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1Title:  Zalmon Fitch Papers     
 Creator:  Fitch, Zalmon 
 Dates:  1781-1866 
 Abstract:  Zalmon Fitch (1785-1860) was an early Ohio attorney and land agent, and a leader in the financial circles of Cleveland and Warren, Ohio. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Fitch established the second general store in the Western Reserve in Canfield, Ohio, in 1810. He moved to Warren in 1813 and served as the land agent for several of the original stockholders of the Connecticut Land Company. Fitch was cashier of the Western Reserve Bank when it was established in 1816 and served in that capacity for 23 years until he became president. Fitch was the trustee appointed by the receivers of the Bank of Cleveland to settle its affairs after its collapse in the Panic of 1837. Fitch also served on the board of directors of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad in 1859. The ollection consists of correspondence, contracts, surveys, financial calculations, tax records, receipts, promissory notes, sight drafts, insurance policies, powers of attorney, and miscellaneous legal papers, relating to Fitch's activities as a land agent; records of the Bank of Cleveland and the Western Reserve Bank; correspondence concerning the Banks of Geauga, Geneva, Orleans, and St. Clair, the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad, and the Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Railroad; correspondence and transactions of Simon Perkins, Elihu Spencer, and William Williams; and copies of letters, a will, affidavits, and an essay pertaining to John Fitch, inventor of the steamboat. 
 Call #:  MS 0581 
 Extent:  7.00 linear feet (15 containers) 
 Subjects:  Fitch, Zalmon, 1785-1860. | Bank of Geauga (Geauga, Ohio) | Bank of Geneva (Geneva, Ohio) | Bank of Orleans (Orleans, Ohio) | Bank of St. Clair (St. Clair, Ohio) | Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad. | Bank of Cleveland (Cleveland, Ohio). | Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad. | Western Reserve Bank of Warren, Ohio. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Railroad companies -- Ohio. | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Installment land contracts -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
 
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2Title:  Calvin Pease Papers     
 Creator:  Pease, Calvin 
 Dates:  1798-1841 
 Abstract:  Calvin Pease (1776-1839) was a lawyer, legislator and judge, of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Pease came to the Western Reserve from Connecticut in 1800. He was admitted to the bar and was appointed the first clerk of the court of quarter sessions, a position he held until 1803. He served as judge of the Third Circuit, Court of Common Pleas (1803-1810), and justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1816-1830). Pease also served as a tax collector, primarily in Trumbull County, from 1801-1819. He served in the Ohio state legislature from Trumbull County, and also was the official agent for the U.S. postmaster-general in northeastern Ohio. He was a delegate to the canal convention meeting in Warren in 1833. Pease continued the private practice of law until his death at Warren in 1839. The collection consists of correspondence; personal papers including land records, tax records, bank notes and accounts; business papers including bills, receipts, agreements, and deeds; field notes and land records; and legal documents from the court. 
 Call #:  MS 0827 
 Extent:  1.40 linear feet (4 containers) 
 Subjects:  Pease, Calvin, 1776-1839. | Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. | Western Reserve Bank of Warren, Ohio. | Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Court records -- Ohio. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Warren. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
 
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