Winthrop Sargent papers, 1771-1948 (inclusive), 1784-1820 (bulk), [microform].

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Winthrop Sargent papers, 1771-1948 (inclusive), 1784-1820 (bulk), [microform].

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The papers contain correspondence, diaries, orderly books, and other papers primarily documenting Sargent's career as agent for the Ohio Company; secretary of the Northwest Territory, 1787-1798; and governor of Mississippi Territory, 1798-1801. Also included is a copy of Benjamin Harrison Pershing's 1927 Ph.D. dissertation, "Winthrop Sargent: A Builder in the Old Northwest," correspondence and other papers documenting the last years of Winthrop's life, and a small quantity of papers of other members of the Sargent family.

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Pershing, Benjamin Harrison.

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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820

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Governor of the Mississippi Territory and army officer. From the description of Winthrop Sargent papers, 1790-1815 (bulk 1798-1799). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980393 Winthrop Sargent was governor of the Mississippi Territory. From the description of Surveys, 1754-1807. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122579743 Soldier and territorial administrator. Born in Gloucester, Mass., and educated at Harvar...

Ohio Company (1786-1796)

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Land company founded in Boston in 1786 and organized for the purchase and settlement of lands on the Ohio River. In 1787, the Continental Congress of the United States contracted to sell a large tract of land in southeastern Ohio to the company, an agreement known as the Ohio Company Purchase, with the company ultimately acquiring ca. 1,128,168 acres in two seperate purchases. In 1796 the company divided its shares and ceased to be a significant land company. From the description of ...