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 |
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.
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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 3776 Isaac Mills Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Saginaw Public Libraries in 1979.
Isaac Mills Papers 1795-1937 |
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Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Letter copy book 1795-1815 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Miscellaneous documents 1805-1842 1937 |