Early history of Cleveland, Ohio, including original papers and other matter relating to the adjacent country. With biographical notes of the pioneers and surveyors. By Col. Chas. Whittlesey.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 22, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 494
ISBN-13: 9781425555047
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General; United States - State & Local - Midwest
Table of contents: title: Chapter headings, with a few of the topics contained within, are:; title: -Pre-Adamite History. (Geological Foundation, Fossils of the Drift, Alpine and Greenland Glaciers); title: -Pre-Historic Inhabitants. (Ancient Earth Works and Fortifications, Implements and Weapons); title: -White Men not Recognized in History. (Ancient Ax Marks); title: -Race of Red Men. (Eries and Andantes, French on Lake Erie, Iroquois Champions); title: -Chronological Order of Events (from 1535 to 1786); title: -Early Maps of the Lake Country. (Champlain’s Maps 1634, Lewis Evans Map 1755); title: -Expeditions of Rogers, Wilkins and Bradstreet. (Major Rogers 1760, Parkman, French Fort at Sandusky); title: -Disasters of Wilkins and Bradstreet, by Dr. J. P. Kirtland (Location of the Shipwreck, Wilkins Expedition, Bradstreet’s Expedition and Shipwreck 1764, Major Israel Putnam); title: -First Whites in Cuyahoga County. (James Smith, Baptiste Fleming, Joseph Burrall); title: -Moravians in Cuyahoga County 1786-7. (Schooners Beaver and Mackinaw, Zeisberger and Heckewelder, Massacre on the Muskingum 1782); title: -Origin of Title. (Early Claims of European Nations, French and English, Patent of Connecticut, Attempts to Sell in 1786, Mode and Terms of Sale 1795); title: -The Connecticut Land Company. (Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages, Articles of Association, Plan of Survey); title: -Surveys of 1796. (Journal of John Milton Holley, General Cleaveland at Canandaigua, Capt. Brant, Red Jacket, Farmers Brother, Journal of Moses Cleaveland); title: -Mode of Execuuting the Surveys. (Township Lines, Character of the Country, Commence Running the first four Meridians, The Lake Shore Survey); title: -Holley’s Journal on the Parallels. (Surveys on Township Lines, Variation of the Compass, Atwater’s Diary and Statement Relating to the Surveys); title: -Fall of 1796 and Winter Following. (Unfinished Work, Dissatisfaction of the Men, Sales of Lots, Settlement by the Canandaigua Company); title: -Quantity of Land in the Purchase. (Collapse of the Excess Company, Computations of Leonard Case and Simon Perkins); title: -Surveying Party of 1797. (List of the Party, The Land Party to Buffalo, Orders to the Surveying Parties, Magnetic Variation); title: -Statement of Amzi Atwater. (Passage of Oswego Falls, Death of Eldridge, Sickness and Deaths in the Party); title: -Sketches of the Surveyors and Pioneers. (Ezekiel Morley, Oliver Culver, Seth Pease); title: -The Year 1798. (Proceedings of the Land Company); title: -The Year 1799. (Doan’s Corners, Early Settlers); title: -The Year 1800. (Erection of Trumbull County, First Election, Murder of Kribs); title: -The Year 1801 (Fourth of July Celebration, Samuel Huntington and Family); title: -The Year 1802. (Tavern Licenses in Cleveland, Original Owers of Cleveland); title: -The Year 1803. (Murder of Menompsy – a medicine man, Chippewas and Ottawas bent upon Revenge); title: -The Year 1804. (Military Election and Remonstrance); title: -The Year 1805. (Indian Cession of Lands West of the Cuyahoga, Abram Tappen’s account of the Treaty); title: -The Year 1806. (Tappen’s Proposition, Surveyors at Cleveland, The Fire Lands); title: -The Year 1807. (Murder of Nickshaw, Seneca’s Ideas of Justice); title: -The Year 1808. (Shipwreck of Plumb, Gilmore, Gilbert, Spafford and Mary Billinger); title: -The Year 1809. (Description of Cleveland by Stanley Griswold, Settlers in Newburg); title: -From 1810 to 1812. (The County Organized, Map of Cleveland 1814, Early Lake Craft 1679-1810); title: -Pioneer River Men. (Batteaux Navigation, Port of Entry in 1805, first Canal Boat, Postmasters); title: -Fluctuations of Level in Lake Erie. (Annual Rise and Fall, Sudden Oscillations)