Records of the States of the United States of America [microform] : a microfilm compilation. Miscellany. Ohio. Western Reserve - Connecticut Land Company papers, 1795-1810 / prepared by the Library of Congress in Association with the University of North Carolina ; collected and edited under the dire

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Records of the States of the United States of America [microform] : a microfilm compilation. Miscellany. Ohio. Western Reserve - Connecticut Land Company papers, 1795-1810 / prepared by the Library of Congress in Association with the University of North Carolina ; collected and edited under the direction of William Sumner Jenkins.

Western Reserve and Connecticut Land Company papers, including accounts, reports, land records, minutes, and legal documents. Also includes James Duane Doty papers, Winnebago Indian land claims, and miscellaneous papers about the Northwest territory.

1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865

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James Duane Doty (1799-1865) was a lawyer, judge, and government official. He represented Wisconsin in Congress between 1838 and 1841, and again between 1849 and 1853. He was governor of Wisconsin Territory between 1841 and 1844, and served as the governor of Utah Territory between 1863 and 1865. From the description of James Duane Doty letter, 1861 November 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367719059 From the guide to the James Duane Doty letter, 1861 November 22, (L. Tom ...

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...