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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 363 | Title: | Rockport Justice of the Peace Records
| | | | Creator: | Rockport Township, Ohio, Justice of the Peace | | | | Dates: | 1843-1854 | | | | Abstract: | Rockport Township was founded in 1819 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, six miles WSW of Cleveland. It was later divided to create the suburbs of Lakewood (1885), Rocky River (1891) and Fairview Village (1910). The collection consists of a docket book of Royal Millard. | | | | Call #: | MS 1265 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rockport (Ohio : Township). Justice of the peace. | Court calendars -- Ohio -- Rockport.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 365 | Title: | Lemuel Punderson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Punderson, Lemuel | | | | Dates: | 1810-1829 | | | | Abstract: | Lemuel Punderson was an attorney and land agent in Burton, Ohio, for William Ely, of Hartford, Connecticut, Henry Thorndike, of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, and John Wyles, of Brimfield, Massachusetts. The collection consists of correspondence, contracts and deeds to land in the Western Reserve, powers of attorney, and receipts. Also includes some correspondence from Amzi Atwater, Benjamin Dwight, Asa Gilbert, Silas Hotchkiss, Andrew Hull, Jared Kirtland, Turhand Kirtland, William Lattimore, Charles Parker, Robert B. Parkman, and Simon Perkins. | | | | Call #: | MS 1268 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Punderson, Lemuel. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Burton. | Real property -- Ohio -- Burton. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Burton (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 366 | Title: | Abraham Skinner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Skinner, Abraham | | | | Dates: | 1786-1857 | | | | Abstract: | Abraham Skinner (1755-1826) was a merchant, lawyer and land agent of East Hartford, Connecticut, and of New Market, Ohio; and co-founder of Grandon (now Fairport), Ohio. The collection consists of business and legal correspondence, as well as land deeds, financial accounts, estate, and other legal papers relating primarily to land transactions in and around Painesville, Ohio, especially involving Skinner's service as counsel to Henry Champion. Includes material on road surveying, horse breeding and tavern keeping. | | | | Call #: | MS 1270 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Skinner, Abraham, 1755-1826. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Real property -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Painesville -- Correspondence.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 367 | Title: | John Lacey Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lacey, John | | | | Dates: | 1776-1806 | | | | Abstract: | John Lacey (1755-1814) was a Revolutionary Army officer. The collection consists of letters to Lacey concerning his activities during the Revolutionary War; correspondence with and records of accounts (1792-1806) with Gen. Arthur St. Clair; and financial accounts of early settlers in the Western Reserve and of Robert Graham and other inhabitants of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 1271 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Lacey, John, 1755-1814. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 368 | Title: | Mastick and Tomlinson Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mastick and Tomlinson Family | | | | Dates: | 1782-1869 | | | | Abstract: | The families of Benjamin Mastick, of Windham, Vermont, and Levi Tomlinson, of Derby, Connecticut, intermarried after relocating in Burton, Ohio, and Rockport (now Rocky River), Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, account books, land deeds, agreements, estate papers, legal documents, and financial records of the Mastick and Tomlinson families. Includes correspondence relating to Levi Tomlinson's activities as land agent for shareholders in the Connecticut Land Company and material on the development of Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Also includes account books of Levi Tomlinson and Benjamin Mastick; land deeds, agreements, estate papers, legal documents, and financial records concerning Joseph, Benjamin, Benjamin, Jr., Cynthia, Elliot, Asahel, and Edwin B. Mastick and Levi and Lewis Tomlinson; petitions by citizens of Rockport, Ohio, addressed to the commissioners of Cuyahoga County, and other documents relating to the growth and development of that township; and a letterbook of Edwing B. Mastick, 1848-1851. | | | | Call #: | MS 1272 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Mastick family. | Tomlinson family. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Rocky River (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 369 | Title: | Merrick Ely Account Book
| | | | Creator: | Ely, Merrick | | | | Dates: | 1832-1870 | | | | Abstract: | Merrick Ely (1793-1832) was a resident of Deerfield, Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists of an account book concerning hauling, farming and related activities of Merrick Ely, and of his estate. | | | | Call #: | MS 1274 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ely, Merrick, 1793-1838. | Farmers -- Ohio -- Portage County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 373 | Title: | Brooklyn Township, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Brooklyn Township, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1818-1828 | | | | Abstract: | Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, was organized in 1818, and included territory west of the Cuyahoga River that later became Ohio City, West Cleveland, Old Brooklyn, and Brighton, all of which eventually were annexed by the city of Cleveland; and Linndale, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, and portions of Lakewood, which became independent municipalities. Early settlers of Brooklyn Township included the Brainard, Fish, Clark, Young, Barber, and Foote families. The collection consists of a registration book of cattle earmarks, 1818-1824; voter poll books, 1818 and 1826-1828; list of owners and descriptions of their taxable property, April 1822; stray book, list of stray horses and bulls, 1823 and 1825; minutes of annual meeting of township trustees, dividing the township into districts and including a description of each district, March 1827; summons of township officers to take oaths of office, April 8, 1828. Many of the documents contain lists of names of early residents, and will be of use to genealogists. | | | | Call #: | MS 1294 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Brooklyn (Ohio : Township). | Brooklyn (Ohio : Township) -- Genealogy. | Elections -- Ohio -- Brooklyn Township. | Earmarks -- Ohio -- Brooklyn Township. | Livestock brands -- Ohio -- Brooklyn Township. | Horses -- Ohio -- Brooklyn Township. | Local government -- Ohio -- Brooklyn Township. | Local finance -- Ohio -- Brooklyn Township. | Brooklyn (Ohio : Township) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 374 | Title: | Trumbull County, Ohio, Poll Books
| | | | Creator: | Trumbull County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1807-1832 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of poll books from Austin, Boardman, Bristol, Brockfield, Canfield, Coitsville, Deerfield, Ellsworth, Fowler, Franklin, Green, Hartford, Hiram, Hubbard, Hudson, Liberty, Newton, Poland, Troy, Vernon, Vienna, Warren, Weathersfield, and Youngstown. Many of these poll books were originally part of MS 1200 Elisha Whittlesey Papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 1297 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Trumbull County (Ohio). | Elections -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Voting registers -- Ohio -- Trumbull County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 378 | Title: | Presbyterian Church of Christ, Canfield, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Presbyterian Church of Christ, Canfield, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1804-1860 | | | | Abstract: | The Presbyterian Church of Christ is located in Canfield, (Mahoning County), Ohio. The collection consists of a background, confession of faith, covenant, articles of practice, minutes of meetings, and lists of communicants and baptisms. | | | | Call #: | MS 1303 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Presbyterian Church of Christ (Canfield, Ohio) | Presbyterian church -- Ohio -- Canfield. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Canfield. | Canfield (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Canfield (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 380 | Title: | Jefferson and Lenox, Ohio, School District Records
| | | | Creator: | Jefferson and Lenox, Ohio, School District | | | | Dates: | 1834-1888 | | | | Abstract: | Jefferson and Lenox are neighboring townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio. During the mid to late 1800s they operated a school system together. The collection consists of minutes of meetings of the school directors, and accounts of the treasurers of school district no. 5. | | | | Call #: | MS 1310 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Schools -- Ohio -- Lenox. | Schools -- Ohio -- Jefferson.
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