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Ohio Company (1786-1796)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1786 - 1796

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Manasseh Cutler Collection, 1762-1820

 Collection
Identifier: AS1
Abstract Manasseh Cutler (1742-1823) was ordained as a minister of the Congregational society, later serving as a chaplain in the Continental army. Cutler also studied medicine and had a fascination for botanical study and astronomy, publishing papers and being elected to the American Academy. In 1787 he was elected a director of the Ohio Company, formed with a view to settling the Northwest Territory by a group of Revolutionary officers who wanted to receive their "bounty lands" in that area. After...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1762-1820; 1762 - 1849