Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers 1742-1868

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Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers 1742-1868

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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.

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Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1816 or 1817

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Elijah Wadsworth was a Western Reserve pioneer who came from Litchfield, Conn. 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, was sheriff of Portage County, Ohio. Wedworth Wadsworth, a cousin, lived in Durham, Connecticut. From the description of Elijah Wadsworth family papers, 1792-1868 [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 45857229 From t...