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1Title:  Turhand Kirtland Papers     
 Creator:  Kirtland, Turhand 
 Dates:  1794-1880 
 Abstract:  Turhand Kirtland was an agent of the Connecticut Land Company who led a survey party into the Western Reserve in 1798 and founded Poland, Ohio. He moved his family there in 1803. He also constructed the road from Youngstown to Grand River and surveyed Burton, Poland and Youngstown. He supported roads, schools and libraries in the area and became a judge and state senator. The collection consists of correspondence, letter copybooks, legal contracts, wills, powers of attorney, an account book, account notebooks, receipts, tax receipts, land surveys, field notes, probate records and election materials. 
 Call #:  MS 3237 
 Extent:  3.10 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Kirtland, Turhand, 1755-1844. | Kirtland family. | Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Real property -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Real property -- Ohio. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Poland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
 
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