| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Moses Cleaveland Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cleaveland, Moses | | | | Dates: | 1780-1805 | | | | Abstract: | Moses Cleaveland (1754-1806) was a Connecticut lawyer, legislator and army officer who became the Director and agent for the Connecticut Land Company and agent for the Erie Land Company. He led its first surveying and exploring party into the Western Reserve in 1795 and founded the City of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1796. The collection consists of correspondence, land memorandums, journal abstracts, and military, financial and legal papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3233 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806. | Connecticut Land Company. | Erie Land Company. | Land companies -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Real property -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Exploring expeditions. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- Sources.
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