Finding aid for the Holmes Township, Ohio, General Records


Title:
Holmes Township, Ohio, General Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Holmes Township, Ohio
Dates:
1829-1849
Quantity:
0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
Holmes Township is located in Crawford County, Ohio. It was settled ca. 1823. The collection consists of election results, minutes of trustee meetings, records of indentures, treasurers' accounts and various other financial records, record of surveyor's plot, reports of school directors, and list of names of residents of Holmes who were subject to military call.
Identification:
MS 1124
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Holmes Township, Ohio, General Records, 1829-1849, consist of election results, minutes of trustee meetings, records of indentures, treasurers' accounts and various other financial records, record of surveyor's plot, reports of school directors, and list of names of residents of Holmes who were subject to military call.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Holmes Township, Ohio, in the early to mid-nineteenth century and the operations of its local government. Genealogists might find the military lists useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Elections -- Ohio -- Holmes.
Holmes (Crawford County, Ohio : Township ) -- Appropriations and expenditures.
Holmes (Crawford County, Ohio : Township) -- Politics and government.
Holmes (Crawford County, Ohio : Township).
Schools -- Ohio -- Holmes.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1124 Holmes Township, Ohio, General Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the F. F. Prentiss Fund in 1922.