Brief guide to manuscripts collections| William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan Moses Warren Papers |
In order to terminate land claims of Connecticut based upon its colonial charter, Congress in 1786 granted the state a sizeable territory along Lake Erie, just west of Pennsylvania, which became known as the Western Reserve. General Anthony Wayne's successful campaign against the Indians in 1794 made settlement feasible, and in 1796 the state sold the vast portion east of the Cuyahoga River to the Connecticut Land Company.
Letters of Moses Warren, Jr., surveyor for the Connecticut Land Company.
Moses Warren, jr., for whom Warren, Ohio, is named, was employed by the company as a surveyor during the summers of 1796 and 1797. These letters were written by him to his wife in Lyme, Conn., and they present a fine account of his experiences in the Western Reserve.
Purchased in honor of James S. Schoff, 1972
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