Abraham Skinner Papers 1786-1857

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Abraham Skinner Papers 1786-1857

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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.

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Western Reserve Historical Society

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Skinner, Abraham

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Abraham Skinner (1755-1826) was born in Glastonbury (formerly Glastenbury), Connecticut. He served in the Revolutionary War and was from that time addressed as Captain. After the war he kept a stable and traded and bred horses in Glastonbury. In 1803 he went to the Western Reserve with Edward Paine and had a home built there, although he did not bring his family from Connecticut until 1805. He settled in Painesville township at the village of New Market which he helped make county s...