Moses Cleaveland

The City of Cleveland, Ohio was named after Moses Cleaveland, a surveyor of the Connecticut Land Company.

References

The following publications are in the collection of the Connecticut State Library (CSL):

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• The Public Records of the State of Connecticut . This multi-volume set contains the record of transactions of the Connecticut General Assembly. Each volume covers a given time period and has an index. Researchers interested in the Western Lands should consult these volumes to gain knowledge of the legislative actions and petitions granted by the Connecticut General Assembly.
• Burke, Thomas Aquinas. Ohio Lands: A Short History. : Auditor of State, c1997 .
• Cherry, Peter Peterson. The Western Reserve and Early Ohio. Akron, OH: R. L. Fouse, 1921 .
• Fedor, Ferenz. The Yankee Migration to the Firelands. s.l.: Fedor, 1976? .
• Hatcher, Harlan Henthorne. The Western Reserve: The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio. Cleveland: World Pub. Co., 1966 .
• Mathews, Alfred. Ohio and Her Western Reserve, With a Story of Three States Leading to the Latter, From Connecticut, by Way of Wyoming, Its Indian Wars and Massacre. New York: D. Appleton, 1902 .
• Mills, William Stowell. The Story of the Western Reserve of Connecticut. New York: Printed for the author by Brown & Wilson Press .
• Peters, William E. Ohio Lands and Their Subdivision. Athens, OH: W. E. Peters, 1918 .
• Rice, Harvey. Pioneers of the Western Reserve. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1883 .
• Upton, Harriet Taylor. History of the Western Reserve. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1910 .
• Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer. Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve. : Whipporwill, .