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1	Title:	War of 1812 : Collection of Papers
	Creator:	4th Division, Ohio Militia
	Dates:	1801-1871
	Abstract:	The 4th Division of the Ohio Militia was commanded by Major General Elijah Wadsworth. The collection consists of correspondence relating to various military and political aspects of the War of 1812, and records of the 4th Division, Ohio Militia, including payroll lists, petitions, court-martial proceedings, surgeon's inventories, and quartermaster reports. Correspondents include Ensign Church, David Clendenin, W.W. Cotgreave, Peter Hitchcock, Return J. Meigs, and Simon Perkins.
	Call #:	MS 3133
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
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2	Title:	Ohio Militia, 4th Division Records, Series II
	Creator:	Ohio Militia, 4th Division
	Dates:	1809-1867
	Abstract:	The collection consists of muster rolls and returns of the 2nd Brigade of the Ohio Militia's 4th Division under the command of General Reasin Beall; and general orders, minutes of meetings, and rank rolls of officers.
	Call #:	MS 0547
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. \| United States -- Armed Forces -- Ohio -- Records and correspondence. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Militia.
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3	Title:	Thomas Barclay Papers
	Creator:	Barclay, Thomas
	Dates:	1813-1814
	Abstract:	Thomas Barclay (1753-1830) was an American Loyalist in the Revolution who fled to Nova Scotia, was appointed British Consul-General for the Eastern States of America in 1799, and served as agent for British prisoners of war in the War of 1812. The collection consists of correspondence among Colonel Barclay, David Collins, and Thomas Hinde, and other documents relative to the handling of British prisoners of war of the War of 1812 at Chillicothe, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 1315
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Barclay, Thomas, 1753-1830. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Prisoners and prisons. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
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4	Title:	John Stites Gano Papers
	Creator:	Gano, John Stites
	Dates:	1812-1814
	Abstract:	John Stites Gano (1766-1822) was a Cincinnati, Ohio, resident who served as major general and later as commander-in-chief of the Ohio Militia in Lower Sandusky during the War of 1812. The collection consists of correspondence and orders.
	Call #:	MS 1583
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gano, John Stites, 1766-1822. \| Ohio -- Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
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5	Title:	Ohio Militia, 4th Division Records, Series III
	Creator:	Ohio Militia, 4th Division
	Dates:	1812-1815
	Abstract:	The 4th Division was an Ohio militia unit which operated around Sandusky during the War of 1812. The collection consists of receipts, returns, accounts, contractors' certificates, and letters relating to the Division's activities around Sandusky, Ohio during the War of 1812, and a record book of Ensign Church, a Unites States contractor.
	Call #:	MS 3203a
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. \| Sandusky (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
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6	Title:	War of 1812: Collection of Papers
	Creator:	War of 1812: Collection of Papers
	Dates:	1792-1876
	Abstract:	The War of 1812 papers consist primarily of material relating to accounts between the United States and various military paymasters, 1812-1815, mostly signed by Lieutenant David Clendenin, paymaster, Poland, Ohio. Includes correspondence, regimental orders, muster, regiment, and pay rolls, newspaper clippings, and lists of soldiers in various companies (including rolls of 18 companies stationed in Massachusetts and a roll of Vermont militiamen).
	Call #:	MS 0660
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	United States. Army -- Pay, allowances, etc. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers. \| Massachusetts -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers. \| Vermont -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
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7	Title:	Ohio Militia, 2nd Regiment Records
	Creator:	Ohio Militia, 2nd Regiment
	Dates:	1809-1819
	Abstract:	The 2nd Regiment of the Ohio Militia had its headquarters in Coshocton, Ohio. the collection consists of election returns, minutes of officers' meetings, financial accounts, court-of-inquiry reports, returns, and muster rolls for this regiment.
	Call #:	MS 2396
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ohio. Militia. Regiment, 2nd. \| Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers.
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8	Title:	Elisha Whittlesey Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Whittlesey, Elisha
	Dates:	1801-1863
	Abstract:	Elisha Whittlesey was a lawyer, United States Representative from Ohio for eight terms from 1823-1838, and comptroller of the Treasury under Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Lincoln. A resident of Canfield, Ohio, Whittlesey was prosecuting attorney for the entire Western Reserve from 1807-1823, and was an officer and private secretary to Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison during the War of 1812. As a circuit lawyer, Whittlesey specialized in land cases, and his business interests were in the handling of eastern capital invested in Ohio lands. Affiliated with the Natl. Republican and Whig parties, Whittlesey was a typical conservative state leader of the 19th century, primarily concerned with economic matters affecting the growth of Ohio. Active in the American Colonization Society, he believed in expatriation as the answer to the slavery problem. The collection consists of financial papers, notes, speeches, docket books, newspaper clippings, certificates of appointment, and letters to Whittlesey. The speeches include topics such as African colonization, agriculture, the Ohio Militia, and the War of 1812. The letters include material on Brady's Leap, the Ohio Canal Fund Commissioners, the estate of Samuel Griswold, and the history of Canfield, Ohio, the Firelands and the Western Reserve. Also included are ca. 140 letters from early Ohio governors, members of the Ohio Constitutional Convention, state legislators, and soldiers during the War of 1812, mostly addressed to Elijah Wadsworth, concerning political and military matters in Ohio, particularly the Western Reserve, 1801-1857.
	Call #:	MS 1529
	Extent:	2.40 linear feet (6 containers)
	Subjects:	Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. \| Griswold, Stanley, 1763-1815 -- Estate. \| Brady, Samuel, 1756-1795. \| Ohio. Board of Canal Fund Commissioners. \| Afro-Americans -- Colonization -- Africa. \| Court calendars -- Ohio. \| Canfield (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Firelands (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Militia -- History. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865.
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9	Title:	Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers
	Creator:	Wadsworth, Elijah
	Dates:	1742-1868
	Abstract:	Elijah Wadsworth (1747-1817) was a Western Reserve pioneer who came from Litchfield, Connecticut, to Canfield, Ohio, in 1802. He was sheriff of Trumbull County and Major-General of the 4th Division, Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. His son, Frederick Wadsworth, was sheriff of Portage County, Ohio. Wedworth Wadsworth, a cousin, lived in Durham, Connecticut. the collection consists of correspondence, letter copies, autograph envelopes with biographical data on prominent Western Reserve residents, land lists, surveys, indentures, accounts, receipts, summonses, depositions, and Ohio Militia election returns, military receipts, provision returns, and morning papers, belonging to Elijah, Frederick, and Wedworth Wadsworth. Included are a number of letters from Samuel Huntington, 1765-1817.
	Call #:	MS 2729
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. \| Wadsworth family. \| Connecticut Land Company. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Medina County. \| Real property -- Michigan -- Monroe County. \| Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Biography. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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10	Title:	Bernard Rich Hollander Papers
	Creator:	Hollander, Bernard Rich
	Dates:	1894-1976
	Abstract:	Bernard R. Hollander (1927-1975) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who was a leader in many legal, civic, Jewish and educational organizations, including Anshe Chesed Congregation, the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods and Expo Israel '70. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, writings, appointment calendars, clippings, memorabilia, papers relating to Hollander's activities in various Jewish organizations, and business or legal papers of Sidney and Helen Rich Hollander, Hollander Drug Company and Louis Rich.
	Call #:	MS 3979
	Extent:	4.30 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. \| Wadsworth family. \| Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. \| Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. \| Connecticut Land Company. \| Ohio. Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. -- Sources. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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11	Title:	Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Wadsworth, Elijah family
	Dates:	1702-1910
	Abstract:	General Elijah Wadsworth (1747-1817) was a prominent figure in the early history of Ohio's Western Reserve who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He was a captain in the 2nd continental light dragoons in the Revolutionary War and was the commander, major-general, of the 4th division of the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. Wadsworth was also the largest land owner in Canfield during its early years, and its first postmaster, and its tax collector during the early years. Elijah Wadsworth's two descendants who are most frequently encountered in the collection are Maria C. Wadsworth and Henry Wadsworth. Maria C. Wadsworth was the daughter, and only child, of Elijah Wadsworth's son George. She lived in Canfield and married William B. Dawson. Henry Wadsworth (1784-1830) was a son of Elijah Wadsworth. He stayed behind in Litchfield, Connecticut, when Gen. Wadsworth moved to Canfield, and stayed in the general area all his life. Frederick, (1786-1869) George (1793-1832), and Rhoda Wadsworth (1748- ?) were other children of Elijah. The collection consists of letters and documents relating to the Wadsworth family starting with Gen. Elijah Wadsworth, and continuing on through his children and grandchildren, with some items from family friends, like Elisha Whittlesey, and life/society in this period. The collection includes personal letters, official correspondence, receipts, other financial records, land sale/purchase contacts, wills and other estate management documents, land surveys, and other miscellaneous documents.
	Call #:	MS 4979
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. \| Wadsworth family \| Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. \| Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. \| Connecticut Land Company. \| Ohio. Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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