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Subseries 1. Personal and Business Papers
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Scope and Content Notes: Various personal letters written by General James O'Hara to his wife and contemporaries describe conditions at Fort Pitt and along the Miami River in the 1790s, including a comment that surrounding Indian tribes were "intent on annoying our Frontiers." A number of items relate to James O'Hara's land, including a 1785 land office record that documents property he owned near Campbell's Run, and a lease agreement for land in Robinson Township. A letter, court decision, and article of ejectment relate to a land dispute between the estates of Arthur St. Clair and James O'Hara. Transcriptions of James' diary include his opinions on immigration, and mention the glassworks that he built.
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James O'Hara to Devereaux Smith, April 8, 1777
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James O'Hara to Mary Carson O'Hara, October 3, 1794
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Diary (typed transcript), 1795-1804
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Official Land Office record, October 17, 1785
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Report on transportation, southwest branch of the Miami River, October 23, 1793
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Receipt of Business Exchange, August 26, 1799
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Lease agreement between James O'Hara and J. Benny, March 1805
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Letter written by James O'Hara to Arthur St Clair, July 27, 1809
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Judgment for James O'Hara, December 29, 1809
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Survey of Land Ownership, September 20, 1830
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Article on Ejectment from court, February 1846
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Law suit, January, 1880
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