Draught of lands in the Ohio Company Purchase, 1815.

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Draught of lands in the Ohio Company Purchase, 1815.

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Draught of lands in the Ohio Company Purchase, made by Nahum Ward, resident of Marietta, Ohio, and dated 1815. Includes the name of the person "in whose name drawn," "to whom transferred," the number of lots of different acreage in each holding, etc.

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Churchill County Museum

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Churchill County Museum

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Ward, Nahum, 1785-1860

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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 ...