Autographed 1798 Manuscript Establishing Canfield Township, Originally Campfield, in Mahoning County, Ohio

Judson Canfield, Nathaniel Church, Samuel Canfield ,James Johnston, David Waterman, Elijah Wadsworth

Verlag: n.p. April 18th, 1798, Mahoning County, Ohio, 1798

Beschreibung

Two sheets with three fold lines, along with a signatory sheet. Approximatly 8 x 13 in per sheet, with the signatory page measuring 8 x 6.5 in. See image for condition. A unique piece of Ohio history miraculously preserved. Where as we the subscribers Properties and Tenants in common of the first township in the third range of the Connecticut Reserve so called in the future to be known by the name of Campfield for the purpose of exporting a settlement and division of the same amongst the paid proprietors agreeable to each ones interest; prosperity therein, do covenant and agree each one for himself & to & with the â ¦. manner following. That as early in the present spring and season of the year as the majority of said proprietor should think best they will send on the said township under the direction of Mr Nathaniel Church one of the proprietors in number of workmen not to exceed 14 together with a team & c. which workmen are to be employed until sometime in the fall of the year in surveying the township into lots roads & cutting roads, cleaning same land & improving it, & building 4 log houses & making improvements, & preparing time for mill or mills if said agent thinks best. In said improvements to be made in such manner as the agent thinks best for the proprietors & such houses with the lots & improvements of which they are made shall be and remain the proprietor in common in proportion to their interest in said township until a partition is made by the agreement of said proprietors, as majority of them. And do further agree that said township shall be surveyed out of the followingâ ¦ as soon as it is found convenient by said agent, into lots & highways, running through ' the same as nearly according to the plan which the proprietor has delivered said agent as the location & make of the said ground and township will admit; and as soon as said road & town is thus run out and the other business permit, or as soon as a part said work is made said agent will proceed said roads cut & c. of so much as he shall judge in the interest of said proprietors. And the said proprietors will further agree & secure authorize said agent to procure by these presents such â ¦ provisions, team & cows & c. to carry on and effect said foresaid settlements partitions surveys & c. and the opening of said roads as the major part of said proprietors shall judge necessary & the agent is to procure such necessaries going there and whilst there as he shall find necessary for the purpose of foresaid and expenses of making the aforesaid settlement, surveys, partition & roads & mills shall be paid and defrayed in the proportion to their respective interest in said town, and all thee property thus purchased and turned in by the properties for the purpose of foresaid, shall be considered by thee Company property, and the said proposition shall be accountable to such individuals for it's real values. And all horses & oxen when turned & the price of the other property shall be which it costs, and an account of the dame shall be made & kept by the Clerk of said proprietors as soon as he can obtain the knowledge of the same. And all receivers of any property of the company shall deliver a copy of his acct. , accounting for said property to the clerk, whenever demanded by the clerk in performance to a resolve of said proprietors. (Page 3) And properties shall herby agree that all and every meeting of said properties, property â ¦ there shall be a moderator appointment and a clerk whose duty it shall be to make entries of all the votes of said meetings & doings therein, & keep an account of all the expenditures which come to his knowledge & record the survey of said town & highways, and to keep a complete record of all the doings of said proprietor and legal meeting assemblies agreeable to this Constitution or agreement of said proprietors and that the minority of the proprietors present as such meeting shall be judged by the votes of the majority, and whatever. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8877

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Autographed 1798 Manuscript Establishing ...

Verlag: n.p. April 18th, 1798, Mahoning County, Ohio

Erscheinungsdatum: 1798

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: First Edition.