John Brown land papers, 1836-1851.

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John Brown land papers, 1836-1851.

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Papers relating to John Brown's land dealings in Portage County, Ohio. Consists of: four notes on the sale of lots; one description of land deeds; one ADS by John Brown dated 19 Oct. 1842 from Richfield, Ohio, stating his obligation to repay "from time to time" Heman Oviatt the sum of $5,667.96; and four documents and cover, including two summons issued by the Court of Common Pleas in Ravenna, Ohio, related to the case of Edgar B. Ellsworth vs. John Brown, Seth Thompson, et al. regarding an 1836 sale of land in the Village of Franklin, Portage County, Ohio.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8142021

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Oviatt, Heman, 1821-1895.

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Ellsworth, Edgar B.

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Thompson, Seth

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Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Portage County)

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