Land speculation
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ewing family collection
Collection
Identifier: L323
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises personal and business papers from the Ewing family, particulraly the brothers William Griffith (W.G.) and George Washington (G.W.) Ewing and their companies in Fort Wayne, Indiana and numerous other locations in the Midwest, ranging from 1818-1887, regarding land speculation; the fur trade; trade and relations with Native Americans and Hoosier pioneers; the settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest; the development of Fort Wayne; state and national politics; and...
Dates:
1818-1889
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ewing family collection
Henry W. Ellsworth "Law and land agency" notice
Collection — Folder OB145
Identifier: OB145
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one notice on "law and land agency" discussing the transition of Henry W. Ellsworth as the successor to Curtis and Ellsworth in Lafayette, Indiana and investment in land in Indiana and Illinois. It was sent as a piece of correspondence to Frank [?] Taylor in Washington, D.C. on October 20, 1840.
Dates:
1840/10/20
