Horton tells the fascinating story of the Hale Farm and its inhabitants from the time it was settled in 1810 by Jonathan Hale of Glastonbury, Connecticut, through several generations ending shortly after the farm was willed to the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1956. Based on letters, diaries, and other family papers, this account of one family and one house is also an excellent survey of the history and settlement of the Western Reserve of Connecticut. The author, a Harvard-trained historian, was a research specialist on the staff of WRHS.

Jonathan Hale Farm

History

Horton, John J.

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Western Reserve Historical Society,U.S.

In the course of his productive lifetime, Simon Perkins (1771-1844) was a surveyor, land agent, soldier, canal commissioner, insurance agent, banker, public official, educator, city founder, Indian negotiator, and an extensive land owner and philanthropist. His activities include involvement in the War of 1812, the Erie Land Company, the Ohio Canal, and the founding of the city of Akron. Based on original papers and records, including the extensive Perkins collection at the historical society, this is still the best available account of the Connecticut Land Company and the mode of determining ownership of the land in the Western Reserve. The author, an educator on the Greater Cleveland area, has written on a variety of historical topics.

Simon Perkins of the Western Reserve

Conlin, Mary Lou

Biographies & Memoirs

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