Papers, 1764-1800.

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Papers, 1764-1800.

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Correspondence and receipts of John N. Wadsworth; cases handled by James Wadsworth, Justice of the Peace in Durham, Conn., involving punishment meted for stealing a horse, playing cards and breaking curfew; deed to William and James Wadsworth for Connecticut Land Company land in the Western Reserve.

12 items ; 33 x 19 cm. or smaller.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Wadsworth Family.

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Wadsworth, James, 1730-1817

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Wadsworth, James, 1768-1844

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Land speculator. Wadsworth was involved in a large land speculation scheme in western New York State, the land eventually became part of the Holland Purchase. From the description of Letter, 1809 September 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487885 Landowner, reformer, and philanthropist whose family settled Geneseo, N.Y. From the description of James Wadsworth family papers, 1730-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980237 Born in Durham, Conn. Taugh...

Wadsworth, William, 1761-1833

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Wadsworth, John Noyes, 1758-

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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...