Papers 1829-1842.

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Papers 1829-1842.

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Letters, Sept. 1, 1829, Feb. 16 and April 30, 1842, from Simon Perkins, Warren, O., to William Leffingwell, New Haven, Conn., and J.G.W. Trumbull, Norwich, Conn., relative to land speculation and prices in Ohio and the election of Joshua R. Giddings.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844

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Surveyor, soldier, and banker, of Ohio. Perkins was highly instrumental in the settlement of the Western Reserve (Ohio) and in the founding of the city of Akron, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1801-1919. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18375963 Simon Perkins (1771-1844) was a surveyor, soldier, land agent, postmaster, and banker who played a major role in the early development of the Western Reserve. Born on September 17, 1771 to Simon...

Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864

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Giddings was an abolitionist congressman from the Western Reserve of Ohio. He studied law in the office of Elisha Whittlesey at Canfield, Ohio, in 1821 was admitted to the bar. It is claimed that Giddings later had significant influence on Lincoln's thinking toward the abolition of slavery. From the description of Account book of his law practice in the Court of Common Pleas, Ashtabula County, Ohio, 1827-1835. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 77657856 Ohio s...