Letters, 1804-1820.

Baldwin, Eli, b. 1877.

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Boardman, Elijah, 1760-1823

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Resident of New Milford, Connecticut, and original shareholder in the Connecticut Land Co. From the description of Letters, 1804-1820. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18445939 Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) was the third son of deacon Sherman Boardman and Sarah Bostwick, of New Milford, Connecticut. At age 16, he enlisted in the Continental regiment of Colonel Charles Webb. In March 1776, he was stationed in Long Island but his regiment left in ...

Connecticut Land Company

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The Connecticut Land Company (1795-1809) was a syndicate of 35 groups representing 58 individuals who purchased on credit the majority of Connecticut's Western Reserve land as a speculative venture. Proceeds from the sale of the Reserve were used to establish the Connecticut School Fund. The Western Reserve was that area of northeastern Ohio which Connecticut reserved for her citizens in 1786 in exchange for ceding the remainder of her western land claims to the newly-formed United States govern...