Moses Cleaveland letter to chiefs of the Six Nations, 1796 May 29.

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Moses Cleaveland letter to chiefs of the Six Nations, 1796 May 29.

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Autograph letter signed by Moses Cleaveland addressed to Friends and Brother of the Six Nations at Buffalo Creek and delivered to them as a speech at Canandaigua, New York. Cleaveland explains that he and his "Brethren" are going "to Settle Lands on the South side of Lake Erie" and requests a meeting to be held at Buffalo Creek to discuss the matter. Cleaveland assures the Six Nations, "We mean to treat you as Friends and Brothers and Act honestly & honourably with you and meet each others as Friends & Brothers and shall not go any farther than what the President & Government of the United States approve." The letter is dated 29 May 1796 from Canandaigua.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806

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Moses Cleaveland was a Connecticut lawyer, legislator, and army officer who became the Director and agent for the Connecticut Land Company. Prior to leading its first surveying and exploring party into the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1795 and founding the City of Cleveland, Ohio in 1796, Cleaveland sought permission from the Six Nations to survey and settle the land that they traditionally controlled. ...

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...