| | Abstract: | Eli Bond, his father Thomas Bond, and brother Moses Bond were early settlers in Geauga County, Ohio. They owned land in Bondstown, now Hambden Township, and Eli opened the first store in Painesville and served as Geauga County sheriff, 1815-1818. William L. Perkins acted as the family's agent in land transactions. The collection consists of correspondence between family members, deeds and receipts. The collection primarily concerns the everyday activities of the family members, land speculation and the early settlement of Geauga County, Ohio. | |
