1803) and Mills' report to the company directors on the conclusion of the treaty with the Indians (1805).
MS Number MS 3776
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Isaac Mills Papers, 1795-1937 (bulk 1795-1842), consist of a copy book of correspondence concerning Mills' Western Reserve land dealings, his work as agent for others, and lawsuits involving Mills or his clients. Correspondents include Heman Ely, Timothy Hawley, Turhand Kirtland, Jared Kirtland, and James Monroe. Also included are miscellaneous documents such as an act setting up the Sufferers' Land Company (1803) and Mills' report to the company directors on the conclusion of the treaty with the Indians (1805).

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the early history of the Western Reserve, real estate issues in Ohio, and treaties with Native American tribes in 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:

Indians of North America -- Ohio.
Land companies -- Ohio -- Western Reserve.
Mills, Isaac, 1767-1843.
Real property -- Ohio.
Sandusky (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3776 Isaac Mills Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Saginaw Public Libraries in 1979.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Isaac Mills Papers 1795-1937

Box Folder
1 1 Letter copy book 1795-1815
1 2 Miscellaneous documents 1805-1842 1937