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1	Title:	Nathaniel Spencer Diaries
	Creator:	Spencer, Nathaniel
	Dates:	1798-1833
	Abstract:	Nathaniel Spencer (1748-1825) was a farmer in Claridon, Geauga County, Ohio. He was formerly a resident of New Hartford, Connecticut. The collection consists of two diaries and a letter. The diaries contain meteorological data and farm activities recorded by Spencer.
	Call #:	MS 1179
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Spencer, Nathaniel, 1748-1825. \| Farm life -- Ohio -- Claridon. \| Farmers -- Ohio -- Claridon -- Diaries. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Claridon. \| Meteorology -- Ohio -- Claridon -- Observations. \| Claridon (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- History -- Sources.
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2	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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3	Title:	Daniel Kerr Family Papers
	Creator:	Kerr, Daniel Family
	Dates:	1812-1879
	Abstract:	Daniel Kerr was an early settler and Justice of the Peace of Mentor Township, Ohio. His son, Levi, was a trustee and incorporator of the Case School of Applied Sciences in Cleveland, and a cousin of its founder, Leonard Case, Jr. The collection consists of correspondence, court documents, financial materials, land agreements, a notebook, and miscellany.
	Call #:	MS 4117
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kerr family. \| Kerr, Daniel. \| Justices of the peace -- Ohio -- Mentor Township -- Miscellanea. \| Deeds -- Ohio. \| Land titles -- Ohio. \| Real property -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- History -- Sources.
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4	Title:	Leonard Case, Sr. Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Case, Leonard Sr. Family
	Dates:	1817-1903
	Abstract:	Leonard Sr., Leonard Jr., and William Case were prominent Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropists and railroad magnates in the 1800s. Leonard Sr was also an early settler of the area and William served as Mayor from 1850-1852. The collection consists of financial materials, receipts for the Heard and Son construction of the Case block, land agreements, files on the Ohio State Fair and Silas S. Stone, and miscellaneous materials found in the Case School accession.
	Call #:	MS 4116
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Case, Leonard, 1786-1864. \| Case family. \| Stone, Silas S. \| Railroads -- Ohio. \| Land titles -- Ohio. \| Real property -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Surveys. \| Grandon (Ohio) -- Surveys. \| Ottawa Reserve -- Surveys.
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