Papers, 1795-1893.

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Papers, 1795-1893.

Correspondence, receipts, inventories, and agreements (1795-1807), relating to the estate of Selden Chapman of East Haddam, Conn.; land deeds and agreements (1820-50), frequently involving Richard and Samuel Lord and Josiah Barber, realtors in Brooklyn Township, Ohio; record book (1824-54) of Wayne, Medina & Cuyahoga Turnpike Road Company, of which Chapman was a director; and record book (1835-40) of the New Harbour Company, a joint-stock company dealing in the sale of land which was organized in Ohio City.

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Chapman, George Lord.

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Coroner for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and marshall of Ohio City. From the description of Papers, 1795-1893. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18349087 ...

Barber, Josiah.

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Wayne, Medina & Cuyahoga Turnpike Road Company.

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Chapman, Selden.

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Lord, Richard A.

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President of the New Harbour Company, a joint-stock company formed to promote real estate development in Ohio City (which was incorporated in 1836 and annexed to Cleveland in 1854). The company went bankrupt during the panic of 1836. In 1834, Lord became one of the 3 chief stockholders in the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company, the first manufacturing concern in Cleveland. In 1840, he and Josiah Barber dedicated a parcel of land for a public square which is now Cleveland's West Side Market. Lord was...

Lord, Samuel.

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New Harbour Company.

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