Indiana Territory land sale letter, October 15, 1801.

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Indiana Territory land sale letter, October 15, 1801.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/436688760

This collection contains a letter written on 15 October 1801 from Susanna Symmes in the Indiana Territory to Mrs. Bell in Hudson, N.Y. There is also a letter dated 10 May 1951 from Elfrieda Lang to Henry A. Meyer regarding the publication of the letter in the Indiana Magazine of History.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7531144

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Lang, Elfrieda

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Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814

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Soldier, jurist, and frontiersman. From the description of Papers of John Cleves Symmes, 1788-1796. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067829 After serving as a New Jersey legislator, judge, and Continental Congressman, Symmes purchased a million acres in Ohio in 1787, where he established several settlements including Cincinnati. From the description of ADS : New York, N.Y., 1786 Apr. 15. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626085 The...

Meyer, Henry A., 1860-

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Henry Adolf Meyer (1860-1940) was born in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Meyer began his career as a grocer, serving as president of the Retail Grocer's Association of Brooklyn and the Retail Merchants Association of Brooklyn. In 1891, Meyer ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Brooklyn as a Republican. He formed the Germania Real Estate and Investment Company, which in 1892 began the development of the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, especially Vanderveer Park. Meyer was also committe...

Symmes, Susanna.

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Susanna Symmes was the wife of John Cleves Symmes. She was a member of the Continental Congress. In this letter she writes of her husband's legal problems surrounding the sale of land in the Indiana Territory. From the description of Indiana Territory land sale letter, October 15, 1801. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 436688760 ...